15th Parliament of Sri Lanka

The 15th Parliament of Sri Lanka is the current Parliament of Sri Lanka, with the membership determined by the results of the 2015 parliamentary election held on 17 August 2015. The parliament met for the first time on 1 September 2015. According to the Constitution of Sri Lanka the maximum legislative term of the parliament is 5 years from the first meeting.

15th Parliament of Sri Lanka
14th 16th
Overview
Legislative bodyParliament of Sri Lanka
Meeting placeSri Lankan Parliament Building
Term1 September 2015 (2015-09-01) 
Election17 August 2015
GovernmentSirisena
Websiteparliament.lk
Parliamentarians
Members225
SpeakerKaru Jayasuriya (UNP)
Deputy Speaker and
Chairman of Committees
Deputy Chairman of CommitteesSelvam Adaikalanathan (TELO)
Prime Minister
Leader of the Opposition
Leader of the HouseLakshman Kiriella (UNP)
Chief Government WhipGayantha Karunathilaka (UNP)
Chief Opposition Whip
Sessions
1st1 September 2015 – 12 April 2018
2nd8 May 2018 – 27 October 2018
3rd14 November 2018 

Election

Winners of polling divisions.
UNFGG in   
UPFA in   
TNA in   

The 15th parliamentary election was held on 17 August 2015.[1][2][3][4] The incumbent United National Party (UNP) led United National Front for Good Governance (UNFGG) won 106 seats, an increase of 46 since the 2010 election, but failed to secure a majority in Parliament.[5] The main opposition United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA) won 95 seats, a decline of 49.[5][6] The Tamil National Alliance (TNA), the largest party representing Sri Lankan Tamils, won 16 seats, an increase of two from 2010.[5] The remaining eight seats were won by Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (6), Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (1) and Eelam People's Democratic Party (1).[7]

Results

 Summary of the 2015 Sri Lankan parliamentary election[8][9]
Alliances and partiesVotes%Seats
DistrictNationalTotal
  5,098,91645.66%9313106
  4,732,66442.38%831295
  515,9634.62%14216
 Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna543,9444.87%426
 Sri Lanka Muslim Congress[lower-roman 3]44,1930.40%101
 Eelam People's Democratic Party33,4810.30%101
 Independents42,8280.38%000
 All Ceylon Makkal Congress[lower-roman 2]33,1020.30%000
 Democratic Party28,5870.26%000
20,3770.18%000
  18,6440.17%000
 Ceylon Workers' Congress[lower-roman 4]17,1070.15%000
 Frontline Socialist Party7,3490.07%000
United People's Party5,3530.05%000
Others24,4670.22%000
Valid Votes11,166,975100.00%19629225
Rejected Votes517,1234.43%
Total Polled11,684,09877.66%
Registered Electors15,044,490

The new parliament was sworn in on 1 September 2015.[10] Karu Jayasuriya was elected Speaker, Thilanga Sumathipala as the Deputy Speaker and Selvam Adaikalanathan as the Deputy Chairman of Committees.[11][12] Lakshman Kiriella was appointed Leader of the House and Gayantha Karunathilaka was appointed Chief Government Whip.[13][14]

The Speaker recognised TNA leader R. Sampanthan as Leader of the Opposition on 3 September 2015.[15][16] JVP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayaka was nominated to be Chief Opposition Whip.[17][18]

The Parliament became a Constitutional Assembly on 9 March 2016 in order to formulate a new constitution for Sri Lanka.[19]

Thilanga Sumathipala resigned as Deputy Speaker on 25 May 2018.[20][21] His replacement Ananda Kumarasiri was elected on 5 June 2018.[22][23]

Following the withdrawal of the UPFA from the national government, Mahinda Rajapaksa and Mahinda Amaraweera were recognised as Leader of the Opposition and Chief Opposition Whip on 18 December 2018.[24][25]

Government

On 20 August 2015 the central committee of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP), the main constituent of the UPFA, agreed to form a national government with the UNP for two years.[26][27] Ranil Wickremesinghe, leader of the UNP, was sworn in as Prime Minister on 21 August 2015.[28][29] Immediately afterwards a memorandum of understanding to work together in Parliament was signed by acting SLFP general secretary Duminda Dissanayake and UNP general secretary Kabir Hashim.[30][31] On 3 September Parliament voted by 143 votes (101 UNFGG, 40 UPFA, 1 EPDP, 1 SLMC) to 16 votes (11 UPFA, 5 JVP), with 63 absent (43 UPFA, 16 TNA, 3 UNFGG, 1 JVP), to approve the formation of a national government.[32][33]

Three UNFGG cabinet ministers were sworn in on 24 August 2015.[34][35] A further 39 cabinet ministers, 28 from the UNFGG and 11 from the UPFA, were sworn in on 4 September 2015.[36][37] Three more cabinet ministers, one from the UNFGG and two from the UPFA, were sworn in on 9 September 2015.[38][39] 19 state ministers (11 UNFGG, 8 UPFA) and 21 deputy ministers (11 UNFGG, 10 UPFA) were also sworn in on 9 September 2015.[40][41] Two more deputy ministers, both from the UPFA, were sworn in on 10 September 2015.[42][43] A further cabinet minister from the UPFA was sworn in on 23 October 2015.[44][45] A further cabinet minister from the UNFGG was sworn in on 25 February 2016.[46][47][48] A UPFA state minister and two deputy ministers (one UNFGG, one UPFA) were sworn in on 6 April 2016.[49][50]

Constitutional crisis

The UPFA withdrew from the national government on 26 October 2018.[51][52] President Maithripala Sirisena, leader of the UPFA, dismissed Prime Minister Wickremesinghe and replaced him with former President Mahinda Rajapaksa.[53][54][55][56] The following day Sirisena prorogued Parliament.[57][58] A constitutional crisis ensued as the UNP refused to accept changes, describing them as unconstitutional, illegal and a coup.[59][60] Over the next few days Sirisena appointed a new cabinet consisting of MPs from the UPFA, EPDP and defections from the UNP.[61][62][63] Despite the defections the UPFA could not muster the support of a majority of MPs and with the TNA, which held the balance of power in Parliament, announcing that it would support a motion of no confidence against Prime Minister Rajapaksa, Sirisena dissolved parliament on 9 November 2018 and called fresh elections for 5 January 2019.[64][65][66] The UNP, TNA, JVP and several others challenged the dissolution in the Supreme Court which on 13 November 2018 issued a stay on the dissolution until 7 December 2018.[67][68][69]

Parliament re-convened on 14 November 2018 when 122 (100 UNFGG, 14 TNA, 6 JVP, 2 UPFA) out of 225 MPs supported the motion of no confidence against Prime Minister Rajapaksa.[70][71][72] Sirisena and the UPFA refused to accept the motion of no confidence, saying that Speaker Karu Jayasuriya had not followed parliamentary procedures.[73][74] On 16 November 2018 parliament passed an amended motion of no confidence against Prime Minister Rajapaksa with the support of 122 MPs.[75][76] Sirisena rejected the second the motion of no confidence as well, saying that he would not re-appoint Wickremesinghe as prime minister.[77][78]

On 3 December 2018, following a quo warranto petition filed by 122 MPs, the Court of Appeal issued an interim order restraining Rajapaksa and 48 ministers from functioning.[79][80][81] On 12 December 2018 117 MPs, including 14 from the TNA, supported a motion of confidence in Wickremesinghe.[82][83] A seven-bench Supreme Court unanimously ruled on 13 December 2018 that Sirisena's dissolution of parliament on 9 November 2018 was unconstitutional and null, void ab initio and without force or effect in law.[84][85][86] The following day a three-bench Supreme Court refused to vacate the Court of Appeal's interim order but allowed for a full appeal to be heard in mid January 2019.[87][88] Rajapaksa resigned as Prime Minister on 15 December 2018.[89][90] Wickremesinghe was sworn in as Prime Minister the following day, ending the crisis.[91][92]

Legislation

2015
Act No.#ActCertifiedText
9/20151Inland Revenue (Amendment) Act 201530 October
10/20152Finance Act 201530 October
11/20153Value Added Tax (Amendment) Act 201530 October
12/20154Nation Building Tax (Amendment) Act 201530 October
13/20155Economic Service Charge (Amendment) Act 201530 October
14/20156Betting & Gaming Levy (Amendment) Act 201530 October
2016
Act No.#ActCertifiedText
1/20167Local Authorities Elections (Amendment) Act 201617 February
2/20168Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (Amendment) Act 201617 February
3/20169National Minimum Wage of Workers Act 201623 March
4/201610Budgetary Relief Allowance of Workers Act 201623 March
5/201611Prescription (Special Provisions) Act 201626 April
6/201612Microfinance Act 201620 May
7/201613Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank Agreement (Ratification) Act 201630 May
8/201614Registration of Persons (Amendment) Act 20167 July
9/201615Mediation Board (Amendment) Act 201621 July
10/201616Homoeopathy Act 201627 July
11/201617National Research Council Act 201627 July
12/201618Right to Information Act 20164 August
13/201619Fiscal Management (Responsibility) (Amendment) Act 201623 August
14/201620Office on Missing Persons (Establishment, Administration & Discharge of Functions) Act 201623 August
15/201621Animal Feed (Amendment) Act 20167 September
16/201622Registration of Deaths (Temporary Provisions) (Amendment) Act 20167 September
17/201623Universities (Amendment) Act 20165 October
18/201624Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act 201617 October
19/201625Law Commission (Amendment) Act 201617 October
20/201626Value Added Tax (Amendment) Act 20161 November
21/201627Ports & Airports Development Levy (Amendment) Act 20167 November
22/201628Nation Building Tax (Amendment) Act 20167 November
23/201629Appropriation (Amendment) Act 20167 November
24/201630Appropriation Act 201610 December
2017
Act No.#ActCertifiedText
1/201731Medical (Amendment) Act 201721 February
2/201732Divineguama (Amendment) Act 201721 February
3/201733Land (Restrictions on Alienation) (Amendment) Act 201722 February
4/201734Engineering Council, Sri Lanka Act 20179 March
5/201735Revocation of irrevocable Deeds of Gift on the ground of Gross Ingratitude Act 20174 April
6/201736National Transport Commission (Amendment) Act 20177 April
7/201737Economic Service Charge (Amendment) Act 201717 May
8/201738Civil Procedure Code (Amendment) Act 20177 June
9/201739Office on Missing Persons (Establishment, Administration and Discharge of Functions) (Amendment) Act 20173 July
10/201740Registration of Electors Act 201721 July
11/201741Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (Amendment) Act 201725 July
12/201742Foreign Exchange Act 201728 July
13/201743Nation Building Tax (Amendment) Act 20179 August
14/201744Sugathadasa National Sports Complex Authority (Amendment) Act 201717 August
15/201745Ceylon German Technical Training Institute Act 201724 August
16/201746Local Authorities Elections (Amendment) Act 201731 August
17/201747Provincial Councils Elections (Amendment) Act 201722 September
18/201748Motor Traffic (Amendment) Act 20173 October
19/201749Sri Lanka Sustainable Development Act 20173 October
20/201750Municipal Councils (Amendment) Act 201712 October
21/201751Urban Councils (Amendment) Act 201712 October
22/201752Pradeshiya Sabhas (Amendment) Act 201712 October
23/201753Regulation of Insurance Industry (Amendment) Act 201719 October
24/201754Inland Revenue Act 201724 October
25/201755Electronic Transactions Act (Amendment) Act 20172 November
26/201756Judicature (Amendment) Act 201717 November
27/201757Assistance to and Protection of Victims of Crime and Witnesses (Amendment) Act 201717 November
28/201758Local Authorities (Special Provisions) Act 201717 November
29/201759Prevention of Crimes (Amendment) Act 201718 November
30/201760Appropriation Act 20179 December
31/201761Local Authorities Elections (Amendment) Act 201714 December
32/201762Appropriation (Amendment) Act 201714 December

Composition

The following are the changes in party and alliance affiliations for the 15th parliament.

DateGovernmentOppositionSpeakerVacantTotal
17 August 201510611900225
1 September 201510511910225
National Government
3 September 20151477611225
9 September 20151507311225
10 September 20151527111225
15 September 20151527012225
22 September 20151527210225
23 October 20151537110225
19 January 20161517112225
26 January 20161527111225
9 February 20161537110225
6 April 20161547010225
17 January 20171537110225
19 September 20171527210225
30 October 20171517310225
2 November 20171507311225
10 November 20171517310225
10 December 20171527210225
11 December 20171537110225
28 December 20171527210225
18 January 20181517211225
6 February 20181527210225
15 February 20181547010225
8 May 20181388610225
23 May 20181378611225
8 June 20181388610225
26 October 201810511910225
UPFA Government
26 October 20189712710225
28 October 20189812610225
29 October 201810012410225
30 October 201810112310225
2 November 201810312110225
4 November 201810511910225
6 November 201810412010225
14 November 201810012410225
UNFGG Government
16 December 201810312110225
18 December 201810611810225

Light shading indicates majority (113 seats or more); dark shading indicates two-thirds majority (150 seats or more); no shading indicates minority government.

The 15th parliament saw a number of defections and counter-defections:

Members

Deaths, resignations and disqualifications

The 15th parliament saw the following deaths, resignations and disqualifications:

List

Name Elect.
Dist.
Pref.
Votes
Member
From
Member
To
Elected
Party
Elected
Alliance
Current
Party
Current
Alliance
Notes
Rohitha AbeygunawardenaKAL127,0401 September 2015SLFPUPFASLPPUPFA
Ashoka AbeysingheKUR73,1841 September 2015UNPUNFGGUNPUNFGGDeputy Minister of Transport (15-18).
Shantha AbeysekaraPUT36,3901 September 2015UNPUNFGGUNPUNFGG
Lakshman Yapa AbeywardenaNAT1 September 2015SLFPUPFASLPPUPFAState Minister of Finance (17-18). State Minister of Public Enterprise Development (17-18).
Mahinda Yapa AbeywardenaMTR97,9181 September 2015SLFPUPFASLPPUPFAMinister of Industry and Commerce (18-).
Vajira AbeywardenaGAL142,8741 September 2015UNPUNFGGUNPUNFGGMinister of Home Affairs (15-18).
Selvam AdaikalanathanVAN26,3971 September 2015TELOTNATELOTNADeputy Chairman of Committees (15-18).
Lasantha AlagiyawannaGAM57,4501 September 2015SLFPUPFASLFPUPFADeputy Minister of Megapolis and Western Development (15-17). Deputy Minister of Finance and Mass Media (17-18).
Dullas AlahapperumaMTR105,4061 September 2015SLFPUPFASLFPUPFA
J. C. AlawathuwalaKUR106,0611 September 2015UNPUNFGGUNPUNFGGDeputy Minister of Home Affairs (18). State Minister of Home Affairs (18).
Ameer AliBAT16,6111 September 2015ACMCUNFGGACMCUNFGGDeputy Minister of Rural Economic Affairs (15-18). Deputy Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development and Rural Economic Affairs (18).
Ananda AluthgamageKAN56,6251 September 2015UNPUNFGGSLPPUPFADeputy Minister of Tourism and Wild Life (18-).
Mahindananda AluthgamageKAN123,3931 September 2015SLFPUPFASLPPUPFA
Ranjith AluwihareMTL74,7851 September 2015UNPUNFGGUNPUNFGGState Minister of Tourism Development and Christian Religious Affairs (18).
Wasantha AluvihareMTL75,9261 September 2015UNPUNFGGUNPUNFGGState Minister of Agriculture (15-18).
John AmaratungaGAM83,0701 September 2015UNPUNFGGUNPUNFGGMinister of Tourism Development and Christian Religious Affairs (15-18). Minister of Lands (16-18).
Mahinda AmaraweeraHAM84,5161 September 2015SLFPUPFASLFPUPFAMinister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development (15-18). State Minister of Mahaweli Development (17-18). Minister of Agriculture (18, 18-). Chief Opposition Whip (18).
Dilum AmunugamaKAN104,4691 September 2015SLFPUPFASLFPUPFA
Sarath AmunugamaNAT1 September 2015SLFPUPFASLFPUPFAMinister of Special Assignment (15-18). Minister of Science, Technology and Research (18). Minister of Skills Development and Vocational Training (18). Minister of Science, Technology, Research, Skills Development, Vocational Training and Kandyan Heritage (18). Minister of Foreign Affairs (18-).
Sivasakthy AnanthanVAN25,0271 September 2015EPRLFTNAEPRLF
Indika AnuruddhaGAM78,1091 September 2015SLFPUPFASLPPUPFA
Hector AppuhamyPUT55,4751 September 2015UNPUNFGGUNPUNFGG
A. Aravind KumarBAD53,7411 September 2015UCPFUNFGGUCPFUNFGG
Thalatha AtukoraleRAT145,8281 September 2015UNPUNFGGUNPUNFGGMinister of Foreign Employment (15-18). Minister of Justice (17-18). Minister of Justice and Prison Reforms (18).
Risad BadhiutheenVAN26,2911 September 2015ACMCUNFGGACMCUNFGGMinister of Industry and Commerce (15-18).
Tharaka BalasuriyaKEG73,4041 September 2015SLFPUPFASLFPUPFA
Palitha Range BandaraPUT66,9601 September 2015UNPUNFGGUNPUNFGGState Minister of Skills Development and Vocational Training (15-47). State Minister of Irrigation (17-18). State Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources and Disaster Management (18).
R. M. Ranjith Madduma BandaraMON82,3161 September 2015UNPUNFGGUNPUNFGGMinister of Public Administration and Management (15-18). Minister of Law and Order (18). Minister of Public Administration, Management, Law and Order (18).
Indika BandaranaikeKUR46,3561 September 2015SLFPUPFASLFPUPFADeputy Minister of Housing and Construction (15-18). Deputy Minister of Housing and Urban Development (18-).
Bandula Lal BandarigodaGAL66,9781 September 2015UNPUNFGGUNPUNFGG
Tharanath BasnayakeKUR43,0201 September 2015SLFPUPFASLPPUPFADeputy Minister of Telecommunication and Digital Infrastructure (15-18).
Vijitha BerugodaMON74,3131 September 2015SLFPUPFASLFPUPFA
D. V. ChanakaHAM51,9391 September 2015SLFPUPFASLPPUPFA
S. M. ChandrasenaANU118,2341 September 2015SLFPUPFASLFPUPFAMinister of Plantation Industries (18-). State Minister of Social Empowerment (18-).
Chamara Sampath DassanayakeBAD64,4181 September 201515 September 2015SLFPUPFASLFPUPFAResigned. Replaced by Lakshman Senewiratne.
Sirinal de MelNAT1 September 2015UNPUNFGGUNPUNFGG
H. M. Piyal Nishantha de SilvaKAL71,4281 September 2015SLFPUPFASLFPUPFA
Harsha de SilvaCOL114,1481 September 2015UNPUNFGGUNPUNFGGDeputy Minister of Foreign Affairs (15-17). Deputy Minister of National Policies and Economic Affairs (17-18). State Minister of National Policies and Economic Affairs (18).
Nimal Siripala de SilvaBAD134,4061 September 2015SLFPUPFASLFPUPFAMinister of Transport (15). Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation (15-18, 18-).
Thirimadura Ranjith de SoysaRAT63,0781 September 2015SLFPUPFASLFPUPFA
Douglas DevanandaJAF16,3991 September 2015EPDPEPDPUPFAMinister of Resettlement, Rehabilitation, Northern Development and Hindu Religious Affairs (18-).
Palani DigambaranNUW101,5281 September 2015NUWUNFGGNUWUNFGGMinister of Hill Country, New Villages, Infrastructure and Community Development (15-18).
Anura Kumara DissanayakaCOL65,9661 September 2015JVPJVPChief Opposition Whip (15-18).
Duminda DissanayakeANU60,0711 September 2015SLFPUPFASLFPUPFAMinister of Agriculture (15-18). Minister of Irrigation, Water Resources and Disaster Management (18, 18-).
Mayantha DissanayakeKAN111,1901 September 2015UNPUNFGGUNPUNFGG
Navin DissanayakeNUW66,7161 September 2015UNPUNFGGUNPUNFGGMinister of Plantation Industries (15-18).
Weerakumara DissanayakeANU69,4891 September 2015NFFUPFASLFPUPFAState Minister of Mahaweli Development (18).
S. B. DissanayakeNAT1 September 2015SLFPUPFASLFPUPFAMinister of Social Empowerment and Welfare (15-17). Minister of Social Empowerment, Welfare and Kandyan Heritage (17-18). Minister of Highways and Road Development (18-).
Salinda DissanayakeKUR54,3181 September 2015SLFPUPFASLFPUPFAFState Minister of Indigenous Medicine (18-).
Wimalaweera DissanayakeAMP53,5371 September 2015SLFPUPFASLPPUPFA
T. B. EkanayakeKUR82,7891 September 2015SLFPUPFASLPPUPFAState Minister of Lands (15-18).
Cassim FaizalAMP61,4011 September 2015SLMCUNFGGSLMCUNFGGDeputy Minister of Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine (15-18).
Arundika FernandoPUT47,1181 September 2015SLFPUPFASLPPUPFADeputy Minister of Tourism Development and Christian Religious Affairs (15-17).
Harin FernandoBAD200,8061 September 2015UNPUNFGGUNPUNFGGMinister of Telecommunication and Digital Infrastructure (15-18). Minister of Telecommunication, Digital Infrastructure and Foreign Employment (18).
Johnston FernandoKUR76,7141 September 2015SLFPUPFASLPPUPFAMinister of Trade, Consumer Affairs, Co-operative Development and Christian Religious Affairs (18-).
Sudarshani FernandopulleGAM73,5531 September 2015SLFPUPFASLPPUPFAState Minister of City Planning and Water Supply (15-18).
Sarath FonsekaNAT9 February 2016DPUNFGGUNPUNFGGReplaces M. K. A. D. S. Gunawardana. Minister of Regional Development (16-18). Minister of Sustainable Development, Wildlife and Regional Development (18).
A. H. M. FowzieNAT1 September 2015SLFPUPFASLFPUNFGGState Minister of National Integration and Reconciliation (15-18). State Minister of National Unity and Co-existence (18). State Minister of National Unity, Co-existence and Muslim Religious Affairs (18-).
Chandrasiri GajadeeraMTR54,2521 September 2015CPSLUPFACPSLUPFA
Nihal GalappaththiHAM12,1621 September 2015JVPJVP
Anoma GamageNAT1 September 2015UNPUNFGGUNPUNFGGDeputy Minister of Petroleum and Petroleum Gas Affairs (15). Deputy Minister of Petroleum Resources Development (15-18).
Chandima GamageANU50,1121 September 2015UNPUNFGGUNPUNFGG
Daya GamageAMP70,2011 September 2015UNPUNFGGUNPUNFGGMinister of Primary Industries (15-18). Minister of Social Welfare and Primary Industries (18).
Piyasena GamageGAL10 November 2017SLFPUPFASLFPUNFGGReplaces Geetha Kumarasinghe. State Minister of Law and Order and Southern Development (17-18). State Minister of Project Management, Youth Affairs and Southern Development (18). State Minister of Youth Affairs, Project Management and Southern Development (18). State Minister of Youth, Women and Child Affairs (18-).
Siripala GamalathPOL63,3091 September 2015SLFPUPFASLFPUPFA
Udaya GammanpilaCOL198,8181 September 2015PHUUPFAPHUUPFAMinister of Buddha Sasana and Religious Affairs (18-).
Mano GanesanCOL69,0641 September 2015DPFUNFGGDPFUNFGGMinister of National Dialogue (15). Minister of National Co-existence, Dialogue and Official Languages (15-18). Minister of National Integration, Reconciliation and Official Languages (18).
Dunesh GankandaRAT92,8041 September 2015UNPUNFGGUNPUPFADeputy Minister of Disaster Management (15-18). Deputy Minister of Lands and Parliamentary Reforms (18). State Minister of Environment (18-).
Mohan Lal GreroCOL65,7031 September 2015SLFPUPFASLFPUPFAState Minister of University Education (15). State Minister of Higher Education (15-18). State Minister of Higher Education and Cultural Affairs (18). State Minister of Education and Higher Education (18-).
Edward GunasekaraGAM65,8741 September 2015UNPUNFGGUNPUNFGGDeputy Minister of Internal Affairs and Wayamba Development (18).
Padma Udayashnatha GunasekaraMON57,3561 September 2015NFFUPFANFFUPFA
M. K. A. D. S. GunawardanaNAT1 September 201519 January 2016DNMUNFGGDNMUNFGGMinister of Lands (15-16). Died. Replaced by Sarath Fonseka.
Bandula GunawardenaCOL96,0571 September 2015SLFPUPFASLFPUPFAMinister of International Trade and Investment Promotion (18-).
Dinesh GunawardenaCOL124,4511 September 2015MEPUPFAMEPUPFAMinister of Megapolis and Western Development (18-).
A. R. A. HafeezNAT1 September 201519 January 2016SLMCUNFGGSLMCUNFGGResigned. Replaced by M. S. Thowfeek.
Rauff HakeemKAN102,1861 September 2015SLMCUNFGGSLMCUNFGGMinister of City Planning and Water Supply (15-18).
M. H. A. HaleemKAN111,0111 September 2015UNPUNFGGUNPUNFGGMinister of Post, Postal Service and Muslim Affairs (15-18).
Sunil HandunnettiNAT1 September 2015JVPJVP
H. M. M. HareesAMP59,4331 September 2015SLMCUNFGGSLMCUNFGGDeputy Minister of Sports (15-18). Deputy Minister of Public Enterprise and Kandy City Development (18).
P. HarrisonANU113,3461 September 2015UNPUNFGGUNPUNFGGMinister of Rural Economy (15-18). Minister of Social Empowerment (18).
Kabir HashimKEG109,0301 September 2015UNPUNFGGUNPUNFGGMinister of Public Enterprise Development (15-18). Minister of Higher Education and Highways (18). Minister of Highways and Road Development(18).
Kanaka HerathKEG95,8971 September 2015SLFPUPFASLPPUPFA
Vijitha HerathGAM55,2991 September 2015JVPJVP
Wijepala HettiarachchiGAL53,4131 September 2015UNPUNFGGUNPUNFGG
M. L. A. M. HizbullahNAT1 September 2015UPFAUPFAState Minister of Rehabilitation and Resettlement (15-18). State Minister of Highways and Road Development (18). Minister of City Planning and Water Supply (18-). State Minister of Highways and Road Development (18-).
Thushara IndunilKUR64,3591 September 2015UNPUNFGGUNPUNFGG
S. M. Mohamed IsmailNAT8 June 2018ACMCUNFGGACMCUNFGGReplaces M. H. M. Navavi.
Abdul Rahuman IzakANU44,6261 September 2015ACMCUNFGGACMCUNFGG
Sisira JayakodyGAM90,7491 September 2015SLFPUPFASLFPUPFA
Nalin Bandara JayamahaKUR80,0631 September 2015UNPUNFGGUNPUNFGGDeputy Minister of Public Administration and Management and Law and Order (18).
Sidney JayarathnaPOL41,2951 September 2015UNPUNFGGUNPUNFGG
Anuradha JayaratneKAN93,5671 September 2015SLFPUPFASLFPUPFADeputy Minister of Mahaweli Development and Environment (15-18).
Piyankara JayaratnePUT59,3521 September 2015SLFPUPFASLPPUPFAState Minister of Law and Order and Prison Reforms (15-18).
Dayasiri JayasekaraKUR133,8321 September 2015SLFPUPFASLFPUPFAMinister of Sports (15-18). Minister of Skills Development and Vocational Training (18-).
Premalal JayasekaraRAT154,9801 September 2015SLFPUPFASLPPUPFA
Sumedha G. JayasenaMON69,0821 September 2015SLFPUPFASLFPUPFADeputy Minister of Sustainable Development and Wildlife (15-18).
Chandrani Bandara JayasingheANU83,6661 September 2015UNPUNFGGUNPUNFGGMinister of Women and Child Affairs (15-18).
Karu JayasuriyaNAT1 September 2015UNPUNFGGUNPUNFGGSpeaker (15-18).
Malith JayathilakeNAT1 September 2015SLFPUPFASLFPUPFA
Nalinda JayatissaKAL24,8531 September 2015JVPJVP
Lucky JayawardenaKAN65,4611 September 2015UNPUNFGGUNPUNFGGState Minister of Hill Country New Villages, Infrastructure & Community Development (18). State Minister of City Planning and Water Supply (18).
Kavinda JayawardenaGAM81,3831 September 2015UNPUNFGGUNPUNFGG
Akila Viraj KariyawasamKUR286,1551 September 2015UNPUNFGGUNPUNFGGMinister of Education (15-18).
Ravi KarunanayakeCOL111,3941 September 2015UNPUNFGGUNPUNFGGMinister of Finance (15-17). Minister of Foreign Affairs (17).
Gayantha KarunatilekaGAL149,5731 September 2015UNPUNFGGUNPUNFGGChief Government Whip (15-). Minister of Parliamentary Reforms and Mass Media (15-17). Minister of Lands and Parliamentary Reforms (17-18).
Lakshman KiriellaKAN199,0461 September 2015UNPUNFGGUNPUNFGGLeader of the House (15-). Minister of University Education and Highways (15). Minister of Higher Education and Highways (15-18). Minister of Public Enterprises and Kandy Development (18). Minister of Public Enterprise and Kandy City Development (18).
K. KodeeswaranAMP17,7791 September 2015TELOTNATELOTNA
Nalaka KolonnePOL70,1071 September 2015UNPUNFGGUNPUNFGG
Geetha KumarasingheGAL63,9551 September 20152 November 2017SLFPUPFASLFPUPFADisqualified. Replaced by Piyasena Gamage.
Ananda KumarasiriMON44,0071 September 2015UNPUNFGGUNPUNFGG
Nimal LanzaGAM94,3751 September 2015SLFPUPFASLPPUPFADeputy Minister of Home Affairs (15-17).
Gamini LokugeCOL58,5271 September 2015SLFPUPFASLPPUPFAMinister of Labour, Foreign Employment and Petroleum Resources Development (18-).
Imran MaharoofTRI32,5821 September 2015UNPUNFGGUNPUNFGG
M. A. M. MaharoofTRI35,4561 September 2015ACMCUNFGGACMCUNFGG
Vijayakala MaheswaranJAF10,2631 September 2015UNPUNFGGUNPUNFGGState Minister of Child Affairs (15-18).
Ajith MannapperumaGAM113,8891 September 2015UNPUNFGGUNPUNFGGDeputy Minister of Environment (18).
M. I. M. MansoorAMP58,5361 September 2015SLMCUNFGGSLMCUNFGG
Tilak MarapanaNAT1 September 2015UNPUNFGGUNPUNFGGMinister of Law and Order and Prison Reforms (15). Minister of Development Assignments (17-18). Minister of Foreign Affairs (17-18).
C. A. MarasingheNAT1 September 2015UNPUNFGGUNPUNFGG
S. M. MarikkarCOL92,5261 September 2015UNPUNFGGUNPUNFGG
Cader Cader MasthanVAN7,2981 September 2015SLFPUPFASLFPUPFADeputy Minister of Resettlement, Rehabilitation and Northern Development (18). Deputy Minister of Resettlement, Rehabilitation and Northern Development (18-).
Sarath Chandrasiri MayadunneNAT1 September 20153 September 2015JVPJVPResigned. Replaced by Bimal Rathnayaka.
Dushmantha MithrapalaKEG64,8361 September 2015SLFPUPFASLFPUPFADeputy Minister of Justice (15-18). Deputy Deputy Minister of Buddha Sasana (15-18). Minister of Justice and Prison Reforms (18). Deputy Minister of Justice and Prison Reforms (18-).
Seyed Ali Zahir MoulanaBAT16,3851 September 2015SLMCSLMCUNFGGDeputy Minister of National Integration, Reconciliation and Official Languages (18).
Faiszer MusthaphaNAT1 September 2015SLFPUPFASLFPUPFAMinister of Provincial Councils and Local Government (15-18). Minister of Sports (18). Minister of Provincial Councils, Local Government and Sports (18, 18-).
Nishantha MuthuhettigamaGAL75,9941 September 2015SLFPUPFASLFPUPFADeputy Minister of Ports and Shipping Affairs (15-18). Deputy Minister of Ports and Shipping (18-).
Sarath Chandrasiri MuthukumaranaANU54,4601 September 2015SLFPUPFASLFPUPFA
Manusha NanayakkaraGAL73,3871 September 2015SLFPUPFASLFPUNFGGDeputy Minister of Foreign Employment (16-18). Deputy Minister of Telecommunication, Digital Infrastructure and Foreign Employment (18). Deputy Minister of Labour and Foreign Employment (18).
Vasudeva NanayakkaraRAT81,0681 September 2015DLFUPFADLFUPFAMinister of National Integration, Reconciliation, and Official Languages (18-).
M. H. M. NavaviNAT1 September 201523 May 2018ACMCUNFGGACMCUNFGGResigned. Replaced by S. M. Mohamed Ismail.
S. B. NawinneKUR76,7141 September 2015UNPUNFGGUNPUPFAMinister of Internal Affairs, Wayamba Development and Cultural Affairs (15-18). Minister of Internal Affairs and Wayamba Development (18). Minister of Cultural Affairs, Internal Affairs and Regional Development (18-).
A. L. M. NazeerNATFebruary 2018SLMCUNFGGSLMCUNFGGReplaces M. H. M. Salman.
Charles NirmalanathanVAN34,6201 September 2015ITAKTNAITAKTNA
Sanath NishanthaPUT68,2401 September 2015SLFPUPFASLPPUPFA
Karu ParanawithanaRAT47,2571 September 2015UNPUNFGGUNPUNFGGDeputy Minister of Provincial Councils and Local Government (15-17). Deputy Minister of Skills Development and Vocational Training (17-18). Deputy Minister of Science, Technology, Research, Skills Development and Vocational Training and Kandyan Heritage (18).
Buddhika PathiranaMTR98,8151 September 2015UNPUNFGGUNPUNFGGDeputy Minister of Industry and Commerce (18).
Ramesh PathiranaGAL105,4341 September 2015SLFPUPFASLFPUPFA
Ajith PereraKAL131,3831 September 2015UNPUNFGGUNPUNFGGDeputy Minister of Power and Renewable Energy (15-18). State Minister of Power and Renewable Energy (18).
Dilan PereraNAT1 September 2015SLFPUPFASLFPUPFAState Minister of Highways (15-18).
Gamini Jayawickrama PereraKUR83,3461 September 2015UNPUNFGGUNPUNFGGMinister of Sustainable Development and Wildlife (15-18). Minister of Buddha Sasana (17-18).
Lakshman Wasantha PereraMTL79,3091 September 2015SLFPUPFASLFPUPFADeputy Minister of Plantation Industries (15-18). State Minister of International Trade and Investment Promotion (18-).
Niroshan PereraPUT59,3371 September 2015UNPUNFGGUNPUNFGGState Minister of National Policies and Economic Affairs (15-18).
Sujith Sanjaya PereraKEG53,2171 September 2015UNPUNFGGUNPUNFGG
K. K. PiyadhasaNUW48,3651 September 2015UNPUNFGGUNPUNFGG
Hirunika PremachandraCOL70,5841 September 2015SLFPUNFGGSLFPUNFGG
A. D. Champika PremadasaKEG50,6951 September 2015UNPUNFGGUNPUNFGGState Minister of Industry and Commerce Affairs (15-18). State Minister of Plantation Industries (18).
Sajith PremadasaHAM112,6451 September 2015UNPUNFGGUNPUNFGGMinister of Housing and Construction (15-18).
Susil PremajayanthaCOL174,0751 September 2015SLFPUPFASLPPUPFAMinister of Technology, Technical Education and Employment (15). Minister of Science, Technology and Research (15-18). Minister of Public Administration, Home Affairs and Justice (18-).
Niroshan PremaratneMTR99,7621 September 2015NFFUPFANFFUPFA
Ashoka PriyanthaPUT35,4181 September 2015UNPUNFGGUNPUPFADeputy Minister of Cultural and Internal Affairs and Regional Development (North Western) (18-).
Susantha PunchinilameTRI19,9531 September 2015SLFPUPFASLPPUPFADeputy Minister of Public Administration and Management (15-18).
Velusami RadhakrishnanNUW87,3751 September 2015UCPFUNFGGUCPFUNFGGState Minister of Education (15-18).
Mujibur RahmanCOL83,8841 September 2015UNPUNFGGUNPUNFGG
Harshana RajakarunaGAM122,4551 September 2015UNPUNFGGUNPUNFGG
Chamal RajapaksaHAM80,6211 September 2015SLFPUPFASLFPUPFAMinister of Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine (18-).
Mahinda RajapaksaKUR423,5291 September 2015SLFPUPFASLPPUPFAPrime Minister (18). Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs (18-).Leader of the Opposition (18).
Namal RajapaksaHAM127,2011 September 2015SLFPUPFASLPPUPFA
Wijeyadasa RajapaksheCOL81,7581 September 2015UNPUNFGGUNPUPFAMinister of Justice (15-17). Minister of Buddha Sasana (15-17). Minister of Higher Education and Cultural Affairs (18). Minister of Education and Higher Education (18-).
Angajan RamanathanNAT1 September 2015SLFPUPFASLFPUPFADeputy Minister of Agriculture (18, 18-).
Ranjan RamanayakeGAM216,4631 September 2015UNPUNFGGUNPUNFGGDeputy Minister of Social Empowerment and Welfare (15-17). Deputy Minister of Social Empowerment, Welfare and Kandyan Heritage (17-18). Deputy Minister of Social Empowerment (18).
Keheliya RambukwellaKAN65,6871 September 2015SLFPUPFASLFPUPFAState Minister of Mass Media and Digital Infrastructure (18-).
Roshan RanasinghePOL76,8251 September 2015SLFPUPFASLFPUPFA
Arjuna RanatungaGAM165,8901 September 2015DNMUNFGGDNMUNFGGMinister of Ports and Shipping (15-17). Minister of Petroleum Resources Development (17-18).
Prasanna RanatungaGAM384,4481 September 2015SLFPUPFASLPPUPFA
Champika RanawakaCOL100,4441 September 2015JHUUNFGGJHUUNFGGMinister of Megapolis and Western Development (15-18).
Prasanna RanaweeraGAM112,3951 September 2015SLFPUPFASLPPUPFA
Athuraliye Rathana TheroNAT1 September 2015JHUUNFGGIndUPFA
Bimal RathnayakaNAT22 September 2015JVPJVPReplaces Sarath Chandrasiri Mayadunne.
C. B. RatnayakeNUW45,6491 September 2015SLFPUPFASLPPUPFAMinister of Posts and Telecommunications (18-). State Minister of Transport (18-).
Sagala RatnayakaMTR85,7721 September 2015UNPUNFGGUNPUNFGGMinister of Southern Development (15). Minister of Law and Order and Southern Development (15-18). Minister of Project Management, Youth Affairs and Southern Development (18). Minister of Youth Affairs, Project Management and Southern Development (18).
Lohan RatwatteKAN129,7501 September 2015SLFPUPFASLPPUPFA
M. H. M. SalmanNAT1 September 201518 January 2018SLMCUNFGGSLMCUNFGGResigned. Replaced by A. L. M. Nazeer.
Mahinda SamarasingheNAT1 September 2015SLFPUPFASLFPUPFAMinister of Skills Development and Vocational Training (15-17). Minister of Ports and Shipping (17-18). Minister of Ports and Shipping (18-).
Sandith SamarasingheKEG49,4421 September 2015UNPUNFGGUNPUNFGG
Mangala SamaraweeraMTR96,0921 September 2015UNPUNFGGUNPUNFGGMinister of Foreign Affairs (15-17). Minister of Finance and Mass Media (17-18).
Ravindra SamaraweeraBAD58,5071 September 2015UNPUNFGGUNPUNFGGState Minister of Labour and Trade Union Relations (15-18). Minister of Sustainable Development and Wildlife (18). Minister of Labour and Trade Union Relations (18).
S. A. Jayantha SamaraweeraKAL101,1391 September 2015NFFUPFANFFUPFA
Malik SamarawickramaNAT1 September 2015UNPUNFGGUNPUNFGGMinister of Development Strategies and International Trade (15-18). Minister of Social Empowerment, Welfare and Kandyan Heritage (18). Minister of Labour, Trade Union Relations and Sabaragamuwa Development (18).
R. SampanthanTRI33,8341 September 2015ITAKTNAITAKTNALeader of the Opposition (15-18).
E. SaravanapavanJAF43,7191 September 2015ITAKTNAITAKTNA
Asanka Shehan SemasingheANU64,8651 September 2015SLFPUPFASLPPUPFA
Wasantha SenanayakePOL75,6511 September 2015UNPUNFGGUNPUNFGGState Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources Management (15-17). State Minister of Foreign Affairs(17-18). Minister of Tourism and Wild Life (18-).
Chathura SenarathneGAM71,2431 September 2015DNMUNFGGDNMUNFGG
Rajitha SenaratneKAL142,1961 September 2015DNMUNFGGDNMUNFGGMinister of Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine (15-18).
Sujeewa SenasingheCOL117,0491 September 2015UNPUNFGGUNPUNFGGState Minister of International Trade (15-18).
Mavai SenathirajahJAF58,8821 September 2015ITAKTNAITAKTNA
John SenewiratneRAT90,4721 September 2015SLFPUPFASLPPUPFAMinister of Labour and Trade Union Relations (15-17). Minister of Labour, Trade Union Relations and Sabaragamuwa Development (17-18).
Lakshman SenewiratneBAD42,35422 September 2015SLFPUPFASLFPUPFAReplaces Chamara Sampath Dassanayake. State Minister of Science, Technology and Research (15-18). State Minister of Science, Technology, Research, Skills Development and Vocational Training and Kandyan Heritage (18). State Minister of Defence (18-).
D. SiddarthanJAF53,7411 September 2015PLOTETNAPLOTETNA
Mohan SilvaGAL53,0761 September 2015SLFPUPFASLFPUPFA
G. SirinesanBAT48,8211 September 2015ITAKTNAITAKTNA
Muthu SivalingamNUW45,3521 September 2015CWCUPFACWCUPFADeputy Minister of Primary Industries (18). Deputy Minister of Social Welfare and Primary Industries (18).
S. SivamohanVAN18,4121 September 2015EPRLFTNAEPRLFTNA
Ranjith SiyambalapitiyaKEG62,0981 September 2015SLFPUPFASLFPUPFAMinister of Power and Renewable Energy (15-18). Minister of Disaster Management (18). Minister of Power and Renewable Energy (18-).
Gamini Vijith Vijithamuni SoysaNAT1 September 2015SLFPUPFASLFPUPFAMinister of Irrigation and Water Resource Management (15-18). Minister of Fisheries, Aquatic Resources Development and Rural Economic Affairs (18, 18-).
Shanthi SriskantharajahNAT1 September 2015ITAKTNAITAKTNA
S. SritharanJAF72,2581 September 2015ITAKTNAITAKTNA
M. A. SumanthiranJAF58,0431 September 2015ITAKTNAITAKTNA
Thilanga SumathipalaNAT1 September 2015SLFPUPFASLFPUPFADeputy Speaker & Chairman of Committees (15-18).
Vadivel SureshBAD52,3781 September 2015UNPUNFGGUNPUNFGGState Minister of Plantation Industries (18-).
D. M. SwaminathanNAT1 September 2015UNPUNFGGUNPUNFGGMinister of Rehabilitation and Resettlement (15). Minister of Rehabilitation, Resettlement and Hindu Religious Affairs (15). Minister of Prison Reforms, Rehabilitation, Resettlement and Hindu Religious Affairs (15-18). Minister of Resettlement, Rehabilitation, Northern Development and Hindu Religious Affairs (18).
Janaka Bandara TennakoonMTL61,9201 September 2015SLFPUPFASLPPUPFA
Palitha ThewarapperumaKAL118,12822 September 2015UNPUNFGGUNPUNFGGDeputy Minister of Internal Affairs, Wayamba Development and Cultural Affairs (16-18). Deputy Minister of Sustainable Development, Wildlife and Regional Development (18).
M. ThilakarajahNUW67,7611 September 2015NUWUNFGGNUWUNFGG
Arumugan ThondamanNUW61,8971 September 2015CWCUPFACWCUPFAMinister of Hill Country New Villages, Infrastructure and Community Development (18-).
M. S. ThowfeekNAT26 January 2016SLMCUNFGGSLMCUNFGGReplaces A. R. A. Hafeez.
K. ThurairetnasingamNAT1 September 2015ITAKTNAITAKTNA
M. Velu KumarKAN62,5561 September 2015DPFUNFGGDPFUNFGG
Thenuka VidanagamageBAD43,5171 September 2015SLFPUPFASLPPUPFA
S. ViyalendiranBAT39,3211 September 2015PLOTETNAPLOTEUPFADeputy Minister of Regional Development (Eastern Development) (18-).
Janaka WakkumburaRAT69,0141 September 2015SLFPUPFASLPPUPFA
Pavithra Devi WanniarachchiRAT87,6601 September 2015SLFPUPFASLFPUPFAState Minister of Petroleum Resources Development (18-).
Dilip WedaarachchiHAM65,3911 September 2015UNPUNFGGUNPUNFGGState Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development (15-18). State Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development and Rural Economic Affairs (18).
Chandima WeerakkodyGAL114,8511 September 2015SLFPUPFASLPPUPFAMinister of Petroleum and Gas (15). Minister of Petroleum Resources Development (15-17). Minister of Skills Development and Vocational Training (17-18).
Wimal WeerawansaCOL313,8011 September 2015NFFUPFANFFUPFAMinister of Housing and Social Welfare (18-).
Kumara WelgamaKAL218,6141 September 2015SLFPUPFASLFPUPFA
Jayampathy WickramaratneNAT1 September 2015DNMUNFGGDNMUNFGG
Eran WickremaratneCOL82,7381 September 2015UNPUNFGGUNPUNFGGDeputy Minister of Public Enterprise Development (15-17). State Minister of Finance (17-18).
Vidura WickremenayakeKAL90,4881 September 2015SLFPUPFASLFPUPFA
Ranil WickremesingheCOL500,5661 September 2015UNPUNFGGUNPUNFGGPrime Minister (15-18, 18-). Minister of National Policies and Economic Affairs (15-18). Minister of Law and Order (18).
L. A. WijemanneKAL58,2191 September 2015UNPUNFGGUNPUNFGG
Thusitha WijemanneKEG50,8931 September 2015UNPUNFGGUNPUNFGG
R. WijerathneMTL41,7661 September 2015UNPUNFGGUNPUNFGG
Duleep WijesekeraGAM58,9361 September 2015SLFPUPFASLPPUPFADeputy Minister of Post, Postal Services and Muslim Religious Affairs (15-17).
Kanchana WijesekeraMTR83,2781 September 2015SLFPUPFASLPPUPFA
Chaminda WijesiriBAD58,2911 September 2015UNPUNFGGUNPUNFGG
A. A. WijethungaRAT67,8411 September 2015UNPUNFGGUNPUNFGG
Ruwan WijewardeneGAM157,9321 September 2015UNPUNFGGUNPUNFGGState Minister of Defence (15-18).
Sriyani WijewickramaAMP49,6911 September 2015MEPUPFASLFPUPFAState Minister of Provincial Councils and Local Government (17-18). State Minister of Provincial Councils, Local Government and Sports (18, 18-).
Wijaya WithanageRAT67,8461 September 2015UNPUNFGGUNPUNFGG
Anura Priyadharshana YapaKUR77,0571 September 2015SLFPUPFASLPPUPFAMinister of Disaster Management (15-18). State Minister of Finance (18-).
S. YogeswaranBAT34,0391 September 2015ITAKTNAITAKTNA

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