1st Sri Lankan presidential election
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| Winners of polling divisions. Jayewardene in green and Kobbekaduwa in blue. |
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The Sri Lankan presidential election of 1982 was the first presidential election of Sri Lanka. Nominations were accepted on 17 September 1982, and the election was held on 20 October 1982. Electoral participation was 81.06%. Incumbent president J. R. Jayewardene of the governing United National Party was elected, receiving 53% of all votes cast.
[edit] Results
[edit] Nationwide
e • d Summary of the 1982 Sri Lankan presidential election
| Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
% |
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J. R. Jayewardene |
United National Party |
3,450,811 |
52.91% |
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Hector Kobbekaduwa |
Sri Lanka Freedom Party |
2,548,438 |
39.07% |
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Rohana Wijeweera |
Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna |
273,428 |
4.19% |
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Kumar Ponnambalam |
All Ceylon Tamil Congress |
173,934 |
2.67% |
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Colvin de Silva |
Lanka Sama Samaja Party |
58,531 |
0.90% |
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Vasudeva Nanayakkara |
Nava Sama Samaja Party |
17,005 |
0.26% |
| Valid Votes |
6,522,147 |
100.00% |
| Rejected Votes |
80,470 |
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| Total Polled |
6,602,617 |
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| Registered Electors |
8,145,015 |
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| Turnout |
81.06% |
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| Source: Department of Elections, Sri Lanka |
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