2001 Sri Lankan parliamentary election information
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2001 Sri Lankan parliamentary election
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5 December 2001
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All 225 seats in the Parliament of Sri Lanka 113 seats were needed for a majority
Turnout
76.03%
First party
Second party
Leader
Ranil Wickremesinghe
Chandrika Kumaratunga
Party
UNF
PA
Leader since
1994
1994
Leader's seat
Colombo District
n/a
Last election
40.22%, 89 seats
45.11%, 107 seats
Seats won
109
77
Seat change
20
30
Popular vote
4,086,026
3,330,815
Percentage
45.62%
37.19%
Swing
5.40%
7.92%
Third party
Fourth party
Leader
Somawansa Amarasinghe
Rajavarothiam Sampanthan
Party
JVP
TNA
Leader since
1990
2001
Leader's seat
n/a
Trincomalee District
Last election
6.00%, 10 seats
new alliance
Seats won
16
15
Seat change
6
-
Popular vote
815,353
348,164
Percentage
9.10%
3.89%
Swing
3.10%
-
Winners of polling divisions. UNF in green and PA in blue.
Prime Minister before election
Ratnasiri Wickremanayake
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Ranil Wickremesinghe
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