Results of the 2004 Sri Lankan general election by province

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Results of the 2004 Sri Lankan general election by province.

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Number of votes

Province UPFA
UNF
TNA
JHU
SLMC
UCPF
EPDP
Ind
NDF
 USP
CDUA
NLF
DPLF
Others
Valid
Votes		Rejected
Votes		Total
Polled		Registered
Electors		Turnout
%
Central 459,335591,47255,46549,7281,4161,9122,88510,7367971,7911,175,53789,4461,264,9831,629,42677.63%
North Central 319,186224,27610,4474575482,066218188557,38633,954591,340768,21176.98%
North Eastern 176,32797,586633,6542,107186,87624,4167,087981,0545887,3261,8141,138,93371,6341,210,5671,778,16268.08%
North Western 554,941475,92047,4598851,8433975181,4471,083,41061,8271,145,2371,539,53974.39%
Sabaragamuwa 475,717392,13138,8351,0581,0731,1361,6431,541913,13454,031967,1651,217,33479.45%
Southern 726,515447,90939,0551,4051,6722,2218441,4331,221,05470,8731,291,9271,651,57678.22%
Uva 296,090252,7729,6078667687233241,141562,29142,975605,266773,85778.21%
Western 1,215,8591,022,134349,7495392,6917,0424,1783,5295,2662,610,987110,2082,721,1953,541,03476.85%
Total4,223,9703,504,200633,654552,724186,87649,72824,95515,86514,95614,66010,7368,4617,32614,6219,262,732534,9489,797,68012,899,13975.96%

Percentage of votes

Province UPFA
UNF
TNA
JHU
SLMC
UCPF
EPDP
Ind
NDF
 USP
CDUA
NLF
DPLF
Others
Total
Central 39.07%50.32%4.72%4.23%0.12%0.16%0.25%0.91%0.07%0.15%100.00%
North Central 57.26%40.24%1.87%0.08%0.10%0.37%0.04%0.03%100.00%
North Eastern 15.48%8.57%55.64%0.18%16.41%2.14%0.62%0.01%0.09%0.05%0.64%0.16%100.00%
North Western 51.22%43.93%4.38%0.08%0.17%0.04%0.05%0.13%100.00%
Sabaragamuwa 52.10%42.94%4.25%0.12%0.12%0.12%0.18%0.17%100.00%
Southern 59.50%36.68%3.20%0.12%0.14%0.18%0.07%0.12%100.00%
Uva 52.66%44.95%1.71%0.15%0.14%0.13%0.06%0.20%100.00%
Western 46.57%39.15%13.40%0.02%0.10%0.27%0.16%0.14%0.20%100.00%
Total45.60%37.83%6.84%5.97%2.02%0.54%0.27%0.17%0.16%0.16%0.12%0.09%0.08%0.16%100.00%

Seats

Province UPFA
UNF
TNA
JHU
SLMC
UCPF
EPDP
Ind
NDF
 USP
CDUA
NLF
DPLF
Others
Total
Central 10121100000024
North Central 8500000013
North Eastern 422004100000031
North Western 141000000024
Sabaragamuwa 11800000019
Southern 16900000025
Uva 6700000013
Western 2318600000047
National List131122100000000029
Total105822295110000000225

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