Parliament of Sri Lanka

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• parliament.lk · checked Oct 12, 2026 Parliament of Sri Lanka, Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (consolidated), read 2026-10-12: existence, structure and powers of the Presidency, Cabinet, Parliament, Supreme Court and provincial Governors. For: Parliament of Sri Lanka
• parliament.lk · checked Oct 12, 2026 Constitution of Sri Lanka, read 2026-10-12; provincial council status from news (Newsfirst 18 Aug 2025; Cabinet spokesman 25 Aug 2026: elections need legislation and delimitation in 2026). For: What it's for
• parliament.lk · checked Oct 12, 2026 Parliament of Sri Lanka Sinhala and Tamil pages (parliament.lk/si, /ta), read 2026-10-12: standard Sinhala and Tamil terms for the institutions and offices. For: Parliament of Sri Lanka in Sinhala, Parliament of Sri Lanka in Tamil
• parliament.lk · checked Oct 12, 2026 Constitution of Sri Lanka, article cited in each description, read 2026-10-12. For: Make laws, Control public finance
• parliament.lk · checked Oct 12, 2026 Parliament of Sri Lanka, Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (consolidated), read 2026-10-12: how each office is chosen (Arts. 30-31, 43-44, 64, 96-99A, 107, 154B). Ministry names from the Directory of Members listing. For: Speaker, Member of Parliament, National List Member of Parliament
• parliament.lk · checked Oct 12, 2026 Parliament of Sri Lanka, Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (consolidated), read 2026-10-12: Art. 62(1) Parliament consists of 225 Members; Arts. 96-99A: 196 district members and 29 National List members. improvements:office-modelling-fixes merged the National List office (58746) into this office. For: Member of Parliament
• parliament.lk · checked Oct 12, 2026 Parliament of Sri Lanka, Constitution (consolidated), read 2026-10-12: Art. 62(1) one Parliament of 225 Members. Duplicate office record retired 2026-10-12 and its seat and 29 terms moved to office 58745; abolished_on marks the retirement of the record, not of the National List. For: National List Member of Parliament
• parliament.lk · checked Oct 12, 2026 Parliament of Sri Lanka, Directory of Members, read 2026-10-12: current MPs, ministers (title shown on each member card), Speaker. Start dates not shown on the listing, so left empty except the Prime Minister (24 Sep 2024). For: Bhagya Sri Herath as MP, Anuradhapura, Nimal Palihena as MP, Anuradhapura, Rohana Bandara as MP, Anuradhapura, Sena Nanayakkara as MP, Anuradhapura, Suranga Rathnayaka as MP, Anuradhapura and 221 more
• parliament.lk · checked Oct 12, 2026 Parliament of Sri Lanka, Directory of Members (mp-listing), read 2026-10-12: National List member. Term moved from office 58746 to office 58745 (one Parliament office, Constitution Art. 62(1)), ticket 1802. For: Aboobucker Athambawa as MP, Sri Lanka (national list), Anura Karunathilaka as MP, Sri Lanka (national list), Arjuna Sujeewa Senasinghe as MP, Sri Lanka (national list), Aruna Jayasekera as MP, Sri Lanka (national list), Bimal Rathnayake as MP, Sri Lanka (national list) and 24 more
• parliament.lk · checked Oct 12, 2026 Parliament of Sri Lanka, Constitution, read 2026-10-12: Art. 62(2) (five-year life, expiry operates as dissolution), Art. 70(5)(b) (poll fixed by Proclamation, new Parliament meets within three months), Art. 70(1)(a) (no dissolution before 2.5 years). Corrected latest-possible date from 2029-11-21 (the dissolution date) to 2030-02-21. For: General election, February 21, 2030
• parliament.lk · checked Oct 12, 2026 Constitution Arts. 30-31, 62(2), 70: dates derived as legal latest dates (not announced). First sitting of the 10th Parliament 21 Nov 2024; president took office 23 Sep 2024. For: General election, February 21, 2030