It believes the proposed expansion of parliamentary seats could be implemented during the interim government’s tenure. The report also suggests that if a decision is made to establish an upper house ...

WP had previously said, in 2019, that its medium-term objective was to contest and win one-third of the seats in parliament. Responding to a question on whether that remains the party’s goal in ...

Liberal MP Garth Hamilton discusses the Teals’ openness to negotiate with the major parties given a hung parliament. “I think they’ll do whatever it takes to stay in their seats, and they ...

Should the country's rising population change how parliamentary seats are distributed ... happen is the southern states would lose voice in parliament because they would have fewer votes in ...

Parliament has officially informed the Election Commission that a Parliamentary seat has fallen vacant with the demise of NPP Kegalle District MP Kosala Nuwan Jayaweera who passed away yesterday.

The incumbent party has consistently secured over 95% of national parliament seats, except for 2005, when the opposition won about 32%. In 2021, the ruling Prosperity Party won 96.8% of the seats.

Are parties always putting the same people up for the same seats? Without addressing these systemic barriers, representation in parliament will continue to fall short of reflecting the electorate ...