At stake
in this election:
- The office of the President of Sri
Lanka
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Description
of government structure:
- Sri Lanka has a
225 seat unicameral Parliament
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Description
of electoral system:
- The President is directly
elected by the people to a six-year term.
- The 225 members of Parliament
are elected by popular vote via a modified proportional representation system. Members serve six-year terms.
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Results of the election for president:
- Presidential Candidate: President Chandrika Bandaranaike
KUMARATUNGA
Party: People's Alliance (PA)
Valid Votes Received: 4,312,157
Percentage of Valid Votes: 51.12 %
- Presidential Candidate: Ranil WICKREMESINGHE
Party: United National Party (UNP)
Valid Votes Received: 3,602,748
Percentage of Valid Votes: 42.71 %
- Presidential Candidate: M.D. Nandana GUNATHILAKA
Party: People's Liberation Front (JVP)
Valid Votes Received: 344,173
Percentage of Valid Votes: 4.08 %
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When was
the last election?
- Presidential Elections were last held on
November 9, 1994
- In the last election President KUMARATUNGA won
62 percent of the vote, thereby defeating Srima DISSANAYANKE who receieved 37 percent.
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Population
and number of registered voters:
- Population: 19,144,875 (July
1999 estimate)
- Number of registered voters: 11,779,180 (December 1999)
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Of Interest:
- For
the past 16 years, Sri Lanka's army has been fighting against the Liberation
Tigers of Tamil Eelam, a rebel group fighting for an independent state.
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| SOURCE: INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR ELECTION SYSTEMS (IFES) |
| For additional information:
IFES ElectionGuide Online |
