1982 Sri Lankan presidential election

1982 Sri Lankan presidential election
20 October 1982 1988 →
Turnout81.06%
 
Nominee J. R. Jayewardene Hector Kobbekaduwa
Party UNP SLFP
Popular vote 3,450,811 2,548,438
Percentage 52.91% 39.07%
Winners of polling divisions. Jayewardene in green and Kobbekaduwa in blue.
President before election

J. R. Jayewardene
UNP

Elected President

J. R. Jayewardene
UNP

The 1982 Sri Lankan presidential election was the inaugural presidential election, held on 20 October 1982. Incumbent president J. R. Jayewardene of the governing United National Party was re-elected, receiving 53% of all valid votes cast and defeating his main opponent Hector Kobbekaduwa of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party.[1][2]

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  2. ^ Samarasinghe, S. W. R. de A. (1983). "Sri Lanka in 1982: A Year of Elections". Asian Survey. 23 (2): 158–164. doi:10.2307/2644347. ISSN 0004-4687. JSTOR 2644347.