2019 Sri Lankan local elections

In February 2019 the 2018 Sri Lankan local elections were held in Sri Lanka due to a prior delay. However, due to an injunction issued by the Supreme Court, the election was not held in Elpitiya.[1]

2019 Sri Lankan local elections

15 October 2019
29 seats across one local authority
Leader Mahinda Rajapaksa Ranil Wickremasinghe Party Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna United National Front Seats before New Party 4 Seat change 17 3 Popular vote 23,372 10,113 Percentage 56.3% 24.3% Councillors 17 7   Leader Maithripala Sirisena Anura Kumara Dissanayaka Party United People's Freedom Alliance Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna Seats before 10 0 Seat change 7 2 Popular vote 5,273 2,435 Percentage 12.7% 5.8% Councillors 3 2

Details

On 30 January 2018 the Supreme Court issued an injunction preventing election in Elpitiya DC following a petition by the Democratic United National Front against the rejection of their nomination list.[2][3]

2011 Local authority election results

Won by UPFA

Won by UNP

Local Authority	Type	Dist	Prov	Date of Election	UPFA/ NC Votes	UPFA/ NC Seats	UNP Votes	UNP Seats	JVP Votes	JVP Seats	Ind Votes	Ind Seats		Others Votes	Others Seats	Total Valid Votes	Total Seats	Rejected Votes	Total Polled	Registered Electors	Turnout %	Winner
Elpitiya	DC	GAL	SO	2011-07-23	19,954	10	10,427	4	1,100	0	2,539	1		66	0	34,086	15	1,474	35,560	49,113	72.40%	UPFA

Results

Alliances and parties		Votes	%	Seats
				Ward	PR	Total
	Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna	23,372	56.3%	17	0	17
	United National Front	10,113	24.3%	0	7	7
	United People's Freedom Alliance	5,273	12.7%	0	3	3
	Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna	2,435	5.8%	0	2	2
	Democratic United National Front	310	0.7%	0	0	0
Valid Votes		41,503	100.00%	17	12	29
Rejected Votes		597
Total Polled		42,100
Registered Electors		53,384
Turnout

Won by SLPP

Won by UNF

Dis	Pro	Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna					United National Front					United People's Freedom Alliance					Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna					Democratic United National Front					Turnout
		Votes	%	Seats			Votes	%	Seats			Votes	%	Seats			Votes	%	Seats			Votes	%	Seats
				W	PR	T			W	PR	T			W	PR	T			W	PR	T			W	PR	T
GAL	SO	23372	56.3%	-	-	17	10113	24.3%	-	-	7	5273	12.7%	-	-	3	2435	5.8%	-	-	2	310	0.7%	-	-	0	42100(53384) ->78.8%

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References

1. http://www.dailymirror.lk/front_page/Conduct-Elpitiya-Pradeshiya-Polls/238-173744
2. "SC order stays election for Elpitiya PS". The Sunday Times. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 30 January 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
3. Ariff, Yusuf (30 January 2018). "Court orders not to hold election for Elpitiya PS". Ada Derana. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
4. http://www.adaderana.lk/news/58320/slpp-wins-all-17-wards-in-elpitiya-ps-poll