The district currently elects 7 of the 225 members of the Sri Lankan Parliament and had 421,186 registered electors in 2010.
[4] The Hambantota Electoral District consists of the following polling divisions:[4] A: Mulkirigala B: Beliatta C: Tangalle D: Tissamaharama Results of the 1st presidential election held on 20 October 1982 for the district: Results of the 2nd presidential election held on 19 December 1988 for the district: Results of the 9th parliamentary election held on 15 February 1989 for the district: The following candidates were elected:[7] Mahinda Rajapaksa (SLFP), 13,073 preference votes (pv); Ranjit Atapattu (UNP), 10,381 pv; Chamal Rajapaksa (SLFP), 10,342 pv; Kadukannage Ananda Kularatne (UNP), 9,470 pv; Patabandi Madduma Baduge Cyril (UNP), 5,911 pv; Abeydheera Hary (UNP), 5,699 pv; and Gunapala Tissakuttiarachchi (UNP), 3,600 pv.
[9] Results of the 3rd presidential election held on 9 November 1994 for the district: Results of the 4th Southern provincial council election held on 10 June 1999 for the district: Results of the 4th presidential election held on 21 December 1999 for the district: Results of the 11th parliamentary election held on 10 October 2000 for the district: The following candidates were elected:[14] Sajith Premadasa (UNP), 98,968 preference votes (pv); Mahinda Rajapaksa (PA), 88,726 pv; Chamal Rajapaksa (PA), 66,737 pv; Dilip Wedaarachchi (UNP), 43,949 pv; Siri Alexander Andrahennady (UNP), 39,674 pv; Kadukannage Ananda Kularatne (UNP), 27,618 pv; and Nihal Galappaththi (JVP), 4,654 pv.
His replacement Nirupama Rajapaksa (UPFA-SLFP) was sworn in on 25 November 2005.
Results of the 5th presidential election held on 17 November 2005 for the district: Results of the 6th Southern provincial council election held on 10 October 2009 for the district: The following candidates were elected:[23] Wehella Kankanamge Indika (UPFA), 56,855 preference votes (pv); D.V.R.