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2001 Sri Lankan parliamentary election
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| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| election_name | 2001 Sri Lankan parliamentary election | |
| country | Sri Lanka | |
| type | parliamentary | |
| previous_election | 2000 Sri Lankan parliamentary election | |
| previous_year | 2000 | |
| outgoing_members | 11th Parliament of Sri Lanka | |
| next_election | 2004 Sri Lankan parliamentary election | |
| next_year | 2004 | |
| elected_members | 12th 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 | 5 December 2001 | |
| turnout | 76.03% | |
| <!-- United National Front --> | image1 | Defense.gov News Photo 031103-D-2987S-069 (cropped).jpg |
| leader1 | Ranil Wickremesinghe | |
| leader_since1 | 1994 | |
| party1 | UNF | |
| leaders_seat1 | Colombo District | |
| last_election1 | 40.22%, 89 seats | |
| seats1 | **109** | |
| seat_change1 | 20 | |
| popular_vote1 | **4,086,026** | |
| percentage1 | **45.62%** | |
| swing1 | 5.40% | |
| <!-- People's Alliance --> | image2 | Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga As The President of Sri Lanka.jpg |
| leader2 | Chandrika Kumaratunga | |
| leader_since2 | 1994 | |
| party2 | PA | |
| leaders_seat2 | n/a | |
| last_election2 | 45.11%, 107 seats | |
| seats2 | 77 | |
| seat_change2 | 30 | |
| popular_vote2 | 3,330,815 | |
| percentage2 | 37.19% | |
| swing2 | 7.92% | |
| <!-- Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna --> | image4 | |
| leader4 | Somawansa Amarasinghe | |
| leader_since4 | 1990 | |
| party4 | Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna | |
| leaders_seat4 | n/a | |
| last_election4 | 6.00%, 10 seats | |
| seats4 | 16 | |
| seat_change4 | 6 | |
| popular_vote4 | 815,353 | |
| percentage4 | 9.10% | |
| swing4 | 3.10% | |
| <!-- Tamil National Alliance --> | image5 | R. Sampanthan.jpg |
| leader5 | Rajavarothiam Sampanthan | |
| leader_since5 | 2001 | |
| party5 | Tamil National Alliance | |
| leaders_seat5 | Trincomalee District | |
| last_election5 | *Did not exist* | |
| seats5 | 15 | |
| seat_change5 | *New party* | |
| popular_vote5 | 348,164 | |
| percentage5 | 3.89% | |
| swing5 | *New party* | |
| map_image | Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election 2001.png | |
| map_size | 250px | |
| map_caption | Winners of polling divisions. UNF in green and PA in blue. | |
| title | Prime Minister | |
| posttitle | Prime Minister-designate | |
| before_election | Ratnasiri Wickremanayake | |
| after_election | Ranil Wickremesinghe | |
| before_party | People's Alliance (Sri Lanka) | |
| after_party | United National Front (Sri Lanka) |
113 seats were needed for a majority
Parliamentary elections were held in Sri Lanka on 5 December 2001, just a little over a year after the previous elections in October 2000.
Background
The People's Alliance (PA) government faced a blow when most of the SLMC MPs left the coalition. President Chandrika Kumaratunga tried to recruit the JVP to replace it, but this angered several PA MPs, thirteen of which defected to the opposition. A no-confidence motion was prepared; to forestall this, Kumaratunga called the election.
More than 1,300 incidents of election violence were reported during the campaign. Prime Minister Ratnasiri Wickremanayake was nearly killed by a suicide bomber. Overall, 60 people were killed in election-related violence, including 14 on polling day.
Parties
- Democratic People's Liberation Front (DFLP)
- Eelam People's Democratic Party (EPDP)
- People's Alliance (Bahejana Nidasa Pakhsaya, BNP), which consisted of:
- Communist Party of Sri Lanka
- Democratic United National Front
- Lanka Sama Samaja Party (Sri Lanka Equal Society Party, LSSP)
- Sri Lanka Freedom Party (Sri Lanka Nidahas Pakshaya, SLNP)
- Sri Lanka Mahajana Pakshaya (Sri Lanka People's Party, SLMP)
- Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (People's Liberation Front, JVP)
- Sri Lanka Muslim Congress
- Tamil United Liberation Front (Tamil Vimuktasi Peramuna, TVP)
- United National Front, which consisted of:
- United National Party (Eksath Jathika Pakshaya, UNP)
- Ceylon Workers Congress (CWC)
Results
The ruling People's Alliance lost the election, which saw the United National Front win the legislative power. UNP leader Ranil Wickremesinghe became the new prime minister.
Having the President and Prime Minister belong to two different parties proved to be unstable, and Parliament was dissolved again in 2004, leading to yet another general election.
By province
Main article: Results of the 2001 Sri Lankan general election by province
By electoral district
Main article: Results of the 2001 Sri Lankan general election by electoral district
Elected members
Main article: 12th Sri Lankan Parliament
Notes
References
References
- [http://www.economist.com/displayStory.cfm?story_id=886251]
- "A vote for peace?". The Economist.
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