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This is a complete list of all Sri Lankan parliaments since 1931, including their beginnings, endings, and dates of sessions.

List of parliaments

See also: List of parliamentary elections in Sri Lanka
# Parliament Began Session Session
opened 		Session
adjourned 		Ended Duration Governing party
State Council of Ceylon (1931–1947)
1 1st
State Council 		6 July 1931 7 December 1935 4 years, 5 months and 1 day None
2 2nd
State Council 		16 March 1936 4 July 1947 11 years, 3 months and 18 days None
Parliament of Ceylon (1947–1972)
3 1st
Parliament 		14 October 1947 1 25 November 1947 31 January 1948 8 April 1952 4 years, 5 months and 25 days United National Party
2 10 February 1948 17 June 1949
3 12 July 1949 6 April 1950
4 20 June 1950 24 April 1951
5 20 June 1951 8 April 1952
4 2nd
Parliament 		9 June 1952 1 10 June 1952 29 April 1953 18 February 1956 3 years, 8 months and 9 days United National Party
2 7 July 1953 31 March 1954
3 12 April 1954 27 April 1955
4 7 June 1955 18 February 1956
5 3rd
Parliament 		19 April 1956 1 20 April 1956 3 May 1957 5 December 1959 3 years, 7 months and 16 days SLFP led
Mahajana Eksath Peramuna
2 13 June 1957 15 May 1958
3 4 June 1958 23 May 1959
4 30 June 1959 5 December 1959
6 4th
Parliament 		30 March 1960 1 6 April 1960 23 April 1960 23 April 1960 24 days United National Party
7 5th
Parliament 		5 August 1960 1 12 August 1960 4 July 1961 17 December 1964 4 years, 4 months and 12 days Sri Lanka Freedom Party
2 13 July 1961 20 June 1962
3 11 July 1962 6 May 1963
4 17 July 1963 12 March 1964
5 2 July 1964 12 November 1964
6 20 November 1964 17 December 1964
8 6th
Parliament 		5 April 1965 1 9 April 1965 22 June 1966 25 March 1970 4 years, 11 months and 20 days United National Party
2 8 July 1966 20 June 1967
3 8 July 1967 22 June 1968
4 7 July 1968 25 June 1969
5 10 July 1969 25 March 1970
9 7th
Parliament 		7 June 1970 1 14 June 1970 23 March 1971 22 May 1972 1 year, 11 months and 15 days Sri Lanka Freedom Party
2 28 March 1971 22 May 1972
National State Assembly (1972–1978)
10 1st
National State Assembly 		22 May 1972 1 22 May 1972 10 February 1977 10 February 1977 4 years, 8 months and 19 days Sri Lanka Freedom Party
11 2nd
National State Assembly 		4 August 1977 1 4 August 1977 7 September 1978 7 September 1978 1 year, 1 month and 3 days United National Party
Parliament of Sri Lanka (1978–present)
12 8th
Parliament 		7 September 1978 1 7 September 1978 26 March 1982 20 December 1988 10 years, 3 months and 13 days United National Party
2 29 April 1982 7 January 1983
3 9 February 1983 19 January 1984
4 23 February 1984 25 January 1985
5 20 February 1985 31 January 1986
6 20 February 1986 27 January 1987
7 19 February 1987 22 January 1988
8 25 February 1988 20 December 1988
13 9th
Parliament 		9 March 1989 1 9 March 1989 23 March 1990 24 June 1994 5 years, 3 months and 15 days UNP led coalition
2 4 April 1990 21 March 1991
3 19 April 1991 30 August 1991
4 24 September 1991 23 March 1993
5 22 April 1993 24 June 1994
14 10th
Parliament 		25 August 1994 1 25 August 1994 15 December 1994 18 August 2000 5 years, 11 months and 24 days SLFP led
People's Alliance
2 6 January 1995 12 January 1996
3 9 February 1996 18 August 2000
15 11th
Parliament 		18 October 2000 1 18 October 2000 27 October 2000 10 October 2001 11 months and 22 days SLFP led
People's Alliance
2 9 November 2000 10 July 2001
3 6 September 2001 10 October 2001
16 12th
Parliament 		19 December 2001 1 19 December 2001 3 November 2003 7 February 2004 2 years, 1 month and 19 days UNP led
United National Front
2 19 November 2003 7 February 2004
17 13th
Parliament 		22 April 2004 1 22 April 2004 21 November 2005 9 February 2010 5 years, 9 months and 18 days SLFP led
United People's Freedom Alliance
2 25 November 2005 6 May 2008
3 5 June 2008 17 May 2009
4 19 May 2009 9 February 2010
18 14th
Parliament 		22 April 2010 1 22 April 2010 26 June 2015 26 June 2015 5 years, 2 months and 4 days SLFP led
United People's Freedom Alliance
19 15th
Parliament 		1 September 2015 1 1 September 2015 12 April 2018 2 March 2020 4 years, 6 months and 1 day UNP led
United National Front for Good Governance
2 8 May 2018 27 October 2018
3 14 November 2018 2 December 2019
4 3 January 2020 2 March 2020
20 16th
Parliament 		20 August 2020 1 20 August 2020 12 December 2021 24 September 2024 4 years, 1 month and 4 days SLPP led
Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance
2 18 January 2022 28 July 2022
3 3 August 2022 27 January 2023
4 8 February 2023 26 January 2024
5 7 February 2024 24 September 2024
21 17th
Parliament 		21 November 2024 1 21 November 2024 TBA TBA 29 days JVP led
National People's Power

See also

References

  1. "Duration of Parliament". Parliament.lk. Retrieved 3 August 2013.

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