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16th Parliament of Sri Lanka
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Overview
Legislative bodyParliament of Sri Lanka
Meeting placeSri Lankan Parliament Building
Term20 August 2020 (2020-08-20) – 24 September 2024 (2024-09-24)
Election5 August 2020
Websiteparliament.lk
Parliamentarians
Members225
SpeakerMahinda Yapa Abeywardena (SLPP)
Deputy Speaker and
Chairman of Committees		Ranjith Siyambalapitiya (SLFP) (2020–22)
Ajith Rajapaksa (SLPP) (2022–24)
Deputy Chairman of CommitteesAngajan Ramanathan (SLFP)
Prime MinisterMahinda Rajapaksa (SLPP) (2020–22)
Ranil Wickremesinghe (UNP) (2022)
Dinesh Gunawardena (SLPP) (2022–24)
Harini Amarasuriya (NPP) (2024)
Leader of the OppositionSajith Premadasa (SJB)
Leader of the HouseDinesh Gunawardena (SLPP) (2020–22)
Susil Premajayantha (SLPP) (2022–24)
Chief Government WhipJohnston Fernando (SLPP) (2020–22)
Prasanna Ranatunga (SLPP) (2022–24)
Chief Opposition WhipLakshman Kiriella (SJB)
Structure
Sessions
1st20 August 2020 – 12 December 2021
2nd18 January 2022 – 28 July 2022
3rd3 August 2022 – 27 January 2023
4th8 February 2023 – 26 January 2024
5th7 February 2024 – 24 September 2024

The 16th Parliament of Sri Lanka was the meeting of the Parliament of Sri Lanka with its membership determined by the results of the 2020 parliamentary election held on 5 August 2020. The parliament met for the first time on 20 August 2020 and was dissolved on 24 September 2024.[1][2]

Election

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Winners of polling divisions ■ SLPFA ■ SJB ■ TNA ■ SLFP ■ EPDP ■ Other parties
Main article: 2020 Sri Lankan parliamentary election

The 16th parliamentary election was held on 5 August 2020.[3] The incumbent Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance claimed a landslide victory in the election claiming the majority winning 145 seats,[4][5][6] while the newly formed Samagi Jana Balawegaya won a total of 54 seats and the National People's Power won 3 seats.[7][8][9] The main opposition United National Party suffered their worst ever landslide defeat in history, claiming only one national seat and receiving the fifth most votes in the elections.[10]

Results

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The first official results were released on 6 August 2020 in the afternoon starting with the postal votes in the Galle District.[11]

The SLPFA became the largest group in Parliament after securing 59.09% of votes and 145 seats whilst the SJB won 23.90% of votes and 54 seats.[12][13] SLPFA managed to exceed the majority cutoff of 113 with obtaining 128 seats from election votes and 17 seats from the national list.[14]

National

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Summary of the 2020 Sri Lankan parliamentary election[15][16][17]
Alliances and parties Votes % Seats
District National Total +/–
 
6,853,690 59.09% 128 17 145 Increase50
 
2,771,980 23.90% 47 7 54 New
 
327,168 2.82% 9 1 10 Decrease6
 
445,958 3.84% 2 1 3 Decrease3
 
67,766 0.58% 1 1 2 Increase2
  Eelam People's Democratic Party 61,464 0.53% 2 0 2 Increase1
  United National Party (Ranil wing) 249,435 2.15% 0 1 1 Decrease105
Our Power of People's Party
 67,758 0.58% 0 1 1 Increase1
Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal 67,692 0.58% 1 0 1 Increase1
  Sri Lanka Freedom Party[iv] 66,579 0.57% 1 0 1 Increase1
Muslim National Alliance 55,981 0.48% 1 0 1 Increase1
 
51,301 0.44% 1 0 1 Increase1
  All Ceylon Makkal Congress[vi] 43,319 0.37% 1 0 1 Increase1
  National Congress[i] 39,272 0.34% 1 0 1 Increase1
  Sri Lanka Muslim Congress[vii] 34,428 0.30% 1 0 1 Steady
  Independents 223,622 1.93% 0 0 0 Steady
United Peace Alliance 31,054 0.27% 0 0 0 Steady
All Lanka Tamil Mahasabha 30,031 0.26% 0 0 0 Steady
National Development Front 14,686 0.13% 0 0 0 Steady
  Frontline Socialist Party 14,522 0.13% 0 0 0 Steady
Social Democratic Party of Tamils 11,464 0.10% 0 0 0 Steady
  Tamil United Liberation Front 9,855 0.08% 0 0 0 Steady
Socialist Party of Sri Lanka 9,368 0.08% 0 0 0 Steady
People's Welfare Front 7,361 0.06% 0 0 0 Steady
Sinhalese National Front 5,056 0.04% 0 0 0 Steady
  New Democratic Front 4,883 0.04% 0 0 0 Steady
United Left Front 4,879 0.04% 0 0 0 Steady
Liberal Party of Sri Lanka 4,345 0.04% 0 0 0 Steady
National People's Party 3,813 0.03% 0 0 0 Steady
Democratic United National Front 3,611 0.03% 0 0 0 Steady
National Democratic Front 3,488 0.03% 0 0 0 Steady
Sri Lanka Labour Party 3,134 0.03% 0 0 0 Steady
  Democratic Left Front 2,964 0.03% 0 0 0 Steady
New Sinhala Heritage 1,397 0.01% 0 0 0 Steady
  United Socialist Party 1,189 0.01% 0 0 0 Steady
Motherland People's Party 1,087 0.01% 0 0 0 Steady
  Eelavar Democratic Front 1,035 0.01% 0 0 0 Steady
  Socialist Equality Party 780 0.01% 0 0 0 Steady
  Lanka Sama Samaja Party[iii] 737 0.01% 0 0 0 Steady
All Are Citizens All Are Kings Organization 632 0.01% 0 0 0 Steady
  Democratic Unity Alliance 145 0.00% 0 0 0 Steady
Independents 42
Valid Votes 11,598,929 100.00% 196 29 225 Steady
Rejected Votes 744,373 6.03%
Total Polled 12,343,302 75.89%
Registered Electors 16,263,885
Footnotes:
    1. ^ a b The NC contested separately in two districts (Ampara and Polonnaruwa) and with the SLPFA in other districts.
    2. ^ The DLF contested separately in two districts (Jaffna and Vanni) and with the SLPFA in other districts.
    3. ^ a b The LSSP contested separately in one district (Jaffna) and with the SLPFA in other districts.
    4. ^ a b The SLFP contested separately in three districts (Jaffna, Kalutara and Nuwara Eliya) and with the SLPFA in other districts.
    5. ^ The SLPFA contested under the name and symbol of SLPP.
    6. ^ a b The ACMC contested separately in one district (Ampara) and with the SJB in other districts.
    7. ^ a b The SLMC contested separately in one district (Batticaloa) and with the SJB in other districts.
    8. ^ The TNA contested under the name and symbol of ITAK.
    9. ^ The TNPF contested under the name and symbol of ACTC.

District

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Districts won by SJB
Districts won by SLPFA
Districts won by TNA
District results for the 2020 Sri Lankan parliamentary election[15][16][17]
Electoral
District		 Province SLPFA SJB TNA NPP Others Total Turnout
Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats
Ampara Eastern 126,012 32.65% 3 102,274 26.50% 2 25,255 6.54% 0 5,060 1.31% 0 127,396 33.00% 2 385,997 100.00% 7 78.28%
Anuradhapura North Central 344,458 67.95% 7 119,788 23.63% 2 - - - 24,492 4.83% 0 18,164 3.58% 0 506,902 100.00% 9 78.19%
Badulla Uva 309,538 62.06% 6 144,290 28.93% 3 - - - 19,308 3.87% 0 25,659 5.14% 0 498,795 100.00% 9 80.43%
Batticaloa Eastern 33,424 11.22% 1 28,362 9.52% 0 79,460 26.66% 2 348 0.12% 0 156,418 52.49% 2 298,012 100.00% 5 76.83%
Colombo Western 674,603 57.04% 12 387,145 32.73% 6 - - - 67,600 5.72% 1 53,428 4.52% 0 1,182,776 100.00% 19 73.94%
Galle Southern 430,334 70.54% 7 115,456 18.93% 2 - - - 29,963 4.91% 0 34,299 5.62% 0 610,052 100.00% 9 74.43%
Gampaha Western 807,896 65.76% 13 285,809 23.27% 4 - - - 61,833 5.03% 1 72,936 5.94% 0 1,228,474 100.00% 18 73.01%
Hambantota Southern 280,881 75.10% 6 51,758 13.84% 1 - - - 31,362 8.39% 0 10,016 2.68% 0 374,017 100.00% 7 79.68%
Jaffna Northern - - - 13,564 3.78% 0 112,967 31.46% 3 853 0.24% 0 231,746 64.53% 4 359,130 100.00% 7 68.92%
Kalutara Western 448,699 64.08% 8 171,988 24.56% 2 - - - 33,434 4.77% 0 46,135 6.59% 0 700,256 100.00% 10 76.79%
Kandy Central 477,446 58.76% 8 234,523 28.86% 4 - - - 22,997 2.83% 0 77,612 9.55% 0 812,578 100.00% 12 77.02%
Kegalle Sabaragamuwa 331,573 66.29% 7 131,317 26.25% 2 - - - 14,033 2.81% 0 23,284 4.65% 0 500,207 100.00% 9 76.70%
Kurunegala North Western 649,965 66.92% 11 244,860 25.21% 4 - - - 36,290 3.74% 0 40,128 4.13% 0 971,243 100.00% 15 75.45%
Matale Central 188,779 65.53% 4 73,955 25.67% 1 - - - 7,542 2.62% 0 17,797 6.18% 0 288,073 100.00% 5 76.69%
Matara Southern 352,217 73.63% 6 72,740 15.21% 1 - - - 37,136 7.76% 0 16,286 3.40% 0 478,379 100.00% 7 75.95%
Monaragala Uva 208,193 74.12% 5 54,147 19.28% 1 - - - 11,429 4.07% 0 7,116 2.53% 0 280,885 100.00% 6 80.93%
Nuwara Eliya Central 230,389 54.47% 5 132,008 31.21% 3 - - - 5,043 1.19% 0 55,537 13.13% 0 422,977 100.00% 8 80.49%
Polonnaruwa North Central 180,847 73.66% 4 47,781 19.46% 1 - - - 6,792 2.77% 0 10,099 4.11% 0 245,519 100.00% 5 78.99%
Puttalam North Western 220,566 57.26% 5 80,183 20.81% 2 - - - 9,944 2.58% 0 74,528 19.35% 1 385,221 100.00% 8 67.47%
Ratnapura Sabaragamuwa 446,668 68.86% 8 155,759 24.01% 3 - - - 17,611 2.72% 0 28,576 4.41% 0 648,614 100.00% 11 77.38%
Trincomalee Eastern 68,681 32.25% 1 86,394 40.56% 2 39,570 18.58% 1 2,226 1.05% 0 16,121 7.57% 0 212,992 100.00% 4 78.62%
Vanni Northern 42,524 20.46% 1 37,883 18.23% 1 69,916 33.64% 3 662 0.32% 0 56,852 27.35% 1 207,837 100.00% 6 78.34%
National List 17 7 1 1 3 29
Total 6,853,693 59.09% 145 2,771,984 23.90% 54 327,168 2.82% 10 445,958 3.84% 3 1,200,133 2.15% 13 11,598,936 91.80% 225 75.89%

Government

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The Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance was able to form a government with a firm supermajority, with Mahinda Rajapaksa as prime minister.

Amidst nationwide protests in 2022, Mahinda Rajapaksa resigned and Ranil Wickremesinghe was appointed as his successor.

On 13 July 2022, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the country and resigned on 14 July 2022.[18] Ranil Wickremesinghe was elected president by the parliament on 20 July and Dinesh Gunawardena was appointed as prime minister by president Wickremesinghe.[19]

On 5 March 2024, the main opposition party Samagi Jana Balawegaya handed over a no-confidence motion against Speaker of the Parliament Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena, claiming that his actions failed to protect the Constitution of Sri Lanka by allowing the signature of the Online Safety Bill.[20][21][22] The motion was debated from 19 to 21 March, and was defeated with 75 votes for and 117 votes against.[23][24]

On 23 September 2024, Prime Minister Gunawardena resigned, following NPP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake's victory in the 2024 Sri Lankan presidential election and subsequent inauguration.[25] The following day, Dissanayake appointed Harini Amarasuriya as prime minister.[26] The same day, Dissanayake dissolved the parliament and called for snap parliamentary elections in November 2024.[27][28]

Legislation

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Composition

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The following are the changes in party and alliance affiliations for the 16th parliament.

  • 5 April 2022 − 9 SLPP MPs and 16 more MPs formerly allied with the SLPFA government leave the government to work as independent MPs. The 14 SLFP MPs, 2 CWC MPs and ACMC MP Muszhaaraff Muthunabeen leave the SLPFA government and cross over to the opposition.[29]
  • 12 May 2022 − UNP MP Ranil Wickremesinghe is appointed as Prime Minister and joins the SLPFA government.
  • 31 August 2022 − 13 SLPP MPs leave the government and cross over to the opposition as independent MPs, including SLPP chairman G. L. Peiris and SLPP MP Dullas Alahapperuma.[30]
  • 15 November 2022 – 6 SLPP MPs leave the government and join the SJB.[31]
  • 18 July 2023 – 2 SJB MPs (Harin Fernando and Manusha Nanayakkara) are expelled from their party for their support for the government. The 2 MPs cross over to the government as independent MPs, and are readmitted into the UNP a month later.[32][33]
  • 6 October 2023 – SLMC MP Ahamed Nazeer Zainulabdeen is expelled from his party and loses his parliamentary seat for his support for the government. His replacement sides with the opposition, thus resulting in one seat less for the government.[34]
  • 1 January 2024 – SLFP MP Shan Wijayalal De Silva crosses over to the SJB.[35]

Members

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Deaths and resignations

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List

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Name Elect.
Dist. 		Pref.
Votes 		Member
From 		Member
To 		Elected
Party 		Elected
Alliance 		Current
Party 		Current
Alliance 		Notes
Rohitha Abeygunawardena KAL 147,472 20 August 2020 SLPP SLPFA SLPP SLPFA
Ashoka Abeysinghe KUR 54,512 20 August 2020 SJB SJB SJB SJB
Rajika Wickramasinghe KEG 68,802 20 August 2020 SLPP SLPFA SLPP SLPFA
Udayakantha Gunathilaka KEG 46,628 20 August 2020 SLPP SLPFA SLPP SLPFA
Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena MTR 80,595 20 August 2020 SLPP SLPFA SLPP SLPFA Speaker (20-24).
Basil Rajapaksa NAT 8 July 2021 9 June 2022 SLPP SLPFA SLPP SLPFA Replaces Jayantha Ketagoda.
Replaced by Dhammika Perera.
Dhammika Perera NAT 22 June 2022 SLPP SLPFA SLPP SLPFA Replaces Basil Rajapaksa.
Selvam Adaikalanathan VAN 18,563 20 August 2020 TELO TNA TELO TNA
Lasantha Alagiyawanna GAM 73,061 20 August 2020 SLFP SLPFA SLFP
Dullas Alahapperuma MTR 103,534 20 August 2020 SLPP SLPFA FPC SJB
J. C. Alawathuwala KUR 65,956 20 August 2020 SJB SJB SJB SJB
Harini Amarasuriya NAT 20 August 2020 JVP NPP JVP NPP Prime Minister (24)
Amarakeerthi Athukorala POL 45,939 20 August 2020 9 May 2022 SLPP SLPFA SLPP SLPFA Replaced by Jagath Samarawickrama.
Rohana Dissanayake MTL 50,368 20 August 2020 SLPP SLPFA SLPP SLPFA
Mahindananda Aluthgamage KAN 161,471 20 August 2020 SLPP SLPFA SLPP SLPFA
Sudath Manjula KEG 45,970 20 August 2020 SLPP SLPFA SLPP SLPFA
Gunapala Rathnasekara KUR 141,991 20 August 2020 SLPP SLPFA FPC SJB
Tissa Attanayake NAT 20 August 2020 SJB SJB SJB SJB
Mahinda Amaraweera HAM 123,730 20 August 2020 SLFP SLPFA SLFP
Dilum Amunugama KAN 171,758 20 August 2020 SLPP SLPFA SLPP SLPFA
Nalaka Kottegoda MTL 71,404 20 August 2020 SLPP SLPFA SLPP SLPFA
Kapila Nuwan Athukorala TRI 30,056 20 August 2020 SLPP SLPFA SLPP SLPFA
Indika Anuruddha GAM 136,297 20 August 2020 SLPP SLPFA SLPP SLPFA
Hector Appuhamy PUT 34,127 20 August 2020 SJB SJB SJB SJB
A. Aravind Kumar BAD 45,497 20 August 2020 UCPF SJB UCPF SJB
Thalatha Atukorale RAT 45,105 20 August 2020 21 August 2024 SJB SJB SJB SJB
Risad Badhiutheen VAN 28,203 20 August 2020 ACMC SJB ACMC SJB
Tharaka Balasuriya KEG 96,763 20 August 2020 SLPP SLPFA SLPP SLPFA
Nalin Bandara KUR 75,631 20 August 2020 SJB SJB SJB SJB
R. M. Ranjith Madduma Bandara NAT 20 August 2020 SJB SJB SJB SJB
Rohana Bandara ANU 39,520 20 August 2020 SJB SJB SJB SJB
Shantha Bandara KUR 52,086 20 August 2020 SLPP SLPFA SLPP SLPFA
Sumith Udukumbura KUR 51,134 20 August 2020 SLPP SLPFA SLPP SLPFA
Vijitha Berugoda MON 68,984 20 August 2020 SLPP SLPFA SLPP SLPFA
D. V. Chanaka HAM 128,805 20 August 2020 SLPP SLPFA SLPP SLPFA
S. M. Chandrasena ANU 139,368 20 August 2020 SLPP SLPFA SLPP SLPFA
Chamara Sampath Dassanayake BAD 66,393 20 August 2020 SLFP SLPFA SLFP
W. H. M. Dharmasena MON 20,662 20 August 2020 SJB SJB SJB SJB
Piyal Nishantha de Silva KAL 103,904 20 August 2020 SLPP SLPFA SLPP SLPFA
Harsha de Silva COL 82,845 20 August 2020 SJB SJB SJB SJB
Nimal Siripala de Silva BAD 141,901 20 August 2020 SLFP SLPFA SLFP
Akila Ellawala RAT 71,179 20 August 2020 SLPP SLPFA SLPP SLPFA
Douglas Devananda JAF 32,146 20 August 2020 EPDP EPDP
Palani Digambaran NUW 83,392 20 August 2020 NUW SJB NUW SJB
Anura Kumara Dissanayake COL 49,814 20 August 2020 23 September 2024 JVP NPP JVP NPP Elected President. Replaced by Lakshman Nipuna Arachchi.
Duminda Dissanayake ANU 75,535 20 August 2020 SLFP SLPFA SLFP
Mayantha Dissanayake NAT 20 August 2020 SJB SJB SJB SJB
Kulasingam Thileepan VAN 3,203 20 August 2020 EPDP EPDP
Sanjeeva Edirimanna KAL 105,973 20 August 2020 SLPP SLPFA SLPP SLPFA
S. B. Dissanayake NUW 66,045 20 August 2020 SLPP SLPFA SLPP SLPFA
Wimalaweera Dissanayake AMP 63,594 20 August 2020 SLPP SLPFA SLPP SLPFA
Marjan Faleel NAT 20 August 2020 SLPP SLPFA SLPP SLPFA
Cassim Faizal AMP 29,423 20 August 2020 SLMC SJB SLMC SJB
Arundika Fernando PUT 70,892 20 August 2020 SLPP SLPFA SLPP SLPFA
Harin Fernando NAT 20 August 2020 9 August 2024 SJB SJB UNP
Johnston Fernando KUR 199,203 20 August 2020 SLPP SLPFA SLPP SLPFA Chief Government Whip (20-22)
Sudarshani Fernandopulle GAM 89,329 20 August 2020 SLPP SLPFA Ind SJB
Sarath Fonseka GAM 110,555 20 August 2020 SJB SJB SJB SJB
Lalith Ellawala KAL 76,705 20 August 2020 SLPP SLPFA FPC SJB
Anupa Pasqual KAL 97,777 20 August 2020 SLPP SLPFA SLPP SLPFA
Nalin Fernando GAM 69,800 20 August 2020 SLPP SLPFA SLPP SLPFA
Diana Gamage NAT 20 August 2020 8 May 2024 SJB SJB SJB SJB Replaced by Mujibur Rahman.
Jagath Pushpakumara MON 66,176 20 August 2020 SLFP SLPFA SLFP
A. L. M. Athaullah AMP 35,697 20 August 2020 NC NC
Pramitha Tennakoon MTL 67,776 20 August 2020 SLPP SLPFA SLPP SLPFA
Siripala Gamalath POL 67,917 20 August 2020 SLPP SLPFA SLPP SLPFA
Udaya Gammanpila COL 136,331 20 August 2020 PHU SLPFA PHU ULS
Mano Ganesan COL 62,091 20 August 2020 DPF SJB DPF SJB
Upul Galappaththi HAM 63,369 20 August 2020 SLPP SLPFA FPC SJB
Nalaka Godahewa GAM 325,479 20 August 2020 SLPP SLPFA FPC SJB
Sudarshana Denipitiya BAD 71,776 20 August 2020 SLPP SLPFA SLPP SLPFA
Kokila Gunawardena GAM 77,922 20 August 2020 SLPP SLPFA SLPP SLPFA
Yadamini Gunawardena NAT 20 August 2020 MEP SLPFA MEP SLPFA
Bandula Gunawardena COL 96,057 20 August 2020 SLPP SLPFA SLPP SLPFA
Dinesh Gunawardena COL 85,287 20 August 2020 MEP SLPFA MEP SLPFA Leader of the House (20-22)
Prime Minister (22-24)
Rauff Hakeem KAN 83,398 20 August 2020 SLMC SJB SLMC SJB
M. H. A. Haleem KAN 71,063 20 August 2020 SJB SJB SJB SJB
H. M. M. Harees AMP 36,850 20 August 2020 SLMC SJB SLMC SJB
Kabir Hashim KEG 58,716 20 August 2020 SJB SJB SJB SJB
Kanaka Herath KEG 128,592 20 August 2020 SLPP SLPFA SLPP SLPFA
Vijitha Herath GAM 37,008 20 August 2020 JVP NPP JVP NPP
Charitha Herath NAT 20 August 2020 SLPP SLPFA FPC SJB
Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan BAT 54,198 20 August 2020 TMVP TMVP
Thushara Indunil KUR 49,364 20 August 2020 SJB SJB SJB SJB
Ishak Rahuman ANU 49,298 20 August 2020 ACMC SJB ACMC SJB
Sisira Jayakody GAM 113,130 20 August 2020 SLPP SLPFA SLPP SLPFA
Samanpriya Herath KUR 66,814 20 August 2020 SLPP SLPFA SLPP SLPFA
D. B. Herath KUR 61,954 20 August 2020 SLPP SLPFA SLPP SLPFA
Anuradha Jayaratne KAN 140,798 20 August 2020 SLPP SLPFA SLPP SLPFA
Piyankara Jayaratne PUT 74,425 20 August 2020 SLPP SLPFA Ind SJB
Dayasiri Jayasekara KUR 112,452 20 August 2020 SLFP SLPFA SLFP
Premalal Jayasekara RAT 142,037 20 August 2020 SLPP SLPFA SLPP SLPFA
K. P. S. Kumarasiri ANU 49,030 20 August 2020 SLPP SLPFA FPC SJB
Channa Jayasumana ANU 133,980 20 August 2020 SLPP SLPFA FPC SJB
K. H. Nandasena ANU 53,618 20 August 2020 4 April 2024 SLPP SLPFA SLPP SLPFA Replaced by M. G. Weerasena.
Milan Jayathilaka GAM 68,449 20 August 2020 SLPP SLPFA SLPP SLPFA
Jayarathna Herath KUR 54,351 20 August 2020 SLPP SLPFA Ind SJB
Kavinda Jayawardena GAM 73,612 20 August 2020 SJB SJB SJB SJB
S. Kajendran NAT 20 August 2020 ACTC TNPF ACTC TNPF
Rohini Kumari Wijerathna MTL 27,587 20 August 2020 SJB SJB SJB SJB
Sagara Kariyawasam NAT 20 August 2020 SLPP SLPFA SLPP SLPFA
Gayantha Karunatileka GAL 50,097 20 August 2020 SJB SJB SJB SJB
Lakshman Kiriella KAN 52,311 20 August 2020 SJB SJB SJB SJB Chief Opposition Whip (20-24).
Muszhaaraff Muthunabeen AMP 18,389 20 August 2020 ACMC ACMC
Jagath Kumara COL 47,693 20 August 2020 SLPP SLPFA SLPP SLPFA
Geetha Kumarasinghe GAL 63,357 20 August 2020 SLPP SLPFA SLPP SLPFA
Asanka Navarathna KUR 82,779 20 August 2020 SLMP SLPFA SLMP ULS
Nimal Lanza GAM 108,945 20 August 2020 SLPP SLPFA SLPP SLPFA
Gamini Lokuge COL 62,543 20 August 2020 SLPP SLPFA SLPP SLPFA
Imran Maharoof TRI 39,029 20 August 2020 SJB SJB SJB SJB
Karunadasa Kodithuwakku MTR 114,319 20 August 2020 SLPP SLPFA SLPP SLPFA
Wasantha Yapa Bandara KAN 108,940 20 August 2020 SLPP SLPFA FPC SJB
Udayana Kirindigoda KAN 39,904 20 August 2020 SLPP SLPFA FPC SJB
Gayashan Nawananda MON 45,384 20 August 2020 SLPP SLPFA SLPP SLPFA
Gunathilaka Rajapaksha KAN 49,317 20 August 2020 SLPP SLPFA SLPP SLPFA
Ajith Mannapperuma GAM 9 April 2021 SJB SJB SJB SJB Replaces Ranjan Ramanayake.
S. M. Marikkar COL 87,589 20 August 2020 SJB SJB SJB SJB
K. Kader Masthan VAN 13,454 20 August 2020 SLFP SLPFA SLFP
Imthiaz Bakeer Markar NAT 20 August 2020 SJB SJB SJB SJB
Dushmantha Mithrapala KEG 58,306 20 August 2020 SLPP SLPFA SLPP SLPFA
Mohamed Mussammil NAT 20 August 2020 NFF SLPFA NFF ULS
Chinthaka Mayadunne PUT 46,058 20 August 2020 SLPP SLPFA SLPP SLPFA
Vajira Abeywardena NAT 22 July 2022 UNP UNP Replaces Ranil Wickremesinghe.
Manusha Nanayakkara GAL 47,399 20 August 2020 9 August 2024 SJB SJB UNP
Vasudeva Nanayakkara RAT 66,991 20 August 2020 DLF SLPFA DLF ULS
Kins Nelson POL 22,392 20 August 2020 SJB SJB SJB SJB
Ahamed Nazeer Zainulabdeen BAT 17,599 20 August 2020 6 October 2023 SLMC SLMC Replaced by Seyed Ali Zahir Moulana.
Charles Nirmalanathan VAN 25,668 20 August 2020 ITAK TNA ITAK TNA
Sanath Nishantha PUT 80,082 20 August 2020 25 January 2024 SLPP SLPFA SLPP SLPFA Replaced by Jagath Priyankara.
Vino Noharathalingam VAN 15,180 20 August 2020 TELO TNA TELO TNA
Buddhika Pathirana MTR 44,889 20 August 2020 SJB SJB SJB SJB
Ramesh Pathirana GAL 205,814 20 August 2020 SLPP SLPFA SLPP SLPFA
G. L. Peiris NAT 20 August 2020 SLPP SLPFA FPC SJB
Muditha Prishanthi RAT 65,923 20 August 2020 SLPP SLPFA SLPP SLPFA
Dilan Perera BAD 53,081 20 August 2020 SLFP SLPFA FPC SJB
Nipuna Ranawaka MTR 131,010 20 August 2020 SLPP SLPFA SLPP SLPFA
Nimal Piyatissa NUW 51,225 20 August 2020 NFF SLPFA NFF ULS
Niroshan Perera PUT 31,636 20 August 2020 SJB SJB SJB SJB
Sujith Sanjaya Perera KEG 28,082 20 August 2020 SJB SJB SJB SJB
Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam JAF 31,658 20 August 2020 ACTC TNPF ACTC TNPF
Premnath C. Dolawaththa COL 69,055 20 August 2020 SLPP SLPFA SLPP SLPFA
Pradeep Undugoda COL 91,958 20 August 2020 SLPP SLPFA SLPP SLPFA
Sajith Premadasa COL 305,744 20 August 2020 SJB SJB SJB SJB Leader of the Opposition (20-24).
Susil Premajayantha COL 50,321 20 August 2020 SLPP SLPFA SLPP SLPFA Leader of the House (22-24)
Uddika Premarathna ANU 133,550 20 August 2020 27 February 2024 NFF SLPFA NFF ULS Replaced by S. C. Muthukumarana.
Ashoka Priyantha PUT 41,612 20 August 2020 SLPP SLPFA SLPP SLPFA
Weerasumana Weerasinghe MTR 77,968 20 August 2020 CPSL SLPFA CPSL ULS
Velusami Radhakrishnan NUW 72,167 20 August 2020 UCPF SJB UCPF SJB
Mujibur Rahman COL 87,589 20 August 2020 19 January 2023 SJB SJB SJB SJB Replaced by A. H. M. Fowzie.
Harshana Rajakaruna GAM 73,612 20 August 2020 SJB SJB SJB SJB
Chamal Rajapaksa HAM 85,330 20 August 2020 SLPP SLPFA SLPP SLPFA
Mahinda Rajapaksa KUR 527,364 20 August 2020 SLPP SLPFA SLPP SLPFA Prime Minister (20-22).
Namal Rajapaksa HAM 166,660 20 August 2020 SLPP SLPFA SLPP SLPFA
Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe COL 120,626 20 August 2020 SLPP SLPFA SLFP
Angajan Ramanathan JAF 36,365 20 August 2020 SLFP SLFP Deputy Chairman of Committees (22-24).
Ranjan Ramanayake GAM 103,992 20 August 2020 7 April 2021 SJB SJB SJB SJB Replaced by Ajith Mannapperuma.
Keheliya Rambukwella KAN 110,832 20 August 2020 SLPP SLPFA SLPP SLPFA
Roshan Ranasinghe POL 90,615 20 August 2020 SLPP SLPFA SLPP SLPFA
Thilak Rajapaksha AMP 54,203 20 August 2020 SLPP SLPFA FPC SJB
Prasanna Ranatunga GAM 316,544 20 August 2020 SLPP SLPFA SLPP SLPFA Chief Government Whip (22-24)
Champika Ranawaka COL 65,574 20 August 2020 JHU SJB URF SJB
Prasanna Ranaweera GAM 83,203 20 August 2020 SLPP SLPFA SLPP SLPFA
Kumarasiri Rathnayake MON 91,530 20 August 2020 SLPP SLPFA SLPP SLPFA
Suren Raghavan NAT 20 August 2020 SLFP SLPFA SLFP
C. B. Ratnayake NUW 70,781 20 August 2020 SLPP SLPFA SLPP SLPFA
Ajith Nivard Cabraal NAT 20 August 2020 13 September 2021 SLPP SLPFA SLPP SLPFA Replaced by Jayantha Ketagoda.
Jayantha Ketagoda NAT 20 August 2020 6 July 2021 SLPP SLPFA SLPP SLPFA Replaced by Basil Rajapaksa.
Jayantha Ketagoda NAT 13 September 2021 SLPP SLPFA SLPP SLPFA Replaces Ajith Nivard Cabraal.
Lohan Ratwatte KAN 140,917 20 August 2020 SLPP SLPFA SLPP SLPFA
Isuru Dodangoda GAL 71,266 20 August 2020 SLPP SLPFA SLPP SLPFA
Mahinda Samarasinghe KAL 58,514 20 August 2020 25 November 2021 SLFP SLPFA SLFP SLPFA Replaced by Lalith Varna Kumara.
Shasheendra Rajapaksa MON 104,729 20 August 2020 SLPP SLPFA SLPP SLPFA
Ali Sabry NAT 20 August 2020 SLPP SLPFA SLPP SLPFA
Tiran Alles NAT 20 August 2020 SLPP SLPFA SLPP SLPFA
Jayantha Samaraweera KAL 100,386 20 August 2020 NFF SLPFA NFF ULS
Ali Sabri Raheem PUT 33,509 20 August 2020 ACMC MNA ACMC MNA
R. Sampanthan TRI 21,422 20 August 2020 30 June 2024 ITAK TNA ITAK TNA
Chaminda Sampath GAL 128,331 20 August 2020 SLPP SLPFA SLPP SLPFA
Asanka Shehan Semasinghe ANU 119,878 20 August 2020 SLPP SLPFA SLPP SLPFA
Janaka Thissakuttiarachchi BAD 50,151 20 August 2020 SLPP SLPFA SLPP SLPFA
Ajith Rajapakse HAM 47,375 20 August 2020 SLPP SLPFA SLPP SLPFA Deputy Speaker & Chairman of Committees (22-24).
Rajitha Senaratne KAL 77,476 20 August 2020 DNM SJB DNM SJB
Seetha Arambepola NAT 20 August 2020 SLPP SLPFA SLPP SLPFA
Chandima Weerakkody GAL 84,984 20 August 2020 SLPP SLPFA Ind SJB
John Senewiratne RAT 61,612 20 August 2020 SLPP SLPFA Ind SJB
Upul Mahendra GAM 67,756 20 August 2020 SLPP SLPFA SLPP SLPFA
D. Siddarthan JAF 23,740 20 August 2020 PLOTE TNA PLOTE TNA
Mohan Silva GAL 111,626 20 August 2020 SLPP SLPFA SLPP SLPFA
G. Karunakaran BAT 26,382 20 August 2020 TELO TNA TELO TNA
M. Rameshwaran NUW 57,167 20 August 2020 CWC SLPFA CWC SLPFA
T. Kalaiarasan NAT 20 August 2020 ITAK TNA ITAK TNA
Ranjith Siyambalapitiya KEG 103,300 20 August 2020 SLFP SLPFA SLFP Deputy Speaker & Chairman of Committees (20-22).
Shan Wijayalal De Silva GAL 67,793 20 August 2020 SLFP SLPFA SJB SJB
S. Sritharan JAF 35,884 20 August 2020 ITAK TNA ITAK TNA
M. A. Sumanthiran JAF 27,734 20 August 2020 ITAK TNA ITAK TNA
Sahan Pradeep Withana GAM 97,494 20 August 2020 SLPP SLPFA SLPP SLPFA
Vadivel Suresh BAD 49,762 20 August 2020 SJB SJB SJB SJB
Maithripala Sirisena POL 111,137 20 August 2020 SLFP SLPFA SLFP
Janaka Bandara Tennakoon MTL 73,296 20 August 2020 SLPP SLPFA SLPP SLPFA
Athuraliye Rathana Thero NAT 5 January 2021 OPPP OPPP ULS
M. Udayakumar NUW 68,119 20 August 2020 NUW SJB NUW SJB
Jeewan Thondaman NUW 109,155 20 August 2020 CWC SLPFA CWC SLPFA
M. S. Thowfeek TRI 43,759 20 August 2020 SLMC SJB SLMC SJB
Ranil Wickremesinghe NAT 23 June 2021 21 July 2022 UNP UNP Prime Minister (22).
Elected President. Replaced by Wajira Abeywardana.
M. Velu Kumar KAN 57,445 20 August 2020 DPF SJB DPF SJB
Thenuka Vidanagamage BAD 68,338 20 August 2020 SLPP SLPFA SLPP SLPFA
Tissa Vitharana NAT 20 August 2020 LSSP SLPFA LSSP ULS
S. Viyalendiran BAT 22,218 20 August 2020 SLPP SLPFA SLPP SLPFA
Janaka Wakkumbura RAT 101,225 20 August 2020 SLPP SLPFA SLPP SLPFA
Pavithra Devi Wanniarachchi RAT 200,977 20 August 2020 SLPP SLPFA SLPP SLPFA
Dilip Wedaarachchi HAM 25,376 20 August 2020 SJB SJB SJB SJB
D. Weerasingha AMP 56,006 20 August 2020 SLPP SLPFA SLPP SLPFA
Wimal Weerawansa COL 267,084 20 August 2020 NFF SLPFA NFF ULS
Kumara Welgama KAL 77,083 20 August 2020 NLFP SJB NLFP SJB
Eran Wickramaratne NAT 20 August 2020 SJB SJB SJB SJB
C. V. Vigneswaran JAF 21,554 20 August 2020 TPA TPNA TPA TPNA
Vidura Wickremenayake KAL 147,958 20 August 2020 SLPP SLPFA SLPP SLPFA
Jayantha Weerasinghe NAT 20 August 2020 SLPP SLPFA SLPP SLPFA
Sarath Weerasekara COL 328,092 20 August 2020 SLPP SLPFA SLPP SLPFA
Madhura Withanage COL 70,205 20 August 2020 SLPP SLPFA SLPP SLPFA
Priyantha Liyanage RAT 41,766 20 August 2020 SJB SJB SJB SJB
Gamini Waleboda RAT 85,840 20 August 2020 NFF SLPFA NFF ULS
Kanchana Wijesekera MTR 96,033 20 August 2020 SLPP SLPFA SLPP SLPFA
Chaminda Wijesiri BAD 36,291 20 August 2020 9 January 2024 SJB SJB SJB SJB Replaced by Nayana Wasalathilake.
Manjula Dissanayake NAT 20 August 2020 SLPP SLPFA SLPP SLPFA
Ranjith Bandara NAT 20 August 2020 SLPP SLPFA SLPP SLPFA
Gevindu Kumaratunga NAT 20 August 2020 SLPP SLPFA SLPP SLPFA
Ankumbura Withanage RAT 60,426 20 August 2020 SJB SJB SJB SJB
Anura Priyadharshana Yapa KUR 59,696 20 August 2020 SLPP SLPFA Ind SJB
Rahul Rajapuththiran BAT 33,332 20 August 2020 ITAK TNA ITAK TNA
Lalith Varna Kumara KAL 30 November 2021 SLPP SLPFA SLPP SLPFA Replaces Mahinda Samarasinghe.
Jagath Samarawickrama POL 19 May 2022 SLPP SLPFA SLPP SLPFA Replaces Amarakeerthi Athukorala.
A. H. M. Fowzie COL 19 January 2023 SJB SJB SJB SJB Replaces Mujibur Rahman.
Seyed Ali Zahir Moulana BAT 11 October 2023 SLMC SLMC Replaces Ahamed Nazeer Zainulabdeen.
Nayana Wasalathilake BAD 12 January 2024 SJB SJB SJB SJB Replaces Chaminda Wijesiri.
Jagath Priyankara PUT 8 February 2024 NFF SLPFA NFF ULS Replaces Sanath Nishantha.
Sarath Chandrasiri Muthukumarana ANU 5 March 2024 SLPP SLPFA SLPP SLPFA Replaces Uddika Premarathna.
M. G. Weerasena ANU 24 April 2024 SLPP SLPFA SLPP SLPFA Replaces K. H. Nandasena.
Mujibur Rahman NAT 10 May 2024 SJB SJB SJB SJB Replaces Diana Gamage.
Kathiravelu Sanmugam Kuhadasan TRI 9 July 2024 ITAK TNA ITAK TNA Replaces R. Sampanthan.
Bandula Lal Bandarigoda GAL 21 August 2024 SJB SJB SJB SJB Replaces Manusha Nanayakkara.
Karu Paranawithana RAT 3 September 2024 SJB SJB SJB SJB Replaces Thalatha Atukorale.
Lakshman Nipuna Arachchi COL 23 September 2024 JVP NPP JVP NPP Replaces Anura Kumara Dissanayake.

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