2019 Elpitiya Pradeshiya Sabha election
Cancelled local election in Sri Lanka
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In February 2019, the 2018 Sri Lankan local elections were held in Sri Lanka due to a prior delay. However, due to an injunction issued by the Supreme Court, the election was not held in Elpitiya.[2]
Registered53,384[1]
Turnout78.86%
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11 October 2019
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All 29 council seats of the Elpitiya Pradeshiya Sabha 15 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Registered | 53,384[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 78.86% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Background
On 30 January 2018, the Supreme Court issued an injunction preventing the election in Elpitiya DC, following a petition by the Democratic United National Front against the rejection of their nomination list.[3][4]
Previous result
| Won by UPFA |
| Won by UNP |
| Local Authority | Type | Dist | Prov | Date of Election | UPFA/ NC Votes | UPFA/ NC Seats | UNP Votes | UNP Seats | JVP Votes | JVP Seats | Ind Votes | Ind Seats | Others Votes | Others Seats | Total Valid Votes | Total Seats | Rejected Votes | Total Polled | Registered Electors | Turnout % | Winner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elpitiya | DC | GAL | SO | 2011-07-23 | 19,954 | 10 | 10,427 | 4 | 1,100 | 0 | 2,539 | 1 | 66 | 0 | 34,086 | 15 | 1,474 | 35,560 | 49,113 | 72.40% | UPFA | |
Results
| Alliances and parties | Votes | % | Seats | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ward | PR | Total | +/– | ||||
| Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna | 23,372 | 56.3% | 17 | 0 | 17 |  17 | |
| United National Front | 10,113 | 24.3% | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3 | |
| United People's Freedom Alliance | 5,273 | 12.7% | 0 | 3 | 3 |  7 | |
| Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna | 2,435 | 5.8% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Democratic United National Front | 310 | 0.7% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 41,503 | 100.00% | 17 | 12 | 29 | 14 | |
| Valid votes | 41,503 | 98.58% | |||||
| Rejected votes | 597 | 1.42% | |||||
| Total votes | 42,100 | 100.0% | |||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 53,384 | 78.86% | |||||
| Won by SLPP |
| Won by UNF |
| Dis | Pro | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna | United National Front | United People's Freedom Alliance | Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna | Democratic United National Front | Turnout | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||||||||||||
| W | PR | T | W | PR | T | W | PR | T | W | PR | T | W | PR | T | |||||||||||||
| GAL | SO | 23372 | 56.3% | - | - | 17 | 10113 | 24.3% | - | - | 7 | 5273 | 12.7% | - | - | 3 | 2435 | 5.8% | - | - | 2 | 310 | 0.7% | - | - | 0 | 42100(53384) ->78.8% |