Name of the Party/Independent Group 
 | 
No. of Votes Received 
 | 
Percentage  % 
 |  
| United National Party | 
7,073 
 | 
32.97 % 
 |  
| Democratic Peoples Front | 
5,703 
 | 
26.58 % 
 |  
| United People's Freedom Alliance | 
4,783 
 | 
22.29 % 
 |  
| Democratic Party | 
1,098 
 | 
5.12 % 
 |  
| Sri Lanka Muslim Congress | 
801 
 | 
3.73 % 
 |  
| People's Liberation Front | 
769 
 | 
3.58 % 
 |  
| All Ceylon Makkal Congress | 
574 
 | 
2.68 % 
 |  
| Ceylon Worker's Congress (P.Wing) | 
342 
 | 
1.59 % 
 |  
| Nawa Sama Samaja Party | 
95 
 | 
0.44 % 
 |  
| New Democratic Front | 
30 
 | 
0.14 % 
 |  
| Independent Group 10 | 
27 
 | 
0.13 % 
 |  
| Independent Group 6 | 
22 
 | 
0.10 % 
 |  
| Independent Group 1 | 
21 
 | 
0.10 % 
 |  
| Independent Group 3 | 
21 
 | 
0.10 % 
 |  
| Eksath Lanka Podujana Pakshaya | 
19 
 | 
0.09 % 
 |  
| Jana Setha Peramuna | 
14 
 | 
0.07 % 
 |  
| Sri Lanka Labour Party | 
11 
 | 
0.05 % 
 |  
| Our National Front | 
10 
 | 
0.05 % 
 |  
| Independent Group 11 | 
9 
 | 
0.04 % 
 |  
| Independent Group 7 | 
7 
 | 
0.03 % 
 |  
| Eksath Lanka Maha Sabha | 
5 
 | 
0.02 % 
 |  
| Patriotic National Front | 
4 
 | 
0.02 % 
 |  
| Socialist Equality Party | 
4 
 | 
0.02 % 
 |  
| Independent Group 8 | 
4 
 | 
0.02 % 
 |  
| United Peace Front | 
3 
 | 
0.01 % 
 |  
| Independent Group 2 | 
3 
 | 
0.01 % 
 |  
| Independent Group 9 | 
2 
 | 
0.01 % 
 |  
| Independent Group 4 | 
1 
 | 
0.00 % 
 |  
| Independent Group 5 | 
0 
 | 
0.00 % 
 |  
Total Valid Votes 
 | 
21,455 
 | 
95.47 % 
 |  
Rejected Votes 
 | 
1,019 
 | 
4.53 % 
 |  
Total Votes Polled 
 | 
22,474 
 | 
56.72 % 
 |  
Registered Electors 
 | 
39,625* 
 | 
  |  
 
* Number of registered electors including postal voters 
 
 |