Sri Lankan Presidential election 2019 Results Voting Dates Opinion Candidates
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Sri Lankan Presidential election 2019 Results Voting Dates Opinion Candidates
Sri Lankan Presidential Election Dates 2019
Sri Lankan Presidential Election Date: 16 November 2019
The 2019 Sri Lankan presidential election will be the 8th presidential election, scheduled to be held on 16 November 2019. The incumbent President Maithripala Sirisena's term of office will end on 9 January 2020.
Sri Lankan Presidential Election Voting Live 2019
- Gunmen Fire On Buses Carrying Sri Lanka Voters, No Casualties
- Sri Lanka's minority Tamils and Muslims are seen as crucial to deciding a winner in a close contest between the two front runners — housing minister Sajith Premadasa and the opposition's Gotabaya Rajapaksa.
- 22 Electoral districts
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81.5% voter turnout in 2015
- 16 million are registered voters.
- Sri Lanka’s next president urged to give priority to human rights.
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33 candidates make cash deposits to contest presidential poll.
Sri Lanka Demographics Population Religion Percentage 2019 by City Immigrants
Sri Lanka Presidential Election Results 2019
- Main Opposition candidate Gotabhaya Rajapaksa, 70, is leading by 60% where as Sajith Premadasa, 52, is trailing. Rajapaksha heading towards clear majority.
- In the results declared by 4.30 am on Sunday, Rajapaksa had won postal votes of nine districts with his main challenger Sajith Premadasa winning postal votes of only three districts.
- Other votes are split among others of the record 35 candidates.
- Sri Lankan presidential election counting of votes begin. Voting ended for 16 Million registered voters at 5 PM local time.
- Results are expected to be out by Sunday.
- Winner should secure more than 50% votes.
- Voters give their first and second preference. If the first preference votes are not decisive then for top 2 contestants second preference votes are added up to decide the final winner.
Counting of Votes will start by mid night. Final results are expected by Monday
Sri Lanka Demographics Population Religion Percentage 2019 by City Immigrants
Candidate
|
Party | Votes | % |
Gotabaya Rajapaksa | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna | 6924255 | 52.25% |
Sajith Premadasa | New Democratic Front | 5564239 | 41.99% |
Anura Kumara Dissanayaka | National Movement for People’s Power | 418553 | 3.16% |
Mahesh Senanayake | National People's Party | 49655 | 0.37% |
M. L. A. M. Hizbullah | Independent | 38814 | 0.29% |
Ariyawansa Dissanayake | Democratic United National Front | 34537 | 0.26% |
Ajantha Perera | Socialist Party of Sri Lanka | 27572 | 0.21% |
Rohan Pallewatte | National Development Front | 25173 | 0.19% |
Siripala Amarasinghe | Independent | 15285 | 0.12% |
Milroy Fernando | Independent | 13641 | 0.10% |
M. K. Shivajilingam | Independent | 12256 | 0.09% |
Battaramulle Seelarathana | Jana Setha Peramuna | 11879 | 0.09% |
Ajantha de Zoysa | Ruhunu Janatha Peramuna | 11705 | 0.09% |
Anuruddha Polgampola | Independent | 10219 | 0.08% |
Namal Rajapaksa | National Unity Alliance | 9497 | 0.07% |
Jayantha Ketagoda | Independent | 9467 | 0.07% |
Duminda Nagamuwa | Frontline Socialist Party | 8219 | 0.06% |
Aparekke Punnananda | Independent | 7611 | 0.06% |
Subramanium Gunaratnam | Our National Front | 7333 | 0.06% |
A. S. P. Liyanage | Sri Lanka Labour Party | 6447 | 0.05% |
Piyasiri Wijenayake | Independent | 4636 | 0.04% |
Aruna de Zoysa | Democratic National Movement | 4218 | 0.03% |
Rajiva Wijesinha | Independent | 4146 | 0.03% |
Illiyas Idroos Mohamed | Independent | 3987 | 0.03% |
Siritunga Jayasuriya | United Socialist Party | 3944 | 0.03% |
Sarath Keerthirathna | Independent | 3599 | 0.03% |
Sarath Manamendra | New Sinhala Heritage | 3380 | 0.03% |
Pani Wijesiriwardene | Socialist Equality Party | 3014 | 0.02% |
Ashoka Wadigamangawa | Independent | 2924 | 0.02% |
A. H. M. Alavi | Independent | 2903 | 0.02% |
Saman Perera | Our Power of People Party | 2368 | 0.02% |
Priyantha Edirisinghe | Okkoma Wesiyo Okkoma Rajawaru Sanwidhanaya | 2139 | 0.02% |
Samaraweera Weerawanni | Independent | 2067 | 0.02% |
Bedde Gamage Nandimithra | Nava Sama Samaja Party | 1841 | 0.01% |
Samansiri Herath | Independent | 976 | 0.01% |
Valid Votes | 13252499 | 100.00% | |
Rejected Votes | 135452 | 1.01% | |
Total Polled | 13387951 | 83.72% | |
Registered Electors | 15992096 |
The Electoral system of Sri Lankan
An electoral system is a set of rules that determine how elections and referendums are conducted and how their results are determined. Political electoral systems are organized by governments, while non-political elections may take place in business, non-profit organisations and informal organisations.
Electoral systems consist of sets of rules that govern all aspects of the voting process: when elections occur, who is allowed to vote, who can stand as a candidate, how ballots are marked and cast, how the ballots are counted (electoral method), limits on campaign spending, and other factors that can affect the outcome. Political electoral systems are defined by constitutions and electoral laws, are typically conducted by election commissions, and can use multiple types of elections for different offices.
Some electoral systems elect a single winner to a unique position, such as the prime minister, president or governor, while others elect multiple winners, such as members of parliament or boards of directors. There are many variations in electoral systems, but the most common systems are first-past-the-post voting, the two-round (runoff) system, proportional representation and ranked or preferential voting. Some electoral systems, such as mixed systems, attempt to combine the benefits of non-proportional and proportional systems.
The study of formally defined electoral methods is called social choice theory or voting theory, and this study can take place within the field of political science, economics, or mathematics, and specifically within the subfields of game theory and mechanism design. Impossibility proofs such as Arrow's impossibility theorem demonstrates that when voters have three or more alternatives, it is not possible to design a ranked voting electoral system that reflects the preferences of individuals in a global preference of the community, present in countries with proportional representation and plurality voting.
Sri Lankan Parties and leaders
Name of the Candidate |
Name of the Party |
Gotabhaya Rajapaksa |
Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna |
Sajith Premadasa |
New Democratic Front |
A. H. M. Alavi |
Independent |
Siripala Amarasinghe |
Independent |
Ajantha de Zoysa |
Ruhunu Janatha Peramuna |
Aruna de Zoysa |
Democratic National Movement |
Anura Kumara Dissanayaka |
National Movement for People’s Power |
Ariyawansa Dissanayake |
Democratic United National Front |
Priyantha Edirisinghe |
Okkoma Wesiyo Okkoma Rajawaru Sanwidhanaya |
Milroy Fernando |
Independent |
Subramanium Gunaratnam |
Our National Front |
Samansiri Herath |
Independent |
M. L. A. M. Hizbullah |
Independent |
Siritunga Jayasuriya |
United Socialist Party |
Sarath Keerthirathna |
Independent |
Jayantha Ketagoda |
Independent |
A. S. P. Liyanage |
Sri Lanka Labour Party |
Sarath Manamendra |
New Sinhala Heritage |
Illiyas Idroos Mohamed |
Independent |
Duminda Nagamuwa |
Frontline Socialist Party |
Bedde Gamage Nandimithra |
Nava Sama Samaja Party |
Rohan Pallewatte |
National Development Front |
Ajantha Perera |
Socialist Party |
Saman Perera |
Our Power of People Party |
Anuruddha Polgampola |
Independent |
Aparekke Punnananda |
Independent |
Namal Rajapaksa |
National Unity Alliance |
Battaramulle Seelarathana |
Jana Setha Peramuna |
Mahesh Senanayake |
National People's Party |
M. K. Shivajilingam |
Independent |
Ashoka Wadigamangawa |
Independent |
Samaraweera Weerawanni |
Independent |
Piyasiri Wijenayake |
Independent |
Rajiva Wijesinha |
Independent |
Pani Wijesiriwardene |
Socialist Equality Party |
Sri Lankan past election results
Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
---|---|---|---|
Maithripala Sirisena | New Democratic Front | 6,217,162 | 51.28% |
Mahinda Rajapaksa | United People's Freedom Alliance | 5,768,090 | 47.58% |
Ratnayake Arachchige Sirisena | Patriotic National Front | 18,174 | 0.15% |
Namal Ajith Rajapaksa | Our National Front | 15,726 | 0.13% |
Maulawi Ibrahim Mohanmed Mishlar | United Peace Front | 14,379 | 0.12% |
A. S. P. Liyanage | Sri Lanka Labour Party | 14,351 | 0.12% |
Ruwanthileke Peduru | United Lanka People's Party | 12,436 | 0.10% |
Aithurus M. Illias | Independent | 10,618 | 0.09% |
Duminda Nagamuwa | Frontline Socialist Party | 9,941 | 0.08% |
Siritunga Jayasuriya | United Socialist Party | 8,840 | 0.07% |
Sarath Manamendra | New Sinhala Heritage | 6,875 | 0.06% |
Pani Wijesiriwardene | Socialist Equality Party | 4,277 | 0.04% |
Anurudha Polgampola | Independent | 4,260 | 0.04% |
Sundaram Mahendran | Nava Sama Samaja Party | 4,047 | 0.03% |
Muthu Bandara Theminimulla | All Are Citizens, All Are Kings Organisation | 3,846 | 0.03% |
Battaramulle Seelarathana | Jana Setha Peramuna | 3,750 | 0.03% |
Prasanna Priyankara | Democratic National Movement | 2,793 | 0.02% |
Jayantha Kulathunga | United Lanka Great Council | 2,061 | 0.02% |
Wimal Geeganage | Sri Lanka National Front | 1,826 | 0.02% |
Valid votes | 12,123,452 | 100.00% | |
Rejected votes | 140,925 | ||
Total polled | 12,264,377 | ||
Registered electors | 15,044,490 | ||
Turnout | 81.52% |