title: Results of the 1989 Sri Lankan general election by province
text: # Results of the 1989 Sri Lankan general election by province
  
  Results of the 1989 Sri Lankan general election by province.
  
  ## Number of votes
  
  | Province | UNP | SLFP | $EROS^1$ | SLMC | ENDLF EPRLF TELO TULF | USA | MEP | ULPP | DPLF | ACTC | Ind | Valid Votes | Rejected Votes | Total Polled | Registered Electors | Turnout % |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Central | 403,695 | 198,822 | | 16,417 | | 11,705 | | 3,665 | 10,509 | | | 644,813 | 47,901 | 692,714 | 1,072,774 | 64.57% |
  | North Central | 136,199 | 87,231 | | | | 2,841 | 531 | 3,330 | | | 4,057 | 234,189 | 19,511 | 253,700 | 497,818 | 50.96% |
  | North Eastern | 110,352 | 74,064 | 229,877 | 132,460 | 188,594 | 965 | 284 | | 7,993 | 7,610 | 1,497 | 753,696 | 59,193 | 812,889 | 1,368,289 | 59.41% |
  | North Western | 454,033 | 267,213 | | 6,253 | | 14,457 | 2,848 | 14,896 | | | 691 | 760,391 | 47,417 | 807,808 | 1,103,746 | 73.19% |
  | Sabaragamuwa | 370,657 | 204,028 | | | | 32,491 | 1,028 | 15,393 | | | 779 | 624,376 | 38,610 | 662,986 | 894,355 | 74.13% |
  | Southern | 261,335 | 203,307 | | 4,157 | | 24,071 | 4,637 | 5,578 | | | | 503,085 | 33,003 | 536,088 | 1,318,192 | 40.67% |
  | Uva | 181,402 | 119,651 | | 450 | | 7,861 | 2,144 | 5,589 | | | 349 | 317,446 | 32,021 | 349,467 | 491,248 | 71.14% |
  | Western | 920,332 | 631,053 | | 42,279 | | 65,880 | 79,656 | 19,272 | | | | 1,758,472 | 87,907 | 1,846,379 | 2,627,742 | 70.26% |
  | Total | 2,838,005 | 1,785,369 | 229,877 | 202,016 | 188,594 | 160,271 | 91,128 | 67,723 | 18,502 | 7,610 | 7,373 | 5,596,468 | 365,563 | 5,962,031 | 9,374,164 | 63.60% |
  
  1. EROS contested as an independent group in four districts (Batticaloa, Jaffna, Trincomalee and Vanni).
  
  ## Percentage of votes
  
  | Province | UNP | SLFP | $EROS^1$ | SLMC | ENDLF EPRLF TELO TULF | USA | MEP | ULPP | DPLF | ACTC | Ind | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Central | 62.61% | 30.83% | | 2.55% | | 1.82% | | 0.57% | 1.63% | | | 100.00% |
  | North Central | 58.16% | 37.25% | | | | 1.21% | 0.23% | 1.42% | | | 1.73% | 100.00% |
  | North Eastern | 14.64% | 9.83% | 30.50% | 17.57% | 25.02% | 0.13% | 0.04% | | 1.06% | 1.01% | 0.20% | 100.00% |
  | North Western | 59.71% | 35.14% | | 0.82% | | 1.90% | 0.37% | 1.96% | | | 0.09% | 100.00% |
  | Sabaragamuwa | 59.36% | 32.68% | | | | 5.20% | 0.16% | 2.47% | | | 0.12% | 100.00% |
  | Southern | 51.95% | 40.41% | | 0.83% | | 4.78% | 0.92% | 1.11% | | | | 100.00% |
  | Uva | 57.14% | 37.69% | | 0.14% | | 2.48% | 0.68% | 1.76% | | | 0.11% | 100.00% |
  | Western | 52.34% | 35.89% | | 2.40% | | 3.75% | 4.53% | 1.10% | | | | 100.00% |
  | Total | 50.71% | 31.90% | 4.11% | 3.61% | 3.37% | 2.86% | 1.63% | 1.21% | 0.33% | 0.14% | 0.13% | 100.00% |
  
  1. EROS contested as an independent group in four districts (Batticaloa, Jaffna, Trincomalee and Vanni).
  
  ## Seats
  
  | Province | UNP | SLFP | $EROS^1$ | SLMC | ENDLF EPRLF TELO TULF | USA | MEP | ULPP | DPLF | ACTC | Ind | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Central | 16 | 7 | | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | 0 | | | 23 |
  | North Central | 9 | 4 | | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 0 | 13 |
  | North Eastern | 5 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
  | North Western | 15 | 7 | | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 0 | 22 |
  | Sabaragamuwa | 12 | 5 | | | | 2 | 0 | 0 | | | 0 | 19 |
  | Southern | 17 | 10 | | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | 27 |
  | Uva | 8 | 5 | | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 0 | 13 |
  | Western | 28 | 18 | | 0 | | 0 | 2 | 0 | | | | 48 |
  | National List | 15 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 |
  | Total | 125 | 67 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 225 |
  
  1. EROS contested as an independent group in four districts (Batticaloa, Jaffna, Trincomalee and Vanni).
  
  