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Asia > Sri Lanka > Democracy

SRI LANKAN DEMOCRACY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Civil and political liberties 3.5 [65th of 140]
Electoral system party list
Electoral system type proportional
Female candidacy 1,931 [118th of 161]
Female ministers 9.7% [79th of 125]
Female parliamentarians 4.4% [136th of 157]
Female suffrage 1931
Homosexuality laws of the world > Homosexuality laws > Penalty Fine - 10 years
Parliamentary elections > Registered voter turnout 75.6% [52nd of 152]
Parliamentary elections > Total vote 9,128,820 [31st of 154]
Parliamentary elections > Turnout 82.2 [27th of 117]
Parliamentary elections > Voter registration 12,071,100 [36th of 152]
Parliamentary elections > Voting age population 11,110,500 [43rd of 163]
Presidential elections > Invalid votes 2.3% [28th of 61]
Presidential elections > Registered voter turnout 73.3% [41st of 86]
Presidential elections > Total vote 8,635,290 [16th of 87]
Presidential elections > Turnout 78.5 [17th of 82]
Presidential elections > Voter registration 11,779,200 [16th of 86]
Presidential elections > Voting age population 11,001,600 [22nd of 91]
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SOURCES: Freedom House, Freedom in the World 2000-2001, New York: Freedom House, 2001; No comment is being made on the state of democracy. Categorizations are based on the electoral law, or the last competitive election held; IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 1995. Women in Parliaments 1945-1995: A World Statistical Survey. Geneva and IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2001. Correspondence on year women received the right to vote and to stand for election and year first woman was elected or appointed to parliament. March. Geneva; IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2001. Correspondence on women in government at the ministerial level. March. Geneva; calculated on the basis of data on parliamentary seats from IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2002. Parline Database. March 2002; Wikipedia: Homosexuality laws of the world ; Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance 2003; Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Sri Lanka, Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, ceylon

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