Electoral History

Sri Lanka Parliamentary Elections Sri Lanka Presidential Elections

Electi Seat Electi
Vote +/ Result for the Vote Resu
on Votes s on Candidate Votes
% – party % lt
year won year
15.52 9 / Hector
1952 361,250 Opposition 2,548,4 39.07
% 95 9 1982 Kobbekadu Lost
38 %
1,046,2 39.52 51 / wa
1956 Government
77 % 95 42 Sirimavo
2,289,8 44.95
1960 1988 Bandaranai Lost
21.28 46 / 60 %
(Marc 647,175 Opposition ke
% 151 5
h) Chandrika
4,709,2 62.28 Won
1960 1,022,1 33.22 75 / 1994 Kumaratu [f]
Government 05 %
(July) 71 % 151 29 nga
1,221,4 30.18 41 / Chandrika
1965 Opposition 4,312,1 51.12 Won
37 % 151 34 1999 Kumaratu [g]
57 %
1,839,9 36.86 91 / nga
1970 50 Government Mahinda 4,887,1 50.29 Won
79 % 151 2005 [h]
1,855,3 29.72 8 / Rajapaksa 52 %
1977 83 Opposition Mahinda 6,015,9 57.88 Won
31 % 168 2010 [i]
1,780,5 67 / Rajapaksa 34 %
1989 31.8% 59 Opposition Mahinda 5,768,0 47.58 Lost
99 225 2015
Rajapaksa 90 % [j] [k]
105
3,887,8 48.94
1994 / 38 Government [a]
23 %
225
107
3,900,9 45.11
2000 / 2 Government [b]
01 %
225
3,330,8 37.19 77 /
2001 30 Opposition
15 % 225
105
4,223,9 45.60
2004 / 28 Government [c]
70 %
225
144
4,846,3 60.33
2010 / 39 Government [d]
88 %
225
4,732,6 42.38 95 / Government/Oppos
2015 49
64 % 225 ition [e]