Parliamentary elections were held in Sri Lanka on 10 October 2000.

Quick Facts All 225 seats in the Parliament of Sri Lanka 113 seats were needed for a majority, Turnout ...

2000 Sri Lankan parliamentary election

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All 225 seats in the Parliament of Sri Lanka 113 seats were needed for a majority
Turnout	75.63%
First party Second party Third party   Leader Chandrika Kumaratunga Ranil Wickremesinghe Somawansa Amarasinghe Party PA UNP JVP Leader since 1994 1994 1990 Leader's seat n/a Colombo District n/a Last election 48.94%, 105 seats 44.04%, 94 seats 1.13%, 1 seat Seats won 107 89 10 Seat change 2 5 9 Popular vote 3,900,901 3,477,770 518,774 Percentage 45.11% 40.22% 6.00% Swing 3.83% 3.82% 4.87%
Winners of polling divisions. PA in blue and UNP in green.
Prime Minister before election Ratnasiri Wickremanayake People's Alliance Prime Minister-designate Ratnasiri Wickremanayake People's Alliance

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The People's Alliance (PA) government Kumaratunga had led for six years was facing increasing criticism on two fronts: a series of military defeats at the hands of the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam in the country's civil war, and the faltering performance of the economy.

The elections were marred by violence. Seventy people were killed during the campaign, including six on election day itself. . Both the UNP and SLMC parties accused the PA of election fraud and intimidation.

As was the case for most elections since 1983, few ballots were cast in LTTE-held parts of the country.

The PA remained in office but had problems to form a majority. The resulting deadlock led to the 2001 election.