2011 Sri Lankan local elections

none 2011 Sri Lankan local elections Sri Lanka parliamentary no 2009 Sri Lankan local elections 2009 2018 Sri Lankan local elections 2018 4,327 seats across 322 local authorities 17 March 2011 (first phase)23 July 2011 (second phase)8 October 2011 (third phase) 65.52% Councillors Local Authorities WEF on the Middle East Arab and foreign Ministers Crop.jpg Mahinda Rajapaksa United People's Freedom Alliance 4,821,203 56.45% 2,611 270 R. Sampanthan.jpg R. Sampanthan Tamil National Alliance 255,078 2.99% 274 32 Defense.gov News Photo 031103-D-2987S-069 (cropped).jpg Ranil Wickremesinghe United National Party 2,710,222 31.73% 1,157 9 Local elections were held in Sri Lanka on 17 March 2011, 23 July 2011 and 8 October 2011 to elect 4,327 members for 322 of the 335 local authorities in the country. 13.7 million Sri Lankans were eligible to vote in the election. Elections to two other local authorities in Mullaitivu District were due but had been repeatedly postponed due to alleged delays in resettling internally displaced persons. Elections to the remaining 11 local authorities were not due as they had their last elections in 2008 or 2009. The United People's Freedom Alliance's domination of Sri Lankan elections continued as expected. It won control of 270 local authorities (including two contesting as the National Congress), the Tamil National Alliance won 32 local authorities (including two contesting as the Tamil United Liberation Front), the United National Party won 9 local authorities, the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress won 5 local authorities and a UPFA-backed independent group won one local authority. There was no overall control in the five remaining local authorities but the UPFA was the largest group in three, the UNP in one and the Up-Country People's Front in one. The elections, like previous elections in Sri Lanka, had been marred by violence and violations of electoral law. Despite this, the Election Commissioner judged the elections to be peaceful, free and fair. Background The last major round of local government elections was held in 2006, when elections were held in 288 of the then 330 local authorities. Elections were not held for the next few years due to the then-ongoing civil war. In 2008, elections were held for 9 local authorities in the Batticaloa District, and in 2009, elections were held for 2 local authorities in the Northern Province. The normal term of a local authority is 4 years, however the law allows the central government to extend this by a further year. The terms of 286 local authorities (16 municipal councils, 36 urban councils and 234 divisional councils) which had their election in 2006 were due to expire in 2010, but on 22 December 2009 Minister of Local Government and Provincial Councils Janaka Bandara Tennakoon extended it until 31 March 2011.Extraordinary Gazette No. 1633/09 http://www.documents.gov.lk/Extgzt/2009/PDF/Dec/1633_9/1633_9(E).pdf The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Government of Sri Lanka 23 December 2009 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110722150617/http://www.documents.gov.lk/Extgzt/2009/PDF/Dec/1633_9/1633_9%28E%29.pdf 22 July 2011 On 6 January 2010, A. L. M. Athaullah, Minister of Local Government and Provincial Councils, dissolved 263 local authorities (34 urban councils and 229 divisional councils) precipitating elections.Extraordinary Gazette No. 1687/40 http://www.documents.gov.lk/Extgzt/2011/PDF/jan/1687_40/1687_40%20(E).pdf The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Government of Sri Lanka 6 January 2011 29 January 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110722150939/http://www.documents.gov.lk/Extgzt/2011/PDF/jan/1687_40/1687_40%20(E).pdf 22 July 2011 deadJayasekera Sandun A. 268 LG bodies to go to polls http://print.dailymirror.lk/news/news/32178.html Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) 7 January 2011 29 January 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110719132030/http://print.dailymirror.lk/news/news/32178.html 19 July 2011 dead Elections were also called for five newly created local authorities (2 municipal councils and 3 divisional councils). In addition, elections were called for 31 local authorities (4 urban councils and 27 divisional councils) in the Northern Province that had not been functioning as elected bodies for a number of years due to the civil war. As expected, the government did not dissolve 7 local authorities where 2011 Cricket World Cup matches were due to be played during February and March (Colombo MC, Dehiwala-Monut Lavinia MC, Hambantota MC, Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte MC, Kolonnawa UC, Kundasale DC and Sooriyawewa DC). But in a surprise move, the government also did not dissolve 16 other local authorities including all other existing municipal councils (Anuradhapura MC, Badulla MC, Galle MC, Gampaha MC, Kalmunai MC, Kandy MC, Kurunegala MC, Matale MC, Matra MC, Moratuwa MC, Negombo MC, Ratnapura MC, Ambagamuwa DC, Kandy Gravets & Gangawata Korale DC, Kotikawatta-Mulleriyawa DC and Lunugamvehera DC). On 18 January 2011, the government announced that the terms of 23 local authorities (Anuradhapura MC, Badulla MC, Colombo MC, Dehiwala-Monut Lavinia MC, Galle MC, Gampaha MC, Kalmunai MC, Kandy MC, Kurunegala MC, Matale MC, Matra MC, Moratuwa MC, Negombo MC, Nuwara Eliya MC, Ratnapura MC, Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte MC, Hambantota UC, Kolonnawa UC, Hambantota DC, Kandy Gravets & Gangawata Korale DC, Kotikawatte-Mulleriyawa DC, Kundasale DC and Sooriyawewa DC) had been extended until 30 June 2011 using emergency regulations.Extraordinary Gazette No. 1689/15 http://www.documents.gov.lk/Extgzt/2011/PDF/jan/1689_12/1689_12%20(E).pdf The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Government of Sri Lanka 18 January 2011 15 May 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111004025229/http://www.documents.gov.lk/Extgzt/2011/PDF/jan/1689_12/1689_12%20(E).pdf 4 October 2011 deadKasturi Ranjan Terms of LG bodies not holding polls extended http://print.dailymirror.lk/news/news/33771.html Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) 7 January 2011 29 January 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110719132045/http://print.dailymirror.lk/news/news/33771.html 19 July 2011 dead On 30 March 2011, the government announced that the term of 23 local authorities had been extended further until 31 December 2011 using emergency regulations.Extraordinary Gazette No. 1699/35 http://www.documents.gov.lk/Extgzt/2011/PDF/Mar/1699_35/1699_35%20(E).pdf The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Government of Sri Lanka 31 March 2011 15 May 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111004025329/http://www.documents.gov.lk/Extgzt/2011/PDF/Mar/1699_35/1699_35%20(E).pdf 4 October 2011 dead On 25 August 2011, the Department of Elections announced that elections to these 23 local authorities would be held on 8 October 2011.Jayasekera Sandun A. Polls to 23 LG bodies on October 8 http://print.dailymirror.lk/news/front-page-news/54322.html Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) 26 August 2011 3 September 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120503102753/http://print.dailymirror.lk/news/front-page-news/54322.html 3 May 2012 dead Details Phase 1 – 17 March 2011 Nominations took place between 20 and 27 January 2011.Jayasekera Sandun A. Nominations from 20th http://print.dailymirror.lk/news/news/32322.html Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) 8 January 2011 29 January 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110719132056/http://print.dailymirror.lk/news/news/32322.html 19 July 2011 dead 2,047 nominations (1,282 form registered political parties, 765 from independent groups) had been received by the returning officers but 450 nominations (148 form registered political parties, 302 from independent groups), more than a fifth, had been rejected to due errors such as not meeting the youth candidates quota; not having the nomination papers attested by a Justices of the Peace; general secretaries of parties/independent groups not signing the nomination papers; and translation errors.Satyapalan Franklin R. Parties consider legal action as Returning Officers reject 450 nominations http://www.island.lk/index.php?page_cat=article-details&page=article-details&code_title=17025 The Island, Sri Lanka 28 January 2011 This left a total of 1,597 valid nominations (1,134 form registered political parties, 463 from independent groups). Of the 148 rejected nominations from registered political parties, 36 came from the UPFA, 8 from the UNP, 6 from the SLMC, 2 from the TNA and 2 from the JVP.Selvanayagam S. S. Akmeemana PS nominee rejection http://print.dailymirror.lk/news/news/34870.html Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) 4 February 2011 5 February 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110206132202/http://print.dailymirror.lk/news/news/34870.html 6 February 2011 dead After the nomination period had ended Election Commissioner Dayananda Dissanayake announced that the elections for the 301 local authorities would be held on 17 March 2011.Perera Chaminda LG polls on March 17 http://www.dailynews.lk/2011/01/28/pol01.asp Daily News (Sri Lanka), Sri Lanka 28 January 2011 29 January 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110131184933/http://www.dailynews.lk/2011/01/28/pol01.asp 31 January 2011 dead The 2009 electoral roll was used meaning that approximately 12.7 million registered electors were eligible to vote to elect 3,931 councillors across 301 local authorities (4 municipal councils, 39 urban councils and 258 divisional councils).Political setbacks for UPFA Govt in North http://www.sundaytimes.lk/110130/Columns/political.html Sunday Times (Sri Lanka) 30 January 2011 The rejections led to 68 writs being filed at the Court of Appeal (UPFA 35, UNP 9, SLMC 6, Independents 11, other parties 7).Weerarathne Chitra UNP files Writ against rejection of two lists http://www.island.lk/index.php?page_cat=article-details&page=article-details&code_title=17361 The Island, Sri Lanka 1 February 2011Selvanayagam S. S. SLMC challenges rejection of two PS nominees http://print.dailymirror.lk/news/news/34916.html Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) 5 February 2011 5 February 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110208162930/http://print.dailymirror.lk/news/news/34916.html 8 February 2011 dead On 18 February 2011 the Court of Appeal ordered the Election Commissioner to not hold elections in three divisional councils (Akmeemana, Akuressa and Moneragala).Selvanayagam S. S. Elections to three councils stayed http://print.dailymirror.lk/news/front-page-news/36159.html Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) 19 February 2011 26 February 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110719132343/http://print.dailymirror.lk/news/front-page-news/36159.html 19 July 2011 dead This prompted the Election Commissioner to postpone elections in all 64 local authorities subject to legal action.Dharmasena Ranil Elections to 60 LG bodies postponed http://www.island.lk/index.php?page_cat=article-details&page=article-details&code_title=18894 The Island, Sri Lanka 20 February 2011 On 22 February 2011 it was announced that elections in two divisional councils in Mullaitivu District had also been postponed due most of their electors still being held in IDP camps at Menik Farm.Satyapalan Franklin R. Now, polls to two Vanni LG bodies put off http://www.island.lk/index.php?page_cat=article-details&page=article-details&code_title=19126 The Island, Sri Lanka 23 February 2011 On 11 March 2011 the election for Thunukkai Divisional Council in Mullaitivu District was also postponed for legal reasons.Bandara Kelum Thunukkai Pradeshiya Sabha poll postponed http://print.dailymirror.lk/news/news/37992.html Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) 12 March 2011 26 March 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110719132607/http://print.dailymirror.lk/news/news/37992.html 19 July 2011 dead As a consequence elections were held only in 234 local authorities (3 municipal councils, 30 urban councils and 201 divisional councils) on 17 March 2011. Approximately 9.4 million registered electors were eligible to vote to elect 3,032 councillors. The deadline for applications for postal voting was originally 16 January but this was later extended to 27 January and then to 31 January.Sri Lanka Election Department extends deadline for postal voting applications for LG polls http://www.colombopage.com/archive_11/Jan14_1295013311JR.php https://web.archive.org/web/20120310145307/http://www.colombopage.com/archive_11/Jan14_1295013311JR.php usurped March 10, 2012 Colombo Page 14 January 2011Perera Chaminda LG poll: 450 nominations rejected http://www.dailynews.lk/2011/01/29/pol01.asp Daily News (Sri Lanka), Sri Lanka 29 January 2011 5 February 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110201183309/http://www.dailynews.lk/2011/01/29/pol01.asp 1 February 2011 dead There were 321,595 postal vote applications, nearly 100,000 lower than the 2010 parliamentary election.Political Column http://www.sundaytimes.lk/110313/Columns/political.html Sunday Times (Sri Lanka) 13 March 2011 The decline in applications was blamed on general voter apathy and broken electoral promises. Postal voting took place on 8 and 9 March 2011.Postal voting for Sri Lanka LG polls on March 8 and 9 http://www.colombopage.com/archive_11/Feb01_1296574936JR.php https://web.archive.org/web/20120310145311/http://www.colombopage.com/archive_11/Feb01_1296574936JR.php usurped March 10, 2012 Colombo Page 1 February 2011 Phase 2 – 23 July 2011 On 12 May 2011 the Court of Appeal ordered the Election Commissioner to accept 47 nomination papers which had been rejected.Selvanayagam S.S. LC Polls: Court says ok to 45 petitions http://print.dailymirror.lk/news/front-page-news/43837.html Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) 13 May 2011 15 May 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110515082655/http://print.dailymirror.lk/news/front-page-news/43837.html 15 May 2011 deadWeerathne Chitra Court orders EC, ROs to accept 41 rejected PS nomination lists http://www.island.lk/index.php?page_cat=article-details&page=article-details&code_title=25211 The Island, Sri Lanka 12 May 2011 This included all 35 from the UPFA, 4 from the UNP, 3 from the SLMC, one from the Citizen's Front and 4 from Independents. 16 writs were dismissed. On 30 May 2011 the Election Commissioner announced that elections to 67 local authorities would be held on 23 July 2011.Polls to 65 LG bodies on July 23 http://print.dailymirror.lk/news/front-page-news/45541.html Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) 31 May 2011 31 May 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110603050742/http://print.dailymirror.lk/news/front-page-news/45541.html 3 June 2011 dead It was later announced that elections in two divisional councils in Mullaitivu District (Maritimepattu and Puthukkudiyirupp) had been postponed again due to delays in resettling internally displaced persons from the areas.Jayasekera Sandun A. LG polls: Preference numbers given http://print.dailymirror.lk/news/front-page-news/46456.html Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) 9 June 2011 31 July 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120330020949/http://print.dailymirror.lk/news/front-page-news/46456.html 30 March 2012 dead As a consequence elections were held only in 65 local authorities (1 municipal council, 9 urban councils and 55 divisional councils) on 23 July 2011. Approximately 2.6 million registered electors were eligible to vote to elect 875 councillors. Postal voting took place on 12 July 2011.Jayasekera Sandun A. Local councils: Postal voting today http://print.dailymirror.lk/news/front-page-news/49811.html Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) 12 July 2011 31 July 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120330021007/http://print.dailymirror.lk/news/front-page-news/49811.html 30 March 2012 dead 55,871 electors could vote by post. Phase 3 – 8 October 2011 On 4 August 2011 the Department of Elections announced that nominations for the remaining 23 local authorities would take place between 18 and 25 August 2011.Bandara Kelum Other LG polls in October http://print.dailymirror.lk/news/front-page-news/52188.html Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) 5 August 2011 7 August 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120330021156/http://print.dailymirror.lk/news/front-page-news/52188.html 30 March 2012 dead After the nomination period had ended Election Commissioner Mahinda Deshapriya announced that the elections for the 23 local authorities would be held on 8 October 2011. Elections to the two authorities in Mullaitivu District which had been postponed twice were postponed for a third time on 2 September 2011.Bandara Kelum Six candidates neither here nor there http://print.dailymirror.lk/news/front-page-news/55132-six-candidates-neither-here-nor-there.html Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) 3 September 2011 3 September 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120503102820/http://print.dailymirror.lk/news/front-page-news/55132-six-candidates-neither-here-nor-there.html 3 May 2012 dead Postal voting took place on 29 and 30 September 2011.Jayasekera Sandun A. LG polls: Postal voting on Sept. 29, 30 http://print.dailymirror.lk/news/front-page-news/55007.html Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) 2 September 2011 3 September 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120503102846/http://print.dailymirror.lk/news/front-page-news/55007.html 3 May 2012 dead Contesting parties The ruling United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA) contested in 319 of the 322 local authorities, including two authorities where it ran under the name of the National Congress (a constituent party of the UPFA). In two authorities, its nominations had been rejected, and consequently it gave its backing to an independent group and the Up-Country People's Front in those authorities. The UPFA did not contest in another authority (Thunukkai DC) so that the Citizen's Front, a very minor political party led by UPFA MP Sri Ranga Jeyaratnam, could contest. The United National Party (UNP), the main opposition party, had contested past elections in alliances with smaller parties. However, many of these alliances had collapsed due to defections to the UPFA. The UNP contested on its own in 317 local authorities. The Democratic National Alliance (DNA) did not contest these elections, but its main constituent party, the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP), contested on its own in 293 local authorities. The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) formed an alliance with smaller Tamil political parties (Tamil United Liberation Front, People's Liberation Organisation of Tamil Eelam and Tamil National Liberation Alliance). It contested under the name of the Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (ITAK) in 41 local authorities and the Tamil United Liberation Front (TULF) in two local authorities. The Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC), a constituent party of the UPFA, contested separately in 59 local authorities and with the UPFA in others. The Up-Country People's Front (UCPF) and Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal (TMVP), which had contested past elections as a part of the UPFA, contested on their own in 22 and 7 local authorities respectively. A number of smaller registered political parties and independent groups also ran. Violence and violations of election laws Sri Lankan elections have historically seen several instances of violence, misuse of state resources, and other violations of election laws. These local elections have produced more violence than the 2010 presidential and parliamentary elections.Election-related violence reaches a new high http://www.nation.lk/2011/03/13/politics.htm The Nation 13 March 2011 Phase 1 – 17 March 2011 Over 400 incidents had been reported up to 12 March including three murders.Kirinde Chandani LG polls: Politicians of all hues certain of victory amidst people apathy http://www.sundaytimes.lk/110313/News/nws_10.html Sunday Times (Sri Lanka) 13 March 2011 140 people have been arrested for electoral violence including a number of candidates. As seen in other recent elections, much of the violence, including the three murders, has been caused by intra-party clashes between UPFA candidates. Independent election monitors have criticised the Election Commissioner and the Police for not preventing the violence and violations of electoral law. After the elections results had been announced Election Commissioner Dayananda Dissanayake issued a highly unusual statement in which he condemned the violence which he labelled as "thuggery", and violations of election laws. "The manner in which some political parties and groups conducted themselves, both before the day of the poll and on the day of the poll, and also the misuse of state resources and state owned media is regrettable" said Dissanayake.Polls Chief regrets misuse of state media http://print.dailymirror.lk/news/front-page-news/38679.html Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) 19 March 2011 26 March 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110719132623/http://print.dailymirror.lk/news/front-page-news/38679.html 19 July 2011 deadPolls chief lashes out at UPFA http://www.island.lk/index.php?page_cat=article-details&page=article-details&code_title=21009 The Island, Sri Lanka 18 March 2011 He noted the prevalence of intra-party clashes. He also lamented the legal challenges to the nomination rejections which had prevented elections taking place in 301 local authorities as originally intended. Despite this Dissanayake concluded that these election had been better than previous local elections and that the election had been "peaceful, free and fair". Dissanayake retired immediately after the election and was replaced by his deputy Mahinda Deshapriya.New Elections Commissioner appointed http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=33721 TamilNet 25 March 2011 Phase 2 – 23 July 2011 The second phase of the election was also marred by violence, misuse of state resources, and other violations of election laws. Hundreds of incidents were reported including one murder.Haviland Charles Sri Lanka holds local elections in northern ex-war zone https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-14259705 BBC News 23 July 2011 Events in the north of the country were particularly bad. There were reports of vote buying, intimidation by armed groups, grabbing of polling cards, election violations and a general fear psychosis in the north.Berenger Leon Vote buying, grabbing of poll cards mar northern elections http://www.sundaytimes.lk/110724/News/nws_58.html Sunday Times (Sri Lanka) 24 July 2011 Independent monitors observed blatant violations including open bribery and the transporting of party supporters to the wide abuse of state machinery and other resources, all in favour of the UPFA. Voters were offered food or even cash for their poll cards. Numerous UPFA government ministers and even the President visited the north during the election campaign, and very often they inaugurated new development projects. The whole state machinery in the north, including the military, police, provincial council and district secretariats, were used to support the campaign of the UPFA. A TNA election meeting in Alaveddy on 16 June 2011 was attacked by the Sri Lankan military.Military 'apologies' for attack on Tamil MPs https://www.bbc.com/sinhala/news/story/2011/06/110619_jaffna_tna_attack BBC Sinhala 19 June 2011Kamalendran Chris Military Police to probe attack on TNA meeting http://www.sundaytimes.lk/110619/News/nws_13.html Sunday Times (Sri Lanka) 19 June 2011 Other acts of intimidation against the TNA by the military and the paramilitary EPDP include the severed head of a dog being impaled on the gates of a TNA candidate in Manipay; a shot dead dog being thrown into the private well of leading TNA member in Thirunelvely; sewage, mud and stones being thrown onto the house of a TNA candidate in Valvettithurai; funeral wreath and cremation ash being left at the home of a TNA candidate in Kodikamam; and motor oil being thrown onto the house of a TNA candidate in Sandilipay.Haviland Charles TNA calls for foreign monitors https://www.bbc.com/sinhala/news/story/2011/07/110711_jaffna_tna BBC Sinhala 11 July 2011Gnanadass Wilson Election violence on the rise in Jaffna http://www.nation.lk/2011/07/10/news6.htm The Nation, Sri Lanka 10 July 2011Philips Rajan The LG elections: Empathetic and pragmatic reflections on the Jaffna polls http://www.island.lk/index.php?page_cat=article-details&page=article-details&code_title=31392 The Sunday Island, Sri Lanka 31 July 2011 On the eve of voting government backed paramilitaries confiscated thousands polling cards from voters in Kilinochchi and threatened them violence. Despite all this election commissioner Mahinda Deshapriya judged the second phase of the local election to be peaceful with only "minor incidents" reported.Dharamsena Ranmil Elections peaceful: Polls chief http://www.island.lk/index.php?page_cat=article-details&page=article-details&code_title=30919 Sunday Island, Sri Lanka 24 July 2011 Phase 3 – 8 October 2011 The third phase of the election was also marred by violence, misuse of state resources, and other violations of election laws. The election saw five murders, mostly as a result of intra-party rivalry within the UPFA. On 7 October 2011 a UPFA supporter was shot dead in Kotikawatta.Voter apathy, polls' law violations, violence highlight LG polls http://www.sundaytimes.lk/111009/News/nws_014.html Sunday Times (Sri Lanka) 9 October 2011 On an election day a violent clash erupted between two senior UPFA members, Bharatha Lakshman Premachandra and Duminda Silva, and their supporters at Mulleriyawa.Bharatha Killed, Duminda Wounded http://www.thesundayleader.lk/2011/10/09/bharatha-killed-duminda-wounded/ The Sunday Leader 9 October 2011 15 October 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111018235212/http://www.thesundayleader.lk/2011/10/09/bharatha-killed-duminda-wounded 18 October 2011 deadPolls are over: Everything that counts cannot be counted http://www.sundaytimes.lk/111009/Columns/political.html Sunday Times (Sri Lanka) 9 October 2011 A gunfight broke out between the two groups which killed Premachandra and three of his supporters.Curfew after Bharatha Lakshman killed https://www.bbc.com/sinhala/news/story/2011/10/111008_bharatha_killed BBC Sinhala 8 October 2011Randunu Hemantha 'Duminda sup orter y shot Bharatha in the head' http://www.island.lk/index.php?page_cat=article-details&page=article-details&code_title=36514 The Island, Sri Lanka 10 October 2011Another succumbs to injuries from Mulleriyawa shootout http://www.sundaytimes.lk/latest/11872-another-succumbs-to-injuries-from-mulleriyawa-shootout.html Sunday Times (Sri Lanka) 10 October 2011 95 election related violent incidents had been reported to the People's Action for Free and Fair Elections Executive (PAFFREL), an independent election monitoring group, up to 4 October 2011.Jayasekera Sandun A. Campaigning ends at midnight today http://print.dailymirror.lk/news/front-page-news/58071.html Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) 5 October 2011 15 October 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120509205158/http://print.dailymirror.lk/news/front-page-news/58071.html 9 May 2012 dead The Campaign for Free and Fair Elections (CaFFE), another independent election monitoring group, concluded that the elections were not free and fair.Elections not Free and Fair CaFFE http://www.dailymirror.lk/news/14002-elections-not-free-and-fair-caffe.html Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) 8 October 2011 CaFFE recorded incidents of heavy misuse of state property, illegal propaganda and campaigning, intimidation, assault and failure by the police to uphold electoral law. Results The UPFA won control of 270 local authorities (including two contesting as the National Congress) across the three phases, the TNA won 32 local authorities (including two contesting as the Tamil United Liberation Front), the UNP won 9 local authorities, the SLMC won 5 local authorities and a UPFA backed independent group won one local authority.Daysri Gomin WHAT THE local council ELECTION RESULTS FORETELL http://print.dailymirror.lk/opinion1/51122.html Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) 26 July 2011 31 July 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120330020928/http://print.dailymirror.lk/opinion1/51122.html 30 March 2012 dead The JVP failed to win any local authority. There was no overall control in the five remaining local authorities but the UPFA was the largest group in three, the UNP in one and the Up-Country People's Front in one. Phase 1 – 17 March 2011 The UPFA won control of 205 local authorities (including two contesting as the National Congress), the TNA won 12 local authorities, the UNP won 9 local authorities, the SLMC won 4 local authorities and a UPFA backed independent group won one local authority.Sandun A. Jayasekera and Kelum Bandara A Resounding victory for UPFA http://print.dailymirror.lk/news/front-page-news/38687.html Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) 19 March 2011 26 March 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110322053355/http://print.dailymirror.lk/news/front-page-news/38687.html 22 March 2011 deadFerdinando Shamindra UPFA sweeps polls, bags 205 out of 234 councils ITAK second, UNP third, JVP nowhere http://www.island.lk/index.php?page_cat=article-details&page=article-details&code_title=21008 The Island, Sri Lanka 18 March 2011 26 March 2011 10 August 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110810041132/http://www.island.lk/index.php?page_cat=article-details&page=article-details&code_title=21008 deadMR hat-trick as UNP loses by 10 wickets http://www.sundaytimes.lk/110320/Columns/political.html Sunday Times (Sri Lanka) 20 March 2011Kusumsiri Sunil President's leadership and personality clinch UPFA victory http://www.nation.lk/2011/03/20/newsfe1.htm The Nation, Sri Lanka 20 March 2011 26 March 2011 1 September 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110901190101/http://www.nation.lk/2011/03/20/newsfe1.htm dead There was no overall control in the 3 other local authorities but the UPFA was the largest group in two and the UCPF in one. Total Local authorities United People's Freedom Alliance/National Congress 3352483 1854 205 United National Party 2031891 889 9 Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna 181285 55 0 Tamil National Alliance 70171 76 12 Others 361977 158 5 No overall control 3 Phase 2 – 23 July 2011 The UPFA won control of 44 local authorities and the TNA won 20 local authorities (including two contesting as the Tamil United Liberation Front).Bandara Kelum UPFA wins in South, TNA sweeps North http://print.dailymirror.lk/news/front-page-news/51041.html Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) 25 July 2011 31 July 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120330021028/http://print.dailymirror.lk/news/front-page-news/51041.html 30 March 2012 deadFerdinando Shamindra Impressive win for UPFA, TNA victorious in North http://www.island.lk/index.php?page_cat=article-details&page=article-details&code_title=30912 The Island, Sri Lanka 25 July 2011 There was no overall control in the remaining local authority but the UPFA was the largest group. Total Local authorities United People's Freedom Alliance 943724 512 44 United National Party 329031 137 0 Tamil National Alliance/Tamil United Liberation Front 174996 195 20 Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna 42190 13 0 Others 51863 18 0 No overall control 1 Phase 3 – 8 October 2011 The UPFA won control of 21 local authorities and the SLMC won one local authority.Ferdinando Shamindra UPFA bags 21 out of 23 LG bodies http://www.island.lk/index.php?page_cat=article-details&page=article-details&code_title=36511 The Island, Sri Lanka 10 October 2011UPFA sweeps polls but lose Colombo http://www.dailymirror.lk/news/14008-upfa-sweeps-polls-but-lose-colombo.html Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) 9 October 2011 There was no overall control in the remaining local authority (Colombo Municipal Council) but the UNP was the largest group. Total Local authorities United People's Freedom Alliance 524996 245 21 United National Party 349300 131 0 Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna 19027 6 0 Tamil National Alliance 9911 4 0 Others 107542 34 1 No overall control 1 Overall Total Local authorities font-weight:normal;background:transparent;text-align:left on United People's Freedom Alliance1 All Ceylon Muslim Congress2 Ceylon Workers' Congress3 Communist Party of Sri Lanka Eelam People's Democratic Party Jathika Hela Urumaya Lanka Sama Samaja Party4 Mahajana Eksath Peramuna National Congress National Freedom Front Sri Lanka Freedom Party Sri Lanka Muslim Congress5 4821203 2611 270 United National Party 2710222 1157 9 font-weight:normal;background:transparent;text-align:left on Tamil National Alliance6 Eelam People's Revolutionary Liberation Front Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi People's Liberation Organisation of Tamil Eelam Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization Tamil National Liberation Alliance Tamil United Liberation Front 255078 275 32 Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna 242502 74 0 Independent groups 219998 77 1 Sri Lanka Muslim Congress 140727 72 5 Up-Country People's Front 41798 21 0 Democratic People's Front 34423 10 0 All Ceylon Makkal Congress 17869 6 0 Patriotic National Front 15772 5 0 Ceylon Democratic Unity Alliance 13000 6 0 Lanka Sama Samaja Party 9872 4 0 Democratic Unity Alliance 7830 2 0 Liberal Party 5273 2 0 Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal 4622 3 0 Citizen's Front 903 2 0 Others 12278 0 0 No overall control 5 405279 13653524 Department of Elections, Department of Elections, Department of Elections 1. The UPFA contested under the name of the National Congress in two LAs and under the name of the UPFA in 317 LAs.2. The ACMC contested separately in four LAs and with the UPFA in other LAs.3. The CWC contested separately in one LA and with the UPFA in other LAs.4. The LSSP contested separately in three LAs and with the UPFA in other LAs.5. The SLMC contested separately in 59 LAs and with the UPFA in other LAs.6. The TNA contested under the name of the Tamil United Liberation Front in two LAs and under the name of the Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi in 41 LAs. Province, district and local authority Results of the 2011 Sri Lankan local government elections by province, district and local authority References External links Local Authorities Elections - 17.03.2011, Department of Elections, Sri Lanka Local Authorities Elections - 23.07.2011, Department of Elections, Sri Lanka Local Authorities Elections - 08.10.2011, Department of Elections, Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Local elections Category:March 2011 in Sri Lanka Category:July 2011 in Sri Lanka Category:October 2011 in Sri Lanka 2011