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List of presidential elections in Sri Lanka

The President of Sri Lanka is directly elected by voters for a five-year term.[1] Below is a list of presidential elections in Sri Lanka, including the number of votes obtained by each candidate and voter turnout.[2]

List

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Election Winning candidate Runner-up candidate Others Total votes Turnout
Candidate Party Votes % Candidate Party Votes % Votes %
1982 J. R. Jayewardene UNP 3,450,811 52.91% Hector Kobbekaduwa SLFP 2,548,438 39.07% 522,898 8.02% 6,522,147 81.06%
1988 Ranasinghe Premadasa UNP 2,569,199 50.43% Sirimavo Bandaranaike SLFP 2,289,860 44.95% 235,719 4.63% 5,094,778 55.32%
1994 Chandrika Kumaratunga SLFP 4,709,205 62.28% Srima Dissanayake UNP 2,715,283 35.91% 137,038 1.81% 7,561,526 70.47%
1999 Chandrika Kumaratunga SLFP 4,312,157 51.12% Ranil Wickremesinghe UNP 3,602,748 42.71% 520,849 6.17% 8,435,754 73.31%
2005 Mahinda Rajapaksa SLFP 4,887,152 50.29% Ranil Wickremesinghe UNP 4,706,366 48.43% 123,521 1.28% 9,717,039 73.73%
2010 Mahinda Rajapaksa SLFP 6,015,934 57.88% Sarath Fonseka NDF 4,173,185 40.14% 204,494 1.97% 10,393,613 74.50%
2015 Maithripala Sirisena NDF[a] 6,217,162 51.28% Mahinda Rajapaksa SLFP 5,768,090 47.58% 138,200 1.14% 12,123,452 81.52%
2019 Gotabaya Rajapaksa SLPP 6,924,255 52.25% Sajith Premadasa UNP 5,564,239 41.99% 764,005 5.76% 13,252,499 83.72%

Summary

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  • Electoral maps of Sri Lankan presidential elections
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    2019 Election
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    2015 Election
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    2010 Election
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    2005 Election
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    1999 Election
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    1994 Election
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    1988 Election
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    1982 Election
 
Percentages of votes received by political parties in the direct presidential elections.
  United National Party/New Democratic Front candidates
  Sri Lanka Freedom Party candidates
  Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna candidates
  Others
 
Popular vote totals received by political parties in the direct presidential elections.
  United National Party/New Democratic Front candidates
  Sri Lanka Freedom Party candidates
  Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna candidates
  Others

Notes

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  1. ^ Though Sirisena ran as the NDF candidate in the elections, he was actually a member of the SLFP and subsequently became the party chairman.

References

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  1. ^ "IFES Election Guide | Elections: Sri Lanka Pres Jan 2010". www.electionguide.org. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
  2. ^ "Results of past presidential elections in Sri Lanka" (PDF). People’s Action for Free and Fair Elections. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-23. Retrieved 2009-08-22.
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