Sri Lanka

Name: 2029 Sri Lankan presidential election
Start: 2029
Location: Sri Lanka

South Asia · Capital: Colombo

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Upcoming elections

Presidential election
2029 Sri Lankan presidential election
2029
Date expected
Election Commission - FAQ: Elections Official source
Presidential Elections (i) Not Less than one month and not more than two month before the expiry of the term of office (i.e 5 years) of the President in office
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Election Commission - Presidential Election Official source
Conduct of the Presidential Election on a date, not less than one month and not more than two months, before ending the term of office of the President
Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Parliamentary election
2029 Sri Lankan parliamentary general election
Date to be announcedParliament
Date expected

How Sri Lanka is governed

System of government: Unitary semi-presidential republic
parliament.lk Official source
In all, 196 Members of Parliament are returned on the basis of the voting in the respective electoral districts.
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
parliament.lk Official source
the Parliament shall consist of two hundred and twenty-five Members elected for a duration of five years.
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Head of state: President of the Republic
parliament.lk Official source
In all, 196 Members of Parliament are returned on the basis of the voting in the respective electoral districts.
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
parliament.lk Official source
the Parliament shall consist of two hundred and twenty-five Members elected for a duration of five years.
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Head of government: President of the Republic
parliament.lk Official source
In all, 196 Members of Parliament are returned on the basis of the voting in the respective electoral districts.
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
parliament.lk Official source
the Parliament shall consist of two hundred and twenty-five Members elected for a duration of five years.
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Voting age: 18
parliament.lk Official source
In all, 196 Members of Parliament are returned on the basis of the voting in the respective electoral districts.
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
parliament.lk Official source
the Parliament shall consist of two hundred and twenty-five Members elected for a duration of five years.
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Compulsory voting: No
parliament.lk Official source
In all, 196 Members of Parliament are returned on the basis of the voting in the respective electoral districts.
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
parliament.lk Official source
the Parliament shall consist of two hundred and twenty-five Members elected for a duration of five years.
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Electoral authority: Election Commission of Sri Lanka
parliament.lk Official source
In all, 196 Members of Parliament are returned on the basis of the voting in the respective electoral districts.
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
parliament.lk Official source
the Parliament shall consist of two hundred and twenty-five Members elected for a duration of five years.
Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Legislature
parliament.lk Official source
In all, 196 Members of Parliament are returned on the basis of the voting in the respective electoral districts.
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
parliament.lk Official source
the Parliament shall consist of two hundred and twenty-five Members elected for a duration of five years.
Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Parliament of Sri Lanka 225 seats · 5-year term · mixed proportional representation: 196 members elected from districts and 29 from the national list

The President is directly elected by the people for a five-year term and also serves as head of government, so Sri Lanka does not have a separately elected prime minister. Parliament has 225 members for a five-year term, with 196 elected from districts and 29 from a national list.

parliament.lk Official source

In all, 196 Members of Parliament are returned on the basis of the voting in the respective electoral districts.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

parliament.lk Official source

the Parliament shall consist of two hundred and twenty-five Members elected for a duration of five years.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Elected offices

President of the Republic head of state · 1 seats · 5-year term · direct popular election

Past elections

Newest first. Results are as the sources published them.

Parliamentary election
2026 Sri Lankan parliamentary election
31 August 202638 days agoParliament of Sri Lanka
Held Final results
Wikidata Q100719361: 2026 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Wikidata
2026 Sri Lankan parliamentary election - point in time 2026-08-31
Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC0-1.0
Parliamentary election
2024 Sri Lankan parliamentary election
14 November 202423 months agoParliament of Sri Lanka
Held Final results
Wikidata Q124333683: 2024 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Wikidata
2024 Sri Lankan parliamentary election - point in time 2024-11-14
Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC0-1.0
Presidential election
2024 Sri Lankan presidential election
21 September 20242 years agoPresident of Sri Lanka
Held Final results
Wikidata Q113317674: 2024 Sri Lankan presidential election Wikidata
2024 Sri Lankan presidential election - point in time 2024-09-21
Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC0-1.0
Presidential election
2022 Sri Lankan presidential election
20 July 20224 years ago
Held
Wikidata Q110654562: 2022 Sri Lankan presidential election Wikidata
2022 Sri Lankan presidential election - point in time 2022-07-20
Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC0-1.0
Parliamentary electionRound 2
2020 Sri Lankan parliamentary election
5 August 20206 years ago
Held
Wikidata Q58808801: 2020 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Wikidata
2020 Sri Lankan parliamentary election - point in time 2020-08-05
Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC0-1.0
Parliamentary election
2020 Sri Lankan parliamentary election
25 April 20206 years ago
Held
Wikidata Q58808801: 2020 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Wikidata
2020 Sri Lankan parliamentary election - point in time 2020-04-25
Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC0-1.0
Presidential election
2019 Sri Lankan presidential election
16 November 20197 years ago
Held
Wikidata Q60769314: 2019 Sri Lankan presidential election Wikidata
2019 Sri Lankan presidential election - point in time 2019-11-16
Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC0-1.0
Parliamentary election
2015 Sri Lankan parliamentary election
17 August 201511 years ago
Held
Wikidata Q20354618: 2015 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Wikidata
2015 Sri Lankan parliamentary election - point in time 2015-08-17
Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC0-1.0
Presidential election
2015 Sri Lankan presidential election
8 January 201512 years ago
Held
Wikidata Q18363191: 2015 Sri Lankan presidential election Wikidata
2015 Sri Lankan presidential election - point in time 2015-01-08
Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC0-1.0

Results

The latest elections with a result table. Provisional figures can change until the count is certified.

2024 Sri Lankan parliamentary election

14 November 2024 Final resultsTurnout 68.9%

Seats won: all 10 lines, as in the table

Results of 2024 Sri Lankan parliamentary election
Party or candidate	Votes	Share	Seats	Source
Jathika Jana Balawegaya Elected	6,863,186	61.6%	159	results.elections.gov.lk Official source 1 ANURA KUMARA DISSANAYAKE NPP 5,634,915 105,264 5,740,179 Recorded 8 Oct 2026 parliament.lk Official source Jathika Jana Balawegaya \| 141 \| 18 \| 159 Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Samagi Jana Balawegaya Elected	2,205,895	19.8%	40	results.elections.gov.lk Official source 1 ANURA KUMARA DISSANAYAKE NPP 5,634,915 105,264 5,740,179 Recorded 8 Oct 2026 parliament.lk Official source Jathika Jana Balawegaya \| 141 \| 18 \| 159 Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Elected	350,429	3.1%	3	results.elections.gov.lk Official source 1 ANURA KUMARA DISSANAYAKE NPP 5,634,915 105,264 5,740,179 Recorded 8 Oct 2026 parliament.lk Official source Jathika Jana Balawegaya \| 141 \| 18 \| 159 Recorded 8 Oct 2026
National Democratic Front Elected	500,835	4.5%	5	results.elections.gov.lk Official source 1 ANURA KUMARA DISSANAYAKE NPP 5,634,915 105,264 5,740,179 Recorded 8 Oct 2026 parliament.lk Official source Jathika Jana Balawegaya \| 141 \| 18 \| 159 Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Illankai Tamil Arasu Kadchi Elected	-	-	8	results.elections.gov.lk Official source 1 ANURA KUMARA DISSANAYAKE NPP 5,634,915 105,264 5,740,179 Recorded 8 Oct 2026 parliament.lk Official source Jathika Jana Balawegaya \| 141 \| 18 \| 159 Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Sri Lanka Muslim Congress Elected	-	-	3	results.elections.gov.lk Official source 1 ANURA KUMARA DISSANAYAKE NPP 5,634,915 105,264 5,740,179 Recorded 8 Oct 2026 parliament.lk Official source Jathika Jana Balawegaya \| 141 \| 18 \| 159 Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Sarvajana Balaya Elected	-	-	1	results.elections.gov.lk Official source 1 ANURA KUMARA DISSANAYAKE NPP 5,634,915 105,264 5,740,179 Recorded 8 Oct 2026 parliament.lk Official source Jathika Jana Balawegaya \| 141 \| 18 \| 159 Recorded 8 Oct 2026
United National Party Elected	-	-	1	results.elections.gov.lk Official source 1 ANURA KUMARA DISSANAYAKE NPP 5,634,915 105,264 5,740,179 Recorded 8 Oct 2026 parliament.lk Official source Jathika Jana Balawegaya \| 141 \| 18 \| 159 Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Democratic Tamil National Alliance Elected	-	-	1	results.elections.gov.lk Official source 1 ANURA KUMARA DISSANAYAKE NPP 5,634,915 105,264 5,740,179 Recorded 8 Oct 2026 parliament.lk Official source Jathika Jana Balawegaya \| 141 \| 18 \| 159 Recorded 8 Oct 2026
All Ceylon Tamil Congress Elected	-	-	1	results.elections.gov.lk Official source 1 ANURA KUMARA DISSANAYAKE NPP 5,634,915 105,264 5,740,179 Recorded 8 Oct 2026 parliament.lk Official source Jathika Jana Balawegaya \| 141 \| 18 \| 159 Recorded 8 Oct 2026

2024 Sri Lankan presidential election · 21 September 2024

Final results

Results of 2024 Sri Lankan presidential election
Party or candidate	Votes	Source
Anura Kumara Dissanayake (National People's Power) Elected	5,740,179	results.elections.gov.lk Official source Presidential Election - 2024/09/21 Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Sajith Premadasa (Samagi Jana Balawegaya)	4,530,902	results.elections.gov.lk Official source Presidential Election - 2024/09/21 Recorded 8 Oct 2026

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Sri Lanka in numbers

From the World Bank, each with the year it is from.

Sources

Every fact above links to the page it came from. Last checked 8 October 2026 (UTC).

cabinetoffice.gov.lkOfficial source
elections.gov.lkOfficial source
Election Commission - Presidential ElectionOfficial source elections.gov.lk
Election Commission - FAQ: ElectionsOfficial source elections.gov.lk
elections.gov.lkOfficial source
elections.gov.lkOfficial source
elections.gov.lkOfficial source
parliament.lkOfficial source
parliament.lkOfficial source
parliament.lkOfficial source
results.elections.gov.lkOfficial source
Wikidata Q18363191: 2015 Sri Lankan presidential electionWikidata wikidata.org · Licence: CC0-1.0
Wikidata Q20354618: 2015 Sri Lankan parliamentary electionWikidata wikidata.org · Licence: CC0-1.0
Wikidata Q60769314: 2019 Sri Lankan presidential electionWikidata wikidata.org · Licence: CC0-1.0
Wikidata Q58808801: 2020 Sri Lankan parliamentary electionWikidata wikidata.org · Licence: CC0-1.0
Wikidata Q110654562: 2022 Sri Lankan presidential electionWikidata wikidata.org · Licence: CC0-1.0
Wikidata Q113317674: 2024 Sri Lankan presidential electionWikidata wikidata.org · Licence: CC0-1.0
Wikidata Q124333683: 2024 Sri Lankan parliamentary electionWikidata wikidata.org · Licence: CC0-1.0
Wikidata Q100719361: 2026 Sri Lankan parliamentary electionWikidata wikidata.org · Licence: CC0-1.0
Wikidata Q84026208: 2029 Sri Lankan presidential electionWikidata wikidata.org · Licence: CC0-1.0

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