Saturday, October 10, 2009

Governing UPFA Received A Clear Mandate At The Local Elections

The Governing United Peoples Freedom Alliance(UPFA) wins the Southern Provincial Council Elections held yesterday with Polling 67.88% of the Total Votes and Secured 38 Seats out of the  55 Seats in the Council.
UPFA Polled 804071 Votes and the Main Opposition the United National Party(UNP) polled 297180 Votes(25.09%) and managed to secure 14 Council Seats.While Leftist Janatha Wimukthi Peramuna(JVP) Polled 72379 Votes with 3 Seats.

The Southern Provincial Council compromised with Three Districts Galle,Matara and Hambanthota and The Governing UPFA Managed to win all three Districts with a Clear Majority.After the conclusion of Election Results the counting of Preferential Votes of the Candidates contested began.

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