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  1. The incumbent Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance coalition claimed a landslide victory in the election, winning 145 seats, [6] [7] [8] while Samagi Jana Balawegaya won 54 seats, Tamil National Alliance won 10 seats and National People's Power won 3 seats.

  2. The President of Sri Lanka is directly elected by voters for a five-year term. [1] Below is a list of presidential elections in Sri Lanka, including the number of votes obtained by each candidate and voter turnout. [2]

  3. Aug 7, 2020 · Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has declared victory in the country's parliamentary election. His brother Mahinda Rajapaksa is expected to be installed as prime minister, having held...

  4. Parliamentary elections have been held in Sri Lanka since the first in 1947, under three different constitutions: the Soulbury Constitution, the 1972 Constitution, and the currently enforced 1978 Constitution. Sixteen parliamentary elections have been held up to and including the 2020 election. The seventeenth is scheduled for 14 November 2024.

  5. Aug 7, 2020 · Five key takeaways from Sri Lanka’s parliamentary polls President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and his brother register huge victory. So, what does this election result mean?

  6. Sep 22, 2024 · Marxist candidate Anura Kumara Dissanayake has won Sri Lanka’s first presidential election since the country’s 2022 economic collapse.

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  8. Aug 5, 2020 · President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) and its allies took a total of 150 seats (see note 1), thereby securing a two-thirds majority in the 225-member Parliament.

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