1989 Sri Lankan parliamentary election

1989 Sri Lankan parliamentary election

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All 225 seats in the Parliament of Sri Lanka 113 seats were needed for a majority
Turnout	63.60%
First party Second party   Leader Ranasinghe Premadasa Sirimavo Bandaranaike Party UNP SLFP Leader since 1988 1960 Leader's seat n/a Gampaha District Last election 50.92%, 140 seats 29.72%, 8 seats Seats won 125 67 Seat change 15 59 Popular vote 2,838,005 1,785,369 Percentage 50.71% 31.90% Swing 0.21pp 2.18pp
Winners of electoral districts. UNP in green and SLFP in blue.
Prime Minister before election Ranasinghe Premadasa UNP Prime Minister-designate Dingiri Banda Wijetunga UNP

Parliamentary elections were held in Sri Lanka on 15 February 1989, the first since 1977. The elections that should normally have been held by 1983 had been cancelled by the 1982 referendum.