Sri Lankan parliamentary election, 2001
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Parliamentary elections were held in Sri Lanka
on December 6, 2001, just a little over a year after the last elections
in October 2000.
(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. http://www.economist.com/displayStory.cfm?story_id=886251. 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. http://www.economist.com/displayStory.cfm?story_id=898423
win the legislative power. The UNP's leader, Ranil Wickremasinghe
, became the new prime minister
.
Having a President and Prime Minister from different parties proved to be unstable, and Parliament was dissolved again in 2004, leading to yet another general election
.
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
on December 6, 2001, just a little over a year after the last elections
Sri Lankan parliamentary election, 2000
The elections were called by President Chandrika Kumaratunga for October 24, 2000.The People's Alliance government Kumaratunga had led for six years was facing increasing criticism on two fronts: a series of military defeats at the hands of the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam in the...
in October 2000.
Background
The People's AlliancePeople's Alliance
People's Alliance may refer to:*The People's Alliance , Belgian political party which split in 2001 into the Nieuw-Vlaamse Alliantie and Spirit...
(PA) government faced a blow when most of the SLMC
Sri Lanka Muslim Congress
The Sri Lanka Muslim Congress is a political party in Sri Lanka. The party was formed at a meeting held at Kattankudy in 1981 by a small study group of local Eastern Province political leaders....
MPs left the coalition. President Chandrika Kumaratunga
Chandrika Kumaratunga
Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga born June 29, 1945) was the 4th Executive president of Sri Lanka, serving from November 12, 1994 to November 19, 2005. The daughter of two former Prime Ministers, she was also the leader of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party until end of 2005...
tried to recruit the JVP
Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna
The Janathā Vimukthi Peramuṇa is a Marxist-Leninist, Communist political party in Sri Lanka. The party was involved in two armed uprisings against the ruling governments in 1971 and 1987-89...
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. http://www.economist.com/displayStory.cfm?story_id=886251. Prime Minister Ratnasiri Wickremanayake
Ratnasiri Wickremanayake
Ratnasiri Wickremanayake MP is a Sri Lankan politician who was Prime Minister of Sri Lanka from 2000 to 2001 and again from 2005 to 2010. He is currently a National List member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka....
was nearly killed by a suicide bomber. Overall, 60 people were killed in election-related violence, including 14 on polling day. http://www.economist.com/displayStory.cfm?story_id=898423
Parties
- Democratic People's Liberation FrontDemocratic People's Liberation FrontDemocratic People's Liberation Front , a registered political party in Sri Lanka and a front of the People's Liberation Organisation of Tamil Eelam . DPLF was founded in 1988. DPLF lost its parliamentary representation in the 2004 elections. 2001-2004 DPLF had one MP, elected from Vanni Electoral...
(DFLP) - Eelam People's Democratic PartyEelam People's Democratic PartyThe Eelam People's Democratic Party is a political party and a pro-government paramilitary organization in Sri Lanka. It is led by its founder Douglas Devananda.-Background:...
(EPDP) - People's AlliancePeople's AlliancePeople's Alliance may refer to:*The People's Alliance , Belgian political party which split in 2001 into the Nieuw-Vlaamse Alliantie and Spirit...
(Bahejana Nidasa Pakhsaya, BNP), which consisted of:- Communist Party of Sri LankaCommunist Party of Sri LankaThe Communist Party of Sri Lanka is a communist political party in Sri Lanka. At the last legislative elections, on 2 April 2004, the party was part of the United People's Freedom Alliance that won 45.6% of the popular vote and 105 out of 225 seats....
- Democratic United National FrontDemocratic United National FrontThe Democratic United National Front is a political party in Sri Lanka.At the last legislative elections, held on 2 April 2004, the party was part of the United People's Freedom Alliance that won 45.6 % of the popular vote and 105 out of 225 seats....
- Lanka Sama Samaja PartyLanka Sama Samaja PartyThe Lanka Sama Samaja Party is a Trotskyist political party in Sri Lanka....
(Sri Lanka Equal Society Party, LSSP) - Sri Lanka Freedom PartySri Lanka Freedom PartyThe Sri Lanka Freedom Party is one of the major political parties in Sri Lanka. It was founded by S.W.R.D Bandaranaike in 1951 and, since then, has been one of the two largest parties in the Sri Lankan political arena. It first came to power in 1956 and since then has been the predominant party in...
(Sri Lanka Nidahas Pakshaya, SLNP) - Sri Lanka Mahajana PakshayaSri Lanka Mahajana PakshayaThe Sri Lanka Mahajana Pakshaya is a political party in Sri Lanka. Founded in 1984 by Sri Lanka Freedom Party. Was led by Chandrika Kumaratunga 1985-1990....
(Sri Lanka People's Party, SLMP)
- Communist Party of Sri Lanka
- Janatha Vimukthi PeramunaJanatha Vimukthi PeramunaThe Janathā Vimukthi Peramuṇa is a Marxist-Leninist, Communist political party in Sri Lanka. The party was involved in two armed uprisings against the ruling governments in 1971 and 1987-89...
(People's Liberation Front, JVP) - Sri Lanka Muslim CongressSri Lanka Muslim CongressThe Sri Lanka Muslim Congress is a political party in Sri Lanka. The party was formed at a meeting held at Kattankudy in 1981 by a small study group of local Eastern Province political leaders....
- Tamil United Liberation FrontTamil United Liberation FrontThe Tamil United Liberation Front is a political party in Sri Lanka which seeks independence for the Tamil-populated areas of Sri Lanka.-Formation:...
(Tamil Vimuktasi Peramuna, TVP) - United National FrontUnited National FrontThe United National Front is an electoral alliance in Sri Lanka, formed by the United National Party the Ceylon Workers' Congress, the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress and the Western People's Front...
, which consisted of:- United National PartyUnited National PartyThe United National Party, often referred to as the UNP ), , is a political party in Sri Lanka. It currently is the main opposition party in Sri Lanka and is headed by Ranil Wickremesinghe...
(Ekshat Jathika Pakshaya, UNP) - Ceylon Workers Congress (CWC)
- United National Party
Results
Kumaratunga's People's Alliance lost the resulting general election, which saw the United National FrontUnited National Front
The United National Front is an electoral alliance in Sri Lanka, formed by the United National Party the Ceylon Workers' Congress, the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress and the Western People's Front...
win the legislative power. The UNP's leader, Ranil Wickremasinghe
Ranil Wickremasinghe
Ranil Shriyan Wickremesinghe , MP, is a Sri Lankan politician and current Leader of the Opposition in the Sri Lankan parliament. He was Prime Minister of Sri Lanka twice, from May 7, 1993 to August 19, 1994 and from December 9, 2001 to April 6, 2004...
, became the new prime minister
Prime Minister of Sri Lanka
The Prime Minister of Sri Lanka is the functional head of the Cabinet of Sri Lanka. However, the President is both head of state and head of government in Sri Lanka...
.
Having a President and Prime Minister from different parties proved to be unstable, and Parliament was dissolved again in 2004, leading to yet another general election
Sri Lankan parliamentary election, 2004
Parliamentary elections were held in Sri Lanka on 2 April 2004. The ruling United National Party of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was defeated, winning only eighty two seats in the 225-member Sri Lankan parliament. The opposition United People's Freedom Alliance won 105 seats...
.
Electoral District
Results of the 2001 Sri Lankan general election by electoral districtResults of the 2001 Sri Lankan general election by electoral district
Results of the 2001 Sri Lankan general election by electoral district.-Number of votes:-Percentage of votes:-Seats:...