National list member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka

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A national list member of parliament (national list MP) is a nominated member of parliament who is appointed by a political party or an independent group to the Parliament of Sri Lanka. The number of national list MPs allocated to a contesting party or an independent group depends on the proportion to their share of the national vote. A total of 29 national list MPs are appointed alongside 196 elected MPs (elected from 22 multi-member electoral districts) making a total of 225 members in the parliament.

History

Following the establishment of the Senate and the House of Representatives in Ceylon under the Soulbury Commission, the House of Representatives had six members appointed by the Governor-General, on the advice of the Prime Minister to represent important interests which were not represented or inadequately represented in the House, they were usually from the European and Burgher communities and on occasions from the Indian Tamils and Muslim (Moors or Malays) groups. On a few occasions caste groups from within the Sinhalese and Tamils also obtained representation in Parliament as appointed members.^[1] In the Senate, 15 members were elected by the lower chamber, the House of Representatives and the other 15 members were appointed by the Governor-General on advice of the Prime Minister and generally consisted of distinguished individuals.^[2] The senators were known as "Elected Senators" and "Appointed Senators" respectively.^[2] The Senate was abolished in 1971. During the 2022 Sri Lankan political crisis, national list MP Ranil Wickremesinghe was appointed Prime Minister by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and weeks later succeeded Rajapaksa as President of Sri Lanka, after Rajapaksa fled the country and resigned.

Current national list MPs

All Ceylon Tamil Congress

Selvarasa Gajenthiran

Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi

Thavaraja Kalai Arasan

Jathika Jana Balawegaya

Harini Amarasuriya

Our Power of People's Party

Athuraliye Rathana Thero

Samagi Jana Balawegaya

Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna

Tamil National Alliance

United National Party

Vajira Abeywardena

References

^ Wilson, A. Jeyaratnam (2016). Politics in Sri Lanka, the Republic of Ceylon: A Study in the Making of a New Nation. Springer. p. 206. ISBN 9781349015443.
^ ^a ^b Rajasingham, K. T. "Chapter 11: On the threshold of freedom". Sri Lanka: The Untold Story. Archived from the original on 2001-11-08.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

Appointed and National List members of the Sri Lankan Parliament

Appointed (6)
(1947–1972)

1st	(1947–1952): Francis Huntly Griffith Robert Singleton-Salmon George Roland Whitby James Aubrey Martensz John William Oldfield Noel Gratiaen Rosslyn Koch Sidney Arnold Pakeman
2nd	(1952–1956): J. R. Murray R. P. Gaddum Robert Singleton-Salmon Rosslyn Koch S. P. Vythilingam *This list is unfinished.
3rd	(1956–1959): J. R. Murray M. P. Drahaman R. P. Gaddum R. S. V. Poulier Robert Singleton-Salmon Rosslyn Koch
4th	(1960–1960): *This list is unfinished.
5th	(1960–1964): Badi-ud-din Mahmud Robert Singleton-Salmon Savumiamoorthy Thondaman *This list is unfinished.
6th	(1965–1970): Razik Fareed Robert Singleton-Salmon Savumiamoorthy Thondaman V. Annamalai *This list is unfinished.
7th	(1970–1972): Abdul Aziz Badi-ud-din Mahmud J. E. J. Rodrigo M. C. Subramaniam Chelliah Kumarasuriyar M. D. S. Jayawardene Semage Salman Kulatileke

National List (29)
(1989–present)

9th	(1989–1994): Alec Robertson *This list is unfinished.
10th	(1994–2000): Sirimavo Bandaranaike *This list is unfinished.
11th	(2000–2001): A. H. M. Azwer A. R. Anjan Umma Alavi Moulana Basheer Segu Dawood Batty Weerakoon Daham Wimalasena K. Kanakaraj K. N. Choksy Lakshman Kadirgamar Leslie Gunawardana M. N. Abdul Majeed M. S. Sellasamy Milinda Moragoda Mohamed Haneefa Monty Gopallawa Nihal Bakmeewewa P. P. Devaraj R. Yogarajan Raja Collure Ravindra Randeniya Rizzwi Sinnalebbe Ronnie de Mel Sirinal de Mel Somaweera Chandrasiri Tilak Marapana Wijayapala Mendis
12th	(2001–2004): A. A. M. Bawa A. H. M. Azwer A. L. M. Hajrath A. R. M. Abdul Cader Ajantha de Soyza Anura Kumara Dissanayake Athula Nimalasiri Jayasinghe Basheer Segu Dawood D. M. Jayaratne Dilan Perera G. L. Peiris Jayasundera Wijekoon K. N. Choksy Lakshman Kadirgamar M. H. Cegu Isadean M. S. Thowfeek M. Sivasithamparam K. Thurairetnasingam Mahinda Amaraweera Mohamed Musthaffa P. Radhakrishnan R. Yogarajan Raja Collure Ramalingam Chandrasekar Ronnie de Mel S. B. Dissanayake S. K. Subasinghe S. Sathasivam Tilak Marapana V. Puththirasigamoney
13th	(2004–2010): Abdul Baiz Kamardeen Basheer Segu Dawood Rauff Hakeem D. E. W. Gunasekera E. A. D. C. Weerasekera Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe Ellawala Medhananda Thero G. L. Peiris Gitanjana Gunawardena H. M. Wasantha Samarasinghe Vinayagamoorthy Muralitharan Hasen Ali Hussein Ahamed Bhaila Ismail Mohammed Quddus S. Nijamudeen J. A. Mary Lucida Mervyn Silva Janadasa Peiris Ratnasiri Wickremanayake Joseph Pararajasingham C. Chandrakanthan K. N. Choksy Lakshman Kadirgamar Dullas Alahapperuma M. H. Cegu Isadean M. K. Eelaventhan Raseen Mohammed Imam M. S. Sellasamy Mohamed Ismail Anwar Ismail Basil Rajapaksa Navin Dissanayake Omalpe Sobhitha Champika Ranawaka P. Radhakrishnan Philipps Sri Liyanage Replaced by Mohamed Mussammil Ramalingam Chandrasekar Seyed Ali Zahir Moulana M. Mohamed Musthaffa Tissa Vitharana V. Puththirasigamoney W. P. S. Pushpakumara Wiswa Warnapala
14th	(2010–2015): A.H.M. Asvar Achala Jagodage Anoma Gamage Anura Kumara Dissanayake D. E. W. Gunasekera D. M. Jayaratne D. M. Swaminathan Dullas Alahapperuma Ellawala Medhananda Thero Eran Wickramaratne G. L. Peiris Gitanjana Gunawardena Harsha de Silva Hasen Ali J. R. P. Suriyapperuma Janaka Priyantha Bandara Joseph Michael Perera Kamala Ranathunga M. A. Sumanthiran M. S. M. Aslam Malini Fonseka Muthu Sivalingam Rajiva Wijesinha Ramaiah Yogarajan Ratnasiri Wickremanayake Tiran Alles Tissa Attanayake Tissa Vitharana Vinayagamoorthy Muralitharan
15th	(2015–2020): A. H. M. Fowzie A. R. A. Hafeez M. S. Thowfeek Angajan Ramanathan Anoma Gamage Athuraliye Rathana Thero C. A. Marasinghe D. M. Swaminathan Dilan Perera Faiszer Musthapha Gamini Vijith Vijithamuni Soysa Jayampathy Wickramaratne K. Thurairetnasingam Karu Jayasuriya Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena M. H. M. Navavi M. H. M. Salman Replaced by A. L. M. Nazeer M. K. A. D. S. Gunawardana Sarath Fonseka M. L. A. M. Hizbullah Mahinda Samarasinghe Malik Samarawickrama Malith Jayathilake S. B. Dissanayake Sarath Amunugama Sarath Chandrasiri Mayadunne Bimal Rathnayake Shanthi Sriskantharajah Sirinal de Mel Sunil Handunnetti Thilanga Sumathipala Tilak Marapana
16th	(2020–present): G. L. Peiris Sagara Kariyawasam Ajith Nivard Cabraal Jayantha Ketagoda Ali Sabry Jayantha Weerasinghe Manjula Dissanayake Ranjith Bandara Charitha Herath Gevindu Kumaratunga A. J. M. Muzammil Tissa Vitharana Yadamini Gunawardena Suren Raghavan Tiran Alles Seetha Arambepola Jayantha Ketagoda Basil Rajapaksa Dhammika Perera Marjan Faleel Harin Fernando Tissa Attanayake Ranjith Madduma Bandara Mayantha Dissanayake Eran Wickramaratne Imthiaz Bakeer Markar Diana Gamage Harini Amarasuriya T. Kalaiarasan Selvarasa Gajenthiran Athuraliye Rathana Thero Ranil Wickremesinghe Vajira Abeywardena

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