17th Parliament of Sri Lanka

17th Parliament of Sri Lanka
16th 18th
Overview
Legislative bodyParliament of Sri Lanka
Meeting placeSri Lankan Parliament Building
Term21 November 2024 (2024-11-21) –
Election14 November 2024
Websiteparliament.lk
Parliamentarians
Members225
SpeakerTBD (TBD)
Deputy Speaker and
Chairman of Committees
TBD (TBD)
Deputy Chairman of CommitteesTBD (TBD)
Prime MinisterHarini Amarasuriya (NPP)
Leader of the OppositionTBD (TBD)
Leader of the HouseBimal Rathnayake (NPP)
Chief Government WhipNalinda Jayatissa (NPP)
Chief Opposition WhipTBD (TBD)
Structure
Sessions
1st21 November 2024 (2024-11-21) –  ()

The 17th Parliament of Sri Lanka (10th Parliament of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka) is the incoming 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 will meet for the first time on 21 November 2024 at 10:00 SLST.[3]

Under the provisions of the Constitution and the Parliamentary Elections Act, No. 1 of 1981, the Sri Lankan Parliament has a five-year term. However, the President of Sri Lanka may dissolve it after two years and six months from its first sitting or upon receiving a resolution from parliament.[4]

  1. ^ "Proclamation by the President" (PDF). The Gazette Extraordinary. Department of Government Printing. 24 September 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 September 2024. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
  2. ^ Balasuriya, Darshana Sanjeewa (24 September 2024). "General election on November 14". Daily Mirror. Archived from the original on 24 September 2024. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
  3. ^ * For the proclamation by the President: "The Gazette Extraordinary - No.2410/02 of Tuesday, November 12, 2024 - Proclamation by the President" (PDF). Presidential Secretariat. 12 November 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 November 2024. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  4. ^ "Constitution of the D. S. R. of Sri Lanka (As amended up to 31st October 2022)" (PDF). Parliament of Sri Lanka. 30 March 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 September 2024. Retrieved 17 October 2024.