2014 Uva Provincial Council election
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2014 (Mar).
The
Uva Provincial Council. However, the UPFA recorded a loss of votes in the province, after Presidential Election 2015 number of UPFA councillors crossed over to UNP to back Harin Fernando which enabled him to secure the position of Chief Minister and toppling the UPFA rule in Uva Province. After the 2015 General election Harin Fernando resigned from the Chief Minister position to take duties as a cabinet minister, Chamara Sampath Dassanayake was appointed. In September 2015, the council was turned into a unity government with United National Party MP Upali Samaraweera was given a minister position and rest of the 3 ministers were appointed from Sri Lanka Freedom Party
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Results
The UPFA retained control of the Uva provincial council.
| Alliances and parties | Badulla | Monaragala | Bonus Seats |
Total | |||||||
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| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
| United People's Freedom Alliance | 209,056 | 47.37% | 9 | 140,850 | 58.34% | 8 | 2 | 349,906 | 51.246% | 19 | |
| United National Party | 197,708 | 44.79% | 8 | 77,065 | 31.92% | 5 | 0 | 274,773 | 40.242% | 13 | |
| Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna | 20,625 | 4.67% | 1 | 15,955 | 6.61% | 1 | 0 | 36,580 | 5.357% | 2 | |
| Democratic Party | 3202 | 0.73% | 0 | 2,874 | 1.19% | 0 | 0 | 6,076 | 0.890% | 0 | |
| Democratic Unity Alliance | 5045 | 1.14% | 0 | 0 | 5,045 | 0.739% | 0 | ||||
National Freedom Front |
4,835 | 1.10% | 0 | 0 | 4,835 | 0.708% | 0 | ||||
Independents |
639 | 0.15% | 0 | 4065 | 1.69% | 0 | 0 | 4,707 | 0.689% | 0 | |
| Our National Front | 202 | 0.08% | 0 | 0 | 202 | 0.030% | 0 | ||||
| Jana Setha Peramuna | 119 | 0.03% | 0 | 54 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 173 | 0.025% | 0 | |
| United Socialist Party | 162 | 0.07% | 0 | 0 | 162 | 0.024% | 0 | ||||
| Eksath Lanka Podujana Pakshaya | 124 | 0.05% | 0 | 0 | 124 | 0.018% | 0 | ||||
| Eksath Lanka Maha Sabha Party | 83 | 0.02% | 0 | 36 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 119 | 0.017% | 0 | |
| Maubima Janatha Pakshaya | 37 | 0.01% | 0 | 17 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 54 | 0.008% | 0 | |
| Sri Lanka Labour Party | 22 | 0.00% | 0 | 10 | 0.00% | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0.005% | 0 | |
Liberal Party |
12 | 0.00% | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.002% | 0 | ||||
| Valid Votes | 441,371 | 95.38% | 18 | 241,426 | 94.94% | 14 | 2 | 682,797 | 95.22% | 34 | |
| Rejected Votes | 21,398 | 4.62% | 12,871 | 5.06% | 34,269 | 4.78% | |||||
| Total Polled | 462,769 | 254,297 | 717,066 | ||||||||
| Registered Electors | 609,966 | 332,764 | 942,730 | ||||||||
| Turnout | 75.87% | 76.42% | 76.06% | ||||||||
References and footnotes
- ^ "Provincial Council Elections Results 2014 Southern Province | Uwa Province" (PDF). Election Commission. Election Commission, Sri Lanka. p. 26. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
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