1999 Sri Lankan provincial council elections

The 1999 Sri Lankan provincial council election was held on 25 January 1999, 6 April 1999 and 10 June 1999 to elect members to seven provincial councils in Sri Lanka. No election was held in the eighth province, North Eastern, which had been governed directly by the national government since March 1990. The People's Alliance, which was in power nationally, won the majority of seats in two provinces (North Central and North Western). It was also able to form a majority administration in the other five provinces with the support of smaller parties such as the Ceylon Workers' Congress.

3rd Sri Lankan provincial council election

25 January 1999, 6 April 1999, 10 June 1999

380 seats across 7 provincial councils
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Chandrika Kumaratunga Ranil Wickremasinghe Somawansa Amarasinghe
Party People's Alliance UNP JVP
Popular vote 3,133,658 2,761,864 417,168
Percentage 46.88% 41.31% 6.24%
Councillors 187 152 25
Councils 2 0 0
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