List of political parties in Sri Lanka

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This article lists political parties in Sri Lanka.

Alliances[]

Parliamentary alliances[]

Alliance MPs Symbol Founded Leader
Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance
ශ්‍රී ලංකා නිදහස් පොදුජන සන්ධානය
ஶ்ரீ லங்கா பொதுஜன சுதந்திர கூட்டமைப்பு
150 / 225
N/A 31 October 2019 Mahinda Rajapaksa
Samagi Jana Balawegaya
සමගි ජනබලවේගය
ஐக்கிய மக்கள் சக்தி
57 / 225
Election Symbol Samagi Jana Balawegaya Sri Lanka.png
10 February 2020 Sajith Premadasa
Tamil National Alliance
දෙමළ ජාතික සන්ධානය
தமிழ்த் தேசியக் கூட்டமைப்பு
10 / 225
N/A 20 October 2001 R. Sampanthan
National People's Power
ජාතික ජන බලවේගය
தேசிய மக்கள் சக்தி
3 / 225
Election Symbol Jathika Jana Balawegaya Sri Lanka.png
2015 Anura Kumara Dissanayaka
Tamil National People's Front
ද්‍රවිඩ ජාතික ජනතා පෙරමුණ
தமிழ்த் தேசியத்திற்கான மக்கள் முன்னணி
2 / 225
N/A 28 February 2010 Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam
Tamil People's National Alliance
දෙමළ ජනතා ජාතික සන්ධානය
தமிழ் மக்கள் தேசிய கூட்டணி
1 / 225
Election Symbol Thamil Makkal Thesiya Kuttani Sri Lanka.png
C. V. Wigneswaran

Extra-parliamentary alliances[]

Alliance MPs Symbol Founded Leader Notes
Tamil Progressive Alliance
දෙමළ ප්‍රගතිශීලී සන්ධානය
தமிழ் முற்போக்கு கூட்டணி
6 / 225
N/A 3 June 2015 Mano Ganesan Allied with the SJB
Socialist Alliance
සමාජවාදී සන්ධානය
சோசலிஸ்ட் கூட்டணி
4 / 225
Election Symbol of Socialist Alliance (Sri Lanka).png
2006 (2006) Allied with the SLPFA
Democratic Tamil National Front
ප්‍රජාතන්ත්‍රවාදී දෙමළ ජාතික පෙරමුණ
மக்களாட்சி தமிழ்த் தேசிய முன்னணி
2 / 225
N/A 4 May 2016 V. Anandasangaree Allied with the SLPFA
Muslim National Alliance
මුස්ලිම් ජාතික සන්ධානය
முஸ்லிம் தேசிய கூட்டமைப்பு
1 / 225
Election Symbol Muslim National Alliance Sri Lanka.png
Allied with the SJB

Defunct/dormant alliances[]

Alliance Symbol Founded Dissolved Notes
Democratic National Alliance
ප්‍රජාතන්ත්‍රවාදී ජාතික සන්ධානය
மக்களாட்சி தேசியக் கூட்டணி
Election Symbol Democratic National Alliance Sri Lanka.png
22 November 2009
Democratic Tamil National Alliance[a]
ජනනායක තමිළ් තේසිය කුට්ටනි
மக்களாட்சி தமிழ் தேசிய கூட்டணி
Election Symbol Demacratic Tamila Natinal Aliance Sri Lanka.png
Most members joined the TNA
Left Liberation Front[b]
වාමාංශික විමුක්ති පෙරමුණ
இடது விடுதலை முன்னணி
N/A 1998
National Unity Alliance
ජාතික සමගි සන්ධානය
தேசிய ஒற்றுமைக் கூட்டணி
N/A 1999 2010
People's Alliance
පොදු ජන එක්සත් පෙරමුණ
மக்கள் கூட்டணி
Election Symbol People's Alliance Sri Lanka.png
1994 2004 Most members joined the UPFA
Tamil National Liberation Alliance
දෙමළ ජාතික විමුක්ති සන්ධානය
தமிழ் தனிநாடு விடுதலை கூட்டணி
N/A 22 February 2010 25 June 2011 Members joined the TNA
United National Front
එක්සත් ජාතික පෙරමුණ
ஐக்கிய தேசிய முன்னணி
N/A 21 October 2001 Most members joined the UNP & SJB
United People's Freedom Alliance
එක්සත් ජනතා නිදහස් සන්ධානය
ஐக்கிய மக்கள் சுதந்திரக் கூட்டணி
Election Symbol United People's Freedom Alliance Sri Lanka.png
20 January 2004 9 December 2019 Most members joined the SLPFA

Parties[]

Registered parties[]

Alliance Party Election Symbol Founded Current leader MPs
As 2020
MPCs
As 2012,2013
2014 Mar.
2014 Sep.
MLGs
As 2018
SLPFA Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna
ශ්‍රී ලංකා පොදුජන පෙරමුණ
இலங்கை பொதுஜன முன்னணி
Election Symbol Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Sri Lanka.png
November 2016;
5 years ago
 (2016-11)
Mahinda Rajapaksa
116 / 225
3,369 / 8,356
Sri Lanka Freedom Party
ශ්‍රී ලංකා නිදහස් පක්ෂය
இலங்கை சுதந்திரக் கட்சி
Election Symbol Sri Lanka Freedom Party Sri Lanka.png
2 December 1951 Maithripala Sirisena
15 / 225
248 / 455
1,032 / 8,356
Jathika Nidahas Peramuna
ජාතික නිදහස් පෙරමුණ
தேசிய சுதந்திர முன்னணி
Election Symbol National Freedom Front Sri Lanka.png
2008 Wimal Weerawansa
6 / 225
1 / 455
Ceylon Workers' Congress
ලංකා කම්කරු කොංග්‍රසය
இலங்கை தொழிலாளர் காங்கிரஸ்
Election Symbol Ceylon Worker's Congress Sri Lanka.png
1939 Jeewan Thondaman
2 / 225
4 / 455
59 / 8,356
Eelam People's Democratic Party
ඊලාම් ජනතා ප්‍රජාතන්ත්‍රවාදී පක්ෂය
ஈழ மக்களாட்சி கட்சி
Election Symbol Ealam People's Democratic Front Sri Lanka.png
November 1987 Douglas Devananda
2 / 225
2 / 455
98 / 8,356
Mahajana Eksath Peramuna
මහජන එක්සත් පෙරමුණ‍
மகாஜன எக்சத் பெரமுன
Election Symbol Mahajana Eksath Peramuna Sri Lanka.png
1959 Dinesh Gunawardena
2 / 225
Communist Party of Sri Lanka
ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ කොමියුනිස්ට් පක්ෂය
இலங்கை இனவாத கட்சி
Election Symbol Communist Party of Sri Lanka.png
1943 D. E. W. Gunasekera
1 / 225
1 / 8,356
Democratic Left Front
ප්‍රජාතන්ත්‍රවාදී වාමාංශික පෙරමුණ
மக்களாட்சி இடதுசாரி முன்னணி
Election Symbol Left & Democratic Front Sri Lanka.png
1999 Vasudeva Nanayakkara
1 / 225
Lanka Sama Samaja Party
ලංකා සම සමාජ පක්ෂය
இலங்கை சமசமாஜக் கட்சி
ElectionSymbolLSSP.png
18 December 1935 Tissa Vitharana
1 / 225
1 / 8,356
National Congress
ජාතික කොංග්‍රසය
தேசிய காங்கிரஸ்
Election Symbol National Congress Sri Lanka.png
A. L. M. Athaullah
1 / 225
26 / 8,356
Pivithuru Hela Urumaya
පිවිතුරු හෙළ උරුමය
பிவிதுரு ஹெல உருமய
Election Symbol Pivithuru Hela Urumaya Sri Lanka.png
Udaya Gammanpila
1 / 225
Sri Lanka People's Party
ශ්‍රී ලංකා මහජන පක්ෂය
ஶ்ரீ லங்கா மக்கள் கட்சி
Election Symbol Sri Lanka Mahajana Pakshaya Sri Lanka.png
22 January 1984 (37 years ago) (1984-01-22) Asanka Nawaratne
1 / 225
1 / 8,356
Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal
තමිළ් මක්කල් විඩුදලෛප් පුළිකල්
தமிழ் மக்கள் விடுதலைப் புலிகள்
Election Symbol Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal Sri Lanka.jpg
2004 S. Chandrakanthan
1 / 225
53 / 8,356
Desha Vimukthi Janatha Pakshaya
දේශ විමුක්ති ජනතා පක්ෂය
தேச விமுக்தி ஜனதா பக்ஷய
Election Symbol Desha Vimukthi Janatha Pakshaya Sri Lanka.png
1988
United People's Party
එක්සත් මහජන පක්‍ෂය
ஐக்கிய மக்கள் கட்சி
Election Symbol United People's Party Sri Lanka.png
5 / 8,356
Progressive Tamil Party
ප්‍රගතිශීලී දෙමළ පක්ෂය
முற்போக்குத்த தமிழர் கச்சி
Vijaya Dharani National Council
විජය ධරණි ජාතික සභාව
விஜய தரணி தேசிய கவுன்சில்
Election Symbol Samagi Jana Balawegaya Sri Lanka.png

SJB
Samagi Jana Balawegaya
සමගි ජනබලවේගය
ஐக்கிய மக்கள் சக்தி
Election Symbol Samagi Jana Balawegaya Sri Lanka.png
2020 Sajith Premadasa
39 / 225
Sri Lanka Muslim Congress
ශ්‍රී ලංකා මුස්ලිම් කොංග්‍රසය
சிறீலங்கா முஸ்லிம் காங்கிரசு
Election Symbol Sri Lanka Muslim Congress Sri Lanka.png
1981 Rauff Hakeem
5 / 225
13 / 455
74 / 8,356
All Ceylon Makkal Congress
සමස්ත ලංකා මහජන කොංග්‍රසය
அகில இலங்கை மக்கள் காங்கிரஸ்
Electon Symbol All Ceylon makkal Congress Sri Lanka.png
2005 Rishad Bathiudeen
4 / 225
1 / 455
65 / 8,356
Democratic People's Front
ප්‍රජාතන්ත්‍රවාදී ජනතා පෙරමුණ
மக்களாட்சி மக்கள் முன்னணி
Election Symbol Democratic Peoples Front Sri Lanka.png
Mano Ganesan
2 / 225
2 / 455
National Union of Workers
ජාතික කම්කරු සංගමය
தொழிலாளர் தேசிய சங்கம்
Election Symbol Workers National Front Sri Lanka.png
Palani Digambaran
2 / 225
Up-Country People's Front
කඳුරට ජනතා පෙරමුණ
மலையக மக்கள் முன்னணி
Election Symbol Up Country People's Front Sri Lanka.png
1989 V. Radhakrishnan
2 / 225
1 / 455
Democratic National Movement
ප්‍රජාතන්ත්‍රවාදී ජනතා ව්‍යාපරය
மக்கட்தலை நாடு இயக்கம்
Election Symbol National Democratic Front Sri Lanka.png
Aruna de Zoysa
1 / 225
9 / 8,356
Jathika Hela Urumaya
ජාතික හෙළ උරුමය
ஜாதிக எல உறுமய
Election Symbol Jathika Hela Urumaya Sri Lanka.png
February 2004 Ven.Omalpe Sobhitha Thero
1 / 225
New Lanka Freedom Party
නව ලංකා නිදහස් පක්ෂය
புதிய இலங்கை சுதந்திரக் கட்சி
Kumara Welgama
1 / 225
United Left Front
එක්සත් වාමාංශික පෙරමුණ
ஐக்கிய இடது முன்னணி
Election Symbol United Left Front Sri Lanka.png
Jayampathy Wickramaratne
1 / 8,356
TNA Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi
ශ්‍රී ලංකා දෙමළ රාජ්‍ය පක්ෂය
இலங்கைத் தமிழரசுக் கட்சி
Election Symbol Ilankai Tamil Arusu Kachchi Sri Lanka.png
18 December 1949 Mavai Senathirajah
6 / 225
41 / 455
407 / 8,356
Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization
ද්‍රවිඩ ඊලම් විමුක්ති සංවිධානය
தமிழீழ விடுதலை இயக்கம்
Election Symbol Tamil Ealam Liberation Organization Sri Lanka.png
1979 Selvam Adaikalanathan
3 / 225
Democratic People's Liberation Front
ප්‍රජාතන්ත්‍රවාදී ජනතා විමුක්ති පෙරමුණ
மக்கட்தலை மக்கள் விடுதலை முன்னணி
Election Symbol Democratic People's Liberation Front Sri Lanka.png
1988 D. Siddarthan
1 / 225
Election Symbol Jathika Jana Balawegaya Sri Lanka.png

NPP
Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna
ජනතා විමුක්ති පෙරමුණ
மக்கள் விடுதலை முன்னணி
Election Symbol Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna Sri Lanka.png
14 May 1965 Anura Kumara Dissanayake
3 / 225
15 / 455
431 / 8,356
TPNF All Ceylon Tamil Congress
අකිල ඉලංකෙයි තමිල් කොංග්‍රස්
அகில இலங்கைத் தமிழ்க் காங்கிரஸ்
Election Symbol Akila Ilankai Thamil Congress Sri Lanka.png
29 August 1944 Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam
2 / 225
102 / 8,356
Election Symbol Thamil Makkal Thesiya Kuttani Sri Lanka.png

TPNA
Tamil People's Council
දෙමළ ජනතා සභාව
தமிழ் மக்கள் மகாசபை
C. V. Wigneswaran
1 / 225
Eelam People's Revolutionary Liberation Front(Suresh Wing)
ඊලාම් ජනතා විප්ලවවාදී විමුක්ති පෙරමුණ
ஈழ மக்கள் புரட்சிகர விடுதலை முன்னணி
2000 Suresh Premachandran
Ealam Tamil Self Rule Party
ඊලාම් තමිලර් සුයාට්ච්චි කච්චි
ஈழத் தமிழர் சுயாட்சிக் கட்சி
Ananthi Sasitharan
Tamil National Party
දෙමළ ජාතික පක්ෂය
தமிழரசுக் கட்சி
M. K. Shivajilingam
N. Srikantha
Our Power of People's Party
අපේ ජන බල පක්ෂය
நமது மக்கள் சக்தி கட்சி
Election Symbol Ape Jana Bala Pakshaya Sri Lanka.png
Ven.Galgodaatte Gnanasara Thero
1 / 225
United National Party
එක්සත් ජාතික පක්ෂය
ஐக்கிய தேசியக் கட்சி
Election Symbol United National Party Sri Lanka.png
6 September 1946 Ranil Wickremesinghe
1 / 225
112 / 455
2,385 / 8,356

Other registered parties[]

Party Election Symbol Founded Current leader MPs
As 2020
MPCs
As 2012,2013
2014 Mar.
2014 Sep.
MLGs
As 2018
All Are Citizens All Are Kings Organization
ඔක්කොම වැසියෝ ඔක්කොම රජවරු සංවිධානය
ஒக்கொம வெஸியோ ஒக்கொம ரஜவரு அமைப்பு
Election Symbol Okkoma Wasiyo Okkomama Rajawaru Sanvidanaya Sri Lanka.png
M. B. Thaminimulla
All Lanka Tamil Great Council[c]
සමස්ත ලංකා දෙමළ මහාසභාව
அகில இலங்கை தமிழர் மகாசபை
Election Symbol Ahila Ilangai Tamil Maha Sabha Sri Lanka.png
December 2005 K. Vigneswaran
Arunalu People's Alliance
අරුණළු ජනතා සන්ධානය
அருணலு மக்கள் கூட்டணி
Election Symbol Arunalu Janatha Sandhanaya Sri Lanka.png
Buddhist People's Front
බොදු ජන පෙරමුණ
பௌத்த மக்கள் முன்னணி
Citizen's Front
පුරවැසි පෙරමුණ
பிரஜைகள் முன்னணி
Election Symbol Puravesi Peramuna Sri Lanka.png
Sri Ranga Jeyaratnam
Democratic Party
ප්‍රජාතන්ත්‍රවාදී පක්ෂය
சனநாயகக் கட்சி
Election Symbol Democratic Party Sri Lanka.png
1 April 2013
17 / 455
Democratic United National Front
ප්‍රජාතන්ත්‍රවාදී එක්සත් ජාතික පෙරමුණ
ஜனநாயக ஐக்கிய தேசிய முன்னணி
Election Symbol Democratic United National Front Sri Lanka.png
1990 Ariyawansa Dissanayake
5 / 8,356
Democratic Unity Alliance
එක්සත් ප්‍රජාතන්ත්‍රවාදී සන්ධානය
ஜனநாயக ஐக்கிய முன்னணி
Election Symbol Democratic Unity Alliance Sri Lanka.png
1 / 455
8 / 8,356
Eelavar Democratic Front[d]
ඊලවර් ප්‍රජාතන්ත්‍රවාදී පෙරමුණ
ஈழவர் ஜனநாயக முன்னணி
Election Symbol Elavar Democratic Front Sri Lanka.png
Equality Party
සමනතා පක්ෂය
சமத்துவக் கட்சி
Election Symbol Samaththuva Kadchi Sri Lanka.png
Frontline Socialist Party
පෙරටුගාමී සමාජවාදී පක්ෂය
முன்னிலை சோசலிசக் கட்சி
Election Symbol Frontline Socialist Party Sri Lanka.png
9 April 2012
Green Party of Sri Lanka
ශ්‍රී ලංකා හරිත පක්ෂය
இலங்கை பசுமைக் கட்சி
Liberal Party of Sri Lanka
ලිබරල් පක්ෂය
லிபரல் கட்சி
75Px
1987 Rajiva Wijesinha
1 / 8,356
Motherland People's Party [e]
මව්බිම ජනතා පක්‍ෂය
மௌவ்பிம ஜனதா பக்ஷய
Election Symbol Maubima Janatha Pakshaya Sri Lanka.png
2009 Harischandra Wijayatunga
National Development Front
ජාතික සංවර්ධන පෙරමුණ
தேசிய அபிவிருத்தி முன்னணி
Election Symbol Jathika Sanwardhana Peramuna Sri lanka.png
July 2000 Dr. Sarath Bandaranayake
National People's Party
ජාතික ජනතා පක්ෂය
தேசிய மக்கள் கட்சி
Election Symbol National People's Party Sri Lanka.png
10 / 8,356
Nationalities Unity Organisation
ජාතීන්ගේ සමඟි සංවිධානය
தேசிய இனங்களின் ஐக்கியத்துக்கான அமைப்பு
Election Symbol Nationalities Unity Organization Sri Lanka.png
Nava Sama Samaja Party
නව සමසමාජ පක්ෂය
நவ சம சமாஜக் கட்சி
Election Symbol Of Nawa Sama Samaja Party .png
1977 Vikramabahu Karunaratne
New Democratic Front
නව ප්‍රජාතන්ත්‍රවාදී පෙරමුණ
புதிய சனநாயக முன்னணி
Election Symbol New Democratic Front Sri Lanka.png
Shamila Perera
New Democratic Marxist–Leninist Party
නව ප්‍රජාතන්ත්‍රවාදී මාක්ස්වාදී ලෙනින්වාදී පක්ෂය
புதிய ஜனநாயக மார்க்சிஸ்ட் லெனினிஸ்ட் கட்சி
Election Symbol New Democratic Marxist Leninist Party Sri Lanka.png
New Sinhala Heritage
නව සිහළ උරුමය
நவ சிஹல உறுமய
Election Symbol Nawa Sihala Urumaya Sri Lanka.png
2006 Sarath Manamendra
Our National Front
අපේ ජාතික පෙරමුණ
எமது தேசிய முன்னணி
Election Symbol Samagi Jana Balawegaya Sri Lanka.png
2009 Upulangani Malagamuwa
People's Welfare Front
ජන සෙත පෙරමුණ
ஜனசெத பெரமுண
Election Symbol Jana Setha Peramuna Sri Lanka.png
3 / 8,356
Samabima Party
සමබිම පක්ෂය
சமபிம கட்சி
Election Symbol Samabima Party Sri Lanka.png
Sinhaladeepa Jathika Peramuna
සිංහලදීප ජාතික පෙරමුණ
சிங்களதீப தேசிய முன்னணி
Election Symbol Sinhaladeepa Jathika Peramuna Sri Lanka.png
Sinhala Ravaya
සිංහල රාවය
சிங்கள ராவய
Election Symbol Sinhala Ravaya Sri lanka.png
Socialist Equality Party[f]
සමාජවාදී සමානතා පක්ෂය
சோசலிச சமத்துவக் கட்சி
Election Symbol Of Socialist Equality Party.png
1968
Sri Lanka Labour Party
ශ්‍රී ලංකා කම්කරු පක්ෂය
ஸ்ரீலங்கா தொழிலாளர் கட்சி
Election Symbol Sri Lanka Labour Party Sri Lanka.png
Sri Lanka National Force[g]
ශ්‍රී ලංකා ජාතික බලය
ஸ்ரீ லங்கா தேசிய சக்தி
Election Symbol Ape Jana Bala Pakshaya Sri Lanka.png
2 / 8,356
Sri Lanka Progressive Front
ශ්‍රී ලංකා ප්‍රගතිශීලී පෙරමුණ
ஸ்ரீலங்கா முற்போக்கு முன்னணி
Election Symbol Sri Lanka Progressive Front Sri Lanka.png
1996 J. A. Peter Nelson Perera
Sri Lanka Vanguard Party
ශ්‍රී ලංකා පෙරටුගාමී පක්ෂය
இலங்கை முன்னிலை கட்சி
Election Symbol Samabima Party Sri Lanka.png
Tamil United Liberation Front[h]
ද්‍රවිඩ එක්සත් විමුක්ති පෙරමුණ
தமிழர் விடுதலைக் கூட்டணி
Election Symbol Tamil United Liberation Front Sri Lanka.png
4 May 1972 V. Anandasangaree
78 / 8,356
United Democratic Front
එක්සත් ප්‍රජාතන්ත්‍රවාදී පෙරමුණ
ஐக்கிய ஜனநாயக முன்னணி
United Lanka People's Party
එක්සත් ලංකා පොදුජන පක්ෂය
எக்சத் லங்கா பொதுஜன பக்ஷய
Election Symbol Eksath Lanka Podujana Pakshaya Sri Lanka.png
United National Freedam Front
එක්සත් ජාතික නිදහස් පෙරමුණ
ஐக்கிய தேசிய சுதந்திர முன்னணி
Election Symbol United National Freedom Front Sri Lanka.png
20 / 8,356
United Peace Front[i]
එක්සත් සාම පෙරමුණ
ஐக்கிய சமாதான முன்னணி
Election Symbol United Peace Alliance Sri Lanka.png
United Socialist Party
එක්සත් සමාජවාදි පකෂය
ஐக்கிய சோசலிச கட்சி
Election Symbol Of United Socialist Party .png
1989 Siritunga Jayasuriya

Unregistered parties[]

Party Election Symbol Founded Current leader Alliance
Ceylon Communist Party (Maoist)
ලංකා කොමියුනිස්ට් පක්ෂය (මාඕවාදී)
இலங்கை கம்யூனிஸ்ட் கட்சி (மாவோயிஸ்ட்)
1964
Ceylon Democratic Unity Alliance
ලංකා ප්‍රජාතන්ත්‍රවාදී එක්සත් සන්ධානය
இலங்கை ஜனநாயக ஐக்கிய கூட்டணி
Election Symbol Thamil Makkal Thesiya Kuttani Sri Lanka.png
2002 T. V. Chennan
Democratic National Front
ප්‍රජාතන්ත්‍රවාදී ජාතික පෙරමුණ
ஜனநாயக தேசிய முன்னணி
N. Kumaraguruparan DTNF
Democratic People's Congress
ප්‍රජාතන්ත්‍රවාදී මහජන කොංග්‍රසය
ஜனநாயக மக்கள் காங்கிரஸ்
Praba Ganesan DTNF
Eelam National Democratic Liberation Front
ඊළාම් ජාතික ප්‍රජාතන්ත්‍රවාදී විමුක්ති පෙරමුණ
ஈழ தேசிய ஜனநாய விடுதலை முன்னணி
1987
Muslim Tamil National Alliance
මුස්ලිම් දෙමළ ජාතික සන්ධානය
முஸ்லிம் தமிழ் தேசிய கூட்டமைப்பு
Azath Salley
National Front for Good Governance
යහපාලනය සඳහා වූ ජාතික පෙරමුණ
நல்லாட்சிக்கான தேசிய முன்னணி
Election Symbol National Front for Good Govenance Sri Lanka.png
Abdul Rahman
People's Freedom Front
ජනතා නිදහස් පෙරමුණ
மக்கள் சுதந்திர முன்னணி
1991
People's Liberation Solidarity Front
මහජන විමුක්ති සහයෝගිතා පෙරමුණ
மக்கள் விடுதலை ஒற்றுமை முன்னணி
1997 Kamal Karunadasa
People's Servants Party
ජනතා සේවක පක්ෂය
மக்கள் சேவகர்கள் கட்சி
Election Symbol People's Servant Party Sri Lanka.png
June 2015
People's Tamil Congress
මහජන දෙමළ කොංග්‍රසය
மக்கள் தமிழ் காங்கிரஸ்
L. P. Shanmuganathan
Revolutionary Workers Party[j]
විප්ලවවාදී කම්කරු පක්ෂය
புரட்சிகர தொழிலாளர் கட்சி
1968
Socialist Party of Sri Lanka
ශ්‍රී ලංකා සමාජවාදී පක්ෂය
இலங்கை சோசலிஸ்ட் கட்சி
Election Symbol Of Socialist Party of Sri Lanka .png
2006
United Citizens’ Front
එක්සත් පුරවැසි පෙරමුණ
ஐக்கிய குடிமக்கள் முன்னணி
Tissa Attanayake
United Lanka Great Council
එක්සත් ලංකා මහා සභාව
ஐக்கிய இலங்கை மகா சபை
Election Symbol Eksath Lanka Maha Sabha Pakshaya Sri Lanka.png
Nath Amarakone
United National Alternative Front
එක්සත් ජාතික විකල්ප පෙරමුණ
ஐக்கிய தேசி�� மாற்று முன்னணி
2000
Upcountry National Front
කඳුරට ජාතික පෙරමුණ
மலையக தேசிய முன்னணி
2000 Rishi Senthil Raj

Defunct/dormant parties[]

Party Symbol Founded Dissolved leader Notes
All Ceylon Islamic United Front
සමස්ත ලංකා ඉස්ලාමීය එක්සත් පෙරමුණ
அகில இலங்கை இஸ்லாமிய ஐக்கிய முன்னணி
1960
All Ceylon Malay Political Union
සමස්ත ලංකා මැලේ දේශපාලන සංගමය
அகில இலங்கை மலாய் அரசியல் ஒன்றியம்
1944
Aziz Democratic Workers Congress
අසීස් ප්‍රජාතන්ත්‍රවාදී කම්කරු කොංග්‍රසය
அஜீஸ் ஜனநாயக தொழிலாளர் காங்கிரஸ்
Bolshevik Samasamaja Party[k]
බොල්ෂෙවික් සමසමාජ පක්ෂය
போல்ஷிவிக் சமசமாஜ கட்சி
1948 1950 Absorbed into the Lanka Sama Samaja Party
Buddhist Republican Party
බෞද්ධ ජනරජ පක්ෂය
புத்த குடியரசு கட்சி
1952
Ceylon National Congress
ලංකා ජාතික කොංග්‍රසය
இலங்கை தேசிய காங்கிரஸ்
11 December 1919
Lanka Democratic Party
ලංකා ප්‍රජාතන්ත්‍රවාදී පක්ෂය
இலங்கை சனநாயகக் கட்சி
Absorbed into the Sri Lanka Freedom Socialist Party
Lanka Mahajana Sabha
ලංකා මහජන සභාව
லங்கா மகாஜன சபை
1919
Lanka Sama Samaja Party (Alternative Group)
ලංකා සමසමාජ පක්ෂය (විකල්ප කණ්ඩායම)
லங்கா சமசமாஜ கட்சி (மாற்றுக் குழு)
Lanka Sama Samaja Party (Revolutionary)
ලංකා සමසමාජ පක්ෂය (විප්ලවවාදී)
லங்கா சமசமாஜ கட்சி (புரட்சிகர)
1964
Muslim United Liberation Front
මුස්ලිම් එක්සත් විමුක්ති පෙරමුණ
முஸ்லிம் ஐக்கிய விடுதலை முன்னணி
National Alliance
ජාතික සන්ධානය
தேசியக் கூட்டணி
National Democratic Movement
ජාතික ප්‍රජාතන්ත්‍රවාදී ව්‍යාපාරය
தேசிய ஜனநாயக இயக்கம்
National Democratic Party
ජාතික ප්‍රජාතන්ත්‍රවාදී පක්ෂය
தேசிய ஜனநாயக கட்சி
National Democratic People's Alliance
ජාතික ප්‍රජාතන්ත්‍රවාදී ජනතා සන්ධානය
தேசிய ஜனநாயக மக்கள் கூட்டமைப்பு
4 February 2008
National Liberation Front
ජාතික විමුක්ති පෙරමුණ
தேசிய விடுதலை முன்னணி
New Democratic Party
නව ප්‍රජාතන්ත්‍රවාදී පක්ෂය
புதிய ஜனநாயகக் கட்சி
New National Front
නව ජාතික පෙරමුණ
புதிய தேசிய முன்னணி
2011
People's Front of Liberation Tigers
විඩුතලෛප් පුලිකල් මක්කල් මුන්නනි
விடுதலைப் புலிகள் மக்கள் முன்னணி
1989
Sinhala Heritage
සිංහල උරුමය
சிங்கள உறுமய
Absorbed into the Jathika Hela Urumaya
Sinhala Maha Sabha
සිංහල මහා සභාව
சிங்கள மகா சபை
1936 Absorbed into the United National Party
Sri Lanka Freedom Socialist Party
ශ්‍රී ලංකා නිදහස් සමාජවාදී පක්ෂය
ஸ்ரீலங்கா சுதந்திர சோசலிச கட்சி
1964 Absorbed into the United National Party
Sri Lanka National Congress
ශ්‍රී ලංකා ජාතික කොංග්‍රසය
இலங்கை தேசிய காங்கிரஸ்
2009 2011 Absorbed into the Sri Lanka Freedom Party
Sri Lanka Sama Samaja Party
ශ්‍රී ලංකා සමසමාජ පක්ෂය
இலங்கை சம சமாஜ கட்சி
1982 1983 Absorbed into the Sri Lanka Freedom Party
Swaraj Party
ස්වරාජ් පක්ෂය
ஸ்வராஜ் கட்சி
United Lanka Congress
එක්සත් ලංකා කොංග්‍රසය
ஐக்கிய லங்கா காங்கிரஸ்
United Muslim People's Alliance
එක්සත් මුස්ලිම් ජනතා සන්ධානය
ஐக்கிய முஸ்லிம் மக்கள் கூட்டமைப்பு
United National Alliance
එක්සත් ජාතික සන්ධානය
ஐக்கிய தேசியக் கூட்டமைப்பு
Viplavakari Lanka Sama Samaja Party
විප්ලවකාරි ලංකා සමසමාජ පක්ෂය
விப்லவகாரி லங்கா சம சமாஜ கட்சி
1950 1959 Absorbed into the Mahajana Eksath Peramuna
Workers' Liberation Front
කම්කරු විමුක්ති පෙරමුණ
தொழிலாளர் விடுதலை முன்னணி

Notes[]

  1. ^ Formerly Tamil Democratic National Alliance.
  2. ^ Formerly New Left Front, Left Front.
  3. ^ Formerly All Lanka Tamil United Front.
  4. ^ Political wing of Eelam Revolutionary Organisation of Students.
  5. ^ Formerly Sinhalaye Mahasammatha Bhoomiputra Pakshaya.
  6. ^ Formerly Revolutionary Communist League.
  7. ^ Formerly Patriotic National Front.
  8. ^ Formerly Tamil United Front.
  9. ^ Formerly Muslim Liberation Front.
  10. ^ Formerly Revolutionary Samasamaja Party.
  11. ^ Formerly Bolshevik-Leninist Party of India, Ceylon and Burma.

References[]

  • "Political parties". Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 2012-08-05.
  • "Sri Lanka". Leftist Parties of the World. 22 June 2004. Archived from the original on 1 October 2011. Retrieved 11 March 2004.
  • "The List of Political Party/Group in Sri Lanka (1945-2004)". Sri Lanka Statistics.
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