What does the postal vote results tell us about the Election outcome - Numbers.lk
Usually in Sri Lanka Postal Votes always lean towards SLFP backed alliance. Usually, postal votes percentages of SLFP backed side over-performs district results. In the last presidential election, postal votes percentage for Gotabhaya Rajapaksha was 2.6% higher than the district results percentage in Galle District.
06 August, 2020 | 08:48 a.m.
In the first result of the General Election 2020, the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna has won Galle district in postal voting by polling 27,682 votes. The Samagi Jana Balawegaya has polled 5,144 votes, Jathika Jana Balawegaya 3,135 votes and the UNP 1,507 votes.
Usually in Sri Lanka Postal Votes always lean towards SLFP backed alliance. Usually, postal votes percentages of SLFP backed side over-performs district results. In the last presidential election, postal votes percentage for Gotabhaya Rajapaksha was 2.6% higher than the district results percentage in Galle District.
Here is the graph that demonstrates postal vote and district results differences in each district.
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