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National Lotteries Board also known NLB (formerly known as Hospital Lottery) government own national lottery company. Founded in 1955, under Finance Act No.4 of 1955 under the Minister of Health was the Major Edward A. Nugawela. (1947–1958). National Lotteries Board resisted under Finance Act no.11 of 1963. [4]
Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) member Rishad Bathiudeen was elected as a United National Front (UNF) MP, of which the SLMC was a member, at the 2001 parliamentary election. [2] He was re-elected in the 2004 parliamentary election. [3] However, the UNF was defeated by the newly formed United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA) at the election.
With the promulgation of the 1978 Constitution on 7 September 1978, the 8th Parliament of Sri Lanka (1st Parliament of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka) superseded the 2nd National State Assembly. The 1982 referendum on extending the parliamentary term by six years was held in Sri Lanka on 22 December 1982. Through the Fourth ...
Shortly after Kumaranatunga's assassination, the SLMP joined hands with the Communist Party of Sri Lanka, the Lanka Sama Samaja Party, and the Nava Sama Samaja Party to form the United Socialist Alliance. In the general election of 1989, the alliance received 160,271 votes (2.86%) and three seats in Parliament.
Parliamentary elections were held in Sri Lanka on 10 October 2000.. The People's Alliance (PA) government Kumaratunga had led for six years was facing increasing criticism on two fronts: a series of military defeats at the hands of the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam in the country's civil war, and the faltering performance of the economy.
The 17th Parliament of Sri Lanka (10th Parliament of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka) is the current Parliament of Sri Lanka, with its membership determined by the results of the 2024 parliamentary election held on 14 November 2024. [1] [2] The parliament met for the first time on 21 November 2024. [3]
Sri Lanka Statistics. 10 February 2009. Archived from the original on 9 October 2011 "Sri Lanka Parliamentary Chamber: Parliament Elections Held in 1989". Inter-Parliamentary Union. Rajasingham, K. T. (27 April 2002). "Chapter 37: Talking peace". Sri Lanka: The Untold Story. Asia Times.
Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 July 2015. "1960 March General Election Results". LankaNewspapers.com. Archived from the original on 10 March 2012. "Table 34 Parliament Election (1960 March)". Sri Lanka Statistics. 10 February 2009. Rajasingham, K. T. (1 December 2001).