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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.
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 ...
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.
With the promulgation of the 1978 Constitution on 7 September 1978, the 8th Parliament of Sri Lanka (1st Parliament of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka) superseded the 2nd National State Assembly. The 1982 referendum on extending the parliamentary term by six years was held in Sri Lanka on 22 December 1982. Through the Fourth ...
Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. "1947 General Election Results". LankaNewspapers.com. Archived from the original on 10 March 2012. "Table 31 Parliament Election (1947)". Sri Lanka Statistics. 10 February 2009. Rajasingham, K. T. (20 October 2001). "Chapter 11: On the threshold of freedom".
The Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance (SLPFA), led by Mahinda Rajapaksa, won a large majority in the 2020 Sri Lankan parliamentary election on 5 August 2020. [14] During their tenure, the government under President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa faced multiple crises, including the COVID-19 pandemic and an economic crisis, which culminated into widespread protests ...
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 24 September 2015. "1952 General Election Results". LankaNewspapers.com. Archived from the original on 10 March 2012. "Table 32 Parliament Election (1952)". Sri Lanka Statistics. 10 February 2009. Archived from the original on 9 October 2011