Hikkaduwa Urban Council | |
Native Name: | හික්කඩුව නගර සභාව |
House Type: | Local authority |
Leader1 Type: | Chairman |
Leader1: | Vinie Kariyawasam |
Election1: | March 2011 |
Leader2 Type: | Deputy Chairman |
Leader2: | Waduge Priyantha |
Party2: | United National Party |
Election2: | March 2011 |
Leader3 Type: | Secretary |
Members: | 11 |
Website: | http://hikkaduwa.uc.gov.lk |
Hikkaduwa Urban Council (HUC) is the local authority for the town of Hikkaduwa in the Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka. The HUC is responsible for providing a variety of local public services including roads, sanitation, drains, housing, libraries, public parks and recreational facilities. It has 11 councillors elected using an open list proportional representation system.[1]
Results of the local government election held on 17 March 2011:[2] [3]
valign=bottom align=left colspan=2 | Alliances and parties ! | valign=bottom align=center width="60" | Votes ! | valign=bottom align=center width="50" | % ! | valign=bottom align=center | Seats |
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bgcolor= | United People's Freedom Alliance (NC, ACMC, SLFP et al.) | 8,660 | 58.52% | 7 | |||
bgcolor= | United National Party | 5,467 | 36.94% | 4 | |||
bgcolor= | People's Liberation Front | 459 | 3.10% | 0 | |||
Independent 2 | 190 | 1.28% | 0 | ||||
Independent 1 | 18 | 0.12% | 0 | ||||
bgcolor= | Sinhalaye Mahasammatha Bhoomiputhra Pakshaya | 5 | 0.03% | 0 | |||
Valid Votes | 14,799 | 96.59% | 11 | ||||
Rejected Votes | 522 | ||||||
Total Polled | 15,328 | ||||||
Registered Electors | 21,131 | ||||||
Turnout | 72.54% |