Excerpt from Hiru News

In the 2024 Parliamentary Election, the National People’s Power (NPP) launched its campaign under the theme “Clean the Parliament,” securing 159 out of the total parliamentary seats. Among these, 157 MPs who were not in the previous parliament have been newly elected, with a significant majority of them being fresh faces.

Additionally, 9 out of the 40 MPs elected from the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) are new members. From the 8 MPs elected from the Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (ITAK), 4 are also fresh faces.

The Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) saw one out of its three elected MPs entering parliament for the first time. Similarly, four MPs elected from other parties and independent groups are newcomers.

From the Colombo District, 13 newly elected MPs have entered parliament, while 16 are newcomers from the Gampaha District. Kalutara and Kandy districts each have 9 first-time MPs.

Additionally:

• Matale District has 4 new MPs,
• Nuwara Eliya District has 7,
• Matara District has 6,
• Hambantota District has 5, and
• Jaffna District has 4 new MPs.

From the Vanni electoral district, 4 new MPs were elected, while Trincomalee District has 3. The Kurunegala District elected 12 newcomers, Puttalam District has 7, and Anuradhapura District has 8.

In Polonnaruwa District, 4 new MPs have been elected, Badulla District has 6, Monaragala District has 5, Ratnapura District has 9, and Kegalle District has 7.

In total, approximately 176 out of the 225 MPs elected to parliament this year are first-timers.

Meanwhile, 92 former MPs who contested the election failed to secure seats. Additionally, over 75 prominent political representatives did not contest this election, resulting in 167 previously active political representatives not being granted parliamentary privileges this time.