Matara Electoral District
2009 Provincial Council Election
Table:
Party
Votes per Polling Division
Postal
Votes
Total Votes
%
Seats

Akur-
essa
Deni-
yaya
Devi-
nuwara
Hak-
mana
Kambur
-upitiya
Matara
Weli-
gama

United People's Freedom Alliance (SLFP et al.)
39,629
40,706
29,812
40,025
36,350
29,770
34,955
5,863
257,110
67.97%
12

United National Party
15,594
12,079
12,328
11,251
10,793
17,966
13,287
1,316
94,614
25.01%
5

Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna
3,340
2,099
3,127
2,644
2,672
3,647
2,449
709
20,687
5.47%
1

Sri Lanka Muslim Congress
240
43
662
184
146
274
2,713
18
4,280
1.13%
0

United National Alliance
55
67
43
52
57
46
48
3
371
0.10%
0

National Development Front
39
56
33
38
67
22
36
3
294
0.08%
0

Independent 1
10
10
96
83
29
15
6
3
252
0.07%
0

United Socialist Party
13
40
59
22
22
35
25
2
218
0.06%
0

Janasetha Peramuna
11
2
8
8
11
55
2
1
98
0.03%
0

Democratic Unity Alliance
4
15
8
14
8
4
7
1
61
0.02%
0

Independent 3
10
7
7
12
9
6
6
2
59
0.02%
0

Patriotic National Front
4
7
4
12
7
5
4
0
43
0.01%
0

United Lanka Great Council
10
4
3
14
3
2
0
0
36
0.01%
0

Sri Lanka Progressive Front
2
6
4
2
3
4
12
1
34
0.01%
0

Sinhalaye Mahasammatha Bhoomiputra Pakshaya
5
3
3
4
3
7
5
2
32
0.01%
0

Independent 2
3
5
3
9
6
4
2
0
32
0.01%
0

Ruhuna People's Party
2
6
4
7
3
3
6
0
31
0.01%
0

Valid Votes
58,971
55,155
46,204
54,381
50,189
51,865
53,563
7,924
378,252
100.00%
18

Rejected Votes
2,375
3,281
1,673
3,022
2,316
1,827
2,070
163
16,727

Total Polled
61,346
58,436
47,877
57,403
52,505
53,692
55,633
8,087
394,979

Registered Electors
87,510
86,311
74,601
85,686
77,705
80,334
86,711

578,858

Turnout
70.10%
67.70%
64.18%
66.99%
67.57%
66.84%
64.16%

68.23%

Source:[20]

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