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The 17th Parliament of Sri Lanka, known officially as the 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]
It was subsequently used by the State Council (1931–1947), the House of Representatives (1947–1972), the National State Assembly (1972–1977) and the Parliament of Sri Lanka (1977–1981). Today the Old Parliament Building is used by the Presidential Secretariat.
The second Dissanayake cabinet is the current central government of Sri Lanka led by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake. It was formed on 18 November 2024 after the parliamentary election . [ 1 ]
The monthly allowance of a Member of Parliament (MP) in the Parliament of Sri Lanka is Rs.54,000 a month as of 2024. [1] In addition, parliamentarians are able to claim allowances for attendance, to cover the costs of running an office and employing staff, and residence which can increase their gross pay to over Rs.270,000.
In the past four years, the share of people living below the poverty line in Sri Lanka has risen to 25.9 per cent. The World Bank forecasts the economy to grow by just 2.2 per cent in 2024.
The Deputy Speaker and Chairman of Committees is a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka (and its predecessors the National State Assembly, the House of Representatives and the State Council) who presides over sittings of Parliament in the absence of the Speaker. [1]
Members of the Parliament of Sri Lanka elected at the parliamentary election held on 14 November 2024, and subsequent changes during the 17th legislative term.
The parliamentary election will be held on Nov. 14, the notification said, adding that the next parliament would convene on Nov. 21. The last general election in Sri Lanka was held in August 2020.