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The Parliament of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකා පාර්ලිමේන්තුව Shri Lanka Parlimenthuwa, Tamil: இலங்கை நாடாளுமன்றம் Ilaṅkai nāṭāḷumaṉṟam) is the supreme legislative body of Sri Lanka.
- 7 September 1978
- National State Assembly
Legislative power is vested in the Parliament. Starting from the 1950s, the party system was dominated by the social democratic Sri Lanka Freedom Party and the liberal conservative United National Party for decades. Recently, however, the influence of the two parties has diminished significantly.
Evolution of the Parliamentary System. Before the colonial period, Sri Lanka was a Monarchy. Thereafter administrative and governmental reforms were introduced under the Portuguese, Dutch and British rulers. Firstly the maritime Dutch territories and subsequently the Kandyan Kingdom came under the British rule in 1815.
Jun 30, 2021 · Parliament has been a theme of many political debates in Sri Lanka since the establishment of the country’s first modern parliament in 1947.
Politics of Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka elects on the national level a head of state – the president – and a legislature. Sri Lanka has a multi-party system, with two dominant political parties. All elections are administered by the Election Commission of Sri Lanka .
Alliances And PartiesVotes%Seats(district)Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance ...6,853,69059.09%128Samagi Jana Balawegaya All Ceylon Makkal ...2,771,98023.90%47Tamil National Alliance Illankai Tamil ...327,1682.82%9National People's Power Janatha Vimukthi ...445,9583.84%2Jan 17, 2022 · The colonial origins of the legislature go back to 1833 when a Legislative Council was first established to provide advice and consent to the Governor in the making of laws for the peace, order, and good government of the island.
Oct 3, 2017 · Local. E.WEERAPPERUMA. There will be a special session in Parliament today, to mark the 70th anniversary of Parliamentary democracy flourishing in Sri Lanka. Parliament established prior to independence under the Soulbury Constitution, was the legislative body of British Ceylon and Dominion of Ceylon, replacing the State Council.
