16th Parliament of Sri Lanka

16th Parliament of Sri Lanka
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Overview
Legislative body	Parliament of Sri Lanka
Meeting place	Sri Lankan Parliament Building
Term	20 August 2020 (2020-08-20) – 24 September 2024 (2024-09-24)
Election	5 August 2020
Website	parliament.lk
Parliamentarians
Members	225
Speaker	Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena (SLPP)
Deputy Speaker and Chairman of Committees	Ranjith Siyambalapitiya (SLFP) (2020–22) Ajith Rajapaksa (SLPP) (2022–24)
Deputy Chairman of Committees	Angajan Ramanathan (SLFP)
Prime Minister	Mahinda Rajapaksa (SLPP) (2020–22) Ranil Wickremesinghe (UNP) (2022) Dinesh Gunawardena (SLPP) (2022–24) Harini Amarasuriya (NPP) (2024)
Leader of the Opposition	Sajith Premadasa (SJB)
Leader of the House	Dinesh Gunawardena (SLPP) (2020–22) Susil Premajayantha (SLPP) (2022–24)
Chief Government Whip	Johnston Fernando (SLPP) (2020–22) Prasanna Ranatunga (SLPP) (2022–24)
Chief Opposition Whip	Lakshman Kiriella (SJB)
Structure
Sessions
1st 20 August 2020 – 12 December 2021 2nd 18 January 2022 – 28 July 2022 3rd 3 August 2022 – 27 January 2023 4th 8 February 2023 – 26 January 2024 5th 7 February 2024 – 24 September 2024

The 16th Parliament of Sri Lanka, known officially as the 9th Parliament of the Democratic Socialist Republic 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

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

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

Summary of the 2020 Sri Lankan parliamentary election ^{[15] [16] [17]}

Alliances and parties		Votes	%	Seats
				District	National	Total	+/–
	Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance [i] Ceylon Workers' Congress Mahajana Eksath Peramuna National Congress [ii] National Freedom Front Pivithuru Hela Urumaya Socialist Alliance Communist Party of Sri Lanka Democratic Left Front [iii] Lanka Sama Samaja Party [iv] National Liberation People's Party Sri Lanka People's Party Sri Lanka Freedom Party [v] Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna	6,853,690	59.09%	128	17	145	50
	Samagi Jana Balawegaya All Ceylon Makkal Congress [vi] Jathika Hela Urumaya Sri Lanka Muslim Congress [vii] Tamil Progressive Alliance National Union of Workers United Progressive Alliance Democratic People's Front Up-Country People's Front United National Party (Sajith wing)	2,771,980	23.90%	47	7	54	New
	Tamil National Alliance [viii] Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi People's Liberation Organisation of Tamil Eelam Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization	327,168	2.82%	9	1	10	6
	National People's Power Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna	445,958	3.84%	2	1	3	3
	Tamil National People's Front [ix] All Ceylon Tamil Congress	67,766	0.58%	1	1	2	2
	Eelam People's Democratic Party	61,464	0.53%	2	0	2	1
	United National Party (Ranil wing)	249,435	2.15%	0	1	1	105
	Our Power of People's Party Bodu Bala Sena	67,758	0.58%	0	1	1	1
	Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal	67,692	0.58%	1	0	1	1
	Sri Lanka Freedom Party [v]	66,579	0.57%	1	0	1	1
	Muslim National Alliance	55,981	0.48%	1	0	1	1
	Tamil People's National Alliance Eelam People's Revolutionary Liberation Front Eelam Tamil Self Rule Party Tamil National Party Tamil People's Council	51,301	0.44%	1	0	1	1
	All Ceylon Makkal Congress [vi]	43,319	0.37%	1	0	1	1
	National Congress [ii]	39,272	0.34%	1	0	1	1
	Sri Lanka Muslim Congress [vii]	34,428	0.30%	1	0	1
	Independents	223,622	1.93%	0	0	0
	United Peace Alliance	31,054	0.27%	0	0	0
	All Lanka Tamil Mahasabha	30,031	0.26%	0	0	0
	National Development Front	14,686	0.13%	0	0	0
	Frontline Socialist Party	14,522	0.13%	0	0	0
	Social Democratic Party of Tamils	11,464	0.10%	0	0	0
	Tamil United Liberation Front	9,855	0.08%	0	0	0
	Socialist Party of Sri Lanka	9,368	0.08%	0	0	0
	People's Welfare Front	7,361	0.06%	0	0	0
	Sinhalese National Front	5,056	0.04%	0	0	0
	New Democratic Front	4,883	0.04%	0	0	0
	United Left Front	4,879	0.04%	0	0	0
	Liberal Party of Sri Lanka	4,345	0.04%	0	0	0
	National People's Party	3,813	0.03%	0	0	0
	Democratic United National Front	3,611	0.03%	0	0	0
	National Democratic Front	3,488	0.03%	0	0	0
	Sri Lanka Labour Party	3,134	0.03%	0	0	0
	Democratic Left Front	2,964	0.03%	0	0	0
	New Sinhala Heritage	1,397	0.01%	0	0	0
	United Socialist Party	1,189	0.01%	0	0	0
	Motherland People's Party	1,087	0.01%	0	0	0
	Eelavar Democratic Front	1,035	0.01%	0	0	0
	Socialist Equality Party	780	0.01%	0	0	0
	Lanka Sama Samaja Party [iv]	737	0.01%	0	0	0
	All Are Citizens All Are Kings Organization	632	0.01%	0	0	0
	Democratic Unity Alliance	145	0.00%	0	0	0
	Independents					42
Valid Votes		11,598,929	100.00%	196	29	225
Rejected Votes		744,373	6.03%
Total Polled		12,343,302	75.89%
Registered Electors		16,263,885
Footnotes: The SLPFA contested under the name and symbol of SLPP. The NC contested separately in two districts (Ampara and Polonnaruwa) and with the SLPFA in other districts. The DLF contested separately in two districts (Jaffna and Vanni) and with the SLPFA in other districts. The LSSP contested separately in one district (Jaffna) and with the SLPFA in other districts. The SLFP contested separately in three districts (Jaffna, Kalutara and Nuwara Eliya) and with the SLPFA in other districts. The ACMC contested separately in one district (Ampara) and with the SJB in other districts. The SLMC contested separately in one district (Batticaloa) and with the SJB in other districts. The TNA contested under the name and symbol of ITAK. The TNPF contested under the name and symbol of ACTC.

District

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

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

• The 20th Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka was passed in October 2020.
• The 21st Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka was passed in October 2022.
• The Online Safety Bill was passed in January 2024.

Composition

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

Deaths and resignations

• 7 April 2021 – Ranjan Ramanayake (SJB/GAM) lost his seat after being jailed, replaced by Ajith Mannapperuma (SJB/GAM). ^[36]
• 6 July 2021 – Jayantha Ketagoda (SLPFA/NAT) resigned, replaced by Basil Rajapaksa (SLPFA/NAT). ^[37]
• 13 September 2021 – Ajith Nivard Cabraal (SLPFA/NAT) resigned to become Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, replaced by Jayantha Ketagoda (SLPFA/NAT). ^[38]
• 25 November 2021 – Mahinda Samarasinghe (SLPFA/KAL) resigned to become Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the United States and Mexico, replaced by Lalith Varna Kumara (SLPFA/KAL). ^{[39] [40]}
• 9 May 2022 – Amarakeerthi Athukorala (SLPFA/POL) was beaten to death by a mob, replaced by Jagath Samarawickrama (SLPFA/POL).
• 9 June 2022 – Basil Rajapaksa (SLPFA/NAT) resigned, replaced by Dhammika Perera (SLPFA/NAT).
• 20 July 2022 – Ranil Wickremesinghe (UNP/NAT) vacated his seat after taking oaths as President of Sri Lanka, replaced by Wajira Abeywardane (UNP/NAT).
• 19 January 2023 – Mujibur Rahman (SJB/COL) resigned, replaced by A. H. M. Fowzie (SJB/COL). ^[41]
• 6 October 2023 – Ahamed Nazeer Zainulabdeen (SLMC/BAT) was dismissed from his seat after being expelled from the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress, replaced by Seyed Ali Zahir Moulana (SLMC/BAT). ^[34]
• 9 January 2024 – Chaminda Wijesiri (SJB/BAD) resigned, replaced by Nayana Wasalathilake (SJB/BAD). ^{[42] [43]}
• 25 January 2024 – Sanath Nishantha (SLPFA/PUT) died, replaced by Jagath Priyankara (NFF/PUT). ^{[44] [45] [46]}
• 27 February 2024 – Uddika Premarathna (SLPFA/ANU) resigned, replaced by Sarath Chandrasiri Muthukumarana (SLPFA/ANU). ^{[47] [48] [49]}
• 4 April 2024 – K. H. Nandasena (SLPFA/ANU) died, replaced by M. G. Weerasena (SLPFA/ANU). ^{[50] [51]}
• 8 May 2023 – Diana Gamage (SJB/NAT) was disqualified from her seat after the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka ruled she was not a Sri Lankan citizen, replaced by Mujibur Rahman (SJB/NAT). ^{[52] [53] [54]}
• 30 June 2024 – R. Sampanthan (TNA/TRI) died, replaced by Kathiravelu Sanmugam Kuhadasan (TNA/TRI). ^[55]
• 9 August 2024 – Manusha Nanayakkara (SJB/GAL) and Harin Fernando (SJB/NAT) were disqualified from their parliamentary seats after the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka ruled that they had been expelled from their party and had subsequently joined a different party. Nanayakkara was replaced by Bandula Lal Bandarigoda (SJB/GAL). ^{[56] [57]}
• 21 August 2024 – Thalatha Atukorale (SJB/RAT) resigned, replaced by Karu Paranawithana (SJB/RAT).
• 23 September 2024 – Anura Kumara Dissanayake (NPP/COL) vacated his seat after taking oaths as President of Sri Lanka, replaced by Lakshman Nipuna Arachchi (NPP/COL).

List

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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