Sri Lanka Freedom Socialist Party

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Political party in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka Freedom Socialist Party

Founder| C. P. de Silva
Founded| 1964; 60 years ago (1964)
Split from| Sri Lanka Freedom Party
Merged into| United National Party
Ideology| Socialism
Election symbol
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Sri Lanka Freedom Socialist Party was a political party in Sri Lanka. SLFSP was formed in 1964 by C. P. de Silva when he broke away from the Sri Lanka Freedom Party. In the 1965 elections, SLFSP contested in coalition with the United National Party. In total SLFSP had 32 candidates, who received a total of 130 429 votes (3.2% of the nationwide vote). Five MPs were elected from the party. SLFSP joined the coalition government led by UNP.

SLFSP amalgamated the Lanka Prajathanthravadi Pakshaya. Soon thereafter SLFSP merged into UNP.

## Electoral history

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Sri Lanka Parliamentary Elections  Election year  | Votes  | Vote %  | Seats won  | +/–  | Government

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Political parties in Sri Lanka

Major parties|

* NPP
* Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna

* SJB
* All Ceylon Makkal Congress
* Freedom People's Congress
* Sri Lanka Muslim Congress
* Tamil Progressive Alliance
* Democratic People's Front
* National Union of Workers
* Up-Country People's Front

Third parties|

* Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi
* NDF
* Ceylon Workers' Congress
* Mahajana Eksath Peramuna
* National Unity Alliance
* National Congress
* New Lanka Freedom Party
* Sri Lanka Freedom Party
* Sri Lanka Mahajana Pakshaya
* United National Party
* Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna
* Sarvajana Balaya
* Mawbima Janatha Pakshaya
* DTNA
* People's Liberation Organisation of Tamil Eelam (Democratic People's Liberation Front)
* Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization
* TNPF
* All Ceylon Tamil Congress
* Sri Lanka Labour Party

Others outside parliament|

* Bahujana Nidahas Peramuna
* Bodu Jana Peramuna
* Ceylon Communist Party (Maoist)
* Ceylon Democratic Unity Alliance
* Communist Party of Sri Lanka
* Crusaders for Democracy
* Democratic Left Front
* Democratic Party
* Democratic United National Front
* Democratic Unity Alliance
* Eelam National Democratic Liberation Front
* Eelam People's Democratic Party
* Eelam People's Revolutionary Liberation Front (Padmanaba)
* Freedom People's Front
* Frontline Socialist Party
* Janatha Sevaka Pakshaya
* Jathika Hela Urumaya
* Jathika Nidahas Peramuna
* Lanka Sama Samaja Party
* Lanka Sama Samaja Party (Alternative Group)
* Liberal Democratic Party
* Motherland People's Party
* National Democratic Movement
* Nava Sama Samaja Party
* New Democratic Party
* New Sinhala Heritage
* Our Power of People's Party
* People's Tamil Congress
* Pivithuru Hela Urumaya
* Revolutionary Workers Party
* Siva Senai
* Social Democratic Party
* Socialist Equality Party
* Socialist Party
* Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal
* Tamil People's National Alliance
* Tamil United Liberation Front
* United Citizen’s Front
* United Republican Front
* United Socialist Party

Former political parties|

* All Ceylon Islamic United Front
* All Ceylon Malay Political Union
* Aziz Democratic Workers Congress
* Bolshevik Samasamaja Party
* Buddhist Republican Party
* Ceylon Labour Party
* Ceylon National Congress
* Jathika Vimukthi Peramuna
* Lanka Democratic Party
* Lanka Mahajana Sabha
* Lanka Sama Samaja Party (Revolutionary)
* People's Front of Liberation Tigers
* Sinhala Maha Sabha
* Sri Lanka Freedom Socialist Party
* Sri Lanka Sama Samaja Party
* United Lanka Congress
* Viplavakari Lanka Sama Samaja Party

Former political alliances|

* SLFP-led alliances
* Mahajana Eksath Peramuna (1956–1957)
* United Front (1968–1977)
* People's Alliance (1994–2004)
* United People's Freedom Alliance (2004–2019)
* Joint Opposition (2015–2018)
* Freedom People's Alliance (2023–2024)
* UNP-led alliances
* United National Front (2001–2020)
* Democratic National Alliance
* Left Liberation Front
* Socialist Alliance
* Tamil National Alliance
* Tamil National Liberation Alliance

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