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A referendum on extending the term of parliament by six years was held in Sri Lanka on 22 December 1982. It was the first and so far only national referendum to be held in the country. [3] The referendum was called for by President J. R. Jayawardene, who had been elected to a fresh six-year term as President in October 1982.
Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-03-04. "Table 39 Parliament Election (1989)". Sri Lanka Statistics. 10 February 2009. Archived from the original on 9 October 2011 "Sri Lanka Parliamentary Chamber: Parliament Elections Held in 1989". Inter-Parliamentary Union.
Parliamentary elections have been held in Sri Lanka since the first in 1947, under three different constitutions: the Soulbury Constitution, the 1972 Constitution, and the currently enforced 1978 Constitution. Sixteen parliamentary elections have been held up to and including the 2020 election. The seventeenth is scheduled for 14 November 2024. [1]
Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-24. "1960 July General Election Results". LankaNewspapers.com. Archived from the original on 2012-03-10. "Table 35 Parliament Election (1960 July)". Sri Lanka Statistics. 10 February 2009. Rajasingham, K. T. (1 December 2001). "Chapter 17: Assassination of ...
20 October – 1982 Sri Lankan presidential election: Sri Lanka holds its first ever presidential elections.Incumbent president J. R. Jayewardene of the ruling United National Party is elected winning 53% of all votes cast, defeating his closest rival, Hector Kobbekaduwa of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party, who won only 39% of the vote.
Sri Lanka elects on the national level a head of state – the president – and a legislature. Sri Lanka has a multi-party system, with two dominant political parties . All elections are administered by the Election Commission of Sri Lanka .
Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 July 2015. "1960 March General Election Results". LankaNewspapers.com. Archived from the original on 10 March 2012. "Table 34 Parliament Election (1960 March)". Sri Lanka Statistics. 10 February 2009. Rajasingham, K. T. (1 December 2001).
They were a watershed in the country's political history, and were the first elections fought to realistically challenge the ruling United National Party. Former Leader of the House S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike crossed over to the opposition to form the Sri Lanka Freedom Party to launch his bid for Prime Minister. The party won the election with 51 ...