11th Parliament of Sri Lanka


The 11th Parliament of Sri Lanka 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.

Election

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

Results

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

Government

The PA was able to form a government with the support of the four NUA MPs elected under their party's name and the four EPDP MPs.
On 13 October 2000, President Chandrika Kumaratunga re-appointed Ratnasiri Wickremanayake as Prime Minister. 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.
A political crisis engulfed the 11th parliament in the middle of 2001 as numerous PA MPs defected to the opposition. Faced with losing a no confidence vote President Kumaratunga dissolved parliament on 10 October 2001.

Changes in party/alliance affiliations

The 11th parliament saw the following defections:
The 11th 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
Abeynayake, PiyadasaRAT41,365UNPUNPUNPUNP
Abeyratne, P. D.KAL47,271UNPUNPUNPUNP
Abeywardena, Lakshman YapaMTR81,053UNPUNPUNPUNP
Abeywardena, Mahinda YapaMTR70,091SLFPPASLFPPAResigned to become Chief Minister of the Southern Province.
Abeywardena, VajiraGAL104,483UNPUNPUNPUNP
Adaikalanathan, SelvamVAN15,490TELOTELO
Alahapperuma, DullasMTR48,721SLFPPASLFPPADeputy Minister of Samurdhi, Rural Development, Parliamentary Affairs & Up-country Development.
Aluthgamage, MahindanandaKAN71,653SLFPPASLFPPA
Aluvihare, AlickMTL60,419UNPUNPUNPUNP
Aluvihare, RanjithMTL62,911UNPUNPUNPUNP
Amaratunga, JohnGAM67,104UNPUNPUNPUNP
Amunugama, SarathKAN67,731SLFPPASLFPPAMinister of Irrigation & Water Resources Management.
Anandasangaree, VeerasinghamJAF12,888TULFTULF
Andrahannadi, SiriHAM39,674UNPUNPUNPUNP
Ashraff, FerialAMP83,353SLMCPASLMC
Athaullah. A. L. M.AMP75,647SLMCPASLMC
Athukorala, GaminiRAT109,102UNPUNPUNPUNP
Attanayake, TissaKAN73,111UNPUNPUNPUNP
Azwer, A. H. M.NATUNPUNPUNPUNP
Bakmeewewa, NihalNATUNPUNPUNPUNP
Balasooriya, Arachchilage JagathKEG45,862SLFPPASLFPPADeputy Minister of Urban Development, Construction & Public Utilities.
Banda, Gopallawa Moithra KudaMTL40,397SLFPPASLFPPA
Bandara, Palitha RangePUT40,296UNPUNPUNPUNP
Bandara, R. M. Ranjith MaddumaMON31,269UNPUNPUNPUNP
Bandara, R. M. R. N.KUR49,962UNPUNPUNPUNP
Bandara, S. A. R. MaddumaBAD47,152SLFPPASLFPPA
Bandaranaike, AnuraGAM99,536UNPUNPUNPUNPSpeaker.
Bandaranaike, PanduGAM92,182SLFPPASLFPPADeputy Minister of Forestry & Environment.
Bogollagama, RohithaKUR52,095UNPUNPUNPUNP
Cader, A. R. M. AbdulKAN58,375UNPUNPUNPUNP
Cader, Mohideen AbdulBAT22,975SLMCNUASLMCDeputy Minister of Fisheries & Aquatic Resources Development.
Chandradasa, A. P. G.AMP41,420UNPUNPUNPUNP
Chandrasekaran, PeriyasamyNUW54,681UCPFUNPUCPFUNP
Chandrasiri, SomaweeraNATMEPPAMEPPA
Choksy, K. N.NATUNPUNPUNPUNP
Collure, RajaNATCPSLPACPSLPA
Cooray, ReginoldKAL67,945SLFPPASLFPPAMinister of Ethnic Affairs & National Integration.
Dassanayake, D. M.PUT45,700SLFPPASLFPPADeputy Minister of Agriculture.
Dawood, Basheer SeguNATSLMCNUASLMC
Dayaratna, PetikirigeAMP47,421UNPUNPUNPUNP
Dayaratne, TudorKAL63,363SLFPPASLFPPADeputy Minister of Education.
de Mel, RonnieNATSLFPPASLFPPAMinister of Ports Development & Development of the South.
de Mel, SirinalNATUNPUNPUNPUNP
de Silva, Nimal SiripalaBAD98,917SLFPPASLFPPAMinister of Posts & Telecommunications.
Devananda, DouglasJAF7,658EPDPEPDPPAMinister of Rehabilitation & Reconstruction of the North.
Devaraj, P. P.NATUNPUNPUNPUNP
Dissanayake, DumindaANU83,949SLFPPASLFPPA
Dissanayake, LalithKEG40,624SLFPPASLFPPADeputy Chairman of Committees.
Dissanayake, NavinNUW55,587UNPUNPUNPUNP
Dissanayake, Punchi BandaANU33,738SLFPPASLFPPA
Dissanayake, S. B.NUW78,903SLFPPAUNPUNPMinister of Samurdhi, Rural Development & Parliamentary Affairs.
Dissanayake, SalindaKUR52,727SLFPPASLFPPAMinister of Land Development & Minor Export Agricultural Crops.
Dodangoda, AmarasiriGAL89,149SLFPPASLFPPAMinister of Vocational Training.
Don, A. S. P.GAM52,416SLFPPASLFPPA
Ekanayake, NandimithraMTL39,585SLFPPAUNPUNPMinister of Provincial Councils & Local Government.
Ekanayake, T. B.KURSLFPPASLFPPAReplaces S. B. Nawinne. Deputy Minister of Cultural Affairs.
Ekanayake, W. B.ANU41,461UNPUNPUNPUNP
Fernando, E. N. U.COL5,717JVPJVP
Fernando, Evone SriyaniPUT28,636SLFPPASLFPPA
Fernando, JohnstonKUR94,385UNPUNPUNPUNP
Fernando, MilroyPUT39,943SLFPPASLFPPAMinister of Social Services & Fishing Community Housing Development.
Fernando, TyronneCOL41,439UNPUNPUNPUNP
Fernandopulle, JeyarajGAM138,859SLFPPASLFPPAMinister of Civil Aviation & Airports Development.
Fowzie, A. H. M.COL100,200SLFPPASLFPPAMinister of Highways.
Gajadeera, ChandrasiriMTR43,913SLFPPASLFPPADeputy Minister of Vocational Training.
Galappaththi, NihalHAM4,654JVPJVP
Gamage, PiyasenaGAL62,830SLFPPASLFPPADeputy Minister of Constitutional Affairs & Industrial Development.
Ganeshamoorthy, SomasuntharamBAT9,132SLFPPASLFPPADeputy Minister of Ethnic Affairs & National Integration.
Gopallawa, M. C.NATSLFPPASLFPPAMinister of Cultural Affairs.
Gunasegaram, MarkanduAMP12,799EPDPINDEPDPPA
Gunasekara, EarlPOL56,213UNPUNPUNPUNP
Gunaserkara, EdwardGAM65,157UNPUNPUNPUNP
Gunathilake, NandanaKAL5,628JVPJVP
Gunawardena, BandulaCOL70,537MEPPAUNPUNP
Gunawardena, DineshCOL114,795MEPPAMEPPA
Gunawardena, G. L. S.GAL46,656UNPUNPUNPUNP
Gunawardena, IndikaCOL70,341SLFPPASLFPPAMinister of Higher Education & Information Technology Development.
Gunawardana, LeslieNATLSSPPALSSPPAMinister of Science & Technology.
Gunawardena, M. K. A. S.TRI15,392SLFPPASLFPPA
Gunawardena, SaranaGAM59,777SLFPPASLFPPA
Hakeem, RauffKAN28,033SLMCNUASLMCMinister of Internal & International Trade Commerce, Muslim Religious Affairs & Shipping Development.
Haleem, M. H. A.KAN45,177UNPUNPUNPUNP
Haneefa, MohamedNATSLMCPASLMC
Harrison, PalisgeANU45,834UNPUNPUNPUNP
Heenmahaththaya, U. L.RAT39,285SLFPPASLFPPADeputy Minister of Estate Infrastructure & Livestock Development.
Herath, H. M. N.POL22,872SLFPPASLFPPADeputy Minister of Food & Marketing Development.
Herath, JayarathnaKUR61,853SLFPPASLFPPA
Herath, K. M. N.KUR3,407JVPJVP
Herath, MaheepalaKEG61,625SLFPPASLFPPAMinister of Rural Industrial Development.
Herath, VijithaGAM8,823JVPJVP
Jayaratne, D. M.KAN85,711SLFPPASLFPPAMinister of Agriculture.
Jayaratne, PiyankaraPUT32,741SLFPPASLFPPADeputy Minister of Youth Affairs.
Jayasena, SumedhaMON33,946SLFPPASLFPPAMinister of Women's Affairs.
Jayasinghe, Chandrani BandaraANU41,874UNPUNPUNPUNP
Jayasuriya, KaruGAM237,387UNPUNPUNPUNP
Jayawardena, JayalathGAM82,730UNPUNPUNPUNP
Jayawardena, LuckyKAN42,085UNPUNPUNPUNP
Jegatheeswaran, S. K.NUW50,735CWCPACWC
Kadirgamar, LakshmanNATSLFPPASLFPPAMinister of Foreign Affairs.
Kanakaraj, K.NATUNPUNPUNPUNP
Karalliyadde, TissaANU48,360SLFPPASLFPPAMinister of Indigenous Medicine.
Karunanayake, RaviCOL145,593UNPUNPUNPUNP
Karunathilaka, GayanthaGAL60,728UNPUNPUNPUNP
Kathriarachchi, ChandanaCOL61,301SLFPPASLFPPADeputy Minister of Urban Development, Construction & Public Utilities.
Katugoda, JayanthaCOL39,242UNPUNPUNPUNP
Keerthirathna, SarathGAM77,427SLFPPASLFPPADeputy Minister of Agriculture.
Kiriella, LakshmanKAN57,424SLFPPAUNPUNPMinister of Tourism & Sports.
Kitulagoda, JinadasaMTR4,012JVPJVP
Kodituwakku, KarunasenaCOL60,318UNPUNPUNPUNP
Kuganeswaran, IrasaVAN6,739TELOTELO
Kugendran, K. V.JAF4,244EPDPEPDPPA
Kularathne, AnandaHAM27,618UNPUNPUNPUNP
Kumaranatunga, JeewanCOL88,620SLFPPASLFPPAMinister of Youth Affairs.
Kumarasiri, AnandaMON36,487UNPUNPUNPUNP
Lokubandara, W. J. M.BAD75,417UNPUNPUNPUNPChief Opposition Whip.
Lokuge, GaminiCOL58,009UNPUNPUNPUNP
Maharoof, MohamedTRI21,348UNPUNPUNPUNP
Maheswaran, ThiagarasahJAF4,807UNPUNPUNPUNP
Mahroof, MohamedCOL65,400UNPUNPUNPUNP
Majeed, AbdulNATUNPUNPUNPUNP
Majeed, M. N. AbdulTRI18,173SLFPPASLFPPADeputy Minister of Post & Telecommunications.
Markar, Imthiaz BakeerKAL74,555UNPUNPUNPUNP
Marapone, ThilakNATUNPUNPUNPUNP
Mashoor, NoordeenVAN12,283SLMCNUASLMCDeputy Minister of Ethnic Affairs & National Integration.
Matanarasa, NadarasaJAF4,673EPDPEPDPPA
Mawellage, Keerthi SuranjithGAL51,899SLFPPASLFPPA
Mendis, WijayapalaNATSLFPPAUNPUNPMinister Without Portfolio
Mohamed, M. H.COL49,239UNPUNPUNPUNP
Mohideen, U. L. M.AMP75,378SLMCPASLMC
Moonesinghe, AnandaGAM48,863SLFPPAUNPUNP
Moonesinghe, SarathKUR51,230SLFPPASLFPPADeputy Speaker & Chairman of Committees.
Moragoda, MilindaNATUNPUNPUNPUNP
Moulana, Seyed Ali ZahirBAT14,284UNPUNPUNPUNP
Mowlana, AlaviNATSLFPPASLFPPAMinister of Labour.
Nanayakkara, HemakumaraGAL70,231UNPUNPUNPUNP
Nawarathna, RanjithKUR49,174SLFPPASLFPPA
Nawinne, S. B.KUR81,259SLFPPASLFPPAResigned to become Chief Minister of the North Western Province. Replaced by T. B. Ekanayake.
Nelson, H. G. P.POL31,241UNPUNPUNPUNP
Noharathalingam, VinoVAN10,959TELOTELO
Padmasiri, K. H. G. N.GAL46,600SLFPPASLFPPADeputy Minister of Plantation Industries.
Pararajasingham, JosephBAT12,605TULFTULF
Pathirana, RichardGAL114,658SLFPPASLFPPALeader of the House. Minister of Public Administration, Home Affairs & Administrative Reforms.
Peiris, G. L.COL139,123SLFPPAUNPUNPMinister of Constitutional Affairs & Industrial Development.
Perera, DilanBAD38,415SLFPPASLFPPA
Perera, FelixGAM96,222SLFPPASLFPPADeputy Minister of Power & Energy.
Perera, FestusPUT45,513UNPUNPUNPUNP
Perera, Gamini JayawickramaKUR123,847UNPUNPUNPUNP
Perera, Joseph MichaelGAM59,646UNPUNPUNPUNP
Perera, LilanthaCOL48,848UNPUNPUNPUNP
Perera, NeomalPUT49,207UNPUNPUNPUNP
Piyasena, UpaliKUR54,756UNPUNPUNPUNP
Podinilame, JayathilakaKEG48,504UNPUNPUNPUNP
Premachandra, B. L.COL62,237SLFPPASLFPPA
Premachandra, MunidasaKUR48,905SLFPPASLFPPADeputy Minister of Highways.
Premadasa, ChampikaKEG47,342UNPUNPUNPUNP
Premadasa, SajithHAM98,968UNPUNPUNPUNP
Premajayanth, SusilGAM165,905SLFPPASLFPPAMinister of Education.
Premaratne, D. S. S.ANU35,800SLFPPASLFPPA
Premaratne, EdiriweeraKAL53,690SLFPPAUNPUNPDeputy Minister of Buddha Sasana & Religious Affairs.
Punchihewa, SanthakumaraVAN3,975UNPUNPUNPUNP
Punchinilame, SusanthaRAT77,197UNPUNPUNPUNP
Rajapaksa, ChamalHAM66,737SLFPPASLFPPADeputy Minister of Ports Development & Development of the South.
Rajapaksa, MahindaHAM88,726SLFPPASLFPPAMinister of Fisheries & Aquatic Resources Development.
Rajapaksha, SuranimalaGAM49,697UNPUNPUNPUNP
Rambukwella, KeheliyaKAN154,403UNPUNPUNPUNP
Ranatunga, ReggieGAM79,510SLFPPASLFPPAChief Government Whip. Minister of Food & Marketing Development.
Ranaweera, JayatissaRAT38,631SLFPPASLFPPADeputy Minister of Land Development & Minor Export Agriculture.
Randeniya, RavindraNATUNPUNPUNPUNP
Rathnayake, R. M.BAD38,997UNPUNPUNPUNP
Ratnatilaka, MahindaRAT49,808UNPUNPUNPUNP
Ratnayaka, SagalaMTR58,634UNPUNPUNPUNP
Ratnayake, Amara PiyaseeliKUR51,498UNPUNPUNPUNP
Ratwatte, AnuruddhaKAN152,511SLFPPASLFPPAMinister of Power & Energy.
Rupasinghe, NeilGAM51,500SLFPPASLFPPADeputy Minister of Labour.
Samarasinghe, MahindaKAL82,511UNPUNPUNPUNP
Samaraweera, MangalaMTR93,110SLFPPASLFPPAMinister of Urban Development, Construction & Public Utilities.
Samaraweera, RavindraBAD44,257UNPUNPUNPUNP
Samaraweera, UpaliBAD45,839UNPUNPUNPUNP
Sangaran, KandiahJAF2,902EPDPEPDPPA
Sathasiwam, SuppiahNUW47,472UNPUNPUNPUNP
Soundranayagam, AshleyBAT16,542TULFTULF
Sellasamy, M. S.NATNWCUNPNWCUNP
Semasinghe, H. B.ANU35,090SLFPPASLFPPAMinister of Co operative Development.
Senanayake, RukmanPOL27,200UNPUNPUNPUNP
Senaratne, RajithaKAL73,382UNPUNPUNPUNP
Senathirajah, MavaiJAF10,965TULFTULF
Senewiratne, AthaudaKEG76,510SLFPPASLFPPA
Senewiratne, JohnRAT86,744SLFPPASLFPPAMinister of Health.
Senewiratne, LakshmanBAD51,382UNPUNPUNPUNP
Silva, Maddumage SamsonCOL38,894UNPUNPUNPUNP
Sinnalebbe, RizzwiNATSLMCPASLMC
Sirisena, MaithripalaPOL57,072SLFPPASLFPPAMinister of Mahaweli Development.
Sirisena, R. A. D.KEG43,002UNPUNPUNPUNP
Sivalingam, MuthuNUW55,673CWCPACWC
Sivamaharajah, SinnathambyJAF7,187TULFTULF
Siyambalapitiya, RanjithKEG49,582SLFPPASLFPPA
Soyza, Vijith WijayamuniMON37,312SLFPPASLFPPADeputy Minister of Mahaweli Development.
Sumathipala, PremaratnageVAN5,205SLFPPASLFPPADeputy Minister of Development Rehabilitation & Reconstruction of the North & Tamil Affairs, North & East.
Suranganie, EllawalaRAT54,517SLFPPASLFPPA
Tennakoon, Janaka BandaraMTL42,366SLFPPASLFPPADeputy Minister of Health.
Tennakoon, KumariKUR49,476SLFPPASLFPPA
Thissera, DayasrithaPUT38,885SLFPPASLFPPA
Thondaman, ArumuganNUW61,779CWCPACWCMinister of Estate Infrastructure & Livestock Development.
Thowfeek, M. S.TRI15,588SLMCPASLMC
Umma, AnjanNATJVPJVP
Vinayagamoorthy, AppathuraiJAF3,825ACTCACTC
Wanniarachchi, A. D.RAT39,972SLFPPASLFPPA
Wanniarachchi, Pavithra DeviRAT108,324SLFPPASLFPPAMinister of Plan Implementation.
Wedaarachchi, DilipHAM43,949UNPUNPUNPUNP
Weerakoon, Athula IndikaGAL2,664JVPJVP
Weerakoon, BattyNATLSSPPALSSPPAMinister of Justice.
Weerawansa, WimalCOL13,284JVPJVP
Weerawardena, EdiriweeraKAN35,388SLFPPASLFPPADeputy Minister of Development Rehabilitation & Reconstruction of the East & Rural Housing Development.
Welgama, KumaraKAL60,394SLFPPASLFPPADeputy Minister of Transport.
Wickremanayake, RatnasiriKAL148,705SLFPPASLFPPAPrime Minister. Minister of Buddha Sasana Religious Affairs & Plantation Industries.
Wickremasinghe, RanilCOL363,668UNPUNPUNPUNPLeader of the Opposition.
Wijekoon, JayasundaraMON33,784SLFPPAUNPUNP
Wijesekara, MahindaMTR83,625SLFPPAUNPUNPMinister of Forestry & Environment.
Wijeyeratne, ManoKEG41,069UNPUNPUNPUNP
Wimalasena, DahamNATUNPUNPUNPUNP
Wimalaweera, DissanaykaAMP27,677SLMCPASLMC
Yapa, Anura PriyadharshanaKUR60,479SLFPPASLFPPAMinister of Information & Media.
Yogarajan, RamaiahNATCWCPACWC
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