2024 Elpitiya Pradeshiya Sabha election

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2024 Elpitiya Pradeshiya Sabha election
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All 30 council seats of the Elpitiya Pradeshiya Sabha
16 seats needed for a majority
Registered55,643 [1]
Turnout66.18% (Decrease2.svg12.68 pp)
 First partySecond partyThird party
  Anura Disanayake press (cropped).png Sajith Premadasa (portrait).png The former President of Sri Lanka, Mr. Mahinda Rajapaksa meeting the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, in New Delhi on September 12, 2018 (1) (cropped).JPG
Leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake Sajith Premadasa Mahinda Rajapaksa
Party NPP SJB SLPP
Last election2 seats, 5.8% [a] New17 seats, 56.3%
Seats won1563
Seat changeIncrease2.svg13Increase2.svg6Decrease2.svg14
Popular vote17,2957,9243,597
Percentage47.64%21.83%9.91%
SwingIncrease2.svg41.84 ppIncrease2.svg21.83 ppDecrease2.svg46.39 pp
Chairman before election

P. A. Karunasena
SLPP

Elected Chairman

K. T. N. Perera [2]
NPP

Pradeshiya Sabha elections were held in Elpitiya on 26 October 2024 to elect 30 members to the Elpitiya Pradeshiya Sabha. [3]

National People's Power (NPP) emerged as the largest party, winning 15 out of 30 seats and securing 47.64% of the vote share. [1] On 8 November 2024, the Election Commission of Sri Lanka confirmed the appointments of NPP's Kolamba Thanthreege Nishantha Perera as chairman and Wagoda Pathirage Sumith Chandana as vice chairman of the Pradeshiya Sabha. [2] [4]

Background

The 2019 Elpitiya Pradeshiya Sabha election, held on 11 October 2019, saw a high voter turnout of 78.86%, with the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) winning 56.31% of the vote (17 wards). The United National Front (UNF) followed with 24.37%, while the United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) and Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) received 12.71% and 5.87%, respectively. [5] [6]

Continuous political and administrative challenges were experienced by the council, with its term coming to an end on 6 March 2024. The council's budget was rejected four times, and a special commissioner was appointed under the Provincial Council Act. [7] [8]

On 12 September 2024, the Election Commission announced that the Elpitiya Pradeshiya Sabha election would take place on 26 October 2024. [9] [10] Nominations for the election were open from 9 to 12 September 2024, following the election deposit period, which commenced on 26 August and concluded on 11 September 2024. [11]

Contesting parties

A total of nine recognised political parties and two independent groups submitted nominations; however, only the nominations of eight political parties and one independent group were accepted. Thus, 279 candidates from these eight political parties and one independent group contested in the election. [3]

Party NameSymbolIdeologySeats won in 2019 Status
Votes %Seats
Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna
Election Symbol Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Sri Lanka.png
Sinhalese nationalism
Right-wing populism 		56.3%
17 / 29
Government
People's Alliance
Election Symbol People's Alliance Sri Lanka.png
Social democracy
Sinhalese nationalism 		12.7%
3 / 29
[b]
Government
National People's Power
Election Symbol Jathika Jana Balawegaya Sri Lanka.png
Democratic socialism
Left-wing populism
Progressivism 		5.8%
2 / 29
[a]
Opposition
Samagi Jana Balawegaya
Election Symbol Samagi Jana Balawegaya Sri Lanka.png
Big tent
Liberal conservatism
Progressivism 		——New
People's United Freedom Alliance
Election Symbol Podujana Eksath Nidahas Sandhanaya (People's United Freedom Alliance).png
——New
Jana Setha Peramuna
Election Symbol Jana Setha Peramuna Sri Lanka.png
——New
National People's Party
Election Symbol National People's Party Sri Lanka.png
Neoliberalism
Liberal democracy 		——New
Devana Parapura
Election Symbol Devana Parapura Sri Lanka.jpg
Communism
Marxism–Leninism
Socialism 		——New
Independent groupTelevision——New

Results

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PartyVotes%Seats
WardPRTotal+/-
National People's Power 17,29547.6415–15Increase2.svg13 [a]
Samagi Jana Balawegaya 7,92421.83246Increase2.svg6
Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna 3,5979.91–33Decrease2.svg14
People's Alliance 2,6127.19–22Decrease2.svg1 [b]
Independent group2,5687.07–22Increase2.svg2
People's United Freedom Alliance1,3503.72–11Increase2.svg1
National People's Party5211.44–11Increase2.svg1
Devana Parapura3881.07––––
Jana Setha Peramuna500.14––––
Total36,305100.00171330Increase2.svg1
Valid votes36,30598.59
Invalid/blank votes5201.41
Total votes36,825100.00
Registered voters/turnout55,64366.18
Source: Election Commission of Sri Lanka [1]

By ward

Wards won by NPP
Wards won by SJB
Ward NPP SJB SLPP PA IGOthersTotalTurnout
Votes %Votes %Votes %Votes %Votes %Votes %Valid VotesRejectedTotal PolledRegistered Electors
Ambana-Kahadoowa98546.86%24411.61%1607.61%1547.33%60.29%55326.31%2102422144313368.43%
Amugoda77833.84%40417.57%43618.96%55123.97%1084.70%220.96%2299292328326571.3%
Awiththawa61829.88%91444.20%894.30%823.97%35417.12%110.53%2068192087308668.07%
Batuwanhena141252.41%43816.26%1917.09%1826.76%2529.35%2198.13%2694452739447561.21%
Ella81737.05%62528.34%61327.80%1135.12%90.41%281.27%2205402245336066.82%
Elpitiya149366.03%38416.98%893.94%210.93%1536.77%1215.35%2261392300360463.82%
Indipalegoda68337.40%31016.98%28115.39%412.25%38421.03%1276.96%1826311857262070.88%
Ketandola90148.36%32017.18%27014.49%824.40%19510.47%955.10%1863351898280067.79%
Kudagala-Kadirandola175061.75%47816.87%2207.76%1304.59%280.99%2288.05%2834292863465861.46%
Metiviliya42130.01%24917.75%483.42%39928.44%22816.25%584.13%1403261429218665.37%
Nawadagala108448.33%56225.06%1054.68%27312.17%693.08%1506.69%2243292272359463.22%
Omaththa110741.18%2027.51%29711.05%29510.97%66124.59%1264.69%2688402728424464.28%
Pinikahana107658.80%35219.23%1669.07%573.11%30.16%1769.62%1830311861304361.16%
Pituwala71235.35%113256.21%291.44%793.92%120.60%502.48%2014202034278073.17%
Thalawa154261.24%57422.80%2299.09%993.93%70.28%672.66%2518272545389465.36%
Thibbotuwawa77848.17%42826.50%22513.93%171.05%20.12%16510.22%1615201635238568.55%
Wallabagala113861.78%30816.72%1498.09%372.01%975.27%1136.13%1842181860253673.24%

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