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Parliamentary elections were held in Sri Lanka on 8 and 20 April 2010, to elect 225 members to Sri Lanka's 14th Parliament. [1] 14,088,500 Sri Lankans were eligible to vote in the election at 11,102 polling stations. It was the first general election to be held in Sri Lanka following the conclusion of the civil war which lasted 26 years.
Province UPFA UNF DNA TNA Ind UCPF TMVP SMBP TULF TNPF DPLF SLNF Others Valid Votes Rejected Votes Total Polled Registered Electors Turnout % Central: 619,999: 345,420: 35,348
Electoral District Province UPFA UNF DNA TNA Ind UCPF TMVP SMBP TULF TNPF DPLF SLNF Others Valid Votes Rejected Votes Total Polled Registered Electors Turnout % Ampara
Members of the 14th Parliament of Sri Lanka (228 P) Pages in category "2010 Sri Lankan parliamentary election" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.
The 14th Parliament of Sri Lanka (7th Parliament of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka) was a meeting of the Parliament of Sri Lanka, with the membership determined by the results of the 2010 parliamentary election held on 8 and 20 April 2010. The parliament met for the first time on 22 April 2010 and was dissolved on 26 June 2015.
The current Parliament of Sri Lanka has 225 members elected for a five-year term. 196 members are elected from 22 multi-seat constituencies through an open list proportional representation with a 5% electoral threshold; voters can rank up to three candidates on the party list they vote for. The other 29 seats are elected from a national list ...
In the 8 April 2010 parliamentary election in which the United People's Freedom Alliance alliance led by President Rajapaksa retained power, the Tamil National People's Front led by Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam won 0.09% of the popular vote and no seats in the Sri Lankan parliament.
20 April – 2010 Sri Lankan parliamentary election: Due to irregularities in two districts, polls were re-held. The ruling United People's Freedom Alliance led by President Mahinda Rajapaksa secures a landslide victory, obtaining 144 seats in the Parliament of Sri Lanka. The elections had the lowest voter turnout in Sri Lanka since ...