United National Party
Presidential
Table:
Election year

Candidate

Votes

%

Result

1982
J. R. Jayewardene
3,450,811
52.91%
Won

1988
Ranasinghe Premadasa
2,569,199
50.43%
Won

1994
Srima Dissanayake
2,715,283
35.91%
Lost

1999
Ranil Wickremesinghe
3,602,748
42.71%
Lost

2005
Ranil Wickremesinghe
4,706,366
48.43%
Lost

2010
Did Not Contest [a]

2015
Did Not Contest [b]

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