Final Results Summary Seats Won Elected MPs List of Cabinet ministers All Island Final Results Summary UNP PA JVP Others 45.56% 37.27% 9.13% 8.04% Seats won UNP PA JVP Others 109 77 16 23

• Poly-tricks, MOU's and Democracy in a country ablaze!(Lankaweb)
  
• Most of The Band of Eight Defectors Have Dubious Track Records.(Lankaweb)
  
• Urgency For No Confidence Motion a Coverup For Corrupt Practises?-(Lankaweb)
  
  
• An Open Letter to Anura, Dinesh, Indika, Mahinda and Rukman-(LankaWeb - 15/10/01).
  
• Misguided Rats Deserting A Ship That May Not Sink-(LankaWeb - 15/10/01)

Elections News

11th time lucky Ranil is an India-friend-(Times of India - 08/12/01)
Election monitor calls for re-polling-(123India - 06/12/01)
At least 57 killed in Sri Lanka's most violent election-(Hindustan Times - 06/12/01)
S.Lankan Tamil Rebels Want Opposition to Win Parliamentary Election-(Xinhua - 05/12/01)
Lankans stand united for peace-(Times of India - 04/12/01)
Election unto Ealam ?-(LankaWeb - 30/11/01)
Sri Lanka rejects Tiger demands for peace talks-(123India - 30/11/01)
THE ANTI-NATIONAL ACTIVITIES OF RANIL-(LankaWeb - 02/12/01).
Ranil gives warm and speedy response to Prabhakaran's demand-(The Sunday Observer- 02/12/01).
Magic Promises -(LankaWeb - 03/12/01).
Prabhakaran's speech and the loathsome Conspiracy.-(LankaWeb - 03/12/01).
Open Letter to Mr. Rauf Hakeem-(LankaWeb - 02/12/01).
No Deals With Terrorists Regardless Of The Rhetoric!-(LankaWeb - 29/11/01)
TAMIL TIGERS DIRECTLY APPEAL TO THE VOTERS TO ELECT THE UNP OR FACE SEVERE CONSEQUENCES IN THE EVENT OF FAILURE -(LankaWeb - 29/11/01)
Sri Lanka Marxists vow to crush Tamil Tigers-(123India - 29/11/01)
One killed as Tamil parties clash Police in northern Sri Lanka-(BBC - 29/11/01)
UNF says 'NO' to de-proscription call by Prabhakaran-(The Island - 29/11/01)
LTTE's Prabhakaran appeals for peace vote-(Yahoo - 28/11/01)
Photos of the dead tell story of Jaffna politics-(Yahoo - 28/11/01)
Sri Lanka slams election chief ahead of national polls-(123India - 27/11/01)
LTTE BACKS UNP OPENLY-(LankaWeb -26/11/01).
To vote, or not to vote - Sri Lanka awaits key speech-(Yahoo - 26/11/01)
An Open letter to the Hon. Ranil wickramasinghe Leader of the opposition And Leader of the united national party -from The National Movement Against Terrorism-(LankaWeb - 21/11/01).
Animal Welfare must be placed on Sri Lanka's National Agenda- (LankaWeb- 22/11/01)
Mahanayake will study Mangala's tape Before presenting to Sangha-(The Island-23/11/01)
UNP district leaders advised - Not a hum about LTTE at last year's poll meetings, says Anura-(The Island-23/11/01)
President can thwart UNP- LTTE interim govt-(The Daily News-23/11/01).
LTTE attitude confounds Sri Lankan candidates -(The Hindu- 21/11/01)
Conspiracy comes out -(The Daily News- 22/11/01)
Sri Lanka's ruling party ally seeks autonomy-(123India-19/11/01).
UNP-LTTE link patently clear - Anura-(Daily News - 17/11/01)
Jobs for the boys, doles for the rest -(The Hindu - 17/11/01)
Sri Lanka lowers fuel prices, raises salaries ahead of vote-(123India - 17/11/01)
We will not permit UNP to triumph-Tilvin-(The Island - 15/11/01)
Playing Dodge-ball with the LTTE-(The Island - 14/11/01)
Tamil alliance walks tightrope in Sri Lanka polls-(Yahoo - 14/11/01)
Early lead for UNP, but result wide open-(The Sunday Times-11/11/01).
JVP wants to play king-maker-(The Hindu-12/11/01).
Sri Lankans value purse over peace - poll-(MSNBC - 13/11/01)
Union of Notorious Plunderers(UNP)-(LankaWeb - 10/11/01)
Lanka Oppn proposes interim govt for Tamil areas-(IndiaInfo - 08/11/01)
LTTE, the shadow candidate in elections-(The Hindu - 05/11/01)
UNP plotting to hand over separate state to LTTE-(South Nexus - 05/11/01)
UNP is against a division of the country. No pact with LTTE - Ranil Wickremesinghe-(Sunday Observer - 05/11/01)
Sri Lanka killings signal blood-soaked poll campaign-(123India- 04/11/01).
President challenges Ranil to bare pact with LTTE-(The Daily News- 03/11/01).
Values we stood for being made to stand on their heads, says GL-(The Island- 04/11/01)
Chandrika willing to talk with Tigers-(The Island- 04/11/01)
PA candidates read out loud their election pledge before President.-(The Island- 04/11/01)
UNP will resolve ethnic conflict says TULF-(The Island- 04/11/01)
'Attanagalla no longer SLFP fortress'- Veteran UNP politician Sarathchandra Rajakaruna.-(The Island- 04/11/01)
President challenges Ranil to bare pact with LTTE-(The Daily News- 03/11/01).
Sri Lanka minister arrested for alleged murder of rival-(123India - 03/11/01)
JAFFNA'S CHIEF UNP CANDIDATE PRAISES PRABHAKARAN AND SAYS EPDP HELPING THE ARMY TO FIGHT TIGERS ARE QUISLINGS-(The LankaWeb-02/11/01).
TAMIL PARTY ALIANCE WANTS TO CHANGE THE IMAGE OF THE LTTE FROM TERRORISTS AND CHILD MOLESTERS TO FREEDOM FIGHTERS -Suresh Premachandran-(The LankaWeb-02/11/01)
HRC to launch major probe if security not increased to GLThe Islands- 03/11/01)
'Whatever party will have to depend on JVP'- JVP Anuradhapura District Leader-(The Daily News- 03/11/01)
LTTE wants UNP to lift ban- Anura Bandaranaike-(The Daily News- 03/11/01)
JVP challenges UNP to reveal Elephant-Tiger pact-(The Daily News- 03/11/01)
UNP supported 17th amendment to restore public confidence- UNP Deputy Leader Karu Jayasuriya.-(The Daily News- 03/11/01)
LTTE cannot talk for us: Muslims-(The Hindu-02/11/01).
No pact with UNP: TULF-(The Hindu-02/11/01).
The new Tamil Alliance-(NMAT - 01/11/01).
Sri Lanka begins election campaign-(123India - 28/10/01).
Sri Lanka up on political hopes-(FT - 25/10/01)
Polls chief warns of violence, rigging in elections-(123India - 24/10/01)
'UNP Govt will solve ethnic crisis'-(South Nexus - 24/10/01)
Opposition Claims to Form National Govt After Election Victory-(Xinhua - 23/10/01)
Liberal Perspectives: UNP conspiracy confounded-(The Daily News- 20/10/01)
Sri Lanka's Opposition Distorted Parliamentary Democracy: Former Speaker -(xinhuanet - 20/10/01)
Professor gets more security-(The Daily News- 20/10/01) .
Ex-MPs question Balendra on writing off Rs. 15 m interest on loan of Ronnie Peiris.-(The Island- 20/10/01)
Opposition distorted parliamentary democracy - Anura-(The Daily News- 19/10/01).
PA on a sticky wicket despite Anura's return -(The Hindu- 19/10/01).
Sri Lanka president's estranged brother returns to the fold -(123India- 17/10/01).
Election Sops Unlikely To Hurt Sri Lanka's '01 Budget -(yahoo - 15/10/01).
PA-JVP election pact likely-(The Island- 16/10/01).
JVP challenges 'free-media' to publish Susanthika interviews-(The Daily News- 16/10/01)
Sri Lanka opposition criticises sweeteners ahead of polls-(123India - 15/10/01).
SLFP buried with Mrs. Bandaranaike, observes Ven. Sri Vipassi Mahanayake thero-(The Island- 15/10/01).
LTTE funds UNP horse deals-(The Daily News- 16/10/01).
'LTTE ready for talks with UNP govt' -(The Deccan Herald- 15/10/01).
UNP challenged to release MoU-(The Daily News- 15/10/01)
UNP in turmoil -(The Daily News- 15/10/01)
We will win 99.9% of the entire electorate-SB
A vehicle driven by a son of S.B Dissanayake, MP, crashed into the Walikada Police station
Sri Lanka coalition says to revive pact with Marxists -(yahoo- 14/10/01)
Just before dissolution of Parliament: Ranil made last-minute appeal for Premiership-(The Sunday Observer- 14/10/01)
Dissidents notorious for debauched politics - JVP-(Daily News - 12/10/01)
Opposition party shielding defaulters: JVP
JVP warns: Political conspiracies backed by business groups