Results of the 2001 Sri Lankan general election by province

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Results of the 2001 Sri Lankan general election by province.

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Number of votes

Province UNF
PA
JVP
TNA
SLMC
EPDP
SU
 NLF
Ind
DPLF
USP
NDP
DLF
Others
Valid
Votes		Rejected
Votes		Total
Polled		Registered
Electors		Turnout
%
Central 639,445400,36964,2894,6827,4161,1281,2626,6003733,2011,128,76585,9251,214,6901,555,45678.09%
North Central 251,841223,07258,9618244,796448899540,84131,650572,491730,19078.40%
North Eastern 186,856131,77916,641335,468105,34672,1368363,13428,56516,6696522,0541,429901,56557,465959,0301,707,17456.18%
North Western 529,641453,75681,7474,3875,0647982,5441,077,93753,0391,130,9761,471,84576.84%
Sabaragamuwa 435,306383,69577,0883,4947,1031,1071,5561,869911,21853,152964,3701,178,20381.85%
Southern 523,170509,247175,9754,8617,3291,8441,5844652,5681,227,04358,7591,285,8021,602,33380.25%
Uva 281,722220,24848,8071,4031,7456,002352891561,17042,264603,434738,56881.70%
Western 1,238,0451,008,649291,84512,69664730,1789,3141,8604,4013,3226,3732,607,330111,6902,719,0203,444,43978.94%
Total4,086,0263,330,815815,353348,164105,34672,78350,66545,90141,75216,6699,4556,9526,21419,7748,955,869493,9449,449,81312,428,20876.04%

Percentage of votes

Province UNF
PA
JVP
TNA
SLMC
EPDP
SU
 NLF
Ind
DPLF
USP
NDP
DLF
Others
Total
Central 56.65%35.47%5.70%0.41%0.66%0.10%0.11%0.58%0.03%0.28%100.00%
North Central 46.56%41.25%10.90%0.15%0.89%0.08%0.17%100.00%
North Eastern 20.73%14.62%1.85%37.21%11.68%8.00%0.09%0.35%3.17%1.85%0.07%0.23%0.16%100.00%
North Western 49.13%42.09%7.58%0.41%0.47%0.07%0.24%100.00%
Sabaragamuwa 47.77%42.11%8.46%0.38%0.78%0.12%0.17%0.21%100.00%
Southern 42.64%41.50%14.34%0.40%0.60%0.15%0.13%0.04%0.21%100.00%
Uva 50.20%39.25%8.70%0.25%0.31%1.07%0.06%0.16%100.00%
Western 47.48%38.69%11.19%0.49%0.02%1.16%0.36%0.07%0.17%0.13%0.24%100.00%
Total45.62%37.19%9.10%3.89%1.18%0.81%0.57%0.51%0.47%0.19%0.11%0.08%0.07%0.22%100.00%

Seats

Province UNF
PA
JVP
TNA
SLMC
EPDP
SU
 NLF
Ind
DPLF
USP
NDP
DLF
Others
Total
Central 1581000000024
North Central 751000013
North Eastern 6401442000100031
North Western 1291000022
Sabaragamuwa 10720000019
Southern 139300000025
Uva 7600000013
Western 261850000000049
National List131131100000000029
Total1097716155200010000225

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