Sri Lankan Parliament

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:legislative_body
gptkbp:architect gptkb:Geoffrey_Bawa
gptkbp:authority gptkb:Constitution_of_Sri_Lanka
gptkbp:budget allocated by Government of Sri Lanka
gptkbp:country gptkb:Sri_Lanka
gptkbp:currentDeputy gptkb:Ajith_Rajapakse
gptkbp:elects gptkb:Election_Commission_of_Sri_Lanka
gptkbp:emblem gptkb:Emblem_of_Sri_Lanka
gptkbp:established 7 September 1947
gptkbp:firstSession 14 October 1947
gptkbp:function represents the people
approves budget
enacts laws
oversees government
gptkbp:hasCommittee gptkb:Committee_on_Public_Finance
gptkb:Committee_on_Ethics_and_Privileges
gptkb:Committee_on_High_Posts
gptkb:Committee_on_Public_Accounts
gptkb:Committee_on_Public_Enterprises
gptkb:Committee_on_Public_Petitions
gptkb:Committee_on_Standing_Orders
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sri Lankan Parliament
gptkbp:lastElection 5 August 2020
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Diyawanna_Oya,_Sri_Jayawardenepura_Kotte
gptkbp:location gptkb:Sri_Jayawardenepura_Kotte
gptkbp:meetingPlace gptkb:Parliament_Complex,_Sri_Jayawardenepura_Kotte
gptkbp:nativeName gptkb:இலங்கை_பாராளுமன்றம்
gptkb:ශ්‍රී_ලංකා_පාර්ලිමේන්තුව
gptkbp:nextEdition 2025
gptkbp:notableSpeaker gptkb:Mahinda_Yapa_Abeywardena
gptkbp:numberOfMembers 225
gptkbp:officialLanguage gptkb:Tamil
gptkb:Sinhala
English
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:opened 29 April 1982
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:State_Council_of_Ceylon
gptkbp:salary determined by Parliament Remuneration Act
gptkbp:sergeantAtArms gptkb:Anil_Samarasekara
gptkbp:session gptkb:16th_Parliament_of_Sri_Lanka
gptkbp:sessionRoom gptkb:Parliament_of_Sri_Lanka_Chamber
gptkbp:termLength 5 years
gptkbp:type unicameral
gptkbp:votingSystem open list proportional representation
gptkbp:website https://www.parliament.lk/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Medadumbara
gptkb:Eelam_People's_Democratic_Party
gptkb:Illankai_Tamil_Arasu_Kachchi
gptkb:Tamil_National_Alliance
gptkb:Maithripala_Sirisena
gptkb:United_National_Party
gptkb:Up-Country_People's_Front
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6