3rd Sri Lankan provincial council election

← 1993 25 January 1999, 6 April 1999, 10 June 1999 2004 →
380 seats across 7 provincial councils
First party Second party Third party   Leader Chandrika Kumaratunga Ranil Wickremasinghe Somawansa Amarasinghe Party People's Alliance UNP JVP Popular vote 3,133,658 2,761,864 417,168 Percentage 46.88% 41.31% 6.24% Councillors 187 152 25 Councils 2 0 0

The 1999 Sri Lankan provincial council election was held on 25 January 1999, 6 April 1999 and 10 June 1999 to elect members to seven provincial councils in Sri Lanka. No election was held in the eighth province, North Eastern, which had been governed directly by the national government since March 1990. The People's Alliance, which was in power nationally, won the majority of seats in two provinces (North Central and North Western). It was also able to form a majority administration in the other five provinces with the support of smaller parties such as the Ceylon Workers' Congress.

Background

In an attempt to end the Sri Lankan Civil War, the Indo-Lanka Accord was signed on 29 July 1987. One of the requirements of the accord was that the Sri Lankan government to devolve powers to the provinces.^[1] Accordingly, on 14 November 1987, the Sri Lankan Parliament passed the 13th Amendment to the 1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka and the Provincial Councils Act No 42 of 1987.^[2][3] On 3 February 1988, nine provincial councils were created by order.^[4] The first elections for provincial councils took place on 28 April 1988 in North Central, North Western, Sabaragamuwa, and Uva provinces.^[5] On 2 June 1988, elections were held for provincial councils for Central, Southern and Western provinces. The United National Party (UNP), which was in power nationally, won control of all seven provincial councils.^{[citation needed]}

The Indo-Lanka Accord also required the merger of the Eastern and Northern provinces into one administrative unit. The accord required a referendum to be held by 31 December 1988, in the Eastern Province to decide whether the merger should be permanent. Crucially, the accord allowed the Sri Lankan president to postpone the referendum at his discretion.^[1] On September 2 and 8 1988, President Jayewardene issued proclamations enabling the Eastern and Northern provinces to be one administrative unit administered by one elected council, creating the North Eastern Province.^[4] Elections in the newly merged North Eastern Province were held on 19 November 1988. The Eelam People's Revolutionary Liberation Front, an Indian backed paramilitary group, won control of the North Eastern provincial council.^{[citation needed]}

On 1 March 1990, just as the Indian Peace Keeping Force were preparing to withdraw from Sri Lanka, Annamalai Varatharajah Perumal, Chief Minister of the North Eastern Province, moved a motion in the North Eastern Provincial Council declaring an independent Eelam.^[6] President Premadasa reacted to Permual's UDI by dissolving the provincial council and imposing direct rule on the province.^{[citation needed]}

The 2nd Sri Lankan provincial council election was held in 1993 in seven provinces. The UNP retained control of six provincial councils but lost control of the largest provincial council, Western, to the opposition People's Alliance. A special election was held in Southern Province in 1994 after some UNP provincial councillors defected to the opposition. The PA won the election and took control of the Southern Provincial Council.

Results

The PA, which was now in power nationally, managed to win the majority of seats in two provinces (North Central and North Western). It was also able to form a majority administration in the other five provinces with the support of smaller parties such as the Ceylon Workers' Congress.

Overall

Party / Alliance	Votes	%	Seats
People's Alliance1	3,133,658	46.88%	187
United National Party	2,761,864	41.31%	152
Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna	417,168	6.24%	25
National Union of Workers (CWC, DWC)	145,350	2.17%	9
Mahajana Eksath Peramuna	87,165	1.30%	3
New Left Front	63,578	0.95%	1
Up-Country People's Front	25,369	0.38%	2
Independents	22,494	0.34%	0
Muslim United Liberation Front	10,051	0.15%	0
Sri Lanka Muslim Congress1	7,230	0.11%	1
Liberal Party	5,329	0.08%	0
Sri Lanka Progressive Front	2,557	0.04%	0
Sinhalaye Mahasammatha Bhoomiputra Pakshaya	1,540	0.02%	0
People's Liberation Solidarity Front	1,216	0.02%	0
People's Freedom Front	340	0.01%	0
Valid Votes	6,684,909	100.00%	380
Rejected Votes
Total Polled
Registered Electors	9,991,293
Turnout
1. SLMC contested separately in Kalutara District, and with the PA in other districts.

Central Province

Results of the 3rd Central provincial council election held on 6 April 1999:

Party / Alliance	Kandy			Matale			Nuwara Eliya			Bonus Seats	Total
	Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats		Votes	%	Seats
People's Alliance	247,250	47.54%		95,115	51.38%		79,264	29.18%		2	421,629	43.17%	26
United National Party	232,934	44.79%		70,705	38.20%		88,020	32.41%			391,659	40.10%	23
National Union of Workers (CWC)	16,954	3.26%		9,306	5.03%		69,441	25.57%			95,701	9.80%	6
Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna	16,065	3.09%	1	8,010	4.33%		4,909	1.81%			28,984	2.97%	1
Up-Country People's Front							22,896	8.43%	2		22,896	2.34%	2
Mahajana Eksath Peramuna	4,433	0.85%		1,453	0.78%		811	0.30%			6,697	0.69%	0
Independents	853	0.16%		516	0.28%		2,731	1.01%			4,100	0.42%	0
New Left Front							3,541	1.30%			3,541	0.36%	0
Liberal Party	881	0.17%									881	0.09%	0
Sri Lanka Progressive Front	689	0.13%									689	0.07%	0
Valid Votes	520,059	100.00%		185,105	100.00%		271,613	100.00%		2	976,777	100.00%	58
Rejected Votes	45,000			16,257			30,853				92,110
Total Polled	565,059			201,362			302,466				1,068,887
Registered Electors	780,232			281,089			391,585				1,452,906
Turnout	72.42%			71.64%			77.24%				73.57%

North Central Province

Results of the 3rd North Central provincial council election held on 6 April 1999:

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