The Thissamaharama Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Hambantota Electoral District, in the Southern Province, Sri Lanka. 
  Presidential Election Results
 Summary
 The winner of Thissamaharama has matched the final country result 7 out of 8 times. Hence, Thissamaharama is a Strong Bellwether for Presidential Elections.  
      | Party | Thissamaharama[4] | Hambantota Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | SLPP |  | 91,577 | 62.55% |  | 278,804 | 66.17% |  | 6,924,255 | 52.25% | 
  |  | NDF |  | 43,460 | 29.68% |  | 108,906 | 25.85% |  | 5,564,239 | 41.99% | 
  |  | NMPP |  | 8,749 | 5.98% |  | 26,295 | 6.24% |  | 418,553 | 3.16% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 2,623 | 1.79% |  | 7,369 | 1.75% |  | 345,452 | 2.61% | 
  | Valid Votes | 146,409 | 99.32% | 421,374 | 99.25% | 13,252,499 | 98.99% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 1,007 | 0.68% | 3,179 | 0.75% | 135,452 | 1.01% | 
  | Total Polled | 147,416 | 86.94% | 424,553 | 87.36% | 13,387,951 | 83.71% | 
  | Registered Electors | 169,555 |  | 485,986 |  | 15,992,568 |  | 
     | Party | Thissamaharama[5] | Hambantota Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | UPFA |  | 78,546 | 59.99% |  | 243,295 | 63.02% |  | 5,768,090 | 47.58% | 
  |  | NDF |  | 50,977 | 38.93% |  | 138,708 | 35.93% |  | 6,217,162 | 51.28% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 1,412 | 1.08% |  | 4,073 | 1.05% |  | 138,200 | 1.14% | 
  | Valid Votes | 130,935 | 99.17% | 386,076 | 99.14% | 12,123,452 | 98.85% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 1,102 | 0.83% | 3,351 | 0.86% | 140,925 | 1.15% | 
  | Total Polled | 132,037 | 80.60% | 389,427 | 81.23% | 12,264,377 | 78.69% | 
  | Registered Electors | 163,818 |  | 479,433 |  | 15,585,942 |  | 
     | Party | Thissamaharama[6] | Hambantota Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | UPFA |  | 71,581 | 64.58% |  | 226,887 | 67.21% |  | 6,015,934 | 57.88% | 
  |  | NDF |  | 37,426 | 33.77% |  | 105,336 | 31.20% |  | 4,173,185 | 40.15% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 1,827 | 1.65% |  | 5,341 | 1.58% |  | 204,494 | 1.97% | 
  | Valid Votes | 110,834 | 99.33% | 337,564 | 99.35% | 10,393,613 | 99.03% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 748 | 0.67% | 2,218 | 0.65% | 101,838 | 0.97% | 
  | Total Polled | 111,582 | 77.69% | 339,782 | 78.29% | 10,495,451 | 66.70% | 
  | Registered Electors | 143,622 |  | 433,991 |  | 15,734,587 |  | 
     | Party | Thissamaharama[7] | Hambantota Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | UPFA |  | 63,197 | 60.47% |  | 202,918 | 63.43% |  | 4,887,152 | 50.29% | 
  |  | UNP |  | 40,006 | 38.28% |  | 112,712 | 35.23% |  | 4,706,366 | 48.43% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 1,310 | 1.25% |  | 4,295 | 1.34% |  | 123,521 | 1.27% | 
  | Valid Votes | 104,513 | 99.04% | 319,925 | 99.09% | 9,717,039 | 98.88% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 1,012 | 0.96% | 2,928 | 0.91% | 109,869 | 1.12% | 
  | Total Polled | 105,525 | 79.23% | 322,853 | 79.47% | 9,826,908 | 69.51% | 
  | Registered Electors | 133,196 |  | 406,270 |  | 14,136,979 |  | 
     | Party | Thissamaharama[8] | Hambantota Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | PA |  | 39,021 | 47.44% |  | 120,275 | 47.41% |  | 4,312,157 | 51.12% | 
  |  | UNP |  | 30,983 | 37.67% |  | 95,088 | 37.48% |  | 3,602,748 | 42.71% | 
  |  | JVP |  | 10,865 | 13.21% |  | 33,739 | 13.30% |  | 343,927 | 4.08% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 1,386 | 1.69% |  | 4,576 | 1.80% |  | 176,679 | 2.09% | 
  | Valid Votes | 82,255 | 98.00% | 253,678 | 97.93% | 8,435,754 | 97.69% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 1,675 | 2.00% | 5,375 | 2.07% | 199,536 | 2.31% | 
  | Total Polled | 83,930 | 73.16% | 259,053 | 72.69% | 8,635,290 | 72.17% | 
  | Registered Electors | 114,717 |  | 356,394 |  | 11,965,536 |  | 
     | Party | Thissamaharama[9] | Hambantota Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | PA |  | 42,523 | 63.31% |  | 132,873 | 61.52% |  | 4,709,205 | 62.28% | 
  |  | UNP |  | 23,102 | 34.39% |  | 77,735 | 35.99% |  | 2,715,283 | 35.91% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 1,543 | 2.30% |  | 5,387 | 2.49% |  | 137,040 | 1.81% | 
  | Valid Votes | 67,168 | 97.91% | 215,995 | 98.18% | 7,561,526 | 98.03% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 1,432 | 2.09% | 4,013 | 1.82% | 151,706 | 1.97% | 
  | Total Polled | 68,600 | 64.31% | 220,008 | 66.06% | 7,713,232 | 69.12% | 
  | Registered Electors | 106,669 |  | 333,054 |  | 11,158,880 |  | 
     | Party | Thissamaharama[10] | Hambantota Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | UNP |  | 20,020 | 48.98% |  | 41,198 | 49.62% |  | 2,569,199 | 50.43% | 
  |  | SLFP |  | 19,665 | 48.11% |  | 39,343 | 47.39% |  | 2,289,857 | 44.95% | 
  |  | SLMP |  | 1,192 | 2.92% |  | 2,478 | 2.98% |  | 235,701 | 4.63% | 
  | Valid Votes | 40,877 | 96.08% | 83,019 | 95.56% | 5,094,754 | 98.24% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 1,667 | 3.92% | 3,855 | 4.44% | 91,499 | 1.76% | 
  | Total Polled | 42,544 | 44.67% | 86,874 | 29.40% | 5,186,256 | 55.87% | 
  | Registered Electors | 95,245 |  | 295,536 |  | 9,283,143 |  | 
     | Party | Thissamaharama[11] | Hambantota Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | UNP |  | 25,656 | 47.21% |  | 90,545 | 45.90% |  | 3,450,815 | 52.93% | 
  |  | SLFP |  | 20,624 | 37.95% |  | 76,402 | 38.73% |  | 2,546,348 | 39.05% | 
  |  | JVP |  | 7,724 | 14.21% |  | 28,835 | 14.62% |  | 273,428 | 4.19% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 335 | 0.62% |  | 1,496 | 0.76% |  | 249,460 | 3.83% | 
  | Valid Votes | 54,339 | 99.05% | 197,278 | 99.09% | 6,520,156 | 98.78% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 523 | 0.95% | 1,804 | 0.91% | 80,470 | 1.22% | 
  | Total Polled | 54,862 | 78.91% | 199,082 | 81.37% | 6,600,626 | 80.15% | 
  | Registered Electors | 69,521 |  | 244,660 |  | 8,235,358 |  | 
 Parliamentary Election Results
 Summary
 The winner of Thissamaharama has matched the final country result 5 out of 7 times. Hence, Thissamaharama is a Weak Bellwether for Parliamentary Elections.  
      | Party | Thissamaharama[14] | Hambantota Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | UPFA |  | 63,950 | 51.33% |  | 196,980 | 53.87% |  | 4,732,664 | 42.48% | 
  |  | UNP |  | 48,184 | 38.67% |  | 130,433 | 35.67% |  | 5,098,916 | 45.77% | 
  |  | JVP |  | 12,031 | 9.66% |  | 36,527 | 9.99% |  | 544,154 | 4.88% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 424 | 0.34% |  | 1,743 | 0.48% |  | 82,845 | 0.74% | 
  | Valid Votes | 124,589 | 97.23% | 365,683 | 97.29% | 11,140,333 | 95.35% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 3,494 | 2.73% | 10,056 | 2.68% | 516,926 | 4.42% | 
  | Total Polled | 128,132 | 78.22% | 375,885 | 81.20% | 11,684,111 | 77.66% | 
  | Registered Electors | 163,818 |  | 462,911 |  | 15,044,490 |  | 
     | Party | Thissamaharama[15] | Hambantota Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | UPFA |  | 52,058 | 56.99% |  | 174,808 | 62.87% |  | 4,846,388 | 60.38% | 
  |  | UNP |  | 33,172 | 36.32% |  | 83,027 | 29.86% |  | 2,357,057 | 29.37% | 
  |  | DNA |  | 5,751 | 6.30% |  | 19,186 | 6.90% |  | 441,251 | 5.50% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 360 | 0.39% |  | 1,033 | 0.37% |  | 23,385 | 0.29% | 
  | Valid Votes | 91,341 | 96.03% | 278,054 | 96.11% | 8,026,322 | 96.03% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 3,776 | 3.97% | 11,240 | 3.89% | 581,465 | 6.96% | 
  | Total Polled | 95,117 | 66.23% | 289,294 | 66.47% | 8,358,246 | 59.29% | 
  | Registered Electors | 143,622 |  | 435,218 |  | 14,097,690 |  | 
     | Party | Thissamaharama[16] | Hambantota Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | UPFA |  | 57,861 | 63.04% |  | 178,895 | 64.05% |  | 4,223,126 | 45.70% | 
  |  | UNP |  | 33,449 | 36.44% |  | 98,877 | 35.40% |  | 3,486,792 | 37.73% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 477 | 0.52% |  | 1,538 | 0.55% |  | 58,285 | 0.63% | 
  | Valid Votes | 91,787 | 93.57% | 279,310 | 94.03% | 9,241,931 | 94.52% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 6,311 | 6.43% | 17,724 | 5.97% | 534,452 | 5.47% | 
  | Total Polled | 98,098 | 76.41% | 297,034 | 77.28% | 9,777,821 | 75.74% | 
  | Registered Electors | 128,377 |  | 384,361 |  | 12,909,631 |  | 
     | Party | Thissamaharama[17] | Hambantota Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | UNP |  | 37,939 | 41.51% |  | 112,520 | 40.02% |  | 4,086,026 | 45.62% | 
  |  | PA |  | 32,159 | 35.18% |  | 105,175 | 37.41% |  | 3,330,815 | 37.19% | 
  |  | JVP |  | 20,179 | 22.08% |  | 59,693 | 21.23% |  | 815,353 | 9.10% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 1,124 | 1.23% |  | 3,774 | 1.34% |  | 115,846 | 1.29% | 
  | Valid Votes | 91,401 | 95.36% | 281,162 | 95.46% | 8,955,844 | 94.77% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 4,451 | 4.64% | 13,378 | 4.54% | 494,009 | 5.23% | 
  | Total Polled | 95,852 | 78.56% | 294,540 | 79.81% | 9,449,878 | 76.03% | 
  | Registered Electors | 122,005 |  | 369,073 |  | 12,428,762 |  | 
     | Party | Thissamaharama[18] | Hambantota Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | UNP |  | 41,169 | 45.94% |  | 119,074 | 43.12% |  | 3,451,765 | 40.12% | 
  |  | PA |  | 33,181 | 37.02% |  | 110,308 | 39.95% |  | 3,899,329 | 45.33% | 
  |  | JVP |  | 13,958 | 15.57% |  | 42,042 | 15.23% |  | 518,725 | 6.03% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 1,311 | 1.46% |  | 4,703 | 1.70% |  | 260,613 | 3.03% | 
  | Valid Votes | 89,619 | N/A | 276,127 | N/A | 8,602,617 | N/A | 
     | Party | Thissamaharama[19] | Hambantota Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | PA |  | 41,739 | 53.42% |  | 132,008 | 53.51% |  | 3,887,805 | 48.94% | 
  |  | UNP |  | 30,056 | 38.47% |  | 95,382 | 38.67% |  | 3,498,370 | 44.04% | 
  |  | SLPF |  | 5,151 | 6.59% |  | 15,309 | 6.21% |  | 90,078 | 1.13% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 1,190 | 1.52% |  | 3,980 | 1.61% |  | 134,507 | 1.69% | 
  | Valid Votes | 78,136 | 95.00% | 246,679 | 94.80% | 7,943,688 | 95.20% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 4,116 | 5.00% | 13,539 | 5.20% | 400,395 | 4.80% | 
  | Total Polled | 82,252 | 77.11% | 260,218 | 78.19% | 8,344,095 | 74.75% | 
  | Registered Electors | 106,669 |  | 332,805 |  | 11,163,064 |  | 
     | Party | Thissamaharama[20] | Hambantota Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | UNP |  | 13,406 | 54.72% |  | 31,639 | 55.92% |  | 2,838,005 | 50.71% | 
  |  | SLFP |  | 9,273 | 37.85% |  | 22,459 | 39.70% |  | 1,785,369 | 31.90% | 
  |  | USA |  | 1,492 | 6.09% |  | 1,686 | 2.98% |  | 141,983 | 2.54% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 329 | 1.34% |  | 791 | 1.40% |  | 221,166 | 3.95% | 
  | Valid Votes | 24,500 | 90.44% | 56,575 | 92.88% | 5,596,468 | 93.87% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 2,589 | 9.56% | 4,339 | 7.12% | 365,563 | 6.13% | 
  | Total Polled | 27,089 | 28.75% | 60,914 | 20.64% | 5,962,031 | 63.60% | 
  | Registered Electors | 94,234 |  | 295,120 |  | 9,374,164 |  | 
 Demographics
 Ethnicity
 The Thissamaharama Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (93.3%) . In comparison, the Hambantota Electoral District (which contains the Thissamaharama Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (97.1%) [1]  
  Religion
 The Thissamaharama Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (92.8%) . In comparison, the Hambantota Electoral District (which contains the Thissamaharama Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (96.7%) [1]  
  References