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Encyclopedia > Sri Lankan presidential election, 2005
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Ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka The following is a list of Sri Lankan presidents. ... Mahinda Rajapaksa Mahinda Rajapaksa (born November 18, 1945), Sri Lankan politician, became Prime Minister of Sri Lanka on April 6, 2004, following the victory of the United Peoples Freedom Alliance in the April 2, 2004 Sri Lankan legislative elections. ... The following is a list of Sri Lankan Prime Ministers: Don Stephen Senanayake (February 4, 1948 - March 26, 1952) Dudley Shelton Senanayake (March 26, 1952 - October 12, 1953) John Lionel Kotalawela (October 12, 1953 - April 12, 1956) Solomon Ridgeway Dias Bandaranaike (April 12, 1956 - September 26, 1959) Vijayananda Dahanayake (September... Mahinda Rajapaksa Mahinda Rajapaksa (born November 18, 1945), Sri Lankan politician, became Prime Minister of Sri Lanka on April 6, 2004, following the victory of the United Peoples Freedom Alliance in the April 2, 2004 Sri Lankan legislative elections. ... This article lists political parties in Sri Lanka. ... Politics of Sri Lanka Categories: Election related stubs | Elections in Sri Lanka ... Legislative elections were held in Sri Lanka on December 6, 2001. ... Legislative elections were held in Sri Lanka on 2 April 2004. ... The Ethnic Conflict in Sri Lanka describes the ongoing conflict between the majority Sinhala-speaking Buddhists and minority Tamils (mostly Hindu) on the island-nation of Sri Lanka. ...

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Presidential elections in Sri Lanka were held on 17 November 2005. Prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa defeated former prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and took office on November 19. 17 November is also the name of a Marxist group in Greece. ... 2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Mahinda Rajapaksa (born November 18, 1945), is the fifth President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, and Honourable Prime Minister of the 13th Parliament of Sri Lanka. ... Ranil Wickremasinghe Ranil Wickremasinghe (born March 24, 1949) is a Sri Lankan politician. ... November 19 is the 323rd day of the year (324th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ...


Results

Registered Voters: 13,327,160
Total Votes cast: 9,826,778
Invalid Votes: 109,739
Valid Votes cast: 9,717,039

Candidate - Party Votes %
Mahinda Rajapakse - United People's Freedom Alliance 4,887,152 50.29
Ranil Wickremesinghe - United National Party 4,706,366 48.43
Siritunga Jayasuriya - United Socialist Party 35,425 0.36
Achala Ashoka Suraweera - Jathika Sangwardhena Peramuna 31,238 0.32
Victor Hettigoda - Eksath Lanka Podujana Pakshaya 14,458 0.15
Chamil Jayaneththi - New Left Front 9,296 0.10
Aruna de Soyza - Ruhunu Janatha Party 7,685 0.08
Wimal Geeganage - Sri Lanka National Front 6,639 0.07
Anura de Silva - United Lalith Front 6,357 0.07
Ajith Kumara Jayaweera Arachchige - Democratic Unity Alliance 5,082 0.05
Wije Dias - Socialist Equality Party 3,500 0.04
Nelson Perera - Sri Lanka Progressive Front 2,525 0.03
Hewaheenipallage Shantha Dharmadwaja - United National Alternative Front 1,316 0.01
Total 9,717,039  

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Presidential elections in Sri Lanka were held on 17 November 2005.
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This page was last modified 22:22, 26 November 2005.
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