Results of the 2010 Sri Lankan general election by electoral district

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Results of the 2010 Sri Lankan general election by electoral district.

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Number of votes

Electoral
District
Province
UPFA
UNF
DNA
TNA
Ind
UCPF
TMVP
SMBP
TULF
TNPF
DPLF
SLNF
Others
Valid
Votes
Rejected
Votes
Total
Polled
Registered
Electors
Turnout
%
Ampara EA 132,09690,7572,91726,8952,0291,49056696256,94615,516272,462420,83564.74%
Anuradhapura NC 221,20480,36018,12952811,445147725332,53822,930355,468579,26161.37%
Badulla UV 203,689112,88615,7685,07311,481137644349,67824,169373,847574,81465.04%
Batticaloa EA 62,00922,93532466,2356,03416,886114,4241361,624180,61814,749195,367333,64458.56%
Colombo WE 480,896339,750110,6831,222358349245,031939,37550,354989,7291,521,85465.03%
Galle SO 305,307120,10133,663895303301,062461,38824,013485,401761,81563.72%
Gampaha WE 589,476266,52369,7472,6976251,165930,23350,234980,4671,474,46466.50%
Hambantota SO 174,80883,02719,18625281700278,05411,240289,294421,18668.69%
Jaffna NO 47,62212,62420165,1198,744692,8926,3624,870148,50319,774168,277721,35923.33%
Kalutara WE 313,836139,59636,7221,476221721,031492,85551,751544,606813,23366.97%
Kandy CE 339,819192,79823,728832259211,103559,22658,333617,559970,45663.64%
Kegalle SA 242,463104,92513,51843844256811362,45525,965388,420613,93863.27%
Kurunegala NW 429,316213,71326,4401,032374831,415672,43653,130725,5661,183,64961.30%
Matale CE 131,06955,7377,6366601375560195,75019,310215,060342,68462.76%
Matara SO 213,93791,11420,46541049194781,110327,58214,289341,871578,85859.06%
Monaragala UV 120,63428,8929,01820410136597159,49110,149169,640300,64256.43%
Nuwara Eliya CE 149,11196,8853,9841,99513,18922520825266,23437,236303,470457,13766.38%
Polonnaruwa NC 118,69445,7326,45715853647324171,47114,798186,269280,33766.44%
Puttalam NW 167,76981,1528,79246814266331258,79221,562280,354495,57556.57%
Ratnapura SA 305,327125,07611,05357315971,232443,37337,022480,395734,65165.39%
Trincomalee EA 59,78439,6912,51933,2685941,712141,182170808139,74210,240149,982241,13362.20%
Vanni NO 37,52212,78330141,6732,63325581,0735,900294,980106,97710,208117,185266,97543.89%
Total4,846,3882,357,057441,251233,19038,94724,67020,28412,1709,2237,5446,0365,31331,6448,033,717596,9728,630,68914,088,50061.26%

Percentage of votes

Electoral
District
Province
UPFA
UNF
DNA
TNA
Ind
UCPF
TMVP
SMBP
TULF
TNPF
DPLF
SLNF
Others
Total
Ampara EA 51.41%35.32%1.14%10.47%0.79%0.58%0.02%0.27%100.00%
Anuradhapura NC 66.52%24.17%5.45%0.16%3.44%0.04%0.22%100.00%
Badulla UV 58.25%32.28%4.51%1.45%3.28%0.04%0.18%100.00%
Batticaloa EA 34.33%12.70%0.18%36.67%3.34%9.35%0.01%2.45%0.08%0.90%100.00%
Colombo WE 51.19%36.17%11.78%0.13%0.00%0.09%0.10%0.54%100.00%
Galle SO 66.17%26.03%7.30%0.19%0.01%0.07%0.23%100.00%
Gampaha WE 63.37%28.65%7.50%0.29%0.07%0.13%100.00%
Hambantota SO 62.87%29.86%6.90%0.09%0.03%0.25%100.00%
Jaffna NO 32.07%8.50%0.14%43.85%5.89%0.05%1.95%4.28%3.28%100.00%
Kalutara WE 63.68%28.32%7.45%0.30%0.00%0.03%0.21%100.00%
Kandy CE 60.77%34.48%4.24%0.15%0.00%0.16%0.20%100.00%
Kegalle SA 66.89%28.95%3.73%0.12%0.01%0.07%0.22%100.00%
Kurunegala NW 63.84%31.78%3.93%0.15%0.01%0.07%0.21%100.00%
Matale CE 66.96%28.47%3.90%0.34%0.01%0.04%0.29%100.00%
Matara SO 65.31%27.81%6.25%0.13%0.01%0.01%0.15%0.34%100.00%
Monaragala UV 75.64%18.12%5.65%0.13%0.01%0.09%0.37%100.00%
Nuwara Eliya CE 56.01%36.39%1.50%0.75%4.95%0.08%0.01%0.31%100.00%
Polonnaruwa NC 69.22%26.67%3.77%0.09%0.03%0.00%0.03%0.19%100.00%
Puttalam NW 64.83%31.36%3.40%0.18%0.01%0.10%0.13%100.00%
Ratnapura SA 68.86%28.21%2.49%0.13%0.00%0.02%0.28%100.00%
Trincomalee EA 42.78%28.40%1.80%23.81%0.43%1.23%0.01%0.85%0.12%0.58%100.00%
Vanni NO 35.07%11.95%0.28%38.96%2.46%0.02%0.05%1.00%5.52%0.03%4.66%100.00%
Total60.33%29.34%5.49%2.90%0.48%0.31%0.25%0.15%0.11%0.09%0.08%0.07%0.39%100.00%

Seats

Electoral
District
Province
UPFA
UNF
DNA
TNA
Ind
UCPF
TMVP
SMBP
TULF
TNPF
DPLF
SLNF
Others
Total
Ampara EA 420100007
Anuradhapura NC 72000009
Badulla UV 62000008
Batticaloa EA 11030000005
Colombo WE 10720000019
Galle SO 721000010
Gampaha WE 125100018
Hambantota SO 5200007
Jaffna NO 3105000009
Kalutara WE 721000010
Kandy CE 840000012
Kegalle SA 72000009
Kurunegala NW 1050000015
Matale CE 41000005
Matara SO 620000008
Monaragala UV 41000005
Nuwara Eliya CE 520000007
Polonnaruwa NC 410000005
Puttalam NW 62000008
Ratnapura SA 730000010
Trincomalee EA 21010000004
Vanni NO 210300000006
National List1792100000000029
Total14460714000000000225

See also

Results of the 2010 Sri Lankan general election by province

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