General Information
Sri Lanka Presidential Election 2024 was the ninth presidential election and was held on 21 September 2024. The results are as follows:
Anura Kumara: 5,634,912 votes, 42.31%
Sajith Premandasa: 4,363,035 votes, 32.76%
Electoral System:
Sri Lanka uses a supplementary voting system whereby voters elect a single winner by ranking up to three candidates in order of preference. For a vote to be valid, it must be clearly marked to indicate at least one preference. In practice, the Electoral Commission of Sri Lanka (ECSL) accepts other markings (eg an X or a tick) in favor of a first preference candidate, as long as the intention is clear. ECSL does not normally accept a combination of grades and numbers in favor of multiple candidates. If a candidate receives an absolute majority (50 percent plus one) of the valid votes cast as a first preference, he or she will be declared the winner. If there is no winner at this stage, a second round of counting takes place. This round includes only the two candidates who received the highest number of votes. everything else is eliminated. If an annulled ballot contains a second or third choice vote for one of the remaining two candidates, it is counted in favor of the candidate. The candidate with the most total votes in the second round of counting is declared the winner.
Source:
The International Foundation for Electoral Systems: IFES
Anura Kumara: 5,634,912 votes, 42.31%
Sajith Premandasa: 4,363,035 votes, 32.76%
Electoral System:
Sri Lanka uses a supplementary voting system whereby voters elect a single winner by ranking up to three candidates in order of preference. For a vote to be valid, it must be clearly marked to indicate at least one preference. In practice, the Electoral Commission of Sri Lanka (ECSL) accepts other markings (eg an X or a tick) in favor of a first preference candidate, as long as the intention is clear. ECSL does not normally accept a combination of grades and numbers in favor of multiple candidates. If a candidate receives an absolute majority (50 percent plus one) of the valid votes cast as a first preference, he or she will be declared the winner. If there is no winner at this stage, a second round of counting takes place. This round includes only the two candidates who received the highest number of votes. everything else is eliminated. If an annulled ballot contains a second or third choice vote for one of the remaining two candidates, it is counted in favor of the candidate. The candidate with the most total votes in the second round of counting is declared the winner.
Source:
The International Foundation for Electoral Systems: IFES
