17th Parliament of Sri Lanka

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17th Parliament of Sri Lanka
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Overview
Legislative body Parliament of Sri Lanka
Meeting place Sri Lankan Parliament Building
Term21 November 2024 (2024-11-21) –
Election 14 November 2024
Website parliament.lk
Parliamentarians
Members225
Speaker TBD (TBD)
Deputy Speaker and
Chairman of Committees 		TBD (TBD)
Deputy Chairman of Committees TBD (TBD)
Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya (NPP)
Leader of the Opposition TBD (TBD)
Leader of the House Bimal Rathnayake (NPP)
Chief Government Whip Nalinda Jayatissa (NPP)
Chief Opposition Whip TBD (TBD)
Structure
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Sessions
1st21 November 2024 (2024-11-21) –  ()

The 17th Parliament of Sri Lanka (10th Parliament of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka) is the incoming Parliament of Sri Lanka, with its membership determined by the results of the 2024 parliamentary election held on 14 November 2024. [1] [2] The parliament will meet for the first time on 21 November 2024 at 10:00 SLST. [3]

Under the provisions of the Constitution and the Parliamentary Elections Act, No. 1 of 1981, the Sri Lankan Parliament has a five-year term. However, the President of Sri Lanka may dissolve it after two years and six months from its first sitting or upon receiving a resolution from parliament. [4]

Timeline

Key dates
DateDayEventRef.
21 September 2024Saturday Anura Kumara Dissanayake is elected as president at the 2024 Sri Lankan presidential election. [5] [6]
24 September 2024TuesdayPresident Dissanayake dissolved the 16th parliament and called for a parliamentary election. [1] [2]
14 November 2024ThursdayElection day. [2]
21 November 2024ThursdayFirst meeting of the 17th parliament at 10:00 SLST.
Formal election of the Speaker.
Swearing in of the elected members.
Presentation of the goverment's policy statement by the President at 11:30.		 [3]

Recent changes in seat allocations

Registered electors and seat allocation changes: 2020 to 2024 [7] [8] [9]
Provinces Districts Registered electorsNumber of allocated seats
2020202420202024Change
(+/-)
Western Colombo 1,709,2091,765,3511918Decrease2.svg1
Gampaha 1,785,9641,881,1291819Increase2.svg1
Kalutara 972,3191,024,2441011Increase2.svg1
Central Kandy 1,129,1001,191,3991212Steady2.svg
Matale 407,569429,99155Steady2.svg
Nuwara Eliya 577,717605,29288Steady2.svg
Southern Galle 867,709903,16399Steady2.svg
Matara 659,587686,17577Steady2.svg
Hambantota 493,192520,94077Steady2.svg
Northern Jaffna 571,848593,18776Decrease2.svg1
Vanni 287,024306,08166Steady2.svg
Eastern Batticaloa 409,808449,68655Steady2.svg
Ampara 513,979555,43277Steady2.svg
Trincomalee 288,868315,92544Steady2.svg
North Western Kurunegala 1,348,7871,417,2261515Steady2.svg
Puttalam 614,374663,67388Steady2.svg
North Central Anuradhapura 693,634741,86299Steady2.svg
Polonnaruwa 331,109351,30255Steady2.svg
Uva Badulla 668,166705,77299Steady2.svg
Monaragala 372,155399,16666Steady2.svg
Sabaragamuwa Ratnapura 877,582923,7361111Steady2.svg
Kegalle 684,189709,62299Steady2.svg
National List ———2929Steady2.svg
Total—16,263,88517,140,354225225Steady2.svg

Election

Results by polling division Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election 2024 Polling Divisions.svg
Results by polling division

The National People's Power (NPP) secured a historic landslide victory in the parliamentary election, winning 61.65% of the popular vote and a supermajority of 159 seats—the largest number ever won by a single party in Sri Lanka's history. The NPP, led by newly-elected President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, achieved the second-highest proportion of seats in the nation's history and won every district except Batticaloa. This marked the first election since 1977 where a single party obtained a supermajority, and the first time a non-Tamil political party won the Jaffna Electoral District. [10]

The Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) became the main opposition, securing 17.66% of the vote and 40 seats, a significant reduction. Other results included the Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (ITAK) winning 8 seats, the New Democratic Front (NDF) securing 5, and the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) suffering a drastic decline to just 3 seats from the 145 it held previously.

This election also set records for women's representation, with 21 female Members of Parliament elected, the highest in Sri Lanka's history, and saw over 150 first-time MPs entering the legislature. [11] [12]

The NPP nominated Sugath Wasantha de Silva through the national list to be appointed as a Member of Parliament. This marks a significant milestone in Sri Lankan politics, as de Silva is the first visually impaired person to be elected to parliament. A special seating arrangement will be made to accommodate his specific needs. [13] [14]

Results

National

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PartyVotes%Seats
DistrictNationalTotal+/-
National People's Power [a] 6,863,18661.5614118159+156
Samagi Jana Balawegaya [b] 1,968,71617.6635540-14
New Democratic Front [c] 500,8354.49325+5
Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna 350,4293.14213-97
Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi 257,8132.31718+8
Sarvajana Balaya [d] 178,0061.60011+1
Sri Lanka Muslim Congress 87,0380.78213+2
United Democratic Voice 83,4880.75000New
United National Party 66,2340.591010
Democratic Tamil National Alliance [e] 65,3820.59101New
Democratic Left Front 50,8360.460000
Democratic National Alliance 45,4190.41000New
Tamil National People's Front [f] 39,8940.361010
Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal 34,4400.31000-1
All Ceylon Makkal Congress 33,9110.301010
People's Struggle Alliance [g] 29,6110.270000
Eelam People's Democratic Party 28,9850.26000-2
Jaffna – Independent Group 1730,6370.27101+1
National Democratic Front 25,4440.230000
United National Alliance 22,5480.20000New
Sri Lanka Labour Party 17,7100.16101+1
Devana Parapura 16,9500.15000New
Thamizh Makkal Koottani 13,2950.12000New
Jana Setha Peramuna 12,7430.110000
National Front for Good Governance 8,4470.08000New
United National Freedom Front 7,7960.07000New
Arunalu Peoples Alliance 7,6660.07000New
New Independent Front 7,1820.06000New
National People's Party 6,3070.060000
Our Power of People's Party 6,0430.05000-1
Tamil United Liberation Front 5,0610.050000
Democratic United National Front 4,4800.040000
Samabima Party 4,4490.04000New
Patriotic People's Power 3,9850.04000New
Eros Democratic Front 2,8650.03000New
Democratic Unity Alliance 2,1980.020000
Socialist Party of Sri Lanka 2,0870.020000
Jathika Sangwardhena Peramuna 1,9200.020000
United Socialist Party 1,8380.020000
Socialist Equality Party 8640.010000
Freedom People's Front 8410.01000New
United Peace Alliance 8220.010000
Lanka Janatha Party 7590.01000New
Eksath Lanka Podujana Pakshaya 6590.01000New
Liberal Democratic Party 6350.01000New
Nawa Lanka Nidahas Pakshaya 6010.01000New
Nava Sama Samaja Party 4910.00000New
Akhila Ilankai Tamil Mahasabha 4500.000000
Democratic Party 2830.00000New
Sri Lanka Mahajana Pakshaya 2690.00000New
Independents245,4582.200000
Total11,148,006100.00196292250
Valid votes11,148,00694.35
Invalid/blank votes667,2405.65
Total votes11,815,246100.00
Registered voters/turnout17,140,35468.93
Source: Election Commission of Sri Lanka, [15] Ada Derana [16]

District

Districts won by NPP
Districts won by ITAK

Government

The National People's Power (NPP), having secured a supermajority with 159 seats, formed the next government of Sri Lanka. The new cabinet of ministers, sworn in on 18 November 2024, includes 21 members elected in the recent parliamentary election, along with the president, who will retain the portfolios of defence, finance, and digital economy. Harini Amarasuriya will contiue as the prime minister, in addition to her ministerial portfolio of education, higher education and vocational education. [17]

NPP's Bimal Rathnayake and Nalinda Jayatissa were appointed as Leader of the House and Chief Government Whip respectively on 19 November 2024 by the president. [18] [19]

The new government's first policy statement will be presented to the parliament on 21 November 2024.


Members

List


Notes

  1. ↑ Including the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna.
  2. ↑ Alliance consisting of the All Ceylon Makkal Congress (which contested separately in one district, Ampara), the Freedom People's Congress, the Samagi Jana Balawegaya, the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (Dayasiri wing), the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (which contested separately in two districts, Ampara and Batticaloa), and the Tamil Progressive Alliance (consisting of the National Union of Workers, the United Progressive Alliance, the Democratic People's Front and the Up-Country People's Front).
  3. ↑ Alliance consisting of the Ceylon Workers' Congress (which contested under the symbol of the United National Party in Nuwara Eliya), the Mahajana Eksath Peramuna, the National Unity Alliance, the National Congress, the New Lanka Freedom Party, the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (Nimal wing), the Sri Lanka Mahajana Pakshaya, the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (pro-Ranil wing), and the United National Party.
  4. ↑ Alliance consisting of the Communist Party of Sri Lanka, the Democratic Left Front, the Independent MPs Forum, the Mawbima Janatha Pakshaya and the Pivithuru Hela Urumaya.
  5. ↑ Alliance consisting of the Eelam People's Revolutionary Liberation Front, the People's Liberation Organisation of Tamil Eelam and the Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization.
  6. ↑ The Tamil National People's Front contested under the name and symbol of the All Ceylon Tamil Congress.
  7. ↑ Including the Frontline Socialist Party.

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