# Results of the 2000 Sri Lankan general election by electoral district

Results of the 2000 Sri Lankan general election by electoral district.

## Number of votes

| Electoral District | Province | PA | UNP | JVP | NUA | SU | TULF | Ind | EPDP | NLF | ACTC | TELO | CWC | DPLF | Others | Valid Votes | Rejected Votes | Total Polled | Registered Electors | Turnout % |
| Ampara | NE | 136,423 | 101,628 | 5,696 | | 238 | | 21,655 | | | | | | | 1,160 | 266,800 | 16,521 | 283,321 | 352,537 | 80.37% |
| Anuradhapura | NC | 169,424 | 144,662 | 21,274 | 9,369 | 976 | | 235 | | 2,461 | | | | | 2,181 | 350,582 | 20,561 | 371,143 | 472,661 | 78.52% |
| Badulla | UV | 154,172 | 167,351 | 16,414 | 5,052 | 1,777 | | 599 | | 2,022 | | | 12,092 | | 1,537 | 361,016 | 28,187 | 389,203 | 475,558 | 81.84% |
| Batticaloa | NE | 16,510 | 29,165 | 295 | 53,646 | 135 | 54,448 | 6,571 | 3,325 | | 6,968 | 3,909 | | 9,030 | 2,439 | 186,441 | 11,205 | 197,646 | 275,485 | 71.74% |
| Colombo | WE | 394,146 | 440,684 | 78,133 | 27,067 | 49,671 | | 1,528 | | 3,877 | 5,238 | | 4,588 | | 9,288 | 1,014,220 | 39,424 | 1,053,644 | 1,385,547 | 76.05% |
| Galle | SO | 264,601 | 212,055 | 41,620 | | 4,535 | | 953 | | 2,317 | | | | | 2,267 | 528,348 | 22,794 | 551,142 | 678,509 | 81.23% |
| Gampaha | WE | 470,018 | 378,328 | 73,110 | 11,013 | 20,297 | | 1,082 | | 3,502 | | | | | 4,359 | 961,709 | 37,390 | 999,099 | 1,253,416 | 79.71% |
| Hambantota | SO | 110,308 | 119,074 | 42,042 | | 1,079 | | 576 | | 1,629 | | | | | 1,419 | 276,127 | 13,815 | 289,942 | 360,026 | 80.53% |
| Jaffna | NE | | 11,431 | 172 | 1,015 | 267 | 32,852 | 12,824 | 41,671 | | 10,648 | | | 4,857 | 3,332 | 119,069 | 13,664 | 132,733 | 622,331 | 21.33% |
| Kalutara | WE | 255,175 | 217,215 | 38,373 | 11,943 | 15,619 | | 1,008 | | 2,934 | | | | | 2,251 | 544,518 | 25,732 | 570,250 | 697,656 | 81.74% |
| Kandy | CE | 282,282 | 243,623 | 21,565 | 32,023 | 10,999 | | 734 | | 2,820 | | | 6,108 | | 4,774 | 604,928 | 41,748 | 646,676 | 812,478 | 79.59% |
| Kegalle | SA | 201,114 | 175,627 | 22,028 | 4,797 | 4,549 | | 645 | | | | | | | 2,652 | 411,412 | 22,728 | 434,140 | 545,238 | 79.62% |
| Kurunegala | NW | 358,794 | 332,623 | 40,780 | 11,927 | 6,691 | | 865 | | 3,692 | | | | | 5,385 | 760,757 | 35,621 | 796,378 | 1,007,410 | 79.05% |
| Matale | CE | 110,213 | 91,836 | 10,673 | | 1,458 | | 75 | | 2,350 | | | | | 1,492 | 218,097 | 15,719 | 233,816 | 292,652 | 79.90% |
| Matara | SO | 203,690 | 146,855 | 38,757 | | 3,375 | | 622 | | | | | | | 2,465 | 395,764 | 20,131 | 415,895 | 524,651 | 79.27% |
| Monaragala | UV | 91,404 | 75,900 | 13,159 | | 327 | | 348 | | 1,547 | | | | | 1,246 | 183,931 | 13,588 | 197,519 | 237,935 | 83.01% |
| Nuwara Eliya | CE | 158,018 | 126,486 | 6,299 | | 1,161 | | 616 | | | | | | | 8,226 | 300,806 | 35,149 | 335,955 | 405,414 | 82.87% |
| Polonnaruwa | NC | 80,023 | 82,399 | 11,161 | 1,977 | 615 | | 113 | | 1,165 | | | | | 418 | 177,871 | 10,069 | 187,940 | 229,434 | 81.91% |
| Puttalam | NW | 138,747 | 118,566 | 11,256 | 12,317 | 1,915 | | 413 | | 1,959 | | | | | 1,522 | 286,695 | 15,044 | 301,739 | 412,474 | 73.15% |
| Ratnapura | SA | 244,142 | 204,017 | 22,222 | | 1,703 | | 539 | | | | | | | 9,631 | 482,254 | 26,819 | 509,073 | 609,655 | 83.50% |
| Trincomalee | NE | 53,860 | 46,700 | 3,301 | | 372 | 14,090 | 5,014 | 4,524 | | 3,748 | 498 | | | 1,023 | 133,130 | 8,642 | 141,772 | 206,884 | 68.53% |
| Vanni | NE | 7,837 | 11,545 | 444 | 15,837 | 104 | 4,643 | 10,273 | 1,370 | | 721 | 21,705 | 225 | 6,961 | 1,528 | 83,193 | 6,604 | 89,797 | 213,111 | 42.14% |
| Total | Total | 3,900,901 | 3,477,770 | 518,774 | 197,983 | 127,863 | 106,033 | 67,288 | 50,890 | 32,275 | 27,323 | 26,112 | 23,013 | 20,848 | 70,595 | 8,647,668 | 481,155 | 9,128,823 | 12,071,062 | 75.63% |

## Percentage of votes

| Electoral District | Province | PA | UNP | JVP | NUA | SU | TULF | Ind | EPDP | NLF | ACTC | TELO | CWC | DPLF | Others | Total |
| Ampara | NE | 51.13% | 38.09% | 2.13% | | 0.09% | | 8.12% | | | | | | | 0.43% | 100.00% |
| Anuradhapura | NC | 48.33% | 41.26% | 6.07% | 2.67% | 0.28% | | 0.07% | | 0.70% | | | | | 0.62% | 100.00% |
| Badulla | UV | 42.71% | 46.36% | 4.55% | 1.40% | 0.49% | | 0.17% | | 0.56% | | | 3.35% | | 0.43% | 100.00% |
| Batticaloa | NE | 8.86% | 15.64% | 0.16% | 28.77% | 0.07% | 29.20% | 3.52% | 1.78% | | 3.74% | 2.10% | | 4.84% | 1.31% | 100.00% |
| Colombo | WE | 38.86% | 43.45% | 7.70% | 2.67% | 4.90% | | 0.15% | | 0.38% | 0.52% | | 0.45% | | 0.92% | 100.00% |
| Galle | SO | 50.08% | 40.14% | 7.88% | | 0.86% | | 0.18% | | 0.44% | | | | | 0.43% | 100.00% |
| Gampaha | WE | 48.87% | 39.34% | 7.60% | 1.15% | 2.11% | | 0.11% | | 0.36% | | | | | 0.45% | 100.00% |
| Hambantota | SO | 39.95% | 43.12% | 15.23% | | 0.39% | | 0.21% | | 0.59% | | | | | 0.51% | 100.00% |
| Jaffna | NE | | 9.60% | 0.14% | 0.85% | 0.22% | 27.59% | 10.77% | 35.00% | | 8.94% | | | 4.08% | 2.80% | 100.00% |
| Kalutara | WE | 46.86% | 39.89% | 7.05% | 2.19% | 2.87% | | 0.19% | | 0.54% | | | | | 0.41% | 100.00% |
| Kandy | CE | 46.66% | 40.27% | 3.56% | 5.29% | 1.82% | | 0.12% | | 0.47% | | | 1.01% | | 0.79% | 100.00% |
| Kegalle | SA | 48.88% | 42.69% | 5.35% | 1.17% | 1.11% | | 0.16% | | | | | | | 0.64% | 100.00% |
| Kurunegala | NW | 47.16% | 43.72% | 5.36% | 1.57% | 0.88% | | 0.11% | | 0.49% | | | | | 0.71% | 100.00% |
| Matale | CE | 50.53% | 42.11% | 4.89% | | 0.67% | | 0.03% | | 1.08% | | | | | 0.68% | 100.00% |
| Matara | SO | 51.47% | 37.11% | 9.79% | | 0.85% | | 0.16% | | | | | | | 0.62% | 100.00% |
| Monaragala | UV | 49.69% | 41.27% | 7.15% | | 0.18% | | 0.19% | | 0.84% | | | | | 0.68% | 100.00% |
| Nuwara Eliya | CE | 52.53% | 42.05% | 2.09% | | 0.39% | | 0.20% | | | | | | | 2.73% | 100.00% |
| Polonnaruwa | NC | 44.99% | 46.33% | 6.27% | 1.11% | 0.35% | | 0.06% | | 0.65% | | | | | 0.24% | 100.00% |
| Puttalam | NW | 48.40% | 41.36% | 3.93% | 4.30% | 0.67% | | 0.14% | | 0.68% | | | | | 0.53% | 100.00% |
| Ratnapura | SA | 50.63% | 42.30% | 4.61% | | 0.35% | | 0.11% | | | | | | | 2.00% | 100.00% |
| Trincomalee | NE | 40.46% | 35.08% | 2.48% | | 0.28% | 10.58% | 3.77% | 3.40% | | 2.82% | 0.37% | | | 0.77% | 100.00% |
| Vanni | NE | 9.42% | 13.88% | 0.53% | 19.04% | 0.13% | 5.58% | 12.35% | 1.65% | | 0.87% | 26.09% | 0.27% | 8.37% | 1.84% | 100.00% |
| Total | Total | 45.11% | 40.22% | 6.00% | 2.29% | 1.48% | 1.23% | 0.78% | 0.59% | 0.37% | 0.32% | 0.30% | 0.27% | 0.24% | 0.82% | 100.00% |

## Seats

| Electoral District | Province | PA | UNP | JVP | NUA | SU | TULF | Ind | EPDP | NLF | ACTC | TELO | CWC | DPLF | Others | Total |
| Ampara | NE | 4 | 2 | 0 | | 0 | | 1 | | | | | | | 0 | 7 |
| Anuradhapura | NC | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | | | | | 0 | 8 |
| Badulla | UV | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | | | 0 | | 0 | 8 |
| Batticaloa | NE | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Colombo | WE | 8 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | 20 |
| Galle | SO | 5 | 4 | 1 | | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | | | | | 0 | 10 |
| Gampaha | WE | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | | | | | 0 | 18 |
| Hambantota | SO | 2 | 4 | 1 | | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | | | | | 0 | 7 |
| Jaffna | NE | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | | 1 | | | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Kalutara | WE | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | | | | | 0 | 10 |
| Kandy | CE | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | | | 0 | | 0 | 12 |
| Kegalle | SA | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | | | | | | 0 | 9 |
| Kurunegala | NW | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | | | | | 0 | 15 |
| Matale | CE | 3 | 2 | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | | | | | 0 | 5 |
| Matara | SO | 5 | 2 | 1 | | 0 | | 0 | | | | | | | 0 | 8 |
| Monaragala | UV | 3 | 2 | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | | | | | 0 | 5 |
| Nuwara Eliya | CE | 4 | 3 | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | | | | | | | 0 | 7 |
| Polonnaruwa | NC | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | | | | | 0 | 5 |
| Puttalam | NW | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | | | | | 0 | 8 |
| Ratnapura | SA | 6 | 4 | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | | | | | | | 0 | 10 |
| Trincomalee | NE | 3 | 1 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | | | 0 | 4 |
| Vanni | NE | 1 | 1 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| National List | National List | 13 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 |
| Total | Total | 107 | 89 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 225 |