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Nominations took place between 6 July 2015 and 13 July 2015. Postal voting took place on 5 August 2015 and 6 August 2015 except for school teachers who cast their postal votes on 3 August 2015. The date of the election was set for 17 August 2015. 15,044,490 Sri Lankans were eligible to vote at the
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The UNP had contested past parliamentary elections in alliance with smaller parties representing ethnic minorities but many of these had defected to the UPFA after the election. Prior to this election being called the UNP had claimed it would contest the election on its own. However, after the
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spokesperson issued a statement on 19 August 2015 stating that the election was "genuine, well administered and peaceful" and saying that the new government needed prioritise "good governance, human rights and the rule of law as well as the crucial tasks of accountability and genuine national
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The result left the UNFGG seven seats short of a majority in Parliament. However, on 20 August 2015 the central committee of the SLFP agreed to form a national government with the UNP for two years. Wickremesinghe was sworn in as prime minister on 21 August 2015. Immediately afterwards a
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on 23 April 2015. However, Srisena and his government faced opposition from a large contingent of legislators loyal to Rajapaksa, and, although some reforms, such as the curtailing of presidential powers and re-introducing the two term limit, were introduced by the passing of the
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The UNFGG had originally been established by the renaming of the JHU after it left the UPFA. It was registered as a political party with the diamond symbol. Despite this the UNFGG contested the election under the name and elephant symbol of the UNP. UNFGG general-secretary
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congratulated Wickremesinghe on 19 August 2015, saying China was "ready to work with Sri Lanka to consolidate the traditional friendship, strengthen mutually-beneficial cooperation, and elevate China-Sri Lanka strategic cooperation partnership to a new
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sent a congratulatory message to Wickremesinghe saying that the election result "reflects the desire and willingness of the people of Sri Lanka to strengthen democracy and restore good governance" and that "democracy in Sri Lanka is making significant
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A total of 6,151 candidates from 21 registered political parties (3,653) and 201 independent groups (2,498) competed for the 196 district seats. The nominations of 12 registered political parties and 24 independent groups were rejected. The UPFA,
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issued a statement on 20 August 2015 welcoming the smooth running of the election, characterising it as "one more step forward towards strengthening democracy" and saying that hopefully this would support human rights and inter-community
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issued a statement on 21 August 2015 congratulating Wickremesinghe, saying she looked forward to working with the new government "to further develop our strong bilateral relationship" and supporting Sri Lanka on national
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The UNFGG became the largest group in Parliament after securing 45.66% of votes and 106 seats whilst the UPFA won 42.38% of votes and 95 seats. Rajapaksa quickly conceded defeat in his attempt to become prime minister.
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issued a statement on 21 August 2015 congratulating Wickremesinghe, crediting the Sri Lankan people for the way the election was run and offering UK support for achieving "reconciliation and a lasting peace".
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sent a congratulatory message Wickremesinghe and expressed his desire to work closely with his Sri Lankan counterpart to strengthen the bilateral relations between the two countries.
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Election monitors received 1,500 complaints of assaults, misuse of state resources and other violations of election laws and over 700 were arrested for election-related offences.
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The SLMC, despite being a member of the UNFGG, contested on its own in two electoral districts. Similarly, the ACMC contested on its own in one electoral district. The
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The ruling UPFA suffered a series of defections to the opposition during the 2015 presidential election. After the election the UPFA and its main constituent, the
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allied with the United Lanka Great Council (Eksath Lanka Maha Sabha) to contest as the Buddhist People's Front (Bodu Jana Peramuna) in 16 electoral districts.
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sent a congratulatory letter to Wickremesinghe adding that "Singapore has consistently supported national reconciliation, peace and progress in Sri Lanka".
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and 1,600 counting centres were used. Nearly 200,000 state employees and over 70,000 police officers were deployed on election duties.
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telephoned Wickremesinghe on 18 August 2015 to congratulate him and the Sri Lankan people for the "peaceful conduct of polls".
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Thushara Devalegama, a UNP supporter, was attacked and killed by an unidentified group on 29 June 2015 in Nivithigala,
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sent a congratulatory message to Wickremesinghe "following a free and democratic Parliamentary election".
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was the nominal leader of the UPFA. Most members of the alliance remained loyal to former President
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election had been called it started forming alliances with minority parties including the
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Thilakarathne, N. M. C. (1997). "Parliament Library of Sri Lanka". In Brian, Rob (ed.).
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has stated that the JHU name and its conch symbol will be revived after the election.
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In his election manifesto Sirisena had promised a 100-day reform program after which
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on 31 July 2015. According to the police the incident was a clash between rival
5765: 4928: 4503: 4459: 4455:"Sri Lanka's Sirisena announces parliamentary elections, swears in new cabinet" 4308:"Sri Lanka election: shock result as president Mahinda Rajapaksa is tossed out" 4214: 4170: 3694: 3639: 1531: 786: 765: 4742: 8330: 7777:"PMSingapore leaders congratulate Sri Lanka PM Wickremesinghe on re-election" 7719:"Nepal Premier looks forward to closely work with Sri Lanka's Prime Minister" 6046: 5382: 5278: 4572: 3867: 3675: 3603: 818: 294: 7109:"Sri Lanka's prime minister defeats former president Rajapaksa in elections" 3621: 866: 7745:"Singapore leaders congratulate Sri Lanka PM Wickremesinghe on re-election" 7395:"Statement by the Spokesperson on the Parliamentary Elections in Sri Lanka" 7113: 6964: 6662: 6488: 6359: 5860: 5505: 5226: 4954: 4597: 4410: 3971: 3801:
The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary
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to work together in Parliament was signed by acting SLFP general secretary
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on 17 August 2015, ten months ahead of schedule, to elect 225 members to
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Development (France)
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State Structure and Electoral Systems in Post-Conflict Situations
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District results for the 2015 Sri Lankan parliamentary election
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Jayakody, Ruwan Laknath; Kuruwita, Rathindra (27 March 2015).
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China
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The new parliament is expected to meet on 1 September 2015.
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system. The remaining 29 seats were allocated to contesting
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groups in proportion to their share of the national vote.
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Development
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National Democratic Institute for International Affairs
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gangs. Jamaldeen Ameer, a supporter of UNFGG candidate
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Blanc, Jarrett; Hylland, Aanund; Vollan, Kare (2006).
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Imtiaz, Zahrah; Moramudali, Umesh (13 January 2015).
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Archived from 6355:"No divisions in the SLFP – Priyankara Jayaratne" 5676:"Major political realignments as nominations end" 5435:"Uproar over call to name MR UPFA's PM candidate" 4190:"Presidential poll Jan. 8; Nominations on Dec. 8" 1348:The UNFGG contested under the name and symbol of 873: 8328: 6542:"SLMC ties up with UNP for Vanni and Batticaloa" 5696:"A Nation Betrayed Looks At Maithri's Next Move" 5498: 4403: 1409:(which contested separately in three districts, 772:contested in all but three electoral districts. 440: 7269:"SLFP & UNP sign MoU to form National Govt" 6217:"Rauff wants Ranil as Premier of a stable govt" 6116:"Sirisena's Blessings for Anti-Rajapaksa Front" 5585: 4517: 1516:People's Liberation Organisation of Tamil Eelam 1502:The TNA contested under the name and symbol of 1433:(which contested separately in four districts, 695:(JVP) contested in all 22 electoral districts. 7463:"Australia congratulates Ranil on re-election" 6960:"Supporter of UNP's Batti candidate shot dead" 6268:"Somawansa gets on JHU bandwagon for the poll" 5356:Aneez, Shihar; Sirilal, Ranga (10 July 2015). 4689:. 28 December 2000. p. 10. Archived from 4656:International Foundation for Electoral Systems 1368:(which contested separately in two districts, 7905: 6185:"Maithri-Mahinda re-marriage irks 'best men'" 6140:"Will remain neutral, won't back MR: Maithri" 6095:"Key issues for the people at August 17 poll" 5761:"Defections, alliances to boost UPFA numbers" 5465: 4714: 1508:Eelam People's Revolutionary Liberation Front 1356:(which contested separately in one district, 817:, was shot dead by two gunmen in Oddamavadi, 583:on the presidency. The UPFA was also able to 7853:"UK congratulates Ranil on election victory" 7226: 6807: 6622: 6539: 6448: 6158: 6113: 5919: 5726: 5638: 5531: 5355: 5339:"President Sirisena appointed UPFA Chairman" 5307:"President Sirisena appointed UPFA Chairman" 5254:"Video: Maithripala appointed SLFP chairman" 5180:"Sri Lanka on tenterhooks as election nears" 4492: 4490: 4428: 4009: 3944: 3840: 3822:"Sri Lanka's president dissolves parliament" 3738:) and some the members of the UPFA in 2010 ( 7501:"China congratulates Ranil, hails SL polls" 7205: 7151: 6265: 6039: 5782:"UNP to go it alone in parliamentary polls" 5057: 5053: 5051: 5036:"Sri Lankan president dissolves parliament" 4625:"Parliament dissolved, elections on Aug 17" 3788: 3786: 1543:Contested under the name and symbol of the 579:, leader of the UPFA, and removing the two 7912: 7898: 7363:"Ban Ki-moon congratulates new government" 6957: 6514: 6481: 6319: 6301:"We don't have a Mahinda Rajapaksa phobia" 5853: 5501:"TO MAKE MR PRIME MINISTER 27 SLFP MPs on" 5466:Irugalbandara, Ramesh (18 February 2015). 5432: 5003:"Over 70,000 police on duty for elections" 4893: 4305: 3900: 3898: 3896: 3894: 638:196 MPs were elected from 22 multi-member 514:(UPFA) won 95 seats, a decline of 49. The 7699:"PM Koirala congratulates Wickremesinghe" 7154:"SLFP CC for joining national government" 6842:"Second victim of Kotahena shooting dies" 6691:"BJP calls for unity among party leaders" 5433:Ferdinando, Shamindra (9 February 2015). 5304: 5198: 5177: 5033: 4487: 4138:"Minister defects to challenge Rajapaksa" 4103: 3484: 902:United National Front for Good Governance 734:United National Front for Good Governance 715:United National Front for Good Governance 709:United National Front for Good Governance 689:United National Front for Good Governance 508:United National Front for Good Governance 7653:"Japanese PM Abe congratulates PM Ranil" 7449:Minister for Foreign Affairs (Australia) 6655: 6385: 6266:Ratnasekera, Sirimantha (10 July 2015). 6072: 5823:"UNP to go it alone at general election" 5803:"UNP to go it alone at general election" 5779: 5727:Chandraprema, C. A. (29 December 2006). 5653: 5378:"Rajapaksa announces return to politics" 5111: 5090: 5048: 4926: 4518:Warnakulasuriya, Deepal (15 June 2015). 4326: 3783: 3714:Represents seats won by the now defunct 851: 793:Violence and violations of election laws 7329:Secretary-General of the United Nations 7184: 6990: 6892: 6711:"Man killed in Sri Lanka poll violence" 6688: 6656:Jayakody, Ruwan Laknath (2 July 2015). 6298: 5800: 5586:Warnakulasuriya, Deepal (4 July 2015). 5552: 5219: 4230:"I'm the common candidate: Maithripala" 4034: 3891: 3803:. 1920/38. 26 June 2015. Archived from 8337:2015 Sri Lankan parliamentary election 8329: 7928:Elections and referendums in Sri Lanka 7206:Liyanawatte, Dinuka (21 August 2015). 6958:Gunasekara, Skandha (16 August 2015). 6874:"Kotahena shooting: Underworld clash?" 6808:Palihawadana, Norman (1 August 2015). 6352: 5976: 5886: 5305:Padmasiri, Jayashika (16 March 2015). 5144: 5000: 4894:Jayasekera, Sandun A. (14 July 2015). 4570: 4252: 4104:Ondaatjie, Anusha (21 November 2014). 4065:"Sri Lanka delays Cabinet swearing-in" 560:was held in April 2010. The incumbent 518:(TNA), the largest party representing 19:2015 Sri Lankan parliamentary election 7893: 7521:"Sri Lanka – Parliamentary elections" 7152:Edirisinghe, Dasun (21 August 2015). 4947: 4496: 4429:Balachandran, P. K. (22 March 2015). 4306:Koutsoukis, Jason (10 January 2015). 4059: 1360:), the Democratic National Movement, 1313: 1300: 1287: 1274: 882: 879: 876: 760:, the largest party representing the 736:(UNFGG) to contest the election. The 681: 487:Parliamentary elections were held in 8347:Parliamentary elections in Sri Lanka 7803:"Korean premier congratulates Ranil" 7445:"Sri Lanka: Parliamentary elections" 7343:"UN chief congratulates new SL govt" 6689:Pradeep, Chaturanga (14 July 2015). 6484:"JVP going solo at General Election" 6449:Karunarathne, Waruni (5 July 2015). 6159:Balachandran, P. K. (13 July 2015). 6114:Balachandran, P. K. (12 July 2015). 6075:"Rainbow reunites against Rajapaksa" 5920:Balachandran, P. K. (10 July 2015). 5854:Gooneratne, Lankesh (11 July 2015). 5199:Fazlulhaq, Nadia (11 January 2015). 5178:Colombage, Dinouk (6 January 2015). 4010:Balachandran, P. K. (26 June 2015). 618:, the main constituent of the UPFA. 594:In November 2014 Rajapaksa called a 7811:. 30 September 2015. Archived from 7227:Ramakrishnan, T. (21 August 2015). 7187:"SLFP agrees to join National Govt" 6320:Somarathna, Rasika (13 July 2015). 6073:Bastians, Dharisha (13 July 2015). 6040:Rajasingham, K. T. (12 July 2015). 5654:Bastians, Dharisha (10 July 2015). 5220:Shaheid, Faizer (11 January 2015). 5091:Bastians, Dharisha (14 July 2015). 5058:Edirisinghe, Dasun (14 July 2015). 5001:Borham, Maneshka (10 August 2015). 4982:from the original on 18 August 2015 4970:"6100 candidates vie for 196 seats" 4948:Doole, Cassendra (17 August 2015). 4329:"Sri Lanka Swears In New President" 4327:Pasricha, Anjana (9 January 2015). 3945:Ramakrishnan, T. (18 August 2015). 1520:Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization 633: 13: 7884:Department of Elections, Sri Lanka 7418:Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation 6658:"BBS to contest with ELMSP as BJP" 6574:"SLMC to contest under UNP ticket" 6529:from the original on 14 July 2015. 6515:Wijayapala, Ranil (12 July 2015). 6482:Moramudali, Umesh (13 July 2015). 6386:Fernando, Manjula (12 July 2015). 6299:Kuruppu, Chamitha (10 July 2015). 6249:"JHU to contest under a new front" 5034:Colombage, Dinouk (26 June 2015). 4927:Mudalige, Disna (17 August 2015). 4253:Dalima, Bella (21 November 2014). 4238:. 21 November 2014. Archived from 4150:. 22 November 2014. Archived from 3967:"Sri Lanka forms unity government" 3465: 1534:and the United Lanka Great Council 1479:National Liberation People's Party 14: 8363: 7869: 7185:Bandara, Kelum (20 August 2015). 6893:Ranwala, Madura (1 August 2015). 6637:from the original on 14 July 2015 6623:Krishnaswamy, P. (12 July 2015). 6554:from the original on 14 July 2015 6540:Krishnaswamy, P. (12 July 2015). 6400:from the original on 14 July 2015 5639:Ramakrishnan, T. (10 July 2015). 5282:. 17 January 2015. Archived from 5145:Perera, Chaminda (14 July 2015). 5112:Fernando, Lahiru (13 July 2015). 4761:"Postal voting on August 5 and 6" 4520:"UNP calls for an early election" 4389:. 12 January 2015. Archived from 3947:"UNP set to form next government" 3843:"Sri Lankan Parliament dissolved" 3841:Ramakrishnan, T. (26 June 2015). 1392:), the United Left Front and the 7921: 7845: 7827: 7795: 7769: 7753:. 21 August 2015. Archived from 7737: 7711: 7691: 7665: 7645: 7629:. 19 August 2015. Archived from 7613: 7593: 7575: 7559:. 21 August 2015. Archived from 7551:"France, UK welcome UNP victory" 7543: 7527:. 20 August 2015. Archived from 7513: 7493: 7475: 7455: 7437: 7405: 7399:European External Action Service 7387: 7371:. 19 August 2015. Archived from 7355: 7335: 7317: 7291: 7275:. 21 August 2015. Archived from 7261: 7241: 7220: 7199: 7178: 7145: 7125: 7101: 7093:. 19 August 2015. Archived from 7077: 7057: 7049:. 18 August 2015. Archived from 7029: 7005: 6984: 6951: 6935:. 16 August 2015. Archived from 6919: 6886: 6866: 6834: 6801: 6781: 6757: 6727: 6703: 6682: 6649: 6616: 6586: 6566: 6533: 6508: 6475: 6442: 6412: 6379: 6346: 6313: 5889:"SLMC to contest polls with UNP" 5532:Ramakrishnan, T. (7 July 2015). 4721:. Walter de Gruyte. p. 87. 4361:"New Cabinet ministers sworn in" 4035:Sirilal, Ranga (20 April 2010). 3683: 3664: 3646: 3628: 3610: 3592: 3576: 3556: 3537: 3523:European External Action Service 3514: 3496: 1537: 1525: 1496: 1399: 1352:. The alliance consisted of the 1342: 926:United People's Freedom Alliance 865: 751: 699:United People's Freedom Alliance 566:Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam 562:United People's Freedom Alliance 512:United People's Freedom Alliance 412: 398: 397: 390: 389: 355: 354: 347: 346: 282: 275: 247: 246: 239: 238: 200: 199: 192: 191: 125: 118: 25: 7839:Foreign and Commonwealth Office 7587:Prime Minister's Office (India) 6850:. 3 August 2015. Archived from 6353:Imtiaz, Zahrah (14 July 2015). 6292: 6259: 6241: 6209: 6177: 6152: 6132: 6107: 6087: 6066: 6033: 6003: 5970: 5938: 5913: 5887:Nafeel, Nushka (11 July 2015). 5880: 5847: 5815: 5801:Bandara, Kelum (19 June 2015). 5794: 5773: 5753: 5729:"The UNP's Electoral Prospects" 5720: 5688: 5668: 5647: 5632: 5612: 5579: 5546: 5525: 5492: 5459: 5426: 5406: 5370: 5349: 5331: 5298: 5266: 5246: 5213: 5192: 5171: 5138: 5105: 5084: 5027: 4994: 4962: 4941: 4920: 4887: 4857: 4825: 4805: 4781:"Postal voting dates announced" 4773: 4753: 4735: 4708: 4672: 4641: 4617: 4585: 4564: 4544: 4511: 4467: 4447: 4422: 4397: 4373: 4353: 4320: 4299: 4279: 4246: 4222: 4202: 4182: 4158: 4130: 4097: 4077: 4053: 4028: 4003: 3979: 3959: 1493:and the United Citizens’ Front. 1491:Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal 1022:Eelam People's Democratic Party 532:Eelam People's Democratic Party 87:113 seats needed for a majority 6600:. 12 July 2015. Archived from 6426:. 10 July 2015. Archived from 6225:. 13 July 2015. Archived from 6193:. 11 July 2015. Archived from 6017:. 11 July 2015. Archived from 5977:Perera, Yohan (13 July 2015). 5954:. 11 July 2015. Archived from 5831:. 20 June 2015. Archived from 5704:. 12 July 2015. Archived from 5553:Philips, Rajan (6 July 2015). 4871:. 26 June 2015. Archived from 4841:. 26 June 2015. Archived from 4633:. 26 June 2015. Archived from 4601:. 26 June 2015. Archived from 4571:Perera, Yohan (26 June 2015). 3938: 3918: 3906:"Bonus seats: UNP 13, UPFA 12" 3875:. 26 June 2015. Archived from 3855: 3834: 3814: 3753: 3708: 1554: 1461:, Pivithuru Hela Urumaya, the 856:Winners of electoral districts 784:Sinhalese Buddhist nationalist 1: 6741:. 1 July 2015. Archived from 5390:. 2 July 2015. Archived from 4789:. 8 July 2015. Archived from 3776: 1116:Tamil National People's Front 623:parliament would be dissolved 551: 7858:The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) 7606:The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) 7506:The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) 7468:The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) 7348:The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) 7254:The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) 7192:The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) 6998:The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka) 6879:The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) 6696:The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) 6579:The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) 6145:The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) 6100:The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) 5984:The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) 5979:"Good Governance MoU signed" 5808:The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) 5681:The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka) 5625:The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) 5259:The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) 5206:The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka) 4901:The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) 4818:The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) 4766:The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) 4630:The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka) 4578:The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) 4557:The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka) 4366:The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) 3911:The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) 3472:15th Parliament of Sri Lanka 1512:Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi 1504:Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi 1467:Communist Party of Sri Lanka 610:dominated by the opposition 7: 6630:Sunday Observer (Sri Lanka) 6547:Sunday Observer (Sri Lanka) 6522:Sunday Observer (Sri Lanka) 6393:Sunday Observer (Sri Lanka) 5414:"Mr. Rajapaksa in the fray" 4975:Sunday Observer (Sri Lanka) 3720:2010 parliamentary election 839:memorandum of understanding 652:proportional representation 572:, increasing the powers of 558:last parliamentary election 10: 8368: 8352:August 2015 events in Asia 7621:"Modi congratulates Ranil" 7601:"Modi congratulates Ranil" 7001:. No. 16 August 2015. 6625:"CWC to contest with UPFA" 3740:All Ceylon Makkal Congress 3521:European Union β€“ The 3469: 1378:Tamil Progressive Alliance 1354:All Ceylon Makkal Congress 1046:All Ceylon Makkal Congress 845:and UNP general secretary 827: 738:All Ceylon Makkal Congress 726:Tamil Progressive Alliance 665: 8308: 8215: 8154: 8024: 7999: 7943: 7934: 7808:Sunday Island (Sri Lanka) 6927:"UNP supporter shot dead" 4747:Inter-Parliamentary Union 4381:"New Cabinet takes oaths" 4313:The Sydney Morning Herald 3748:Up-Country People's Front 3732:Sri Lanka Muslim Congress 3728:National Union of Workers 3724:Democratic People's Front 3398: 3389: 3384: 3379: 3374: 3369: 3364: 3359: 1649: 1647: 1645: 1643: 1641: 1639: 1634: 1631: 1628: 1622: 1616: 1610: 1604: 1599: 1592: 1545:All Ceylon Tamil Congress 1390:Up-Country People's Front 1386:National Union of Workers 1382:Democratic People's Front 1366:Sri Lanka Muslim Congress 1326: 1322: 1314:Registered voters/turnout 1309: 1296: 1283: 1270: 1250: 1164:Frontline Socialist Party 998:Sri Lanka Muslim Congress 950:Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna 893: 890: 887: 864: 722:Sri Lanka Muslim Congress 693:Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna 528:Sri Lanka Muslim Congress 524:Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna 438: 410: 255: 99: 91: 80: 62: 35: 23: 6322:"MOU for broad alliance" 3746:, United Left Front and 3701: 3565:Foreign Affairs Ministry 3546:Foreign Affairs Minister 1483:Sri Lanka People's Party 1451:Mahajana Eksath Peramuna 1407:Ceylon Workers' Congress 1140:Ceylon Workers' Congress 777:Ceylon Workers' Congress 418:Polling divisions won by 300:Anura Kumara Dissanayake 7877:Parliament of Sri Lanka 7249:"UNP and SLFP sign MoU" 7047:Indo-Asian News Service 5656:"Revolution, betrayed?" 5222:"We'll support reforms" 5093:"Candidates on crusade" 4743:"Sri Lanka: Parliament" 1487:Sri Lanka Freedom Party 1475:Lanka Sama Samaja Party 1093:Buddhist People's Front 974:Tamil National Alliance 758:Tamil National Alliance 705:Sri Lanka Freedom Party 616:Sri Lanka Freedom Party 516:Tamil National Alliance 8342:2015 elections in Asia 7626:The Island (Sri Lanka) 7556:The Island (Sri Lanka) 7368:The Nation (Sri Lanka) 7159:The Island (Sri Lanka) 7090:Daily News (Sri Lanka) 7042:The New Indian Express 6932:The Island (Sri Lanka) 6900:The Island (Sri Lanka) 6847:The Nation (Sri Lanka) 6815:The Island (Sri Lanka) 6327:Daily News (Sri Lanka) 6273:The Island (Sri Lanka) 6222:The Island (Sri Lanka) 6190:The Nation (Sri Lanka) 6166:The New Indian Express 6121:The New Indian Express 5951:The Nation (Sri Lanka) 5927:The New Indian Express 5894:Daily News (Sri Lanka) 5828:The Nation (Sri Lanka) 5734:The Island (Sri Lanka) 5593:The Nation (Sri Lanka) 5560:The Island (Sri Lanka) 5440:The Island (Sri Lanka) 5152:Daily News (Sri Lanka) 5147:"It is all systems go" 5065:The Island (Sri Lanka) 5008:The Nation (Sri Lanka) 4934:Daily News (Sri Lanka) 4838:The Nation (Sri Lanka) 4833:"Parliament dissolved" 4786:The Nation (Sri Lanka) 4593:"Parliament dissolved" 4573:"Parliament dissolved" 4525:The Nation (Sri Lanka) 4436:The New Indian Express 4386:The Nation (Sri Lanka) 4017:The New Indian Express 3690:United Kingdom β€“ 3503:United Nations β€“ 3485:International reaction 1506:. It consisted of the 1459:National Freedom Front 857: 6991:Surendraraj, Joshua. 5856:"SLMC to go with UNP" 3810:on 23 September 2015. 3736:United National Party 3716:United National Front 1471:Democratic Left Front 1394:United National Party 1187:United People's Party 855: 612:United National Party 596:presidential election 504:United National Party 7783:on 20 September 2015 7757:on 20 September 2015 7305:on 27 September 2015 7279:on 24 September 2015 7085:"MR concedes defeat" 7070:ABC News (Australia) 7053:on 1 September 2015. 7023:Agence France-Presse 6775:Agence France-Presse 6770:ABC News (Australia) 6721:Agence France-Presse 6367:on 23 September 2015 5480:on 12 September 2015 5388:Agence France-Presse 5015:on 10 September 2015 4896:"Nominations closed" 4242:on 17 December 2014. 4176:Agence France-Presse 4154:on 22 November 2014. 4148:Agence France-Presse 3997:Agence France-Presse 3873:Agence France-Presse 3744:Jathika Hela Urumaya 3490:Supranational bodies 1362:Jathika Hela Urumaya 730:Jathika Hela Urumaya 628:nineteenth amendment 600:Maithripala Sirisena 546:Maithripala Sirisena 539:Ranil Wickremesinghe 471:Ranil Wickremesinghe 453:Ranil Wickremesinghe 143:Maithripala Sirisena 138:Ranil Wickremesinghe 7704:The Himalayan Times 7633:on 11 November 2018 7166:on 11 November 2018 6280:on 11 November 2018 6229:on 11 November 2018 6021:on 10 November 2018 4497:Ondaatjie, Anusha. 4418:on 18 January 2015. 4393:on 18 January 2015. 4218:. 21 November 2014. 4198:. 21 November 2014. 4178:. 11 November 2014. 4118:on 25 December 2014 4093:. 8 September 2010. 4049:on 25 January 2016. 3879:on 18 November 2018 3671:South Korea β€“ 1589: 1333:Election Commission 1329:Election Commission 1288:Invalid/blank votes 861: 843:Duminda Dissanayake 821:on 15 August 2015. 640:electoral districts 321:Last election 164:Last election 20: 7273:Sri Lanka Guardian 7097:on 22 August 2015. 5991:on 25 October 2019 5262:. 16 January 2015. 4978:. 16 August 2015. 4813:"Polls on Aug. 17" 4463:. 12 January 2015. 4369:. 12 January 2015. 3633:    3583:France β€“ The 1587: 1463:Socialist Alliance 1405:Consisting of the 860: 858: 799:Ratnapura District 682:Contesting parties 604:Minister of Health 364:Popular vote 209:Popular vote 170:60.33%, 144 seats 18: 8324: 8323: 8020: 8019: 7861:. 19 August 2015. 7841:. 19 August 2015. 7725:on 24 August 2015 7707:. 23 August 2015. 7679:on 28 August 2015 7661:. 27 August 2015. 7609:. 18 August 2015. 7589:. 18 August 2015. 7563:on 21 August 2015 7531:on 28 August 2015 7509:. 20 August 2015. 7489:. 19 August 2015. 7471:. 21 August 2015. 7451:. 21 August 2015. 7425:on 25 August 2015 7401:. 19 August 2015. 7375:on 20 August 2015 7351:. 19 August 2015. 7331:. 18 August 2015. 7257:. 21 August 2015. 7141:. 19 August 2015. 7121:. 18 August 2015. 7073:. 18 August 2015. 7025:. 18 August 2015. 6972:on 17 August 2015 6907:on 10 August 2015 6854:on 22 August 2015 6822:on 10 August 2015 6456:The Sunday Leader 5780:Ramakrishnan, T. 5701:The Sunday Leader 4483:. 9 January 2015. 4295:. 9 January 2015. 4063:(21 April 2010). 3999:. 21 August 2015. 3975:. 21 August 2015. 3934:. 18 August 2015. 3914:. 18 August 2015. 3767:Mahinda Rajapaksa 3692:Foreign Secretary 3653:Singapore β€“ 3544:Australia β€“ 3505:Secretary-General 3460: 3459: 1585: 1584: 1578:Districts won by 1570:Districts won by 1562:Districts won by 1455:National Congress 1338: 1337: 803:Ravi Karunanayake 762:Sri Lankan Tamils 746:Champika Ranawaka 671:election. 12,314 577:Mahinda Rajapaksa 520:Sri Lankan Tamils 485: 484: 481: 480: 406: 405: 343:Seat change 188:Seat change 167:29.34%, 60 seats 82:All 225 seats in 58: 57: 8359: 7941: 7940: 7926: 7925: 7914: 7907: 7900: 7891: 7890: 7886: 7879: 7863: 7862: 7849: 7843: 7842: 7831: 7825: 7824: 7822: 7820: 7799: 7793: 7792: 7790: 7788: 7773: 7767: 7766: 7764: 7762: 7750:Channel NewsAsia 7741: 7735: 7734: 7732: 7730: 7715: 7709: 7708: 7695: 7689: 7688: 7686: 7684: 7669: 7663: 7662: 7649: 7643: 7642: 7640: 7638: 7617: 7611: 7610: 7597: 7591: 7590: 7579: 7573: 7572: 7570: 7568: 7547: 7541: 7540: 7538: 7536: 7517: 7511: 7510: 7497: 7491: 7490: 7479: 7473: 7472: 7459: 7453: 7452: 7441: 7435: 7434: 7432: 7430: 7421:. 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Index

2010
2020
outgoing members
elected members
Parliament


Ranil Wickremesinghe
Maithripala Sirisena
UNFGG
UPFA


R. Sampanthan
Anura Kumara Dissanayake
TNA
JVP

Prime Minister
Ranil Wickremesinghe
UNF
Prime Minister
Ranil Wickremesinghe
UNFGG
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Parliament
United National Party
United National Front for Good Governance
United People's Freedom Alliance

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