2019 Elpitiya Divisional Council election
15 October 2019
All 29 council seats of the Elpitiya Divisional Council
15 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Mahinda Rajapaksa Ranil Wickremasinghe
Party SLPP UNF
Last election New 4 seats, 30.6%
Seats won 17 7
Seat change Increase17 Increase3
Popular vote 23,372 10,113
Percentage 56.3% 24.3%
  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader Maithripala Sirisena Anura Kumara Dissanayaka
Party UPFA JVP
Last election 10 seats, 58.5% 0 seats, 3.2%
Seats won 3 2
Seat change Decrease7 Increase2
Popular vote 5,273 2,435
Percentage 12.7% 5.8%
council control before election


UPFA

 Subsequent council control


SLPP

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

Details

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

Background

Won by UPFA
Won by UNP
Local
Authority
Type

Dist
Prov
Date
of
Election
UPFA/
NC
Votes
UPFA/
NC
Seats
UNP
Votes
UNP
Seats
JVP
Votes
JVP
Seats
Ind
Votes
Ind
Seats
Others
Votes
Others
Seats
Total
Valid
Votes
Total
Seats
Rejected
Votes
Total
Polled
Registered
Electors
Turnout
%
Winner
ElpitiyaDCGALSO2011-07-2319,9541010,42741,10002,539166034,086151,47435,56049,11372.40%UPFA

Results

Alliances and partiesVotes%Seats
WardPRTotal+/–
 Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna23,37256.3%17017Increase17
 United National Front10,11324.3%077Increase 3
 United People's Freedom Alliance5,27312.7%033Decrease7
 Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna2,4355.8%022Increase2
 Democratic United National Front3100.7%0000
Total41,503100.00%171229Increase14
Valid votes41,50398.58%
Rejected votes5971.42%
Total votes42,100100.0%
Registered voters/turnout53,38478.86%
Won by SLPP
Won by UNF
DisProSri Lanka Podujana PeramunaUnited National FrontUnited People's Freedom AllianceJanatha Vimukthi PeramunaDemocratic United National FrontTurnout
Votes%SeatsVotes%SeatsVotes%SeatsVotes%SeatsVotes%Seats
WPRTWPRTWPRTWPRTWPRT
GALSO2337256.3%--171011324.3%--7527312.7%--324355.8%--23100.7%--042100(53384) ->78.8%

[4]


References

  1. ↑ "Conduct Elpitiya Pradeshiya Polls - Front Page | Daily Mirror".
  2. ↑ "SC order stays election for Elpitiya PS". The Sunday Times. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 30 January 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  3. ↑ Ariff, Yusuf (30 January 2018). "Court orders not to hold election for Elpitiya PS". Ada Derana. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  4. ↑ "SLPP wins all 17 Wards in Elpitiya PS poll".
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