Back Parlamentswahl in Sri Lanka 2004 German Élections législatives srilankaises de 2004 French Pemilihan umum Parlemen Sri Lanka 2004 ID ශ්රී ලාංකික පාර්ලිමේන්තු මැතිවරණය, 2004 SI இலங்கை நாடாளுமன்றத் தேர்தல், 2004 Tamil
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All 225 seats in the Parliament of Sri Lanka 113 seats were needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Winners of polling divisions. UPFA in blue and UNF in green. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Parliamentary elections were held in Sri Lanka on 2 April 2004. The ruling United National Party of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was defeated, winning only eighty two seats in the 225-member Sri Lankan parliament. The opposition United People's Freedom Alliance won 105 seats. While this was eight seats short of an absolute majority, the Alliance was able to form a government.
On 6 April, President Chandrika Kumaratunga appointed former Minister of Labour Mahinda Rajapaksa as Prime Minister.
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