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Election Milestones of the Electoral History in Sri Lanka

1931-06-13/207 days

1952-05-24/304 days

1936-02-22/03-0711 days

1947-08-23/09-2019 days

1st State Council

2nd State Council

1st Parliament

2nd Parliament

3rd Parliament

4th Parliament

General Election

General Election

General ElectionHouse of Representatives

General ElectionHouse of Representatives

General ElectionHouse of Representatives

General ElectionHouse of Representatives

1956-04-05/10

1960-03-19

3 days

5th Parliament General ElectionHouse of Representatives1960-07-20

6th Parliament General ElectionHouse of Representatives1965-03-22

7th Parliament General ElectionHouse of Representatives1970-05-27

8th Parliament

9th Parliament

General Election2nd National State Assembly

General Election2nd Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka

1977-07-21

1st

2nd

Presidential Election

Presidential Election

1982-10-20Referendum1982-12-22

1999-01-251999-04-061999-06-10

1988-12-19

3rd Presidential Election1994-11-09

1989-02-15

10th Parliament General Election3rd Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka1994-08-16

11th Parliament General Election4th Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka2000-10-10

12th Parliament General Election5th Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka2001-12-05

13th Parliament General Election6th Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka2004-04-02

4th Presidential Election1999-12-21

5th Presidential Election2005-11-17

1991-05-111993-05-171994-03-24

ProvincialCouncilsElection

ProvincialCouncilsElection

North Western Province

Western Province, Central Province,North Central Province, Uva Province,

Sabaragamuwa Province

Southern Province

Southern Province

Eastern Province

2004-04-252004-07-10

ProvincialCouncilsElection

North Western Province

Western Province, Central Province,North Central Province, Uva Province,

Sabaragamuwa Province, Southern Province

Local Government Election

1994-03-01 Local Government Election

1997-03-21 Local Government Election

Local Government Election

1988-04-281988-06-02/091988-11-19

ProvincialCouncilsElection

North Western Province, North Central ProvinceUva Province, Sabaragamuwa Province

Western Province,Central ProvinceSouthern Province

North Eastern Province

2002-03-20/05-20

2003-03-08Akuressa Pradeshiya Sabha

Local Government Election2006-03-30/05-20

Local Government Election

2008-03-10Batticcala District

2008-05-102008-08-232009-02-142009-04-252009-08-08

ProvincialCouncilsElection

Eastern Province

North Central Province,Sabaragamuwa Province

Central Province,North Western Province

Western Province

Uva Province

Jaffna Municipal Council,Vavuniya Urban Council 2009-08-08

2009-10-10Southern ProvinceProvincial CouncilsElection

6th Presidential Election2010-01-2614th Parliament General Election

7th Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka2010-04-08/20

Local Government Election

2011-03-172011-07-232011-10-08

2012-09-082013-09-212014-03-292014-09-20

ProvincialCouncilsElection

Eastern Province, North Central Province,Sabaragamuwa Province

Western Province,Southern Province

Uva Province

Central Province, Northern ProvinceNorth Western Province

7th Presidential Election2015-01-0815th Parliament General Election

8th Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka2015-08-17

Next Election

Sources: www.parliament.lk/dates-of-elections

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