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In the 2 April 2004 parliamentary election in which the United People's Freedom Alliance alliance led by President Kumaratunga came to power, the Tamil National Alliance led by Rajavarothiam Sampanthan won 6.84% of the popular vote and 22 out of 225 seats in the Sri Lankan parliament.
Votes and seats won by TNA by electoral district
Electoral
District |
Votes |
% |
Seats |
Turnout |
TNA MPs
|
| Ampara |
55,533 |
19.13% |
1 |
81.42% |
K. Pathmanathan, died 21 May 2009
Thomas Thangathurai William, from 12 June 2009 (replaces K. Pathmanathan)
|
| Batticaloa |
161,011 |
66.71% |
4 |
83.58% |
Senathirajah Jeyanandamoorthy
Thanmanpillai Kanagasabai
Thangeswary Kathiraman
Kingsley Rasanayagam, resigned April 2004
P. Ariyanethiran, from 18 May 2004 (replaces Kingsley Rasanayagam)
|
| Jaffna |
257,320 |
90.60% |
8 |
47.38% |
Selvarajah Kajendren
Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam (ACTC)
Suresh Premachandran (EPRLF)
Nadarajah Raviraj (ITAK), murdered 10 November 2006
Mavai Senathirajah (ITAK)
M. K. Shivajilingam (TELO)
K. Sivanesan, murdered 6 March 2008
Pathmini Sithamparanathan
Nallathamby Srikantha (TELO), from 30 November 2006 (replaces Nadarajah Raviraj)
Solomon Cyril, from 9 April 2008 (replaces Kidnan Sivanesan)
|
| Trincomalee |
68,955 |
37.72% |
2 |
85.44% |
R. Sampanthan (ITAK)
K. Thurairetnasingam (ITAK)
|
| Vanni |
90,835 |
64.71% |
5 |
66.64% |
Selvam Adaikalanathan (TELO)
Sivasakthy Ananthan (EPRLF)
Sathasivam Kanagaratnam
Sivanathan Kisshor
Vino Noharathalingam (TELO)
|
| National List |
|
|
2 |
|
M. K. Eelaventhan, expelled from Parliament 14 December 2007 for non-attendance
Joseph Pararajasingham (ITAK), murdered 24 December 2005
Chandra Nehru Chandrakanthan, from 27 September 2006 (replaces Joseph Pararajasingham)
Raseen Mohammed Imam, from 5 February 2008 (replaces M. K. Eelaventhan)
|
| Total |
633,654 |
6.84% |
22 |
75.96% |
|
| Source:"Parliamentary General Election 2004, Final District Results". Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.
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