11th Sri Lankan Parliament

← 11th Parliament of Sri Lanka → 4th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Senior Parliamentarians
Speaker	Anura Bandaranaike, UNP
Deputy Speaker & Chairman of Committees	Sarath Moonesinghe, PA
Deputy Chairman of Committees	Lalith Dissanayake, PA
Prime Minister	Ratnasiri Wickremanayake, PA
Leader of the Opposition	Ranil Wickremasinghe, UNP
Leader of the House	Richard Pathirana, PA
Chief Government Whip	Reggie Ranatunge, PA
Chief Opposition Whip	W. J. M. Lokubandara, UNP
Key Dates
Nomination	28 August - 4 September 2000
Election	10 October 2000
First Meeting	18 October 2000
Dissolution	10 October 2001
Duration	11 months & 22 days
Sessions
1st: 18 October 2000 – 27 October 2000 2nd: 9 November 2000 – 10 July 2001 3rd: 6 September 2001 – 10 October 2001
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The 11th Sri Lankan Parliament was a meeting of the Parliament of Sri Lanka, with the membership determined by the results of the 2000 parliamentary election held on 10 October 2000. The parliament met for the first time on 18 October 2000 and was dissolved on 10 October 2001.

1 Election
- 1.1 Results
2 Government
3 Changes in party/alliance affiliations
4 Deaths and resignations
5 Members
6 References

Election

Main article: Sri Lankan parliamentary election, 2000

The 11th parliamentary election was held on 10 October 2000. The incumbent People's Alliance (PA) became the largest group in Parliament by winning 107 of the 225 seats. The United National Party (UNP), the main opposition party, won 89 seats. The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) won 10 seats and smaller parties won the remaining 19 seats.^[1]

Results

Alliance		Votes	%	Seats
	People's Alliance	3,900,901	45.11%	107
	United National Party	3,477,770	40.22%	89
	Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna	518,774	6.00%	10
	Tamil United Liberation Front	106,033	1.23%	5
	National Unity Alliance	197,983	2.29%	4
	Eelam People's Democratic Party	50,890	0.59%	4
	Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization	26,112	0.30%	3
	Sinhala Heritage	127,863	1.48%	1
	All Ceylon Tamil Congress	27,323	0.32%	1
	Others	214,019	2.47%	1
Total		8,647,668	100.00%	225

The new parliament was sworn in on 18 October 2000. Opposition MP Anura Bandaranaike was elected Speaker unopposed.^[2] Sarath Moonesinghe was elected Deputy Speaker and Lalith Dissanayake was elected Deputy Chairman of Committees.^[3]

Government

Main article: Cabinet of Sri Lanka

The PA was able to form a government with the support of the four NUA MPs elected under their party's name (the NUA contested with the PA in two districts and under its name in all other districts) and the four EPDP MPs.

On 13 October 2000, President Chandrika Kumaratunga re-appointed Ratnasiri Wickremanayake as Prime Minister.^[4] The rest of the government, comprising 40 Ministers, were sworn in on 19 October 2000. President Kumaratunga retained control of the important ministries of Defence and Finance. 35 Deputy Ministers were sworn in on 3 November 2000.^[5]

A political crisis engulfed the 11th parliament in the middle of 2001 as numerous PA MPs defected to the opposition (see section below). Faced with losing a no confidence vote President Kumaratunga dissolved parliament on 10 October 2001.^[6]^[7]

Changes in party/alliance affiliations

The 11th parliament saw the following defections:

20 June 2001: Sri Lanka Muslim Congress/National Unity Alliance (11 MPs) quits PA after its leader Rauff Hakeem is dismissed from the government.^[8]^[9] This leaves the PA government without a majority in parliament.
9 October 2001: One MEP MP (Bandula Gunawardane) crosses over to the opposition.^[10]
10 October 2001: Eight SLFP MPs (S. B. Dissanayake, Wijepala Mendis, Ananda Moonesinghe, Bandula Nanayakkara, G. L. Peiris, Ediriweera Premaratna, Jayasundara Wijekoon and Mahinda Wijesekara) cross over to the opposition.^[11]^[12]
10 October 2001: Ceylon Workers' Congress (four MPs) quits PA.^[13]

Deaths and resignations

The 11th parliament saw the following deaths and resignations:

November 2000: S. B. Nawinne (PA-KUR) resigned to become Chief Minister of the North Western Province. His replacement T. B. Ekanayake (PA-KUR) was sworn in on 9 November 2000.^[14]
14 November 2000: Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena (PA-MTR) resigned to become Chief Minister of the Southern Province.^[15]

Members

Name	Electoral District	Preference Votes	Member From	Member To	Elected Party	Elected Alliance	Final Party	Final Alliance	Notes
Abeynayake, Piyadasa	RAT	41,365	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Abeyratne, P. D.	KAL	47,271	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Abeywardena, Lakshman Yapa	MTR	81,053	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Abeywardena, Mahinda Yapa	MTR	70,091	18 October 2000	14 November 2000	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA	Resigned to become Chief Minister of the Southern Province.
Abeywardena, Vajira	GAL	104,483	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Adaikalanathan, Selvam	VAN	15,490	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	TELO		TELO
Alahapperuma, Dullas	MTR	48,721	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA	Deputy Minister of Samurdhi, Rural Development, Parliamentary Affairs & Up-country Development (00-).
Aluthgamage, Mahindananda	KAN	71,653	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA
Aluvihare, Alick	MTL	60,419	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Aluvihare, Ranjith	MTL	62,911	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Amaratunga, John	GAM	67,104	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Amunugama, Sarath	KAN	67,731	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA	Minister of Irrigation & Water Resources Management (00-).
Anandasangaree, Veerasingham	JAF	12,888	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	TULF		TULF
Andrahannadi, Siri	HAM	39,674	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Ashraff, Ferial	AMP	83,353	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	SLMC	PA	SLMC
Athaullah. A. L. M.	AMP	75,647	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	SLMC	PA	SLMC
Athukorala, Gamini	RAT	109,102	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Attanayake, Tissa	KAN	73,111	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Azwer, A. H. M.	NAT		18 October 2000	10 October 2001	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Bakmeewewa, Nihal	NAT		18 October 2000	10 October 2001	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Balasooriya, Arachchilage Jagath	KEG	45,862	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA	Deputy Minister of Urban Development, Construction & Public Utilities (00-).
Banda, Gopallawa Moithra Kuda	MTL	40,397	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA
Bandara, Palitha Range	PUT	40,296	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Bandara, R. M. Ranjith Madduma	MON	31,269	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Bandara, R. M. R. N.	KUR	49,962	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Bandara, S. A. R. Madduma	BAD	47,152	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA
Bandaranaike, Anura	GAM	99,536	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP	Speaker (00-01).
Bandaranaike, Pandu	GAM	92,182	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA	Deputy Minister of Forestry & Environment (00-).
Bogollagama, Rohitha	KUR	52,095	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Cader, A. R. M. Abdul	KAN	58,375	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Cader, Mohideen Abdul	BAT	22,975	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	SLMC	NUA	SLMC		Deputy Minister of Fisheries & Aquatic Resources Development (00-).
Chandradasa, A. P. G.	AMP	41,420	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Chandrasekaran, Periyasamy	NUW	54,681	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	UCPF	UNP	UCPF	UNP
Chandrasiri, Somaweera	NAT		18 October 2000	10 October 2001	MEP	PA	MEP	PA
Choksy, K. N.	NAT		18 October 2000	10 October 2001	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Collure, Raja	NAT		18 October 2000	10 October 2001	CPSL	PA	CPSL	PA
Cooray, Reginold	KAL	67,945	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA	Minister of Ethnic Affairs & National Integration (00-).
Dassanayake, D. M.	PUT	45,700	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA	Deputy Minister of Agriculture (00-).
Dawood, Basheer Segu	NAT		18 October 2000	10 October 2001	SLMC	NUA	SLMC
Dayaratna, Petikirige	AMP	47,421	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Dayaratne, Tudor	KAL	63,363	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA	Deputy Minister of Education (00-).
de Mel, Ronnie	NAT		18 October 2000	10 October 2001	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA	Minister of Ports Development & Development of the South (00-).
de Mel, Sirinal	NAT		18 October 2000	10 October 2001	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
de Silva, Nimal Siripala	BAD	98,917	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA	Minister of Posts & Telecommunications (00-).
Devananda, Douglas	JAF	7,658	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	EPDP		EPDP	PA	Minister of Rehabilitation & Reconstruction of the North (00-).
Devaraj, P. P.	NAT		18 October 2000	10 October 2001	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Dissanayake, Duminda	ANU	83,949	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA
Dissanayake, Lalith	KEG	40,624	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA	Deputy Chairman of Committees (00-01).
Dissanayake, Navin	NUW	55,587	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Dissanayake, Punchi Banda	ANU	33,738	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA
Dissanayake, S. B.	NUW	78,903	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	SLFP	PA	UNP	UNP	Minister of Samurdhi, Rural Development & Parliamentary Affairs (00-).
Dissanayake, Salinda	KUR	52,727	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA	Minister of Land Development & Minor Export Agricultural Crops (00-).
Dodangoda, Amarasiri	GAL	89,149	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA	Minister of Vocational Training (00-).
Don, A. S. P.	GAM	52,416	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA
Ekanayake, Nandimithra	MTL	39,585	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	SLFP	PA	UNP	UNP	Minister of Provincial Councils & Local Government (00-).
Ekanayake, T. B.	KUR		9 November 2000	10 October 2001	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA	Replaces S. B. Nawinne. Deputy Minister of Cultural Affairs (00-).
Ekanayake, W. B.	ANU	41,461	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Fernando, E. N. U.	COL	5,717	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	JVP		JVP
Fernando, Evone Sriyani	PUT	28,636	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA
Fernando, Johnston	KUR	94,385	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Fernando, Milroy	PUT	39,943	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA	Minister of Social Services & Fishing Community Housing Development (00-).
Fernando, Tyronne	COL	41,439	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Fernandopulle, Jeyaraj	GAM	138,859	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA	Minister of Civil Aviation & Airports Development (00-).
Fowzie, A. H. M.	COL	100,200	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA	Minister of Highways (00-).
Gajadeera, Chandrasiri	MTR	43,913	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA	Deputy Minister of Vocational Training (00-).
Galappaththi, Nihal	HAM	4,654	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	JVP		JVP
Gamage, Piyasena	GAL	62,830	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA	Deputy Minister of Constitutional Affairs & Industrial Development (00-).
Ganeshamoorthy, Somasuntharam	BAT	9,132	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA	Deputy Minister of Ethnic Affairs & National Integration (00-).
Gopallawa, M. C.	NAT		18 October 2000	10 October 2001	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA	Minister of Cultural Affairs (00-).
Gunasegaram, Markandu	AMP	12,799	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	EPDP	IND	EPDP	PA
Gunasekara, Earl	POL	56,213	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Gunaserkara, Edward	GAM	65,157	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Gunathilake, Nandana	KAL	5,628	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	JVP		JVP
Gunawardena, Bandula	COL	70,537	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	MEP	PA	UNP	UNP
Gunawardena, Dinesh	COL	114,795	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	MEP	PA	MEP	PA
Gunawardena, G. L. S.	GAL	46,656	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Gunawardena, Indika	COL	70,341	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA	Minister of Higher Education & Information Technology Development (00-).
Gunawardena, Leslie	NAT		18 October 2000	10 October 2001	LSSP	PA	LSSP	PA	Minister of Science & Technology (00-).
Gunawardena, M. K. A. S.	TRI	15,392	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA
Gunawardena, Sarana	GAM	59,777	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA
Hakeem, Rauff	KAN	28,033	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	SLMC	NUA	SLMC		Minister of Internal & International Trade Commerce, Muslim Religious Affairs & Shipping Development (00-).
Haleem, M. H. A.	KAN	45,177	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Haneefa, Mohamed	NAT		18 October 2000	10 October 2001	SLMC	PA	SLMC
Harrison, Palisge	ANU	45,834	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Heenmahaththaya, U. L.	RAT	39,285	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA	Deputy Minister of Estate Infrastructure & Livestock Development (00-).
Herath, H. M. N.	POL	22,872	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA	Deputy Minister of Food & Marketing Development (00-).
Herath, Jayarathna	KUR	61,853	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA
Herath, K. M. N.	KUR	3,407	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	JVP		JVP
Herath, Maheepala	KEG	61,625	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA	Minister of Rural Industrial Development (00-).
Herath, Vijitha	GAM	8,823	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	JVP		JVP
Jayaratne, D. M.	KAN	85,711	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA	Minister of Agriculture (00-).
Jayaratne, Piyankara	PUT	32,741	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA	Deputy Minister of Youth Affairs (00-).
Jayasena, Sumedha	MON	33,946	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA	Minister of Women's Affairs (00-).
Jayasinghe, Chandrani Bandara	ANU	41,874	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Jayasuriya, Karu	GAM	237,387	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Jayawardena, Jayalath	GAM	82,730	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Jayawardena, Lucky	KAN	42,085	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Jegatheeswaran, S. K.	NUW	50,735	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	CWC	PA	CWC
Kadirgamar, Lakshman	NAT		18 October 2000	10 October 2001	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA	Minister of Foreign Affairs (00-).
Kanakaraj, K.	NAT		18 October 2000	10 October 2001	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Karalliyadde, Tissa	ANU	48,360	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA	Minister of Indigenous Medicine (00-).
Karunanayake, Ravi	COL	145,593	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Karunathilaka, Gayantha	GAL	60,728	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Kathriarachchi, Chandana	COL	61,301	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA	Deputy Minister of Urban Development, Construction & Public Utilities (00-).
Katugoda, Jayantha	COL	39,242	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Keerthirathna, Sarath	GAM	77,427	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA	Deputy Minister of Agriculture (00-).
Kiriella, Lakshman	KAN	57,424	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	SLFP	PA	UNP	UNP	Minister of Tourism & Sports (00-).
Kitulagoda, Jinadasa	MTR	4,012	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	JVP		JVP
Kodituwakku, Karunasena	COL	60,318	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Kuganeswaran, Irasa	VAN	6,739	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	TELO		TELO
Kugendran, K. V.	JAF	4,244	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	EPDP		EPDP	PA
Kularathne, Ananda	HAM	27,618	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Kumaranatunga, Jeewan	COL	88,620	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA	Minister of Youth Affairs (00-).
Kumarasiri, Ananda	MON	36,487	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Lokubandara, W. J. M.	BAD	75,417	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP	Chief Opposition Whip (00-01).
Lokuge, Gamini	COL	58,009	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Maharoof, Mohamed	TRI	21,348	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Maheswaran, Thiagarasah	JAF	4,807	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Mahroof, Mohamed	COL	65,400	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Majeed, Abdul	NAT		18 October 2000	10 October 2001	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Majeed, M. N. Abdul	TRI	18,173	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA	Deputy Minister of Post & Telecommunications (00-).
Imithiyas Bakeer Makar Makar, Imithiyas Bakeer	KAL	74,555	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Marapone, Thilak	NAT		18 October 2000	10 October 2001	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Mashoor, Noordeen	VAN	12,283	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	SLMC	NUA	SLMC		Deputy Minister of Ethnic Affairs & National Integration (00-).
Matanarasa, Nadarasa	JAF	4,673	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	EPDP		EPDP	PA
Mawellage, Keerthi Suranjith	GAL	51,899	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA
Mendis, Wijayapala	NAT		18 October 2000	10 October 2001	SLFP	PA	UNP	UNP	Minister Without Portfolio (00-)
Mohamed, M. H.	COL	49,239	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Mohideen, U. L. M.	AMP	75,378	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	SLMC	PA	SLMC
Moonesinghe, Ananda	GAM	48,863	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	SLFP	PA	UNP	UNP
Moonesinghe, Sarath	KUR	51,230	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA	Deputy Speaker & Chairman of Committees (00-01).
Moragoda, Milinda	NAT		18 October 2000	10 October 2001	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Moulana, Seyed Ali Zahir	BAT	14,284	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Mowlana, Alavi	NAT		18 October 2000	10 October 2001	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA	Minister of Labour (00-).
Nanayakkara, Hemakumara	GAL	70,231	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Nawarathna, Ranjith	KUR	49,174	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA
Nawinne, S. B.	KUR	81,259	18 October 2000		SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA	Resigned to become Chief Minister of the North Western Province. Replaced by T. B. Ekanayake.
Nelson, H. G. P.	POL	31,241	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Noharathalingam, Vino	VAN	10,959	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	TELO		TELO
Padmasiri, K. H. G. N.	GAL	46,600	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA	Deputy Minister of Plantation Industries (00-).
Pararajasingham, Joseph	BAT	12,605	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	TULF		TULF
Pathirana, Richard	GAL	114,658	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA	Leader of the House (00-01). Minister of Public Administration, Home Affairs & Administrative Reforms (00-).
Peiris, G. L.	COL	139,123	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	SLFP	PA	UNP	UNP	Minister of Constitutional Affairs & Industrial Development (00-).
Perera, Dilan	BAD	38,415	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA
Perera, Felix	GAM	96,222	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA	Deputy Minister of Power & Energy (00-).
Perera, Festus	PUT	45,513	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Perera, Gamini Jayawickrama	KUR	123,847	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Perera, Joseph Michael	GAM	59,646	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Perera, Lilantha	COL	48,848	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Perera, Neomal	PUT	49,207	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Piyasena, Upali	KUR	54,756	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Podinilame, Jayathilaka	KEG	48,504	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Premachandra, B. L.	COL	62,237	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA
Premachandra, Munidasa	KUR	48,905	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA	Deputy Minister of Highways (00-).
Premadasa, Champika	KEG	47,342	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Premadasa, Sajith	HAM	98,968	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Premajayanth, Susil	GAM	165,905	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA	Minister of Education (00-).
Premaratne, D. S. S.	ANU	35,800	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA
Premaratne, Ediriweera	KAL	53,690	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	SLFP	PA	UNP	UNP	Deputy Minister of Buddha Sasana & Religious Affairs (00-).
Punchihewa, Santhakumara	VAN	3,975	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Punchinilame, Susantha	RAT	77,197	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Rajapaksa, Chamal	HAM	66,737	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA	Deputy Minister of Ports Development & Development of the South (00-).
Rajapaksa, Mahinda	HAM	88,726	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA	Minister of Fisheries & Aquatic Resources Development (00-).
Rajapaksa, Suranimala	GAM	49,697	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Rambukwella, Keheliya	KAN	154,403	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Ranatunga, Reggie	GAM	79,510	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA	Chief Government Whip (00-01). Minister of Food & Marketing Development (00-).
Ranaweera, Jayatissa	RAT	38,631	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA	Deputy Minister of Land Development & Minor Export Agriculture (00-).
Randeniya, Ravindra	NAT		18 October 2000	10 October 2001	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Rathnayake, R. M.	BAD	38,997	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Ratnatilaka, Mahinda	RAT	49,808	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Ratnayaka, Sagala	MTR	58,634	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Ratnayake, Amara Piyaseeli	KUR	51,498	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Ratwatte, Anuruddha	KAN	152,511	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA	Minister of Power & Energy (00-).
Rupasinghe, Neil	GAM	51,500	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA	Deputy Minister of Labour (00-).
Samarasinghe, Mahinda	KAL	82,511	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Samaraweera, Mangala	MTR	93,110	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA	Minister of Urban Development, Construction & Public Utilities (00-).
Samaraweera, Ravindra	BAD	44,257	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Samaraweera, Upali	BAD	45,839	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Sangaran, Kandiah	JAF	2,902	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	EPDP		EPDP	PA
Sathasiwam, Suppiah	NUW	47,472	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Savuntharanayagam, A. N.	BAT	16,542	18 October 2000	7 November 2000	TULF		TULF
Sellasamy, M. S.	NAT		18 October 2000	10 October 2001	NWC	UNP	NWC	UNP
Semasinghe, H. B.	ANU	35,090	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA	Minister of Co operative Development (00-).
Senanayake, Rukman	POL	27,200	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Senaratne, Rajitha	KAL	73,382	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Senathirajah, Mavai	JAF	10,965	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	TULF		TULF
Senewiratne, Athauda	KEG	76,510	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA
Senewiratne, John	RAT	86,744	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA	Minister of Health (00-).
Senewiratne, Lakshman	BAD	51,382	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Silva, Maddumage Samson	COL	38,894	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Sinnalebbe, Rizzwi	NAT		18 October 2000	10 October 2001	SLMC	PA	SLMC
Sirisena, Maithripala	POL	57,072	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA	Minister of Mahaweli Development (00-).
Sirisena, R. A. D.	KEG	43,002	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Sivalingam, Muthu	NUW	55,673	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	CWC	PA	CWC
Sivamaharajah, Sinnathamby	JAF	7,187	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	TULF		TULF
Siyambalapitiya, Ranjith	KEG	49,582	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA
Soyza, Vijith Wijayamuni	MON	37,312	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA	Deputy Minister of Mahaweli Development (00-).
Sumathipala, Premaratnage	VAN	5,205	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA	Deputy Minister of Development Rehabilitation & Reconstruction of the North & Tamil Affairs, North & East (00-).
Suranganie, Ellawala	RAT	54,517	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA
Tennakoon, Janaka Bandara	MTL	42,366	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA	Deputy Minister of Health (00-).
Tennakoon, Kumari	KUR	49,476	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA
Thissera, Dayasritha	PUT	38,885	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA
Thondaman, Arumugan	NUW	61,779	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	CWC	PA	CWC		Minister of Estate Infrastructure & Livestock Development (00-).
Thowfeek, M. S.	TRI	15,588	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	SLMC	PA	SLMC
Umma, Anjan	NAT		18 October 2000	10 October 2001	JVP		JVP
Vinayagamoorthy, Appathurai	JAF	3,825	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	ACTC		ACTC
Wanniarachchi, A. D.	RAT	39,972	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA
Wanniarachchi, Pavithra Devi	RAT	108,324	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA	Minister of Plan Implementation (00-).
Wedaarachchi, Dilip	HAM	43,949	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Weerakoon, Athula Indika	GAL	2,664	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	JVP		JVP
Weerakoon, Batty	NAT		18 October 2000	10 October 2001	LSSP	PA	LSSP	PA	Minister of Justice (00-).
Weerawansa, Wimal	COL	13,284	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	JVP		JVP
Weerawardena, Ediriweera	KAN	35,388	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA	Deputy Minister of Development Rehabilitation & Reconstruction of the East & Rural Housing Development (00-).
Welgama, Kumara	KAL	60,394	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA	Deputy Minister of Transport (00-).
Wickremanayake, Ratnasiri	KAL	148,705	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA	Prime Minister (00-01). Minister of Buddha Sasana Religious Affairs & Plantation Industries (00-).
Wickremasinghe, Ranil	COL	363,668	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP	Leader of the Opposition (00-01).
Wijekoon, Jayasundara	MON	33,784	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	SLFP	PA	UNP	UNP
Wijesekara, Mahinda	MTR	83,625	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	SLFP	PA	UNP	UNP	Minister of Forestry & Environment (00-).
Wijeyeratne, Mano	KEG	41,069	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Wimalasena, Daham	NAT		18 October 2000	10 October 2001	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Wimalaweera, Dissanayka	AMP	27,677	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	SLMC	PA	SLMC
Yapa, Anura Priyadharshana	KUR	60,479	18 October 2000	10 October 2001	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA	Minister of Information & Media (00-).
Yogarajan, Ramaiah	NAT		18 October 2000	10 October 2001	CWC	PA	CWC
?	NAT		18 October 2000	10 October 2001		PA		PA
?	NAT		18 October 2000	10 October 2001	JVP		JVP
?	NAT		18 October 2000	10 October 2001	SH		SH

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Parliaments of Sri Lanka (and years begun)

1 (1947)
2 (1952)
3 (1956)
4 (1960 March)
5 (1960 July)

6 (1965)
7 (1970)
8 (1977)
9 (1989)
10 (1994)

11 (2000)
12 (2001)
13 (2004)
14 (2010)