The Hon. (Dr.) Harini Amarasuriya
The Hon. (Dr.) Harini Amarasuriya argued that the previous electoral system was rejected by voters and had unresolved flaws, including inadequate women’s and youth representation, weak single-member accountability, and corruption linked to preferential voting. She said the Government is working to correct these deficiencies before holding elections and called on Members to help expedite the relevant Committee’s work.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, the Hon. Member boasted of what they did; if it was so successful, why did the people reject that system in the last two elections and choose ours? On the system: the current method has issues acknowledged by the Opposition as well. Under the old system, you cannot ensure women’s and youth representation, or single-member accountability, and the preferential system fuels corruption. We must ensure democratic outcomes through the electoral system itself. That is why we are working to correct deficiencies and then go for elections. Help expedite the Committee’s work; we will hold the election.
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Cite as: The Hon. (Dr.) Harini Amarasuriya. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 10 June 2026. No. 23707. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/21442