2015 Sri Lankan presidential election

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:politics
gptkbp:announced	9 January 2015
gptkbp:chiefElectionCommissioner	gptkb:Mahinda_Deshapriya
gptkbp:country	gptkb:Sri_Lanka
gptkbp:date	8 January 2015
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	2015 Sri Lankan presidential election
gptkbp:incumbent	gptkb:Mahinda_Rajapaksa
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Sri_Lanka
gptkbp:mainCandidate	gptkb:Mahinda_Rajapaksa gptkb:Maithripala_Sirisena 19
gptkbp:monitors	gptkb:Commonwealth_Observer_Group gptkb:European_Union_Election_Observation_Mission
gptkbp:nextEdition	gptkb:2019_Sri_Lankan_presidential_election
gptkbp:notableEvent	Maithripala Sirisena defected from government to run as common opposition candidate Defeat of incumbent president Mahinda Rajapaksa Election held two years ahead of schedule
gptkbp:percentageForMahindaRajapaksa	47.58%
gptkbp:percentageForMaithripalaSirisena	51.28%
gptkbp:previousEdition	gptkb:2010_Sri_Lankan_presidential_election
gptkbp:runnerUp	gptkb:Sri_Lanka_Freedom_Party
gptkbp:stateElectorate	15,044,490
gptkbp:type	presidential
gptkbp:voterTurnout	81.52%
gptkbp:votesForMahindaRajapaksa	5,768,090
gptkbp:votesForMaithripalaSirisena	6,217,162
gptkbp:winner	gptkb:Maithripala_Sirisena gptkb:New_Democratic_Front
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Maithripala_Sirisena gptkb:2019_Sri_Lankan_presidential_election
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6