Sri Lanka Muslim Congress National List Member of Parliament M.S. Abdul Wahid has resigned from Parliament with effect from 14 September 2026.
Acting Secretary-General of Parliament Hansa Abeyratne formally informed the Chairman of the Election Commission that the resignation had created a vacancy in the Tenth Parliament.
The notification was made in accordance with Section 64(5) of the Parliamentary Elections Act No. 1 of 1981.
The resignation therefore creates a National List vacancy that will have to be dealt with through the applicable legal and electoral process.
What happens next?
At the time of this publication package, the reviewed material does not establish the identity of Abdul Wahid's replacement.
Sineth News should therefore not name or speculate about a possible successor until the relevant party and/or Election Commission process produces an authoritative outcome.
Report:
- resignation;
- effective date;
- parliamentary vacancy; and
- Election Commission notification
as established facts.
Do not infer the reason for the resignation unless Abdul Wahid, the SLMC or another authoritative source provides it.