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