News, Parliamentary Elections 2015
First result goes in favour of the UPFA
17 Aug, 2015
The first result in the 2015 Parliamentary election went in favour of the United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA).
The UPFA got the most number of votes in the Ratnapura District in the postal votes with 11367 while the United National Party (UNP) secured 9673 votes and the JVP 1808 votes.
The postal votes are of Government servants, including the police and military, who marked their votes a few days before election day.
The Department of Elections said that the final results are expected by early afternoon tomorrow. (Colombo Gazette)
Parliamentary Election – 17-08-2015
Official Election Results
POSTAL VOTES
| PARTY/GROUP NAME | VOTES OBTAINED | PERCENTAGE |
|---|---|---|
| Our National Front | 3 | 0.01% |
| United People’s Freedom Alliance | 11,367 | 49.46% |
| United National Party | 9,673 | 42.09% |
| United People’s Party | 9 | 0.04% |
| Okkoma Wasiyo Okkoma Rajawaru Sanvidanaya | 1 | 0.00% |
| People’s Liberation Front | 1,808 | 7.87% |
| Jana Setha Peramuna | 2 | 0.01% |
| Nawa Sama Samaja Party | 0 | 0.00% |
| Nawa Sihala Urumaya | 1 | 0.00% |
| Frontline Socialist Party | 16 | 0.07% |
| Democratic Party | 58 | 0.25% |
| Bodu Jana Peramuna | 33 | 0.14% |
| Sri Lanka Labour Party | 1 | 0.00% |
| Sri Lanka National Force | 4 | 0.02% |
| Independent Group 01 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Independent Group 02 | 1 | 0.00% |
| Independent Group 03 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Independent Group 04 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Independent Group 05 | 1 | 0.00% |
| Independent Group 06 | 2 | 0.01% |
* Including a bonus seat.
| TOTAL VALID VOTES | 22,982 | 98.29% |
| REJECTED VOTES | 401 | 1.71% |
| TOTAL POLLED | 23,383 | 0.00% |
| REGISTERED NO OF ELECTORS | 0 |
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