National
Member of Parliament
- Sinhala: පාර්ලිමේන්තු මන්ත්රී
- Tamil: பாராளுமன்ற உறுப்பினர்
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Elected
- Exact method
- 225 members (Constitution, Article 62(1)): 196 elected from 22 multi-member electoral districts by open-list proportional representation with preference votes, the party winning most votes in a district getting a bonus seat (Articles 96-99); and 29 National List members allocated to parties in proportion to their share of the national vote and named from each party's national list (Article 99A). Last election 14 November 2024.
- Seats
- 225
Who holds these seats now
Members are elected in constituencies or from party lists, as each row says.
Next vote
- Must be held by February 2030 (no fixed date) General election
Sources
- parliament.lk · checked 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 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: Member of Parliament
- parliament.lk · checked 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: Member of Parliament in Sinhala, Member of Parliament in Tamil
- parliament.lk · checked 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, current term, Anura Karunathilaka, current term, Arjuna Sujeewa Senasinghe, current term, Aruna Jayasekera, current term, Bimal Rathnayake, current term and 24 more
- parliament.lk · checked 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: Aboobucker Athambawa, current term, A.H.M.H. Abayarathna, current term, Ajantha Gammeddage, current term, Ajith Agalakada, current term, Ajith Gihan, current term and 220 more
- parliament.lk · checked 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 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
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