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| SRI LANKAN DEMOCRACY STATS: |
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Civil and political liberties
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3.5 |
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[65th of 140]
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Electoral system
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party list |
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Electoral system type
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proportional |
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Female candidacy
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1,931 |
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[118th of 161]
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Female ministers
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9.7% |
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[79th of 125]
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Female parliamentarians
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4.4% |
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[136th of 157]
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Female suffrage
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1931 |
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Homosexuality laws of the world > Homosexuality laws > Penalty
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Fine - 10 years |
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Parliamentary elections > Registered voter turnout
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75.6% |
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[52nd of 152]
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Parliamentary elections > Total vote
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9,128,820 |
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[31st of 154]
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Parliamentary elections > Turnout
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82.2 |
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[27th of 117]
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Parliamentary elections > Voter registration
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12,071,100 |
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[36th of 152]
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Parliamentary elections > Voting age population
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11,110,500 |
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[43rd of 163]
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Presidential elections > Invalid votes
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2.3% |
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[28th of 61]
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Presidential elections > Registered voter turnout
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73.3% |
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[41st of 86]
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Presidential elections > Total vote
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8,635,290 |
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[16th of 87]
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Presidential elections > Turnout
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78.5 |
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[17th of 82]
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Presidential elections > Voter registration
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11,779,200 |
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[16th of 86]
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Presidential elections > Voting age population
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11,001,600 |
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[22nd of 91]
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Vote counting technology
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manual |
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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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