News, Parliamentary Elections 2015

UPFA tops votes in the Anuradhapura District

18 Aug, 2015

The United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) has got the most number of votes in the Anuradhapura District.

The UPFA has got?229,856 (48.35%) votes and secured 5 seats while the United National Party (UNP) got?213,072 votes and secured 4 seats.

PARTY/GROUP NAME	VOTES OBTAINED	PERCENTAGE	NO OF MEMBERS
United People’s Freedom Alliance	229,856	48.35%	5*
United National Party	213,072	44.82%	4
People’s Liberation Front	28,701	6.04%	0
Democratic Party	1,569	0.33%	0
Independent Group 09	790	0.17%	0
Bodu Jana Peramuna	285	0.06%	0
United People’s Party	266	0.06%	0
Frontline Socialist Party	198	0.04%	0
Independent Group 10	150	0.03%	0
Independent Group 06	112	0.02%	0
Independent Group 02	68	0.01%	0
Independent Group 07	63	0.01%	0
United Peace Front	43	0.01%	0
Jana Setha Peramuna	36	0.01%	0
Sri Lanka National Force	30	0.01%	0
Independent Group 01	28	0.01%	0
Independent Group 05	27	0.01%	0
Independent Group 03	26	0.01%	0
Independent Group 08	26	0.01%	0
Nawa Sihala Urumaya	23	0.00%	0
Independent Group 04	14	0.00%	0

* Including a bonus seat.

TOTAL VALID VOTES	475,383	94.35%
REJECTED VOTES	28,462	5.65%
TOTAL POLLED	503,845	79.13%
REGISTERED NO OF ELECTORS	636,733

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