10th Parliament of Sri Lanka


The 10th Parliament of Sri Lanka was a meeting of the Parliament of Sri Lanka, with the membership determined by the results of the 1994 parliamentary election held on 16 August 1994. The parliament met for the first time on 25 August 1994 and was dissolved on 18 August 2000.

Election

The 10th parliamentary election was held on 16 August 1994. The People's Alliance, an alliance of opposition parties, became the largest group in Parliament by winning 105 of the 225 seats. The incumbent United National Party won 94 seats. The Eelam People's Democratic Party, a government backed Tamil paramilitary group, won 9 seats and the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress won 7 seats. Smaller parties won the remaining 10 seats.

Results

The new parliament was sworn in on 25 August 1994. K. B. Ratnayake was elected Speaker, Anil Moonesinghe was elected Deputy Speaker and Rauff Hakeem was elected Deputy Chairman of Committees.

Government

The PA was able to form a government with the support of the seven SLMC MPs and one independent MP.
On 19 August 1994 President D. B. Wijetunga appointed Chandrika Kumaratunga, leader of the PA, as Prime Minister. The rest of the government were sworn in on the same day.
Prime Minister Kumaratunga was elected president at the 3rd presidential election held on 9 November 1994. On 14 November 1994 she appointed her mother Sirimavo Bandaranaike as Prime Minister. Prime Minister Bandaranaike retired on 10 August 2000 and was replaced by Ratnasiri Wickremanayake.
President Kumaratunga dissolved parliament on 18 August 2000.

Changes in party/alliance affiliations

The 10th parliament saw the following defections:

Deaths and resignations

The 10th parliament saw the following deaths and resignations:
Name
Electoral
District
Preference
Votes
Member
From
Member
To
Elected
Party
Elected
Alliance
Final
Party
Final
Alliance
Notes
Abeygunasekara, OssieCOL98,022UNPUNPUNPUNPMurdered.
Abeywardena, Lakshman YapaMTR52,294UNPUNPUNPUNP
Abeywardena, VajiraGAL81,373UNPUNPUNPUNP
Adhikari, A. M. S.ANU44,650UNPUNPUNPUNP
Alahapperuma, DullasMTR76,678SLFPPASLFPPA
Alavi, A. H. M.KUR52,381UNPUNPUNPUNP
Aluvihare, AlickMTL61,526UNPUNPUNPUNP
Amaratunga, JohnGAM122,813UNPUNPUNPUNP
Amaraweera, MahindaHAM39,376SLFPPASLFPPA
Amunugama, SarathKAN53,997UNPUNPPA
Arachchi, K. A. W. K.KAN63,969SLFPPASLFPPA
Ashraff, M. H. M.AMP69,076SLMCSLMCPA
Athukorala, GaminiRAT82,869UNPUNPUNPUNP
Athulathmudali, SrimaneeCOL148,727DUNF PADUNF PA
Atputharajah, NadarajahJAF968EPDPINDEPDPPAMurdered.
Attanayake, TissaKAN60,531UNPUNPUNPUNP
Bakaar, S. S. M. AbuVAN4,269SLMCSLMCPA
Bakmeewewa, Nihal YasendraAMP29,061UNPUNPUNPUNP
Balachandran, VaithilingamVAN4,515PLOTEDPLFPLOTEDPLF
Balasooriya, Arachchilage JagathKEG59,017SLFPPASLFPPA
Banda, Gopallawa Moithra KudaMTL40,555SLFPPASLFPPA
Banda, H. M. A. L.KUR50,535UNPUNPUNPUNP
Banda, R. M. DharmadasaMON44,956UNPUNPUNPUNP
Bandara, R. M. Ranjith MaddumaMON36,747UNPUNPUNPUNP
Bandaranaike, AnuraNATUNPUNPUNPUNP
Bandaranaike, D. M.KUR50,901UNPUNPUNPUNP
Bandaranaike, SirimavoNATSLFPPASLFPPAPrime Minister.
Baskaran, UmapathisivamJAF1,056EPDPINDEPDPPA
Basnayake, BandulaKUR56,609SLFPPASLFPPA
Cader, A. R. M. AbdulKAN66,136UNPUNPUNPUNP
Chandradasa, A. P. G.AMP40,675UNPUNPUNPUNP
Chandrakumar, MurugesuJAF798EPDPINDEPDPPA
Chandrasekaran, PeriyasamyNUW23,453UCPFINDUCPFPA
Chandrawansha, A. J.KUR51,691UNPUNPUNPUNP
Cooray, Nawalaage BenetCOL66,976SLFPPASLFPPA
Cooray, ReginoldKAL85,297SLFPPASLFPPA
Dassanayake, D. M.PUT39,793SLFPPASLFPPA
Dayaratna, PetikirigeAMP45,411UNPUNPUNPUNP
de Mel, RonnieMTR66,563UNPUNPPA
de Silva, Asoka WeerasingheGAL45,022SLFPPASLFPPA
de Silva, Nimal SiripalaCOL111,730SLFPPASLFPPA
Devananda, DouglasJAF2,091EPDPINDEPDPPA
Devaraj, P. P.COLCWCUNPCWCPA
Dissanayake, Berty PremalalANU78,792SLFPPASLFPPA
Dissanayake, GaminiKAN198,207UNPUNPUNPUNPLeader of the Opposition. Murdered.
Dissanayake, Punchi BandaANU46,756SLFPPASLFPPA
Dissanayake, S. B.NUW38,372SLFPPASLFPPA
Dissanayake, SalindaKUR57,641SLFPPASLFPPA
Dodangoda, AmarasiriGAL176,151SLFPPASLFPPA
Dunstan, A. M. U. S.GAL53,577UNPUNPUNPUNP
Ekanayake, NandimithraMTL51,919SLFPPASLFPPA
Ekanayake, T. B.KUR59,313SLFPPASLFPPA
Fernando, K. G. J.PUT55,373SLFPPASLFPPA
Fernando, MilroyPUT43,366SLFPPASLFPPA
Fernando, TyronneCOL42,872UNPUNPUNPUNP
Fernandopulle, JeyarajGAM102,129SLFPPASLFPPA
Fowzie, A. H. M.COL72,294SLFPPASLFPPA
Gajadeera, ChandrasiriMTR62,852SLFPPASLFPPA
Galappaththi, NihalHAMJVPSLPFJVPSLPFReplaces J. P. V. Vipulaguna.
Gamage, PiyasenaGAL67,033SLFPPASLFPPA
Gunaratne, C. V.COL114,756SLFPPASLFPPAMurdered.
Gunaratne, K. D. U.GAM55,328SLFPPASLFPPA
Gunasinghe, K. A. N.GAL46,948SLFPPASLFPPA
Gunawardena, G. L. S.GAL56,568UNPUNPUNPUNP
Gunawardena, IndikaCOL58,753SLFPPASLFPPA
Hakeem, RauffNATSLMCSLMCPADeputy Chairman of Committees.
Hameed, Abdul Cader ShahulKAN61,906UNPUNPUNPUNPDied.
Hapangama, Anura PradeepGAM62,829UNPUNPUNPUNP
Harrison, PalisgeANU34,666UNPUNPUNPUNP
Heenmahaththaya, U. L.RAT47,122SLFPPASLFPPA
Herath, H. M. N.POL26,213SLFPPASLFPPA
Herath, HaroldPUT37,538UNPUNPUNPUNP
Herath, MaheepalaKEG52,221SLFPPASLFPPA
Herath, RenukaNUW49,473UNPUNPUNPUNP
Hizbullah, M. L. Alim MohamedBAT12,583SLMCSLMCPA
Illias, Aithurus M.JAF1,575SLMCSLMCPA
Jayakody, LakshmanGAM88,628SLFPPASLFPPA
Jayaratne, D. M.KAN101,558SLFPPASLFPPA
Jayasena, SumedhaMON55,369SLFPPASLFPPA
Jayasinghe, Athula NimalasiriGAM65,623SLFPPASLFPPA
Jayasinghe, Chandrani BandaraANU66,538UNPUNPUNPUNP
Jayawardena, A. M.MON27,080SLFPPASLFPPA
Jayawardena, LuckyKAN66,340UNPUNPUNPUNP
Jinadasa, Vidana GamageMTL35,474UNPUNPUNPUNP
Kadirgamar, LakshmanNATSLFPPASLFPPA
Kalugalla, P. B.G.KEG73,369SLFPPASLFPPA
Karalliyadde, TissaANU44,849SLFPPASLFPPA
Karunanayake, RaviNATDUNF PAUNPUNP
Karunarathna, ThilakKAL63,206UNPUNPUNPUNP
Karunathilake, RupaGAL52,577UNPUNPUNPUNP
Kiriella, LakshmanKAN59,463SLFPPASLFPPA
Kodituwakku, KarunasenaCOL46,134UNPUNPUNPUNP
Koralage, J. N. M.GAM58,237SLFPPASLFPPA
Kularathne, AnandaHAM36,965UNPUNPUNPUNP
Kumaranatunga, JeewanCOL95,767SLFPPASLFPPA
Kumaratunga, ChandrikaGAM464,588SLFPPASLFPPAPrime Minister. Elected President.
Lionel, B. A. P.GAM57,091SLFPPASLFPPA
Lokubandara, W. J. M.BAD78,845UNPUNPUNPUNPChief Opposition Whip.
Lokuge, GaminiCOL47,058UNPUNPUNPUNP
Mahalekam, T. B.POL26,465SLFPPASLFPPA
Maharoof, MohamedTRI17,043UNPUNPUNPUNPMurdered.
Maithripala, U. S. H.RAT49,481UNPUNPUNPUNP
Makar, Imithiyas BakeerKAL68,519UNPUNPUNPUNP
Mallimarachchi, WeerasingheCOL44,322UNPUNPUNPUNPMurdered.
Matthew, NandaRAT47,176UNPUNPPA
Mendis, WijayapalaGAM96,559UNPUNPPAChief Opposition Whip.
Mohamed, Farook Yoonus LebbeKEG47,765UNPUNPUNPUNP
Mohamed, M. H.COL44,527UNPUNPUNPUNP
Mohideen, U. L. M.AMP26,194SLMCSLMCPA
Moonesinghe, AnilKAL56,071SLFPPASLFPPADeputy Speaker & Chairman of Committees.
Moonesinghe, SusilCOL61,610UNPUNPUNPUNP
Moulana, Seyed Ali ZahirBAT11,508UNPUNPUNPUNP
Najeeb, Abdul Majeed MohamedTRI21,590SLMCSLMCPA
Nalanda, EllawalaRAT52,371SLFPPASLFPPAMurdered.
Nanayakkara, VasudevaRAT62,989LSSPPALDA
Nawinne, S. B.KUR122,611SLFPPASLFPPA
Nelson, H. G. P.POL39,439UNPUNPUNPUNP
Padmasiri, K. H. G. N.GAL52,370SLFPPASLFPPA
Pararajasingham, JosephBAT43,350TULFTULF
Pathirana, RichardGAL116,893SLFPPASLFPPAChief Government Whip.
Perera, A. A. R.GAM73,508UNPUNPUNPUNP
Perera, DilanBAD54,150SLFPPASLFPPA
Perera, Dixon J.COLSLFPPAUNPUNPReplaces Bernard Soysa.
Perera, FelixGAM80,539SLFPPASLFPPA
Perera, FestusPUT75,417UNPUNPUNPUNP
Perera, Gamini JayawickramaKUR109,900UNPUNPUNPUNP
Perera, Joseph MichaelGAM93,884UNPUNPUNPUNP
Perera, Kasadoruge VincentKEG45,884UNPUNPUNPUNP
Podinilame, JayathilakaKEG67,190UNPUNPUNPUNP
Premachandra, A. M. MunidasaKUR58,293SLFPPASLFPPA
Premachandra, Bharatha LazmanCOL63,421SLFPPASLFPPA
Premaratne, D. S. S.ANU43,167SLFPPASLFPPA
Premaratne, EdiriweeraKAL70,041SLFPPASLFPPA
Premaratne, GunasekaraCOL40,646UNPUNPUNPUNP
Priyanganie, Abeyweera SumithraKAL85,661SLFPPASLFPPA
Pulendran, Rasa ManohariVAN2,217UNPUNPUNPUNP
Punchinilame, SusanthaRAT57,029UNPUNPUNPUNP
Pushpakumara, JagathMON34,663SLFPPASLFPPA
Rajakaruna, R. M. JayasenaKUR47,073SLFPPASLFPPA
Rajakaruna, Sarath ChandraGAM59,992UNPUNPUNPUNP
Rajan, A. M. D.NATCWCUNPCWCPA
Rajapaksa, ChamalHAM63,698SLFPPASLFPPA
Rajapaksa, MahindaHAM78,977SLFPPASLFPPA
Rajapaksa, NirupamaHAM46,034SLFPPASLFPPA
Rajapaksha, SuranimalaGAM63,067UNPUNPUNPUNP
Ramamoorthy, RajendranJAF1,050EPDPINDEPDPPA
Ranatunga, ReggieGAM61,458SLFPPASLFPPA
Ranawaka, J. S. K.KAL60,506UNPUNPUNPUNP
Ranaweera, JayatissaRAT48,450SLFPPASLFPPA
Ranaweera, V. S. S.TRI15,084UNPUNPUNPUNP
Rasamanickam, AlagaiahJAF1,110EPDPINDEPDPPA
Rathnayake, C. B.NUW38,092SLFPPASLFPPA
Rathnayake, R. M.BAD40,293UNPUNPUNPUNP
Ratnayake, Amara PiyaseeliKUR53,421UNPUNPUNPUNP
Ratnayake, HemaBAD40,873SLFPPASLFPPA
Ratwatte, AnuruddhaKAN92,644SLFPPASLFPPA
Robert, Jayaratne Silva DedimuniPUT49,116SLFPPASLFPPA
Rupasinghe, NeilGAM57,090SLFPPASLFPPA
Samarasinghe, Eugin AlwisMTR57,455SLFPPASLFPPA
Samarasinghe, MahindaKAL59,150UNPUNPUNPUNP
Samaraweera, MangalaMTR61,574SLFPPASLFPPA
Samaraweera, RavindraBAD42,309UNPUNPUNPUNP
Sathasiwam, SuppiahNUW83,368CWCUNPCWCPA
Selvarasa, PonBAT17,450TULFTULF
Semasinghe, H. B.ANU45,256SLFPPASLFPPA
Senalankadikara, AmalCOL54,321SLFPPASLFPPA
Senanayake, RukmanPOL45,648UNPUNPUNPUNP
Senathirajah, MavaiNATTULFTULFReplaces Neelan Tiruchelvam.
Senewiratne, AthaudaKEG50,775LSSPPASLFPPA
Senewiratne, JohnRAT44,704SLFPPASLFPPA
Senewiratne, LakshmanBAD41,320UNPUNPUNPUNP
Shanmuganathan, S.VAN5,828PLOTEDPLFPLOTEDPLFMurdered.
Silva, MervynHAM36,338UNPUNPUNPUNP
Sirisena, MaithripalaPOL62,925SLFPPASLFPPA
Sirisena, R. A. D.KEG50,690UNPUNPUNPUNP
Siththarthan, TharmalingamVAN6,376PLOTEDPLFPLOTEDPLF
Sivalingam, MuthuNUW85,490CWCUNPCWCPA
Sivasamy, RajarathnanKAN38,343CWCUNPCWCPA
Sivathasan, SangarapillaiJAF456EPDPINDEPDPPA
Soysa, BernardCOL50,872LSSPPALSSPPADied. Replaced by Dixon J. Perera.
Sumathipala, PremaratnageVAN2,975SLFPPASLFPPA
Suraweera, Alankarage VictorGAM50,740SLFPPASLFPPA
Tennakoon, Janaka BandaraMTL52,437SLFPPASLFPPA
Thangathurai, A.TRI22,409TULFTULFMurdered.
Thangavel, SinniahJAF398EPDPINDEPDPPA
Thondaman, ArumuganNUW75,297CWCUNPCWCPA
Thondaman, SavumiamoorthyNATCWCUNPCWCPADied.
Thurairasasingham, KrishnapillaiBAT15,974TULFTULF
Tiruchelvam, NeelanNATTULFTULFMurdered. Replaced by Mavai Senathirajah.
Tissa, A. D. R.NUW40,513UNPUNPUNPUNP
Upali, A. M. P.KUR54,881UNPUNPUNPUNP
Veera, SennanBAD41,683CWCUNPCWCPA
Vipulaguna, J. P. V.HAM15,309JVPSLPFJVPSLPFResigned. Replaced by Nihal Galappaththi.
Wadigamangawa, AsokaPUT47,003UNPUNPUNPUNP
Wanniarachchi, Pavithra DeviRAT62,979SLFPPASLFPPA
Weerasinghe, H. M.AMP36,276SLFPPASLFPPA
Weerawanni, SamaraweeraBAD44,595SLFPPASLFPPA
Weerawardhana, EdiriweeraKAN53,192SLFPPASLFPPA
Welgama, KumaraKAL79,056SLFPPASLFPPA
Wickramarathne, Kingsly TissaCOL95,077SLFPPASLFPPA
Wickremanayake, RatnasiriKAL88,213SLFPPASLFPPALeader of the House. Prime Minister.
Wickremasinghe, D. P.KUR49,383SLFPPASLFPPA
Wickremasinghe, RanilCOL291,194UNPUNPUNPUNPLeader of the Opposition.
Wijesekara, MahindaMTR65,769SLFPPASLFPPA
Wijeyeratne, ManoKEG51,531UNPUNPUNPUNP
Wimalasiri, H. R.MTR33,078UNPUNPUNPUNP
Yapa, Anura PriyadharshanaKUR57,127SLFPPASLFPPA
Yogarajan, RamaiahCOLCWCUNPCWCPA
Zafarullah, M. A. GhafoorJAF351EPDPINDEPDPPA
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