1994 Sri Lankan presidential election

1994 Sri Lankan presidential election

← 1993 9 November 1994 1999 →
Turnout	70.47% ( 15.15 pp)
Nominee Chandrika Kumaratunga Srima Dissanayake Party SLFP UNP Alliance People's Alliance — Popular vote 4,709,205 2,715,283 Percentage 62.28% 35.91%
Winners of polling divisions. Kumaratunga in blue and Dissanayake in green.
President before election Dingiri Banda Wijetunga UNP Elected President Chandrika Kumaratunga SLFP

The 1994 Sri Lankan presidential election was the 3rd presidential election, held on 9 November 1994. Nominations were accepted on 7 October 1994 and voter turnout was 70.47%. Prime Minister Chandrika Kumaratunga of the governing People's Alliance was elected, receiving 62% of all votes cast, becoming the first female president of Sri Lanka.