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A national list member of parliament (national list MP) is a nominated member of parliament who is appointed by a political party or an independent group to the Parliament of Sri Lanka. The number of national list MPs allocated to a contesting party or an independent group depends on the proportion to their share of the national vote.
The Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance (SLPFA), led by Mahinda Rajapaksa, won a large majority in the 2020 Sri Lankan parliamentary election on 5 August 2020. [14] During their tenure, the government under President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa faced multiple crises, including the COVID-19 pandemic and an economic crisis, which culminated into widespread protests ...
The current Parliament of Sri Lanka has 225 members elected for a five-year term. 196 members are elected from 22 multi-seat constituencies through an open list proportional representation with a 5% electoral threshold; voters can rank up to three candidates on the party list they vote for. The other 29 seats are elected from a national list ...
Toggle Members of the Sri Lankan Parliament subsection. ... 3.11 2nd National State Assembly. 3.12 8th Parliament of Sri Lanka.
Najith Indika is a Sri Lankan politician and a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka from National list since 2024 as a member of the National People's Power. [1] He was the former converner of the IUSF from 2014 to 2015
In 2019, Eranga entered active politics through the National Intellectuals Organisation (NIO), an organization of which he is a founding member. NIO is affiliated with the NPP party. Weeraratne was appointed to the 17th Parliament of Sri Lanka as part of the NPP's National List in 2024. His selection reflects the party's emphasis on including ...
Of the 225 members, 196 are elected from 22 electoral districts, which are multi-member. The remaining 29 MPs are elected from National Lists allocated to the parties (and independent groups) in proportion to their share of the national vote.
This is a list of United National Party MPs. It includes all parliamentarians that were elected to the Parliament of Sri Lanka representing the United National Party from 1946 to present day. The names in bold are the members of the party that became the President / Prime Minister of Sri Lanka .