Election Information
General Information:
Parliamentary elections were held in Sri Lanka on November 14, 2024 to elect all 225 members of Parliament. The elections were called following the early dissolution of the 16th Parliament by newly elected President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, who had pledged to renew the political landscape.
Election Results:
National People's Power: 159 seats, 6,863,186 votes (61.56%)
Samagi Jana Balawegaya: 40 seats, 1,968,716 votes (17.66%)
Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi: 8 seats, 257,813 votes (2.31%)
New Democratic Front: 5 seats, 500,835 votes (4.49%)
Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna: 3 seats, 350,429 votes (3.14%)
Sri Lanka Muslim Congress: 3 seats, 87,038 votes (0.78%)
Sarvajana Balaya: 1 seat, 178,006 votes (1.60%)
United National Party: 1 seat, 66,234 votes (0.59%)
Democratic Tamil National Alliance: 1 seat, 65,382 votes (0.59%)
All Ceylon Tamil Congress: 1 seat, 39,894 votes (0.36%)
All Ceylon Makkal Congress: 1 seat, 33,911 votes (0.30%)
Independents: 1 seat, 30,637 votes (0.27%)
Sri Lanka Labour Party: 1 seat, 17,710 votes (0.16%)
Electoral System:
The Parliament of Sri Lanka consists of 225 members elected for a five-year term. 196 seats are filled through 22 multi-member constituencies using an open-list proportional representation system with a 5% electoral threshold. Voters choose a party and may indicate up to 3 preferred candidates from the party list. The party receiving the most votes in each constituency is awarded a bonus seat.
The remaining 29 seats come from the National List, allocated proportionally based on each party's total nationwide vote share. National List candidates are nominated by the party secretaries and do not need to contest constituency elections.
This mixed system aims to balance local representation with national proportionality.
Related Articles:
The Independent
Sri Lanka Election Commission
Parliamentary elections were held in Sri Lanka on November 14, 2024 to elect all 225 members of Parliament. The elections were called following the early dissolution of the 16th Parliament by newly elected President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, who had pledged to renew the political landscape.
Election Results:
National People's Power: 159 seats, 6,863,186 votes (61.56%)
Samagi Jana Balawegaya: 40 seats, 1,968,716 votes (17.66%)
Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi: 8 seats, 257,813 votes (2.31%)
New Democratic Front: 5 seats, 500,835 votes (4.49%)
Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna: 3 seats, 350,429 votes (3.14%)
Sri Lanka Muslim Congress: 3 seats, 87,038 votes (0.78%)
Sarvajana Balaya: 1 seat, 178,006 votes (1.60%)
United National Party: 1 seat, 66,234 votes (0.59%)
Democratic Tamil National Alliance: 1 seat, 65,382 votes (0.59%)
All Ceylon Tamil Congress: 1 seat, 39,894 votes (0.36%)
All Ceylon Makkal Congress: 1 seat, 33,911 votes (0.30%)
Independents: 1 seat, 30,637 votes (0.27%)
Sri Lanka Labour Party: 1 seat, 17,710 votes (0.16%)
Electoral System:
The Parliament of Sri Lanka consists of 225 members elected for a five-year term. 196 seats are filled through 22 multi-member constituencies using an open-list proportional representation system with a 5% electoral threshold. Voters choose a party and may indicate up to 3 preferred candidates from the party list. The party receiving the most votes in each constituency is awarded a bonus seat.
The remaining 29 seats come from the National List, allocated proportionally based on each party's total nationwide vote share. National List candidates are nominated by the party secretaries and do not need to contest constituency elections.
This mixed system aims to balance local representation with national proportionality.
Related Articles:
The Independent
Sri Lanka Election Commission
