List of political parties in Sri Lanka

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This article lists political parties in Sri Lanka.

Alliances

Parliamentary alliances

AllianceSymbolPolitical positionIdeologyFoundedLeader MPs
Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance
ශ්‍රී ලංකා නිදහස් පොදුජන සන්ධානය
ஶ்ரீ லங்கா பொதுஜன சுதந்திர கூட்டமைப்பு
Big tent Social democracy [1] [2]
Sinhalese nationalism [3]
Anti-federalism [4]
Anti-imperialism [5]
Pro-Rajapaksa politics
31 October 2019 Mahinda Rajapaksa
103 / 225
Samagi Jana Balawegaya
සමගි ජනබලවේගය
ஐக்கிய மக்கள் சக்தி
Election Symbol Samagi Jana Balawegaya Sri Lanka.png
Centre-right Liberal conservatism
Social democracy
10 February 2020 Sajith Premadasa
58 / 225
Freedom People's Alliance
නිදහස් ජනතා සන්ධානය
சுதந்திர மக்கள் கூட்டணி
Election Symbol Bahujana Viyath Peramuna.jpg
Centre-left to far-left Democratic socialism
Sinhalese nationalism
Anti-Rajapaksa politics
11 January 2023
37 / 225
Tamil National Alliance
දෙමළ ජාතික සන්ධානය
தமிழ்த் தேசியக் கூட்டமைப்பு
Centre-left Tamil nationalism
Federalism
20 October 2001 R. Sampanthan
6 / 225
Democratic Tamil National Alliance
දෙමළ ජාතික සන්ධානය
தமிழ்த் தேசியக் கூட்டமைப்பு
Election Symbol Demacratic Tamila Natinal Aliance Sri Lanka.png
Centre-left Tamil nationalism 13 January 2023
4 / 225
National People's Power
ජාතික ජන බලවේගය
தேசிய மக்கள் சக்தி
NPP Symbol.png
Far-left Communism
Anti-imperialism
2015 Anura Kumara Dissanayake
3 / 225
Tamil National People's Front
ද්‍රවිඩ ජාතික ජනතා පෙරමුණ
தமிழ்த் தேசியத்திற்கான மக்கள் முன்னணி
Election Symbol Akila Ilankai Thamil Congress Sri Lanka.png
Centre-left Tamil nationalism 28 February 2010 Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam
2 / 225
Tamil People's National Alliance
දෙමළ ජනතා ජාතික සන්ධානය
தமிழ் மக்கள் தேசிய கூட்டணி
Election Symbol Thamil Makkal Thesiya Kuttani Sri Lanka.png
Centre-left Tamil nationalism 9 February 2020 C. V. Wigneswaran
1 / 225

Other parliamentary alliances

AllianceSymbolPolitical positionIdeologyFoundedLeader MPs Notes
Supreme Lanka Coalition
උත්‍ත‍ර ලංකා සභාගය
உத்தர லங்கா சபாகய
Left-wing to far-left Left-wing nationalism
Sinhalese nationalism
Anti-Rajapaksa politics
4 September 2022 Wimal Weerawansa
11 / 225
Allied with the FPA
Tamil Progressive Alliance
දෙමළ ප්‍රගතිශීලී සන්ධානය
தமிழ் முற்போக்கு கூட்டணி
Centre Tamil nationalism
Indian Tamil interests
3 June 2015 Mano Ganesan
6 / 225
Allied with the SJB
Democratic Tamil National Front
ප්‍රජාතන්ත්‍රවාදී දෙමළ ජාතික පෙරමුණ
மக்களாட்சி தமிழ்த் தேசிய முன்னணி
Tamil nationalism 4 May 2016 V. Anandasangaree
2 / 225
Allied with the SLPFA
Muslim National Alliance
මුස්ලිම් ජාතික සන්ධානය
முஸ்லிம் தேசிய கூட்டமைப்பு
Election Symbol Muslim National Alliance Sri Lanka.png
Centre Muslim minority politics
1 / 225
Allied with the SJB

Defunct/dormant alliances

AllianceSymbolPolitical positionIdeologyFoundedDissolvedNotes
Left Liberation Front [lower-alpha 1]
වාමාංශික විමුක්ති පෙරමුණ
இடது விடுதலை முன்னணி
Far-left Communism
Trotskyism
1998
People's Alliance
පොදු ජන එක්සත් පෙරමුණ
மக்கள் கூட்டணி
Election Symbol People's Alliance Sri Lanka.png
Big tent 19942004Most members joined the UPFA
National Unity Alliance
ජාතික සමගි සන්ධානය
தேசிய ஐக்கியக் கூட்டமைப்பு
Election Symbol National Unity Alliance Sri Lanka.png Centre Muslim minority politics 19992010Most members joined the SLFP
Tamil National Liberation Alliance
දෙමළ ජාතික විමුක්ති සන්ධානය
தமிழ் தனிநாடு விடுதலை கூட்டணி
Tamil nationalism 22 February 201025 June 2011Members joined the TNA
Democratic National Alliance
ප්‍රජාතන්ත්‍රවාදී ජාතික සන්ධානය
ஜனநாயகக் கட்சி
Election Symbol Democratic National Alliance Sri Lanka.png
Big tent 22 November 2009
United National Front
එක්සත් ජාතික පෙරමුණ
ஐக்கிய தேசிய முன்னணி
Centre-right Conservatism 21 October 20012020Most members joined the SJB
United People's Freedom Alliance
එක්සත් ජනතා නිදහස් සන්ධානය
ஐக்கிய மக்கள் சுதந்திரக் கூட்டணி
Election Symbol United People's Freedom Alliance Sri Lanka.png
Centre-left Democratic socialism
Sinhalese nationalism
20 January 20049 December 2019Most members joined the SLPFA
Joint Opposition
ඒකාබද්ධ විපක්ෂය
கூட்டு எதிர்ப்பு
Right-wing Right-wing populism
Social democracy
Sinhalese nationalism
Anti-federalism
Anti-imperialism
Pro-Rajapaksa politics
20152018Most members joined the SLPFA
Socialist Alliance
සමාජවාදී සන්ධානය
சோசலிஸ்ட் கூட்டணி
Election Symbol of Socialist Alliance (Sri Lanka).png
Left-wing to far-left Socialism
Communism
20062021

Parties

Parliamentary registered parties

PartyElection SymbolPolitical positionIdeologyFoundedLeader MPs MPCs MLGs
Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance (SLPFA)
Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna
ශ්‍රී ලංකා පොදුජන පෙරමුණ
இலங்கை பொதுஜன முன்னணி
Election Symbol Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Sri Lanka.png
Right-wing Neoconservatism
Sinhalese nationalism
Right-wing populism
November 2016 Mahinda Rajapaksa
99 / 225
3,369 / 8,356
Mahajana Eksath Peramuna
මහජන එක්සත් පෙරමුණ‍
மகாஜன எக்சத் பெரமுன
Election Symbol Mahajana Eksath Peramuna Sri Lanka.png
Left-wing Left-wing nationalism 1959 Dinesh Gunawardena
2 / 225
Eelam People's Democratic Party
ඊලාම් ජනතා ප්‍රජාතන්ත්‍රවාදී පක්ෂය
ஈழ மக்களாட்சி கட்சி
Election Symbol Ealam People's Democratic Front Sri Lanka.png
Syncretic November 1987 Douglas Devananda
2 / 225
2 / 455
98 / 8,356
Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal
තමිළ් මක්කල් විඩුදලෛප් පුළිකල්
தமிழ் மக்கள் விடுதலைப் புலிகள்
Election Symbol Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal Sri Lanka.jpg
Syncretic 2004 S. Chandrakanthan
1 / 225
53 / 8,356
Ceylon Workers' Congress
ලංකා කම්කරු කොංග්‍රසය
இலங்கை தொழிலாளர் காங்கிரஸ்
Election Symbol Ceylon Worker's Congress Sri Lanka.png
Centre Agrarian socialism
Indian Tamil interests
1939 Jeewan Thondaman
2 / 225
4 / 455
59 / 8,356
Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB)
Samagi Jana Balawegaya
සමගි ජනබලවේගය
ஐக்கிய மக்கள் சக்தி
Election Symbol Samagi Jana Balawegaya Sri Lanka.png
Centre-right Liberal conservatism
Social democracy
2020 Sajith Premadasa
37 / 225
Sri Lanka Muslim Congress
ශ්‍රී ලංකා මුස්ලිම් කොංග්‍රසය
சிறீலங்கா முஸ்லிம் காங்கிரசு
Election Symbol Sri Lanka Muslim Congress Sri Lanka.png
Centre Muslim minority politics 1981 Rauff Hakeem
5 / 225
13 / 455
74 / 8,356
All Ceylon Makkal Congress
සමස්ත ලංකා මහජන කොංග්‍රසය
அகில இலங்கை மக்கள் காங்கிரஸ்
Electon Symbol All Ceylon makkal Congress Sri Lanka.png
Centre Muslim minority politics 2005 Rishad Bathiudeen
4 / 225
1 / 455
65 / 8,356
Democratic People's Front
ප්‍රජාතන්ත්‍රවාදී ජනතා පෙරමුණ
மக்களாட்சி மக்கள் முன்னணி
Election Symbol Democratic Peoples Front Sri Lanka.png
Centre Indian Tamil interests Mano Ganesan
2 / 225
2 / 455
National Union of Workers
ජාතික කම්කරු සංගමය
தொழிலாளர் தேசிய சங்கம்
Election Symbol Workers National Front Sri Lanka.png
Centre Indian Tamil interests Palani Digambaran
2 / 225
Up-Country People's Front
කඳුරට ජනතා පෙරමුණ
மலையக மக்கள் முன்னணி
Election Symbol Up Country People's Front Sri Lanka.png
Centre Indian Tamil interests 1989 V. Radhakrishnan
2 / 225
1 / 455
Democratic National Movement
ප්‍රජාතන්ත්‍රවාදී ජනතා ව්‍යාපරය
மக்கட்தலை நாடு இயக்கம்
Election Symbol National Democratic Front Sri Lanka.png
Aruna de Zoysa
1 / 225
9 / 8,356
Jathika Hela Urumaya
ජාතික හෙළ උරුමය
ஜாதிக எல உறுமய
Election Symbol Jathika Hela Urumaya Sri Lanka.png
Right-wing Sinhalese Buddhist nationalism February 2004Ven.Omalpe Sobhitha Thero
1 / 225
New Lanka Freedom Party
නව ලංකා නිදහස් පක්ෂය
புதிய இலங்கை சுதந்திரக் கட்சி
Election Symbol Nawa Lanka Nidahas Pakshaya Sri Lanka.png
Centre-left Social democracy
Sinhalese nationalism
Left-wing nationalism
2020 Kumara Welgama
1 / 225
Freedom People's Alliance (FPA)
Sri Lanka Freedom Party
ශ්‍රී ලංකා නිදහස් පක්ෂය
இலங்கை சுதந்திரக் கட்சி
Election Symbol Sri Lanka Freedom Party Sri Lanka.png
Centre-left Social democracy
Sinhalese nationalism
Left-wing nationalism
2 December 1951 Maithripala Sirisena
14 / 225
248 / 455
1,032 / 8,356
Freedom People's Congress
නිදහස ජනතා සභාව
சுதந்திர மக்கள் காங்கிரஸ்
Centre Fiscal conservatism
Anti-corruption
Anti-nepotism
Anti-Rajapaksa politics
2 September 2022 Dullas Alahapperuma
13 / 225
Jathika Nidahas Peramuna
ජාතික නිදහස් පෙරමුණ
தேசிய சுதந்திர முன்னணி
Election Symbol National Freedom Front Sri Lanka.png
Centre-left Sinhalese nationalism
Anti-federalism
2008 Wimal Weerawansa
6 / 225
1 / 455
Communist Party of Sri Lanka
ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ කොමියුනිස්ට් පක්ෂය
இலங்கை இனவாத கட்சி
Election Symbol Communist Party of Sri Lanka.png
Far-left Communism
Marxism–Leninism
1943 D. E. W. Gunasekera
1 / 225
1 / 8,356
Democratic Left Front
ප්‍රජාතන්ත්‍රවාදී වාමාංශික පෙරමුණ
மக்களாட்சி இடதுசாரி முன்னணி
Election Symbol Left & Democratic Front Sri Lanka.png
Left-wing Socialism 1999 Vasudeva Nanayakkara
1 / 225
Lanka Sama Samaja Party
ලංකා සම සමාජ පක්ෂය
இலங்கை சமசமாஜக் கட்சி
ElectionSymbolLSSP.png
Far-left Communism
Trotskyism
18 December 1935 Tissa Vitharana
1 / 225
1 / 8,356
Pivithuru Hela Urumaya
පිවිතුරු හෙළ උරුමය
பிவிதுரு ஹெல உருமய
Election Symbol Pivithuru Hela Urumaya Sri Lanka.png
Right-wing Sinhalese Buddhist nationalism Udaya Gammanpila
1 / 225
Our Power of People's Party
අපේ ජන බල පක්ෂය
நமது மக்கள் சக்தி கட்சி
Election Symbol Ape Jana Bala Pakshaya Sri Lanka.png
Right-wing to far-right Sinhalese Buddhist nationalism Ven.Galgodaatte Gnanasara Thero
1 / 225
Tamil National Alliance (TNA)
Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi
ශ්‍රී ලංකා දෙමළ රාජ්‍ය පක්ෂය
இலங்கைத் தமிழரசுக் கட்சி
Election Symbol Ilankai Tamil Arusu Kachchi Sri Lanka.png
Centre-left Tamil nationalism 18 December 1949 Mavai Senathirajah
6 / 225
41 / 455
407 / 8,356
Democratic Tamil National Alliance (DTNA)
Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization
ද්‍රවිඩ ඊලම් විමුක්ති සංවිධානය
தமிழீழ விடுதலை இயக்கம்
Election Symbol Tamil Ealam Liberation Organization Sri Lanka.png
Syncretic Tamil nationalism 1979 Selvam Adaikalanathan
3 / 225
Democratic People's Liberation Front
ප්‍රජාතන්ත්‍රවාදී ජනතා විමුක්ති පෙරමුණ
மக்கட்தலை மக்கள் விடுதலை முன்னணி
Election Symbol Democratic People's Liberation Front Sri Lanka.png
Centre-left Tamil nationalism 1988 D. Siddarthan
1 / 225
National People's Power (NPP)
Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna
ජනතා විමුක්ති පෙරමුණ
மக்கள் விடுதலை முன்னணி
Election Symbol Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna Sri Lanka.png
Far-left Communism
Marxism–Leninism
Anti-revisionism
Revolutionary socialism
Anti-imperialism
Progressivism
14 May 1965 Anura Kumara Dissanayake
3 / 225
15 / 455
431 / 8,356
Tamil National People's Front (TNPF)
All Ceylon Tamil Congress
අකිල ඉලංකෙයි තමිල් කොංග්‍රස්
அகில இலங்கைத் தமிழ்க் காங்கிரஸ்
Election Symbol Akila Ilankai Thamil Congress Sri Lanka.png
Centre-left Tamil nationalism 29 August 1944 Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam
2 / 225
102 / 8,356
Tamil People's National Alliance (TPNA)
Tamil People's Council
දෙමළ ජනතා සභාව
தமிழ் மக்கள் மகாசபை
Election Symbol Tamil Makkal Kuttani Sri Lanka.png
Centre Tamil nationalism C. V. Wigneswaran
1 / 225
Other parties
United National Party
එක්සත් ජාතික පක්ෂය
ஐக்கிய தேசியக் கட்சி
Election Symbol United National Party Sri Lanka.png
Centre-right Conservatism 6 September 1946 Ranil Wickremesinghe
1 / 225
112 / 455
2,385 / 8,356
National Congress
ජාතික කොංග්‍රසය
தேசிய காங்கிரஸ்
Election Symbol National Congress Sri Lanka.png
Centre Muslim minority politics A. L. M. Athaullah
1 / 225
26 / 8,356
Sri Lanka People's Party
ශ්‍රී ලංකා මහජන පක්ෂය
ஶ்ரீ லங்கா மக்கள் கட்சி
Election Symbol Sri Lanka Mahajana Pakshaya Sri Lanka.png
22 January 1984 Asanka Nawaratne
1 / 225
1 / 8,356

Other registered parties

PartyElection SymbolFoundedCurrent leader MPs
As 2020
MPCs
As 2012,2013
2014 Mar.
2014 Sep.
MLGs
As 2018
Abhinava Nivahal Peramuna [lower-alpha 2]
අභිනව නිවහල් පෙරමුණ
அபிநவ சுதந்திர முன்னணி
Election Symbol Okkoma Wasiyo Okkomama Rajawaru Sanvidanaya Sri Lanka.png
M. B. Thaminimulla
All Lanka Tamil Great Council [lower-alpha 3]
සමස්ත ලංකා දෙමළ මහාසභාව
அகில இலங்கை தமிழர் மகாசபை
Election Symbol Ahila Ilangai Tamil Maha Sabha Sri Lanka.png
December 2005K. Vigneswaran
Arunalu People's Front
අරුණළු ජනතා පෙරමුණ
அருணலு மக்கள் முன்னணி
Election Symbol Arunalu Janatha Sandhanaya Sri Lanka.png
Citizen's Front
පුරවැසි පෙරමුණ
பிரஜைகள் முன்னணி
Election Symbol Puravesi Peramuna Sri Lanka.png
Sri Ranga Jeyaratnam
Democratic National Alliance
ප්‍රජාතන්ත්‍රවාදී ජාතික සන්ධානය
மக்களாட்சி தேசியக் கூட்டணி
Election Symbol Democratic National Alliance Sri Lanka.png
22 November 2009 Sarath Fonseka
Democratic National Congress
ප්‍රජාතන්ත්‍රවාදී ජාතික කොංග්‍රසය
ஜனநாயக தேசிய காங்கிரஸ்
Election Symbol Democratic National Congress.jpg
Democratic Party
ප්‍රජාතන්ත්‍රවාදී පක්ෂය
சனநாயகக் கட்சி
Election Symbol Democratic Party Sri Lanka.png
1 April 2013 Sarath Fonseka
17 / 455
Democratic Tamil National Alliance [lower-alpha 4]
ජනනායක තමිළ් තේසිය කුට්ටනි
மக்களாட்சி தமிழ் தேசிய கூட்டணி
Election Symbol Demacratic Tamila Natinal Aliance Sri Lanka.png
Democratic Unity Alliance
එක්සත් ප්‍රජාතන්ත්‍රවාදී සන්ධානය
ஜனநாயக ஐக்கிய முன்னணி
Election Symbol Democratic Unity Alliance Sri Lanka.png
1 / 455
8 / 8,356
Democratic United National Front
ප්‍රජාතන්ත්‍රවාදී එක්සත් ජාතික පෙරමුණ
ஜனநாயக ஐக்கிய தேசிய முன்னணி
Election Symbol Democratic United National Front Sri Lanka.png
1990Ariyawansa Dissanayake
5 / 8,356
Desha Vimukthi Janatha Pakshaya
දේශ විමුක්ති ජනතා පක්ෂය
தேச விமுக்தி ஜனதா பக்ஷய
Election Symbol Desha Vimukthi Janatha Pakshaya Sri Lanka.png
1988
Eelavar Democratic Front [lower-alpha 5]
ඊලවර් ප්‍රජාතන්ත්‍රවාදී පෙරමුණ
ஈழவர் ஜனநாயக முன்னணி
Election Symbol Elavar Democratic Front Sri Lanka.png
Equality Party
සමනතා පක්ෂය
சமத்துவக் கட்சி
Election Symbol Samaththuva Kadchi Sri Lanka.png
Eros Democratic Front
ඊරෝස් ප්‍රජාතන්ත්‍රවාදී පෙරමුණ
ஈரோஸ் ஜனநாயக முன்னணி
Election Symbol Eros Democratic Front.jpg
Freedom People's Front
නිදහස් ජනතා පෙරමුණ
சுதந்திர மக்கள் முன்னணி
Election Symbol Bahujana Viyath Peramuna.jpg
30 December 2022 Nalaka Godahewa
1 / 225
Frontline Socialist Party
පෙරටුගාමී සමාජවාදී පක්ෂය
முன்னிலை சோசலிசக் கட்சி
Election Symbol Frontline Socialist Party Sri Lanka.png
9 April 2012
Lanka People's Party [lower-alpha 6]
ලංකා ජනතා පක්ෂය
இலங்கை மக்கள் கட்சி
Election Symbol Sinhala Ravaya Sri lanka.png
Liberal Democratic Party
ලිබරල් ප්‍රජාතන්ත්‍රවාදී පක්ෂය
லிபரல் சனநாயகக் கட்சி
75Px Election Symbol The Liberal Party (Sri Lanka).png
75Px
19 January 1987Kamal Nissanka
1 / 8,356
Mawbima Janatha Pakshaya
මව්බිම ජනතා පක්ෂය
தாய்நாடு ஜனதா கட்சி
Election Symbol Maubima Janatha Pakshaya Sri Lanka.png
11 October 2023 Dilith Jayaweera
Motherland People's Party [lower-alpha 7]
මව්බිම ජනතා පක්‍ෂය
மௌவ்பிம ஜனதா பக்ஷய
Election Symbol Maubima Janatha Pakshaya Sri Lanka.png
2009 Harischandra Wijayatunga
National Development Front
ජාතික සංවර්ධන පෙරමුණ
தேசிய அபிவிருத்தி முன்னணி
Election Symbol Jathika Sanwardhana Peramuna Sri lanka.png
July 2000Dr. Sarath Bandaranayake
National Front for Good Governance
යහපාලනය සඳහා වූ ජාතික පෙරමුණ
நல்லாட்சிக்கான தேசிய முன்னணி
Election Symbol National Front for Good Govenance Sri Lanka.png
Abdul Rahman
National Peace Front
ජාතික සමගි පෙරමුණ
தேசிய ஒற்றுமை முன்னணி
Election Symbol National Unity Alliance Sri Lanka.png
National People's Party
ජාතික ජනතා පක්ෂය
தேசிய மக்கள் கட்சி
Election Symbol National People's Party Sri Lanka.png
10 / 8,356
Nava Sama Samaja Party
නව සමසමාජ පක්ෂය
நவ சம சமாஜக் கட்சி
Election Symbol Of Nawa Sama Samaja Party .png
1977 Vikramabahu Karunaratne
New Democratic Front
නව ප්‍රජාතන්ත්‍රවාදී පෙරමුණ
புதிய சனநாயக முன்னணி
Election Symbol New Democratic Front Sri Lanka.png
Shamila Perera
New Democratic Marxist–Leninist Party
නව ප්‍රජාතන්ත්‍රවාදී මාක්ස්වාදී ලෙනින්වාදී පක්ෂය
புதிய ஜனநாயக மார்க்சிஸ்ட் லெனினிஸ்ட் கட்சி
Election Symbol New Democratic Marxist Leninist Party Sri Lanka.png
New Sinhala Heritage
නව සිහළ උරුමය
நவ சிஹல உறுமய
Election Symbol Nawa Sihala Urumaya Sri Lanka.png
2006Sarath Manamendra
Patriotic United National Party
දේශප්‍රේමී එක්සත් ජාතික පක්ෂය
தேசப்பற்றுள்ள ஐக்கிய தேசியக் கட்சி
Election Symbol Patriotic United National Party.jpg
People's Alliance
පොදු ජන එක්සත් පෙරමුණ
பொது ஜன முன்னணி
Election Symbol People's Alliance Sri Lanka.png
1994
People's Servants Party
ජනතා සේවක පක්ෂය
மக்கள் சேவகர்கள் கட்சி
Election Symbol People's Servant Party Sri Lanka.png
June 2015
People's Welfare Front
ජන සෙත පෙරමුණ
ஜனசெத பெரமுண
Election Symbol Jana Setha Peramuna Sri Lanka.png
3 / 8,356
Samabima Party
සමබිම පක්ෂය
சமபிம கட்சி
Election Symbol Samabima Party Sri Lanka.png
Sinhaladeepa Jathika Peramuna
සිංහලදීප ජාතික පෙරමුණ
சிங்களதீப தேசிய முன்னணி
Election Symbol Sinhaladeepa Jathika Peramuna Sri Lanka.png
Siva Senai
சிவா சேனை
12 October 2016Maravanpulavu Sachchithananthan
Social Democratic Party of Sri Lanka
ශ්‍රී ලංකා සමාජ ප්‍රජාතන්ත්‍රවාදී පක්ෂය
இலங்கை சமூக ஜனநாயகக் கட்சி
Election Symbol Social Democratic Party of Sri Lanka.jpg
Socialist Equality Party [lower-alpha 8]
සමාජවාදී සමානතා පක්ෂය
சோசலிச சமத்துவக் கட்சி
Election Symbol Of Socialist Equality Party.png
1968
Socialist Party of Sri Lanka
ශ්‍රී ලංකා සමාජවාදී පක්ෂය
இலங்கை சோசலிஸ்ட் கட்சி
Election Symbol Of Socialist Party of Sri Lanka .png
2006
Socialist People's Forum [lower-alpha 9]
සමාජවාදී ජනතා සංසදය
சோசலிச மக்கள் மன்றம்
Election Symbol Nationalities Unity Organization Sri Lanka.png
Socialist People's Front [lower-alpha 10]
සමාජවාදී ජනතා පෙරමුණ
சோசலிச மக்கள் முன்னணி
Election Symbol of Socialist Alliance (Sri Lanka).png
2006
Sri Lanka Labour Party
ශ්‍රී ලංකා කම්කරු පක්ෂය
ஸ்ரீலங்கா தொழிலாளர் கட்சி
Election Symbol Sri Lanka Labour Party Sri Lanka.png
Sri Lanka Progressive Front
ශ්‍රී ලංකා ප්‍රගතිශීලී පෙරමුණ
ஸ்ரீலங்கா முற்போக்கு முன்னணி
Election Symbol Sri Lanka Progressive Front Sri Lanka.png
1996J. A. Peter Nelson Perera
Tamil Progressive Alliance
දෙමළ ප්‍රගතිශීලී සන්ධානය
தமிழ் முற்போக்கு கூட்டணி
Election Symbol Tamil Progressive Alliance Sri Lanka.png
3 June 2015
Tamil Social Democratic Party
දෙමළ සමාජ ප්‍රජාතන්ත්‍ර පක්‍ෂය
தமிழ் சமூக ஜனநாயக கட்சி
Election Symbol Social Democratic Party of Tamils Sri Lanka.png
Tamil United Liberation Front [lower-alpha 11]
ද්‍රවිඩ එක්සත් විමුක්ති පෙරමුණ
தமிழர் விடுதலைக் கூட்டணி
Election Symbol Tamil United Liberation Front Sri Lanka.png
4 May 1972 V. Anandasangaree
78 / 8,356
The Second Generation
දෙවන පරපුර
இரண்டாம் தலைமுறை
Election Symbol Devana Parapura.jpg
United Congress Party
එක්සත් කොංග්‍රස් පක්ෂය
ஐக்கிய காங்கிரஸ் கட்சி
Election Symbol United Congress Party.jpg
United Democratic Front
එක්සත් ප්‍රජාතන්ත්‍රවාදී පෙරමුණ
ஐக்கிய ஜனநாயக முன்னணி
Election Symbol United Democratic Front Sri Lanka.png
United Lanka Great Council
එක්සත් ලංකා මහා සභාව
ஐக்கிய இலங்கை மகா சபை
Election Symbol Eksath Lanka Maha Sabha Pakshaya Sri Lanka.png
Nath Amarakone
United Lanka People's Party
එක්සත් ලංකා පොදුජන පක්ෂය
எக்சத் லங்கா பொதுஜன பக்ஷய
Election Symbol Eksath Lanka Podujana Pakshaya Sri Lanka.png
United Left Front
එක්සත් වාමාංශික පෙරමුණ
ஐக்கிய இடது முன்னணி
Election Symbol United Left Front Sri Lanka.png
Jayampathy Wickramaratne
1 / 8,356
United National Alliance [lower-alpha 12]
එක්සත් ජාතික සන්ධානය
ஐக்கிய தேசிய கூட்டமைப்பு
Election Symbol Muslim National Alliance Sri Lanka.png
United National Freedom Front
එක්සත් ජාතික නිදහස් පෙරමුණ
ஐக்கிய தேசிய சுதந்திர முன்னணி
Election Symbol United National Freedom Front Sri Lanka.png
20 / 8,356
United Peace Alliance [lower-alpha 13]
එක්සත් සාම සන්ධානය
ஐக்கிய சமாதான முன்னணி
Election Symbol United Peace Alliance Sri Lanka.png
United People's Freedom Alliance
එක්සත් ජනතා නිදහස් සන්ධානය
ஐக்கிய மக்கள் சுதந்திரக் கூட்டணி
Election Symbol United People's Freedom Alliance Sri Lanka.png
20 January 2004
United People's Party
එක්සත් මහජන පක්‍ෂය
ஐக்கிய மக்கள் கட்சி
Election Symbol United People's Party Sri Lanka.png
5 / 8,356
United Republican Front
එක්සත් ජනරජ පෙරමුණ
ஐக்கிய குடியரசு முன்னணி
Election Symbol Jathika Hela Urumaya Sri Lanka.png
United Socialist Party
එක්සත් සමාජවාදි පකෂය
ஐக்கிய சோசலிச கட்சி
Election Symbol Of United Socialist Party .png
1989 Siritunga Jayasuriya

Unregistered parties

PartyElection SymbolFoundedCurrent leaderAlliance
Buddhist People's Front
බොදු ජන පෙරමුණ
பௌத்த மக்கள் முன்னணி
Ceylon Communist Party (Maoist)
ලංකා කොමියුනිස්ට් පක්ෂය (මාඕවාදී)
இலங்கை கம்யூனிஸ்ட் கட்சி (மாவோயிஸ்ட்)
1964
Ceylon Democratic Unity Alliance
ලංකා ප්‍රජාතන්ත්‍රවාදී එක්සත් සන්ධානය
இலங்கை ஜனநாயக ஐக்கிய கூட்டணி
2002T. V. Chennan
Democratic National Front
ප්‍රජාතන්ත්‍රවාදී ජාතික පෙරමුණ
ஜனநாயக தேசிய முன்னணி
N. Kumaraguruparan DTNF
Democratic People's Congress
ප්‍රජාතන්ත්‍රවාදී මහජන කොංග්‍රසය
ஜனநாயக மக்கள் காங்கிரஸ்
Praba Ganesan DTNF
Eelam National Democratic Liberation Front
ඊළාම් ජාතික ප්‍රජාතන්ත්‍රවාදී විමුක්ති පෙරමුණ
ஈழ தேசிய ஜனநாய விடுதலை முன்னணி
1987
Muslim Tamil National Alliance
මුස්ලිම් දෙමළ ජාතික සන්ධානය
முஸ்லிம் தமிழ் தேசிய கூட்டமைப்பு
Azath Salley
People's Freedom Front
ජනතා නිදහස් පෙරමුණ
மக்கள் சுதந்திர முன்னணி
1991
People's Liberation Solidarity Front
මහජන විමුක්ති සහයෝගිතා පෙරමුණ
மக்கள் விடுதலை ஒற்றுமை முன்னணி
1997Kamal Karunadasa
People's Tamil Congress
මහජන දෙමළ කොංග්‍රසය
மக்கள் தமிழ் காங்கிரஸ்
L. P. Shanmuganathan
Revolutionary Workers Party [lower-alpha 14]
විප්ලවවාදී කම්කරු පක්ෂය
புரட்சிகர தொழிலாளர் கட்சி
1968
United Citizens’ Front
එක්සත් පුරවැසි පෙරමුණ
ஐக்கிய குடிமக்கள் முன்னணி
Tissa Attanayake
United National Alternative Front
එක්සත් ජාතික විකල්ප පෙරමුණ
ஐக்கிய தேசிய மாற்று முன்னணி
2000
Upcountry National Front
කඳුරට ජාතික පෙරමුණ
மலையக தேசிய முன்னணி
2000Rishi Senthil Raj
Green Party of Sri Lanka
ශ්‍රී ලංකා හරිත පක්ෂය
இலங்கை பசுமைக் கட்சி
Our National Front
අපේ ජාතික පෙරමුණ
எமது தேசிய முன்னணி
2009Upulangani Malagamuwa
Sri Lanka National Force [lower-alpha 15]
ශ්‍රී ලංකා ජාතික බලය
ஸ்ரீ லங்கா தேசிய சக்தி
Sri Lanka Vanguard Party
ශ්‍රී ලංකා පෙරටුගාමී පක්ෂය
இலங்கை முன்னிலை கட்சி
Progressive Tamil Party
ප්‍රගතිශීලී දෙමළ පක්ෂය
முற்போக்குத்த தமிழர் கச்சி
Vijaya Dharani National Council
විජය ධරණි ජාතික සභාව
விஜய தரணி தேசிய கவுன்சில்
Eelam People's Revolutionary Liberation Front(Suresh Wing)
ඊලාම් ජනතා විප්ලවවාදී විමුක්ති පෙරමුණ
ஈழ மக்கள் புரட்சிகர விடுதலை முன்னணி
2000 Suresh Premachandran
Ealam Tamil Self Rule Party
ඊලාම් තමිලර් සුයාට්ච්චි කච්චි
ஈழத் தமிழர் சுயாட்சிக் கட்சி
Ananthi Sasitharan
Tamil National Party
දෙමළ ජාතික පක්ෂය
தமிழரசுக் கட்சி
M. K. Shivajilingam
N. Srikantha

Defunct/dormant parties

PartySymbolFoundedDissolvedleaderNotes
All Ceylon Islamic United Front
සමස්ත ලංකා ඉස්ලාමීය එක්සත් පෙරමුණ
அகில இலங்கை இஸ்லாமிய ஐக்கிய முன்னணி
1960
All Ceylon Malay Political Union
සමස්ත ලංකා මැලේ දේශපාලන සංගමය
அகில இலங்கை மலாய் அரசியல் ஒன்றியம்
1944
Aziz Democratic Workers Congress
අසීස් ප්‍රජාතන්ත්‍රවාදී කම්කරු කොංග්‍රසය
அஜீஸ் ஜனநாயக தொழிலாளர் காங்கிரஸ்
Bolshevik Samasamaja Party [lower-alpha 16]
බොල්ෂෙවික් සමසමාජ පක්ෂය
போல்ஷிவிக் சமசமாஜ கட்சி
19481950Absorbed into the Lanka Sama Samaja Party
Buddhist Republican Party
බෞද්ධ ජනරජ පක්ෂය
புத்த குடியரசு கட்சி
1952
Ceylon National Congress
ලංකා ජාතික කොංග්‍රසය
இலங்கை தேசிய காங்கிரஸ்
11 December 1919
Lanka Democratic Party
ලංකා ප්‍රජාතන්ත්‍රවාදී පක්ෂය
இலங்கை சனநாயகக் கட்சி
Absorbed into the Sri Lanka Freedom Socialist Party
Lanka Mahajana Sabha
ලංකා මහජන සභාව
லங்கா மகாஜன சபை
1919
Lanka Sama Samaja Party (Alternative Group)
ලංකා සමසමාජ පක්ෂය (විකල්ප කණ්ඩායම)
லங்கா சமசமாஜ கட்சி (மாற்றுக் குழு)
Lanka Sama Samaja Party (Revolutionary)
ලංකා සමසමාජ පක්ෂය (විප්ලවවාදී)
லங்கா சமசமாஜ கட்சி (புரட்சிகர)
1964
Muslim United Liberation Front
මුස්ලිම් එක්සත් විමුක්ති පෙරමුණ
முஸ்லிம் ஐக்கிய விடுதலை முன்னணி
National Alliance
ජාතික සන්ධානය
தேசியக் கூட்டணி
National Democratic Movement
ජාතික ප්‍රජාතන්ත්‍රවාදී ව්‍යාපාරය
தேசிய ஜனநாயக இயக்கம்
National Democratic Party
ජාතික ප්‍රජාතන්ත්‍රවාදී පක්ෂය
தேசிய ஜனநாயக கட்சி
National Democratic People's Alliance
ජාතික ප්‍රජාතන්ත්‍රවාදී ජනතා සන්ධානය
தேசிய ஜனநாயக மக்கள் கூட்டமைப்பு
4 February 2008
National Liberation Front
ජාතික විමුක්ති පෙරමුණ
தேசிய விடுதலை முன்னணி
New Democratic Party
නව ප්‍රජාතන්ත්‍රවාදී පක්ෂය
புதிய ஜனநாயகக் கட்சி
New National Front
නව ජාතික පෙරමුණ
புதிய தேசிய முன்னணி
2011
People's Front of Liberation Tigers
විඩුතලෛප් පුලිකල් මක්කල් මුන්නනි
விடுதலைப் புலிகள் மக்கள் முன்னணி
1989
Sinhala Heritage
සිංහල උරුමය
சிங்கள உறுமய
Absorbed into the Jathika Hela Urumaya
Sinhala Maha Sabha
සිංහල මහා සභාව
சிங்கள மகா சபை
1936Absorbed into the United National Party
Sri Lanka Freedom Socialist Party
ශ්‍රී ලංකා නිදහස් සමාජවාදී පක්ෂය
ஸ்ரீலங்கா சுதந்திர சோசலிச கட்சி
1964Absorbed into the United National Party
Sri Lanka National Congress
ශ්‍රී ලංකා ජාතික කොංග්‍රසය
இலங்கை தேசிய காங்கிரஸ்
20092011Absorbed into the Sri Lanka Freedom Party
Sri Lanka Sama Samaja Party
ශ්‍රී ලංකා සමසමාජ පක්ෂය
இலங்கை சம சமாஜ கட்சி
19821983Absorbed into the Sri Lanka Freedom Party
Swaraj Party
ස්වරාජ් පක්ෂය
ஸ்வராஜ் கட்சி
United Lanka Congress
එක්සත් ලංකා කොංග්‍රසය
ஐக்கிய லங்கா காங்கிரஸ்
United Muslim People's Alliance
එක්සත් මුස්ලිම් ජනතා සන්ධානය
ஐக்கிய முஸ்லிம் மக்கள் கூட்டமைப்பு
United National Alliance
එක්සත් ජාතික සන්ධානය
ஐக்கிய தேசியக் கூட்டமைப்பு
Viplavakari Lanka Sama Samaja Party
විප්ලවකාරි ලංකා සමසමාජ පක්ෂය
விப்லவகாரி லங்கா சம சமாஜ கட்சி
19501959Absorbed into the Mahajana Eksath Peramuna
Workers' Liberation Front
කම්කරු විමුක්ති පෙරමුණ
தொழிலாளர் விடுதலை முன்னணி

Notes

  1. Formerly New Left Front, Left Front.
  2. Formerly Okkoma Wesiyo Okkoma Rajawaru Sanvidhanaya.
  3. Formerly All Lanka Tamil United Front.
  4. Formerly Tamil Democratic National Alliance.
  5. Political wing of Eelam Revolutionary Organisation of Students.
  6. Formerly Sinhala Ravaya.
  7. Formerly Sinhalaye Mahasammatha Bhoomiputra Pakshaya.
  8. Formerly Revolutionary Communist League.
  9. Formerly Nationalities Unity Organisation.
  10. Formerly Socialist Alliance.
  11. Formerly Tamil United Front.
  12. Formerly Muslim National Alliance.
  13. Formerly Muslim Liberation Front.
  14. Formerly Revolutionary Samasamaja Party.
  15. Formerly Patriotic National Front.
  16. Formerly Bolshevik-Leninist Party of India, Ceylon and Burma.

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