Sri Lankan parliamentary election, 1989

Sri Lankan parliamentary election, 1989

Sri Lanka had not had a parliamentary election since 1977. The elections that should normally have been held by 1983 had been cancelled by a 1982 referendum.

President Ranasinghe Premadasa called the election for February 15.

Results

Source: [http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/arc/2295_89.htm]


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