Political Parties and Elections
For other political parties see List of political parties in Sri Lanka. An overview on elections and election results is included in Elections in Sri Lanka.In August 2005, the Supreme Court ruled that Presidential Elections would be held in November 2005, resolving a long-running dispute on the length of President Kumaratunga's term. Mahinda Rajapaksa was nominated the SLFP candidate and former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe UNP candidate. The Election was held on November 17, 2005, and Mahinda Rajapaksa was elected the fifth Executive President of Sri Lanka with a 50.29% of valid votes, compared to Ranil Wickremesinghe's 48.43%. Mahinda Rajapaksa took oath as President on November 19, 2005. Ratnasiri Wickremanayake was appointed the 22nd Prime Minister on November 21, 2005, to fill the post vacated by Mahinda Rajapaksa. He was previously Prime Minister in 2000.
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mahinda Rajapaksa | United People's Freedom Alliance | 6,015,934 | 57.88% | |
Sarath Fonseka | New Democratic Front | 4,173,185 | 40.15% | |
Mohomad Cassim Mohomad Ismail | Democratic United National Front | 39,226 | 0.38% | |
Achala Ashoka Suraweera | National Development Front | 26,266 | 0.25% | |
Channa Janaka Sugathsiri Gamage | United Democratic Front | 23,290 | 0.22% | |
W. V. Mahiman Ranjith | Independent | 18,747 | 0.18% | |
A. S. P Liyanage | Sri Lanka Labour Party | 14,220 | 0.14% | |
Sarath Manamendra | New Sinhala Heritage | 9,684 | 0.09% | |
M. K. Shivajilingam | Independent | 9,662 | 0.09% | |
Ukkubanda Wijekoon | Independent | 9,381 | 0.09% | |
Lal Perera | Our National Front | 9,353 | 0.09% | |
Siritunga Jayasuriya | United Socialist Party | 8,352 | 0.08% | |
Vikramabahu Karunaratne | Left Front | 7,055 | 0.07% | |
Aithurus M. Illias | Independent | 6,131 | 0.06% | |
Wije Dias | Socialist Equality Party | 4,195 | 0.04% | |
Sanath Pinnaduwa | National Alliance | 3,523 | 0.03% | |
M. Mohamed Musthaffa | Independent | 3,134 | 0.03% | |
Battaramulle Seelarathana Thero | Jana Setha Peramuna | 2,770 | 0.03% | |
Senaratna de Silva | Patriotic National Front | 2,620 | 0.03% | |
Aruna de Zoyza | Ruhuna People's Party | 2,618 | 0.03% | |
Upali Sarath Kongahage | United National Alternative Front | 2,260 | 0.02% | |
Muthu Bandara Theminimulla | All Are Citizens, All Are Kings Organisation | 2,007 | 0.02% | |
Valid Votes | 10,393,613 | 100.00% | ||
Rejected Votes | 101,838 | |||
Total Polled | 10,495,451 | |||
Registered Electors | 14,088,500 | |||
Turnout | 74.50% | |||
Source: Department of Elections, Sri Lanka |
Alliances and parties | Votes | % | Seats | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
District | National | Total | ||||
United People's Freedom Alliance
|
4,846,388 | 60.33% | 127 | 17 | 144 | |
United National Front3
|
2,357,057 | 29.34% | 51 | 9 | 60 | |
Tamil National Alliance4
|
233,190 | 2.90% | 13 | 1 | 14 | |
Democratic National Alliance
|
441,251 | 5.49% | 5 | 2 | 7 | |
Independent lists | 38,947 | 0.48% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Up-Country People's Front2 | 24,670 | 0.31% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal | 20,284 | 0.25% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Sinhalaye Mahasammatha Bhoomiputra Pakshaya | 12,170 | 0.15% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Tamil United Liberation Front | 9,223 | 0.11% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Tamil National People's Front5
|
7,544 | 0.09% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Democratic People's Liberation Front
|
6,036 | 0.08% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Sri Lanka National Front | 5,313 | 0.07% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Others | 31,644 | 0.39% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Valid Votes | 8,033,717 | 100.00% | 196 | 29 | 225 | |
Rejected Votes | 596,972 | |||||
Total Polled | 8,630,689 | |||||
Registered Electors | 14,088,500 | |||||
Turnout | 61.26% | |||||
Source: Department of Elections, Sri Lanka |
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