Ranil Wickremesinghe (R), leader of the United National Party, with Sri
Lanka's President Maithripala Sirisena (C) during the swearing-in
ceremony of Mr. Wickremesinghe as Sri Lanka's new Prime Minister in
Colombo, Friday August 21,2015
United National Party (UNP) leader Ranil Wickremesinghe was on Friday August 21,2015 sworn in as Prime Minister for the 4th time.
President Maithripala Sirisena administered oath of office to Ranil
Wickremesinghe at a brief ceremony attended by leaders of various
parties including former President Mahinda Rajapaksa.
On the occasion, general secretaries of the UNP and the Sri Lanka
Freedom Party (SLFP), Kabir Hashim and Duminda Dissanayake, signed an
agreement to form a national government.
No representatives of the Tamil National Alliance (TNA), which decided to support the government, were present at the function
Ranil Wickremesinghe, who has been a Member of Parliament
since 1977, became the prime minister for the first time in May 1993
after the then incumbent D.B. Wijetunga was made President, subsequent
to the assassination of R. Premadasa.
In 2001, Ranil Wickremesinghe was elected as the Prime Minister for the 2nd time after
the United National Front got a majority of seats in the parliamentary
elections.
In January 2015 when Maithripala Sirisena defeated Mahinda
Rajapaksa in the presidential elections, Maithripala Sirisena made RAnil Wickremesinghe the
Prime Minister as part of a pre-poll understanding for the 3rd time
Sirimavo Bandaranaike of the SLFP was the only other person to become
Prime Minister four times since Sri Lanka's independence. She held the
post during July 1960-March 1965; May 1970-May 1972; May 1972-July 1977
and November 1994-August 2000. Dudley Senanayake, one of the UNP's
stalwarts of yesteryear, held the post thrice - March 1952-October 1953;
March 1960-July 1960 and March 1965-May 1970
2015 Sri Lankan Parliament Election Held on Monday Aug 17,2015
Of the total 22 electoral districts, the UNP secured a majority in 11; UPFA, eight; and the TNA-ITAK combine, three.
Final results
Results declared: 225
| UPFA | UNP | Tamil National Alliance (TNA) /Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kadchi (ITAK) | Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna | Others |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 95 | 106 | 16 | 6 | 2 |
| District | UNFGG | UPFA | JVP | TNA | Others |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colombo | 11 | 7 | 1 | ||
| Gampaha | 9 | 8 | 1 | ||
| Kandy | 7 | 5 | |||
| Matale | 3 | 2 | |||
| Nuwara-eliya | 5 | 3 | |||
| Galle | 4 | 6 | |||
| Matara | 3 | 5 | |||
| Habantota | 2 | 4 | 1 | ||
| Jaffna | 1 | 5 | 1 | ||
| Vanni | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| Batticaloa | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||
| Ampara | 4 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Trincomalee | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Kurunegala | 7 | 8 | |||
| Puttalam | 5 | 3 | |||
| Anuradhapura | 4 | 5 | |||
| Polonnaruwa | 3 | 2 | |||
| Badulla | 5 | 3 | |||
| Monaragala | 2 | 3 | |||
| Ratnapura | 5 | 6 | |||
| Kegalle | 5 | 4 | |||
| National list | 13 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 106 | 95 | 6 | 16 | 2 |
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