Sri Lanka

Parliament

Political system
Presidential-Parliamentary
Structure of parliament
Unicameral
IPU membership
Yes

About parliament

Basic information such as the official name of parliament and details of its structure and leadership. Also includes the current breakdown of MPs by sex and age, and provisions for quotas and reserved seats.

Parliament name
Parliament
Chamber name
Parliament
Structure & status of parliament
Lower chamber
Parliamentary term (years)
5

IPU membership

Affiliation periods
from 1949
IPU Geopolitical Group/s
Asia-Pacific Group

Speaker

Official title
Speaker of Parliament
Speaker
Ashoka Ranwala (Male)
Date of birth: 19 Jun 1960
Term
21 Nov 2024
Additional information

Elected on 21 Nov. 2024.

Speaker terms

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Secretary general

Official title
Secretary General
Secretary General
Kushani Rohanadeera (Female)
Term
23 May 2023
Notes

Appointed on 23 May 2023.

Members

Statutory number of members
225
Principal mode of designation of members
Directly elected
Directly elected members
225
Current number of members
220
Men
198
Women
22
Percentage of women
10.0%
Statutory number of members per country
225
Population (in thousands)
22,971
Inhabitants per parliamentarian
102,093

Age

Data on the age of parliamentarians is collected at the start of the legislature, following the most recent elections. This data is not updated during the legislature, except when parliament notifies the IPU of a change in the youngest or oldest member.

Average age of all members
53.0
(2020-08)
Youngest member
Jeevan Thondaman (Male)
Youngest member (years)
25
Number of members, by age (2020-08)
Breakdown of members by age and gender
18 - 20 21 - 30 31 - 40 41 - 45 46 - 50 51 - 60 61 - 70 71 - 80 81 - 90 91 and over Totals per gender
Male 0 5 21 30 40 60 42 10 4 0 212
Female 0 0 0 0 5 6 1 0 0 0 12
Totals per age interval 0 5 21 30 45 66 43 10 4 0 224
Total <= 45: 56 Total >= 46: 168
Percentage of members, by age
Age at the last election or renewal Overall Male Female
Percentage of MPs 30 years of age or younger
2.2% 2.2% 0.0%
Percentage of MPs 40 years of age or younger
11.6% 12% 0.0%
Percentage of MPs 45 years of age or younger
25.0% 25% 0.0%

Reserved seats and quotas

There are reserved seats in parliament for certain groups
No
Electoral quota for women
No
Youth quota
No

Links to additional information

Parliamentary website
List of members
Rules of procedure/Standing Orders
No information available
Constitution
No information available

Historical data for IPU membership

Historical data for IPU membership
Year IPU membership
2020-09
List of values for 2020-09
No
2019-04
List of values for 2019-04
No
2018-06
List of values for 2018-06
No