2024 Sri Lankan parliamentary election

2024 Sri Lankan parliamentary election

14 November 2024
All 225 seats in the Parliament of Sri Lanka 113 seats needed for a majority
Registered	17,140,354
Leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake Mahinda Rajapaksa Party NPP SLPP Last election 3.84%, 3 seats 59.09%, 145 seats Current seats 3 seats 106 seats Seats needed 110 7   Leader Sajith Premadasa TBA Party SJB TNA Last election 23.90%, 54 seats 2.82%, 10 seats Current seats 72 seats 10 seats Seats needed 41 103
Incumbent Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya NPP

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, with nominations being accepted from 4 to 11 October 2024. Following the election, the newly elected parliament is expected to convene on 21 November 2024.

Background

The election was called on 24 September by the newly inaugurated President Anura Kumara Dissanayake as part of his election pledge. Consequently, parliament was dissolved ahead of its scheduled tenure expiration in August 2025.

Electoral system

Type of 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. 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 The Sri Lanka 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.

Recent changes in seat allocation

On 25 September 2024, the Election Commission released details regarding the number of members to be elected from each electoral district in the upcoming parliamentary election, the number of candidates to be listed on the nomination paper, and the deposit amount required from independent groups. Recognised political parties are exempt from making a deposit.

Recent Sri Lankan election results

See also: Elections in Sri Lanka

Prior election results

Election results
Dates of elections	Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPFA)		Samagi Jana Balawegaya		National People's Power		Tamil National Alliance		United National Party		Others
	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
2019 presidential election	6,924,255	52.25%	—	—	418,553	3.16%	—	—	5,564,239	41.99%	345,452	2.35%
2020 parliamentary election	6,853,690	59.09%	2,771,980	23.90%	445,958	3.84%	327,168	2.82%	249,435	2.15%	950,698	8.20%
2024 presidential election	342,781	2.57%	4,363,035	32.76%	5,634,915	42.31%	—	—	2,299,767	17.27%	407,473	3.06%

Maps

Sri Lankan political map prior to this election
2024 Sri Lankan presidential election	2020 Sri Lankan parliamentary election
Elected members of each electoral district or municipality, gaining the highest number of votes ■ SLPFA ■ SJB ■ TNA ■ SLFP ■ EPDP ■ Other parties

Contesting parties

Further information: List of political parties in Sri Lanka

Name			Party Logo	Main ideology	Leader	Voteshare in 2020	Seats won in 2020	Seats before election
	SLPP	Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna ශ්‍රී ලංකා පොදුජන පෙරමුණ இலங்கை பொதுஜன முன்னணி		Sinhalese nationalism Right-wing populism	Mahinda Rajapaksa	59.09%	145 / 225	106 / 225
	SJB	Samagi Jana Balawegaya සමගි ජනබලවේගය ஐக்கிய மக்கள் சக்தி		Big tent	Sajith Premadasa	23.90%	54 / 225	59 / 225
	NPP	National People's Power ජාතික ජන බලවේගය தேசிய மக்கள் சக்தி		Democratic socialism 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
	UNP	United National Party එක්සත් ජාතික පක්ෂය ஐக்கிய தேசியக் கட்சி		Liberal conservatism Economic liberalism	Ranil Wickremesinghe	2.15%	1 / 225	1 / 225
	PA	People's Alliance පොදු ජන එක්සත් පෙරමුණ மக்கள் கூட்டணி		Big tent	Chandrika Kumaratunga	New	—

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
21 September 2024	2024 Sri Lankan presidential election
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

External links

• Election Commission of Sri Lanka official website
• Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption official website