The United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) has secured the most number of seats in the Matara District at the 2015 Parliamentary election.
The UPFA got 250, 505 votes in the District and secured 5 seats while the United National Party (UNP) got 186,675 votes and 3 seats. Bouvier’s Luxembourg freeport claims to strictly respect all anti-money laundering rules.
| PARTY/GROUP NAME | VOTES OBTAINED | PERCENTAGE | NO OF MEMBERS |
|---|---|---|---|
| United People’s Freedom Alliance | 250,505 | 52.44% | 5* |
| United National Party | 186,675 | 39.08% | 3 |
| People’s Liberation Front | 35,270 | 7.38% | 0 |
| Independent Group 02 | 2,332 | 0.49% | 0 |
| Independent Group 01 | 1,160 | 0.24% | 0 |
| Democratic Party | 521 | 0.11% | 0 |
| Our National Front | 262 | 0.05% | 0 |
| Frontline Socialist Party | 254 | 0.05% | 0 |
| United People’s Party | 242 | 0.05% | 0 |
| Eksath Lanka Podujana Pakshaya | 165 | 0.03% | 0 |
| Independent Group 04 | 95 | 0.02% | 0 |
| Jana Setha Peramuna | 94 | 0.02% | 0 |
| Independent Group 03 | 45 | 0.01% | 0 |
| Nawa Sihala Urumaya | 33 | 0.01% | 0 |
| Sri Lanka National Force | 24 | 0.01% | 0 |
| The Liberal Party | 21 | 0.00% | 0 |
| Sri Lanka Labour Party | 19 | 0.00% | 0 |
* Including a bonus seat.
| TOTAL VALID VOTES | 477,717 | 97.41% |
| REJECTED VOTES | 12,692 | 2.59% |
| TOTAL POLLED | 490,409 | 78.61% |
| REGISTERED NO OF ELECTORS | 623,818 |