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Election calendar · 2026
Browse national elections, referendums and parliamentary selections by date. Confirmed announcements and tentative projections are labelled separately.
Calendar announcements checked 7 Nov 2026; parliamentary projections come from the November 2026 directory snapshot. This covers the records currently sourced here, not every local election or by-election worldwide. Dates can change; follow each source for the latest announcement.
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Explore Sri Lanka’s recorded parliamentary results and how each chamber is selected. Leadership portraits appear above; the charts below show seats reported in the linked election records.
Chambers recorded11 not marked suspended in this source
Directly elected1Other chambers may use a different selection method
Results coverage1 / 1Chambers with a party-seat breakdown
These are dated election records, not live chamber membership. By-elections, vacancies, appointments and changes of party may alter the current composition. A seat total can cover only the seats allocated in that result; it does not automatically represent the full statutory chamber.
Directly elected
Parliament
Recorded selection · 14 November 2024
National People's Power (Jathika Jana Balawegaya, NPP)159
Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB)40
Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kadch8
New Democratic Front5
Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP)3
Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC)3
Sarvajana Balaya1
United National Party (UNP)1
Democratic Tamil National Alliance1
All Ceylon Tamil Congress (ACTC)1
All Ceylon Makkal Congress (ACMC)1
Jaffna - Independent Group 171
Sri Lanka Labour Party1
Each seat icon represents one reported seat. Colours distinguish parties within this chart; the arc is a visual grouping, not a seating plan.
Largest allocation in this resultNational People's Power (Jathika Jana Balawegaya, NPP)159 of 225 reported seats. This alone does not identify a governing coalition.
Next recorded renewal projection30 November 2029A source projection, not a confirmed polling-day announcement.