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data-file-height="600" /><hr /></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><table style="width:100%; margin:1px; display:inline-table;"><tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; padding:0 0.5em 0 0;width:20%;" class="noprint">← <a href="/wiki/2010_Sri_Lankan_parliamentary_election" title="2010 Sri Lankan parliamentary election">2010</a></td> <td style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;; padding:0 1px;width:60%;" class="">17 August 2015</td> <td style="text-align:right; vertical-align:middle;; padding:0 0 0 0.5em;width:20%;" class="noprint"><a href="/wiki/2020_Sri_Lankan_parliamentary_election" title="2020 Sri Lankan parliamentary election">2020</a> →</td> </tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><div style="width:100%"><div style="float: left; text-align:left;padding-right:0.5em;width:40%; text-align:center;" class="noprint">← <a href="/wiki/14th_Parliament_of_Sri_Lanka" title="14th Parliament of Sri Lanka">outgoing members</a></div><div style="float: right; text-align:right;padding-left:0.5em;width:40%; text-align:center;" class="noprint"><a href="/wiki/15th_Parliament_of_Sri_Lanka" title="15th Parliament of Sri Lanka">elected members</a> →</div></div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header"><hr />All 225 seats in <a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_Sri_Lanka" title="Parliament of Sri Lanka">Parliament</a> 113 seats needed for a majority</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Turnout</th><td class="infobox-data">77.66%</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <table style="background:transparent; color: inherit; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr class="sr-only"> <th style="text-align:left;">  </th> <th style="text-align:center">First party </th> <th style="text-align:center">Second party </th></tr> <tr> <td>  </td> <td class="notheme" style="text-align:center;border-bottom: 6px solid #1CAE05;"><a href="/wiki/File:Prime_Minister_of_the_Democratic_Socialist_Republic_of_Sri_Lanka,_Mr._Ranil_Wickremesinghe,_at_Hyderabad_House,_in_New_Delhi_on_September_15,_2015_(1).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Prime_Minister_of_the_Democratic_Socialist_Republic_of_Sri_Lanka%2C_Mr._Ranil_Wickremesinghe%2C_at_Hyderabad_House%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_September_15%2C_2015_%281%29.jpg/111px-Prime_Minister_of_the_Democratic_Socialist_Republic_of_Sri_Lanka%2C_Mr._Ranil_Wickremesinghe%2C_at_Hyderabad_House%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_September_15%2C_2015_%281%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="111" height="150" class="mw-file-element" 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class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Maithripala-_Russia_%28portrait%29.jpg/105px-Maithripala-_Russia_%28portrait%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="105" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Maithripala-_Russia_%28portrait%29.jpg/158px-Maithripala-_Russia_%28portrait%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Maithripala-_Russia_%28portrait%29.jpg/211px-Maithripala-_Russia_%28portrait%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="469" data-file-height="667" /></a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Leader </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ranil_Wickremesinghe" title="Ranil Wickremesinghe">Ranil Wickremesinghe</a> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Maithripala_Sirisena" title="Maithripala Sirisena">Maithripala Sirisena</a><a href="#cite_note-2">[b]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="width:75px;text-align:left">Party </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/United_National_Front_for_Good_Governance" class="mw-redirect" title="United National Front for Good Governance">UNFGG</a> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/United_People%27s_Freedom_Alliance" title="United People's Freedom Alliance">UPFA</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Last election </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">29.34%, 60 seats<a href="#cite_note-1">[a]</a> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">60.33%, 144 seats </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Seats won </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">106 </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">95 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Seat change </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /> 46 </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /> 49 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Popular vote </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">5,098,916 </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">4,732,664 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Percentage </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">45.66% </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">42.38% </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Swing </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /> 16.32pp </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /> 17.95pp </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4"><hr /> </td></tr> <tr class="sr-only"> <th style="text-align:left;">  </th> <th style="text-align:center">Third party </th> <th style="text-align:center">Fourth party </th></tr> <tr> <td>  </td> <td class="notheme" style="text-align:center;border-bottom: 6px solid #F7E20F;"><a href="/wiki/File:R._Sampanthan.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/R._Sampanthan.jpg/107px-R._Sampanthan.jpg" decoding="async" width="107" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/R._Sampanthan.jpg/161px-R._Sampanthan.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/03/R._Sampanthan.jpg 2x" data-file-width="200" data-file-height="279" /></a> </td> <td class="notheme" style="text-align:center;border-bottom: 6px solid #ED1847;"><a href="/wiki/File:Anura_Kum%C4%81ra_Dis%C4%81n%C4%81yaka_(2019)_-_img_04.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Anura_Kum%C4%81ra_Dis%C4%81n%C4%81yaka_%282019%29_-_img_04.jpg/112px-Anura_Kum%C4%81ra_Dis%C4%81n%C4%81yaka_%282019%29_-_img_04.jpg" decoding="async" width="112" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Anura_Kum%C4%81ra_Dis%C4%81n%C4%81yaka_%282019%29_-_img_04.jpg/169px-Anura_Kum%C4%81ra_Dis%C4%81n%C4%81yaka_%282019%29_-_img_04.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Anura_Kum%C4%81ra_Dis%C4%81n%C4%81yaka_%282019%29_-_img_04.jpg/225px-Anura_Kum%C4%81ra_Dis%C4%81n%C4%81yaka_%282019%29_-_img_04.jpg 2x" data-file-width="736" data-file-height="982" /></a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Leader </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/R._Sampanthan" title="R. Sampanthan">R. Sampanthan</a> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Anura_Kumara_Dissanayake" title="Anura Kumara Dissanayake">Anura Kumara Dissanayake</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="width:75px;text-align:left">Party </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Tamil_National_Alliance" title="Tamil National Alliance">TNA</a> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Janatha_Vimukthi_Peramuna" title="Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna">JVP</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Last election </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">2.90%, 14 seats </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">5.49%, 4 seats </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Seats won </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">16 </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">6 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Seat change </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><img alt="Increase" 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style="width:75px;text-align:center">543,944 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Percentage </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">4.62% </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">4.87% </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Swing </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /> 1.72pp </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" 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title="Soulbury Constitution">1947</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sri_Lankan_Constitution_of_1972" title="Sri Lankan Constitution of 1972">1972</a></li></ul></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Government_of_Sri_Lanka" title="Government of Sri Lanka">Executive</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"> <dl><dt><div style="font-size: 100%; background-color:gold; border-top:0px dashed"><a href="/wiki/President_of_Sri_Lanka" title="President of Sri Lanka">President of Sri Lanka</a> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_presidents_of_Sri_Lanka" title="List of presidents of Sri Lanka">10th</a>)</div></dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Anura_Kumara_Dissanayake" title="Anura Kumara Dissanayake">Anura Kumara Dissanayake</a></li></ul> <hr /> <dl><dt><div style="font-size: 100%; background-color:gold; border-top:0px dashed"><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Sri_Lanka" title="Prime Minister of Sri Lanka">Prime Minister of Sri Lanka</a> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_prime_ministers_of_Sri_Lanka" title="List of prime ministers of Sri Lanka">16th</a>)</div></dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Harini_Amarasuriya" title="Harini Amarasuriya">Harini Amarasuriya</a></li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Sri_Lankan_cabinets" title="List of Sri Lankan cabinets">Cabinet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cabinet_of_Ministers_of_Sri_Lanka" class="mw-redirect" title="Cabinet of Ministers of Sri Lanka">Cabinet Ministers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministers_of_the_Sri_Lanka_Government" title="Ministers of the Sri Lanka Government">Ministers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministries_of_Sri_Lanka" class="mw-redirect" title="Ministries of Sri Lanka">Ministries</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Security_Council_(Sri_Lanka)" title="National Security Council (Sri Lanka)">National Security Council</a></li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Presidential_Secretariat_(Sri_Lanka)" title="Presidential Secretariat (Sri Lanka)">Secretary to the President</a></li></ul> <ul><li>Nandika Sanath Kumanayake</li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister%27s_Office_(Sri_Lanka)" title="Prime Minister's Office (Sri Lanka)">Secretary to the Prime Minister</a></li></ul> <ul><li>G. P. Saputhanthri</li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cabinet_Office_(Sri_Lanka)" title="Cabinet Office (Sri Lanka)">Secretary to the Cabinet</a></li></ul> <ul><li>W. M. D. J. Fernando</li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_Sri_Lanka" title="Parliament of Sri Lanka">Legislature</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"> <dl><dt><div style="font-size: 100%; background-color:gold; border-top:0px dashed"><a href="/wiki/List_of_parliaments_of_Sri_Lanka" title="List of parliaments of Sri Lanka">Parliament of Sri Lanka</a> <a href="/wiki/17th_Parliament_of_Sri_Lanka" title="17th Parliament of Sri Lanka">(17th)</a></div></dt></dl> <a href="/wiki/File:Sri_Lanka_Parliament_2024.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Sri_Lanka_Parliament_2024.svg/75px-Sri_Lanka_Parliament_2024.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Sri_Lanka_Parliament_2024.svg/113px-Sri_Lanka_Parliament_2024.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Sri_Lanka_Parliament_2024.svg/150px-Sri_Lanka_Parliament_2024.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="360" data-file-height="185" /></a> <hr /> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Speaker_of_the_Parliament_of_Sri_Lanka" title="Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka">Speaker</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ashoka_Ranwala" title="Ashoka Ranwala">Ashoka Ranwala</a></li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Deputy_speaker_and_chairman_of_committees_of_the_Parliament_of_Sri_Lanka" class="mw-redirect" title="Deputy speaker and chairman of committees of the Parliament of Sri Lanka">Deputy Speaker and Chairman of Committees</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rizvie_Salih" title="Rizvie Salih">Rizvie Salih</a></li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Deputy_Chairman_of_Committees" title="Deputy Chairman of Committees">Deputy Chairperson of Committees</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hemali_Weerasekara" title="Hemali Weerasekara">Hemali Weerasekara</a></li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_Opposition_(Sri_Lanka)" title="Leader of the Opposition (Sri Lanka)">Leader of the Opposition</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sajith_Premadasa" title="Sajith Premadasa">Sajith Premadasa</a></li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_House_(Sri_Lanka)" title="Leader of the House (Sri Lanka)">Leader of the House</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bimal_Rathnayake" title="Bimal Rathnayake">Bimal Rathnayake</a></li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chief_Government_Whip_(Sri_Lanka)" title="Chief Government Whip (Sri Lanka)">Chief Government Whip</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nalinda_Jayatissa" title="Nalinda Jayatissa">Nalinda Jayatissa</a></li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chief_Opposition_Whip_(Sri_Lanka)" title="Chief Opposition Whip (Sri Lanka)">Chief Opposition Whip</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/TBA" class="mw-redirect" title="TBA">TBA</a></li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li>Secretary General</li></ul> <ul><li>Kushani Anusha Rohanadeera</li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Constitutional_Council_(Sri_Lanka)" title="Constitutional Council (Sri Lanka)">Constitutional Council</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Committee_on_Public_Enterprises_(Sri_Lanka)" title="Committee on Public Enterprises (Sri Lanka)">COPE</a></li></ul> <dl><dt><div style="font-size: 100%; background-color:gold; border-top:0px dashed"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Parliamentary_Affairs_(Sri_Lanka)" title="Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (Sri Lanka)">Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs</a></div></dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Parliamentary_Affairs_(Sri_Lanka)" title="Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (Sri Lanka)">Cabinet Minister</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ananda_Wijepala" title="Ananda Wijepala">Ananda Wijepala</a></li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Permanent_secretary#Sri_Lanka" title="Permanent secretary">Secretary to the Ministry</a></li></ul> <ul><li>D. W. R. B. Seneviratne</li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Judiciary_of_Sri_Lanka" title="Judiciary of Sri Lanka">Judiciary</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"> <dl><dt><div style="font-size: 100%; background-color:gold; border-top:0px dashed"><a href="/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_Sri_Lanka" title="Supreme Court of Sri Lanka">Supreme Court of Sri Lanka</a></div></dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chief_Justice_of_Sri_Lanka" title="Chief Justice of Sri Lanka">Chief Justice</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Murdhu_Fernando" class="mw-redirect" title="Murdhu Fernando">Murdhu Fernando</a></li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_Sri_Lanka#Current_justices" title="Supreme Court of Sri Lanka">Puisne Justices</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Padman_Surasena" title="Padman Surasena">P. Padman Surasena</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._Thurairaja" title="S. Thurairaja">S. Thurairaja</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gamini_Amarasekera" title="Gamini Amarasekera">Gamini Amarasekera</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yasantha_Kodagoda" title="Yasantha Kodagoda">Yasantha Kodagoda</a></li> <li>A. H. M. D.Nawaz</li> <li>Kumuduni Wickremasinghe</li> <li>A. L. Shiran Gooneratne</li> <li>Janak De Silva</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Achala_Wengappuli" title="Achala Wengappuli">Achala Wengappuli</a></li> <li>Mahinda Samayawardhena</li> <li>Arjuna Obeyesekere</li> <li>K. Priyantha Fernando</li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Court_of_Appeal_of_Sri_Lanka" title="Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka">Court of Appeal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/High_Court_of_Sri_Lanka" title="High Court of Sri Lanka">High Court</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/District_court_(Sri_Lanka)" title="District court (Sri Lanka)">District Court</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Magistrate%27s_court_(Sri_Lanka)" title="Magistrate's court (Sri Lanka)">Magistrate's Court</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Primary_court" title="Primary court">Primary Court</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Labour_Tribunal" title="Labour Tribunal">Labour Tribunal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Judicial_Service_Commission_(Sri_Lanka)" title="Judicial Service Commission (Sri Lanka)">Judicial Service Commission</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bar_Association_of_Sri_Lanka" title="Bar Association of Sri Lanka">Bar Association</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Law_enforcement_in_Sri_Lanka" title="Law enforcement in Sri Lanka">Law enforcement</a></li></ul> <dl><dt><div style="font-size: 100%; background-color:gold; border-top:0px dashed"><a href="/wiki/Attorney_General%27s_Department_(Sri_Lanka)" title="Attorney General's Department (Sri Lanka)">Attorney General's Department</a></div></dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Attorney_General_of_Sri_Lanka" title="Attorney General of Sri Lanka">Attorney General</a></li></ul> <ul><li>Parinda Ranasinghe</li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Solicitor_General_of_Sri_Lanka" title="Solicitor General of Sri Lanka">Solicitor General</a></li></ul> <ul><li>Ayesha Jinasena</li></ul> <dl><dt><div style="font-size: 100%; background-color:gold; border-top:0px dashed"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Justice,_Prisons_Affairs_and_Constitutional_Reforms" title="Ministry of Justice, Prisons Affairs and Constitutional Reforms">Ministry of Justice</a></div></dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Justice_(Sri_Lanka)" title="Minister of Justice (Sri Lanka)">Cabinet Minister</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Harshana_Nanayakkara" title="Harshana Nanayakkara">Harshana Nanayakkara</a></li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Permanent_secretary#Sri_Lanka" title="Permanent secretary">Secretary to the Ministry</a></li></ul> <ul><li>Vacant</li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Elections_in_Sri_Lanka" title="Elections in Sri Lanka">Elections</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"> <dl><dt><div style="font-size: 100%; background-color:gold; border-top:0px dashed"><a href="/wiki/Election_Commission_of_Sri_Lanka" title="Election Commission of Sri Lanka">Election Commission</a></div></dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Election_Commission_of_Sri_Lanka#Chairman_of_the_Election_Commission" title="Election Commission of Sri Lanka">Chairman</a></li></ul> <ul><li>R. M. A. L. Rathnayake</li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li>Members</li></ul> <ul><li>M. A. P. C. Perera</li> <li>Ameer Faaiz</li> <li>Anusuya Shanmuganathan</li> <li>Lakshman Dissanayake</li></ul> <dl><dt><div style="font-size: 100%; background-color:gold; border-top:0px dashed"><a href="/wiki/Template:Sri_Lankan_elections" title="Template:Sri Lankan elections">Elections</a></div></dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_presidential_elections_in_Sri_Lanka" class="mw-redirect" title="List of presidential elections in Sri Lanka">Presidential</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2015_Sri_Lankan_presidential_election" title="2015 Sri Lankan presidential election">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_Sri_Lankan_presidential_election" title="2019 Sri Lankan presidential election">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_Sri_Lankan_presidential_election" title="2024 Sri Lankan presidential election">2024</a></li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_parliamentary_elections_in_Sri_Lanka" title="List of parliamentary elections in Sri Lanka">Parliamentary</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_Sri_Lankan_parliamentary_election" title="2020 Sri Lankan parliamentary election">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_Sri_Lankan_parliamentary_election" title="2024 Sri Lankan parliamentary election">2024</a></li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Provincial_governments_of_Sri_Lanka" title="Provincial governments of Sri Lanka">Provincial council</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2013_Sri_Lankan_provincial_council_elections" title="2013 Sri Lankan provincial council elections">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/March_2014_Sri_Lankan_provincial_council_elections" title="March 2014 Sri Lankan provincial council elections">2014 (Mar)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Uva_Provincial_Council_election" title="2014 Uva Provincial Council election">2014 (Sep)</a></li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Local_government_in_Sri_Lanka" title="Local government in Sri Lanka">Local government</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2018_Sri_Lankan_local_elections" title="2018 Sri Lankan local elections">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_Elpitiya_Pradeshiya_Sabha_election" title="2019 Elpitiya Pradeshiya Sabha election">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_Elpitiya_Pradeshiya_Sabha_election" title="2024 Elpitiya Pradeshiya Sabha election">2024</a></li></ul> <dl><dt><div style="font-size: 100%; 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href="#cite_note-DM180815-7">[5]</a> The <a href="/wiki/United_People%27s_Freedom_Alliance" title="United People's Freedom Alliance">United People's Freedom Alliance</a> (UPFA) won 95 seats, a decline of 49.<a href="#cite_note-DM180815-7">[5]</a><a href="#cite_note-8">[6]</a> The <a href="/wiki/Tamil_National_Alliance" title="Tamil National Alliance">Tamil National Alliance</a> (TNA), the largest party representing <a href="/wiki/Sri_Lankan_Tamils" title="Sri Lankan Tamils">Sri Lankan Tamils</a>, won 16 seats, an increase of two from 2010.<a href="#cite_note-DM180815-7">[5]</a> The remaining eight seats were won by <a href="/wiki/Janatha_Vimukthi_Peramuna" title="Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna">Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna</a> (6), <a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka_Muslim_Congress" title="Sri Lanka Muslim Congress">Sri Lanka Muslim Congress</a> (1) and <a href="/wiki/Eelam_People%27s_Democratic_Party" title="Eelam People's Democratic Party">Eelam People's Democratic Party</a> (1).<a href="#cite_note-9">[7]</a> <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Sri_Lanka" title="Prime Minister of Sri Lanka">Prime Minister</a> <a href="/wiki/Ranil_Wickremesinghe" title="Ranil Wickremesinghe">Ranil Wickremesinghe</a>, leader of the UNFGG and UNP, was able to form a national government with the support of UPFA MPs loyal to <a href="/wiki/President_of_Sri_Lanka" title="President of Sri Lanka">President</a> <a href="/wiki/Maithripala_Sirisena" title="Maithripala Sirisena">Maithripala Sirisena</a>.<a href="#cite_note-10">[8]</a><a href="#cite_note-11">[9]</a> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Background">Background</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=2015_Sri_Lankan_parliamentary_election&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Background">edit</a>]</div> The <a href="/wiki/2010_Sri_Lankan_parliamentary_election" title="2010 Sri Lankan parliamentary election">last parliamentary election</a> was held in April 2010.<a href="#cite_note-12">[10]</a> The incumbent <a href="/wiki/United_People%27s_Freedom_Alliance" title="United People's Freedom Alliance">United People's Freedom Alliance</a> (UPFA), buoyed by the military defeat of the rebel <a href="/wiki/Liberation_Tigers_of_Tamil_Eelam" title="Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam">Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam</a>, won a landslide victory, securing 144 seats in the legislature.<a href="#cite_note-13">[11]</a><a href="#cite_note-14">[12]</a> In September 2010 the UPFA, with the support of some opposition MPs, passed the eighteenth amendment to the <a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_Sri_Lanka" title="Constitution of Sri Lanka">constitution</a>, increasing the powers of <a href="/wiki/President_of_Sri_Lanka" title="President of Sri Lanka">President</a> <a href="/wiki/Mahinda_Rajapaksa" title="Mahinda Rajapaksa">Mahinda Rajapaksa</a>, leader of the UPFA, and removing the two <a href="/wiki/Term_limit" title="Term limit">term limit</a> on the presidency.<a href="#cite_note-15">[13]</a> The UPFA was also able to <a href="/wiki/Impeachment_of_Shirani_Bandaranayake" title="Impeachment of Shirani Bandaranayake">impeach</a> the <a href="/wiki/Chief_Justice_of_Sri_Lanka" title="Chief Justice of Sri Lanka">chief justice</a>, allowing Rajapaksa to appoint an ally as chief justice.<a href="#cite_note-16">[14]</a><a href="#cite_note-17">[15]</a><a href="#cite_note-18">[16]</a> In November 2014 Rajapaksa called a <a href="/wiki/2015_Sri_Lankan_presidential_election" title="2015 Sri Lankan presidential election">presidential election</a>, two years ahead of schedule, seeking an unprecedented third term.<a href="#cite_note-19">[17]</a><a href="#cite_note-20">[18]</a> In a surprise move <a href="/wiki/Maithripala_Sirisena" title="Maithripala Sirisena">Maithripala Sirisena</a>, Rajapaksa's <a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Health_(Sri_Lanka)" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister of Health (Sri Lanka)">Minister of Health</a>, was put up as the common opposition candidate.<a href="#cite_note-21">[19]</a><a href="#cite_note-22">[20]</a> At the election in January 2015 Sirisena inflicted a shock defeat on Rajapaksa.<a href="#cite_note-23">[21]</a><a href="#cite_note-24">[22]</a><a href="#cite_note-25">[23]</a> Sirisena subsequently formed a <a href="/wiki/First_Sirisena_cabinet" title="First Sirisena cabinet">government</a> dominated by the opposition <a href="/wiki/United_National_Party" title="United National Party">United National Party</a> (UNP).<a href="#cite_note-26">[24]</a><a href="#cite_note-27">[25]</a><a href="#cite_note-28">[26]</a> In March 2015 Sirisena formed a national government by appointing ministers from the <a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka_Freedom_Party" title="Sri Lanka Freedom Party">Sri Lanka Freedom Party</a>, the main constituent of the UPFA.<a href="#cite_note-29">[27]</a> In his election manifesto Sirisena had promised a 100-day reform program after which <a href="/wiki/Dissolution_of_parliament" title="Dissolution of parliament">parliament would be dissolved</a> on 23 April 2015.<a href="#cite_note-30">[28]</a><a href="#cite_note-31">[29]</a> However, Srisena and his government faced opposition from a large contingent of legislators loyal to Rajapaksa, and, although some reforms, such as the curtailing of presidential powers and re-introducing the two term limit, were introduced by the passing of the <a href="/wiki/Nineteenth_Amendment_to_the_Constitution_of_Sri_Lanka" title="Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka">nineteenth amendment</a>, others, notably electoral reforms, were not carried out.<a href="#cite_note-Bloomberg-32">[30]</a> With electoral reforms stalled and the 100-day reform program falling behind schedule, the UNP started calling for parliamentary elections.<a href="#cite_note-33">[31]</a><a href="#cite_note-34">[32]</a> Sirisena dissolved parliament on 26 June 2015.<a href="#cite_note-35">[33]</a><a href="#cite_note-36">[34]</a><a href="#cite_note-37">[35]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Electoral_system">Electoral system</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=2015_Sri_Lankan_parliamentary_election&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Electoral system">edit</a>]</div> 196 MPs were elected from 22 multi-member <a href="/wiki/Electoral_districts_in_Sri_Lanka" class="mw-redirect" title="Electoral districts in Sri Lanka">electoral districts</a> using the <a href="/wiki/D%27Hondt_method" title="D'Hondt method">D'Hondt method</a> with an <a href="/wiki/Open_list" title="Open list">open list</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Proportional_representation" title="Proportional representation">proportional representation</a> system.<a href="#cite_note-38">[36]</a><a href="#cite_note-39">[37]</a> The remaining 29 seats were allocated to contesting <a href="/wiki/List_of_political_parties_in_Sri_Lanka" title="List of political parties in Sri Lanka">parties</a> and <a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">independent</a> groups in proportion to their share of the national vote.<a href="#cite_note-40">[38]</a><a href="#cite_note-41">[39]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Details">Details</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=2015_Sri_Lankan_parliamentary_election&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Details">edit</a>]</div> Nominations took place between 6 July 2015 and 13 July 2015.<a href="#cite_note-Gaz189629-3">[1]</a> Postal voting took place on 5 August 2015 and 6 August 2015 except for school teachers who cast their postal votes on 3 August 2015.<a href="#cite_note-42">[40]</a><a href="#cite_note-43">[41]</a> The date of the election was set for 17 August 2015.<a href="#cite_note-44">[42]</a><a href="#cite_note-45">[43]</a><a href="#cite_note-46">[44]</a> 15,044,490 Sri Lankans were eligible to vote at the election.<a href="#cite_note-47">[45]</a> 12,314 <a href="/wiki/Polling_station" title="Polling station">polling stations</a> and 1,600 counting centres were used.<a href="#cite_note-48">[46]</a><a href="#cite_note-49">[47]</a> Nearly 200,000 state employees and over 70,000 police officers were deployed on election duties.<a href="#cite_note-50">[48]</a><a href="#cite_note-51">[49]</a> The new parliament is expected to meet on 1 September 2015.<a href="#cite_note-Bloomberg-32">[30]</a><a href="#cite_note-52">[50]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Contesting_parties">Contesting parties</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=2015_Sri_Lankan_parliamentary_election&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Contesting parties">edit</a>]</div> A total of 6,151 candidates from 21 registered political parties (3,653) and 201 independent groups (2,498) competed for the 196 district seats.<a href="#cite_note-TI140715-53">[51]</a><a href="#cite_note-54">[52]</a><a href="#cite_note-55">[53]</a> The nominations of 12 registered political parties and 24 independent groups were rejected.<a href="#cite_note-56">[54]</a> The UPFA, <a href="/wiki/United_National_Front_for_Good_Governance" class="mw-redirect" title="United National Front for Good Governance">United National Front for Good Governance</a> and <a href="/wiki/Janatha_Vimukthi_Peramuna" title="Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna">Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna</a> (JVP) contested in all 22 electoral districts.<a href="#cite_note-TI140715-53">[51]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="United_People's_Freedom_Alliance">United People's Freedom Alliance</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=2015_Sri_Lankan_parliamentary_election&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: United People's Freedom Alliance">edit</a>]</div> The ruling UPFA suffered a series of defections to the opposition during the 2015 presidential election.<a href="#cite_note-57">[55]</a> After the election the UPFA and its main constituent, the <a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka_Freedom_Party" title="Sri Lanka Freedom Party">Sri Lanka Freedom Party</a> (SLFP), pledged support for newly elected President Sirisena's reform program.<a href="#cite_note-58">[56]</a><a href="#cite_note-59">[57]</a> Sirisena became chairman/leader of the SLFP on 16 January 2015 and of the UPFA on 14 March 2015.<a href="#cite_note-60">[58]</a><a href="#cite_note-61">[59]</a><a href="#cite_note-62">[60]</a><a href="#cite_note-63">[61]</a> However, large sections of the UPFA/SLFP remained loyal to former President Rajapaksa.<a href="#cite_note-64">[62]</a><a href="#cite_note-65">[63]</a><a href="#cite_note-66">[64]</a> They called for Rajapaksa to be made the UPFA's prime ministerial candidate at the forthcoming parliamentary election.<a href="#cite_note-67">[65]</a><a href="#cite_note-68">[66]</a><a href="#cite_note-69">[67]</a> This alarmed those members of the UPFA/SLPF who had supported Sirisena during the presidential election. They urged Sirisena to prevent Rajapaksa's return to politics but Sirisena remained silent on the matter.<a href="#cite_note-70">[68]</a><a href="#cite_note-71">[69]</a> After the parliamentary election was called it was announced that Rajapaksa would contest but not as the prime ministerial candidate which would be decided after the election.<a href="#cite_note-72">[70]</a><a href="#cite_note-73">[71]</a><a href="#cite_note-74">[72]</a> Feeling "betrayed" by Sirisena, his supporters in the UPFA/SLFP allied themselves with the UNP to form the <a href="/wiki/United_National_Front_for_Good_Governance" class="mw-redirect" title="United National Front for Good Governance">United National Front for Good Governance</a>.<a href="#cite_note-75">[73]</a><a href="#cite_note-76">[74]</a><a href="#cite_note-77">[75]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="United_National_Front_for_Good_Governance">United National Front for Good Governance</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=2015_Sri_Lankan_parliamentary_election&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: United National Front for Good Governance">edit</a>]</div> The UNP had contested past parliamentary elections in alliance with smaller parties representing ethnic minorities but many of these had defected to the UPFA after the election.<a href="#cite_note-78">[76]</a><a href="#cite_note-79">[77]</a> Prior to this election being called the UNP had claimed it would contest the election on its own.<a href="#cite_note-80">[78]</a><a href="#cite_note-81">[79]</a><a href="#cite_note-82">[80]</a> However, after the election had been called it started forming alliances with minority parties including the <a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka_Muslim_Congress" title="Sri Lanka Muslim Congress">Sri Lanka Muslim Congress</a> (SLMC) and <a href="/wiki/Tamil_Progressive_Alliance" title="Tamil Progressive Alliance">Tamil Progressive Alliance</a> (TPA).<a href="#cite_note-83">[81]</a><a href="#cite_note-84">[82]</a><a href="#cite_note-85">[83]</a><a href="#cite_note-86">[84]</a> On 12 July 2015 the UNP, SLMC and TPA signed agreements with the <a href="/wiki/Jathika_Hela_Urumaya" title="Jathika Hela Urumaya">Jathika Hela Urumaya</a> (JHU) and anti-Rajapaksa members of the SLFP to form the <a href="/wiki/United_National_Front_for_Good_Governance" class="mw-redirect" title="United National Front for Good Governance">United National Front for Good Governance</a> (UNFGG) to contest the election.<a href="#cite_note-87">[85]</a><a href="#cite_note-88">[86]</a><a href="#cite_note-89">[87]</a> The <a href="/wiki/All_Ceylon_Makkal_Congress" title="All Ceylon Makkal Congress">All Ceylon Makkal Congress</a> (ACMC) also contested with the UNFGG.<a href="#cite_note-90">[88]</a><a href="#cite_note-91">[89]</a> The UNFGG is believed to have had the tacit support of President Sirisena but officially he has pledged to be neutral.<a href="#cite_note-92">[90]</a><a href="#cite_note-93">[91]</a><a href="#cite_note-94">[92]</a> The UNFGG had originally been established by the renaming of the JHU after it left the UPFA.<a href="#cite_note-95">[93]</a><a href="#cite_note-96">[94]</a><a href="#cite_note-97">[95]</a> It was registered as a political party with the diamond symbol.<a href="#cite_note-98">[96]</a><a href="#cite_note-99">[97]</a> Despite this the UNFGG contested the election under the name and elephant symbol of the UNP.<a href="#cite_note-100">[98]</a><a href="#cite_note-101">[99]</a> UNFGG general-secretary <a href="/wiki/Champika_Ranawaka" title="Champika Ranawaka">Champika Ranawaka</a> has stated that the JHU name and its conch symbol will be revived after the election.<a href="#cite_note-102">[100]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Other_parties">Other parties</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=2015_Sri_Lankan_parliamentary_election&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Other parties">edit</a>]</div> The <a href="/wiki/Tamil_National_Alliance" title="Tamil National Alliance">Tamil National Alliance</a>, the largest party representing the <a href="/wiki/Sri_Lankan_Tamils" title="Sri Lankan Tamils">Sri Lankan Tamils</a>, contested in the five electoral districts in the north and east and was aiming to win 20 seats.<a href="#cite_note-103">[101]</a><a href="#cite_note-104">[102]</a> The JVP, which had contested the two previous parliamentary elections in alliances, contested this election on its own.<a href="#cite_note-105">[103]</a> <a href="/wiki/Sarath_Fonseka" title="Sarath Fonseka">Sarath Fonseka</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(Sri_Lanka)" title="Democratic Party (Sri Lanka)">Democratic Party</a> contested in all but three electoral districts.<a href="#cite_note-106">[104]</a> The SLMC, despite being a member of the UNFGG, contested on its own in two electoral districts.<a href="#cite_note-107">[105]</a><a href="#cite_note-108">[106]</a> Similarly, the ACMC contested on its own in one electoral district.<a href="#cite_note-109">[107]</a> The <a href="/wiki/Ceylon_Workers%27_Congress" title="Ceylon Workers' Congress">Ceylon Workers' Congress</a>, a member of the UPFA, contested on its own in three electoral districts.<a href="#cite_note-110">[108]</a> The <a href="/wiki/Sinhalese_Buddhist_nationalism" title="Sinhalese Buddhist nationalism">Sinhalese Buddhist nationalist</a> <a href="/wiki/Bodu_Bala_Sena" title="Bodu Bala Sena">Bodu Bala Sena</a> allied with the United Lanka Great Council (Eksath Lanka Maha Sabha) to contest as the Buddhist People's Front (Bodu Jana Peramuna) in 16 electoral districts.<a href="#cite_note-111">[109]</a><a href="#cite_note-112">[110]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Violence_and_violations_of_election_laws">Violence and violations of election laws</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=2015_Sri_Lankan_parliamentary_election&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Violence and violations of election laws">edit</a>]</div> Thushara Devalegama, a UNP supporter, was attacked and killed by an unidentified group on 29 June 2015 in Nivithigala, <a href="/wiki/Ratnapura_District" title="Ratnapura District">Ratnapura District</a>.<a href="#cite_note-113">[111]</a><a href="#cite_note-114">[112]</a> Two people (Siththi Maheema and Bulathsinghalalage Niroshan Sampath) were killed and around dozen others injured when gunmen arriving in two vehicles opened fire into a crowd attending an election rally for UNP candidate <a href="/wiki/Ravi_Karunanayake" title="Ravi Karunanayake">Ravi Karunanayake</a> at <a href="/wiki/Kotahena" title="Kotahena">Kotahena</a> on 31 July 2015.<a href="#cite_note-115">[113]</a><a href="#cite_note-116">[114]</a><a href="#cite_note-117">[115]</a><a href="#cite_note-118">[116]</a> According to the police the incident was a clash between rival <a href="/wiki/Criminal_underworld" class="mw-redirect" title="Criminal underworld">underworld</a> gangs.<a href="#cite_note-119">[117]</a><a href="#cite_note-120">[118]</a> Jamaldeen Ameer, a supporter of UNFGG candidate <a href="/wiki/Ali_Ameer" class="mw-redirect" title="Ali Ameer">Ali Ameer</a>, was shot dead by two gunmen in Oddamavadi, <a href="/wiki/Valaichchenai" title="Valaichchenai">Valaichchenai</a> on 15 August 2015.<a href="#cite_note-121">[119]</a><a href="#cite_note-122">[120]</a> Election monitors received 1,500 complaints of assaults, misuse of state resources and other violations of election laws and over 700 were arrested for election-related offences.<a href="#cite_note-123">[121]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Results">Results</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=2015_Sri_Lankan_parliamentary_election&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Results">edit</a>]</div> The UNFGG became the largest group in Parliament after securing 45.66% of votes and 106 seats whilst the UPFA won 42.38% of votes and 95 seats.<a href="#cite_note-124">[122]</a><a href="#cite_note-125">[123]</a> Rajapaksa quickly conceded defeat in his attempt to become prime minister.<a href="#cite_note-126">[124]</a><a href="#cite_note-127">[125]</a> The result left the UNFGG seven seats short of a majority in Parliament.<a href="#cite_note-128">[126]</a><a href="#cite_note-129">[127]</a> However, on 20 August 2015 the central committee of the SLFP agreed to form a national government with the UNP for two years.<a href="#cite_note-130">[128]</a><a href="#cite_note-131">[129]</a> Wickremesinghe was sworn in as prime minister on 21 August 2015.<a href="#cite_note-132">[130]</a><a href="#cite_note-133">[131]</a> Immediately afterwards a <a href="/wiki/Memorandum_of_understanding" title="Memorandum of understanding">memorandum of understanding</a> to work together in Parliament was signed by acting SLFP general secretary <a href="/wiki/Duminda_Dissanayake" title="Duminda Dissanayake">Duminda Dissanayake</a> and UNP general secretary <a href="/wiki/Kabir_Hashim" title="Kabir Hashim">Kabir Hashim</a>.<a href="#cite_note-134">[132]</a><a href="#cite_note-135">[133]</a> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Sri_Lankan_parliamentary_election,_2015.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Sri_Lankan_parliamentary_election%2C_2015.svg/220px-Sri_Lankan_parliamentary_election%2C_2015.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="344" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Sri_Lankan_parliamentary_election%2C_2015.svg/330px-Sri_Lankan_parliamentary_election%2C_2015.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Sri_Lankan_parliamentary_election%2C_2015.svg/440px-Sri_Lankan_parliamentary_election%2C_2015.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="454" data-file-height="709" /></a><figcaption>Winners of electoral districts</figcaption></figure> <table class="wikitable sortable"><caption></caption><tbody><tr><th colspan="7" style="text-align:center;color:black;background:#F8F9FA"><a href="/wiki/File:Sri_Lanka_Parliament_2015.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Sri_Lanka_Parliament_2015.svg/360px-Sri_Lanka_Parliament_2015.svg.png" decoding="async" width="360" height="185" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Sri_Lanka_Parliament_2015.svg/540px-Sri_Lanka_Parliament_2015.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Sri_Lanka_Parliament_2015.svg/720px-Sri_Lanka_Parliament_2015.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="360" data-file-height="185" /></a></th></tr><tr><th scope="col" colspan="2" rowspan="2">Party</th><th scope="col" rowspan="2">Votes</th><th scope="col" rowspan="2">%</th><th colspan="5" scope="col">Seats</th></tr><tr><th scope="col">District</th><th scope="col">National</th><th scope="col">Total</th></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#1CAE05"></td><td><a href="/wiki/United_National_Front_for_Good_Governance" class="mw-redirect" title="United National Front for Good Governance">United National Front for Good Governance</a><a href="#cite_note-136">[i]</a></td><td style="text-align:right">5,098,916</td><td style="text-align:right">45.66</td><td style="text-align:right">93</td><td style="text-align:right">13</td><td style="text-align:right">106</td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#1609F7"></td><td><a href="/wiki/United_People%27s_Freedom_Alliance" title="United People's Freedom Alliance">United People's Freedom Alliance</a><a href="#cite_note-137">[ii]</a></td><td style="text-align:right">4,732,664</td><td style="text-align:right">42.38</td><td style="text-align:right">83</td><td style="text-align:right">12</td><td style="text-align:right">95</td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#ED1847"></td><td><a href="/wiki/Janatha_Vimukthi_Peramuna" title="Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna">Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna</a></td><td style="text-align:right">544,154</td><td style="text-align:right">4.87</td><td style="text-align:right">4</td><td style="text-align:right">2</td><td style="text-align:right">6</td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#F7E20F"></td><td><a href="/wiki/Tamil_National_Alliance" title="Tamil National Alliance">Tamil National Alliance</a><a href="#cite_note-138">[iii]</a></td><td style="text-align:right">515,963</td><td style="text-align:right">4.62</td><td style="text-align:right">14</td><td style="text-align:right">2</td><td style="text-align:right">16</td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#007B48"></td><td><a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka_Muslim_Congress" title="Sri Lanka Muslim Congress">Sri Lanka Muslim Congress</a></td><td style="text-align:right">44,193</td><td style="text-align:right">0.40</td><td style="text-align:right">1</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">1</td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#FF0000"></td><td><a href="/wiki/Eelam_People%27s_Democratic_Party" title="Eelam People's Democratic Party">Eelam People's Democratic Party</a></td><td style="text-align:right">33,481</td><td style="text-align:right">0.30</td><td style="text-align:right">1</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">1</td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#9acd32"></td><td><a href="/wiki/All_Ceylon_Makkal_Congress" title="All Ceylon Makkal Congress">All Ceylon Makkal Congress</a></td><td style="text-align:right">33,102</td><td style="text-align:right">0.30</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#800080"></td><td><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(Sri_Lanka)" title="Democratic Party (Sri Lanka)">Democratic Party</a></td><td style="text-align:right">28,587</td><td style="text-align:right">0.26</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:grey"></td><td>Buddhist People's Front<a href="#cite_note-139">[iv]</a></td><td style="text-align:right">20,377</td><td style="text-align:right">0.18</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#FFFF00"></td><td><a href="/wiki/Tamil_National_People%27s_Front" title="Tamil National People's Front">Tamil National People's Front</a><a href="#cite_note-140">[v]</a></td><td style="text-align:right">18,644</td><td style="text-align:right">0.17</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#FF0000"></td><td><a href="/wiki/Ceylon_Workers%27_Congress" title="Ceylon Workers' Congress">Ceylon Workers' Congress</a></td><td style="text-align:right">17,107</td><td style="text-align:right">0.15</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#D0180D"></td><td><a href="/wiki/Frontline_Socialist_Party" title="Frontline Socialist Party">Frontline Socialist Party</a></td><td style="text-align:right">7,349</td><td style="text-align:right">0.07</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#A3B847"></td><td>United People's Party</td><td style="text-align:right">5,353</td><td style="text-align:right">0.05</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#F8F9FA"></td><td>Puravesi Peramuna</td><td style="text-align:right">4,272</td><td style="text-align:right">0.04</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#FFFF00"></td><td><a href="/wiki/Tamil_United_Liberation_Front" title="Tamil United Liberation Front">Tamil United Liberation Front</a></td><td style="text-align:right">4,173</td><td style="text-align:right">0.04</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#FF0000"></td><td><a href="/wiki/Eelam_Revolutionary_Organisation_of_Students" title="Eelam Revolutionary Organisation of Students">Eelavar Democratic Front</a></td><td style="text-align:right">3,173</td><td style="text-align:right">0.03</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#F8F9FA"></td><td>Our National Front</td><td style="text-align:right">2,868</td><td style="text-align:right">0.03</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#FF0000"></td><td><a href="/wiki/United_Socialist_Party_(Sri_Lanka)" title="United Socialist Party (Sri Lanka)">United Socialist Party</a></td><td style="text-align:right">1,895</td><td style="text-align:right">0.02</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#F8F9FA"></td><td>Jana Setha Peramuna</td><td style="text-align:right">1,728</td><td style="text-align:right">0.02</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#F8F9FA"></td><td>Akhila Ilankai Tamil Mahasabha</td><td style="text-align:right">1,628</td><td style="text-align:right">0.01</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#F8F9FA"></td><td>Okkoma Wasiyo Okkoma Rajawaru Sanvidanaya</td><td style="text-align:right">700</td><td style="text-align:right">0.01</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#F8F9FA"></td><td>Nawa Sama Samaja Party</td><td style="text-align:right">644</td><td style="text-align:right">0.01</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#92278f"></td><td><a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka_Mahajana_Pakshaya" title="Sri Lanka Mahajana Pakshaya">Sri Lanka Mahajana Pakshaya</a></td><td style="text-align:right">626</td><td style="text-align:right">0.01</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:maroon"></td><td><a href="/wiki/New_Sinhala_Heritage" title="New Sinhala Heritage">New Sinhala Heritage</a></td><td style="text-align:right">502</td><td style="text-align:right">0.00</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#F8F9FA"></td><td>United Peace Front</td><td style="text-align:right">488</td><td style="text-align:right">0.00</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#F8F9FA"></td><td>Eksath Lanka Podujana Pakshaya</td><td style="text-align:right">454</td><td style="text-align:right">0.00</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#F8F9FA"></td><td>Maubima Janatha Pakshaya</td><td style="text-align:right">352</td><td style="text-align:right">0.00</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#FF0000"></td><td><a href="/wiki/Socialist_Equality_Party_(Sri_Lanka)" title="Socialist Equality Party (Sri Lanka)">Socialist Equality Party</a></td><td style="text-align:right">321</td><td style="text-align:right">0.00</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#F8F9FA"></td><td>Sri Lanka National Force</td><td style="text-align:right">236</td><td style="text-align:right">0.00</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#FFDE17"></td><td><a href="/wiki/Liberal_Democratic_Party_(Sri_Lanka)" title="Liberal Democratic Party (Sri Lanka)">Liberal Party</a></td><td style="text-align:right">118</td><td style="text-align:right">0.00</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#F8A718"></td><td><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Unity_Alliance" title="Democratic Unity Alliance">Democratic Unity Alliance</a></td><td style="text-align:right">98</td><td style="text-align:right">0.00</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#0C9DD4"></td><td><a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka_Labour_Party" title="Sri Lanka Labour Party">Sri Lanka Labour Party</a></td><td style="text-align:right">62</td><td style="text-align:right">0.00</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#F8F9FA"></td><td>Sri Lanka Vanguard Party</td><td style="text-align:right">49</td><td style="text-align:right">0.00</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#F8F9FA"></td><td>Democratic National Movement</td><td style="text-align:right">47</td><td style="text-align:right">0.00</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#F8F9FA"></td><td>Muslim National Alliance</td><td style="text-align:right">33</td><td style="text-align:right">0.00</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#DCDCDC"></td><td>Independents</td><td style="text-align:right">42,828</td><td style="text-align:right">0.38</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td></tr><tr class="sortbottom" style="font-weight:bold"><td colspan="2">Total</td><td style="text-align:right">11,167,185</td><td style="text-align:right">100.00</td><td style="text-align:right">196</td><td style="text-align:right">29</td><td style="text-align:right">225</td></tr><tr class="sortbottom"><td colspan="7" style="color:black;background:#eaecf0"></td></tr><tr class="sortbottom" style="text-align:right"><th scope="row" colspan="2" style="text-align:left;font-weight:normal;color:inherit;background:inherit">Valid votes</th><td>11,167,185</td><td>95.58</td><td colspan="3"></td></tr><tr class="sortbottom" style="text-align:right"><th scope="row" colspan="2" style="text-align:left;font-weight:normal;color:inherit;background:inherit">Invalid/blank votes</th><td>516,926</td><td>4.42</td><td colspan="3"></td></tr><tr class="sortbottom" style="font-weight:bold;text-align:right"><th scope="row" colspan="2" style="text-align:left;background:inherit;color:inherit">Total votes</th><td>11,684,111</td><td>100.00</td><td colspan="3"></td></tr><tr class="sortbottom" style="text-align:right"><th scope="row" colspan="2" style="text-align:left;font-weight:normal;color:inherit;background:inherit">Registered voters/turnout</th><td>15,044,490</td><td>77.66</td><td colspan="3"></td></tr><tr class="sortbottom" style="text-align:right"><td colspan="7" style="text-align:left">Source: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150829164545/http://www.slelections.gov.lk/2015GE/AIVOT.html">Election Commission</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150927080234/http://www.slelections.gov.lk/2015GE/AICOMP.html">Election Commission</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-lower-roman"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-136"><a href="#cite_ref-136">^</a> The UNFGG contested under the name and symbol of <a href="/wiki/United_National_Party" title="United National Party">UNP</a>. The alliance consisted of the <a href="/wiki/All_Ceylon_Makkal_Congress" title="All Ceylon Makkal Congress">All Ceylon Makkal Congress</a>(which contested separately in one district, <a href="/wiki/Ampara_Electoral_District" title="Ampara Electoral District">Ampara</a>), the Democratic National Movement, <a href="/wiki/Jathika_Hela_Urumaya" title="Jathika Hela Urumaya">Jathika Hela Urumaya</a>, the Muslim Tamil National Alliance, the National Front for Good Governance, the <a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka_Muslim_Congress" title="Sri Lanka Muslim Congress">Sri Lanka Muslim Congress</a> (which contested separately in two districts, <a href="/wiki/Batticaloa_Electoral_District" title="Batticaloa Electoral District">Batticaloa</a> and <a href="/wiki/Vanni_Electoral_District" title="Vanni Electoral District">Vanni</a>), the <a href="/wiki/Tamil_Progressive_Alliance" title="Tamil Progressive Alliance">Tamil Progressive Alliance</a> (the <a href="/wiki/Democratic_People%27s_Front" title="Democratic People's Front">Democratic People's Front</a>, the <a href="/wiki/National_Union_of_Workers_(Sri_Lanka)" title="National Union of Workers (Sri Lanka)">National Union of Workers</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Up-Country_People%27s_Front" title="Up-Country People's Front">Up-Country People's Front</a>), the United Left Front and the <a href="/wiki/United_National_Party" title="United National Party">United National Party</a>. </li> <li id="cite_note-137"><a href="#cite_ref-137">^</a> Consisting of the <a href="/wiki/Ceylon_Workers%27_Congress" title="Ceylon Workers' Congress">Ceylon Workers' Congress</a> (which contested separately in three districts, <a href="/wiki/Badulla_Electoral_District" title="Badulla Electoral District">Badulla</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kandy_Electoral_District" title="Kandy Electoral District">Kandy</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kegalle_Electoral_District" title="Kegalle Electoral District">Kegalle</a>), the Citizen's Front (which contested separately in two districts, <a href="/wiki/Nuwara_Eliya_Electoral_District" title="Nuwara Eliya Electoral District">Nuwara Eliya</a> and <a href="/wiki/Vanni_Electoral_District" title="Vanni Electoral District">Vanni</a>), the Democratic National Front, the Democratic People's Congress, the <a href="/wiki/Liberal_Party_of_Sri_Lanka" class="mw-redirect" title="Liberal Party of Sri Lanka">Liberal Party</a> (which contested separately in four districts, <a href="/wiki/Colombo_Electoral_District" title="Colombo Electoral District">Colombo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Galle_Electoral_District" title="Galle Electoral District">Galle</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kurunegala_Electoral_District" title="Kurunegala Electoral District">Kurunegala</a> and <a href="/wiki/Matara_Electoral_District" title="Matara Electoral District">Matara</a>), <a href="/wiki/Mahajana_Eksath_Peramuna" title="Mahajana Eksath Peramuna">Mahajana Eksath Peramuna</a>, the <a href="/wiki/National_Congress_(Sri_Lanka)" title="National Congress (Sri Lanka)">National Congress</a>, the <a href="/wiki/National_Freedom_Front" class="mw-redirect" title="National Freedom Front">National Freedom Front</a>, Pivithuru Hela Urumaya, the <a href="/wiki/Socialist_Alliance_(Sri_Lanka)" title="Socialist Alliance (Sri Lanka)">Socialist Alliance</a> (the <a href="/wiki/Communist_Party_of_Sri_Lanka" title="Communist Party of Sri Lanka">Communist Party of Sri Lanka</a>, <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Left_Front_(Sri_Lanka)" title="Democratic Left Front (Sri Lanka)">Democratic Left Front</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lanka_Sama_Samaja_Party" title="Lanka Sama Samaja Party">Lanka Sama Samaja Party</a>, <a href="/wiki/National_Liberation_People%27s_Party" class="mw-redirect" title="National Liberation People's Party">National Liberation People's Party</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka_People%27s_Party" class="mw-redirect" title="Sri Lanka People's Party">Sri Lanka People's Party</a>), the <a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka_Freedom_Party" title="Sri Lanka Freedom Party">Sri Lanka Freedom Party</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tamil_Makkal_Viduthalai_Pulikal" title="Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal">Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal</a> and the United Citizens’ Front. </li> <li id="cite_note-138"><a href="#cite_ref-138">^</a> The TNA contested under the name and symbol of <a href="/wiki/Illankai_Tamil_Arasu_Kachchi" class="mw-redirect" title="Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi">Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi</a>. It consisted of the <a href="/wiki/Eelam_People%27s_Revolutionary_Liberation_Front" title="Eelam People's Revolutionary Liberation Front">Eelam People's Revolutionary Liberation Front</a>, <a href="/wiki/Illankai_Tamil_Arasu_Kachchi" class="mw-redirect" title="Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi">Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi</a>, the <a href="/wiki/People%27s_Liberation_Organisation_of_Tamil_Eelam" title="People's Liberation Organisation of Tamil Eelam">People's Liberation Organisation of Tamil Eelam</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Tamil_Eelam_Liberation_Organization" title="Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization">Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization</a>. </li> <li id="cite_note-139"><a href="#cite_ref-139">^</a> <a href="/wiki/Bodu_Bala_Sena" title="Bodu Bala Sena">Bodu Bala Sena</a> and the United Lanka Great Council </li> <li id="cite_note-140"><a href="#cite_ref-140">^</a> Contested under the name and symbol of the <a href="/wiki/All_Ceylon_Tamil_Congress" title="All Ceylon Tamil Congress">All Ceylon Tamil Congress</a>. </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="By_district">By district</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=2015_Sri_Lankan_parliamentary_election&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: By district">edit</a>]</div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr style="background:#66EE66"> <td>Districts won by <a href="/wiki/United_National_Front_for_Good_Governance" class="mw-redirect" title="United National Front for Good Governance">UNFGG</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#B0CEFF"> <td>Districts won by <a href="/wiki/United_People%27s_Freedom_Alliance" title="United People's Freedom Alliance">UPFA</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#ffff75"> <td>Districts won by <a href="/wiki/Tamil_National_Alliance" title="Tamil National Alliance">TNA</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:right; font-size: 95%;"> <caption>District results for the 2015 Sri Lankan parliamentary election<a href="#cite_note-141">[134]</a><a href="#cite_note-DM180815-7">[5]</a> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th style="vertical-align:bottom;" rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Provinces_of_Sri_Lanka" title="Provinces of Sri Lanka">Province</a></th> <th style="vertical-align:bottom;" rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_districts_of_Sri_Lanka" title="Electoral districts of Sri Lanka">Electoral District</a></th> <th colspan="3"><a href="/wiki/United_National_Front_for_Good_Governance" class="mw-redirect" title="United National Front for Good Governance">UNFGG</a> </th> <th colspan="3"><a href="/wiki/United_People%27s_Freedom_Alliance" title="United People's Freedom Alliance">UPFA</a> </th> <th colspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Tamil_National_Alliance" title="Tamil National Alliance">TNA</a> </th> <th colspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Janatha_Vimukthi_Peramuna" title="Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna">JVP</a> </th> <th colspan="3">Others</th> <th colspan="3">Total</th> <th style="vertical-align:bottom;" rowspan="3">Turnout </th></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="background:#1CAE05"></th> <th colspan="3" style="background:#1609F7"></th> <th colspan="3" style="background:#F7E20F"></th> <th colspan="3" style="background:#ED1847"></th> <th colspan="3"></th> <th colspan="3"> </th></tr> <tr style="font-size: 75%;"> <th>Votes</th> <th style="text-align:center;">%</th> <th>Seats</th> <th>Votes</th> <th style="text-align:center;">%</th> <th>Seats</th> <th>Votes</th> <th style="text-align:center;">%</th> <th>Seats</th> <th>Votes</th> <th style="text-align:center;">%</th> <th>Seats</th> <th>Votes</th> <th style="text-align:center;">%</th> <th>Seats</th> <th>Votes</th> <th style="text-align:center;">%</th> <th>Seats </th></tr> <tr style="background:#66EE66"> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Western_Province,_Sri_Lanka" title="Western Province, Sri Lanka">Western</a></td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Colombo_Electoral_District" title="Colombo Electoral District">Colombo</a></td> <td>640,743</td> <td>53.00%</td> <td>11</td> <td>474,063</td> <td>39.21%</td> <td>7</td> <td>-</td> <td>-</td> <td>-</td> <td>81,391</td> <td>6.73%</td> <td>1</td> <td>12,702</td> <td>1.05%</td> <td>0</td> <td>1,208,899</td> <td>100.00%</td> <td>19</td> <td>78.93% </td></tr> <tr style="background:#66EE66"> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Western_Province,_Sri_Lanka" title="Western Province, Sri Lanka">Western</a></td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Gampaha_Electoral_District" title="Gampaha Electoral District">Gampaha</a></td> <td>577,004</td> <td>47.13%</td> <td>9</td> <td>549,958</td> <td>44.92%</td> <td>8</td> <td>-</td> <td>-</td> <td>-</td> <td>87,880</td> <td>7.18%</td> <td>1</td> <td>9,559</td> <td>0.78%</td> <td>0</td> <td>1,224,401</td> <td>100.00%</td> <td>18</td> <td>78.21% </td></tr> <tr style="background:#B0CEFF"> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Western_Province,_Sri_Lanka" title="Western Province, Sri Lanka">Western</a></td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Kalutara_Electoral_District" title="Kalutara Electoral District">Kalutara</a></td> <td>310,234</td> <td>44.47%</td> <td>4</td> <td>338,801</td> <td>48.56%</td> <td>5</td> <td>-</td> <td>-</td> <td>-</td> <td>38,475</td> <td>5.52%</td> <td>1</td> <td>10,125</td> <td>1.45%</td> <td>0</td> <td>697,635</td> <td>100.00%</td> <td>10</td> <td>80.13% </td></tr> <tr style="background:#66EE66"> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Central_Province,_Sri_Lanka" title="Central Province, Sri Lanka">Central</a></td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Kandy_Electoral_District" title="Kandy Electoral District">Kandy</a></td> <td>440,761</td> <td>55.57%</td> <td>7</td> <td>309,152</td> <td>38.98%</td> <td>5</td> <td>-</td> <td>-</td> <td>-</td> <td>30,669</td> <td>3.87%</td> <td>0</td> <td>12,518</td> <td>1.58%</td> <td>0</td> <td>793,100</td> <td>100.00%</td> <td>12</td> <td>79.13% </td></tr> <tr style="background:#66EE66"> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Central_Province,_Sri_Lanka" title="Central Province, Sri Lanka">Central</a></td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Matale_Electoral_District" title="Matale Electoral District">Matale</a></td> <td>138,241</td> <td>49.84%</td> <td>3</td> <td>126,315</td> <td>45.54%</td> <td>2</td> <td>-</td> <td>-</td> <td>-</td> <td>10,947</td> <td>3.95%</td> <td>0</td> <td>1,877</td> <td>0.68%</td> <td>0</td> <td>277,380</td> <td>100.00%</td> <td>5</td> <td>78.73% </td></tr> <tr style="background:#66EE66"> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Central_Province,_Sri_Lanka" title="Central Province, Sri Lanka">Central</a></td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Nuwara_Eliya_Electoral_District" title="Nuwara Eliya Electoral District">Nuwara Eliya</a></td> <td>228,920</td> <td>59.01%</td> <td>5</td> <td>147,348</td> <td>37.98%</td> <td>3</td> <td>-</td> <td>-</td> <td>-</td> <td>5,590</td> <td>1.44%</td> <td>0</td> <td>6,088</td> <td>1.57%</td> <td>0</td> <td>387,946</td> <td>100.00%</td> <td>8</td> <td>78.77% </td></tr> <tr style="background:#B0CEFF"> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Southern_Province,_Sri_Lanka" title="Southern Province, Sri Lanka">Southern</a></td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Galle_Electoral_District" title="Galle Electoral District">Galle</a></td> <td>265,180</td> <td>42.48%</td> <td>4</td> <td>312,518</td> <td>50.07%</td> <td>6</td> <td>-</td> <td>-</td> <td>-</td> <td>37,778</td> <td>6.05%</td> <td>0</td> <td>8,735</td> <td>1.40%</td> <td>0</td> <td>624,211</td> <td>100.00%</td> <td>10</td> <td>78.00% </td></tr> <tr style="background:#B0CEFF"> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Southern_Province,_Sri_Lanka" title="Southern Province, Sri Lanka">Southern</a></td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Matara_Electoral_District" title="Matara Electoral District">Matara</a></td> <td>186,675</td> <td>39.08%</td> <td>3</td> <td>250,505</td> <td>52.44%</td> <td>5</td> <td>-</td> <td>-</td> <td>-</td> <td>35,270</td> <td>7.38%</td> <td>0</td> <td>5,267</td> <td>1.10%</td> <td>0</td> <td>477,717</td> <td>100.00%</td> <td>8</td> <td>78.61% </td></tr> <tr style="background:#B0CEFF"> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Southern_Province,_Sri_Lanka" title="Southern Province, Sri Lanka">Southern</a></td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Hambantota_Electoral_District" title="Hambantota Electoral District">Hambantota</a></td> <td>130,433</td> <td>35.65%</td> <td>2</td> <td>196,980</td> <td>53.84%</td> <td>4</td> <td>-</td> <td>-</td> <td>-</td> <td>36,527</td> <td>9.98%</td> <td>1</td> <td>1,889</td> <td>0.52%</td> <td>0</td> <td>365,829</td> <td>100.00%</td> <td>7</td> <td>81.20% </td></tr> <tr style="background:#ffff75"> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Northern_Province,_Sri_Lanka" title="Northern Province, Sri Lanka">Northern</a></td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Jaffna_Electoral_District" title="Jaffna Electoral District">Jaffna</a></td> <td>20,025</td> <td>6.67%</td> <td>1</td> <td>17,309</td> <td>5.76%</td> <td>0</td> <td>207,577</td> <td>69.12%</td> <td>5</td> <td>247</td> <td>0.08%</td> <td>0</td> <td>55,151</td> <td>18.36%</td> <td>1</td> <td>300,309</td> <td>100.00%</td> <td>7</td> <td>61.56% </td></tr> <tr style="background:#ffff75"> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Northern_Province,_Sri_Lanka" title="Northern Province, Sri Lanka">Northern</a></td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Vanni_Electoral_District" title="Vanni Electoral District">Vanni</a></td> <td>39,513</td> <td>23.98%</td> <td>1</td> <td>20,965</td> <td>12.72%</td> <td>1</td> <td>89,886</td> <td>54.55%</td> <td>4</td> <td>876</td> <td>0.53%</td> <td>0</td> <td>13,535</td> <td>8.21%</td> <td>0</td> <td>164,775</td> <td>100.00%</td> <td>6</td> <td>71.89% </td></tr> <tr style="background:#ffff75"> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Province,_Sri_Lanka" title="Eastern Province, Sri Lanka">Eastern</a></td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Batticaloa_Electoral_District" title="Batticaloa Electoral District">Batticaloa</a></td> <td>32,359</td> <td>13.55%</td> <td>1</td> <td>32,232</td> <td>13.49%</td> <td>0</td> <td>127,185</td> <td>53.25%</td> <td>3</td> <td>81</td> <td>0.03%</td> <td>0</td> <td>46,989</td> <td>19.67%</td> <td>1</td> <td>238,846</td> <td>100.00%</td> <td>5</td> <td>69.11% </td></tr> <tr style="background:#66EE66"> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Province,_Sri_Lanka" title="Eastern Province, Sri Lanka">Eastern</a></td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Ampara_Electoral_District" title="Ampara Electoral District">Ampara</a></td> <td>151,013</td> <td>46.30%</td> <td>4</td> <td>89,334</td> <td>27.39%</td> <td>2</td> <td>45,421</td> <td>13.92%</td> <td>1</td> <td>5,391</td> <td>1.65%</td> <td>0</td> <td>35,036</td> <td>10.74%</td> <td>0</td> <td>326,195</td> <td>100.00%</td> <td>7</td> <td>73.99% </td></tr> <tr style="background:#66EE66"> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Province,_Sri_Lanka" title="Eastern Province, Sri Lanka">Eastern</a></td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Trincomalee_Electoral_District" title="Trincomalee Electoral District">Trincomalee</a></td> <td>83,638</td> <td>46.36%</td> <td>2</td> <td>38,463</td> <td>21.32%</td> <td>1</td> <td>45,894</td> <td>25.44%</td> <td>1</td> <td>2,556</td> <td>1.42%</td> <td>0</td> <td>9,845</td> <td>5.46%</td> <td>0</td> <td>180,396</td> <td>100.00%</td> <td>4</td> <td>74.34% </td></tr> <tr style="background:#B0CEFF"> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/North_Western_Province,_Sri_Lanka" title="North Western Province, Sri Lanka">North Western</a></td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Kurunegala_Electoral_District" title="Kurunegala Electoral District">Kurunegala</a></td> <td>441,275</td> <td>45.85%</td> <td>7</td> <td>474,124</td> <td>49.26%</td> <td>8</td> <td>-</td> <td>-</td> <td>-</td> <td>41,077</td> <td>4.27%</td> <td>0</td> <td>5,947</td> <td>0.62%</td> <td>0</td> <td>962,423</td> <td>100.00%</td> <td>15</td> <td>79.63% </td></tr> <tr style="background:#66EE66"> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/North_Western_Province,_Sri_Lanka" title="North Western Province, Sri Lanka">North Western</a></td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Puttalam_Electoral_District" title="Puttalam Electoral District">Puttalam</a></td> <td>180,185</td> <td>50.40%</td> <td>5</td> <td>153,130</td> <td>42.83%</td> <td>3</td> <td>-</td> <td>-</td> <td>-</td> <td>12,211</td> <td>3.42%</td> <td>0</td> <td>11,982</td> <td>3.35%</td> <td>0</td> <td>357,508</td> <td>100.00%</td> <td>8</td> <td>68.83% </td></tr> <tr style="background:#B0CEFF"> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/North_Central_Province,_Sri_Lanka" title="North Central Province, Sri Lanka">North Central</a></td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Anuradhapura_Electoral_District" title="Anuradhapura Electoral District">Anuradhapura</a></td> <td>213,072</td> <td>44.82%</td> <td>4</td> <td>229,856</td> <td>48.35%</td> <td>5</td> <td>-</td> <td>-</td> <td>-</td> <td>28,701</td> <td>6.04%</td> <td>0</td> <td>3,754</td> <td>0.79%</td> <td>0</td> <td>475,383</td> <td>100.00%</td> <td>9</td> <td>79.13% </td></tr> <tr style="background:#66EE66"> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/North_Central_Province,_Sri_Lanka" title="North Central Province, Sri Lanka">North Central</a></td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Polonnaruwa_Electoral_District" title="Polonnaruwa Electoral District">Polonnaruwa</a></td> <td>118,845</td> <td>50.26%</td> <td>3</td> <td>103,172</td> <td>43.63%</td> <td>2</td> <td>-</td> <td>-</td> <td>-</td> <td>13,497</td> <td>5.71%</td> <td>0</td> <td>948</td> <td>0.40%</td> <td>0</td> <td>236,462</td> <td>100.00%</td> <td>5</td> <td>79.81% </td></tr> <tr style="background:#66EE66"> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Uva_Province" title="Uva Province">Uva</a></td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Badulla_Electoral_District" title="Badulla Electoral District">Badulla</a></td> <td>258,844</td> <td>54.76%</td> <td>5</td> <td>179,459</td> <td>37.97%</td> <td>3</td> <td>-</td> <td>-</td> <td>-</td> <td>21,445</td> <td>4.54%</td> <td>0</td> <td>12,934</td> <td>2.74%</td> <td>0</td> <td>472,682</td> <td>100.00%</td> <td>8</td> <td>80.07% </td></tr> <tr style="background:#B0CEFF"> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Uva_Province" title="Uva Province">Uva</a></td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Monaragala_Electoral_District" title="Monaragala Electoral District">Monaragala</a></td> <td>110,372</td> <td>41.97%</td> <td>2</td> <td>138,136</td> <td>52.53%</td> <td>3</td> <td>-</td> <td>-</td> <td>-</td> <td>13,626</td> <td>5.18%</td> <td>0</td> <td>854</td> <td>0.32%</td> <td>0</td> <td>262,988</td> <td>100.00%</td> <td>5</td> <td>80.13% </td></tr> <tr style="background:#B0CEFF"> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Sabaragamuwa_Province" title="Sabaragamuwa Province">Sabaragamuwa</a></td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Ratnapura_Electoral_District" title="Ratnapura Electoral District">Ratnapura</a></td> <td>284,117</td> <td>44.94%</td> <td>5</td> <td>323,636</td> <td>51.19%</td> <td>6</td> <td>-</td> <td>-</td> <td>-</td> <td>21,525</td> <td>3.40%</td> <td>0</td> <td>2,918</td> <td>0.46%</td> <td>0</td> <td>632,196</td> <td>100.00%</td> <td>11</td> <td>80.88% </td></tr> <tr style="background:#66EE66"> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Sabaragamuwa_Province" title="Sabaragamuwa Province">Sabaragamuwa</a></td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Kegalle_Electoral_District" title="Kegalle Electoral District">Kegalle</a></td> <td>247,467</td> <td>49.52%</td> <td>5</td> <td>227,208</td> <td>45.47%</td> <td>4</td> <td>-</td> <td>-</td> <td>-</td> <td>18,184</td> <td>3.64%</td> <td>0</td> <td>6,835</td> <td>1.37%</td> <td>0</td> <td>499,694</td> <td>100.00%</td> <td>9</td> <td>79.81% </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom"> <td style="text-align:left;" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/National_List_Member_of_Parliament" class="mw-redirect" title="National List Member of Parliament">National List</a></td> <td colspan="2"></td> <td>13</td> <td colspan="2"></td> <td>12</td> <td colspan="2"></td> <td>2</td> <td colspan="2"></td> <td>2</td> <td colspan="2"></td> <td>0</td> <td colspan="2"></td> <td>29</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom" style="font-weight:bold"> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:left;">Total</td> <td>5,098,916</td> <td>45.66%</td> <td>106</td> <td>4,732,664</td> <td>42.38%</td> <td>95</td> <td>515,963</td> <td>4.62%</td> <td>16</td> <td>543,944</td> <td>4.87%</td> <td>6</td> <td>275,488</td> <td>2.47%</td> <td>2</td> <td>11,166,975</td> <td>100.00%</td> <td>225</td> <td>74.23% </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Elected_members">Elected members</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=2015_Sri_Lankan_parliamentary_election&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Elected members">edit</a>]</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main pages: <a href="/wiki/15th_Parliament_of_Sri_Lanka" title="15th Parliament of Sri Lanka">15th Parliament of Sri Lanka</a>, <a href="/wiki/Template:Members_of_the_15th_Parliament_of_Sri_Lanka" title="Template:Members of the 15th Parliament of Sri Lanka">Template:Members of the 15th Parliament of Sri Lanka</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Category:Members_of_the_15th_Parliament_of_Sri_Lanka" title="Category:Members of the 15th Parliament of Sri Lanka">Category:Members of the 15th Parliament of Sri Lanka</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="International_reaction">International reaction</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=2015_Sri_Lankan_parliamentary_election&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: International reaction">edit</a>]</div> <dl><dt>Supranational bodies</dt></dl> <ul><li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Flag_of_the_United_Nations.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_Nations.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Flag_of_the_United_Nations.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_Nations.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Flag_of_the_United_Nations.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_United_Nations.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /> United Nations – <a href="/wiki/Secretary-General_of_the_United_Nations" title="Secretary-General of the United Nations">Secretary-General</a> <a href="/wiki/Ban_Ki-moon" title="Ban Ki-moon">Ban Ki-moon</a>'s spokesperson issued a statement on 18 August 2015 applauding the Sri Lankan people "for their peaceful and broad-based participation in the parliamentary elections" and encouraging the new government to "make further progress on good governance, accountability and reconciliation".<a href="#cite_note-142">[135]</a><a href="#cite_note-143">[136]</a><a href="#cite_note-144">[137]</a></li> <li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Flag_of_Europe.svg/23px-Flag_of_Europe.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Flag_of_Europe.svg/35px-Flag_of_Europe.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Flag_of_Europe.svg/45px-Flag_of_Europe.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="810" data-file-height="540" /> European Union – The <a href="/wiki/European_External_Action_Service" title="European External Action Service">European External Action Service</a> spokesperson issued a statement on 19 August 2015 stating that the election was "genuine, well administered and peaceful" and saying that the new government needed prioritise "good governance, human rights and the rule of law as well as the crucial tasks of accountability and genuine national reconciliation".<a href="#cite_note-145">[138]</a><a href="#cite_note-146">[139]</a></li></ul> <dl><dt>Nations</dt></dl> <ul><li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="640" /> Australia – <a href="/wiki/Minister_for_Foreign_Affairs_(Australia)" title="Minister for Foreign Affairs (Australia)">Foreign Affairs Minister</a> <a href="/wiki/Julie_Bishop" title="Julie Bishop">Julie Bishop</a> issued a statement on 21 August 2015 congratulating Wickremesinghe, saying she looked forward to working with the new government "to further develop our strong bilateral relationship" and supporting Sri Lanka on national reconciliation.<a href="#cite_note-147">[140]</a><a href="#cite_note-148">[141]</a></li> <li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> China – <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China" class="mw-redirect" title="Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China">Foreign Affairs Ministry</a> spokesperson <a href="/wiki/Hua_Chunying" title="Hua Chunying">Hua Chunying</a> congratulated Wickremesinghe on 19 August 2015, saying China was "ready to work with Sri Lanka to consolidate the traditional friendship, strengthen mutually-beneficial cooperation, and elevate China-Sri Lanka strategic cooperation partnership to a new level".<a href="#cite_note-149">[142]</a><a href="#cite_note-150">[143]</a></li> <li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> France – The <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_and_International_Development_(France)" class="mw-redirect" title="Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Development (France)">Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Development</a> issued a statement on 20 August 2015 welcoming the smooth running of the election, characterising it as "one more step forward towards strengthening democracy" and saying that hopefully this would support human rights and inter-community reconciliation.<a href="#cite_note-151">[144]</a><a href="#cite_note-152">[145]</a></li> <li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/23px-Flag_of_India.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/35px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/45px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> India – <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_India" title="Prime Minister of India">Prime Minister</a> <a href="/wiki/Narendra_Modi" title="Narendra Modi">Narendra Modi</a> telephoned Wickremesinghe on 18 August 2015 to congratulate him and the Sri Lankan people for the "peaceful conduct of polls".<a href="#cite_note-153">[146]</a><a href="#cite_note-154">[147]</a><a href="#cite_note-155">[148]</a></li> <li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/45px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> Japan – <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Japan" title="Prime Minister of Japan">Prime Minister</a> <a href="/wiki/Shinz%C5%8D_Abe" class="mw-redirect" title="Shinzō Abe">Shinzō Abe</a> sent a congratulatory message to Wickremesinghe "following a free and democratic Parliamentary election".<a href="#cite_note-156">[149]</a><a href="#cite_note-157">[150]</a></li> <li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Flag_of_Nepal.svg/16px-Flag_of_Nepal.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Flag_of_Nepal.svg/25px-Flag_of_Nepal.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Flag_of_Nepal.svg/33px-Flag_of_Nepal.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="726" data-file-height="885" />   Nepal – <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Nepal" title="Prime Minister of Nepal">Prime Minister</a> <a href="/wiki/Sushil_Koirala" title="Sushil Koirala">Sushil Koirala</a> sent a congratulatory message Wickremesinghe and expressed his desire to work closely with his Sri Lankan counterpart to strengthen the bilateral relations between the two countries.<a href="#cite_note-158">[151]</a><a href="#cite_note-159">[152]</a></li> <li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Flag_of_Singapore.svg/23px-Flag_of_Singapore.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Flag_of_Singapore.svg/35px-Flag_of_Singapore.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Flag_of_Singapore.svg/45px-Flag_of_Singapore.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> Singapore – <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Singapore" title="Prime Minister of Singapore">Prime Minister</a> <a href="/wiki/Lee_Hsien_Loong" title="Lee Hsien Loong">Lee Hsien Loong</a> sent a congratulatory letter to Wickremesinghe adding that "Singapore has consistently supported national reconciliation, peace and progress in Sri Lanka".<a href="#cite_note-160">[153]</a><a href="#cite_note-161">[154]</a></li> <li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_South_Korea.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Korea.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_South_Korea.svg/35px-Flag_of_South_Korea.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_South_Korea.svg/45px-Flag_of_South_Korea.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> South Korea – <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_South_Korea" title="Prime Minister of South Korea">Prime Minister</a> <a href="/wiki/Hwang_Kyo-ahn" title="Hwang Kyo-ahn">Hwang Kyo-ahn</a> sent a congratulatory message to Wickremesinghe saying that the election result "reflects the desire and willingness of the people of Sri Lanka to strengthen democracy and restore good governance" and that "democracy in Sri Lanka is making significant progress".<a href="#cite_note-162">[155]</a></li> <li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /> United Kingdom – <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Foreign_and_Commonwealth_Affairs" class="mw-redirect" title="Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs">Foreign Secretary</a> <a href="/wiki/Philip_Hammond" title="Philip Hammond">Philip Hammond</a> issued a statement on 21 August 2015 congratulating Wickremesinghe, crediting the Sri Lankan people for the way the election was run and offering UK support for achieving "reconciliation and a lasting peace".<a href="#cite_note-163">[156]</a><a href="#cite_note-164">[157]</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=2015_Sri_Lankan_parliamentary_election&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Notes">edit</a>]</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist reflist-lower-alpha"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a> Represents seats won by the now defunct <a href="/wiki/United_National_Front_(Sri_Lanka)" title="United National Front (Sri Lanka)">United National Front</a> (UNF) at the <a href="/wiki/2010_Sri_Lankan_parliamentary_election" title="2010 Sri Lankan parliamentary election">2010 parliamentary election</a>. The UNFGG consists of most of the members of the UNF in 2010 (<a href="/wiki/Democratic_People%27s_Front" title="Democratic People's Front">Democratic People's Front</a>, <a href="/wiki/National_Union_of_Workers_(Sri_Lanka)" title="National Union of Workers (Sri Lanka)">National Union of Workers</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka_Muslim_Congress" title="Sri Lanka Muslim Congress">Sri Lanka Muslim Congress</a> and <a href="/wiki/United_National_Party" title="United National Party">United National Party</a>) and some the members of the UPFA in 2010 (<a href="/wiki/All_Ceylon_Makkal_Congress" title="All Ceylon Makkal Congress">All Ceylon Makkal Congress</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jathika_Hela_Urumaya" title="Jathika Hela Urumaya">Jathika Hela Urumaya</a>, United Left Front and <a href="/wiki/Up-Country_People%27s_Front" title="Up-Country People's Front">Up-Country People's Front</a>). </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a> <a href="/wiki/President_of_Sri_Lanka" title="President of Sri Lanka">President</a> <a href="/wiki/Maithripala_Sirisena" title="Maithripala Sirisena">Sirisena</a> was the nominal leader of the UPFA. Most members of the alliance remained loyal to former President <a href="/wiki/Mahinda_Rajapaksa" title="Mahinda Rajapaksa">Mahinda Rajapaksa</a>. </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=2015_Sri_Lankan_parliamentary_election&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: References">edit</a>]</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-Gaz189629-3">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Gaz189629_3-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Gaz189629_3-1">b</a> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation journal cs1 cs1-prop-long-vol"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150923223816/http://www.documents.gov.lk/Extgzt/2015/PDF/Jun/1920_38/1920_38%20E.pdf">"PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Proclamations & C., by the President A PROCLAMATION BY HIS EXCELLENCY THE PRESIDENT OF THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA"</a> (PDF). 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