2004 Sri Lankan parliamentary election

2004 Sri Lankan parliamentary election

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All 225 seats in the Parliament of Sri Lanka 113 seats were needed for a majority
Turnout	75.96%
First party Second party   Leader Chandrika Kumaratunga Ranil Wickremesinghe Party UPFA United National Front Leader since 1994 1994 Leader's seat n/a Colombo District Last election 37.20%, 77 seats[a] 45.60%, 109 seats Seats won 105 82 Seat change 12 27 Popular vote 4,223,970 3,504,200 Percentage 45.60% 37.83% Swing 0.01% 7.73%
Winners of polling divisions. UPFA in blue and UNF in green.
Prime Minister before election Ranil Wickremesinghe United National Front Prime Minister-designate Mahinda Rajapaksa UPFA

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Parliamentary elections were held in Sri Lanka on 2 April 2004. The ruling United National Party of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was defeated, winning only eighty two seats in the 225-member Sri Lankan parliament. The opposition United People's Freedom Alliance won 105 seats. While this was eight seats short of an absolute majority, the Alliance was able to form a government.

On 6 April, President Chandrika Kumaratunga appointed former Minister of Labour Mahinda Rajapaksa as Prime Minister.
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