The General Election of 1970 saw Mrs Bandaranaike sweep to power at the helm of the United Front consisting of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party, the Lanka Sama Samaja Party and the Communist Party, which collectively secured a two third majority in Parliament. The SLFP won 91 seats, while the LSSP secured 19 and the Communist Party won 6 seats. The seats garnered resulted in Mrs Bandaranaike enjoying a two-thirds majority in Parliament.