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| turnout = 61.26%150x150px)| leader1 = Mahinda Rajapaksa| leader_since1 = 2005| party1 = United People's Freedom Alliance| leaders_seat1 = n/a| last_election1 = 45.60%, 105 seats| seats1 = 144| seat_change1 = {{increase}}39| popular_vote1 = 4,846,388| percentage1 = 60.33%| swing1 = {{increase}}14.73%150x150px)| leader2 = Ranil Wickremesinghe| leader_since2 = 1994United National Front (Sri Lanka)>UNFColombo Electoral District>Colombo District| last_election2 = 37.83%, 82 seats| seats2 = 60| seat_change2 = {{decrease}}22| popular_vote2 = 2,357,057| percentage2 = 29.34%| swing2 = {{decrease}}8.49%150x150px)| leader4 = Rajavarothiam Sampanthan| leader_since4 = 2001| party4 = Tamil National AllianceTrincomalee Electoral District>Trincomalee District| last_election4 = 6.84%, 22 seats| seats4 = 14| seat_change4 = {{decrease}}8| popular_vote4 = 233,190| percentage4 = 2.90%| swing4 = {{decrease}}3.94%150x150px)| leader5 = Sarath Fonseka| leader_since5 = 2010Democratic National Alliance (Sri Lanka)>DNAColombo Electoral District>Colombo District| last_election5 = –| seats5 = 7| seat_change5 = New| popular_vote5 = 441,251| percentage5 = 5.49%| swing5 = New| map_image = Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election 2010.png| map_size = 250px| map_caption = Winners of polling divisions. UPFA in blue, UNF in green and TNA in yellow.Prime Minister of Sri Lanka>Prime MinisterPrime Minister of Sri Lanka>Prime Minister after election| before_election = Ratnasiri Wickremanayake| after_election = D. M. Jayaratne| before_party = United People's Freedom Alliance| after_party = United People's Freedom Alliance}}Parliamentary elections were held in Sri Lanka on 8 and 20 April 2010, to elect 225 members to Sri Lanka's 14th Parliament.WEB,weblink 6th Parliament Dissolved, 10 February 2010, News and Events, Parliament of Sri Lanka, 13 February 2010,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20100304010205weblink">weblink 4 March 2010, dead, 14,088,500 Sri Lankans were eligible to vote in the election at 11,102 polling stations. It was the first general election to be held in Sri Lanka following the conclusion of the civil war which lasted 26 years.The main parties contesting in the election were the ruling United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA), the main opposition United National Front (UNF) and the Democratic National Alliance (DNA) led by former commander of the Sri Lankan Army Sarath Fonseka. President Mahinda Rajapaksa had previously been reelected as president in January 2010.As expected, the UPFA secured a landslide victory in the elections, buoyed by its achievement of ending the 30 year Sri Lankan Civil War and defeating the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam in May 2009. The UPFA won a large majority in the parliament, obtaining 144 seats, an increase of 39 since the 2004 election. The main opposition UNF won 60 seats, a decline of 22. The minority Tamil party Tamil National Alliance (TNA) won 14 seats, down from the 22 they won in 2004, and the DNA, contesting for the first time, won 7 seats.WEB, Sirilal, Ranga,weblinkweblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20100424003754weblink">weblink dead, 2010-04-24, Sri Lanka ruling party records landslide win at polls, Montrealgazette.com, 2010-04-21, WEB,weblinkweblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20100421184637weblink">weblink dead, 2010-04-21, Department of Election, Slelections.gov.lk, 2010-04-21, The UPFA however fell short of its goal of obtaining a two-thirds supermajority in the house, which it would have needed to change the constitution on its own.{{citation | title = Sri Lanka ruling party wins majority in parliament | url =weblink | work = BBC News | date = 9 April 2010}} The election had the lowest voter turnout in Sri Lanka since independence.NEWS,weblink Final Sri Lanka vote count confirms Rajapaksa triumph, Haviland, Charles, 21 April 2010, BBC News, 21 April 2010, While the elections were initially scheduled to be concluded on 8 April, irregularities in two districts led the Commissioner of Elections to hold re-polls on 20 April. Final results were announced the following day, a day before the new parliament was scheduled to meet for the first time.{{TOC limit}}

Background

General elections are usually held every six years in Sri Lanka, to elect 225 members to the Parliament of Sri Lanka. The country is divided into 22 electoral districts, and each district is assigned a specific number of seats depending on the districts population, with 196 seats distributed among the districts. At the election, parties contesting in a given district are awarded a certain number of seats available from the district based on the number of votes obtained in the whole district. The remaining 29 seats are distributed amongst the contesting political parties based on the percentage of the national vote received by each party.WEB,weblink Department of Election, Slelections.gov.lk, 2010-04-21, 2013-01-21,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20130121144238weblink">weblink dead, The previous parliamentary election was held on April 2, 2004. The newly formed UPFA alliance became the largest group in Parliament by winning 105 of the 225 seats, allowing it to form a minority government with the support of the sole Eelam People's Democratic Party MP.NEWS,weblink The 7th Parliamentary Election Today, 8 April 2010, The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka), 8 April 2010, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20100413155103weblink">weblink 13 April 2010, NEWS,weblinkweblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20110617024439weblink">weblink dead, June 17, 2011, Shorter life span for minority govt.'s, Gnanadass, Wilson, 11 April 2004, The Sunday Leader, 8 April 2010, On April 6, 2004, President Chandrika Kumaratunga appointed Mahinda Rajapaksa, the leader of the UPFA, as the new Prime Minister.NEWS,weblink Sri Lanka's 14th Prime Minister Mr. Mahinda Rajapakse, 6 April 2004, TamilNet, 28 November 2009, The rest of the government were sworn in on April 10, 2004.WEB,weblink Cabinet in crisis â€“ JVP keeps out By Harinda Vidanage, Vidanage, Harinda, 11 April 2004, Sunday Times, Sri Lanka, 28 November 2009, NEWS,weblink JVP boycotts UPFA cabinet swearing in ceremony, 10 April 2004, TamilNet, 28 November 2009, The new parliament was sworn in on April 22, 2004.NEWS,weblink Opening of 13th Parliament today, 22 April 2004, Daily News, Sri Lanka, 28 November 2009, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20110605020055weblink">weblink 5 June 2011, Since then a number of defections and counter-defections from the opposition have increased the number of government MPs to 129, most of whom have been rewarded with ministerial posts:NEWS,weblink UPFA gained huge ground after 2005, de Silva, Lakshmi, 25 November 2009, Daily News, Sri Lanka, 28 November 2009, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20091128094940weblink">weblink 28 November 2009,

• 9 August 2004: Three Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) MPs join UPFA.NEWS,weblink SLMC dissident to be made Minister in UPFA government, 9 August 2004, TamilNet, 28 November 2009,
• 3 September 2004: Ceylon Workers' Congress (eight MPs) joins UPFA, giving it a majority in parliament.NEWS,weblink CWC will support Kumaratunga's government â€“ Thondaman, 3 September 2004, TamilNet, 28 November 2009, NEWS,weblink CWC announces unconditional support to UPFA Government, P. Krishnaswamy, 4 September 2004, Daily News, Sri Lanka, 28 November 2009, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20110605020331weblink">weblink 5 June 2011,
• 16 June 2005: Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) (39 MPs) quits UPFA.NEWS,weblink JVP leaves coalition Government, 16 June 2005, TamilNet, 28 November 2009, NEWS,weblink VP leaves Govt with regret, Weerasinghe, Chamikara, 17 June 2005, Daily News, Sri Lanka, 28 November 2009, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20110605020409weblink">weblink 5 June 2011,
• 25 January 2006: Four United National Party MPs join UPFA.NEWS,weblink Two UNP parliamentarians cross over, 25 January 2006, TamilNet, 28 November 2009, WEB,weblink Four senior UNPers join Sri Lanka govt, 25 January 2006, MahindaRajapaska.com, 28 November 2009,weblink" title="archive.today/20060527130704weblink">weblink 27 May 2006, dead, dmy-all,
• 28 January 2007: 18 UNP MPs and 6 SLMC MPs join UPFA.NEWS,weblink UNP dissidents, SLMC join UPFA government, appointed ministers, 28 January 2007, TamilNet, 28 November 2009, NEWS,weblink 18 jumbos cross over, 29 January 2007, Daily News, Sri Lanka, 28 November 2009,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20110605020808weblink">weblink 5 June 2011, dead, dmy-all, NEWS,weblink Sri Lankan ruling party boosts parliamentary strength, 28 January 2007, People's Daily, China, 28 November 2009,
• 30 January 2007: Jathika Hela Urumaya (eight MPs) joins UPFA.NEWS,weblink Monks' party to join UPFA government, 30 January 2007, TamilNet, 8 April 2010, NEWS,weblink Parliament: Old faces in new places, Kirinde, Chandani, 4 February 2007, The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka), 8 April 2010, NEWS,weblink JHU decides to accept portfolio to support the President, 4 February 2007, The Nation, Sri Lanka, 8 April 2010, NEWS,weblink The Best Among Equals, Mandana Ismail Abeywickrema, 7 March 2010, The Sunday Leader, 8 April 2010, 17 June 2011,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20110617024458weblink">weblink dead,
• 12 December 2007: Four SLMC MPs quit the UPFA.NEWS,weblink SLMC resigns from Rajapaksa government, 12 December 2007, TamilNet, 28 November 2009, NEWS,weblink Why the SLMC quit the Rajapaska government, 16 December 2007, Nation, Sri Lanka, 28 November 2009,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20160303181819weblink">weblink 3 March 2016, dead, dmy-all,
• 28 December 2008: 12 MPs, who had left the JVP in May 2008 to form the National Freedom Front, join the UPFA.NEWS,weblink JVP dissidents form JNP, 12 May 2008, TamilNet, 28 November 2009, NEWS,weblink UPFA looks for strength in alliance with JVP as election fever hots up, 28 December 2008, The Nation, Sri Lanka, 28 November 2009, 14 March 2010,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20100314171514weblink">weblink dead,

This has allowed the UPFA form a stable government for six years.Following the expiration of the second term of President Kumaratunge, Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakse defeated the leader of the United National Party and former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremasinghe in the 2005 Presidential election. He was succeeded as Prime Minister by Ratnasiri Wickremanayake. Under Rajapakse, the Sri Lankan military defeated the militant Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam group in May 2009, ending the 30 year Sri Lankan Civil War and significantly increasing Rajapaksa's popularity in the country. Rajapaksa rode this wave of popularity to win the 2010 Presidential election, defeating opposition candidate Sarath Fonseka by a large margin.

Details

With the term of the 13th Parliament (also known as the 6th Parliament) scheduled to end in April 2010, Rajapaksa dissolved parliament on February 9, 2010, paving the way for fresh elections. Nominations took place between February 19 and February 26, and the date of the election was set for April 8, 2010. 14,088,500 Sri Lankans were eligible to vote in the election, for which 11,102 polling stations were set up. Of this, 415,432 people were eligible to cast their vote via postal voting. Final votes were counted at 1,387 counting centers around the country.WEB,weblinkweblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20091209225523weblink">weblink dead, 2009-12-09, Department of Election, Slelections.gov.lk, 2010-04-21, Since the 2004 election, there were four changes to number of seats allocated to each electoral district. Anuradhapura and Gampaha gained one seat each while Colombo and Kurunegala lost a seat each.WEB,weblinkweblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20091209225523weblink">weblink dead, 9 December 2009, Parliamentary Elections â€“ 2010, News, Department of Elections, Sri Lanka, 28 February 2010,

Contesting parties

All the constituent parties of the ruling UPFA contested under its banner. The parliamentary opposition parties (UNF, Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) and (TNA), who had come together to support common opposition candidate Sarath Fonseka at the presidential election, were unable to form a common alliance to contest in the election. Therefore, the UNF and the TNA contested alone, while Fonseka and the JVP allied to form a new alliance called the Democratic National Alliance (DNA). Fonseka was the DNA's chief candidate in Colombo district.NEWS,weblink Nominations for Parliamentary elections close, 26 February 2010, Sunday Times (Sri Lanka), 28 February 2010,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20110604125846weblink">weblink 4 June 2011, dead, The UPFA, UNF and DNA contested in all 22 electoral districts while the TNA contested in the 5 districts in the north and east.NEWS,weblink Battle of Titans in Colombo, Wellaboda, Ishtartha, 28 February 2010, News, The Nation, Sri Lanka, 28 February 2010, 18 April 2010,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20100418194139weblink">weblink dead, The UNF contested under the name and symbol of the United National Party, as it had done in the previous two parliamentary elections. The TNA contested under the name and symbol of the Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi, as it did in the last parliamentary election.A record 7,680 candidates contested for the 196 district seats.

Violence and violations of election laws

Sri Lankan elections have a history of violence, misuse of state resources, and other violations of election laws. 274 incidents had been reported to the police up to 5 April.NEWS,weblink Violence rages in Ampara, officials threaten boycott, 6 April 2010, Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka), 21 April 2010, The Centre for Monitoring Election Violence (CMEV) recorded 413 incidents up to 7 April.WEB,weblink Monitoring election violence in Sri Lanka Parliamentary Election April 2010: Summary of incidents to date, 7 April 2010, Centre for Monitoring Election Violence, 21 April 2010, The CMEV has stated that it is impossible to say if the election had been "free and fair".NEWS,weblink Sri Lanka's President Rajapaska's party looks set for election victory, Burke, Jason, 9 April 2010, The Guardian, 21 April 2010, People's Action for Free and Fair Elections (PAFFREL) recorded 270 incidents up to 7 April.WEB,weblink Parliamentary General Elections –2010 Third interim report â€“ 7th April 2010, 7 April 2010, People's Action for Free and Fair Elections, 21 April 2010, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20110722145811weblink">weblink 22 July 2011, The Campaign for Free and Fair Elections (CaFFE) has stated that the election was not free and fair.NEWS,weblink Sri Lanka ruling party wins majority in parliament, 9 April 2010, BBC News, 21 April 2010, CaFFE condemned the police and election commissioner for not enforcing electoral law.WEB,weblink CaFFE Election Day Press Release, 8 April 2010, Campaign for Free and Fair Elections, 21 April 2010, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20100417012143weblink">weblink 17 April 2010, The Asian Network for Free Elections (ANFREL) also recorded a number of violations.NEWS,weblink Some candidates violated the law â€“ Asian monitors, Kelum Bandara and Yohan Perera, 9 April 2010, Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka), 21 April 2010, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20100411024438weblink">weblink 11 April 2010, A significant feature of the violence was intra-party clashes between UPFA candidates.On the day of the election, there were a number of elections violations reported around the country. The violations in the Nawalapitiya electorate of the Kandy District were serious enough for the Elections Commissioner to nullify the voting in some areas of the electorate and order a re-poll.WEB,weblink N'pitiya repoll to be Gazetted, Dailymirror.lk, 2010-04-09, 2010-04-21, Results from the Trincomalee District were also suspended as some ballot papers had been stolen.WEB,weblink Trinco results suspended, Dailymirror.lk, 2010-04-09, 2010-04-21, Re-polling for the effected polling areas took place on April 20.Elections to the National Assembly Sri Lanka government election website

Results

{{Election results|image=(File:Sri Lanka Parliament 2010.svg)seattype2=National|seattype3=TotalUnited People's Freedom Alliance{{efn-lr>Consisting of the All Ceylon Muslim Congress, the Ceylon Workers' Congress, the Eelam People's Democratic Party (which contested separately in Vanni Electoral District), Jathika Hela Urumaya, Mahajana Eksath Peramuna, the National Congress (Sri Lanka)>National Congress, the National Freedom Front, the Socialist Alliance (Sri Lanka) (the Communist Party of Sri Lanka, the Democratic Left Front (Sri Lanka)>Democratic Left Front, Lanka Sama Samaja Party, the National Liberation People's Party and the Sri Lanka People's Party), the Sri Lanka Freedom Party and the Up-Country People's Front (which contested separately in Badulla Electoral District and Nuwara Eliya Electoral District>Nuwara Eliya).}}st1t1=127st3t1=144United National Front (Sri Lanka)>United National Front{{efn-lrUnited National Party. It also included the Citizen's Front, the Democratic People's Front, the National Union of Workers (Sri Lanka)>National Union of Workers and the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress).}}st1t2=51st3t2=60Democratic National Alliance (Sri Lanka)>Democratic National Alliance{{efn-lrJanatha Vimukthi Peramuna.}}>votes3=441251st2t3=2|st3t3=7Tamil National Alliance{{Efn-lr>Contested under the name and symbol of Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi. It also consisted of the Eelam People's Revolutionary Liberation Front and the Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization.}}st1t4=13st3t4=14Up-Country People's Front>votes6=24670st2t6=0|st3t6=0Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal>votes7=20284st2t7=0|st3t7=0Sinhalaye Mahasammatha Bhoomiputra Pakshaya>votes8=12170st2t8=0|st3t8=0Tamil United Liberation Front>votes9=9223st2t9=0|st3t9=0Tamil National People's Front{{efn-lr>Contested under the name and symbol of All Ceylon Tamil Congress.}}st1t10=0st3t10=0Democratic People's Liberation Front{{efn-lr>Including the People's Liberation Organisation of Tamil Eelam.}}st1t11=0st3t11=0Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna>Sri Lanka National Frontst1t12=0st3t12=0Eelavar Democratic Front>votes13=3709st2t13=0|st3t13=0votes14=3358st2t14=0|st3t14=0Eelam People's Democratic Party>votes15=2867st2t15=0|st3t15=0votes16=2647st2t16=0|st3t16=0votes17=2454st2t17=0|st3t17=0votes18=2387st2t18=0|st3t18=0Left Liberation Front>votes19=2386st2t19=0|st3t19=0United Socialist Party (Sri Lanka)>United Socialist Partyst1t20=0st3t20=0votes21=2100st2t21=0|st3t21=0votes22=1501st2t22=0|st3t22=0votes23=1497st2t23=0|st3t23=0Democratic Unity Alliance>votes24=1270st2t24=0|st3t24=0votes25=673st2t25=0|st3t25=0votes26=558st2t26=0|st3t26=0votes27=476st2t27=0|st3t27=0Socialist Equality Party (Sri Lanka)>Socialist Equality Partyst1t28=0st3t28=0Sri Lanka Labour Party>votes29=338st2t29=0|st3t29=0votes30=164st2t30=0|st3t30=0votes31=147st2t31=0color31=#6BFF2Fvotes32=131st2t32=0|st3t32=0votes33=130st2t33=0|st3t33=0votes34=109st2t34=0|st3t34=0votes35=85st2t35=0|st3t35=0Ceylon Democratic Unity Alliance>votes36=75st2t36=0|st3t36=0New Sinhala Heritage>votes37=19st2t37=0|st3t37=0votes38=38947st2t38=0|st3t38=0|invalid=596972total_st2t=29|total_st3t=225|electorate=14088500|source=Election Commission, Election Commission}}{{notelist-lr}}

By district

{{election table|title=District by district results of the 2010 Sri Lankan parliamentary election}}! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" rowspan="3" | District! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" rowspan="3" | Province! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" colspan="3" | UPFA! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" colspan="3" | UNF! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" colspan="3" | DNA! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" colspan="3" | TNA! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" | Others! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" rowspan="3" | Total seats! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" rowspan="3" | Turnout! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" | Votes! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" | Seats! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" |   +/-  ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" | Votes! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" | Seats! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" |   +/-  ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" | Votes! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" | Seats! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" |   +/-  ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" | Votes! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" | Seats! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" |   +/-  ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" | Seats!style="background-color:{{party color|United People's Freedom Alliance}}" colspan="3"| !style="background-color:{{party color|United National Front (Sri Lanka)}}" colspan="3"| !style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic National Alliance}}" colspan="3"| !style="background-color:{{party color|Tamil National Alliance}}" colspan="3"| !style="background-color:gray" |  Colombo Western| 480,896| 10| +2| 339,750| 7| −2| 110,683| 2| +2 DNC| 0| 19| 65% Gampaha| 589,476| 12| +3| 266,523| 5| −1| 69,747| 1 | +1 DNC| 0| 18| 67% Kalutara| 313,836| 7| +1| 139,596| 2 | −1| 36,722| 1| +1 DNC| 0| 10| 67% Mahanuwara Central| 339,819| 8| +3| 192,798| 4| −2| 23,728| 0| - DNC | 0| 12| 64% Matale| 131,069| 4| +1| 55,737| 1| −1| 7,636| 0| - DNC| 0| 5| 60% Nuwara Eliya| 149,111| 5| +3| 96,885| 2| − 2| 3,984| 0| - DNC| 0| 7| 66% Galle Southern| 305,307| 7| +1| 120,101| 2| −2| 33,663| 1| +1 DNC| 0| 10| 64% Matara| 213,937| 6| +1| 91,114| 2| −1| 20,465| 0| - DNC| 0| 8| 59% Hambantota| 174,808| 5| -| 83,027| 2| -| 19,186| 0| - DNC| 0| 7| 69% Jaffna Northern| 47,622| 3| +3| 12,624| 1| +1| 201| 0| -| 65,119 | 5| −3| 0| 9| 23% Vanni| 37,522| 2| +2| 12,783| 1| -| 301 | 0| -| 41,673| 3| −2| 0| 6| 44% Batticaloa Eastern| 62,009| 1| +1| 22,935 | 1| +1| 324| 0| -| 66,235| 3| −1| 0| 5| 59% Digamadulla| 132,096 | 4| +1| 90,757| 2| +1| 2,917| 0| -| 26,895| 1| -| 0| 7| 74% Trincomalee| 59,784| 2| +1| 39,691| 1| +1| 2,519| 0| -| 33,268| 1| −1| 0| 4| 62% Kurunegala North Western| 429,316| 10| +1| 213,713| 5| −2| 26,440| 0| - DNC| 0| 15| 61% Puttalam| 167,769| 6 | +1| 81,152| 2| −1| 8,792| 0| - DNC| 0| 8| 57% Anuradhapura North Central| 221,204| 7| +2| 80,360| 2| −1| 18,129| 0| - DNC| 0| 9| 61% Polonnauwa| 118,694| 4| +1| 45,732| 1| −1| 6,457| 0| - DNC| 0| 5| 66% Badulla Uva| 203,689| 6| +3| 112,886| 2| −3| 15,768| 0| - DNC| 0| 8| 65% Monaragala| 120,634| 4| +1| 28,892| 1| −1| 9,018| 0| - DNC| 0| 5| 56% Ratnapura Sabaragamuwa| 305,327| 7 | +1| 125,076| 3| −1| 11,053| 0| - DNC| 0| 10| 65% Kegalle| 242,463| 7| +2| 104,925 | 2| −2| 13,518| 0| - DNC| 0| 9| 63% National List17| +49| −22| +21| −1| 0| 29| - Total| 4,846,388| 144| +39| 2,357,057| 60| −22| 441,251| 7| +7| 233,190| 14| −8| 0| 225| 61% Source: Sri Lanka Department of Elections {{Webarchiveweblink >date=2010-04-14 }}

Elected members

See also

• Results of the 2010 Sri Lankan general election by electoral district
• Results of the 2010 Sri Lankan general election by province

Notes

{{Notelist}}

References

{{Reflist|colwidth=30em}}

External links

• weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20100214173758weblink">The Parliament of Sri Lanka
• Department of Elections

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