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This election also saw a record in women's representation with 21 female MPs elected, the highest in Sri Lanka's parliamentary history, [10] and a record number of more than 150 MPs are first-timers. [11] Following the election, the newly elected 17th Parliament of Sri Lanka was inaugurated on 21 November 2024. [12] [13]
This national electoral calendar for 2024 lists the national/federal elections held in 2024 in all sovereign states and their dependent territories. By-elections are excluded, though national referendums are included.
A total of 102 women parliamentarians are serving as of 2023. [14] On 20 September 2023, Union Minister of Home Affairs Amit Shah informed during the discussion on the Women's Reservation Bill that census and the delimitation exercise will take place after the Lok Sabha elections in 2024. [15] [16] [17]
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2024 Lok Sabha Election Schedule. The election schedule for the 18th Lok Sabha was announced by the Election Commission of India on 16 March 2024 and with it the Model Code of Conduct came into effect. [45] [46] [47] The tenure of the 17th Lok Sabha was scheduled to end on 16 June 2024. [48]
This election also set records for women's representation, with 21 female MPs elected, the highest in Sri Lanka's history, and saw over 150 first-time MPs entering the legislature. [ 15 ] [ 16 ] The NPP nominated Sugath Wasantha de Silva through the national list to be appointed as a Member of Parliament .
Fourteen members of the outgoing Parliament lost their seats, including three TKP Ministers. [16] With nearly 53,000 registered voters, the first round saw an overall turn-out of 87.14%. The turn-out for the second round was 83.52%. [citation needed] The new Parliament will sit for the first time on 13 September 2024. [17]
Women in Parliament, however small in numbers, have held high positions in Parliament and the cabinet. Two women have become Prime Minister and one has gone on to become the President of Sri Lanka. Sirimavo Bandaranaike became the world's first female head of government on 21 July 1960, holding the post for a non-consecutive 17 years.