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16th Parliament of Sri Lanka | |
Body: | Parliament of Sri Lanka |
Meeting Place: | Sri Lankan Parliament Building |
Election: | 5 August 2020 |
Before: | 15th |
After: | 17th |
Chamber1: | Parliamentarians |
Membership1: | 225 |
Chamber1 Leader1 Type: | Speaker |
Chamber1 Leader1: | Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena (SLPP) |
Chamber1 Leader2 Type: | Deputy Speaker and Chairman of Committees |
Chamber1 Leader2: | Ranjith Siyambalapitiya (SLFP) (2020–22) Ajith Rajapaksa (SLPP) (2022–) |
Chamber1 Leader3 Type: | Deputy Chairman of Committees |
Chamber1 Leader3: | Angajan Ramanathan (SLFP) |
Chamber1 Leader4 Type: | Prime Minister |
Chamber1 Leader4: | Mahinda Rajapaksa (SLPP) (2020–22) Ranil Wickremesinghe (UNP) (2022) Dinesh Gunawardena (SLPP) (2022–) |
Chamber1 Leader5 Type: | Leader of the Opposition |
Chamber1 Leader5: | Sajith Premadasa (SJB) |
Chamber1 Leader6 Type: | Leader of the House |
Chamber1 Leader6: | Dinesh Gunawardena (SLPP) (2020–22) Susil Premajayantha (SLPP) (2022–) |
Chamber2 Leader1 Type: | Chief Government Whip |
Chamber2 Leader1: | Johnston Fernando (SLPP) (2020–22) Prasanna Ranatunga (SLPP) (2022–) |
Chamber2 Leader2 Type: | Chief Opposition Whip |
Chamber2 Leader2: | Lakshman Kiriella (SJB) |
Chamber3: | Structure |
Session1 Type: | 1st |
Session1 Start: | 20 August 2020 |
Session1 End: | 12 December 2021 |
Session2 Type: | 2nd |
Session2 Start: | 18 January 2022 |
Session2 End: | 28 July 2022 |
Session3 Type: | 3rd |
Session3 Start: | 3 August 2022 |
Session3 End: | 27 January 2023 |
Session4 Type: | 4th |
Session4 Start: | 8 February 2023 |
Session4 End: | 26 January 2024 |
Session5 Type: | 5th |
Session5 Start: | 7 February 2024 |
The 16th Parliament of Sri Lanka is the current Parliament of Sri Lanka, with the membership determined by the results of the 2020 parliamentary election held on 5 August 2020. According to the Constitution of Sri Lanka the maximum legislative term of the parliament is 5 years from the first meeting.
See main article: 2020 Sri Lankan parliamentary election. The 16th parliamentary election was held on 5 August 2020.[1] The incumbent Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance claimed a landslide victory in the election claiming the majority winning 145 seats,[2] [3] [4] while the newly formed Samagi Jana Balawegaya won a total of 54 seats and the National People's Power won 3 seats.[5] [6] [7] The main opposition United National Party suffered their worst ever landslide defeat in history, claiming only one national seat and receiving the fifth most votes in the elections.[8]
The first official results were released on 6 August 2020 in the afternoon starting with the postal votes in the Galle District.[9]
The SLPFA became the largest group in Parliament after securing 59.09% of votes and 145 seats whilst the SJB won 23.90% of votes and 54 seats.[10] [11] SLPFA managed to exceed the majority cutoff of 113 with obtaining 128 seats from election votes and 17 seats from the national list.[12]
valign=bottom rowspan=2 colspan=2 width="350" | Alliances and parties ! | valign=bottom rowspan=2 width="60" | Votes ! | valign=bottom rowspan=2 width="50" | % ! | valign=bottom colspan=4 | Seats | |
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District | National | Total | +/– | |||||
6,853,690 | 59.09% | 128 | 17 | 145 | 50 | |||
2,771,980 | 23.90% | 47 | 7 | 54 | New | |||
327,168 | 2.82% | 9 | 1 | 10 | 6 | |||
445,958 | 3.84% | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |||
67,766 | 0.58% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |||
61,464 | 0.53% | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |||
United National Party (Ranil wing) | 249,435 | 2.15% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 105 | ||
67,758 | 0.58% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
67,692 | 0.58% | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
66,579 | 0.57% | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
Muslim National Alliance | 55,981 | 0.48% | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
51,301 | 0.44% | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
43,319 | 0.37% | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
39,272 | 0.34% | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
34,428 | 0.30% | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
223,622 | 1.93% | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
United Peace Alliance | 31,054 | 0.27% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
All Lanka Tamil Mahasabha | 30,031 | 0.26% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
National Development Front | 14,686 | 0.13% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
14,522 | 0.13% | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Social Democratic Party of Tamils | 11,464 | 0.10% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
9,855 | 0.08% | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Socialist Party of Sri Lanka | 9,368 | 0.08% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
People's Welfare Front | 7,361 | 0.06% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Sinhalese National Front | 5,056 | 0.04% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
4,883 | 0.04% | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
United Left Front | 4,879 | 0.04% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
4,345 | 0.04% | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
National People's Party | 3,813 | 0.03% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
3,611 | 0.03% | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
National Democratic Front | 3,488 | 0.03% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
3,134 | 0.03% | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2,964 | 0.03% | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
1,397 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
1,189 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Motherland People's Party | 1,087 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
1,035 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
780 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
737 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
All Are Citizens All Are Kings Organization | 632 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
145 | 0.00% | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Independents | 42 | |||||||
Valid Votes | 11,598,929 | 100.00% | 196 | 29 | 225 | |||
Rejected Votes | 744,373 | 6.03% | ||||||
Total Polled | 12,343,302 | 75.89% | ||||||
Registered Electors | 16,263,885 | |||||||
Districts won by SJB | |
Districts won by SLPFA | |
Districts won by TNA |
Province ! | Others | Total | Turnout | |||||||||||||||||
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Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
126,012 | 32.65% | 3 | 102,274 | 26.50% | 2 | 25,255 | 6.54% | 0 | 5,060 | 1.31% | 0 | 127,396 | 33.00% | 2 | 385,997 | 100.00% | 7 | 78.28% | ||
344,458 | 67.95% | 7 | 119,788 | 23.63% | 2 | - | - | - | 24,492 | 4.83% | 0 | 18,164 | 3.58% | 0 | 506,902 | 100.00% | 9 | 78.19% | ||
309,538 | 62.06% | 6 | 144,290 | 28.93% | 3 | - | - | - | 19,308 | 3.87% | 0 | 25,659 | 5.14% | 0 | 498,795 | 100.00% | 9 | 80.43% | ||
33,424 | 11.22% | 1 | 28,362 | 9.52% | 0 | 79,460 | 26.66% | 2 | 348 | 0.12% | 0 | 156,418 | 52.49% | 2 | 298,012 | 100.00% | 5 | 76.83% | ||
674,603 | 57.04% | 12 | 387,145 | 32.73% | 6 | - | - | - | 67,600 | 5.72% | 1 | 53,428 | 4.52% | 0 | 1,182,776 | 100.00% | 19 | 73.94% | ||
430,334 | 70.54% | 7 | 115,456 | 18.93% | 2 | - | - | - | 29,963 | 4.91% | 0 | 34,299 | 5.62% | 0 | 610,052 | 100.00% | 9 | 74.43% | ||
807,896 | 65.76% | 13 | 285,809 | 23.27% | 4 | - | - | - | 61,833 | 5.03% | 1 | 72,936 | 5.94% | 0 | 1,228,474 | 100.00% | 18 | 73.01% | ||
280,881 | 75.10% | 6 | 51,758 | 13.84% | 1 | - | - | - | 31,362 | 8.39% | 0 | 10,016 | 2.68% | 0 | 374,017 | 100.00% | 7 | 79.68% | ||
- | - | - | 13,564 | 3.78% | 0 | 112,967 | 31.46% | 3 | 853 | 0.24% | 0 | 231,746 | 64.53% | 4 | 359,130 | 100.00% | 7 | 68.92% | ||
448,699 | 64.08% | 8 | 171,988 | 24.56% | 2 | - | - | - | 33,434 | 4.77% | 0 | 46,135 | 6.59% | 0 | 700,256 | 100.00% | 10 | 76.79% | ||
477,446 | 58.76% | 8 | 234,523 | 28.86% | 4 | - | - | - | 22,997 | 2.83% | 0 | 77,612 | 9.55% | 0 | 812,578 | 100.00% | 12 | 77.02% | ||
331,573 | 66.29% | 7 | 131,317 | 26.25% | 2 | - | - | - | 14,033 | 2.81% | 0 | 23,284 | 4.65% | 0 | 500,207 | 100.00% | 9 | 76.70% | ||
649,965 | 66.92% | 11 | 244,860 | 25.21% | 4 | - | - | - | 36,290 | 3.74% | 0 | 40,128 | 4.13% | 0 | 971,243 | 100.00% | 15 | 75.45% | ||
188,779 | 65.53% | 4 | 73,955 | 25.67% | 1 | - | - | - | 7,542 | 2.62% | 0 | 17,797 | 6.18% | 0 | 288,073 | 100.00% | 5 | 76.69% | ||
352,217 | 73.63% | 6 | 72,740 | 15.21% | 1 | - | - | - | 37,136 | 7.76% | 0 | 16,286 | 3.40% | 0 | 478,379 | 100.00% | 7 | 75.95% | ||
208,193 | 74.12% | 5 | 54,147 | 19.28% | 1 | - | - | - | 11,429 | 4.07% | 0 | 7,116 | 2.53% | 0 | 280,885 | 100.00% | 6 | 80.93% | ||
230,389 | 54.47% | 5 | 132,008 | 31.21% | 3 | - | - | - | 5,043 | 1.19% | 0 | 55,537 | 13.13% | 0 | 422,977 | 100.00% | 8 | 80.49% | ||
180,847 | 73.66% | 4 | 47,781 | 19.46% | 1 | - | - | - | 6,792 | 2.77% | 0 | 10,099 | 4.11% | 0 | 245,519 | 100.00% | 5 | 78.99% | ||
220,566 | 57.26% | 5 | 80,183 | 20.81% | 2 | - | - | - | 9,944 | 2.58% | 0 | 74,528 | 19.35% | 1 | 385,221 | 100.00% | 8 | 67.47% | ||
446,668 | 68.86% | 8 | 155,759 | 24.01% | 3 | - | - | - | 17,611 | 2.72% | 0 | 28,576 | 4.41% | 0 | 648,614 | 100.00% | 11 | 77.38% | ||
68,681 | 32.25% | 1 | 86,394 | 40.56% | 2 | 39,570 | 18.58% | 1 | 2,226 | 1.05% | 0 | 16,121 | 7.57% | 0 | 212,992 | 100.00% | 4 | 78.62% | ||
42,524 | 20.46% | 1 | 37,883 | 18.23% | 1 | 69,916 | 33.64% | 3 | 662 | 0.32% | 0 | 56,852 | 27.35% | 1 | 207,837 | 100.00% | 6 | 78.34% | ||
17 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 29 | |||||||||||||||
Total | 6,853,693 | 59.09% | 145 | 2,771,984 | 23.90% | 54 | 327,168 | 2.82% | 10 | 445,958 | 3.84% | 3 | 1,200,133 | 2.15% | 13 | 11,598,936 | 91.80% | 225 | 75.89% |
The Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance was able to form a government with a supermajority, with Mahinda Rajapaksa as Prime Minister.
After country-wide protests in 2022, Mahinda Rajapaksa resigned and Ranil Wickramasinghe was appointed as his successor.
On 13 July 2022, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the country and resigned on 14 July 2022.[13] Ranil Wickremesinghe was elected president by the parliament on 20 July and Dinesh Gunawardena was appointed as prime minister by president Wickremesinghe.[14]
On 5 March 2024, the main opposition party Samagi Jana Balawegaya handed over a no-confidence motion against Speaker of the Parliament Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena, claiming that his actions failed to protect the Constitution of Sri Lanka by allowing the signature of the Online Safety Bill.[15] [16] [17] The motion was debated from 19 to 21 March, and was defeated with 75 votes for and 117 votes against.[18] [19]
The following are the changes in party and alliance affiliations for the 16th parliament.
scope=col valign=bottom | Name | scope=col valign=bottom | scope=col valign=bottom | Votes | scope=col valign=bottom | Member From | scope=col valign=bottom | Member To | scope=col colspan="2" valign=bottom | Elected Party | scope=col colspan="2" valign=bottom | Elected Alliance | scope=col colspan="2" valign=bottom | Current Party | scope=col colspan="2" valign=bottom | Current Alliance | scope=col valign=bottom width="250" | Notes | |
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Speaker (20-). | |||||||||||||||||||
Replaces Jayantha Ketagoda. Replaced by Dhammika Perera. | |||||||||||||||||||
Replaces Basil Rajapaksa. | |||||||||||||||||||
FPC | SJB | ||||||||||||||||||
Replaced by Jagath Samarawickrama. | |||||||||||||||||||
FPC | SJB | ||||||||||||||||||
Chief Government Whip (20-22) | |||||||||||||||||||
Ind | |||||||||||||||||||
FPC | SJB | ||||||||||||||||||
Replaced by Mujibur Rahman. | |||||||||||||||||||
PHU | PHU | ULS | |||||||||||||||||
FPC | SJB | ||||||||||||||||||
FPC | SJB | ||||||||||||||||||
Leader of the House (20-22) Prime Minister (22-) | |||||||||||||||||||
FPC | SJB | ||||||||||||||||||
Ind | |||||||||||||||||||
FPC | SJB | ||||||||||||||||||
FPC | SJB | ||||||||||||||||||
Replaced by M. G. Weerasena. | |||||||||||||||||||
Ind | |||||||||||||||||||
Chief Opposition Whip (20-). | |||||||||||||||||||
FPC | SJB | ||||||||||||||||||
FPC | SJB | ||||||||||||||||||
Replaces Ranjan Ramanayake. | |||||||||||||||||||
ULS | |||||||||||||||||||
Replaces Ranil Wickremesinghe. | |||||||||||||||||||
ULS | |||||||||||||||||||
Replaced by Seyed Ali Zahir Moulana. | |||||||||||||||||||
Replaced by Jagath Priyankara. | |||||||||||||||||||
FPC | SJB | ||||||||||||||||||
FPC | SJB | ||||||||||||||||||
ULS | |||||||||||||||||||
Leader of the Opposition (20-). | |||||||||||||||||||
Leader of the House (22-) | |||||||||||||||||||
Replaced by S. C. Muthukumarana. | |||||||||||||||||||
ULS | |||||||||||||||||||
Replaced by A. H. M. Fowzie. | |||||||||||||||||||
Prime Minister (20-22). | |||||||||||||||||||
Deputy Chairman of Committees (20-). | |||||||||||||||||||
Replaced by Ajith Mannapperuma. | |||||||||||||||||||
FPC | SJB | ||||||||||||||||||
Chief Government Whip (22-) | |||||||||||||||||||
Replaced by Jayantha Ketagoda. | |||||||||||||||||||
Replaced by Basil Rajapaksa. | |||||||||||||||||||
Replaces Ajith Nivard Cabraal. | |||||||||||||||||||
Replaced by Lalith Varna Kumara. | |||||||||||||||||||
ULS | |||||||||||||||||||
MNA | MNA | ||||||||||||||||||
Deputy Speaker & Chairman of Committees (22-). | |||||||||||||||||||
DNM | DNM | ||||||||||||||||||
Ind | |||||||||||||||||||
Deputy Speaker & Chairman of Committees (20-22). | |||||||||||||||||||
SJB | |||||||||||||||||||
ULS | |||||||||||||||||||
Prime Minister (22). Elected President. Replaced by Wajira Abeywardana. | |||||||||||||||||||
ULS | |||||||||||||||||||
ULS | |||||||||||||||||||
ULS | |||||||||||||||||||
Replaced by Nayana Wasalathilake. | |||||||||||||||||||
Ind | |||||||||||||||||||
Lalith Varna Kumara | Replaces Mahinda Samarasinghe. | ||||||||||||||||||
POL | SLPP | SLPFA | SLPP | SLPFA | Replaces Amarakeerthi Athukorala. | ||||||||||||||
Replaces Mujibur Rahman. | |||||||||||||||||||
Replaces Ahamed Nazeer Zainulabdeen. | |||||||||||||||||||
Replaces Chaminda Wijesiri. | |||||||||||||||||||
Replaces Sanath Nishantha. | |||||||||||||||||||
SLPP | SLPFA | SLPP | Replaces Uddika Premarathna. | ||||||||||||||||
Replaces K. H. Nandasena. | |||||||||||||||||||
Replaces Diana Gamage. | |||||||||||||||||||
Replaces R. Sampanthan. |