Presidential Election - 2005
Cumulative - All Island
CandidateVotes (%)
Mahinda  Rajapaksha (UPFA)4,880,95050.3
Ranil Wickramasinghe (UNP)4,694,62348.4
Siritunga Jayasuriya (USP)35,3190.4
Achala Suraweera (JSP)31,1550.3
Victor Hettigoda (ELPP)14,4470.1
Chamil Jayaneththi (NLF)9,2860.0
Aruna De Zoysa (RJP)7,6710.0
Wimal Geeganage (SLNF)6,6330.0
Anura De Silva (ULF)6,3450.0
Ajith Kumara (DUA)5,0470.0
Wije Dias (SEP)3,4880.0
Nelson Perera (SLPF)2,5160.0
Shantha Dharmadwaja (UNAF)1,3100.0
Cumulative - Districts
MahindaRanil
Anuradapura231,040 (55.1%) 182,956 (43.6%)
Badulla 192,734 (45.2%) 226,582 (53.1%)
Batticoloa 28,836 (18.9%) 56,622 (79.5%)
Colombo 534,431 (48.0%) 569,627 (51.1%)
Digamadulla 122,329 (42.9%) 159,198 (55.8%)
Galle 347,233 (58.4%) 239,320 (40.3%)
Gampaha 596,698 (54.8%) 481,764 (44.2%)
Hambantota 202,918 (63.4%) 112,712 (35.3%)
Jaffna 988 (23.1%) 2975 (69.7%)
Kalutara 341,693 (55.5%) 266,043 (43.2%)
Kandy 315,672 (44.3%) 387,150 (54.3%)
Kegalle 239,184 (51.0%) 223483 (47.7%)
Kurunegala 468,507 (52.3%) 418,809 (46.7%)
Matale 120,533 (48.1%) 125,937 (50.2%)
Matara 279,411 (61.8%) 165,837 (36.7%)
Monaragala 126,094 (56.9%) 92,244 (41.6%)
NuwaraEliya 99,550 (28.0%) 250,428 (70.4%)
Polonnaruwa 110,499 (52.6%) 97,142 (46.2%)
Puttalam 160,686 (48.1%) 169,264 (50.7%)
Ratnapura 294,260 (53.0%) 252,838 (45.5%)
Trincomalee 55,669 (37.0%) 92,178 (61.3%)
Vanni 11,985 (17.2%) 56,622 (81.1%)
Total4,880,950 (50.3%)4,694,623 (48.4%)
Colombo District
Mahinda  Ranil
Colombo-North14270 45161
Colombo-Central20395 78908
Borella15644 25784
Colombo-East16919 28832
Colombo-West5104 20475
Dehiwala18005 24660
Ratmalana25004 23743
Kolonnawa40616 40744
Kotte26987 27106
Kaduwela65829 47025
Avissawella41936 36227
Homagama64433 43477
Maharagama53681 36093
Kesbewa66660 42042
Moratuwa48047 43207
Postal Votes10901 6143
Total534431 569627
Percentage48.0% 51.1%
Kurunegala District
Mahinda  Ranil
Galgamuwa37876 30720
Nikaweratiya32978 29691
Yapahuwa40136 34469
Hiriyala30785 31412
Wariyapola29155 22919
Panduwasnuwara26365 25456
Bingiriya30624 29941
Katugampola35311 31580
Kuliyapitiya34357 33874
Dambadeniya37231 29818
Polgahawela27581 25317
Kurunegala28791 29564
Mawathagama29513 28658
Dodangaslanda24658 21100
Postal Votes23146 14290
Total468507 418809
Percentage52.3% 46.7%
Gampaha District
Mahinda  Ranil
Wattala31446 40984
Negombo24236 40805
Katana49095 40473
Divulapitiya39347 34945
Mirigama45537 36345
Minuwangoda49509 37801
Attanagalla52393 33171
Gampaha62018 34376
Ja-Ela46950 42606
Mahara56759 37772
Dompe45849 30306
Biyagama43249 34685
Kelaniya33179 28676
Postal Votes17131 8819
Total596698 481764
Percentage54.8% 44.2%
Kandy District
Mahinda  Ranil
Galagedara17453 20177
Harispattuwa43540 59899
Patha-Dumbara20610 31957
Udu-Dumbara19973 20269
Teldeniya15367 16646
Kundasale27385 31321
Hewaheta19058 25874
Senkadagala22670 28894
Mahanuwara9435 17130
Yatinuwara27428 27791
Udunuwara22733 30979
Gampola25790 35829
Nawalapitiya28544 29882
Postal Votes15686 10502
Total315672 387150
Percentage44.3% 54.3%
Jaffna District
Mahinda  Ranil
Kayts139 98
Vaddukoddai53 191
Kankesanturai97 148
Manipay64 256
Kopay54 267
Udupiddy11 52
Point-Pedro9 25
Chavakachcheri10 33
Nallur100 198
Jaffna124 301
Kilinochchi0 1
Postal Votes327 1405
Total988 2975
Percentage23.1% 69.7%
Galle District
Mahinda  Ranil
Balapitiya20743 15460
Ambalangoda30418 20093
Karandeniya31157 17438
Bentara-Elpitiya38779 25767
Hiniduma42304 31489
Baddegama40558 27764
Ratgama34259 21330
Galle24972 27166
Akmeemana36424 24570
Habaraduwa35002 22164
Postal Votes12617 6079
Total347233 239320
Percentage58.4% 40.3%
Kegalle District
Mahinda  Ranil
Dedigama32231 30391
Galigamuwa25086 21875
Kegalle27444 20451
Rambukkana24559 20078
Mawanella25701 32203
Aranayake18391 18906
Yatiyantota 25080 26056
Ruwanwella26522 24684
Deraniyagala22653 22087
Postal Votes11517 6752
Total239184 223483
Percentage51.1% 47.8%
Badulla District
Mahinda  Ranil
Mahiyangane26877 32592
Wiyaluwa16803 16423
Passara15717 25176
Badulla17494 18624
Hali-Ela19946 23638
Uva-Paranaga21387 22127
Welimada23736 26108
Bandarawela24294 29137
Haputale15856 25935
Postal Votes10624 6822
Total192,734 226,582
Percentage45.2% 53.1%
Kalutara District
Mahinda  Ranil
Panadura46097 33034
Bandaragama50481 34749
Horana44801 34300
Bulathsinhala29218 25918
Matugama40006 30853
Kalutara45143 32916
Beruwala37402 37390
Agalawatta37518 31449
Postal Votes11027 5434
Total341693 266043
Percentage55.5 43.2
Ratnapura District
Mahinda  Ranil
Eheliyagoda37243 29255
Ratnapura43251 37253
Pelmadulla26511 27178
Balangoda35410 34049
Rakwana33169 34413
Nivitigala34569 29987
Kalawana24463 18740
Kolonna52947 38163
Postal Votes6697 3800
Total294260 252838
Percentage53.0% 45.5%
Anuradhapura District
Mahinda  Ranil
Medawachchiya29071 21647
Horowupotana26330 22027
Anura'pura-East33726 25382
Anura'pura-West31575 29829
Kalawewa46073 33758
Mihintale22454 16897
Kekirawa 26220 24314
Postal Votes15591 9102
Total231040 182956
Percentage55.1% 43.6%
Matara District
Mahinda  Ranil
Deniyaya36916 28015
Hakmana40567 22366
Akuressa41091 25103
Kamburupitiya37641 19771
Devinuwara35319 19288
Matara37829 22941
Weligama40027 24225
Postal Votes10021 4128
Total279411 165837
Percentage61.8% 36.7%
Puttalam District
Mahinda  Ranil
Puttalam19939 40060
Anamaduwa38002 30358
Chilaw36115 37372
Nattandiya29227 26367
Wennappuwa33040 32191
Postal Votes4363 2916
Total160686 169264
Percentage48.1% 50.7%
Matale District
Mahinda  Ranil
Dambulla43853 38692
Laggala23637 22249
Matale20945 29637
Rattota25551 31449
Postal Votes6547 3910
Total120533 125937
Percentage48.1 50.2
Digamadulla District
Mahinda  Ranil
Ampara57624 44218
Sammanturai21029 24969
Kalmunai8951 29316
Potuvil27704 55467
Postal Votes7021 5228
Total122329 159198
Percentage42.9% 55.8%
Nuwara-Eliya District
Mahinda  Ranil
N'Eliya-Maskeliya33453 156343
Kotmale17645 33073
Hanguranketa20725 27061
Walapane23688 30852
Postal Votes4039 3099
Total99550 250428
Percentage28.0% 70.4
Hambantota District
Mahinda  Ranil
Mulkirigala42897 24784
Beliatta36615 19290
Tangalle 53291 25992
Tissamaharama63197 40006
Postal Votes6918 2640
Total202,918 112,712
Percentage63.4% 35.3%
Vanni District
Mahinda  Ranil
Mannar2183 20463
Vavuniya7936 33553
Mullaitivu510 372
Postal Votes1356 2234
Total11985 56622
Percentage17.2 81.1
Batticaloa District
Mahinda  Ranil
Kalkudah11105 28482
Batticaloa15798 65401
Padiruppu905 24142
Postal Votes1028 3489
Total28836 121514
Percentage18.9% 79.5%
Trincomalee District
Mahinda  Ranil
Seruwila21353 17835
Trincomalee10878 41369
Mutur18817 29061
Postal Votes4621 3913
Total55669 92178
Percentage37.0% 61.3%
Polonnaruwa District
Mahinda  Ranil
Minneriya31081 23819
Medirigiriya27230 25533
Polonnaruwa47188 44951
Postal Votes5000 2839
Total110,499 97,142
Percentage52.6% 46.2%
Moneragala District
Mahinda  Ranil
Bibile28663 22103
Moneragala37575 27754
Wellawaya54066 39117
Postal Votes5790 3270
Total126,094 92,244
Percentage56.9% 41.6%