1989 Sri Lankan parliamentary election

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/1989_Sri_Lankan_parliamentary_election
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:politics
gptkbp:country gptkb:Sri_Lanka
gptkbp:date 1989-02-15
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1989 Sri Lankan parliamentary election
gptkbp:mainRunnerUpLeader gptkb:Sirimavo_Bandaranaike
gptkbp:mainRunnerUpSeats 67
gptkbp:mainRunnerUpVoteShare 31.8%
gptkbp:mainWinnerSeats 125
gptkbp:mainWinnerVoteShare 50.7%
gptkbp:majoritySeats 113
gptkbp:nextEdition 1994 Sri Lankan parliamentary election
gptkbp:notableFor first election under proportional representation system in Sri Lanka
held during Sri Lankan Civil War
gptkbp:parliamentAfterElection 9th Parliament of Sri Lanka
gptkbp:previousEdition gptkb:1977_Sri_Lankan_parliamentary_election
gptkbp:primeMinister gptkb:Dingiri_Banda_Wijetunga
gptkb:Ranasinghe_Premadasa
gptkbp:runnerUp gptkb:Sri_Lanka_Freedom_Party
gptkbp:seatingCapacity 225
gptkbp:type parliamentary
gptkbp:violenceLevel high
gptkbp:voterTurnout 63.60%
gptkbp:winner gptkb:Ranasinghe_Premadasa
gptkb:United_National_Party
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:1977_Sri_Lankan_parliamentary_election
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8