Sri Lanka Provincial Council elections, 2008–2009
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Sri Lanka
has held several rounds of Provincial Council elections in 2008 and 2009 to elect members to eight of the country’s Provincial Councils
. The decision to hold elections in different parts of the country on separate days was a break in the usual practice, which is to hold elections for the whole country on the same day. For each provincial council, members are elected to serve a five year term. A chief minister
for the province is chosen by the elected members.
The first election
was held in May 2008 to elect members to Sri Lanka's Eastern Provincial Council. In August 2008, elections were held in the North Central and Sabaragamuwa Provinces. In 2009, elections were held for Central and North Western Provincial Councils in February, for the Western Provincial Council in April, for the Uva Provincial Council in August and for the Southern Provincial Council in October. No election was held for the ninth provincial council, Northern, which had been governed directly by the national government since it was demerged from the North Eastern Provincial Council in January 2007.
The elections were largely seen as a referendum on the handling of the civil war
by Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapakse. Rajapakse's United People's Freedom Alliance
and its allies registered resounding victories over the opposition United National Party
in all the elections.
the Indo-Lanka Accord
was signed on 29 July 1987. One of the requirements of the accord was that the Sri Lankan government
to devolve powers to the provinces. Accordingly on 14 November 1987 the Sri Lankan Parliament passed the 13th Amendment
to the 1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka
and the Provincial Councils Act No 42 of 1987. On 3 February 1988 nine provincial councils were created by order. The first elections for provincial councils took place on 28 April 1988 in North Central
, North Western
, Sabaragamuwa
, and Uva
provinces. On 2 June 1988 elections were held for provincial councils for Central, Southern
and Western
provinces. The United National Party
(UNP), which was in power nationally, won control of all seven provincial councils.
The Indo-Lanka Accord also required the merger of the Eastern and Northern provinces into one administrative unit
. The accord required a referendum
to be held by 31 December 1988 in the Eastern Province to decide whether the merger should be permanent
. Crucially, the accord allowed the Sri Lankan president
to postpone the referendum at his discretion
. On September 2 and 8 1988 President Jayewardene
issued proclamations enabling the Eastern and Northern provinces to be one administrative unit administered by one elected council, creating the North Eastern Province
. Elections in the newly merged North Eastern Province were held on 19 November 1988. The Eelam People's Revolutionary Liberation Front
, an Indian backed paramilitary group
, won control of the North Eastern provincial council.
On 1 March 1990, just as the Indian Peace Keeping Force
were preparing to withdraw from Sri Lanka, Annamalai Varatharajah Perumal, Chief Minister of the North Eastern Province, moved a motion in the North Eastern Provincial Council declaraing
an independent
Eelam
. President Premadasa
reacted to Permual's UDI by dissolving the provincial council and imposing direct rule on the province.
The 2nd Sri Lankan provincial council election was held in 1993 in seven provinces. The UNP retained control of six provincial councils but lost control of the largest provincial council, Western, to the opposition People's Alliance
. A special election was held in Southern Province in 1994 after some UNP provincial councillors defected to the opposition. The PA won the election and took control of the Southern Provincial Council.
The 3rd Sri Lankan provincial council election
was held in 1999 in seven provinces. The PA, which was now in power nationally, managed to win the majority of seats in two provinces (North Central and North Western). It was also able to form a majority administration in the other five provinces with the support of smaller parties such as the Ceylon Workers' Congress
(CWC) . The UNP regained control of the Central Provincial Council in 2002 after the CWC councillors crossed over to the opposition.
The 4th Sri Lankan provincial council election
was held in 2004 in seven provinces. The United People's Freedom Alliance
(UPFA), the successor to the PA, won all seven provinces.
The UPFA won all eight provinces.
and 11 members from the Monaragala District. After the close of nominations, the date of the elections was announced as 8 August 2009.
Results of the 5th Uva provincial council election held on 8 August 2009:
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
has held several rounds of Provincial Council elections in 2008 and 2009 to elect members to eight of the country’s Provincial Councils
Provinces of Sri Lanka
In Sri Lanka, provinces are the first level administrative division. They were first established by the British rulers of Ceylon in 1833. Over the next century most of the administrative functions were transferred to the districts, the second level administrative division. By the middle of the...
. The decision to hold elections in different parts of the country on separate days was a break in the usual practice, which is to hold elections for the whole country on the same day. For each provincial council, members are elected to serve a five year term. A chief minister
Chief Minister
A Chief Minister is the elected head of government of a sub-national state, provinces of Sri Lanka, Pakistan, notably a state of India, a territory of Australia or a British Overseas Territory that has attained self-government...
for the province is chosen by the elected members.
The first election
Sri Lanka Eastern Provincial Council elections, 2008
The Sri Lanka Eastern Provincial Council elections, 2008 was held on May 10, 2008 to elect members to Sri Lanka’s Eastern Provincial Council. Following the successful completion of local government elections in the Batticaloa District, Sri Lanka’s Elections Department announced on March 14 that the...
was held in May 2008 to elect members to Sri Lanka's Eastern Provincial Council. In August 2008, elections were held in the North Central and Sabaragamuwa Provinces. In 2009, elections were held for Central and North Western Provincial Councils in February, for the Western Provincial Council in April, for the Uva Provincial Council in August and for the Southern Provincial Council in October. No election was held for the ninth provincial council, Northern, which had been governed directly by the national government since it was demerged from the North Eastern Provincial Council in January 2007.
The elections were largely seen as a referendum on the handling of the civil war
Sri Lankan civil war
The Sri Lankan Civil War was a conflict fought on the island of Sri Lanka. Beginning on July 23, 1983, there was an on-and-off insurgency against the government by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam , a separatist militant organization which fought to create an independent Tamil state named Tamil...
by Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapakse. Rajapakse's United People's Freedom Alliance
United People's Freedom Alliance
The United People's Freedom Alliance is a political alliance in Sri Lanka. The current leader of the United People's Freedom Alliance is Mahinda Rajapaksa and Susil Premajayantha is the general secretary of UPFA.The alliance was formed by:...
and its allies registered resounding victories over the opposition United National Party
United National Party
The United National Party, often referred to as the UNP ), , is a political party in Sri Lanka. It currently is the main opposition party in Sri Lanka and is headed by Ranil Wickremesinghe...
in all the elections.
Background
In an attempt to end the Sri Lankan Civil WarSri Lankan civil war
The Sri Lankan Civil War was a conflict fought on the island of Sri Lanka. Beginning on July 23, 1983, there was an on-and-off insurgency against the government by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam , a separatist militant organization which fought to create an independent Tamil state named Tamil...
the Indo-Lanka Accord
Indo-Sri Lanka Accord
The Indo-Sri Lanka Peace Accord was an accord signed in Colombo on July 29, 1987, between Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and Sri Lankan President J.R. Jayewardene. The accord was expected to resolve the ongoing Sri Lankan civil war...
was signed on 29 July 1987. One of the requirements of the accord was that the Sri Lankan government
Politics of Sri Lanka
Politics of Sri Lanka takes place in a framework of a presidential representative democratic republic, whereby the President of Sri Lanka is both head of state and head of government, and of a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both...
to devolve powers to the provinces. Accordingly on 14 November 1987 the Sri Lankan Parliament passed the 13th Amendment
Constitutional amendment
A constitutional amendment is a formal change to the text of the written constitution of a nation or state.Most constitutions require that amendments cannot be enacted unless they have passed a special procedure that is more stringent than that required of ordinary legislation...
to the 1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka
Constitution of Sri Lanka
The Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka has been the constitution of the island nation of Sri Lanka since its original promulgation by the National State Assembly on 7 September 1978. It is Sri Lanka's second republican constitution, and its third constitution since the...
and the Provincial Councils Act No 42 of 1987. On 3 February 1988 nine provincial councils were created by order. The first elections for provincial councils took place on 28 April 1988 in North Central
North Central Province, Sri Lanka
North Central Province is a province of Sri Lanka. Its capital is Anuradhapura. The province is not densely populated with a weak economy, as the land tends to be dry tropical woodlands.-History:...
, North Western
North Western Province, Sri Lanka
North Western Province is a province of Sri Lanka. The districts of Kurunegala and Puttalam formulate Wayamba. Its capital is Kurunegala, which has a population of 28,571. The province is known mainly for its numerous coconut plantations. Other main towns in this province are Chilaw and Puttalam...
, Sabaragamuwa
Sabaragamuwa Province
Sabaragamuwa, is a province of Sri Lanka, and contains two main cities: Ratnapura and Kegalle. Sabaragamuwa University is in Belihuloya. It is named after its former indigenous inhabitants, namely the Sabara, an indic term for hunter gatherer tribes, a term seldom used in ancient Sri...
, and Uva
Uva Province
Uva is Sri Lanka's second least populated province, with 1,187,335 people, created in 1896. It consists of two districts: Badulla බදුල්ල பதுளை and Moneragala මොනරාගල மொனராகல. The provincial capital is Badulla. Uva is bordered by Eastern, Southern and Central provinces...
provinces. On 2 June 1988 elections were held for provincial councils for Central, Southern
Southern Province, Sri Lanka
The Southern Province of Sri Lanka is a small geographic area consisting of the districts of Galle, Matara and Hambantota. The region is economically backward compared to the Western province, where the capital Sri Jayawardenapura-Kotte is situated...
and Western
Western Province, Sri Lanka
The Western Province is the most densely populated province of Sri Lanka. It is home to the legislative capital Sri Jayawardenapura as well to Colombo, the nation's administrative and business center.-Districts:Basnahira is divided into 3 districts:...
provinces. The United National Party
United National Party
The United National Party, often referred to as the UNP ), , is a political party in Sri Lanka. It currently is the main opposition party in Sri Lanka and is headed by Ranil Wickremesinghe...
(UNP), which was in power nationally, won control of all seven provincial councils.
The Indo-Lanka Accord also required the merger of the Eastern and Northern provinces into one administrative unit
Administrative division
An administrative division, subnational entity, or country subdivision is a portion of a country or other political division, established for the purpose of government. Administrative divisions are each granted a certain degree of autonomy, and are required to manage themselves through their own...
. The accord required a referendum
Referendum
A referendum is a direct vote in which an entire electorate is asked to either accept or reject a particular proposal. This may result in the adoption of a new constitution, a constitutional amendment, a law, the recall of an elected official or simply a specific government policy. It is a form of...
to be held by 31 December 1988 in the Eastern Province to decide whether the merger should be permanent
Permanent
The permanent of a square matrix in linear algebra, is a function of the matrix similar to the determinant. The permanent, as well as the determinant, is a polynomial in the entries of the matrix...
. Crucially, the accord allowed the Sri Lankan president
President of Sri Lanka
The President of Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is the elected head of state and the head of government. The President is a dominant political figure in Sri Lanka. The office was created in 1978 but has grown so powerful there have been calls to restrict or even eliminate its power...
to postpone the referendum at his discretion
Discretion
Discretion is a noun in the English language with several meanings revolving around the judgment of the person exercising the characteristic.-Meanings:*"The Art of suiting action to particular circumstances"...
. On September 2 and 8 1988 President Jayewardene
Junius Richard Jayewardene
Junius Richard Jayewardene , famously abbreviated in Sri Lanka as JR, was the first executive President of Sri Lanka, serving from 1978 till 1989. He was a leader of the nationalist movement in Ceylon who served in a variety of cabinet positions in the decades following independence...
issued proclamations enabling the Eastern and Northern provinces to be one administrative unit administered by one elected council, creating the North Eastern Province
North Eastern Province, Sri Lanka
The North Eastern Province was one of the provinces of Sri Lanka. The province was created in September 1988 by merging the Northern and Eastern provinces. This merger was declared illegal by the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka in 2006. The province was formally demerged into the Northern and Eastern...
. Elections in the newly merged North Eastern Province were held on 19 November 1988. The Eelam People's Revolutionary Liberation Front
Eelam People's Revolutionary Liberation Front
The Eelam People's Revolutionary Liberation Front is a Sri Lankan political party and a former militant separatist group.-Militant separatists:The EPRLF was formed in 1980 by K...
, an Indian backed paramilitary group
Sri Lankan Tamil militant groups
Sri Lankan Tamil militant groups rose to prominence in the 1970s to fight the state of Sri Lanka in order to create an independent Tamil Eelam in the north of Sri Lanka. They rose in response to the perception amongst minority Sri Lankan Tamils that the state was preferring the majority Sinhalese...
, won control of the North Eastern provincial council.
On 1 March 1990, just as the Indian Peace Keeping Force
Indian Peace Keeping Force
Indian Peace Keeping Force was the Indian military contingent performing a peacekeeping operation in Sri Lanka between 1987 and 1990...
were preparing to withdraw from Sri Lanka, Annamalai Varatharajah Perumal, Chief Minister of the North Eastern Province, moved a motion in the North Eastern Provincial Council declaraing
Declaration of independence
A declaration of independence is an assertion of the independence of an aspiring state or states. Such places are usually declared from part or all of the territory of another nation or failed nation, or are breakaway territories from within the larger state...
an independent
Independence
Independence is a condition of a nation, country, or state in which its residents and population, or some portion thereof, exercise self-government, and usually sovereignty, over its territory....
Eelam
Tamil Eelam
Tamil Eelam , is the name given by certain Tamils in Sri Lanka and the Sri Lankan Tamil diaspora to the independent state which they aspire to create in the north and east of Sri Lanka. Tamil Eelam has no official status or recognition by any other state or authority...
. President Premadasa
Ranasinghe Premadasa
Ranasinghe Premadasa was the 3rd President of Sri Lanka from January 2, 1989 to May 1, 1993. Before that, he served as the Prime Minister in the government headed by J. R. Jayewardene from February 6, 1978 to January 1, 1989...
reacted to Permual's UDI by dissolving the provincial council and imposing direct rule on the province.
The 2nd Sri Lankan provincial council election was held in 1993 in seven provinces. The UNP retained control of six provincial councils but lost control of the largest provincial council, Western, to the opposition People's Alliance
People's Alliance (Sri Lanka)
The People's Alliance is a front of political parties in Sri Lanka, formed in 1994.It comprises the following parties:* Sri Lanka Freedom Party* Lanka Sama Samaja Party* Communist Party of Sri Lanka* Sri Lanka Mahajana Party...
. A special election was held in Southern Province in 1994 after some UNP provincial councillors defected to the opposition. The PA won the election and took control of the Southern Provincial Council.
The 3rd Sri Lankan provincial council election
Sri Lankan provincial council election, 1999
The 1999 Sri Lankan provincial council election was held on 25 January 1999, 6 April 1999 and 10 June 1999 to elect members to seven provincial councils in Sri Lanka. No election was held in the eighth province, North Eastern, which had been governed directly by the national government since March...
was held in 1999 in seven provinces. The PA, which was now in power nationally, managed to win the majority of seats in two provinces (North Central and North Western). It was also able to form a majority administration in the other five provinces with the support of smaller parties such as the Ceylon Workers' Congress
Ceylon Workers' Congress
The Ceylon Workers' Congress is a political party in Sri Lanka that has traditionally represented Tamils working in the plantation sector of the economy .- History :...
(CWC) . The UNP regained control of the Central Provincial Council in 2002 after the CWC councillors crossed over to the opposition.
The 4th Sri Lankan provincial council election
Sri Lankan provincial council election, 2004
The 2004 Sri Lankan provincial council election was held on 24 April 2004 and 10 July 2004 to elect members to seven provincial councils in Sri Lanka. No election was held in the eighth province, North Eastern, which had been governed directly by the national government since March 1990...
was held in 2004 in seven provinces. The United People's Freedom Alliance
United People's Freedom Alliance
The United People's Freedom Alliance is a political alliance in Sri Lanka. The current leader of the United People's Freedom Alliance is Mahinda Rajapaksa and Susil Premajayantha is the general secretary of UPFA.The alliance was formed by:...
(UPFA), the successor to the PA, won all seven provinces.
Results
Overall
| Party / Alliance | |% | United People's Freedom Alliance United People's Freedom Alliance The United People's Freedom Alliance is a political alliance in Sri Lanka. The current leader of the United People's Freedom Alliance is Mahinda Rajapaksa and Susil Premajayantha is the general secretary of UPFA.The alliance was formed by:... 1 | 5,137,170 | 63.10% | 269 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United National Party United National Party The United National Party, often referred to as the UNP ), , is a political party in Sri Lanka. It currently is the main opposition party in Sri Lanka and is headed by Ranil Wickremesinghe... 2 |
2,609,386 | 32.05% | 131 | ||
| Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna The Janathā Vimukthi Peramuṇa is a Marxist-Leninist, Communist political party in Sri Lanka. The party was involved in two armed uprisings against the ruling governments in 1971 and 1987-89... |
234,442 | 2.88% | 12 | ||
| Sri Lanka Muslim Congress Sri Lanka Muslim Congress The Sri Lanka Muslim Congress is a political party in Sri Lanka. The party was formed at a meeting held at Kattankudy in 1981 by a small study group of local Eastern Province political leaders.... 2 |
60,091 | 0.74% | 2 | ||
| Independents Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do... |
15,789 | 0.19% | 0 | ||
| Democratic Unity Alliance | 12,512 | 0.15% | 1 | ||
| Up-Country People's Front Up-Country People's Front The Up-Country People's Front is a political party in Sri Lanka.At the last legislative elections, held on 2 April 2004, the party won 0.5% of the popular vote and 2 out of 225 seats. One is an elected seat and the second member of parliament was appointed through the national list of the United... |
10,645 | 0.13% | 1 | ||
| Ceylon Workers' Congress Ceylon Workers' Congress The Ceylon Workers' Congress is a political party in Sri Lanka that has traditionally represented Tamils working in the plantation sector of the economy .- History :... 1 |
10,163 | 0.12% | 0 | ||
| United Socialist Party United Socialist Party (Sri Lanka) The United Socialist Party is a Trotskyist political party in Sri Lanka. It is a member of the Committee for a Workers' International. It is led by Siritunga Jayasuriya and publishes a monthly paper, Sentharakai .-History:... |
9,024 | 0.11% | 0 | ||
| Tamil Democratic National Alliance | 7,714 | 0.09% | 1 | ||
| United National Alliance | 7,098 | 0.09% | 0 | ||
| Eelam People's Democratic Party Eelam People's Democratic Party The Eelam People's Democratic Party is a political party and a pro-government paramilitary organization in Sri Lanka. It is led by its founder Douglas Devananda.-Background:... |
5,418 | 0.07% | 0 | ||
| Left Front | 4,771 | 0.06% | 0 | ||
| National Development Front | 3,558 | 0.04% | 0 | ||
| National Congress | 3,404 | 0.04% | 0 | ||
| Eelavar Democratic Front | 2,275 | 0.03% | 0 | ||
| Ruhuna People's Party | 1,618 | 0.02% | 0 | ||
| United Lanka People's Party | 911 | 0.01% | 0 | ||
| New Sinhala Heritage | 838 | 0.01% | 0 | ||
| United Lanka Great Council | 803 | 0.01% | 0 | ||
| Sinhalaye Mahasammatha Bhoomiputra Pakshaya Sinhalaye Mahasammatha Bhoomiputra Pakshaya Sinhalaye Mahasammatha Bhoomiputhra Pakshaya is a minor Sinhala Buddhist political party in Sri Lanka, led by Dr. Harischandra Wijayatunga.... |
700 | 0.01% | 0 | ||
| Socialist Equality Party Socialist Equality Party (Sri Lanka) The Socialist Equality Party is a Trotskyist political party in Sri Lanka. It was founded in 1968 as the Revolutionary Communist League by former student members of the Lanka Sama Samaja Party who joined the International Committee of the Fourth International. They remained loyal to Gerry Healy... |
503 | 0.01% | 0 | ||
| Sri Lanka Progressive Front | 475 | 0.01% | 0 | ||
| Janasetha Peramuna | 306 | 0.00% | 0 | ||
| People's Front of Liberation Tigers | 383 | 0.00% | 0 | ||
| Patriotic National Front | 379 | 0.00% | 0 | ||
| All Lanka Tamil United Front | 378 | 0.00% | 0 | ||
| National People's Party | 302 | 0.00% | 0 | ||
| Democratic United National Front Democratic United National Front The Democratic United National Front is a political party in Sri Lanka.At the last legislative elections, held on 2 April 2004, the party was part of the United People's Freedom Alliance that won 45.6 % of the popular vote and 105 out of 225 seats.... |
107 | 0.00% | 0 | ||
| Muslim Liberation Front | 49 | 0.00% | 0 | ||
| Sri Lanka National Front | 30 | 0.00% | 0 | ||
| Liberal Party Liberal Party of Sri Lanka The Liberal Party of Sri Lanka began as a think-tank called the Council for Liberal Democracy, founded in 1981 by the late Dr. Chanaka Amaratunga, a longstanding member of the United National Party which was then in government.... |
20 | 0.00% | 0 | ||
| Valid Votes | 8,141,262 | 100.00% | 417 | ||
| Rejected Votes | 427,543 | ||||
| Total Polled | 8,568,805 | ||||
| Registered Electors | 13,013,731 | ||||
| Turnout | 65.84% | ||||
| 1. CWC Ceylon Workers' Congress The Ceylon Workers' Congress is a political party in Sri Lanka that has traditionally represented Tamils working in the plantation sector of the economy .- History :... contested with the UPFA United People's Freedom Alliance The United People's Freedom Alliance is a political alliance in Sri Lanka. The current leader of the United People's Freedom Alliance is Mahinda Rajapaksa and Susil Premajayantha is the general secretary of UPFA.The alliance was formed by:... in Central and Uva provinces. 2. SLMC Sri Lanka Muslim Congress The Sri Lanka Muslim Congress is a political party in Sri Lanka. The party was formed at a meeting held at Kattankudy in 1981 by a small study group of local Eastern Province political leaders.... contested with the UNP United National Party The United National Party, often referred to as the UNP ), , is a political party in Sri Lanka. It currently is the main opposition party in Sri Lanka and is headed by Ranil Wickremesinghe... in Eastern province. |
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Southern Province
Results of the 6th Southern provincial council election held on 10 October 2009:| Party / Alliance | |Galle Galle Electoral District Galle electoral district is one of the 22 multi-member electoral districts of Sri Lanka created by the 1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka. The district is conterminous with the administrative district of Galle in the Southern province... | |Hambantota Hambantota Electoral District Hambantota electoral district is one of the 22 multi-member electoral districts of Sri Lanka created by the 1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka. The district is conterminous with the administrative district of Hambantota in the Southern province... | |Matara Matara Electoral District Matara electoral district is one of the 22 multi-member electoral districts of Sri Lanka created by the 1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka. The district is conterminous with the administrative district of Matara in the Southern province... | Votes | |Seats | |% | |Votes | |Seats | |% | United People's Freedom Alliance United People's Freedom Alliance The United People's Freedom Alliance is a political alliance in Sri Lanka. The current leader of the United People's Freedom Alliance is Mahinda Rajapaksa and Susil Premajayantha is the general secretary of UPFA.The alliance was formed by:... | 354,000 | 68.34% | 16 | 192,961 | 66.95% | 8 | 257,110 | 67.97% | 12 | 2 | 804,071 | 67.88% | 38 |
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| United National Party United National Party The United National Party, often referred to as the UNP ), , is a political party in Sri Lanka. It currently is the main opposition party in Sri Lanka and is headed by Ranil Wickremesinghe... |
140,175 | 27.06% | 6 | 62,391 | 21.65% | 3 | 94,614 | 25.01% | 5 | 297,180 | 25.09% | 14 | |||||||||||
| Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna The Janathā Vimukthi Peramuṇa is a Marxist-Leninist, Communist political party in Sri Lanka. The party was involved in two armed uprisings against the ruling governments in 1971 and 1987-89... |
19,958 | 3.85% | 1 | 31,734 | 11.01% | 1 | 20,687 | 5.47% | 1 | 72,379 | 6.11% | 3 | |||||||||||
| Sri Lanka Muslim Congress Sri Lanka Muslim Congress The Sri Lanka Muslim Congress is a political party in Sri Lanka. The party was formed at a meeting held at Kattankudy in 1981 by a small study group of local Eastern Province political leaders.... |
2,273 | 0.44% | 0 | 4,280 | 1.13% | 0 | 6,553 | 0.55% | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Independents Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do... |
260 | 0.05% | 0 | 389 | 0.13% | 0 | 343 | 0.09% | 0 | 992 | 0.08% | 0 | |||||||||||
| United National Alliance | 500 | 0.10% | 0 | 371 | 0.10% | 0 | 871 | 0.07% | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| United Socialist Party United Socialist Party (Sri Lanka) The United Socialist Party is a Trotskyist political party in Sri Lanka. It is a member of the Committee for a Workers' International. It is led by Siritunga Jayasuriya and publishes a monthly paper, Sentharakai .-History:... |
366 | 0.07% | 0 | 221 | 0.08% | 0 | 218 | 0.06% | 0 | 805 | 0.07% | 0 | |||||||||||
| National Development Front | 174 | 0.06% | 0 | 294 | 0.08% | 0 | 468 | 0.04% | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| United Lanka People's Party | 57 | 0.01% | 0 | 217 | 0.08% | 0 | 274 | 0.02% | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Janasetha Peramuna | 89 | 0.02% | 0 | 52 | 0.02% | 0 | 98 | 0.03% | 0 | 239 | 0.02% | 0 | |||||||||||
| United Lanka Great Council | 19 | 0.00% | 0 | 55 | 0.02% | 0 | 36 | 0.01% | 0 | 110 | 0.01% | 0 | |||||||||||
| Socialist Equality Party Socialist Equality Party (Sri Lanka) The Socialist Equality Party is a Trotskyist political party in Sri Lanka. It was founded in 1968 as the Revolutionary Communist League by former student members of the Lanka Sama Samaja Party who joined the International Committee of the Fourth International. They remained loyal to Gerry Healy... |
95 | 0.02% | 0 | 95 | 0.01% | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Left Front | 92 | 0.02% | 0 | 92 | 0.01% | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Sinhalaye Mahasammatha Bhoomiputra Pakshaya Sinhalaye Mahasammatha Bhoomiputra Pakshaya Sinhalaye Mahasammatha Bhoomiputhra Pakshaya is a minor Sinhala Buddhist political party in Sri Lanka, led by Dr. Harischandra Wijayatunga.... |
36 | 0.01% | 0 | 23 | 0.01% | 0 | 32 | 0.01% | 0 | 91 | 0.01% | 0 | |||||||||||
| Sri Lanka Progressive Front | 38 | 0.01% | 0 | 14 | 0.00% | 0 | 34 | 0.01% | 0 | 86 | 0.01% | 0 | |||||||||||
| Democratic Unity Alliance | 61 | 0.02% | 0 | 61 | 0.01% | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ruhuna People's Party | 21 | 0.00% | 0 | 31 | 0.01% | 0 | 52 | 0.00% | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| National People's Party | 49 | 0.01% | 0 | 49 | 0.00% | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Patriotic National Front | 43 | 0.01% | 0 | 43 | 0.00% | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Valid Votes | 518,028 | 100.00% | 23 | 288,231 | 100.00% | 12 | 378,252 | 100.00% | 18 | 2 | 1,184,511 | 100.00% | 55 | ||||||||||
| Rejected Votes | 21,952 | 13,403 | 16,727 | 52,082 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total Polled | 539,980 | 301,634 | 394,979 | 1,236,593 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Registered Electors | 761,815 | 421,186 | 578,858 | 1,761,859 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 70.88% | 71.62% | 68.23% | 70.19% |
Uva Province
The Uva Provincial Council was prematurely dissolved on 29 May 2009 by governor Nanda Mathew. The term of the council was due to expire in August. The Election Commissioner subsequently announced that nominations will be received from June 17 to June 23, to elect 21 members from the Badulla DistrictBadulla District
Badulla is a district in Uva Province, Sri Lanka. The entire land area of the Badulla district is 2,861 km² and total population is 837,000. The district is bounded by the districts of Monaragala and Rathnapura on the East & South, by Ampara and Kandy districts on the North and by Nuwara...
and 11 members from the Monaragala District. After the close of nominations, the date of the elections was announced as 8 August 2009.
Results of the 5th Uva provincial council election held on 8 August 2009:
| Party / Alliance | |Badulla Badulla Electoral District Badulla electoral district is one of the 22 multi-member electoral districts of Sri Lanka created by the 1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka. The district is conterminous with the administrative district of Badulla in the Uva province... | |Monaragala Monaragala Electoral District Monaragala electoral district is one of the 22 multi-member electoral districts of Sri Lanka created by the 1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka. The district is conterminous with the administrative district of Monaragala in the Uva province... | Votes | |Seats | |% | |Votes | |Seats | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United People's Freedom Alliance United People's Freedom Alliance The United People's Freedom Alliance is a political alliance in Sri Lanka. The current leader of the United People's Freedom Alliance is Mahinda Rajapaksa and Susil Premajayantha is the general secretary of UPFA.The alliance was formed by:... |
259,069 | 67.79% | 14 | 159,837 | 81.32% | 9 | 2 | 418,906 | 72.39% | 25 |
| United National Party United National Party The United National Party, often referred to as the UNP ), , is a political party in Sri Lanka. It currently is the main opposition party in Sri Lanka and is headed by Ranil Wickremesinghe... |
98,635 | 25.81% | 5 | 30,509 | 15.52% | 2 | 129,144 | 22.32% | 7 | |
| Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna The Janathā Vimukthi Peramuṇa is a Marxist-Leninist, Communist political party in Sri Lanka. The party was involved in two armed uprisings against the ruling governments in 1971 and 1987-89... |
9,007 | 2.36% | 1 | 5,632 | 2.87% | 0 | 14,639 | 2.53% | 1 | |
| Up-Country People's Front Up-Country People's Front The Up-Country People's Front is a political party in Sri Lanka.At the last legislative elections, held on 2 April 2004, the party won 0.5% of the popular vote and 2 out of 225 seats. One is an elected seat and the second member of parliament was appointed through the national list of the United... |
9,227 | 2.41% | 1 | 9,227 | 1.59% | 1 | ||||
| Sri Lanka Muslim Congress Sri Lanka Muslim Congress The Sri Lanka Muslim Congress is a political party in Sri Lanka. The party was formed at a meeting held at Kattankudy in 1981 by a small study group of local Eastern Province political leaders.... |
4,150 | 1.09% | 0 | 4,150 | 0.72% | 0 | ||||
| United National Alliance | 503 | 0.13% | 0 | 503 | 0.09% | 0 | ||||
| Democratic Unity Alliance | 481 | 0.13% | 0 | 481 | 0.08% | 0 | ||||
| National Development Front | 247 | 0.06% | 0 | 226 | 0.11% | 0 | 473 | 0.08% | 0 | |
| United Socialist Party United Socialist Party (Sri Lanka) The United Socialist Party is a Trotskyist political party in Sri Lanka. It is a member of the Committee for a Workers' International. It is led by Siritunga Jayasuriya and publishes a monthly paper, Sentharakai .-History:... |
276 | 0.07% | 0 | 153 | 0.08% | 0 | 429 | 0.07% | 0 | |
| Independents Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do... |
337 | 0.09% | 0 | 90 | 0.05% | 0 | 427 | 0.07% | 0 | |
| United Lanka Great Council | 56 | 0.01% | 0 | 62 | 0.03% | 0 | 118 | 0.02% | 0 | |
| Janasetha Peramuna | 67 | 0.02% | 0 | 67 | 0.01% | 0 | ||||
| Patriotic National Front | 44 | 0.01% | 0 | 20 | 0.01% | 0 | 64 | 0.01% | 0 | |
| Sri Lanka Progressive Front | 31 | 0.01% | 0 | 10 | 0.01% | 0 | 41 | 0.01% | 0 | |
| Sinhalaye Mahasammatha Bhoomiputra Pakshaya Sinhalaye Mahasammatha Bhoomiputra Pakshaya Sinhalaye Mahasammatha Bhoomiputhra Pakshaya is a minor Sinhala Buddhist political party in Sri Lanka, led by Dr. Harischandra Wijayatunga.... |
30 | 0.01% | 0 | 10 | 0.01% | 0 | 40 | 0.01% | 0 | |
| Valid Votes | 382,160 | 100.00% | 21 | 196,549 | 100.00% | 11 | 2 | 578,709 | 100.00% | 34 |
| Rejected Votes | 24,455 | 9,969 | 34,424 | |||||||
| Total Polled | 406,615 | 206,518 | 613,133 | |||||||
| Registered Electors | 574,814 | 300,642 | 875,456 | |||||||
| Turnout | 70.74% | 68.69% | 70.04% |