Offcals results of PC election East, May 2008

POLITICAL PARTY/ INDEPENDENT GROUP VOTES OBTAINED/  PERCENTAGE /SEATS
UNITED PEOPLE’S FREEDOM ALLIANCE           308,886,              52.21%         *20
UNITED NATIONAL PARTY                              250,732,              42.38%         15
PEOPLE’S LIBERATION FRONT                          9,390                   1.59              1
TAMIZH DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL ALLIANCE  7,714                   1.30              1
EELAM PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC PARTY            5,418                    0.92 
UNITED SOCIALIST PARTY                              2,548                    0.43 
EELAVAR DEMOCRATIC FRONT                      2,275                    0.38 
UNITED NATIONAL ALLIANCE                        579                       0.10 
PEOPLE’S FRONT OF LIBERATION TIGERS        383                       0.06 
AKILA ILANKAI TAMIL UNITED FRONT            378                       0.06 
NAWA SIHALA URUMAYA                               312                        0.05 
JATHIKA SANGWARDHENA PERAMUNA          189                        0.03 
SINHALAYE MAHASAMMATHA BHOOMIPUTRA PAKSHAYA 109    0.02  
MUSLIM LIBERATION FRONT                          39                           0.01  
SRI LANKA NATIONAL FRONT                        30                           0.01 
SRI LANKA PROGRESSIVE FRONT                    26                           0.00  
RUHUNU JANATHA PARTY                             14                           0.00  
THE LIBERAL PARTY                                       3                             0.00 
  Valid Votes                                                591,676                   91.53
  Rejected Votes                                           54,780                     8.47
  Total Polled                                                646,456                   65.78
  Regis. Electors                                           982,721  
       
    * Includes 2 bonus seats under Section 61A(2) of   the Provincial Council Elections Act No 2 of 1988