1994 Sri Lankan parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Sri Lanka on 16 August 1994. They marked the decisive end of seventeen years of United National Party rule and a revival of Sri Lankan democracy.

1994 Sri Lankan parliamentary election
16 August 1994
All 225 seats in the Parliament of Sri Lanka
113 seats were needed for a majority
Turnout76.24%
  First party Second party
 
Leader Chandrika Kumaratunga D. B. Wijetunga
Party People's Alliance UNP
Leader since 1994 1993
Leader's seat Gampaha District n/a
Last election 31.8%, 67 seats 50.7%, 125 seats
Seats won 105 94
Seat change 38 31
Popular vote 3,887,823 3,498,370
Percentage 48.94% 44.04%
Winners of polling divisions. PA in blue and UNP in green.
Prime Minister before election

Ranil Wickremasinghe
UNP

 Prime Minister-designate

Chandrika Kumaratunga
People's Alliance

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