The Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) has won a landslide victory at the 2020 Parliamentary election, final results of the poll shows.
Based on the final results of the 22 electoral districts, the SLPP has won 145 seats in the 225 legislature with 6,853,693 of the total valid votes. The SLPP won 128 seats outright while also securing 17 National List seats. The Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) won 54 seats. The SJB won 47 seats outright and also secured seven National List seats with 2,771,984 share of the valid vote.
The Jathika Jana Balavegaya (JJB) won three seats with 445,958 votes. Two of the seats were won outright while the party also secured one National List slot.
The Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (ITAK) won nine seats, along with one National List seat, securing 327,168 votes.
The United National Party (UNP) could not win a single seat outright, but has managed to secure a National List seat based on the island-wide vote count.
Various other parties have won the remaining 12 seats in the new Parliament.
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