The preferential vote result of the Hambantota district has been released. The National People's Power (NPP) obtained five seats from the district while the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) and Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) won a seat each.
Following are the MPs who have been elected to the Tenth Parliament from Hambantota based on the preferential vote results:
NPP
Nihal Galappaththi (District Leader) - 125, 983
Athula Welandagoda - 73, 198
Saliya Sandaruwan Madarasinghe - 65, 969
Aravinda Senarath Vitharana - 48, 807
Prabha Ruwan Senarath - 42, 249
SJB
Dilip Wedaarachchi - 23, 514
SLPP
D.V. Chanaka - 16, 546
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