# Results of the 2001 Sri Lankan general election by province

Results of the 2001 Sri Lankan general election by province.

## Number of votes

| Province | UNF | PA | JVP | TNA | SLMC | EPDP | SU | NLF | Ind | DPLF | USP | NDP | DLF | Others | Valid Votes | Rejected Votes | Total Polled | Registered Electors | Turnout % |
| Central | 639,445 | 400,369 | 64,289 | | | | 4,682 | 7,416 | 1,128 | | 1,262 | 6,600 | 373 | 3,201 | 1,128,765 | 85,925 | 1,214,690 | 1,555,456 | 78.09% |
| North Central | 251,841 | 223,072 | 58,961 | | | | 824 | 4,796 | 448 | | | | | 899 | 540,841 | 31,650 | 572,491 | 730,190 | 78.40% |
| North Eastern | 186,856 | 131,779 | 16,641 | 335,468 | 105,346 | 72,136 | 836 | 3,134 | 28,565 | 16,669 | 652 | | 2,054 | 1,429 | 901,565 | 57,465 | 959,030 | 1,707,174 | 56.18% |
| North Western | 529,641 | 453,756 | 81,747 | | | | 4,387 | 5,064 | 798 | | | | | 2,544 | 1,077,937 | 53,039 | 1,130,976 | 1,471,845 | 76.84% |
| Sabaragamuwa | 435,306 | 383,695 | 77,088 | | | | 3,494 | 7,103 | 1,107 | | 1,556 | | | 1,869 | 911,218 | 53,152 | 964,370 | 1,178,203 | 81.85% |
| Southern | 523,170 | 509,247 | 175,975 | | | | 4,861 | 7,329 | 1,844 | | 1,584 | | 465 | 2,568 | 1,227,043 | 58,759 | 1,285,802 | 1,602,333 | 80.25% |
| Uva | 281,722 | 220,248 | 48,807 | | | | 1,403 | 1,745 | 6,002 | | | 352 | | 891 | 561,170 | 42,264 | 603,434 | 738,568 | 81.70% |
| Western | 1,238,045 | 1,008,649 | 291,845 | 12,696 | | 647 | 30,178 | 9,314 | 1,860 | | 4,401 | | 3,322 | 6,373 | 2,607,330 | 111,690 | 2,719,020 | 3,444,439 | 78.94% |
| Total | 4,086,026 | 3,330,815 | 815,353 | 348,164 | 105,346 | 72,783 | 50,665 | 45,901 | 41,752 | 16,669 | 9,455 | 6,952 | 6,214 | 19,774 | 8,955,869 | 493,944 | 9,449,813 | 12,428,208 | 76.04% |

## Percentage of votes

| Province | UNF | PA | JVP | TNA | SLMC | EPDP | SU | NLF | Ind | DPLF | USP | NDP | DLF | Others | Total |
| Central | 56.65% | 35.47% | 5.70% | | | | 0.41% | 0.66% | 0.10% | | 0.11% | 0.58% | 0.03% | 0.28% | 100.00% |
| North Central | 46.56% | 41.25% | 10.90% | | | | 0.15% | 0.89% | 0.08% | | | | | 0.17% | 100.00% |
| North Eastern | 20.73% | 14.62% | 1.85% | 37.21% | 11.68% | 8.00% | 0.09% | 0.35% | 3.17% | 1.85% | 0.07% | | 0.23% | 0.16% | 100.00% |
| North Western | 49.13% | 42.09% | 7.58% | | | | 0.41% | 0.47% | 0.07% | | | | | 0.24% | 100.00% |
| Sabaragamuwa | 47.77% | 42.11% | 8.46% | | | | 0.38% | 0.78% | 0.12% | | 0.17% | | | 0.21% | 100.00% |
| Southern | 42.64% | 41.50% | 14.34% | | | | 0.40% | 0.60% | 0.15% | | 0.13% | | 0.04% | 0.21% | 100.00% |
| Uva | 50.20% | 39.25% | 8.70% | | | | 0.25% | 0.31% | 1.07% | | | 0.06% | | 0.16% | 100.00% |
| Western | 47.48% | 38.69% | 11.19% | 0.49% | | 0.02% | 1.16% | 0.36% | 0.07% | | 0.17% | | 0.13% | 0.24% | 100.00% |
| Total | 45.62% | 37.19% | 9.10% | 3.89% | 1.18% | 0.81% | 0.57% | 0.51% | 0.47% | 0.19% | 0.11% | 0.08% | 0.07% | 0.22% | 100.00% |

## Seats

| Province | UNF | PA | JVP | TNA | SLMC | EPDP | SU | NLF | Ind | DPLF | USP | NDP | DLF | Others | Total |
| Central | 15 | 8 | 1 | | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| North Central | 7 | 5 | 1 | | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | 0 | 13 |
| North Eastern | 6 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 31 |
| North Western | 12 | 9 | 1 | | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | 0 | 22 |
| Sabaragamuwa | 10 | 7 | 2 | | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | | 0 | 19 |
| Southern | 13 | 9 | 3 | | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| Uva | 7 | 6 | 0 | | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 0 | | 0 | 13 |
| Western | 26 | 18 | 5 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 49 |
| National List | 13 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 |
| Total | 109 | 77 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 225 |