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Provincial Council Elections Results 2008
Eastern Province| North Central Province | Sabaragamuwa Province
Provincial Council Elections Results 2008
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Eastern Province Ampara District Results
Ampara Polling Division
POLITICAL PARTY/ INDEPENDENT GROUP VOTES OBTAINED PERCENTAGE
UNITED PEOPLE'S FREEDOM ALLIANCE 47,319 57.10
UNITED NATIONAL PARTY 31,386 37.87
PEOPLE'S LIBERATION FRONT 3,693 4.46
NAWA SIHALA URUMAYA 215 0.26
UNITED NATIONAL ALLIANCE 71 0.09
UNITED SOCIALIST PARTY 55 0.07
JATHIKA SANGWARDHENA PERAMUNA 50 0.06
PEOPLE'S FRONT OF LIBERATION TIGERS 8 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 22 8 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 13 7 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 8 5 0.01
RUHUNU JANATHA PARTY 4 0.00
INDEPENDENT GROUP 9 4 0.00
INDEPENDENT GROUP 20 4 0.00
INDEPENDENT GROUP 21 4 0.00
INDEPENDENT GROUP 1 3 0.00
INDEPENDENT GROUP 2 3 0.00
INDEPENDENT GROUP 3 3 0.00
INDEPENDENT GROUP 7 3 0.00
INDEPENDENT GROUP 14 3 0.00
INDEPENDENT GROUP 18 3 0.00
SINHALAYE MAHASAMMATHA BHOOMIPUTRA PAKSHAYA 2 0.00
INDEPENDENT GROUP 11 2 0.00
INDEPENDENT GROUP 12 2 0.00
INDEPENDENT GROUP 15 2 0.00
INDEPENDENT GROUP 16 2 0.00
INDEPENDENT GROUP 19 2 0.00
THE LIBERAL PARTY 1 0.00
INDEPENDENT GROUP 4 1 0.00
INDEPENDENT GROUP 5 1 0.00
INDEPENDENT GROUP 6 1 0.00
INDEPENDENT GROUP 10 1 0.00
INDEPENDENT GROUP 17 1 0.00
Valid Votes 82,269 91.34
Rejected Votes 7,854 8.66
Total Polled 90,723
Regis. Electors 142,170
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Sammanturai Polling Division
POLITICAL PARTY/ INDEPENDENT GROUP VOTES OBTAINED PERCENTAGE
UNITED PEOPLE'S FREEDOM ALLIANCE 24,119 52.22
UNITED NATIONAL PARTY 21,401 46.34
INDEPENDENT GROUP 22 253 0.55
PEOPLE'S LIBERATION FRONT 179 0.39
UNITED NATIONAL ALLIANCE 75 0.16
UNITED SOCIALIST PARTY 69 0.15
INDEPENDENT GROUP 15 24 0.05
INDEPENDENT GROUP 9 13 0.03
NAWA SIHALA URUMAYA 8 0.02
PEOPLE'S FRONT OF LIBERATION TIGERS 8 0.02
JATHIKA SANGWARDHENA PERAMUNA 7 0.02
INDEPENDENT GROUP 21 7 0.02
INDEPENDENT GROUP 6 4 0.00
RUHUNU JANATHA PARTY 2 0.00
SINHALAYE MAHASAMMATHA BHOOMIPUTRA PAKSHAYA 2 0.00
INDEPENDENT GROUP 4 2 0.00
INDEPENDENT GROUP 12 2 0.00
INDEPENDENT GROUP 17 2 0.00
INDEPENDENT GROUP 20 2 0.00
INDEPENDENT GROUP 1 1 0.00
INDEPENDENT GROUP 2 1 0.00
INDEPENDENT GROUP 5 1 0.00
INDEPENDENT GROUP 7 1 0.00
INDEPENDENT GROUP 8 1 0.00
INDEPENDENT GROUP 10 1 0.00
INDEPENDENT GROUP 11 1 0.00
INDEPENDENT GROUP 13 1 0.00
THE LIBERAL PARTY -
INDEPENDENT GROUP 3 -
INDEPENDENT GROUP 14 -
INDEPENDENT GROUP 16 -
INDEPENDENT GROUP 18 -
INDEPENDENT GROUP 19 -
Valid Votes 46,187 93.28
Rejected Votes 3,326 6.72
Total Polled 49,513
Regis. Electors 69,051
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Kalmunai Polling Division
POLITICAL PARTY/ INDEPENDENT GROUP VOTES OBTAINED PERCENTAGE
UNITED NATIONAL PARTY 27,596 66.46
UNITED PEOPLE'S FREEDOM ALLIANCE 13,468 32.44
UNITED NATIONAL ALLIANCE 174 0.42
UNITED SOCIALIST PARTY 69 0.17
INDEPENDENT GROUP 2 33 0.08
PEOPLE'S LIBERATION FRONT 30 0.07
INDEPENDENT GROUP 1 28 0.07
PEOPLE'S FRONT OF LIBERATION TIGERS 15 0.04
INDEPENDENT GROUP 3 14 0.03
INDEPENDENT GROUP 6 14 0.03
INDEPENDENT GROUP 9 11 0.03
JATHIKA SANGWARDHENA PERAMUNA 10 0.02
NAWA SIHALA URUMAYA 10 0.02
INDEPENDENT GROUP 19 8 0.02
INDEPENDENT GROUP 4 7 0.02
INDEPENDENT GROUP 5 5 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 22 5 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 12 3 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 20 3 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 7 2 0.00
INDEPENDENT GROUP 13 2 0.00
INDEPENDENT GROUP 15 2 0.00
INDEPENDENT GROUP 16 2 0.00
INDEPENDENT GROUP 17 2 0.00
INDEPENDENT GROUP 18 2 0.00
INDEPENDENT GROUP 21 2 0.00
RUHUNU JANATHA PARTY 1 0.00
SINHALAYE MAHASAMMATHA BHOOMIPUTRA PAKSHAYA 1 0.00
INDEPENDENT GROUP 8 1 0.00
INDEPENDENT GROUP 10 1 0.00
INDEPENDENT GROUP 14 1 0.00
THE LIBERAL PARTY -
INDEPENDENT GROUP 11 -
Valid Votes 41,522 93.62
Rejected Votes 2,832 6.38
Total Polled 44,354
Regis. Electors 64,310
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Potuvil Polling Division
POLITICAL PARTY/ INDEPENDENT GROUP VOTES OBTAINED PERCENTAGE
UNITED PEOPLE'S FREEDOM ALLIANCE 54,619 58.56
UNITED NATIONAL PARTY 37,488 40.19
PEOPLE'S LIBERATION FRONT 490 0.53
UNITED NATIONAL ALLIANCE 270 0.29
UNITED SOCIALIST PARTY 98 0.11
INDEPENDENT GROUP 1 71 0.08
NAWA SIHALA URUMAYA 52 0.06
INDEPENDENT GROUP 9 32 0.03
JATHIKA SANGWARDHENA PERAMUNA 31 0.03
PEOPLE'S FRONT OF LIBERATION TIGERS 27 0.03
INDEPENDENT GROUP 15 16 0.02
INDEPENDENT GROUP 22 16 0.02
INDEPENDENT GROUP 7 10 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 6 7 0.01
SINHALAYE MAHASAMMATHA BHOOMIPUTRA PAKSHAYA 6 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 2 6 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 16 4 0.00
INDEPENDENT GROUP 18 4 0.00
INDEPENDENT GROUP 3 3 0.00
INDEPENDENT GROUP 5 3 0.00
INDEPENDENT GROUP 13 3 0.00
INDEPENDENT GROUP 17 3 0.00
INDEPENDENT GROUP 19 2 0.00
INDEPENDENT GROUP 21 2 0.00
RUHUNU JANATHA PARTY 1 0.00
THE LIBERAL PARTY 1 0.00
INDEPENDENT GROUP 10 1 0.00
INDEPENDENT GROUP 4 -
INDEPENDENT GROUP 8 -
INDEPENDENT GROUP 11 -
INDEPENDENT GROUP 12 -
INDEPENDENT GROUP 14 -
INDEPENDENT GROUP 20 -
Valid Votes 93,266 93.63
Rejected Votes 6,344 6.37
Total Polled 99,610
Regis. Electors 133,765
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Ampara Postal Votes
POLITICAL PARTY/ INDEPENDENT GROUP VOTES OBTAINED PERCENTAGE
UNITED PEOPLE'S FREEDOM ALLIANCE 4,722 55.24
UNITED NATIONAL PARTY 3,401 39.79
PEOPLE'S LIBERATION FRONT 353 4.13
NAWA SIHALA URUMAYA 27 0.32
INDEPENDENT GROUP 22 12 0.14
UNITED NATIONAL ALLIANCE 7 0.08
UNITED SOCIALIST PARTY 5 0.06
PEOPLE'S FRONT OF LIBERATION TIGERS 5 0.06
INDEPENDENT GROUP 1 3 0.04
JATHIKA SANGWARDHENA PERAMUNA 2 0.02
INDEPENDENT GROUP 2 2 0.02
INDEPENDENT GROUP 9 2 0.02
RUHUNU JANATHA PARTY 1 0.01
THE LIBERAL PARTY 1 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 6 1 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 7 1 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 8 1 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 13 1 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 14 1 0.01
SINHALAYE MAHASAMMATHA BHOOMIPUTRA PAKSHAYA -
INDEPENDENT GROUP 3 -
INDEPENDENT GROUP 4 -
INDEPENDENT GROUP 5 -
INDEPENDENT GROUP 10 -
INDEPENDENT GROUP 11 -
INDEPENDENT GROUP 12 -
INDEPENDENT GROUP 15 -
INDEPENDENT GROUP 16 -
INDEPENDENT GROUP 17 -
INDEPENDENT GROUP 18 -
INDEPENDENT GROUP 19 -
INDEPENDENT GROUP 20 -
INDEPENDENT GROUP 21 -
Valid Votes 8,548 93.02
Rejected Votes 641 6.98
Total Polled 9,189
Regis. Electors 9,468
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Ampara District Final
POLITICAL PARTY/ INDEPENDENT GROUP VOTES OBTAINED PERCENTAGE SEATS
UNITED PEOPLE'S FREEDOM ALLIANCE 144,247 52.96 8
UNITED NATIONAL PARTY 121,272 44.52 6
PEOPLE'S LIBERATION FRONT 4,745 1.74
UNITED NATIONAL ALLIANCE 597 0.22
NAWA SIHALA URUMAYA 312 0.11
UNITED SOCIALIST PARTY 296 0.11
INDEPENDENT GROUP 22 294 0.11
INDEPENDENT GROUP 1 106 0.04
JATHIKA SANGWARDHENA PERAMUNA 100 0.04
PEOPLE'S FRONT OF LIBERATION TIGERS 63 0.02
INDEPENDENT GROUP 9 62 0.02
INDEPENDENT GROUP 2 45 0.02
INDEPENDENT GROUP 15 44 0.02
INDEPENDENT GROUP 6 27 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 3 20 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 7 17 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 21 15 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 13 14 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 19 12 0.00
SINHALAYE MAHASAMMATHA BHOOMIPUTRA PAKSHAYA 11 0.00
INDEPENDENT GROUP 4 10 0.00
INDEPENDENT GROUP 5 10 0.00
RUHUNU JANATHA PARTY 9 0.00
INDEPENDENT GROUP 18 9 0.00
INDEPENDENT GROUP 20 9 0.00
INDEPENDENT GROUP 8 8 0.00
INDEPENDENT GROUP 16 8 0.00
INDEPENDENT GROUP 17 8 0.00
INDEPENDENT GROUP 12 7 0.00
INDEPENDENT GROUP 14 5 0.00
INDEPENDENT GROUP 10 4 0.00
THE LIBERAL PARTY 3 0.00
NDEPENDENT GROUP 11 3 0.00
Valid Votes 272,392 92.84
Rejected Votes 20,,997 7.16
Total Polled 293389
Regis. Electors 409,308
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Eastern Province Batticaloa District Results
Kalkudah Polling Division
POLITICAL PARTY/ INDEPENDENT GROUP VOTES OBTAINED PERCENTAGE
UNITED PEOPLE'S FREEDOM ALLIANCE 36,731 66.81
UNITED NATIONAL PARTY 15,673 28.51
EELAM PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC PARTY 1,421 2.58
TAMIZH DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL ALLIANCE 443 0.81
UNITED SOCIALIST PARTY 284 0.52
EELAVAR DEMOCRATIC FRONT 111 0.20
PEOPLE'S LIBERATION FRONT 97 0.18
INDEPENDENT GROUP 12 30 0.05
INDEPENDENT GROUP 15 26 0.05
INDEPENDENT GROUP 6 20 0.04
PEOPLE'S FRONT OF LIBERATION TIGERS 17 0.03
INDEPENDENT GROUP 10 16 0.03
INDEPENDENT GROUP 13 16 0.03
INDEPENDENT GROUP 2 13 0.02
INDEPENDENT GROUP 4 12 0.02
INDEPENDENT GROUP 8 11 0.02
INDEPENDENT GROUP 14 10 0.02
MUSLIM LIBERATION FRONT 8 0.01
SRI LANKA NATIONAL FRONT 6 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 1 6 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 3 6 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 5 6 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 11 6 0.01
SRI LANKA PROGRESSIVE FRONT 3 0.01
SINHALAYE MAHASAMMATHA BHOOMIPUTRA PAKSHAYA 3 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 7 3 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 9 2 0.00
Valid Votes 54,980 89.32
Rejected Votes 6,576 10.68
Total Polled 61,556
Regis. Electors 94,359
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Batticaloa Polling Division
POLITICAL PARTY/ INDEPENDENT GROUP VOTES OBTAINED PERCENTAGE
UNITED PEOPLE'S FREEDOM ALLIANCE 52,053 58.78
UNITED NATIONAL PARTY 29,770 33.62
TAMIZH DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL ALLIANCE 3,222 3.64
EELAM PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC PARTY 1,199 1.35
EELAVAR DEMOCRATIC FRONT 1,118 1.26
UNITED SOCIALIST PARTY 386 0.44
PEOPLE'S LIBERATION FRONT 218 0.25
INDEPENDENT GROUP 9 81 0.09
INDEPENDENT GROUP 15 77 0.09
INDEPENDENT GROUP 12 75 0.08
PEOPLE'S FRONT OF LIBERATION TIGERS 73 0.08
INDEPENDENT GROUP 10 51 0.06
SINHALAYE MAHASAMMATHA BHOOMIPUTRA PAKSHAYA 32 0.04
INDEPENDENT GROUP 3 28 0.03
INDEPENDENT GROUP 1 24 0.03
MUSLIM LIBERATION FRONT 23 0.03
INDEPENDENT GROUP 2 18 0.02
INDEPENDENT GROUP 5 18 0.02
INDEPENDENT GROUP 14 18 0.02
INDEPENDENT GROUP 13 16 0.02
INDEPENDENT GROUP 11 11 0.01
SRI LANKA PROGRESSIVE FRONT 10 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 7 10 0.01
SRI LANKA NATIONAL FRONT 8 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 8 5 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 4 4 0.00
INDEPENDENT GROUP 6 4 0.00
Valid Votes 88,552 90.76
Rejected Votes 9,011 9.24
Total Polled 97,563
Regis. Electors 154,761
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Padiuppu Polling Division
POLITICAL PARTY/ INDEPENDENT GROUP VOTES OBTAINED PERCENTAGE
UNITED PEOPLE'S FREEDOM ALLIANCE 14,379 42.89
UNITED NATIONAL PARTY 11,829 35.28
TAMIZH DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL ALLIANCE 3,594 10.72
EELAM PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC PARTY 2,612 7.79
EELAVAR DEMOCRATIC FRONT 509 1.52
UNITED SOCIALIST PARTY 268 0.80
PEOPLE'S FRONT OF LIBERATION TIGERS 57 0.17
SINHALAYE MAHASAMMATHA BHOOMIPUTRA PAKSHAYA 42 0.13
PEOPLE'S LIBERATION FRONT 37 0.11
INDEPENDENT GROUP 15 25 0.07
INDEPENDENT GROUP 3 20 0.06
INDEPENDENT GROUP 10 20 0.06
INDEPENDENT GROUP 11 19 0.06
INDEPENDENT GROUP 13 17 0.05
INDEPENDENT GROUP 14 17 0.05
INDEPENDENT GROUP 8 11 0.03
INDEPENDENT GROUP 1 10 0.03
INDEPENDENT GROUP 2 10 0.03
INDEPENDENT GROUP 12 10 0.03
MUSLIM LIBERATION FRONT 7 0.02
SRI LANKA NATIONAL FRONT 7 0.02
INDEPENDENT GROUP 7 7 0.02
INDEPENDENT GROUP 5 6 0.02
INDEPENDENT GROUP 4 5 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 6 4 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 9 4 0.01
SRI LANKA PROGRESSIVE FRONT 3 0.01
Valid Votes 33,529 86.37
Rejected Votes 5,293 13.63
Total Polled 38,822
Regis. Electors 81,830
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Batticaloa Postal Votes
POLITICAL PARTY/ INDEPENDENT GROUP VOTES OBTAINED PERCENTAGE
UNITED PEOPLE'S FREEDOM ALLIANCE 2,159 51.72
UNITED NATIONAL PARTY 1,282 30.71
TAMIZH DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL ALLIANCE 454 10.88
EELAM PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC PARTY 135 3.23
EELAVAR DEMOCRATIC FRONT 78 1.87
PEOPLE'S LIBERATION FRONT 26 0.62
PEOPLE'S FRONT OF LIBERATION TIGERS 10 0.24
SINHALAYE MAHASAMMATHA BHOOMIPUTRA PAKSHAYA 8 0.19
UNITED SOCIALIST PARTY 5 0.12
INDEPENDENT GROUP 9 4 0.10
INDEPENDENT GROUP 12 3 0.07
INDEPENDENT GROUP 6 2 0.05
INDEPENDENT GROUP 10 2 0.05
MUSLIM LIBERATION FRONT 1 0.02
SRI LANKA PROGRESSIVE FRONT 1 0.02
INDEPENDENT GROUP 2 1 0.02
INDEPENDENT GROUP 3 1 0.02
INDEPENDENT GROUP 8 1 0.02
INDEPENDENT GROUP 15 1 0.02
SRI LANKA NATIONAL FRONT -
INDEPENDENT GROUP 1 -
INDEPENDENT GROUP 4 -
INDEPENDENT GROUP 5 -
INDEPENDENT GROUP 7 -
INDEPENDENT GROUP 11 -
INDEPENDENT GROUP 13 -
INDEPENDENT GROUP 14 -
Valid Votes 4,174 95.87
Rejected Votes 180 4.13
Total Polled 4,354
Regis. Electors 4,427
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Batticaloa Displaced Votes
POLITICAL PARTY/ INDEPENDENT GROUP VOTES OBTAINED PERCENTAGE
EELAM PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC PARTY 51 42.50
UNITED NATIONAL PARTY 48 40.00
UNITED PEOPLE'S FREEDOM ALLIANCE 19 15.83
PEOPLE'S LIBERATION FRONT 1 0.83
TAMIZH DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL ALLIANCE 1 0.83
EELAVAR DEMOCRATIC FRONT -
UNITED SOCIALIST PARTY -
MUSLIM LIBERATION FRONT -
PEOPLE'S FRONT OF LIBERATION TIGERS -
SRI LANKA NATIONAL FRONT -
SRI LANKA PROGRESSIVE FRONT -
SINHALAYE MAHASAMMATHA BHOOMIPUTRA PAKSHAYA -
INDEPENDENT GROUP 1 -
INDEPENDENT GROUP 2 -
INDEPENDENT GROUP 3 -
INDEPENDENT GROUP 4 -
INDEPENDENT GROUP 5 -
INDEPENDENT GROUP 6 -
INDEPENDENT GROUP 7 -
INDEPENDENT GROUP 8 -
INDEPENDENT GROUP 9 -
INDEPENDENT GROUP 10 -
INDEPENDENT GROUP 11 -
INDEPENDENT GROUP 12 -
INDEPENDENT GROUP 13 -
INDEPENDENT GROUP 14 -
INDEPENDENT GROUP 15 -
Valid Votes 120 81.08
Rejected Votes 28 18.92
Total Polled 148
Regis. Electors 181
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Batticaloa District Final
POLITICAL PARTY/ INDEPENDENT GROUP VOTES OBTAINED PERCENTAGE SEATS
UNITED PEOPLE'S FREEDOM ALLIANCE 105,341 58.09 6
UNITED NATIONAL PARTY 58,602 32.31 4
TAMIZH DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL ALLIANCE 7,714 4.25 1
EELAM PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC PARTY 5,418 2.99
EELAVAR DEMOCRATIC FRONT 1,816 1.00
UNITED SOCIALIST PARTY 943 0.52
PEOPLE'S LIBERATION FRONT 379 0.21
PEOPLE'S FRONT OF LIBERATION TIGERS 157 0.09
INDEPENDENT GROUP 15 129 0.07
INDEPENDENT GROUP 12 118 0.07
INDEPENDENT GROUP 9 91 0.05
INDEPENDENT GROUP 10 89 0.05
SINHALAYE MAHASAMMATHA BHOOMIPUTRA PAKSHAYA 85 0.05
INDEPENDENT GROUP 3 55 0.03
INDEPENDENT GROUP 13 49 0.03
INDEPENDENT GROUP 14 45 0.02
INDEPENDENT GROUP 2 42 0.02
INDEPENDENT GROUP 1 40 0.02
MUSLIM LIBERATION FRONT 39 0.02
INDEPENDENT GROUP 11 36 0.02
INDEPENDENT GROUP 5 30 0.02
INDEPENDENT GROUP 6 30 0.02
INDEPENDENT GROUP 8 28 0.02
SRI LANKA NATIONAL FRONT 21 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 4 21 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 7 20 0.01
SRI LANKA PROGRESSIVE FRONT 17 0.01
Valid Votes 181,355 89.58
Rejected Votes 21,088 10.42
Total Polled 202,443
Regis. Electors 330,950
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Eastern Province Trincomalee District Results
Seruwila Polling Division
POLITICAL PARTY/ INDEPENDENT GROUP VOTES OBTAINED PERCENTAGE
UNITED PEOPLE'S FREEDOM ALLIANCE 21,915 61.47
UNITED NATIONAL PARTY 10,855 30.45
PEOPLE'S LIBERATION FRONT 2,286 6.41
UNITED SOCIALIST PARTY 249 0.70
EELAVAR DEMOCRATIC FRONT 125 0.35
INDEPENDENT GROUP 18 43 0.12
JATHIKA SANGWARDHENA PERAMUNA 41 0.12
INDEPENDENT GROUP 19 19 0.05
INDEPENDENT GROUP 12 13 0.04
INDEPENDENT GROUP 4 10 0.03
AKILA ILANKAI TAMIL UNITED FRONT 9 0.03
INDEPENDENT GROUP 2 8 0.02
INDEPENDENT GROUP 5 8 0.02
INDEPENDENT GROUP 17 8 0.02
PEOPLE'S FRONT OF LIBERATION TIGERS 7 0.02
SINHALAYE MAHASAMMATHA BHOOMIPUTRA PAKSHAYA 7 0.02
INDEPENDENT GROUP 11 6 0.02
SRI LANKA NATIONAL FRONT 5 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 1 5 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 7 5 0.01
SRI LANKA PROGRESSIVE FRONT 4 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 6 4 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 3 3 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 13 3 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 15 3 0.01
RUHUNU JANATHA PARTY 2 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 9 2 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 10 2 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 8 1 0.00
INDEPENDENT GROUP 14 1 0.00
INDEPENDENT GROUP 16 1 0.00
Valid Votes 35,650 91.80
Rejected Votes 3,185 8.20
Total Polled 38,835
Regis. Electors 66,690
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Mutur Polling Division
POLITICAL PARTY/ INDEPENDENT GROUP VOTES OBTAINED PERCENTAGE
UNITED NATIONAL PARTY 28,233 59.08
UNITED PEOPLE'S FREEDOM ALLIANCE 18,451 38.61
UNITED SOCIALIST PARTY 495 1.04
PEOPLE'S LIBERATION FRONT 160 0.33
EELAVAR DEMOCRATIC FRONT 124 0.26
INDEPENDENT GROUP 4 94 0.20
INDEPENDENT GROUP 18 88 0.18
AKILA ILANKAI TAMIL UNITED FRONT 25 0.05
PEOPLE'S FRONT OF LIBERATION TIGERS 25 0.05
INDEPENDENT GROUP 5 20 0.04
JATHIKA SANGWARDHENA PERAMUNA 16 0.03
INDEPENDENT GROUP 12 8 0.02
INDEPENDENT GROUP 17 8 0.02
INDEPENDENT GROUP 19 8 0.02
INDEPENDENT GROUP 1 6 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 3 4 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 11 4 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 6 3 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 15 3 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 7 2 0.00
INDEPENDENT GROUP 8 2 0.00
INDEPENDENT GROUP 10 2 0.00
INDEPENDENT GROUP 13 2 0.00
SRI LANKA PROGRESSIVE FRONT 1 0.00
SINHALAYE MAHASAMMATHA BHOOMIPUTRA PAKSHAYA 1 0.00
INDEPENDENT GROUP 2 1 0.00
INDEPENDENT GROUP 14 1 0.00
INDEPENDENT GROUP 16 1 0.00
RUHUNU JANATHA PARTY -
SRI LANKA NATIONAL FRONT -
INDEPENDENT GROUP 9 -
Valid Votes 47,788 92.67
Rejected Votes 3,779 7.33
Total Polled 51,567
Regis. Electors 84,175
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Trincomalee Polling Division
POLITICAL PARTY/ INDEPENDENT GROUP VOTES OBTAINED PERCENTAGE
UNITED NATIONAL PARTY 28,146 62.26
UNITED PEOPLE'S FREEDOM ALLIANCE 13,828 30.59
PEOPLE'S LIBERATION FRONT 1,408 3.11
UNITED SOCIALIST PARTY 537 1.19
INDEPENDENT GROUP 18 323 0.71
AKILA ILANKAI TAMIL UNITED FRONT 311 0.69
EELAVAR DEMOCRATIC FRONT 195 0.43
PEOPLE'S FRONT OF LIBERATION TIGERS 117 0.26
INDEPENDENT GROUP 4 101 0.22
INDEPENDENT GROUP 12 91 0.20
INDEPENDENT GROUP 5 28 0.06
JATHIKA SANGWARDHENA PERAMUNA 22 0.05
INDEPENDENT GROUP 19 14 0.03
INDEPENDENT GROUP 8 11 0.02
INDEPENDENT GROUP 11 8 0.02
INDEPENDENT GROUP 6 7 0.02
INDEPENDENT GROUP 17 7 0.02
INDEPENDENT GROUP 3 6 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 1 5 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 7 5 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 9 5 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 10 5 0.01
SRI LANKA NATIONAL FRONT 4 0.01
SRI LANKA PROGRESSIVE FRONT 4 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 15 4 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 16 4 0.01
RUHUNU JANATHA PARTY 3 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 13 3 0.01
SINHALAYE MAHASAMMATHA BHOOMIPUTRA PAKSHAYA 2 0.00
INDEPENDENT GROUP 2 2 0.00
INDEPENDENT GROUP 14 2 0.00
Valid Votes 45,208 90.01
Rejected Votes 5,020 9.99
Total Polled 50,228
Regis. Electors 91,598
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Trinco Postal Votes
POLITICAL PARTY/ INDEPENDENT GROUP VOTES OBTAINED PERCENTAGE
UNITED PEOPLE'S FREEDOM ALLIANCE 4,938 62.17
UNITED NATIONAL PARTY 2,481 31.24
PEOPLE'S LIBERATION FRONT 411 5.17
AKILA ILANKAI TAMIL UNITED FRONT 33 0.42
UNITED SOCIALIST PARTY 18 0.23
EELAVAR DEMOCRATIC FRONT 13 0.16
PEOPLE'S FRONT OF LIBERATION TIGERS 10 0.13
JATHIKA SANGWARDHENA PERAMUNA 9 0.11
INDEPENDENT GROUP 18 8 0.10
INDEPENDENT GROUP 12 6 0.08
INDEPENDENT GROUP 2 3 0.04
INDEPENDENT GROUP 4 3 0.04
SINHALAYE MAHASAMMATHA BHOOMIPUTRA PAKSHAYA 2 0.03
INDEPENDENT GROUP 1 2 0.03
INDEPENDENT GROUP 5 2 0.03
INDEPENDENT GROUP 11 2 0.03
INDEPENDENT GROUP 6 1 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 17 1 0.01
RUHUNU JANATHA PARTY -
SRI LANKA NATIONAL FRONT -
SRI LANKA PROGRESSIVE FRONT -
INDEPENDENT GROUP 3 -
INDEPENDENT GROUP 7 -
INDEPENDENT GROUP 8 -
INDEPENDENT GROUP 9 -
INDEPENDENT GROUP 10 -
INDEPENDENT GROUP 13 -
INDEPENDENT GROUP 14 -
INDEPENDENT GROUP 15 -
INDEPENDENT GROUP 16 -
INDEPENDENT GROUP 19 -
Valid Votes 7,943 95.08
Rejected Votes 411 4.92
Total Polled 8,354
Regis. Electors 8,517
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Trinco Displace Votes
POLITICAL PARTY/ INDEPENDENT GROUP VOTES OBTAINED PERCENTAGE
UNITED NATIONAL PARTY 1,143 85.30
UNITED PEOPLE'S FREEDOM ALLIANCE 166 12.39
UNITED SOCIALIST PARTY 10 0.75
INDEPENDENT GROUP 18 6 0.45
PEOPLE'S FRONT OF LIBERATION TIGERS 4 0.30
EELAVAR DEMOCRATIC FRONT 2 0.15
INDEPENDENT GROUP 10 2 0.15
INDEPENDENT GROUP 19 2 0.15
PEOPLE'S LIBERATION FRONT 1 0.07
JATHIKA SANGWARDHENA PERAMUNA 1 0.07
SINHALAYE MAHASAMMATHA BHOOMIPUTRA PAKSHAYA 1 0.07
INDEPENDENT GROUP 4 1 0.07
INDEPENDENT GROUP 14 1 0.07
AKILA ILANKAI TAMIL UNITED FRONT -
RUHUNU JANATHA PARTY -
SRI LANKA NATIONAL FRONT -
SRI LANKA PROGRESSIVE FRONT -
INDEPENDENT GROUP 1 1
INDEPENDENT GROUP 2 -
INDEPENDENT GROUP 3 -
INDEPENDENT GROUP 5 -
INDEPENDENT GROUP 6 -
INDEPENDENT GROUP 7 -
INDEPENDENT GROUP 8 -
INDEPENDENT GROUP 9 -
INDEPENDENT GROUP 11 -
INDEPENDENT GROUP 12 -
INDEPENDENT GROUP 13 -
INDEPENDENT GROUP 15 -
INDEPENDENT GROUP 16 -
INDEPENDENT GROUP 17 -
Valid Votes 1,340 81.71
Rejected Votes 300 18.29
Total Polled 1,640
Regis. Electors 2,181
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Trincomalee District Final
POLITICAL PARTY/ INDEPENDENT GROUP VOTES OBTAINED PERCENTAGE SEATS
UNITED NATIONAL PARTY 70,858 51.37 5
UNITED PEOPLE'S FREEDOM ALLIANCE 59,298 42.99 4
PEOPLE'S LIBERATION FRONT 4,266 3.09 1
UNITED SOCIALIST PARTY 1,309 0.95
INDEPENDENT GROUP 18 468 0.34
EELAVAR DEMOCRATIC FRONT 459 0.33
AKILA ILANKAI TAMIL UNITED FRONT 378 0.27
INDEPENDENT GROUP 4 209 0.15
PEOPLE'S FRONT OF LIBERATION TIGERS 163 0.12
INDEPENDENT GROUP 12 118 0.09
JATHIKA SANGWARDHENA PERAMUNA 89 0.06
INDEPENDENT GROUP 5 58 0.04
INDEPENDENT GROUP 19 43 0.03
INDEPENDENT GROUP 17 24 0.02
INDEPENDENT GROUP 11 20 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 1 18 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 6 15 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 2 14 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 8 14 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 3 13 0.01
SINHALAYE MAHASAMMATHA BHOOMIPUTRA PAKSHAYA 13 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 7 12 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 10 11 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 15 10 0.01
SRI LANKA NATIONAL FRONT 9 0.01
SRI LANKA PROGRESSIVE FRONT 9 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 13 8 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 9 7 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 16 6 0.00
RUHUNU JANATHA PARTY 5 0.00
INDEPENDENT GROUP 14 5 0.00
Valid Votes 137,929 91.57
Rejected Votes 12,695 8.43
Total Polled 150,624
Regis. Electors 242,463
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Eastern Province Final Result
POLITICAL PARTY/ INDEPENDENT GROUP VOTES OBTAINED PERCENTAGE SEATS
UNITED PEOPLE'S FREEDOM ALLIANCE 308,886 52.21 *20
UNITED NATIONAL PARTY 250,732 42.38 15
PEOPLE'S LIBERATION FRONT 9,390 1.59 1
TAMIZH DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL ALLIANCE 7,714 1.30 1
EELAM PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC PARTY 5,418 0.92
UNITED SOCIALIST PARTY 2,548 0.43
EELAVAR DEMOCRATIC FRONT 2,275 0.38
UNITED NATIONAL ALLIANCE 597 0.10
PEOPLE'S FRONT OF LIBERATION TIGERS 383 0.06
AKILA ILANKAI TAMIL UNITED FRONT 378 0.06
NAWA SIHALA URUMAYA 312 0.05
JATHIKA SANGWARDHENA PERAMUNA 189 0.03
SINHALAYE MAHASAMMATHA BHOOMIPUTRA PAKSHAYA 109 0.02
MUSLIM LIBERATION FRONT 39 0.01
SRI LANKA NATIONAL FRONT 30 0.01
SRI LANKA PROGRESSIVE FRONT 26 0.00
RUHUNU JANATHA PARTY 14 0.00
THE LIBERAL PARTY 3 0.00
Valid Votes 591,676 91.53 Rejected Votes 54,780 8.47 Total Polled 646,456 65.78
Regis. Electors 982,721
# Total votes received by all Independent Groups 2,633
* Includes 2 bonus seats under Section 61A(2) of the Provincial Council Elections Act No 2 of 1988
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North Central Province Anuradhapura District Results
Medawachchiya Polling Division
POLITICAL PARTY/ INDEPENDENT GROUP VOTES OBTAINED PERCENTAGE
UNITED PEOPLE'S FREEDOM ALLIANCE 25,450 59.04
UNITED NATIONAL PARTY 15,164 35.18
PEOPLE'S LIBERATION FRONT 2,082 4.83
NATIONAL CONGRESS 231 0.54
UNITED SOCIALIST PARTY 72 0.17
UNITED NATIONAL ALLIANCE 40 0.09
INDEPENDENT GROUP 7 18 0.04
JATHIKA SANGWARDHENA PERAMUNA 12 0.03
INDEPENDENT GROUP 6 11 0.03
INDEPENDENT GROUP 4 5 0.01
NATIONAL PEOPLES PARTY 4 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 5 4 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 3 3 0.01
RUHUNU JANATHA PARTY 2 0.00
SINHALAYE MAHASAMMATHA BHOOMIPUTRA PAKSHAYA 2 0.00
INDEPENDENT GROUP 1 2 0.00
LEFT FRONT 1 0.00
SRI LANKA PROGRESSIVE FRONT 1 0.00
INDEPENDENT GROUP 2 1 0.00
Valid Votes 43,105 95.49
Rejected Votes 2,037 4.51
Total Polled 45,142
Regis. Electors 74,962
Horowpothana Polling Division
POLITICAL PARTY/ INDEPENDENT GROUP VOTES OBTAINED PERCENTAGE
UNITED PEOPLE'S FREEDOM ALLIANCE 22,532 53.73
UNITED NATIONAL PARTY 16,203 38.64
PEOPLE'S LIBERATION FRONT 2,203 5.25
NATIONAL CONGRESS 723 1.72
UNITED SOCIALIST PARTY 82 0.20
JATHIKA SANGWARDHENA PERAMUNA 63 0.15
UNITED NATIONAL ALLIANCE 60 0.14
INDEPENDENT GROUP 5 15 0.04
INDEPENDENT GROUP 7 15 0.04
INDEPENDENT GROUP 3 6 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 6 6 0.01
NATIONAL PEOPLES PARTY 5 0.01
LEFT FRONT 5 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 2 5 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 4 4 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 1 2 0.00
RUHUNU JANATHA PARTY 1 0.00
SRI LANKA PROGRESSIVE FRONT 1 0.00
SINHALAYE MAHASAMMATHA BHOOMIPUTRA PAKSHAYA 1 0.00
Valid Votes 41,932 94.96
Rejected Votes 2,225 5.04
Total Polled 44,157
Regis. Electors 72,114
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Anuradhapura East Polling Division
POLITICAL PARTY/ INDEPENDENT GROUP VOTES OBTAINED PERCENTAGE
UNITED PEOPLE'S FREEDOM ALLIANCE 28,113 51.81
UNITED NATIONAL PARTY 21,898 40.36
PEOPLE'S LIBERATION FRONT 3,936 7.25
UNITED SOCIALIST PARTY 91 0.17
UNITED NATIONAL ALLIANCE 64 0.12
NATIONAL CONGRESS 61 0.11
LEFT FRONT 20 0.04
JATHIKA SANGWARDHENA PERAMUNA 17 0.03
INDEPENDENT GROUP 7 11 0.02
NATIONAL PEOPLES PARTY 8 0.01
SINHALAYE MAHASAMMATHA BHOOMIPUTRA PAKSHAYA 8 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 6 8 0.01
RUHUNU JANATHA PARTY 7 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 3 6 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 1 5 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 2 4 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 5 3 0.01
SRI LANKA PROGRESSIVE FRONT 1 0.00
INDEPENDENT GROUP 4 1 0.00
Valid Votes 54,262 95.89
Rejected Votes 2,323 4.11
Total Polled 56,585
Regis. Electors 86,208
Anuradhapura West Polling Division
POLITICAL PARTY/ INDEPENDENT GROUP VOTES OBTAINED PERCENTAGE
UNITED PEOPLE'S FREEDOM ALLIANCE 27,690 52.45
UNITED NATIONAL PARTY 22,279 42.20
PEOPLE'S LIBERATION FRONT 2,312 4.38
NATIONAL CONGRESS 215 0.41
UNITED SOCIALIST PARTY 116 0.22
UNITED NATIONAL ALLIANCE 81 0.15
INDEPENDENT GROUP 6 17 0.03
JATHIKA SANGWARDHENA PERAMUNA 16 0.03
INDEPENDENT GROUP 7 14 0.03
LEFT FRONT 11 0.02
INDEPENDENT GROUP 1 9 0.02
NATIONAL PEOPLES PARTY 7 0.01
SINHALAYE MAHASAMMATHA BHOOMIPUTRA PAKSHAYA 4 0.01
SRI LANKA PROGRESSIVE FRONT 4 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 2 4 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 3 3 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 4 3 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 5 3 0.01
RUHUNU JANATHA PARTY 1 0.00
Valid Votes 52,789 95.14
Rejected Votes 2,697 4.86
Total Polled 55,486
Regis. Electors 91,972
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Kalawewa Polling Division
POLITICAL PARTY/ INDEPENDENT GROUP VOTES OBTAINED PERCENTAGE
UNITED PEOPLE'S FREEDOM ALLIANCE 39,984 56.24
UNITED NATIONAL PARTY 27,017 38.00
PEOPLE'S LIBERATION FRONT 3,661 5.15
UNITED SOCIALIST PARTY 114 0.16
NATIONAL CONGRESS 111 0.16
UNITED NATIONAL ALLIANCE 88 0.12
JATHIKA SANGWARDHENA PERAMUNA 27 0.04
INDEPENDENT GROUP 7 20 0.03
LEFT FRONT 16 0.02
NATIONAL PEOPLES PARTY 12 0.02
INDEPENDENT GROUP 6 12 0.02
INDEPENDENT GROUP 3 6 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 5 6 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 4 4 0.01
SINHALAYE MAHA SAMMATHA BHOOMIPUTRA PAKSHAYA 3 0.00
RUHUNU JANATHA PARTY 3 0.00
SRI LANKA PROGRESSIVE FRONT 3 0.00
INDEPENDENT GROUP 1 2 0.00
INDEPENDENT GROUP 2 2 0.00
Valid Votes 71,091 95.00
Rejected Votes 3,739 5.00
Total Polled 74,830
Regis. Electors 113,350
Mihintale Polling Division
POLITICAL PARTY/ INDEPENDENT GROUP VOTES OBTAINED PERCENTAGE
UNITED PEOPLE'S FREEDOM ALLIANCE 18,633 53.50
UNITED NATIONAL PARTY 13,195 37.88
PEOPLE'S LIBERATION FRONT 2,397 6.88
NATIONAL CONGRESS 440 1.26
UNITED SOCIALIST PARTY 58 0.17
UNITED NATIONAL ALLIANCE 53 0.15
JATHIKA SANGWARDHENA PERAMUNA 12 0.03
INDEPENDENT GROUP 7 9 0.03
NATIONAL PEOPLES PARTY 7 0.02
INDEPENDENT GROUP 6 7 0.02
SINHALAYE MAHASAMMATHA BHOOMIPUTRA PAKSHAYA 6 0.02
INDEPENDENT GROUP 3 3 0.01
RUHUNU JANATHA PARTY 2 0.01
LEFT FRONT 2 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 1 2 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 2 2 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 4 2 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 5 1 0.00
SRI LANKA PROGRESSIVE FRONT - 0.00
Valid Votes 34,831 95.21
Rejected Votes 1,751 4.79
Total Polled 36,582
Regis. Electors 58,034
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Kekirawa Polling Division
POLITICAL PARTY/ INDEPENDENT GROUP VOTES OBTAINED PERCENTAGE
UNITED PEOPLE'S FREEDOM ALLIANCE 21,700 50.08
UNITED NATIONAL PARTY 19,538 45.09
PEOPLE'S LIBERATION FRONT 1,649 3.81
NATIONAL CONGRESS 187 0.43
UNITED SOCIALIST PARTY 101 0.23
UNITED NATIONAL ALLIANCE 81 0.19
JATHIKA SANGWARDHENA PERAMUNA 19 0.04
INDEPENDENT GROUP 7 16 0.04
INDEPENDENT GROUP 6 7 0.02
INDEPENDENT GROUP 2 6 0.01
LEFT FRONT 5 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 5 5 0.01
NATIONAL PEOPLES PARTY 4 0.01
SINHALAYE MAHASAMMATHA BHOOMIPUTRA PAKSHAYA 4 0.01
SRI LANKA PROGRESSIVE FRONT 3 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 3 3 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 1 2 0.00
INDEPENDENT GROUP 4 1 0.00
RUHUNU JANATHA PARTY - 0.00
Valid Votes 43,331 94.95
Rejected Votes 2,306 5.05
Total Polled 45,637
Regis. Electors 72,777
Anuradhapura Postal Votes
POLITICAL PARTY/ INDEPENDENT GROUP VOTES OBTAINED PERCENTAGE
UNITED PEOPLE'S FREEDOM ALLIANCE 15,445 65.90
UNITED NATIONAL PARTY 6,725 28.70
PEOPLE'S LIBERATION FRONT 1,117 4.77
NATIONAL CONGRESS 65 0.28
UNITED NATIONAL ALLIANCE 24 0.10
UNITED SOCIALIST PARTY 14 0.06
JATHIKA SANGWARDHENA PERAMUNA 12 0.05
LEFT FRONT 7 0.03
SINHALAYE MAHASAMMATHA BHOOMIPUTRA PAKSHAYA 7 0.03
NATIONAL PEOPLES PARTY 4 0.02
SRI LANKA PROGRESSIVE FRONT 3 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 7 3 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 1 2 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 2 2 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 4 2 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 6 2 0.01
RUHUNU JANATHA PARTY 1 0.00
INDEPENDENT GROUP 5 1 0.00
INDEPENDENT GROUP 3 - 0.00
Valid Votes 23,436 96.61
Rejected Votes 822 3.39
Total Polled 24,258
No.of Postal Voters 25,768
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Anuradhapura District Final Result
POLITICAL PARTY/ INDEPENDENT GROUP VOTES OBTAINED PERCENTAGE SEATS
UNITED PEOPLE'S FREEDOM ALLIANCE 199,547 54.70 12
UNITED NATIONAL PARTY 142,019 38.93 8
PEOPLE'S LIBERATION FRONT 19,357 5.31 1
NATIONAL CONGRESS 2,033 0.56
UNITED SOCIALIST PARTY 648 0.18
UNITED NATIONAL ALLIANCE 491 0.13
JATHIKA SANGWARDHENA PERAMUNA 178 0.05
INDEPENDENT GROUP 7 106 0.03
INDEPENDENT GROUP 6 70 0.02
LEFT FRONT 67 0.02
NATIONAL PEOPLES PARTY 51 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 5 38 0.01
SINHALAYE MAHASAMMATHA BHOOMIPUTRA PAKSHAYA 35 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 3 30 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 1 26 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 2 26 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 4 22 0.01
RUHUNE JANATHA PARTY 17 0.00
SRI LANKA PROGRESSIVE FRONT 16 0.00
Valid Votes 364,777 95.32
Rejected Votes 17,900 4.68
Total Polled 382,677
Regis. Electors 569,417
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North Central Province Polonnaruwa District Results
Minneriya Polling Division
POLITICAL PARTY/ INDEPENDENT GROUP VOTES OBTAINED PERCENTAGE
UNITED PEOPLE'S FREEDOM ALLIANCE 27,582 62.04
UNITED NATIONAL PARTY 14,067 31.64
PEOPLE'S LIBERATION FRONT 2,573 5.79
UNITED NATIONAL ALLIANCE 48 0.11
UNITED SOCIALIST PARTY 47 0.11
JATHIKA SANGWARDHENA PERAMUNA 30 0.07
INDEPENDENT GROUP 8 23 0.05
NATIONAL CONGRESS 20 0.04
INDEPENDENT GROUP 6 17 0.04
INDEPENDENT GROUP 4 16 0.04
INDEPENDENT GROUP 5 9 0.02
SRI LANKA PROGRESSIVE FRONT 7 0.02
INDEPENDENT GROUP 7 6 0.01
LEFT FRONT 5 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 2 5 0.01
MUSLIM LIBERATION FRONT 4 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 1 2 0.00
INDEPENDENT GROUP 3 - 0.00
Valid Votes 44,461 93.74
Rejected Votes 2,968 6.26
Total Polled 47,429
Regis. Electors 76,120
Medirigiriya Polling Division
POLITICAL PARTY/ INDEPENDENT GROUP VOTES OBTAINED PERCENTAGE
UNITED PEOPLE'S FREEDOM ALLIANCE 25,729 55.86
UNITED NATIONAL PARTY 17,682 38.39
PEOPLE'S LIBERATION FRONT 1,662 3.61
NATIONAL CONGRESS 796 1.73
UNITED NATIONAL ALLIANCE 67 0.15
UNITED SOCIALIST PARTY 45 0.10
JATHIKA SANGWARDHENA PERAMUNA 18 0.04
INDEPENDENT GROUP 4 13 0.03
INDEPENDENT GROUP 8 12 0.03
INDEPENDENT GROUP 1 8 0.02
INDEPENDENT GROUP 6 8 0.02
LEFT FRONT 5 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 2 5 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 3 4 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 7 3 0.01
MUSLIM LIBERATION FRONT 2 0.00
INDEPENDENT GROUP 5 1 0.00
SRI LANKA PROGRESSIVE FRONT - 0.00
Valid Votes 46,060 94.84
Rejected Votes 2,508 5.16
Total Polled 48,568
Regis. Electors 72,128
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Polonnaruwa Polling Division
POLITICAL PARTY/ INDEPENDENT GROUP VOTES OBTAINED PERCENTAGE
UNITED PEOPLE'S FREEDOM ALLIANCE 49,828 59.88
UNITED NATIONAL PARTY 29,731 35.73
PEOPLE'S LIBERATION FRONT 2,835 3.41
NATIONAL CONGRESS 519 0.62
UNITED NATIONAL ALLIANCE 83 0.10
UNITED SOCIALIST PARTY 76 0.09
INDEPENDENT GROUP 8 39 0.05
JATHIKA SANGWARDHENA PERAMUNA 22 0.03
SRI LANKA PROGRESSIVE FRONT 14 0.02
LEFT FRONT 11 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 1 9 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 6 9 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 3 8 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 7 7 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 4 6 0.01
MUSLIM LIBERATION FRONT 4 0.00
INDEPENDENT GROUP 2 3 0.00
INDEPENDENT GROUP 5 3 0.00
Valid Votes 83,207 94.96
Rejected Votes 4,413 5.04
Total Polled 87,620
Regis. Electors 128,808
Polonnaruwa Postal Votes
POLITICAL PARTY/ INDEPENDENT GROUP VOTES OBTAINED PERCENTAGE
UNITED PEOPLE'S FREEDOM ALLIANCE 4,771 68.80
UNITED NATIONAL PARTY 1,785 25.74
PEOPLE'S LIBERATION FRONT 311 4.48
NATIONAL CONGRESS 36 0.52
UNITED NATIONAL ALLIANCE 6 0.09
UNITED SOCIALIST PARTY 5 0.07
JATHIKA SANGWARDHENA PERAMUNA 4 0.06
LEFT FRONT 4 0.06
SRI LANKA PROGRESSIVE FRONT 4 0.06
INDEPENDENT GROUP 1 2 0.03
INDEPENDENT GROUP 7 2 0.03
INDEPENDENT GROUP 8 2 0.03
INDEPENDENT GROUP 3 1 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 5 1 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 6 1 0.01
MUSLIM LIBERATION FRONT - 0.00
INDEPENDENT GROUP 2 - 0.00
INDEPENDENT GROUP 4 - 0.00
Valid Votes 6,935 95.95
Rejected Votes 293 4.05
Total Polled 7,228
No.of Postal Electors 7,568
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Polonnaruwa District Final
POLITICAL PARTY/ INDEPENDENT GROUP VOTES OBTAINED PERCENTAGE SEATS
UNITED PEOPLE'S FREEDOM ALLIANCE 107,910 59.73 6
UNITED NATIONAL PARTY 63,265 35.02 4
PEOPLE'S LIBERATION FRONT 7,381 4.09
NATIONAL CONGRESS 1,371 0.76
UNITED NATIONAL ALLIANCE 204 0.11
UNITED SOCIALIST PARTY 173 0.10
INDEPENDENT GROUP 8 76 0.04
JATHIKA SANGWARDENA PERAMUNA 74 0.04
INDEPENDENT GROUP 4 35 0.02
INDEPENDENT GROUP 6 35 0.02
LEFT FRONT 25 0.01
SRI LANKA PROGRESSIVE FRONT 25 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 1 21 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 7 18 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 5 14 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 2 13 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 3 13 0.01
MUSLIM LIBERATION FRONT 10 0.01
Valid Votes 180,663 94.66
Rejected Votes 10,182 5.34
Total Polled 190,845
Regis. Electors 277,056
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North Central Province Final Result
POLITICAL PARTY/ INDEPENDENT GROUP VOTES OBTAINED PERCENTAGE SEATS
UNITED PEOPLE'S FREEDOM ALLIANCE 307,457 56.37 20
UNITED NATIONAL PARTY 205,284 37.64 12
PEOPLE'S LIBERATION FRONT 26,738 4.90 1
NATIONAL CONGRESS 3,404 0.62
UNITED SOCIALIST PARTY 821 0.15
UNITED NATIONAL ALLIANCE 695 0.13
JATHIKA SANGWARDHENA PERAMUNA 252 0.05
ANURADHAPURA INDEPENDENT GROUP-7 106 0.02
LEFT FRONT 92 0.02
POLONNARUWA INDEPENDENT GROUP-8 76 0.01
ANURADHAPURA INDEPENDENT GROUP-6 70 0.01
NATIONAL PEOPLES PARTY 51 0.01
SRI LANKA PROGRESSIVE FRONT 41 0.01
ANURADHAPURA INDEPENDENT GROUP-5 38 0.01
SINHALAYE MAHASAMMATHA BHOOMIPUTRA PAKSHAYA 35 0.01
POLONNARUWA INDEPENDENT GROUP-4 35 0.01
POLONNARUWA INDEPENDENT GROUP-6 35 0.01
ANURADHAPURA INDEPENDENT GROUP-3 30 0.01
ANURADHAPURA INDEPENDENT GROUP-1 26 0.00
ANURADHAPURA INDEPENDENT GROUP-2 26 0.00
ANURADHAPURA INDEPENDENT GROUP-4 22 0.00
POLONNARUWA INDEPENDENT GROUP-1 21 0.00
POLONNARUWA INDEPENDENT GROUP-7 18 0.00
RUHUNU JANATHA PARTY 17 0.00
POLONNARUWA INDEPENDENT GROUP-5 14 0.00
POLONNARUWA INDEPENDENT GROUP-2 13 0.00
POLONNARUWA INDEPENDENT GROUP-3 13 0.00
MUSLIM LIBERATION FRONT 10 0.00
Valid Votes 545,440 95.10
Rejected Votes 28,082 4.90
Total Polled 573,522
Regis. Electors 846,473 * Includes 2 bonus seats under Section 61A(2) of the Provincial Council Elections Act No 2 of 1988
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Sabaragamuwa Province Kegalle District Results
Dedigama Polling Division
POLITICAL PARTY/ INDEPENDENT GROUP VOTES OBTAINED PERCENTAGE
UNITED PEOPLE'S FREEDOM ALLIANCE 28,797 55.03
UNITED NATIONAL PARTY 21,587 41.25
PEOPLE'S LIBERATION FRONT 1,443 2.76
CEYLON WORKERS CONGRESS 281 0.54
UNITED NATIONAL ALLIANCE 81 0.15
UNITED SOCIALIST PARTY 63 0.12
JATHIKA SANGWARDHENA PERAMUNA 15 0.03
LEFT FRONT 15 0.03
INDEPENDENT GROUP 10 15 0.03
INDEPENDENT GROUP 06 6 0.01
EKSATH LANKA MAHA SABHA 5 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 08 4 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 05 3 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 09 3 0.01
RUHUNU JANATHA PARTY 2 0.00
INDEPENDENT GROUP 02 2 0.00
INDEPENDENT GROUP 03 2 0.00
INDEPENDENT GROUP 07 2 0.00
SRI LANKA PROGRESSIVE FRONT 1 0.00
INDEPENDENT GROUP 01 1 0.00
INDEPENDENT GROUP 04 - 0.00
Valid Votes 52,328 95.82
Rejected Votes 2,285 4.18
Total Polled 54,613
Regis. Electors 82,630
Galigamuwa Polling Division
POLITICAL PARTY/ INDEPENDENT GROUP VOTES OBTAINED PERCENTAGE
UNITED PEOPLE'S FREEDOM ALLIANCE 22,741 57.61
UNITED NATIONAL PARTY 15,381 38.96
PEOPLE'S LIBERATION FRONT 1,060 2.69
CEYLON WORKERS CONGRESS 126 0.32
UNITED NATIONAL ALLIANCE 75 0.19
UNITED SOCIALIST PARTY 35 0.09
INDEPENDENT GROUP 10 13 0.03
JATHIKA SANGWARDHENA PERAMUNA 12 0.03
LEFT FRONT 8 0.02
INDEPENDENT GROUP 05 5 0.01
EKSATH LANKA MAHA SABHA 4 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 03 4 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 08 3 0.01
SRI LANKA PROGRESSIVE FRONT 2 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 02 2 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 07 2 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 01 1 0.00
RUHUNU JANATHA PARTY - 0.00
INDEPENDENT GROUP 04 - 0.00
INDEPENDENT GROUP 06 - 0.00
INDEPENDENT GROUP 09 - 0.00
Valid Votes 39,474 95.37
Rejected Votes 1,916 4.63
Total Polled 41,390
Regis. Electors 63,819
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Kegalle Polling Division
POLITICAL PARTY/ INDEPENDENT GROUP VOTES OBTAINED PERCENTAGE
UNITED PEOPLE'S FREEDOM ALLIANCE 28,809 61.51
UNITED NATIONAL PARTY 13,881 34.42
PEOPLE'S LIBERATION FRONT 1,408 3.49
CEYLON WORKERS CONGRESS 68 0.17
UNITED NATIONAL ALLIANCE 54 0.13
UNITED SOCIALIST PARTY 30 0.07
JATHIKA SANGWARDHENA PERAMUNA 11 0.03
INDEPENDENT GROUP 10 11 0.03
INDEPENDENT GROUP 09 9 0.02
EKSATH LANKA MAHA SABHA 8 0.02
INDEPENDENT GROUP 05 8 0.02
INDEPENDENT GROUP 08 8 0.02
INDEPENDENT GROUP 03 6 0.01
LEFT FRONT 5 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 07 5 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 04 4 0.01
RUHUNU JANATHA PARTY 2 0.00
INDEPENDENT GROUP 01 2 0.00
INDEPENDENT GROUP 02 2 0.00
INDEPENDENT GROUP 06 2 0.00
SRI LANKA PROGRESSIVE FRONT 1 0.00
Valid Votes 40,334 95.06
Rejected Votes 2,095 4.94
Total Polled 42,429
Regis. Electors 66,367
Rambukkana Polling Division
POLITICAL PARTY/ INDEPENDENT GROUP VOTES OBTAINED PERCENTAGE
UNITED PEOPLE'S FREEDOM ALLIANCE 22,419 60.72
UNITED NATIONAL PARTY 13,245 35.87
PEOPLE'S LIBERATION FRONT 1,077 2.92
UNITED NATIONAL ALLIANCE 53 0.14
UNITED SOCIALIST PARTY 38 0.10
JATHIKA SANGWARDHENA PERAMUNA 20 0.05
CEYLON WORKERS CONGRESS 12 0.03
INDEPENDENT GROUP 03 10 0.03
EKSATH LANKA MAHA SABHA 8 0.02
INDEPENDENT GROUP 09 8 0.02
INDEPENDENT GROUP 08 6 0.02
INDEPENDENT GROUP 10 6 0.02
LEFT FRONT 5 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 05 4 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 04 3 0.01
RUHUNU JANATHA PARTY 2 0.01
SRI LANKA PROGRESSIVE FRONT 2 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 02 2 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 06 2 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 01 1 0.00
INDEPENDENT GROUP 07 1 0.00
Valid Votes 36,924 94.90
Rejected Votes 1,986 5.10
Total Polled 38,910
Regis. Electors 61,544
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Mawanella Polling Division
POLITICAL PARTY/ INDEPENDENT GROUP VOTES OBTAINED PERCENTAGE
UNITED PEOPLE'S FREEDOM ALLIANCE 23,641 48.37
UNITED NATIONAL PARTY 22,348 45.73
CEYLON WORKERS CONGRESS 1,849 3.78
PEOPLE'S LIBERATION FRONT 808 1.65
UNITED NATIONAL ALLIANCE 90 0.18
UNITED SOCIALIST PARTY 52 0.11
JATHIKA SANGWARDHENA PERAMUNA 31 0.06
INDEPENDENT GROUP 01 10 0.02
INDEPENDENT GROUP 03 7 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 07 7 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 10 5 0.01
RUHUNU JANATHA PARTY 4 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 06 4 0.01
EKSATH LANKA MAHA SABHA 3 0.01
LEFT FRONT 3 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 08 3 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 09 3 0.01
SRI LANKA PROGRESSIVE FRONT 1 0.00
INDEPENDENT GROUP 04 1 0.00
INDEPENDENT GROUP 05 1 0.00
INDEPENDENT GROUP 02 - 0.00
Valid Votes 48,871 94.71
Rejected Votes 2,729 5.29
Total Polled 51,600
Regis. Electors 81,844
Mawanella Polling Division
POLITICAL PARTY/ INDEPENDENT GROUP VOTES OBTAINED PERCENTAGE
UNITED PEOPLE'S FREEDOM ALLIANCE 23,641 48.37
UNITED NATIONAL PARTY 22,348 45.73
CEYLON WORKERS CONGRESS 1,849 3.78
PEOPLE'S LIBERATION FRONT 808 1.65
UNITED NATIONAL ALLIANCE 90 0.18
UNITED SOCIALIST PARTY 52 0.11
JATHIKA SANGWARDHENA PERAMUNA 31 0.06
INDEPENDENT GROUP 01 10 0.02
INDEPENDENT GROUP 03 7 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 07 7 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 10 5 0.01
RUHUNU JANATHA PARTY 4 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 06 4 0.01
EKSATH LANKA MAHA SABHA 3 0.01
LEFT FRONT 3 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 08 3 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 09 3 0.01
SRI LANKA PROGRESSIVE FRONT 1 0.00
INDEPENDENT GROUP 04 1 0.00
INDEPENDENT GROUP 05 1 0.00
INDEPENDENT GROUP 02 - 0.00
Valid Votes 48,871 94.71
Rejected Votes 2,729 5.29
Total Polled 51,600
Regis. Electors 81,844
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Aranayake Polling Division
POLITICAL PARTY/ INDEPENDENT GROUP VOTES OBTAINED PERCENTAGE
UNITED PEOPLE'S FREEDOM ALLIANCE 18,729 58.83
UNITED NATIONAL PARTY 12,215 38.37
PEOPLE'S LIBERATION FRONT 653 2.05
CEYLON WORKERS CONGRESS 91 0.21
UNITED NATIONAL ALLIANCE 58 0.18
UNITED SOCIALIST PARTY 30 0.09
JATHIKA SANGWARDHENA PERAMUNA 14 0.04
INDEPENDENT GROUP 10 14 0.04
EKSATH LANKA MAHA SABHA 6 0.02
INDEPENDENT GROUP 08 6 0.02
INDEPENDENT GROUP 09 5 0.02
INDEPENDENT GROUP 02 4 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 03 4 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 07 3 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 04 2 0.01
SRI LANKA PROGRESSIVE FRONT 1 0.00
INDEPENDENT GROUP 05 1 0.00
INDEPENDENT GROUP 06 1 0.00
RUHUNU JANATHA PARTY - 0.00
LEFT FRONT - 0.00
INDEPENDENT GROUP 01 - 0.00
Valid Votes 31,837 95.19
Rejected Votes 1,609 4.81
Total Polled 33,446
Regis. Electors 51,025
Yatiyantota Polling Division
POLITICAL PARTY/ INDEPENDENT GROUP VOTES OBTAINED PERCENTAGE
UNITED PEOPLE'S FREEDOM ALLIANCE 22,731 52.06
UNITED NATIONAL PARTY 19,239 44.06
CEYLON WORKERS CONGRESS 913 2.09
PEOPLE'S LIBERATION FRONT 546 1.25
UNITED NATIONAL ALLIANCE 98 0.22
UNITED SOCIALIST PARTY 60 0.14
JATHIKA SANGWARDHENA PERAMUNA 24 0.05
LEFT FRONT 13 0.03
INDEPENDENT GROUP 10 9 0.02
INDEPENDENT GROUP 01 6 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 08 5 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 09 4 0.01
EKSATH LANKA MAHA SABHA 3 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 04 3 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 05 2 0.00
RUHUNU JANATHA PARTY 1 0.00
INDEPENDENT GROUP 02 1 0.00
INDEPENDENT GROUP 03 1 0.00
INDEPENDENT GROUP 06 1 0.00
INDEPENDENT GROUP 07 1 0.00
SRI LANKA PROGRESSIVE FRONT - 0.00
Valid Votes 43,661 93.52
Rejected Votes 3,023 6.48
Total Polled 46,684
Regis. Electors 68,792
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Ruwanwella Polling Division
POLITICAL PARTY/ INDEPENDENT GROUP VOTES OBTAINED PERCENTAGE
UNITED PEOPLE'S FREEDOM ALLIANCE 23,102 52.99
UNITED NATIONAL PARTY 18,808 43.14
PEOPLE'S LIBERATION FRONT 1,051 2.41
CEYLON WORKERS CONGRESS 382 0.88
UNITED NATIONAL ALLIANCE 89 0.20
UNITED SOCIALIST PARTY 59 0.14
JATHIKA SANGWARDHENA PERAMUNA 37 0.08
INDEPENDENT GROUP 10 13 0.03
LEFT FRONT 8 0.02
EKSATH LANKA MAHA SABHA 7 0.02
INDEPENDENT GROUP 08 6 0.01
RUHUNU JANATHA PARTY 5 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 09 5 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 01 4 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 02 4 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 03 4 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 05 4 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 06 3 0.01
SRI LANKA PROGRESSIVE FRONT 2 0.00
INDEPENDENT GROUP 04 2 0.00
INDEPENDENT GROUP 07 2 0.00
Valid Votes 43,597 94.11
Rejected Votes 2,728 5.89
Total Polled 46,325
Regis. Electors 69,082
Deraniyagala Polling Division
POLITICAL PARTY/ INDEPENDENT GROUP VOTES OBTAINED PERCENTAGE
UNITED PEOPLE'S FREEDOM ALLIANCE 18,659 51.81
UNITED NATIONAL PARTY 14,931 41.46
CEYLON WORKERS CONGRESS 1,279 3.55
PEOPLE'S LIBERATION FRONT 925 2.57
UNITED NATIONAL ALLIANCE 61 0.17
UNITED SOCIALIST PARTY 41 0.11
JATHIKA SANGWARDHENA PERAMUNA 36 0.10
INDEPENDENT GROUP 10 17 0.05
EKSATH LANKA MAHA SABHA 12 0.03
INDEPENDENT GROUP 01 9 0.02
INDEPENDENT GROUP 03 7 0.02
INDEPENDENT GROUP 09 7 0.02
LEFT FRONT 6 0.02
INDEPENDENT GROUP 07 6 0.02
INDEPENDENT GROUP 08 6 0.02
INDEPENDENT GROUP 02 4 0.01
RUHUNU JANATHA PARTY 3 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 04 2 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 05 2 0.01
SRI LANKA PROGRESSIVE FRONT 1 0.00
INDEPENDENT GROUP 06 - 0.00
Valid Votes 36,014 92.73
Rejected Votes 2,823 7.27
Total Polled 38,837
Regis. Electors 60,518
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Kegalle Postal Votes
POLITICAL PARTY/ INDEPENDENT GROUP VOTES
OBTAINED PERCENTAGE
UNITED PEOPLE'S FREEDOM ALLIANCE 6,943 68.80
UNITED NATIONAL PARTY 2,690 26.65
PEOPLE'S LIBERATION FRONT 394 3.90
CEYLON WORKER'S CONGRESS 27 0.27
UNITED NATIONAL ALLIANCE 15 0.15
INDEPENDENT GROUP 10 5 0.05
UNITED SOCIALIST PARTY 4 0.04
JATHIKA SANGWARDHENA PERAMUNA 3 0.03
LEFT FRONT 3 0.03
INDEPENDENT GROUP 09 3 0.03
EKSATH LANKA MAHA SABHA 1 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 03 1 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 04 1 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 07 1 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 08 1 0.01
RUHUNU JANATHA PARTY - 0.00
SRI LANKA PROGRESSIVE FRONT - 0.00
INDEPENDENT GROUP 01 - 0.00
INDEPENDENT GROUP 02 - 0.00
INDEPENDENT GROUP 05 - 0.00
INDEPENDENT GROUP 06 - 0.00
Valid Votes 10,092 96.80
Rejected Votes 334 3.20
Total Polled 10,426
No.of Postal Electors 10,959
Keagalle District Final
POLITICAL PARTY/ INDEPENDENT GROUP VOTES OBTAINED PERCENTAGE SEATS
UNITED PEOPLE'S FREEDOM ALLIANCE 212,571 55.48 10
UNITED NATIONAL PARTY 154,325 40.28 7
PEOPLE'S LIBERATION FRONT 9,365 2.44 1
CEYLON WORKER'S CONGRESS 5,028 1.31
UNITED NATIONAL ALLIANCE 674 0.18
UNITED SOCIALIST PARTY 412 0.11
JATHIKA SANGWARDHENA PERAMUNA 203 0.05
INDEPENDENT GROUP 10 108 0.03
LEFT FRONT 66 0.02
EKSATH LANKA MAHA SABHA 57 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 08 48 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 09 47 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 03 46 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 01 34 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 05 30 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 07 30 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 02 21 0.01
RUHUNU JANATHA PARTY 19 0.00
INDEPENDENT GROUP 06 19 0.00
INDEPENDENT GROUP 04 18 0.00
SRI LANKA PROGRESSIVE FRONT 11 0.00
Valid Votes 383,132 94.68
Rejected Votes 21,528 5.32
Total Polled 404,660
Regis. Electors 605,621
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Sabaragamuwa Province Ratnapura District Results
Eheliyagoda Polling Division
POLITICAL PARTY/ INDEPENDENT GROUP VOTES OBTAINED PERCENTAGE
UNITED PEOPLE'S FREEDOM ALLIANCE 30,377 53.67
UNITED NATIONAL PARTY 24,488 43.27
PEOPLE'S LIBERATION FRONT 849 1.50
CEYLON WORKERS CONGRESS 399 0.70
LEFT FRONT 178 0.31
UNITED SOCIALIST PARTY 99 0.17
UNITED NATIONAL ALLIANCE 95 0.17
UP-COUNTRY PEOPLE'S FRONT 27 0.05
INDEPENDENT GROUP 08 18 0.03
JATHIKA SANGWARDHENA PERAMUNA 16 0.03
INDEPENDENT GROUP 07 10 0.02
INDEPENDENT GROUP 09 9 0.02
INDEPENDENT GROUP 05 7 0.01
EKSATH LANKA MAHA SABHA 6 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 02 5 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 03 4 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 04 4 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 06 4 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 01 3 0.01
RUHUNU JANATHA PARTY 1 0.00
SRI LANKA PROGRESSIVE FRONT 1 0.00
Valid Votes 56,600 95.94
Rejected Votes 2,394 4.06
Total Polled 58,994
Regis. Electors 87,782
Ratnapura Polling Division
POLITICAL PARTY/ INDEPENDENT GROUP VOTES OBTAINED PERCENTAGE
UNITED PEOPLE'S FREEDOM ALLIANCE 37,953 53.85
UNITED NATIONAL PARTY 30,173 42.81
PEOPLE'S LIBERATION FRONT 1,165 1.65
CEYLON WORKERS CONGRESS 603 0.86
UP-COUNTRY PEOPLE'S FRONT 172 0.24
UNITED NATIONAL ALLIANCE 131 0.19
UNITED SOCIALIST PARTY 92 0.13
LEFT FRONT 59 0.08
JATHIKA SANGWARDHENA PERAMUNA 46 0.07
INDEPENDENT GROUP 09 14 0.02
INDEPENDENT GROUP 05 12 0.02
INDEPENDENT GROUP 08 11 0.02
EKSATH LANKA MAHA SABHA 10 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 03 7 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 01 5 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 02 4 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 06 4 0.01
RUHUNU JANATHA PARTY 3 0.00
SRI LANKA PROGRESSIVE FRONT 3 0.00
INDEPENDENT GROUP 04 3 0.00
INDEPENDENT GROUP 07 3 0.00
Valid Votes 70,473 95.11
Rejected Votes 3,625 4.89
Total Polled 74,098
Regis. Electors 105,475
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Pelmadulla Polling Division
POLITICAL PARTY/ INDEPENDENT GROUP VOTES OBTAINED PERCENTAGE
UNITED PEOPLE'S FREEDOM ALLIANCE 25,030 50.50
UNITED NATIONAL PARTY 21,695 43.77
CEYLON WORKERS CONGRESS 1,253 2.53
UP-COUNTRY PEOPLE'S FRONT 596 1.20
PEOPLE'S LIBERATION FRONT 592 1.19
UNITED SOCIALIST PARTY 189 0.38
UNITED NATIONAL ALLIANCE 113 0.23
LEFT FRONT 23 0.05
JATHIKA SANGWARDHENA PERAMUNA 13 0.03
INDEPENDENT GROUP 08 13 0.03
INDEPENDENT GROUP 02 8 0.02
INDEPENDENT GROUP 05 8 0.02
INDEPENDENT GROUP 09 7 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 06 5 0.01
EKSATH LANKA MAHA SABHA 4 0.01
RUHUNU JANATHA PARTY 4 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 01 3 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 04 2 0.00
INDEPENDENT GROUP 07 2 0.00
SRI LANKA PROGRESSIVE FRONT 1 0.00
INDEPENDENT GROUP 03 1 0.00
Valid Votes 49,562 94.11
Rejected Votes 3,100 5.89
Total Polled 52,662
Regis. Electors 73,056
Balangoda Polling Division
POLITICAL PARTY/ INDEPENDENT GROUP VOTES OBTAINED PERCENTAGE
UNITED PEOPLE'S FREEDOM ALLIANCE 32,496 55.40
UNITED NATIONAL PARTY 23,775 40.53
PEOPLE'S LIBERATION FRONT 1,039 1.77
CEYLON WORKERS CONGRESS 688 1.17
UP-COUNTRY PEOPLE'S FRONT 332 0.57
UNITED NATIONAL ALLIANCE 91 0.16
JATHIKA SANGWARDHENA PERAMUNA 71 0.12
UNITED SOCIALIST PARTY 68 0.12
INDEPENDENT GROUP 09 15 0.03
INDEPENDENT GROUP 08 14 0.02
LEFT FRONT 13 0.02
INDEPENDENT GROUP 01 9 0.02
INDEPENDENT GROUP 03 9 0.02
RUHUNU JANATHA PARTY 7 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 05 7 0.01
EKSATH LANKA MAHA SABHA 6 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 02 5 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 07 5 0.01
SRI LANKA PROGRESSIVE FRONT 4 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 04 4 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 06 3 0.01
Valid Votes 58,661 93.70
Rejected Votes 3,947 6.30
Total Polled 62,608
Regis. Electors 93,468
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Rakwana Polling Division
POLITICAL PARTY/ INDEPENDENT GROUP VOTES OBTAINED PERCENTAGE
UNITED PEOPLE'S FREEDOM ALLIANCE 30,683 52.61
UNITED NATIONAL PARTY 25,122 43.07
CEYLON WORKERS CONGRESS 1,060 1.82
PEOPLE'S LIBERATION FRONT 1,001 1.72
UP-COUNTRY PEOPLE'S FRONT 159 0.27
UNITED NATIONAL ALLIANCE 105 0.18
UNITED SOCIALIST PARTY 48 0.08
JATHIKA SANGWARDHENA PERAMUNA 42 0.07
INDEPENDENT GROUP 08 18 0.03
LEFT FRONT 15 0.03
EKSATH LANKA MAHA SABHA 13 0.02
INDEPENDENT GROUP 09 12 0.02
INDEPENDENT GROUP 06 10 0.02
INDEPENDENT GROUP 03 9 0.02
RUHUNU JANATHA PARTY 7 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 01 5 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 05 5 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 07 5 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 02 3 0.01
SRI LANKA PROGRESSIVE FRONT 2 0.00
INDEPENDENT GROUP 04 1 0.00
Valid Votes 58,325 93.87
Rejected Votes 3,811 6.13
Total Polled 62,136
Regis. Electors 90,894
Nitivigala Polling Division
POLITICAL PARTY/ INDEPENDENT GROUP VOTES OBTAINED PERCENTAGE
UNITED PEOPLE'S FREEDOM ALLIANCE 31,333 56.99
UNITED NATIONAL PARTY 21,916 39.86
CEYLON WORKERS CONGRESS 681 1.24
PEOPLE'S LIBERATION FRONT 645 1.17
UNITED NATIONAL ALLIANCE 122 0.22
UNITED SOCIALIST PARTY 90 0.16
UP-COUNTRY PEOPLE'S FRONT 61 0.11
LEFT FRONT 33 0.06
JATHIKA SANGWARDHENA PERAMUNA 16 0.03
INDEPENDENT GROUP 08 16 0.03
INDEPENDENT GROUP 06 13 0.02
INDEPENDENT GROUP 09 12 0.02
INDEPENDENT GROUP 05 9 0.02
RUHUNU JANATHA PARTY 7 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 04 6 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 01 5 0.01
EKSATH LANKA MAHA SABHA 4 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 02 4 0.01
SRI LANKA PROGRESSIVE FRONT 2 0.00
INDEPENDENT GROUP 03 2 0.00
INDEPENDENT GROUP 07 1 0.00
Valid Votes 54,978 94.84
Rejected Votes 2,994 5.16
Total Polled 57,972
Regis. Electors 82,850
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Kalawana Polling Division
POLITICAL PARTY/ INDEPENDENT GROUP VOTES OBTAINED PERCENTAGE
UNITED PEOPLE'S FREEDOM ALLIANCE 22,348 57.10
UNITED NATIONAL PARTY 15,659 40.01
PEOPLE'S LIBERATION FRONT 783 2.00
CEYLON WORKERS CONGRESS 126 0.32
UNITED NATIONAL ALLIANCE 66 0.17
UNITED SOCIALIST PARTY 48 0.12
UP-COUNTRY PEOPLE'S FRONT 41 0.10
JATHIKA SANGWARDHENA PERAMUNA 22 0.06
INDEPENDENT GROUP 08 9 0.02
LEFT FRONT 6 0.02
INDEPENDENT GROUP 03 5 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 02 4 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 05 4 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 06 4 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 09 4 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 01 3 0.01
EKSATH LANKA MAHA SABHA 2 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 04 2 0.01
RUHUNU JANATHA PARTY 1 0.00
SRI LANKA PROGRESSIVE FRONT 1 0.00
INDEPENDENT GROUP 07 - 0.00
Valid Votes 39,138 95.63
Rejected Votes 1,788 4.37
Total Polled 40,926
Regis. Electors 55,683
Kolonna Polling Division
POLITICAL PARTY/ INDEPENDENT GROUP VOTES OBTAINED PERCENTAGE
UNITED PEOPLE'S FREEDOM ALLIANCE 45,785 59.36
UNITED NATIONAL PARTY 27,358 35.47
PEOPLE'S LIBERATION FRONT 3,339 4.33
CEYLON WORKERS CONGRESS 291 0.38
UNITED NATIONAL ALLIANCE 97 0.13
UNITED SOCIALIST PARTY 65 0.08
JATHIKA SANGWARDHENA PERAMUNA 37 0.05
INDEPENDENT GROUP 08 29 0.04
UP-COUNTRY PEOPLE'S FRONT 28 0.04
INDEPENDENT GROUP 09 22 0.03
INDEPENDENT GROUP 06 16 0.02
LEFT FRONT 11 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 02 11 0.01
EKSATH LANKA MAHA SABHA 10 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 03 10 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 05 8 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 01 6 0.01
SRI LANKA PROGRESSIVE FRONT 5 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 04 4 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 07 4 0.01
RUHUNU JANATHA PARTY 1 0.00
Valid Votes 77,137 95.15
Rejected Votes 3,933 4.85
Total Polled 81,070
Regis. Electors 123,997
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Ratnapura Postal votes
POLITICAL PARTY/ INDEPENDENT GROUP VOTES OBTAINED PERCENTAGE
UNITED PEOPLE'S FREEDOM ALLIANCE 4,213 66.14
UNITED NATIONAL PARTY 1,810 28.41
PEOPLE'S LIBERATION FRONT 290 4.55
CEYLON WORKERS CONGRESS 34 0.53
LEFT FRONT 8 0.13
UNITED SOCIALIST PARTY 6 0.09
UP-COUNTRY PEOPLE'S FRONT 2 0.03
UNITED NATIONAL ALLIANCE 1 0.02
EKSATH LANKA MAHA SABHA 1 0.02
JATHIKA SANGWARDHENA PERAMUNA 1 0.02
INDEPENDENT GROUP 02 1 0.02
INDEPENDENT GROUP 04 1 0.02
INDEPENDENT GROUP 07 1 0.02
INDEPENDENT GROUP 09 1 0.02
RUHUNU JANATHA PARTY - 0.00
SRI LANKA PROGRESSIVE FRONT - 0.00
INDEPENDENT GROUP 01 - 0.00
INDEPENDENT GROUP 03 - 0.00
INDEPENDENT GROUP 05 - 0.00
INDEPENDENT GROUP 06 - 0.00
INDEPENDENT GROUP 08 - 0.00
Valid Votes 6,370 97.30
Rejected Votes 177 2.70
Total Polled 6,547
No.of Postal Electors 6,762
Ratnapura District Final
POLITICAL PARTY/ INDEPENDENT GROUP VOTES OBTAINED PERCENTAGE SEATS
UNITED PEOPLE'S FREEDOM ALLIANCE 260,218 55.22 13
UNITED NATIONAL PARTY 191,996 40.74 10
PEOPLE'S LIBERATION FRONT 9,703 2.06 1
CEYLON WORKER'S CONGRESS 5,135 1.09
UP COUNTRY PEOPLE'S FRONT 1,418 0.30
UNITED NATIONAL ALLIANCE 821 0.17
UNITED SOCIALIST FRONT 705 0.15
LEFT FRONT 346 0.07
JATHIKA SANGWARDHENA PERAMUNA 264 0.06
INDEPENDENT GROUP 08 128 0.03
INDEPENDENT GROUP 09 96 0.02
INDEPENDENT GROUP 05 60 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 06 59 0.01
EKSATH LANKA MAHA SABHA 56 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 03 47 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 02 45 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 01 39 0.01
RUHUNU JANATHA PARTY 31 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 07 31 0.01
INDEPENDENT GROUP 04 27 0.01
SRI LANKA PROGRESSIVE FRONT 19 0.00
Valid Votes 471,244 94.82
Rejected Votes 25,769 5.18
Total Polled 497,013
Regis. Electors 713,205
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Sabaragamuwa Province Final Result
POLITICAL PARTY/ INDEPENDENT GROUP VOTES OBTAINED PERCENTAGE SEATS
UNITED PEOPLE'S FREEDOM ALLIANCE 472,789 55.34 25
UNITED NATIONAL PARTY 346,321 40.53 17
PEOPLE'S LIBERATION FRONT 19,068 2.23 2
CEYLON WORKER'S CONGRESS 10,163 1.19
UNITED NATIONAL ALLIANCE 1,495 0.17
UP-COUNTRY PEOPLE'S FRONT 1,418 0.17
UNITED SOCIALIST PARTY 1,117 0.13
JATHIKA SANGWARDHENA PERAMUNA 467 0.05
LEFT FRONT 412 0.05
RATNAPURA INDEPENDENT GROUP-8 128 0.01
EKSATH LANKA MAHA SABHA 113 0.01
KEGALLE INDEPENDENT GROUP-10 108 0.01
RATNAPURA INDEPENDENT GROUP-9 96 0.01
RATNAPURA INDEPENDENT GROUP-5 60 0.01
RATNAPURA INDEPENDENT GROUP-6 59 0.01
RUHUNU JANATHA PARTY 50 0.01
KEGALLE INDEPENDENT GROUP-8 48 0.01
RATNAPURA INDEPENDENT GROUP-3 47 0.01
KEGALLE INDEPENDENT GROUP-9 47 0.01
KEGALLE INDEPENDENT GROUP-3 46 0.01
RATNAPURA INDEPENDENT GROUP-2 45 0.01
RATNAPURA INDEPENDENT GROUP-1 39 0.00
KEGALLE INDEPENDENT GROUP-1 34 0.00
RATNAPURA INDEPENDENT GROUP-7 31 0.00
SRI LANKA PROGRESSIVE FRONT 30 0.00
KEGALLE INDEPENDENT GROUP-5 30 0.00
KEGALLE INDEPENDENT GROUP-7 30 0.00
RATNAPURA INDEPENDENT GROUP-4 27 0.00
KEGALLE INDEPENDENT GROUP-2 21 0.00
KEGALLE INDEPENDENT GROUP-6 19 0.00
KEGALLE INDEPENDENT GROUP-4 18 0.00
Valid Votes 854,376 94.75
Rejected Votes 47,297 5.25
Total Polled 901,673
Regis. Electors 1,318,826
* Includes 2 bonus seats under Section 61A(2) of the Provincial Council Elections Act No 2 of 1988