| |
|
Sri Lanka 1999 Presidential
Election
|
Date of Election
|
December
21, 1999
|
|
Type of Electoral
System
|
Majority
|
| Length
of Term |
6
years
|
|
|
Number
of Votes
|
Percentage
of Votes #
|
| Chandrika
Bandaranaike Kumaratunga (PA - People's Alliance) |
-
|
51.1%
|
| Ranil
Wickremesinghe (UNP - United National Party) |
-
|
42.7%
|
|
Nandana Gunatilake
(JVP - People's Liberation Front)
|
-
|
4.1%
|
Source: Political
Handbook of the World 2000-02, Binghamton, NY: CSA Publications, 2003.
# Source: Electionworld.org / Elections around the World (Elections
in Sri Lanka). [Internet]. 9 May 2002.
| Population
Size |
18
864 358
|
| Registered
Voters |
11
779 200
|
|
Total Votes
|
8
635 290
|
|
Vote/Registered
Voter
|
73.3%
|
|
Spoilt Ballots
|
2.3%
|
Source: Voter
Turnout: Sri Lanka. [Internet]. International IDEA. 9 May 2002. |
