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 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 NDF 5,564,239 41.99% 764,005 5.76% 13,252,499 83.72%
2024 Anura Kumara Dissanayake NPP 5,634,915 42.30% Sajith Premadasa SJB 4,363,035 32.75% 3,321,666 24.95% 13,319,616 79.46%
5,740,179 55.89% 4,530,902 44.11% —

Summary

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  • Electoral maps of Sri Lankan presidential elections
  • 2024 Election
    2024 Election
  • 2019 Election
    2019 Election
  • 2015 Election
    2015 Election
  • 2010 Election
    2010 Election
  • 2005 Election
    2005 Election
  • 1999 Election
    1999 Election
  • 1994 Election
    1994 Election
  • 1988 Election
    1988 Election
  • 1982 Election
    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
  National People's Power candidates
  Samagi Jana Balawegaya candidates
  Others
Comparison of popular vote totals received by the top two candidates in the direct presidential elections.
  United National Party/New Democratic Front candidates
  Sri Lanka Freedom Party candidates
  Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna candidates
  National People's Power candidates
  Samagi Jana Balawegaya candidates
  Others

Notes

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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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