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1989 Sri Lankan parliamentary election
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| election_name | 1989 Sri Lankan parliamentary election |
| country | Sri Lanka |
| type | parliamentary |
| ongoing | no |
| previous_election | 1977 Sri Lankan parliamentary election |
| previous_year | 1977 |
| outgoing_members | 8th Parliament of Sri Lanka |
| next_election | 1994 Sri Lankan parliamentary election |
| next_year | 1994 |
| elected_members | 9th Parliament of Sri Lanka |
| seats_for_election | All 225 seats in the Parliament of Sri Lanka |
| 113 seats were needed for a majority | |
| election_date | 15 February 1989 |
| turnout | 63.60% |
| image1 | File:President premadasa.jpg |
| leader1 | Ranasinghe Premadasa |
| leader_since1 | 1988 |
| party1 | United National Party |
| leaders_seat1 | n/a |
| last_election1 | 50.92%, 140 seats |
| seats1 | **125** |
| seat_change1 | 15 |
| popular_vote1 | **2,838,005** |
| percentage1 | **50.71%** |
| swing1 | 0.21pp |
| image2 | Sirimavo Bandaranaike, Prime Minister of Ceylon 1960 (cropped).PNG |
| leader2 | Sirimavo Bandaranaike |
| leader_since2 | 1960 |
| party2 | Sri Lanka Freedom Party |
| leaders_seat2 | Gampaha District |
| last_election2 | 29.72%, 8 seats |
| seats2 | 67 |
| seat_change2 | 59 |
| popular_vote2 | 1,785,369 |
| percentage2 | 31.90% |
| swing2 | 2.18pp |
| map_image | Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election 1989.png |
| map_size | 250px |
| map_caption | Winners of electoral districts. UNP in green and SLFP in blue. |
| title | Prime Minister |
| posttitle | Prime Minister-designate |
| before_election | Ranasinghe Premadasa |
| after_election | Dingiri Banda Wijetunga |
| before_party | United National Party |
| after_party | United National Party |
113 seats were needed for a majority
Parliamentary elections were held in Sri Lanka on 15 February 1989, the first since 1977. The elections that should normally have been held by 1983 had been cancelled by the 1982 referendum.
Results
By province
By electoral district
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