2019 Elpitiya Divisional Council election

2019 Elpitiya Divisional Council election

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All 29 council seats of the Elpitiya Divisional Council
15 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Mahinda Rajapaksa Ranil Wickremesinghe
Party SLPP UNF
Last election New 4 seats, 30.6%
Seats won 17 7
Seat change Increase17 Increase3
Popular vote 23,372 10,113
Percentage 56.3% 24.3%

  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader Maithripala Sirisena Anura Kumara Dissanayake
Party UPFA JVP
Last election 10 seats, 58.5% 0 seats, 3.2%
Seats won 3 2
Seat change Decrease7 Increase2
Popular vote 5,273 2,435
Percentage 12.7% 5.8%

council control before election


UPFA

Subsequent council control


SLPP

In February 2019, the 2018 Sri Lankan local elections were held in Sri Lanka due to a prior delay. However, due to an injunction issued by the Supreme Court, the election was not held in Elpitiya.[1]

  1. ^ "Conduct Elpitiya Pradeshiya Polls - Front Page | Daily Mirror".