Sri Lanka Freedom Socialist Party

Sri Lanka Freedom Socialist Party
Founder	C. P. de Silva
Founded	1964
Split from	Sri Lanka Freedom Party
Merged into	United National Party
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Sri Lanka Freedom Socialist Party was a political party in Sri Lanka. SLFSP was formed in 1964 by C.P. de Silva when he broke away from the Sri Lanka Freedom Party. In the 1965 elections, SLFSP contested in coalition with the United National Party. In total SLFSP had 32 candidates, who received a total of 130 429 votes (3.2% of the nationwide vote). Five MPs were elected from the party. SLFSP joined the coalition government led by UNP.

SLFSP amalgamated the Lanka Prajathanthravadi Pakshaya. Soon thereafter SLFSP merged into UNP.

Political parties in Sri Lanka

Major parties

UNFGG/UNF

UPFA

Third parties

Larger	TNA Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi Eelam People's Revolutionary Liberation Front People's Liberation Organisation of Tamil Eelam (Democratic People's Liberation Front) Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization

Smaller	Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna Democratic Tamil National Front Democratic People’s Congress Eelam People's Democratic Party Eelam Revolutionary Organisation of Students (Eelavar Democratic Front) Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization (Sri wing) Tamil United Liberation Front

Others outside parliament

Bahujana Nidahas Peramuna
Bodu Jana Peramuna
Ceylon Communist Party (Maoist)
Ceylon Democratic Unity Alliance
Crusaders for Democracy
Democratic Party
Democratic United National Front
Eelam National Democratic Liberation Front
Eelam People's Revolutionary Liberation Front (Padmanaba)
Left Liberation Front
- Lanka Sama Samaja Party (Alternative Group)
- National Democratic Movement
- Nava Sama Samaja Party
- New Democratic Party
Janatha Sevaka Pakshaya
New Democratic Front
New Sinhala Heritage
People's Tamil Congress
Revolutionary Workers Party
Sinhalaye Mahasammatha Bhoomiputra Pakshaya
Socialist Equality Party
Socialist Party
Sri Lanka Labour Party
Tamil National People's Front
- All Ceylon Tamil Congress
United Citizen’s Front
United Socialist Party

Former political parties

Former political alliances

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