ABSTRACT
This chapter examines the six Sri Lankan presidential elections between 1994 and 2019 for empirical evidence of persistent electoral unfairness in favor of the government-supported candidates. While regression tests for differential invalidation are the primary methods used, geography will help to illustrate some of the findings — and to provide additional questions.
The results raise the specter that Sri Lankan elections fail to fully meet the requirements of a free and fair election. However, as the years have passed, the elections have gotten better. With that said, the Tamil question arises from the evidence of differential invalidation against Tamil-dominant regions of Sri Lanka.
