Next Sri Lankan parliamentary election

Next Sri Lankan parliamentary election

← 2020 Before August 2025
All 225 seats in the Parliament of Sri Lanka 113 seats needed for a majority
Leader Mahinda Rajapaksa Sajith Premadasa Chandrika Kumaratunga Party SLPP SJB People's Alliance Last election 59.09%, 145 seats 23.90%, 54 seats New Current seats 106 seats 59 seats Seats needed 7 54   Leader TBA Anura Kumara Dissanayake Party TNA NPP Last election 2.82%, 10 seats 3.84%, 3 seats Current seats 10 seats 3 seats Seats needed 103 110
Incumbent Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena SLPP

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Parliamentary elections are expected to be held in Sri Lanka in 2025. The term of the 16th and current parliament is scheduled to end on 20 August 2025, marking the completion of five years from the date of its first meeting.^[1][2] Parliament may be dissolved by the president either after completing two years and six months from the date of its first meeting, or upon receiving a resolution from the parliament requesting dissolution.^[3]

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.^[4] 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 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.^[5]

Name			Symbol	Claimed ideology(ies)	Leader	Voteshare in 2020	General seats won in 2020	Seats before election
	SLPP	Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna ශ්‍රී ලංකා පොදුජන පෙරමුණ இலங்கை பொதுஜன முன்னணி		Neoconservatism Sinhalese nationalism Right-wing populism	Mahinda Rajapaksa	59.09%	145 / 225	106 / 225
	SJB	Samagi Jana Balawegaya සමගි ජනබලවේගය ஐக்கிய மக்கள் சக்தி		Liberal conservatism Social democracy	Sajith Premadasa	23.90%	54 / 225	59 / 225
	PA	People's Alliance පොදු ජන එක්සත් පෙරමුණ மக்கள் கூட்டணி		Big tent	Chandrika Kumaratunga	New	N/A
	NPP	National People's Power ජාතික ජන බලවේගය தேசிய மக்கள் சக்தி		Social democracy 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

The following nationwide presidential poll was conducted by the Institute for Health Policy (IHP), an independent research institution.

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