2005 Sri Lankan presidential election

2005 Sri Lankan presidential election
← 1999 17 November 2005 2010 →
Turnout73.73%
 
Nominee Mahinda Rajapaksa Ranil Wickremesinghe
Party SLFP UNP
Alliance UPFA UNF
Popular vote 4,887,152 4,706,366
Percentage 50.29% 48.43%
President before election

Chandrika Kumaratunga
SLFP

Elected President

Mahinda Rajapaksa
SLFP

The 2005 Sri Lankan presidential election was the 5th presidential election, held on 17 November 2005. Nominations were accepted on 7 September 2005 and voter turnout was 73.73%. Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa of the governing United People's Freedom Alliance was elected, receiving 50.3% of all votes cast.