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2024 Sri Lankan parliamentary election

2024 Sri Lankan parliamentary election
← 2020 14 November 2024
All 225 seats in the Parliament of Sri Lanka
113 seats needed for a majority
Registered17,140,354[1]
 
Leader Mahinda Rajapaksa Sajith Premadasa Anura Kumara Dissanayake
Party SLPP SJB NPP
Leader's seat Not contesting Colombo Not contesting[a]
Last election 59.09%, 145 seats[b] 23.90%, 54 seats 3.84%, 3 seats
Current seats 106 seats 72 seats 3 seats
Seats needed Increase7 Increase41 Increase110
Incumbent Prime Minister

Harini Amarasuriya
NPP



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
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Background
Existing political culture
Pre-2022 political instabilty
Economic crisis (2019–present)
Causes
Effects
Political crisis (2022–present)
Opponents & demands
  • Opponents
  • Demands

1. Resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa 2. Accountability for corruption 3. Economic reforms 4. Access to essential services 5. Political reforms 6. Youth participation

Protests
Government overthrow
Elections of 2024
Legacy
Legacy

Parliamentary elections in Sri Lanka are scheduled for 14 November 2024 to elect 225 members to the new parliament. The 16th Parliament of Sri Lanka was dissolved on 24 September 2024.[2][3][4] The submission of nominations for the upcoming election commenced on 4 October and concluded on 11 October 2024 at 12:00 SLST.[5][6]

Following the election, the newly elected 17th Parliament of Sri Lanka is expected to convene on 21 November 2024.[7][8]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference EC-10.2024 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Proclamation by the President" (PDF). The Gazette Extraordinary. Department of Government Printing. 24 September 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 September 2024. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  3. ^ Balasuriya, Darshana Sanjeewa (24 September 2024). "General election on November 14". Daily Mirror. Archived from the original on 24 September 2024. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  4. ^ Ng, Kelly (24 September 2024). "Sri Lanka's new president dissolves parliament". BBC. Archived from the original on 24 September 2024. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  5. ^ Farzan, Zulfick (4 October 2024). "Nominations Open for 2024 Parliamentary Election". News First. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  6. ^ Fernandopulle, Sheain (11 October 2024). "Nomination period for General Election ends today". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  7. ^ "The Gazette Extraordinary - No.2410/02 of Tuesday, November 12, 2024 - Proclamation by the President" (PDF). Presidential Secretariat. 12 November 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 November 2024. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  8. ^ "New parliament meeting : President issues proclamation". Newswire. 12 November 2024. Archived from the original on 12 November 2024. Retrieved 12 November 2024.


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