Sri Lankan parliamentary election, 2000

11th Sri Lankan parliamentary election

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All 225 seats to the Parliament of Sri Lanka 113 seats were needed for a majority
Turnout	75.63%
First party Second party   Leader Chandrika Kumaratunga Ranil Wickremesinghe Party People's Alliance United National Party Leader since 1994 1994 Leader's seat n/a Colombo District Last election 105 Seats, 48.94% 94 Seats, 44.04% Seats won 107 89 Seat change 2 5 Popular vote 3,900,901 3,477,770 Percentage 45.11% 40.22%
Winners of polling divisions. PA in blue and UNP in green.
Prime Minister before election Ratnasiri Wickremanayake People's Alliance Prime Minister-designate Ratnasiri Wickremanayake People's Alliance

Ratnasiri Wickremanayake
People's Alliance

Ratnasiri Wickremanayake
People's Alliance

The elections were called by President Chandrika Kumaratunga for October 10, 2000.

The People's Alliance (PA) government Kumaratunga had led for six years was facing increasing criticism on two fronts: a series of military defeats at the hands of the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam in the country's civil war, and the faltering performance of the economy.

The elections were marred by violence. Seventy people were killed during the campaign, including six on election day itself. [1]. Both the UNP and SLMC parties accused the PA of election fraud and intimidation.

As was the case for most elections since 1983, few ballots were cast in LTTE-held parts of the country.

The PA remained in office but lost its majority. The resulting deadlock led to the 2001 election.

Results of the 2000 Sri Lankan general election by province

Results of the 2000 Sri Lankan general election by electoral district