2024 Sri Lankan parliamentary election

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All 225 seats in the Parliament of Sri Lanka
113 seats needed for a majority
Registered| 17,140,354[1]
Turnout| 68.93% ( 6.96pp)
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ITAK

Leader  | Anura Kumara Dissanayake | Sajith Premadasa | S. Shritharan
Party  | NPP | SJB | ITAK
Last election  | 3.84%, 3 seats  | 23.90%, 54 seats  | 2.82%, 10 seats[a]
Seats won  | 159 | 40  | 8
Seat change  |  156  |  14  |  2
Popular vote  | 6,863,186 | 1,968,716  | 257,813
Percentage  | 61.56% | 17.66%  | 2.31%
Swing  |  57.72pp |  6.24pp |  0.51pp

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| Fourth party  | Fifth party
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Leader  | Ranil Wickremesinghe | Mahinda Rajapaksa
Party  | NDF | SLPP
Last election  | 2.15%, 1 seat[b] | 59.09%, 145 seats[c]
Seats won  | 5  | 3
Seat change  |  4  |  142
Popular vote  | 500,835  | 350,429
Percentage  | 4.49%  | 3.14%
Swing  |  2.34pp |  55.95pp

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Results by polling division

Results by electoral district

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| Prime Minister before election

Harini Amarasuriya
NPP

| Prime Minister after election

Harini Amarasuriya[2]
NPP

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Parliamentary elections were held in Sri Lanka on 14 November 2024 to elect 225 members to the new parliament. The 16th Parliament of Sri Lanka was dissolved on 24 September 2024.[3][4][5] The submission of nominations for the election commenced on 4 October and concluded on 11 October 2024 at 12:00.[6][7]

The result of the election was a landslide victory for the left-wing National People's Power coalition led by recently elected president Anura Kumara Dissanayake.[8] The NPP won 159 seats, more than any Sri Lankan political party in history, the second highest proportion of seats in the nation's history, and won every district except Batticaloa. This was the first election since 1977 where a single party managed to achieve a supermajority and the first time the Jaffna District was won by a non-Tamil political party.[9] This election also saw a record in women's representation with 21 female MPs elected, the highest in Sri Lanka's parliamentary history,[10] and a record number of more than 150 MPs are first-timers.[11]

Following the election, the newly elected 17th Parliament of Sri Lanka was inaugurated on 21 November 2024.[12][13]

## Background

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### Political landscape before the election

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The Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance (SLPFA), led by Mahinda Rajapaksa, won a large majority in the 2020 Sri Lankan parliamentary election on 5 August 2020.[14] During their tenure, the government under President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa faced multiple crises, including the COVID-19 pandemic and an economic crisis, which culminated into widespread protests and the 2022 Sri Lankan political crisis.[15]

These events led to both Gotabaya Rajapaksa fleeing the country and resigning as president, and Mahinda Rajapaksa also stepping down as prime minister.[16][17] Ranil Wickremesinghe was first appointed as prime minister and later became the acting president following Gotabaya Rajapaksa's resignation. In a parliamentary vote on 20 July 2022, Wickremesinghe was elected as the 9th President of Sri Lanka, tasked with completing the remainder of Rajapaksa's term.[18]

In the 2024 Sri Lankan presidential election held on 21 September 2024, Anura Kumara Dissanayake defeated his main rivals, Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa and incumbent President Ranil Wickremesinghe, to become the 10th President of Sri Lanka.[19]

As per the Parliamentary Elections Act, No. 1 of 1981, although the Sri Lankan parliament has a term of five years, the president can dissolve it after two years and six months from its first meeting or upon receiving a resolution from parliament. In spite of the 16th parliament's scheduled end in August 2025, President Dissanayake, exercising his constitutional powers and fulfilling an election pledge, dissolved parliament early on 24 September 2024.[20][21][22]

## Timeline

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Key dates  Date  | Day  | Event  | Ref.

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21 September 2024  | Saturday  | Anura Kumara Dissanayake is elected as president at the 2024 Sri Lankan presidential election.  | [20][21]
24 September 2024  | Tuesday  | President Dissanayake dissolved 16th parliament and called for a parliamentary election.  | [3][5]
4 October 2024  | Friday  | Nomination period commenced.  | [6]
10 October 2024  | Thursday  | Deadline to apply for a postal vote for eligible individuals.  | [23]
11 October 2024  | Friday  | Nomination period concluded at 12:00.  | [7]
30 October 2024  | Wednesday  | Postal voting commenced on 30 October 2024, continued on 1, 4, and 7 November, and concluded on 8 November 2024.  | [24][25][26]
11 November 2024  | Monday  | Election campaigning activities concluded at 24:00.  | [27][28]
14 November 2024  | Thursday  | Election day. Polling commenced at 07:00 and concluded at 16:00.  | [4][29]
21 November 2024  | Thursday  | First meeting of the 17th parliament at 10:00.
Formal election of the Speaker.
Swearing in of the elected members.
Presentation of the government's policy statement by the President at 11:30.  | [4][12][13]

## Electoral system

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See also: Elections in Sri Lanka and List of parliamentary elections in Sri Lanka

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 system with a 5% electoral threshold; voters can rank up to three candidates on the party list they vote for.[30] 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 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.[31]

### Recent changes in seat allocation

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See also: Electoral districts of Sri Lanka and List of Polling divisions of Sri Lanka

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.[1][32][33]

Registered electors and seat allocation changes: 2020 to 2024[1][14][19]

Province | Electoral
district | Registered electors | Number of allocated seats
2020 | 2024 | 2020 | 2024 | Change
(+/-)
Western | Colombo | 1,709,209 | 1,765,351 | 19 | 18 | 1
Gampaha | 1,785,964 | 1,881,129 | 18 | 19 | 1
Kalutara | 972,319 | 1,024,244 | 10 | 11 | 1
Central | Kandy | 1,129,100 | 1,191,399 | 12 | 12 |
Matale | 407,569 | 429,991 | 5 | 5 |
Nuwara Eliya | 577,717 | 605,292 | 8 | 8 |
Southern | Galle | 867,709 | 903,163 | 9 | 9 |
Matara | 659,587 | 686,175 | 7 | 7 |
Hambantota | 493,192 | 520,940 | 7 | 7 |
Northern | Jaffna | 571,848 | 593,187 | 7 | 6 | 1
Vanni | 287,024 | 306,081 | 6 | 6 |
Eastern | Batticaloa | 409,808 | 449,686 | 5 | 5 |
Ampara | 513,979 | 555,432 | 7 | 7 |
Trincomalee | 288,868 | 315,925 | 4 | 4 |
North Western | Kurunegala | 1,348,787 | 1,417,226 | 15 | 15 |
Puttalam | 614,374 | 663,673 | 8 | 8 |
North Central | Anuradhapura | 693,634 | 741,862 | 9 | 9 |
Polonnaruwa | 331,109 | 351,302 | 5 | 5 |
Uva | Badulla | 668,166 | 705,772 | 9 | 9 |
Monaragala | 372,155 | 399,166 | 6 | 6 |
Sabaragamuwa | Ratnapura | 877,582 | 923,736 | 11 | 11 |
Kegalle | 684,189 | 709,622 | 9 | 9 |
National List | — | — | — | 29 | 29 |
Total | — | 16,263,885 | 17,140,354 | 225 | 225 |

## Recent Sri Lankan election results

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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%  | —[d] | —  | 418,553  | 3.16%  | —[e] | —  | 5,564,239  | 41.99%[f] | 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[g] | 342,781  | 2.57%  | 4,363,035  | 32.76%  | 5,634,915  | 42.31%  | —[e] | —  | 2,299,767  | 17.27%  | 407,473  | 3.06%
Sri Lankan political map prior to this election

2020 Sri Lankan parliamentary election | 2024 Sri Lankan presidential election

Elected members of each electoral district or municipality, gaining the highest number of votes
■ SLPFA ■ SJB ■ TNA ■ SLFP ■ EPDP ■ Other parties

## Contesting parties

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See also: List of political parties in Sri Lanka

Abbr. | Name  | Symbol  | Ideology  | Leader  | Seats won in 2020 | Seats before election  | Status

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Votes (%)  | Seats
| SLPP | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna
ශ්‍රී ලංකා පොදුජන පෙරමුණ
இலங்கை பொதுஜன முன்னணி |  | Sinhalese nationalism
Right-wing populism | Mahinda Rajapaksa | 59.09%  |

145 / 225

[c] |

106 / 225

| Government
| SJB | Samagi Jana Balawegaya
සමගි ජනබලවේගය
ஐக்கிய மக்கள் சக்தி |  | Big tent
Liberal conservatism
Progressivism | Sajith Premadasa | 23.90%  |

54 / 225

72 / 225

| Opposition
| ITAK | Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi
இலங்கைத் தமிழரசுக் கட்சி
ඉලංගෙයි තමිළ් අරසු කච්චි |  | Tamil nationalism | S. Shritharan | 2.82%  |

10 / 225

[a] |

6 / 225

| Opposition
| DTNA | Democratic Tamil National Alliance
ஜனநாயக தமிழ் தேசிய கூட்டணி
දෙමළ ජාතික සන්ධානය |  | Tamil nationalism |  | —  | —  |

4 / 225

| Opposition
| NPP | National People's Power
ජාතික ජන බලවේගය
தேசிய மக்கள் சக்தி |  | Democratic socialism
Anti-imperialism
Left-wing populism | Anura Kumara Dissanayake | 3.84%  |

3 / 225

3 / 225

| Opposition
| TNPF | Tamil National People's Front
தமிழ் தேசியத்திற்கான மக்கள் முன்னணி
ද්‍රවිඩ ජාතික ජනතා පෙරමුණ |  | Tamil nationalism | Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam | 0.58%  |

2 / 225

2 / 225

| Opposition
| NDF | New Democratic Front
නව ප්‍රජාතන්ත්‍රවාදී පෙරමුණ
புதிய சனநாயக முன்னணி |  | Big tent
Economic liberalism | Ranil Wickremesinghe | —  | —  | —  | New
| SB | Sarvajana Balaya
සර්වජන බලය
சர்வஜன அதிகாரம் |  | Sinhalese nationalism | Dilith Jayaweera | —  | —  | —  | New

### Total number of candidates contesting

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In a media release on 12 October 2024, the Election Commission announced that a total of 8,821 candidates would contest the parliamentary election. Of these, 5,564 candidates represent registered political parties, while 3,257 are contesting as independents.[34][35]

Socialist Party of Sri Lanka's candidate Chanu Nimesha made history as the first official transgender candidate in Sri Lankan political history to contest at the General Elections.[36][37][38]

### Members of Parliament standing down

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Number of MPs standing down by party affiliation  Party  | MPs standing down

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Elected[h] | Final
| SLPP | 45 | 33
| SJB | 7 | 10
| ITAK | 2 | 2
| UNP | 2 | 2
| TPNA | 1 | 1
| SLMC | 1 | 1
| OPPP | 1 | 1
| NFF | 0 | 4
| SLFP | 0 | 3
| DLF | 0 | 1
| MEP | 0 | 1
Total | 59
List of MPs not standing for re-election  MP  | Seat  | First elected  | Party  | Date announced

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Ranil Wickremesinghe | National List | 1977 |  | United National Party | 24 September 2024[39]
Dhammika Perera | National List | – (2022) |  | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna | 1 October 2024[40]
Gunapala Rathnasekara | Kurunegala | 2020 |  | Samagi Jana Balawegaya | 4 October 2024[41]
Vasudeva Nanayakkara | Ratnapura | 1970 |  | Democratic Left Front | 5 October 2024[42]
Bandula Gunawardane | Colombo | 1989 |  | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna | 5 October 2024[42]
Chamal Rajapaksa | Hambantota | 1989 |  | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna | 5 October 2024[42]
John Seneviratne | Ratnapura | 1989 |  | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna | 5 October 2024[42]
Maithripala Sirisena | Polonnaruwa | 1989 |  | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 5 October 2024[42]
Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe | Colombo | 2004 |  | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 5 October 2024[42]
Sisira Jayakody | Gampaha | 2015 |  | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna | 5 October 2024[42]
Ali Sabry | National List | 2020 |  | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna | 5 October 2024[42]
C. V. Vigneswaran | Jaffna | 2020 |  | Tamil People's National Alliance | 5 October 2024[43]
Geetha Kumarasinghe | Galle | 2015 |  | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna | 5 October 2024[43]
Lakshman Kiriella | Kandy | 1989 |  | Samagi Jana Balawegaya | 7 October 2024[44]
A. H. M. Fowzie | Colombo | 1994 |  | Samagi Jana Balawegaya | 7 October 2024[45]
Wimal Weerawansa | Colombo | 2000 |  | Jathika Nidahas Peramuna | 10 October 2024[46]
Jayantha Samaraweera | Kalutara | 2004 |  | Jathika Nidahas Peramuna | 10 October 2024[46]
Shehan Semasinghe | Anuradhapura | 2010 |  | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna | 10 October 2024[47]
Champika Ranawaka | Colombo | 2010 (2007) |  | Samagi Jana Balawegaya | 10 October 2024[48]
Nalaka Kottegoda | Matale | 2020 |  | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna | 10 October 2024[41]
Mahinda Rajapaksa | Kurunegala | 1970 |  | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna | 11 October 2024[49]
Basil Rajapaksa | National List | 2010 (2007) |  | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna | 11 October 2024[49]
Kanaka Herath | Kegalle | 2010 |  | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna | 11 October 2024[50]
Prasanna Ranatunga | Gampaha | 2015 |  | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna | 11 October 2024[51]
Wimalaweera Dissanayake | Ampara | 2015 |  | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna | 11 October 2024[51]
Gamini Waleboda | Ratnapura | 2020 |  | Jathika Nidahas Peramuna | 11 October 2024[41]
Athuraliye Rathana Thero | National List | 2004 |  | Our Power of People's Party | 11 October 2024[41]
Yadamini Gunawardena | National List | 2020 |  | Mahajana Eksath Peramuna | 11 October 2024[41]
Sarath Fonseka | Gampaha | 2010 |  | Samagi Jana Balawegaya | 12 October 2024[52]
Ajith Mannapperuma | Gampaha | 2015 (2013) |  | Samagi Jana Balawegaya | 12 October 2024[53][i]
Keheliya Rambukwella | Kandy | 2000 |  | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna | 13 October 2024[54]
Mayantha Dissanayake | National List | 2015 |  | Samagi Jana Balawegaya | [43]
Janaka Bandara Tennakoon | Matale | 1994 |  | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna | [43]
Gevindu Kumaratunga | National List | 2020 |  | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna | [43]
Uddika Premarathna | Anuradhapura | 2020 |  | Jathika Nidahas Peramuna | [55]
Wajira Abeywardana | National List | 1994 |  | United National Party | [43]
Nalaka Godahewa | Gampaha | 2020 |  | Samagi Jana Balawegaya | [41]
Akila Ellawala | Ratnapura | 2020 |  | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna | [41]
Pradeep Undugoda | Colombo | 2020 |  | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna | [41]
Sudath Manjula | Kegalle | 2020 |  | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna | [41]
Gayashan Nawananda | Monaragala | 2020 |  | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna | [41]
Anupa Pasqual | Kalutara | 2020 |  | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna | [41]
Jagath Pushpakumara | Monaragala | 1994 |  | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | [41]
Lohan Ratwatte | Kandy | 2010 |  | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna | [41]
Gunathilaka Rajapaksha | Kandy | 2020 |  | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna | [41]
Sahan Pradeep Withana | Gampaha | 2020 |  | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna | [41]
Piyankara Jayaratne | Puttalam | 2020 |  | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna | [41]
D. B. Herath | Kurunegala | 2020 (2019) |  | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna | [41]
Seetha Arambepola | National List | 2020 |  | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna | [41]
Niroshan Perera | Puttalam | 2010 |  | Samagi Jana Balawegaya | [41]
Naseer Ahamed | Batticaloa | 2020 |  | Sri Lanka Muslim Congress | [41]
Chaminda Sampath | Galle | 2020 |  | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna | [41]
Vijitha Berugoda | Monaragala | 2015 |  | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna | [41]
Sudarshana Denipitiya | Badulla | 2020 |  | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna | [41]
S. B. Dissanayake | Nuwara Eliya | 1994 |  | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna | [41]
Shan Wijayalal De Silva | Galle | 2020 |  | Samagi Jana Balawegaya | [41]
Siripala Gamalath | Polonnaruwa | 2004 |  | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna | [41]
Vino Noharathalingam | Vanni | 2000 |  | Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi | [41]
Charles Nirmalanathan | Vanni | 2015 |  | Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi | [41]

## Election campaign

[edit]

### Campaign finances

[edit]

#### Candidate asset declaration

[edit]

Under the Anti-Corruption Act, No. 9 of 2023, all election candidates are required to submit a Declaration of Assets and Liabilities to the Commissioner of Elections along with their nomination papers, covering assets and liabilities up to the date the election is announced. Candidates seeking national list nominations must also submit their declarations.[56][57]

#### Expenditure cap and regulations

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On 17 October 2024, the Election Commission issued a circular setting the maximum campaign spending limit for candidates in the 2024 General Election. This cap applies to candidates, political parties, independent groups, and national list candidates, and is determined by district.[58][59]

These regulations are enforced under the Regulation of Election Expenditure Act, No. 3 of 2023. Parties must submit expenditure reports to the Election Commission within 21 days of the election results being declared.[60]

### Election campaigning activities

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Election campaigning activities concluded at 24:00 on 11 November 2024. A silent period will be enforced until election day on 14 November 2024, during which all campaign activities are prohibited.[27][28]

### Election monitors

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On 12 November 2024, the Election Commission announced that foreign election observers would participate in monitoring the upcoming election. These include representatives from South Asian countries, Russia, Thailand, and members of the Asian Network for Free Elections (ANFREL).[61][62]

## Controversies

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### Rejection of nomination papers

[edit]

YouTuber Ashen Senarathna announced his candidacy for the Sri Lankan Parliament, seeking to represent the Colombo electoral district as part of an independent group. On 11 October 2024, the Election Commission rejected his nomination, citing that it was submitted by an unauthorised individual, which led to disqualification. Senarathna plans to take legal action, claiming he was asked to wait outside while another candidate submitted the nomination.[63]

### Removal of name from the nomination list

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Actress Damitha Abeyratne was expected to contest the general elections from the Ratnapura electoral district under the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) ticket. However, her name did not appear on the list of candidates submitted by the SJB to the District Secretariat. Hesha Withanage, the SJB leader for Ratnapura, stated that the decision to exclude her name was made by district members.[64]

### Withdrawal from contesting election

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On 12 October 2024, former MP Ajith Mannapperuma withdrew from the parliamentary elections and resigned from Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB), a day after submitting his nomination for the Gampaha electoral district. He cited his removal as SJB chief organiser for the Gampaha electorate. He also expressed disappointment with party leader Sajith Premadasa and his leadership.[65][66]

## Opinion polls

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### Institute for Health Policy

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

The July 2022 poll lists the SJB and UNP as one party, as well as the SLPP and SLFP. All polls between January 2023 and August 2024 list the SJB and UNP separately, while the November 2024 poll lists the NDF rather than the UNP.

Date  | Polling firm  | SLPP | SJB | NPP | UNP/NDF | ITAK | Others | Lead  | Margin
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November 2024 | Institute for Health Policy | 7%  | 26%  | 53% | 9%  | 2%  | 3%  | 27  | ±5–7%  | –
21 September 2024  | 2024 Sri Lankan presidential election
August 2024 | Institute for Health Policy | 19%  | 29% | 28%  | 9%  | 4%  | 11%  | 1  | ±1–3%  | 1,153
July 2024 | Institute for Health Policy | 13%  | 34% | 32%  | 7%  | 5%  | 8%  | 2  | ±1–3%  | 1,198
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

### Seat projections

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Date  | Polling firm  | SLPP | SJB | NPP | NDF | ITAK | Others | Lead | Margin
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November 2024 | Numbers.lk | 2  | 53  | 124 | 24  | 11  | 9  | 11  | ±5  | 870

## Voting

[edit]

### Postal voting

[edit]

The Election Commission initially accepted postal voting applications from 1–8 October 2024, later extending the deadline to 24:00 on 10 October 2024. The postal voting facility is exclusively available to pre-approved officials involved in election duties.[23][24]

Approved individuals began casting votes on 30 October 2024. The postal voting process adhered to the Election Commission's schedule, with voting continuing on 1, 4, and 7 November, and concluding on 8 November 2024.[25][26]

### Election day

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Voting commenced at 07:00 on 14 November 2024 at 13,314 polling stations across the island and concluded at 16:00.[29]

## Results

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President Anura Kumara Dissanayake's National People's Power alliance won 159 of the 225 seats, securing a two-thirds majority in the Parliament. This surge in the NPP's seat count from three in the previous Parliament marks a shift in Sri Lankan politics. Reports suggest that Dissanayake's campaign focused on anti-corruption, social welfare, and economic revival amidst the country's economic crisis resonated with voters.[67][68][69]

In the north and east, a decrease in support amongst Tamil and Muslim voters for traditional ethnic parties were given to be the reason for the NPP's success.[67][70]

The main opposition alliance, Sajith Premadasa's Samagi Jana Balawegaya, won 40 seats, a decrease from the previous election. Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe's New Democratic Front secured 5 seats, while former President Mahinda Rajapaksa's Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna collapsed from 145 seats in the previous election, winning 3 seats.[67][68]

### National

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Party| Votes| %| Seats
District| National| Total| ±
| National People's Power[j]| 6,863,186| 61.56| 141| 18| 159| +156
| Samagi Jana Balawegaya[k]| 1,968,716| 17.66| 35| 5| 40| −14
| New Democratic Front[l]| 500,835| 4.49| 3| 2| 5| +5
| Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna| 350,429| 3.14| 2| 1| 3| −97
| Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi| 257,813| 2.31| 7| 1| 8| +8
| Sarvajana Balaya[m]| 178,006| 1.60| 0| 1| 1| +1
| Sri Lanka Muslim Congress| 87,038| 0.78| 2| 1| 3| +2
| United Democratic Voice| 83,488| 0.75| 0| 0| 0| New
| United National Party| 66,234| 0.59| 1| 0| 1| 0
| Democratic Tamil National Alliance[n]| 65,382| 0.59| 1| 0| 1| New
| Democratic Left Front| 50,836| 0.46| 0| 0| 0| 0
| Democratic National Alliance| 45,419| 0.41| 0| 0| 0| New
| Tamil National People's Front[o]| 39,894| 0.36| 1| 0| 1| 0
| Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal| 34,440| 0.31| 0| 0| 0| −1
| All Ceylon Makkal Congress| 33,911| 0.30| 1| 0| 1| 0
| People's Struggle Alliance[p]| 29,611| 0.27| 0| 0| 0| 0
| Eelam People's Democratic Party| 28,985| 0.26| 0| 0| 0| −2
| Jaffna – Independent Group 17| 30,637| 0.27| 1| 0| 1| +1
| National Democratic Front| 25,444| 0.23| 0| 0| 0| 0
| United National Alliance| 22,548| 0.20| 0| 0| 0| New
| Sri Lanka Labour Party| 17,710| 0.16| 1| 0| 1| +1
| Devana Parapura| 16,950| 0.15| 0| 0| 0| New
| Thamizh Makkal Koottani| 13,295| 0.12| 0| 0| 0| New
| Jana Setha Peramuna| 12,743| 0.11| 0| 0| 0| 0
| National Front for Good Governance| 8,447| 0.08| 0| 0| 0| New
| United National Freedom Front| 7,796| 0.07| 0| 0| 0| New
| Arunalu Peoples Alliance| 7,666| 0.07| 0| 0| 0| New
| New Independent Front| 7,182| 0.06| 0| 0| 0| New
| National People's Party| 6,307| 0.06| 0| 0| 0| 0
| Our Power of People's Party| 6,043| 0.05| 0| 0| 0| −1
| Tamil United Liberation Front| 5,061| 0.05| 0| 0| 0| 0
| Democratic United National Front| 4,480| 0.04| 0| 0| 0| 0
| Samabima Party| 4,449| 0.04| 0| 0| 0| New
| Patriotic People's Power| 3,985| 0.04| 0| 0| 0| New
| Eros Democratic Front| 2,865| 0.03| 0| 0| 0| New
| Democratic Unity Alliance| 2,198| 0.02| 0| 0| 0| 0
| Socialist Party of Sri Lanka| 2,087| 0.02| 0| 0| 0| 0
| Jathika Sangwardhena Peramuna| 1,920| 0.02| 0| 0| 0| 0
| United Socialist Party| 1,838| 0.02| 0| 0| 0| 0
| Socialist Equality Party| 864| 0.01| 0| 0| 0| 0
| Freedom People's Front| 841| 0.01| 0| 0| 0| New
| United Peace Alliance| 822| 0.01| 0| 0| 0| 0
| Lanka Janatha Party| 759| 0.01| 0| 0| 0| New
| Eksath Lanka Podujana Pakshaya| 659| 0.01| 0| 0| 0| New
| Liberal Democratic Party| 635| 0.01| 0| 0| 0| New
| Nawa Lanka Nidahas Pakshaya| 601| 0.01| 0| 0| 0| New
| Nava Sama Samaja Party| 491| 0.00| 0| 0| 0| New
| Akhila Ilankai Tamil Mahasabha| 450| 0.00| 0| 0| 0| 0
| Democratic Party| 283| 0.00| 0| 0| 0| New
| Sri Lanka Mahajana Pakshaya| 269| 0.00| 0| 0| 0| New
| Independents| 245,458| 2.20| 0| 0| 0| 0
Total| 11,148,006| 100.00| 196| 29| 225| 0
Valid votes| 11,148,006| 94.35|
Invalid/blank votes| 667,240| 5.65|
Total votes| 11,815,246| 100.00|
Registered voters/turnout| 17,140,354| 68.93|
Source: Election Commission of Sri Lanka[71]

### District

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Districts won by NPP

Districts won by ITAK
District results for the 2024 Sri Lankan parliamentary election[71]

Province | Electoral District | NPP | SJB | ITAK | NDF | SLPP | Others | Total | Turnout
|  |  |  |  |  |
Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Total Polled | Registered Electors | Seats
Western | Colombo | 788,636 | 68.63% | 14 | 208,249 | 18.12% | 4 | – | – | – | 51,020 | 4.44% | – | 34,880 | 3.04% | – | 66,340 | 5.47% | – | 1,211,738 | 1,765,351 | 18 | 68.64%
Western | Gampaha | 898,759 | 72.76% | 16 | 150,445 | 12.18% | 3 | – | – | – | 47,512 | 3.85% | – | 49,516 | 4.01% | – | 89,080 | 7.20% | – | 1,306,952 | 1,881,129 | 19 | 69.48%
Western | Kalutara | 452,398 | 66.09% | 8 | 128,932 | 18.84% | 2 | – | – | – | 34,257 | 5.00% | 1 | 27,072 | 3.96% | – | 41,833 | 6.11% | – | 721,461 | 1,024,244 | 11 | 70.44%
Central | Kandy | 500,596 | 64.60% | 9 | 145,939 | 18.83% | 2 | – | – | – | 50,889 | 6.57% | 1 | 15,762 | 2.03% | – | 61,729 | 7.97% | – | 61,012 | 1,191,399 | 12 | 70.16%
Central | Matale | 181,678 | 66.16% | 4 | 53,200 | 19.37% | 1 | – | – | – | 13,353 | 4.86% | – | 10,150 | 3.70% | – | 16,220 | 5.91% | – | 297,238 | 429,991 | 5 | 69.13%
Central | Nuwara Eliya | 161,167 | 41.57% | 5 | 101,589 | 26.21% | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6,123 | 1.58% | – | 118,686 | 30.64% | 1 | 429,851 | 605,292 | 8 | 71.02%
Southern | Galle | 406,428 | 68.07% | 7 | 93,486 | 15.66% | 1 | – | – | – | 30,453 | 5.10% | – | 31,201 | 5.23% | 1 | 35,523 | 8.94% | – | 620,165 | 903,163 | 9 | 68.67%
Southern | Matara | 317,541 | 69.83% | 6 | 74,475 | 16.38% | 1 | – | – | – | 31,009 | 6.82% | – | 9,432 | 2.07% | – | 22,277 | 4.90% | – | 476,407 | 686,175 | 7 | 69.43%
Southern | Hambantota | 234,083 | 66.38% | 5 | 52,170 | 14.79% | 1 | – | – | – | 18,297 | 5.19% | – | 26,268 | 7.45% | 1 | 17,039 | 6.19% | – | 369,700 | 520,940 | 7 | 70.97%
Northern | Jaffna | 80,830 | 24.85% | 3 | 15,276 | 4.70% | – | 63,327 | 19.47% | 1 | – | – | – | 582 | 0.18% | – | 165,297 | 50.80% | 2 | 358,079 | 593,187 | 6 | 60.37%
Northern | Vanni | 39,894 | 20.37% | 2 | 32,232 | 16.45% | 1 | 29,711 | 15.17% | 1 | – | – | – | 805 | 0.41% | – | 93,244 | 52.88% | 2 | 211,140 | 306,081 | 6 | 68.98%
Eastern | Batticaloa | 55,498 | 19.33% | 1 | 22,570 | 7.86% | – | 96,975 | 33.78% | 3 | 559 | 0.19% | – | 263 | 0.09% | – | 111,188 | 38.75% | 1 | 302,382 | 449,686 | 5 | 67.24%
Eastern | Ampara | 146,313 | 40.32% | 4 | 32,320 | 8.91% | – | 33,632 | 9.27% | 1 | 33,544 | 9.24% | – | 6,654 | 1.83% | – | 110,461 | 30.43% | 2 | 380,523 | 555,432 | 7 | 68.51%
Eastern | Trincomalee | 87,031 | 42.48% | 2 | 53,058 | 25.90% | 1 | 34,168 | 16.68% | 1 | 9,387 | 4.58% | – | 1,399 | 0.68% | – | 19,845 | 9.68% | – | 218,425 | 315,925 | 4 | 69.14%
North Western | Kurunegala | 651,476 | 69.56% | 12 | 189,394 | 20.22% | 3 | – | – | – | 30,073 | 3.21% | – | 35,236 | 3.76% | – | 30,436 | 3.25% | – | 978,927 | 1,417,226 | 15 | 69.07%
North Western | Puttalam | 239,576 | 63.10% | 6 | 65,679 | 17.30% | 2 | – | – | – | 15,741 | 4.15% | – | 14,624 | 3.85% | – | 44,061 | 11.60% | – | 410,853 | 663,673 | 8 | 61.91%
North Central | Anuradhapura | 331,692 | 67.22% | 7 | 98,176 | 19.90% | 2 | – | – | – | 29,961 | 6.07% | – | 11,248 | 2.28% | – | 29,115 | 4.53% | – | 522,533 | 741,862 | 9 | 70.44%
North Central | Polonnaruwa | 159,010 | 68.67% | 4 | 43,822 | 18.92% | 1 | – | – | – | 5,153 | 2.23% | – | 4,646 | 2.01% | – | 19,928 | 8.17% | – | 240,145 | 351,302 | 5 | 68.36%
Uva | Badulla | 275,180 | 58.59% | 6 | 102,958 | 21.92% | 2 | – | – | – | 36,450 | 7.76% | 1 | 11,255 | 2.40% | – | 43,863 | 9.33% | – | 503,724 | 705,772 | 9 | 71.37%
Uva | Monaragala | 174,730 | 64.27% | 5 | 62,014 | 22.81% | 1 | – | – | – | 10,697 | 3.93% | – | 11,624 | 4.28% | – | 12,791 | 4.71% | – | 12,991 | 399,166 | 6 | 71.36%
Sabaragamuwa | Ratnapura | 368,229 | 61.75% | 8 | 133,041 | 22.31% | 3 | – | – | – | 26,171 | 4.39% | – | 29,316 | 4.92% | – | 39,613 | 6.63% | – | 633,440 | 923,736 | 11 | 68.57%
Sabaragamuwa | Kegalle | 312,441 | 64.80% | 7 | 109,691 | 22.75% | 2 | – | – | – | 26,309 | 5.46% | – | 12,373 | 2.57% | – | 21,337 | 4.42% | – | 500,789 | 709,622 | 9 | 70.57%
National List | — | 18 | — | 5 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 29 | —
Total | 6,863,186 | 61.56% | 159 | 1,968,716 | 17.66% | 40 | 257,813 | 2.31% | 8 | 500,835 | 4.49% | 5 | 350,429 | 3.14% | 3 | 1,207,027 | 10.22% | 10 | 11,815,246 | 17,140,354 | 225 | 68.93%

### Seat changes

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#### List of MPs who lost their seat

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Kurunegala |  | SLPP[q] | Johnston Fernando[72] | Minister of Highways | 2000

## Aftermath

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President Dissanayake expressed thanks to voters for the NPP's showing, calling it a "renaissance".[73] Having secured over a two-thirds majority in Parliament, the NPP now has the power to amend the Constitution of Sri Lanka, having made various promises to do so during the campaign.[74]

## See also

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* 2024 in politics

## Notes

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1. ^ a b Represents seats won by the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) in 2020.
2. ^ Represents seats won by the United National Party in 2020.
3. ^ a b Represents seats won by the Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance (SLPFA) in 2020.
4. ^ Did not exist
5. ^ a b Did not contest
6. ^ New Democratic Front candidate led by the United National Party
7. ^ Without preferences
8. ^ Party affiliation of retiring MPs at the time of the 2020 election.
9. ^ Withdrew candidacy after submitting nominations.
10. ^ Including the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna.
11. ^ Alliance consisting of the All Ceylon Makkal Congress (which contested separately in one district, Ampara), the Freedom People's Congress, the Samagi Jana Balawegaya, the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (Dayasiri wing), the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (which contested separately in two districts, Ampara and Batticaloa), and the Tamil Progressive Alliance (consisting of the National Union of Workers, the United Progressive Alliance, the Democratic People's Front and the Up-Country People's Front).
12. ^ Alliance consisting of the Ceylon Workers' Congress (which contested under the symbol of the United National Party in Nuwara Eliya), the Mahajana Eksath Peramuna, the National Unity Alliance, the National Congress, the New Lanka Freedom Party, the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (Nimal wing), the Sri Lanka Mahajana Pakshaya, the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (pro-Ranil wing), and the United National Party.
13. ^ Alliance consisting of the Communist Party of Sri Lanka, the Democratic Left Front, the Independent MPs Forum, the Mawbima Janatha Pakshaya and the Pivithuru Hela Urumaya.
14. ^ Alliance consisting of the Eelam People's Revolutionary Liberation Front, the People's Liberation Organisation of Tamil Eelam and the Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization.
15. ^ The Tamil National People's Front contested under the name and symbol of the All Ceylon Tamil Congress.
16. ^ Alliance consisting of the Frontline Socialist Party and the New Democratic Marxist–Leninist Party.
17. ^ Originally elected for the United National Party.

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