{
  "id": "lk-political-parties",
  "name": "Sri Lanka — Political Parties",
  "title": "Sri Lanka — Political Parties",
  "description": "Political parties of Sri Lanka from the Party Facts core parties list (hdigital/partyfactsdata). Each record includes the Party Facts ID, short and long names (localized + English + other transliterations), first and last years of activity, peak vote share with year, and Wikipedia link where available. The Party Facts project links party identities across major comparative-politics datasets (ParlGov, MARPOR/Manifesto, CHES, V-Party, etc.).",
  "category": "politics",
  "source": "https://github.com/hdigital/partyfactsdata",
  "source_url": "https://github.com/hdigital/partyfactsdata",
  "updated": "2026-04",
  "record_count": 21,
  "columns": [
    {
      "key": "partyfacts_id",
      "label": "Partyfacts Id",
      "type": "number"
    },
    {
      "key": "name_short",
      "label": "Name Short",
      "type": "string"
    },
    {
      "key": "name",
      "label": "Name",
      "type": "string"
    },
    {
      "key": "name_english",
      "label": "Name English",
      "type": "string"
    },
    {
      "key": "name_other",
      "label": "Name Other",
      "type": "string"
    },
    {
      "key": "year_first",
      "label": "Year First",
      "type": "number"
    },
    {
      "key": "year_last",
      "label": "Year Last",
      "type": "number"
    },
    {
      "key": "share",
      "label": "Share",
      "type": "number"
    },
    {
      "key": "share_year",
      "label": "Share Year",
      "type": "number"
    },
    {
      "key": "wikipedia",
      "label": "Wikipedia",
      "type": "string"
    },
    {
      "key": "description",
      "label": "Description",
      "type": "string"
    },
    {
      "key": "comment",
      "label": "Comment",
      "type": "string"
    },
    {
      "key": "technical",
      "label": "Technical",
      "type": "string"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "partyfacts_id": 6077,
      "name_short": "UPFA",
      "name": "Eksath Janathā Nidahas Sandānaya",
      "name_english": "United People's Freedom Alliance",
      "name_other": "Sinhalese: එක්සත් ජනතා නිදහස් සන්ධානය, Tamil: ஐக்கிய மக்கள் சுதந்திரக் கூட்டணி",
      "year_first": 2004,
      "year_last": 2015,
      "share": 60.3,
      "share_year": 2010,
      "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_People%27s_Freedom_Alliance",
      "description": "consists of 1967 4067",
      "comment": "",
      "technical": ""
    },
    {
      "partyfacts_id": 1966,
      "name_short": "UNP",
      "name": "Eksath Jathika Pakshaya",
      "name_english": "United National Party",
      "name_other": "",
      "year_first": 1947,
      "year_last": "",
      "share": 50.7,
      "share_year": 1989,
      "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_National_Party",
      "description": "",
      "comment": "",
      "technical": ""
    },
    {
      "partyfacts_id": 6078,
      "name_short": "PA",
      "name": "People's Alliance",
      "name_english": "People's Alliance",
      "name_other": "",
      "year_first": 1994,
      "year_last": 2004,
      "share": 46.7,
      "share_year": 1994,
      "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People%27s_Alliance_(Sri_Lanka)",
      "description": "consists of 1967 5414",
      "comment": "",
      "technical": ""
    },
    {
      "partyfacts_id": 1967,
      "name_short": "SLFP",
      "name": "Sri Lanka Nidahas Pakshaya",
      "name_english": "Sri Lanka Freedom Party",
      "name_other": "",
      "year_first": 1951,
      "year_last": "",
      "share": 31.9,
      "share_year": 1989,
      "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sri_Lanka_Freedom_Party",
      "description": "member of 6077 6078",
      "comment": "",
      "technical": ""
    },
    {
      "partyfacts_id": 5414,
      "name_short": "LSS",
      "name": "Lanka Sama Samaja Party",
      "name_english": "Lanka Equal Society Party",
      "name_other": "",
      "year_first": 1935,
      "year_last": "",
      "share": 14.7,
      "share_year": 1956,
      "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lanka_Sama_Samaja_Party",
      "description": "member of 6078",
      "comment": "",
      "technical": ""
    },
    {
      "partyfacts_id": 5729,
      "name_short": "TNA",
      "name": "Tamil National Alliance",
      "name_english": "Tamil National Alliance",
      "name_other": "Tamil: தமிழ்த் தேசியக் கூட்டமைப்பு",
      "year_first": 2001,
      "year_last": "",
      "share": 9.8,
      "share_year": 2004,
      "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamil_National_Alliance",
      "description": "",
      "comment": "",
      "technical": ""
    },
    {
      "partyfacts_id": 4067,
      "name_short": "PLF",
      "name": "Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna",
      "name_english": "People's Liberation Front",
      "name_other": "",
      "year_first": 1965,
      "year_last": "",
      "share": 9.3,
      "share_year": 2001,
      "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janatha_Vimukthi_Peramuna",
      "description": "member of 6077",
      "comment": "",
      "technical": ""
    },
    {
      "partyfacts_id": 5730,
      "name_short": "ACTC",
      "name": "All Ceylon Tamil Congress",
      "name_english": "All Ceylon Tamil Congress",
      "name_other": "Tamil: அகில இலங்கைத் தமிழ்க் காங்கிரஸ்",
      "year_first": 1944,
      "year_last": "",
      "share": 7.4,
      "share_year": 1947,
      "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_Ceylon_Tamil_Congress",
      "description": "",
      "comment": "",
      "technical": ""
    },
    {
      "partyfacts_id": 4065,
      "name_short": "SLTUP",
      "name": "Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi",
      "name_english": "Sri Lanka Tamil United Party",
      "name_other": "",
      "year_first": 2004,
      "year_last": 2010,
      "share": 6.8,
      "share_year": 2004,
      "wikipedia": "",
      "description": "",
      "comment": "",
      "technical": ""
    },
    {
      "partyfacts_id": 6868,
      "name_short": "BLP",
      "name": "Bolshevik–Leninist Party of India",
      "name_english": "Bolshevik–Leninist Party of India",
      "name_other": "",
      "year_first": 1942,
      "year_last": 1947,
      "share": 6,
      "share_year": 1947,
      "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bolshevik–Leninist_Party_of_India,_Ceylon_and_Burma",
      "description": "",
      "comment": "ParIS",
      "technical": ""
    },
    {
      "partyfacts_id": 4160,
      "name_short": "JHU",
      "name": "Jathika Hela Urumaya",
      "name_english": "National Heritage Party",
      "name_other": "Sinhalese: ජාතික හෙළ උරුමය, Tamil: ஜாதிக ஹெல உறுமய",
      "year_first": 2004,
      "year_last": "",
      "share": 6,
      "share_year": 2004,
      "wikipedia": "",
      "description": "",
      "comment": "",
      "technical": ""
    },
    {
      "partyfacts_id": 7134,
      "name_short": "VLSSP",
      "name": "Viplavakari Lanka Sama Samaja Party",
      "name_english": "Revolutionary Ceylon Equal Society Party",
      "name_other": "",
      "year_first": 1950,
      "year_last": 1959,
      "share": 5.8,
      "share_year": 1952,
      "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viplavakari_Lanka_Sama_Samaja_Party",
      "description": "1952 in alliance with CP",
      "comment": "ParIS",
      "technical": ""
    },
    {
      "partyfacts_id": 7135,
      "name_short": "PEJP",
      "name": "Prajathanthrvadi Eksath Jathika Peramuna",
      "name_english": "Democratic United National Front",
      "name_other": "Sinhala: ප්රජාතන්ත්රවාදී එක්සත් ජාතික පෙරමුණ",
      "year_first": 1990,
      "year_last": "",
      "share": 5.5,
      "share_year": 2010,
      "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_United_National_Front",
      "description": "2010 in alliance Democratic National Alliance",
      "comment": "ParIS",
      "technical": ""
    },
    {
      "partyfacts_id": 5447,
      "name_short": "ITAK",
      "name": "Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi",
      "name_english": "Lanka Tamil State Party (Federal Party)",
      "name_other": "Tamil: இலங்கைத் தமிழரசுக் கட்சி, Sinhalese: ඉලංගෙයි තමිළ් අරසු කච්චි",
      "year_first": 1949,
      "year_last": 1972,
      "share": 5.39,
      "share_year": 1956,
      "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illankai_Tamil_Arasu_Kachchi",
      "description": "",
      "comment": "",
      "technical": ""
    },
    {
      "partyfacts_id": 4066,
      "name_short": "TULF",
      "name": "Demala Eksath Vimukthi Peramuna",
      "name_english": "Tamil United Liberation Front",
      "name_other": "",
      "year_first": 1972,
      "year_last": 2010,
      "share": 3.8,
      "share_year": 2001,
      "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamil_United_Liberation_Front",
      "description": "",
      "comment": "",
      "technical": ""
    },
    {
      "partyfacts_id": 4064,
      "name_short": "SLMC",
      "name": "Sri Lanka Muslim Kongrasaya",
      "name_english": "Sri Lanka Muslim Congress",
      "name_other": "",
      "year_first": 1989,
      "year_last": 2004,
      "share": 3.6,
      "share_year": 1989,
      "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sri_Lanka_Muslim_Congress",
      "description": "",
      "comment": "",
      "technical": ""
    },
    {
      "partyfacts_id": 6691,
      "name_short": "CP",
      "name": "Sri Lankavay Komiyunist Pakshaya",
      "name_english": "Communist Party of Sri Lanka",
      "name_other": "ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ කොමියුනිස්ට් පක්ෂය",
      "year_first": 1943,
      "year_last": "",
      "share": 3.39,
      "share_year": 1970,
      "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communist_Party_of_Sri_Lanka",
      "description": "",
      "comment": "",
      "technical": ""
    },
    {
      "partyfacts_id": 4159,
      "name_short": "PP",
      "name": "Puravesi Peramuna",
      "name_english": "Citizen's Front",
      "name_other": "",
      "year_first": 2000,
      "year_last": 2000,
      "share": 3.3,
      "share_year": 2000,
      "wikipedia": "",
      "description": "",
      "comment": "",
      "technical": ""
    },
    {
      "partyfacts_id": 6692,
      "name_short": "MEP",
      "name": "Mahajana Eksath Peramuna",
      "name_english": "People's United Fron",
      "name_other": "මහජන එක්සත් පෙරමුණ",
      "year_first": 1959,
      "year_last": "",
      "share": 2.39,
      "share_year": 1965,
      "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahajana_Eksath_Peramuna",
      "description": "",
      "comment": "",
      "technical": ""
    },
    {
      "partyfacts_id": 4068,
      "name_short": "NUA",
      "name": "Jathika Sahayogitha Sandhanaya",
      "name_english": "Muslim / National Unity Alliance",
      "name_other": "",
      "year_first": 2000,
      "year_last": 2010,
      "share": 2.3,
      "share_year": 2000,
      "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muslim_National_Unity_Alliance",
      "description": "",
      "comment": "",
      "technical": ""
    },
    {
      "partyfacts_id": 8070,
      "name_short": "CWC",
      "name": "Ilaṅkai Toḻilāḷar Kāṅkiras",
      "name_english": "Ceylon Workers' Congress",
      "name_other": "Tamil: இலங்கை தொழிலாளர் காங்கிரஸ் ලංකා කම්කරු කොංග්‍රසය",
      "year_first": 1939,
      "year_last": "",
      "share": "",
      "share_year": "",
      "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceylon_Workers%27_Congress",
      "description": "",
      "comment": "No share available as party always contested as part of alliances.",
      "technical": ""
    }
  ],
  "meta": {
    "title": "Sri Lanka — Political Parties - Free Download",
    "description": "Political parties of Sri Lanka from the Party Facts core parties list (hdigital/partyfactsdata). Each record includes the Party Facts ID, short and long names (localized + English + other transliterations), first and last years of activity, peak vote share with year, and Wikipedia link where available. The Party Facts project links party identities across major comparative-politics datasets (ParlGov, MARPOR/Manifesto, CHES, V-Party, etc.). Contains 21 records. Download in Excel, CSV, PDF formats.",
    "seo_title": "Sri Lanka — Political Parties | ListBase",
    "seo_description": "Download Sri Lanka — Political Parties dataset with 21 records. Available in Excel, CSV, PDF formats.",
    "key_takeaways": [
      "Contains 21 records with 13 fields",
      "Available for free download in Excel, CSV, and PDF formats",
      "Data sourced from https://github.com/hdigital/partyfactsdata"
    ]
  }
}