News, Parliamentary Elections 2015

Galle goes blue as the UPFA gets 6 seats

18 Aug, 2015

The United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) has got 6 seats in the Galle District at the Parliamentary election as opposed to 4 by the United National Party (UNP).

The UPFA got?312,518 votes (50.07%) while the UNP got?265,180 votes (42.48%).

PARTY/GROUP NAME	VOTES OBTAINED	PERCENTAGE	NO OF MEMBERS
United People’s Freedom Alliance	312,518	50.07%	6*
United National Party	265,180	42.48%	4
People’s Liberation Front	37,778	6.05%	0
Bodu Jana Peramuna	3,041	0.49%	0
Democratic Party	2,967	0.48%	0
Frontline Socialist Party	1,287	0.21%	0
Independent Group 03	338	0.05%	0
United People’s Party	324	0.05%	0
Our National Front	294	0.05%	0
Independent Group 01	108	0.02%	0
Independent Group 02	76	0.01%	0
Jana Setha Peramuna	75	0.01%	0
Nawa Sama Samaja Party	74	0.01%	0
Maubima Janatha Pakshaya	67	0.01%	0
Nawa Sihala Urumaya	30	0.00%	0
Democratic National Movement	27	0.00%	0
The Liberal Party	27	0.00%	0

* Including a bonus seat.

TOTAL VALID VOTES	624,211	97.64%
REJECTED VOTES	15,107	2.36%
TOTAL POLLED	639,318	78.00%
REGISTERED NO OF ELECTORS	819,666

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