Politics and Parliamentary Research: Recent submissions
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Parliament prorogation
(Manthri.lk, 2021-12-15)This set of infographics explain what a prorogation is, what happens when parliament is prorogued, and past prorogations in parliament. Since 1947 parliament has been prorogued 52 times and since second republican constitution ... -
Budget allocations 2022: Urban Planning
(Manthri.lk, 2021-12-21)This infographic depicts the total amount allocated to the Urban Planning sector in the 2022 budget, the extent to which this topic has been discussed in Parliament and the top 5 MPs who contributed to discussions i.e. ... -
Budget allocations 2022: Power and Energy
(Manthri.lk, 2021-12-21)This infographic depicts the total amount allocated to the Power and Energy sector in the 2022 budget, the extent to which this topic has been discussed in Parliament and the top 5 MPs who contributed to discussions i.e. ... -
Budget allocations 2022: Health
(Manthri.lk, 2021-12-21)This infographic depicts the total amount allocated to the Health sector in the 2022 budget, the extent to which this topic has been discussed in Parliament and the top 5 MPs who contributed to discussions i.e. Pavithradevi ... -
Budget allocations 2022: Foreign Affairs
(Manthri.lk, 2021-12-21)This infographic depicts the total amount allocated to the Foreign Affairs sector in the 2022 budget, the extent to which this topic has been discussed in Parliament and the top 5 MPs who contributed to discussions i.e. ... -
Budget allocations 2022: Education
(Manthri.lk, 2021-12-21)This infographic depicts the total amount allocated to the Education sector in the 2022 budget, the extent to which this topic has been discussed in Parliament and the top 5 MPs who contributed to discussions i.e. G.L. ... -
Budget allocations 2022: Culture
(Manthri.lk, 2021-12-21)This infographic depicts the total amount allocated to the Culture sector in the 2022 budget, the extent to which this topic has been discussed in Parliament and the top 5 MPs who contributed to discussions i.e. Buddhika ... -
Budget allocations 2022: Agriculture
(Manthri.lk, 2021-12-21)This infographic depicts the total amount allocated to the Agriculture sector in the 2022 budget, the extent to which this topic has been discussed in Parliament and the top 5 MPs who contributed to discussions i.e. ... -
Budget 2022: Allocations under the President, Prime Minister and Finance Minister
(Manthri.lk, 2021-11-30)This Infographic shows how the budget was spent under the President (Gotabhaya Rajapaksa), Prime Minister (Mahinda Rajapaksa) and Finance Minister (Basil Rajapaksa). Based on budget estimates 2022 vol. 1-3, budget speech ... -
First year of parliament: Top performers
(Manthri.lk, 2021-10-22)This infographic shows the ten MPs who performed well in the 9th Parliament during 2020-2021. Parliamentary Hansard reports from August 2020 to July 2021 were considered for this analysis. -
Most discussed topics in the 9th parliament: #1 Economy and Finance
(Manthri.lk, 2021-10-01)This infographic shows the most discussed topic (i.e. economy and finance) in the parliament and the ten MPs who contributed the most to the discussions. Parliamentary Hansard reports from August 2020 to July 2021 were ... -
Sri Lanka Strategic Assessment 2016
(Colombo: The Asia Foundation, 2016-03)Sri Lanka underwent a major political transition in 2015 with the election of President Maithripala Sirisena and the establishment of a new coalition government between the United Front for Good Governance (UNFGG) and one ... -
Silent Suppression: Restrictions on Religious Freedoms of Christians 1994-2014
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2015)This study systematically analyses trends of restrictions faced by Christians over the past twenty years and aims to provide activists, academics, civil society, religious leaders and other relevant stakeholders key insights ... -
The President’s Pledges to Women — A review of the promises and progress made in President Sirisena’s pledge: “A New Sri Lanka for Women”
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2016-01)President Maithripala Sirisena pledged ‘A New Sri Lanka for Women’, during his election campaign. The pledge is an ambitious document; it comprises fifteen broad promises, by which the government seeks to alter the lives ... -
Provincial Council Elections 2014: Reading into the margins - Western and Southern Provinces
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2014)Provincial Council elections were conducted in Sri Lanka’s Western and Southern provinces on 29 March 2014. This report analyses political party performance at these elections using historical, polling division, and ... -
Provincial Council Elections 2014: A Political Analysis—Central, Northern and North Western Province
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2013)Provincial Council elections were conducted in three of Sri Lanka’s nine provinces, the Central (CP), North-Western (NWP) and Northern Provinces (NP) in September 2013. These provinces, when combined together, account for ... -
Presidential Election of 2015: A reading from the Uva Province Election 2014
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2015)This report provides an analysis of the 2014 Uva Provincial Council election. It includes an explanation of the importance of this Provincial Council election and also provides an analysis of the results of elections in ... -
Electoral Reform in Sri Lanka: Mixed-Member Proportional System
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2016)Presidential candidate Maithripala Sirisena’s manifesto, published after his election on 8 January 2015, included a response to a long-standing demand to reform Sri Lanka’s electoral system. This paper examines the key ... -
Mapping Sri Lanka's Political Parties: Actors and Evolutions
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2017-11)This report examines the histories of individual political parties in Sri Lanka. Over the course of Sri Lankan history, four political parties have dominated the political landscape: the United National Party (UNP), the ... -
MPs with 100% Attendance in Parliament
(Manthri.lk, 2021-04-30)This infographic shows the MPs who had 100 per cent attendance in 9th Parliament from August 2020 to March 2021.