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Revision as of 02:26, 24 September 2024

2024 Sri Lankan parliamentary election
← 2020 Before August 2025
All 225 seats in the Parliament of Sri Lanka
113 seats needed for a majority
 
Leader Mahinda Rajapaksa Sajith Premadasa Chandrika Kumaratunga
Party SLPP SJB People's Alliance
Last election 59.09%, 145 seats 23.90%, 54 seats New
Current seats 106 seats 72 seats
Seats needed Increase7 Increase41 Increase
  File:Anura Kumara Dissanayake in 2023.jpg
Leader TBA Anura Kumara Dissanayake
Party TNA NPP
Last election 2.82%, 10 seats 3.84%, 3 seats
Current seats 10 seats 3 seats
Seats needed Increase103 Increase110
Incumbent Prime Minister

Vacant


This article is part of a series on the
Politics of
Sri Lanka
Constitution
Executive
Legislature

  • Secretary General
  • Kushani Anusha Rohanadeera
Judiciary
  • Parinda Ranasinghe
  • Ayesha Jinasena
Elections
  • R. M. A. L. Rathnayake
  • Members
  • M. A. P. C. Perera
  • Ameer Faaiz
  • Anusuya Shanmuganathan
  • Lakshman Dissanayake
Administrative divisions
Devolution
  • S. Alokabandara
Central Bank
  • Senior Deputy Governor
  • K. M. A. N. Daulagala
  • K. M. Mahinda Siriwardana
Foreign relations
Related topics

Parliamentary elections are expected to be held in Sri Lanka in 2025. The term of the 16th and current parliament is scheduled to end on 20 August 2025, marking the completion of five years from the date of its first meeting.[1][2] Parliament may be dissolved by the president either after completing two years and six months from the date of its first meeting, or upon receiving a resolution from the parliament requesting dissolution.[3]

Electoral system

The Parliament has 225 members elected for a five-year term. 196 members are elected from 22 multi-seat constituencies through an open list proportional representation with a 5% electoral threshold; voters can rank up to three candidates on the party list they vote for.[4] The other 29 seats are elected from a national list, with list members appointed by party secretaries and seats allocated according to the island-wide proportional vote the party obtains.

Every proclamation dissolving parliament must be published in the Gazette and must specify the nomination period and the date of the election. The first meeting of the new parliament must occur within three months of the previous parliament's dissolution.[5]

Contesting parties

Further information: List of political parties in Sri Lanka
Name Symbol Claimed
ideology(ies) 		Leader Voteshare
in 2020 		General seats won in 2020 Seats before election
SLPP Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna
ශ්‍රී ලංකා පොදුජන පෙරමුණ
இலங்கை பொதுஜன முன்னணி
Neoconservatism
Sinhalese nationalism
Right-wing populism 		Mahinda Rajapaksa 59.09%
145 / 225
106 / 225
SJB Samagi Jana Balawegaya
සමගි ජනබලවේගය
ஐக்கிய மக்கள் சக்தி
Liberal conservatism
Social democracy 		Sajith Premadasa 23.90%
54 / 225
59 / 225
PA People's Alliance
පොදු ජන එක්සත් පෙරමුණ
மக்கள் கூட்டணி
Big tent Chandrika Kumaratunga New N/A
NPP National People's Power
ජාතික ජන බලවේගය
தேசிய மக்கள் சக்தி
Social democracy
Anti-imperialism 		Anura Kumara Dissanayake 3.84%
3 / 225
3 / 225
TNA Tamil National Alliance
දෙමළ ජාතික සන්ධානය
தமிழ்த் தேசியக் கூட்டமைப்பு 		— Tamil nationalism
Federalism 		TBA 2.82%
10 / 225
10 / 225

Opinion polls

Institute for Health Policy

The following nationwide presidential poll was conducted by the Institute for Health Policy (IHP), an independent research institution.

Date Polling firm SLPP SJB NPP UNP ITAK Others Lead Margin
of error 		Sample
size
August 2024 Institute for Health Policy 19% 29% 28% 9% 4% 11% 1 ±1–3% 1153
July 2024 Institute for Health Policy 13% 34% 32% 7% 5% 8% 2 ±1–3% 1198
June 2024 Institute for Health Policy 16% 38% 26% 7% 3% 9% 12 ±4–5% 446
May 2024 Institute for Health Policy 13% 34% 34% 6% 4% 9% Tie ±1–4% 503
April 2024 Institute for Health Policy 12% 34% 34% 5% 4% 11% Tie ±1–4% 444
March 2024 Institute for Health Policy 8% 38% 35% 5% 5% 9% 3 ±1–3% 506
February 2024 Institute for Health Policy 9% 30% 44% 4% 4% 9% 14 ±1–3% 575
January 2024 Institute for Health Policy 8% 30% 40% 6% 4% 12% 10 ±1.0–3.6% 506
December 2023 Institute for Health Policy 10% 27% 39% 6% 3% 15% 12 ±2.0–3.5% 522
October 2023 Institute for Health Policy 5% 26% 40% 11% 4% 13% 14 ±1–5% 567
September 2023 Institute for Health Policy 8% 22% 42% 13% 6% 6% 20 ±1–3% 599
August 2023 Institute for Health Policy 11% 24% 30% 11% 6% 17% 6 ±1–6% 556
July 2023 Institute for Health Policy 9% 24% 23% 8% 4% 33% 1 ±1–3% 466
June 2023 Institute for Health Policy 9% 23% 23% 9% 5% 30% Tie ±1–3% 506
May 2023 Institute for Health Policy 10% 26% 23% 13% 4% 23% 3 ±1–5% 630
April 2023 Institute for Health Policy 6% 30% 32% 9% 4% 19% 2 ±1–5% 580
March 2023 Institute for Health Policy 4% 30% 41% 6% 4% 15% 11 ±2–5% 521
February 2023 Institute for Health Policy 4% 30% 43% 4% 4% 15% 13 ±2–5% 421
January 2023 Institute for Health Policy 8% 31% 32% 9% 5% 15% 1 ±2–3% 724
July 2022 Institute for Health Policy 18% 32% 42% – – 8% 10 – –
2020 election N/A 59.1% 23.9% 3.8% 2.2% 2.8% 8.2% 35.2 N/A N/A

Notes

References

  1. ^ "Duration of Parliament". The Parliament of Sri Lanka. 25 August 2020. Archived from the original on 9 July 2024. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  2. ^ "The Constitution of the D. S. R. of Sri Lanka" (PDF). The Parliament of Sri Lanka. 31 October 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 April 2024. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Parliamentary Election". Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2024. Archived from the original on 23 July 2024. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  4. ^ "The Electoral System". The Parliament of Sri Lanka. 14 December 2012. Archived from the original on 6 September 2024. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  5. ^ Balasuriya, Darshana Sanjeewa (13 February 2024). "Presidential Election on schedule, General Election set for next year: PMD". Daily Mirror. Archived from the original on 6 September 2024. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
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