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  2. Women in the Sri Lankan Parliament - Wikipedia

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    The first woman representative was Adeline Molamure, elected to the State Council, daughter of J. H. Meedeniya and wife of Alfred Francis Molamure, both State Councillors. 60 women have served in the legislature of Sri Lanka, including 13 who are currently serving, constituting over 5% of all current Members.

  3. 2020 Sri Lankan parliamentary election - Wikipedia

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    Parliamentary elections were held in Sri Lanka on 5 August 2020 to elect 225 members to Sri Lanka's 16th Parliament. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] 16,263,885 people were eligible to vote in the election, 31.95% of whom were young voters.

  4. 2024 Sri Lankan parliamentary election - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  5. Why Sri Lanka’s parliamentary election today matters for its ...

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    The parliamentary election in Sri Lanka on 14 November, called by new president Anura Kumara Dissanayake to bolster legislative support for his policies, could set the tone for addressing the ...

  6. List of parliamentary elections in Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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    Parliamentary elections have been held in Sri Lanka since the first in 1947, under three different constitutions: the Soulbury Constitution, the 1972 Constitution, and the currently enforced 1978 Constitution. Sixteen parliamentary elections have been held up to and including the 2020 election. The seventeenth is scheduled for 14 November 2024. [1]

  7. 17th Parliament of Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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    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]

  8. Sri Lanka's presidential election: Where are the women? - AOL

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    Not one of the 38 contenders in Sri Lanka's presidential election this month is a woman, a stark contrast in the Indian Ocean island where women make up more than half the voters and the workforce.

  9. Kasturi Chellaraja Wilson - Wikipedia

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    Recognized as being one of the twelve Top Women Change-Makers in the country by the Parliament of Sri Lanka and USAID. Recipient of the Career Role Model Award in 2013 by Women in Management, Sri Lanka and the IFS; a World Bank Group. In 2016, awarded the Women Super Achiever Award at the World Women Leadership Congress Awards, India.