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10th Parliament of Sri Lanka

1994–2000 meeting of the Sri Lankan legislature

Field	Value
box_width	30em
name	10th Parliament of Sri Lanka
body	Parliament of Sri Lanka
election	16 August 1994
term_start	25 August 1994
term_end	18 August 2000
before	9th
after	11th
chamber1	Senior parliamentarians
chamber1_leader1_type	Speaker
chamber1_leader1	K. B. Ratnayake
chamber1_leader2_type	Deputy Speaker and
Chairman of Committees
chamber1_leader2	Anil Moonesinghe, PA
chamber1_leader3_type	Deputy Chairman of Committees
chamber1_leader3	Rauff Hakeem, SLMC
chamber1_leader4_type	Prime Minister
chamber1_leader4	Chandrika Kumaratunga, PA (1994)
Sirimavo Bandaranaike, PA (1994–2000)
Ratnasiri Wickremanayake, PA (2000)
chamber1_leader5_type	Leader of the Opposition
chamber1_leader5	Gamini Dissanayake, UNP (1994)
Ranil Wickremesinghe, UNP (1994–2000)
chamber1_leader6_type	Leader of the House
chamber1_leader6	Ratnasiri Wickremanayake, PA
chamber2_leader1_type	Chief Government Whip
chamber2_leader1	Richard Pathirana, PA
chamber2_leader2_type	Chief Opposition Whip
chamber2_leader2	Wijayapala Mendis, UNP (1994–98)
W. J. M. Lokubandara, UNP (1998–2000)
session1_type	1st
session1_start	25 August 1994
session1_end	15 December 1994
session2_type	2nd
session2_start	6 January 1995
session2_end	12 January 1996
session3_type	3rd
session3_start	9 February 1996
session3_end	18 August 2000

Chairman of Committees Sirimavo Bandaranaike, PA (1994–2000) Ratnasiri Wickremanayake, PA (2000) Ranil Wickremesinghe, UNP (1994–2000) W. J. M. Lokubandara, UNP (1998–2000)

The 10th Parliament of Sri Lanka, known officially as the 3rd Parliament of the Democratic Socialist Republic 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

Main article: 1994 Sri Lankan parliamentary election

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

Results

Winners of polling divisions. PA in <span style="color:blue;">blue</span> and UNP in <span style="color:green;">green</span>.

[[File:Sri Lanka Parliament 1994.svg	center]]	Alliance	Votes	%	Seats
People's Alliance (Sri Lanka)}}		People's Alliance	3,887,823	48.94%	105
United National Party}}		United National Party	3,498,370	44.04%	94
	Eelam People's Democratic Party	10,744	0.14%	9
Sri Lanka Muslim Congress}}		Sri Lanka Muslim Congress	143,307	1.80%	7
Tamil United Liberation Front}}		Tamil United Liberation Front	132,461	1.67%	5
	Democratic People's Liberation Front
Eelam Revolutionary Organisation of Students
People's Liberation Organisation of Tamil Eelam
Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization	38,028	0.48%	3
Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna}}		Sri Lanka Progressive Front	90,078	1.13%	1
	Others	142,895	1.80%	1
Total	7,943,706	100.00%	225

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

Main article: Wijetunga cabinet, Kumaratunga cabinet

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, the leader of the PA, as Prime Minister. The rest of the cabinet was sworn in on the same day.

Prime Minister Kumaratunga was elected president in the 1994 presidential elections. On 14 November 1994, Kumaratunga 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.

Members

Deaths and resignations

The 10th parliament saw the following deaths and resignations:

1994 – J. P. V. Vipulaguna (SLPF/HAM) resigned. Replaced by Nihal Galappaththi (SLPF/HAM).
24 October 1994 – Gamini Dissanayake (UNP/KAN), Weerasinghe Mallimarachchi (UNP/COL) and Ossie Abeygunasekara (UNP/COL) assassinated. Replaced by P. P. Devaraj (UNP/COL) and Ramaiah Yogarajan (UNP/COL).
12 November 1994 – Chandrika Kumaratunga (PA/GAM) vacated her seat to take up presidency.
11 February 1997 – Nalanda Ellawala (PA/RAT) murdered.
5 July 1997 – A. Thangathurai (TULF/TRI) assassinated.
20 July 1997 – M. E. H. Maharoof (UNP/TRI) assassinated.
30 December 1997 – Bernard Soysa (PA/COL) died. Replaced by Dixon J. Perera (PA/COL).
15 July 1998 – Sarawanabavanandan "Vasanthan" Shanmuganathan (DPLF/VAN) murdered.
29 July 1999 – Neelan Tiruchelvam (TULF/NAT) assassinated. Replaced by Mavai Senathirajah (TULF/NAT).
3 September 1999 – A. C. S. Hameed (UNP/KAN) died.
30 October 1999 – Savumiamoorthy Thondaman (PA/NAT) died.
2 November 1999 – Nadarajah "Ramesh" Atputharajah (EPDP/JAF) assassinated.
7 June 2000 – C. V. Gunaratne (PA/COL) assassinated.

List

Name
Electoral
District
Preference
Votes
Member
From
Member
To
Elected
Party
Elected
Alliance
Final
Party
Final
Alliance
Notes

Abeygunasekara, Ossie	COL	98,022	25 August 1994	24 October 1994	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP	Murdered.
Abeywardena, Lakshman Yapa	MTR	52,294	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Abeywardena, Vajira	GAL	81,373	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Adhikari, A. M. S.	ANU	44,650	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Alahapperuma, Dullas	MTR	76,678	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA
Alavi, A. H. M.	KUR	52,381	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Aluvihare, Alick	MTL	61,526	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Amaratunga, John	GAM	122,813	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Amaraweera, Mahinda	HAM	39,376	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA
Amunugama, Sarath	KAN	53,997	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	UNP	UNP		PA
Arachchi, K. A. W. K.	KAN	63,969	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA
Ashraff, M. H. M.	AMP	69,076	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	SLMC		SLMC	PA
Athukorala, Gamini	RAT	82,869	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Athulathmudali, Srimanee	COL	148,727	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	DUNF (L)	PA	DUNF (L)	PA
Atputharajah, Nadarajah	JAF	968	25 August 1994	2 November 1999	EPDP	IND	EPDP	PA	Murdered.
Attanayake, Tissa	KAN	60,531	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Bakaar, S. S. M. Abu	VAN	4,269	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	SLMC		SLMC	PA
Bakmeewewa, Nihal Yasendra	AMP	29,061	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Balachandran, Vaithilingam	VAN	4,515	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	PLOTE	DPLF	PLOTE	DPLF
Balasooriya, Arachchilage Jagath	KEG	59,017	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA
Banda, Gopallawa Moithra Kuda	MTL	40,555	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA
Banda, H. M. A. L.	KUR	50,535	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Banda, R. M. Dharmadasa	MON	44,956	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Bandara, R. M. Ranjith Madduma	MON	36,747	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Bandaranaike, Anura	NAT		25 August 1994	18 August 2000	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Bandaranaike, D. M.	KUR	50,901	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Bandaranaike, Sirimavo	NAT		25 August 1994	18 August 2000	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA	Prime Minister (94-00).
Baskaran, Umapathisivam	JAF	1,056	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	EPDP	IND	EPDP	PA
Basnayake, Bandula	KUR	56,609	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA
Cader, A. R. M. Abdul	KAN	66,136	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Chandradasa, A. P. G.	AMP	40,675	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Chandrakumar, Murugesu	JAF	798	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	EPDP	IND	EPDP	PA
Chandrasekaran, Periyasamy	NUW	23,453	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	UCPF	IND	UCPF	PA
Chandrawansha, A. J.	KUR	51,691	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Cooray, Nawalaage Benet	COL	66,976	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA
Cooray, Reginold	KAL	85,297	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA
Dassanayake, D. M.	PUT	39,793	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA
Dayaratna, Petikirige	AMP	45,411	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
de Mel, Ronnie	MTR	66,563	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	UNP	UNP		PA
de Silva, Asoka Weerasinghe	GAL	45,022	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA
de Silva, Nimal Siripala	COL	111,730	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA
Devananda, Douglas	JAF	2,091	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	EPDP	IND	EPDP	PA
Devaraj, P. P.	COL			18 August 2000	CWC	UNP	CWC	PA
Dissanayake, Berty Premalal	ANU	78,792	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA
Dissanayake, Gamini	KAN	198,207	25 August 1994	24 October 1994	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP	Leader of the Opposition (94). Murdered.
Dissanayake, Punchi Banda	ANU	46,756	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA
Dissanayake, S. B.	NUW	38,372	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA
Dissanayake, Salinda	KUR	57,641	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA
Dodangoda, Amarasiri	GAL	176,151	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA
Dunstan, A. M. U. S.	GAL	53,577	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Ekanayake, Nandimithra	MTL	51,919	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA
Ekanayake, T. B.	KUR	59,313	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA
Fernando, K. G. J.	PUT	55,373	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA
Fernando, Milroy	PUT	43,366	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA
Fernando, Tyronne	COL	42,872	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Fernandopulle, Jeyaraj	GAM	102,129	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA
Fowzie, A. H. M.	COL	72,294	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA
Gajadeera, Chandrasiri	MTR	62,852	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA
Galappaththi, Nihal	HAM			18 August 2000	JVP	SLPF	JVP	SLPF	Replaces J. P. V. Vipulaguna.
Gamage, Piyasena	GAL	67,033	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA
Gunaratne, C. V.	COL	114,756	25 August 1994	7 June 2000	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA	Murdered.
Gunaratne, K. D. U.	GAM	55,328	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA
Gunasinghe, K. A. N.	GAL	46,948	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA
Gunawardena, G. L. S.	GAL	56,568	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Gunawardena, Indika	COL	58,753	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA
Hakeem, Rauff	NAT		25 August 1994	18 August 2000	SLMC		SLMC	PA	Deputy Chairman of Committees (94-00).
Hameed, Abdul Cader Shahul	KAN	61,906	25 August 1994	3 September 1999	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP	Died.
Hapangama, Anura Pradeep	GAM	62,829	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Harrison, Palisge	ANU	34,666	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Heenmahaththaya, U. L.	RAT	47,122	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA
Herath, H. M. N.	POL	26,213	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA
Herath, Harold	PUT	37,538	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Herath, Maheepala	KEG	52,221	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA
Herath, Renuka	NUW	49,473	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Hizbullah, M. L. Alim Mohamed	BAT	12,583	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	SLMC		SLMC	PA
Illias, Aithurus M.	JAF	1,575	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	SLMC		SLMC	PA
Jayakody, Lakshman	GAM	88,628	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA
Jayaratne, D. M.	KAN	101,558	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA
Jayasena, Sumedha	MON	55,369	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA
Jayasinghe, Athula Nimalasiri	GAM	65,623	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA
Jayasinghe, Chandrani Bandara	ANU	66,538	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Jayawardena, A. M.	MON	27,080	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA
Jayawardena, Lucky	KAN	66,340	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Jinadasa, Vidana Gamage	MTL	35,474	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Kadirgamar, Lakshman	NAT		25 August 1994	18 August 2000	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA
Kalugalla, P. B .G.	KEG	73,369	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA
Karalliyadde, Tissa	ANU	44,849	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA
Karunanayake, Ravi	NAT		25 August 1994	18 August 2000	DUNF (L)	PA	UNP	UNP
Karunarathna, Thilak	KAL	63,206	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Karunathilake, Rupa	GAL	52,577	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Kiriella, Lakshman	KAN	59,463	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA
Kodituwakku, Karunasena	COL	46,134	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Koralage, J. N. M.	GAM	58,237	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA
Kularathne, Ananda	HAM	36,965	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Kumaranatunga, Jeewan	COL	95,767	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA
Kumaratunga, Chandrika	GAM	464,588	25 August 1994	12 November 1994	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA	Prime Minister (94). Elected President.
Lionel, B. A. P.	GAM	57,091	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA
Lokubandara, W. J. M.	BAD	78,845	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP	Chief Opposition Whip (98-00).
Lokuge, Gamini	COL	47,058	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Mahalekam, T. B.	POL	26,465	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA
Maharoof, Mohamed	TRI	17,043	25 August 1994	20 July 1997	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP	Murdered.
Maithripala, U. S. H.	RAT	49,481	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Makar, Imithiyas Bakeer	KAL	68,519	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Mallimarachchi, Weerasinghe	COL	44,322	25 August 1994	24 October 1994	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP	Murdered.
Matthew, Nanda	RAT	47,176	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	UNP	UNP		PA
Mendis, Wijayapala	GAM	96,559	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	UNP	UNP		PA	Chief Opposition Whip (94-98).
Mohamed, Farook Yoonus Lebbe	KEG	47,765	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Mohamed, M. H.	COL	44,527	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Mohideen, U. L. M.	AMP	26,194	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	SLMC		SLMC	PA
Moonesinghe, Anil	KAL	56,071	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA	Deputy Speaker & Chairman of Committees (94-00).
Moonesinghe, Susil	COL	61,610	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Moulana, Seyed Ali Zahir	BAT	11,508	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Najeeb, Abdul Majeed Mohamed	TRI	21,590	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	SLMC		SLMC	PA
Nalanda, Ellawala	RAT	52,371	25 August 1994	11 February 1997	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA	Murdered.
Nanayakkara, Vasudeva	RAT	62,989	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	LSSP	PA	LDA
Nawinne, S. B.	KUR	122,611	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA
Nelson, H. G. P.	POL	39,439	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Padmasiri, K. H. G. N.	GAL	52,370	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA
Pararajasingham, Joseph	BAT	43,350	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	TULF		TULF
Pathirana, Richard	GAL	116,893	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA	Chief Government Whip (94-00).
Perera, A. A. R.	GAM	73,508	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Perera, Dilan	BAD	54,150	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA
Perera, Dixon J.	COL		6 January 1998	18 August 2000	SLFP	PA	UNP	UNP	Replaces Bernard Soysa.
Perera, Felix	GAM	80,539	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA
Perera, Festus	PUT	75,417	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Perera, Gamini Jayawickrama	KUR	109,900	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Perera, Joseph Michael	GAM	93,884	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Perera, Kasadoruge Vincent	KEG	45,884	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Podinilame, Jayathilaka	KEG	67,190	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Premachandra, A. M. Munidasa	KUR	58,293	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA
Premachandra, Bharatha Lazman	COL	63,421	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA
Premaratne, D. S. S.	ANU	43,167	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA
Premaratne, Ediriweera	KAL	70,041	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA
Premaratne, Gunasekara	COL	40,646	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Priyanganie, Abeyweera Sumithra	KAL	85,661	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA
Pulendran, Rasa Manohari	VAN	2,217	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Punchinilame, Susantha	RAT	57,029	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Pushpakumara, Jagath	MON	34,663	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA
Rajakaruna, R. M. Jayasena	KUR	47,073	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA
Rajakaruna, Sarath Chandra	GAM	59,992	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Rajan, A. M. D.	NAT		25 August 1994	18 August 2000	CWC	UNP	CWC	PA
Rajapaksa, Chamal	HAM	63,698	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA
Rajapaksa, Mahinda	HAM	78,977	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA
Rajapaksa, Nirupama	HAM	46,034	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA
Rajapaksha, Suranimala	GAM	63,067	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Ramamoorthy, Rajendran	JAF	1,050	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	EPDP	IND	EPDP	PA
Ranatunga, Reggie	GAM	61,458	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA
Ranawaka, J. S. K.	KAL	60,506	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Ranaweera, Jayatissa	RAT	48,450	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA
Ranaweera, V. S. S.	TRI	15,084	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Rasamanickam, Alagaiah	JAF	1,110	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	EPDP	IND	EPDP	PA
Rathnayake, C. B.	NUW	38,092	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA
Rathnayake, R. M.	BAD	40,293	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Ratnayake, Amara Piyaseeli	KUR	53,421	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Ratnayake, Hema	BAD	40,873	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA
Ratwatte, Anuruddha	KAN	92,644	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA
Robert, Jayaratne Silva Dedimuni	PUT	49,116	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA
Rupasinghe, Neil	GAM	57,090	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA
Samarasinghe, Eugin Alwis	MTR	57,455	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA
Samarasinghe, Mahinda	KAL	59,150	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Samaraweera, Mangala	MTR	61,574	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA
Samaraweera, Ravindra	BAD	42,309	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Sathasiwam, Suppiah	NUW	83,368	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	CWC	UNP	CWC	PA
Selvarasa, Pon	BAT	17,450	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	TULF		TULF
Semasinghe, H. B.	ANU	45,256	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA
Senalankadikara, Amal	COL	54,321	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA
Senanayake, Rukman	POL	45,648	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Senathirajah, Mavai	NAT			18 August 2000	TULF		TULF		Replaces Neelan Tiruchelvam.
Senewiratne, Athauda	KEG	50,775	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	LSSP	PA	SLFP	PA
Senewiratne, John	RAT	44,704	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA
Senewiratne, Lakshman	BAD	41,320	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Shanmuganathan, S.	VAN	5,828	25 August 1994	15 July 1998	PLOTE	DPLF	PLOTE	DPLF	Murdered.
Silva, Mervyn	HAM	36,338	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Sirisena, Maithripala	POL	62,925	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA
Sirisena, R. A. D.	KEG	50,690	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Siththarthan, Tharmalingam	VAN	6,376	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	PLOTE	DPLF	PLOTE	DPLF
Sivalingam, Muthu	NUW	85,490	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	CWC	UNP	CWC	PA
Sivasamy, Rajarathnan	KAN	38,343	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	CWC	UNP	CWC	PA
Sivathasan, Sangarapillai	JAF	456	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	EPDP	IND	EPDP	PA
Soysa, Bernard	COL	50,872	25 August 1994	30 December 1997	LSSP	PA	LSSP	PA	Died. Replaced by Dixon J. Perera.
Sumathipala, Premaratnage	VAN	2,975	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA
Suraweera, Alankarage Victor	GAM	50,740	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA
Tennakoon, Janaka Bandara	MTL	52,437	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA
Thangathurai, A.	TRI	22,409	25 August 1994	5 July 1997	TULF		TULF		Murdered.
Thangavel, Sinniah	JAF	398	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	EPDP	IND	EPDP	PA
Thondaman, Arumugan	NUW	75,297	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	CWC	UNP	CWC	PA
Thondaman, Savumiamoorthy	NAT		25 August 1994	30 October 1999	CWC	UNP	CWC	PA	Died.
Thurairasasingham, Krishnapillai	BAT	15,974	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	TULF		TULF
Tiruchelvam, Neelan	NAT		25 August 1994	29 July 1999	TULF		TULF		Murdered. Replaced by Mavai Senathirajah.
Tissa, A. D. R.	NUW	40,513	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Upali, A. M. P.	KUR	54,881	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Veera, Sennan	BAD	41,683	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	CWC	UNP	CWC	PA
Vipulaguna, J. P. V.	HAM	15,309	25 August 1994		JVP	SLPF	JVP	SLPF	Resigned. Replaced by Nihal Galappaththi.
Wadigamangawa, Asoka	PUT	47,003	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Wanniarachchi, Pavithra Devi	RAT	62,979	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA
Weerasinghe, H. M.	AMP	36,276	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA
Weerawanni, Samaraweera	BAD	44,595	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA
Weerawardhana, Ediriweera	KAN	53,192	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA
Welgama, Kumara	KAL	79,056	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA
Wickramarathne, Kingsly Tissa	COL	95,077	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA
Wickremanayake, Ratnasiri	KAL	88,213	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA	Leader of the House (94-00). Prime Minister (00).
Wickremasinghe, D. P.	KUR	49,383	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA
Wickremasinghe, Ranil	COL	291,194	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP	Leader of the Opposition (94-00).
Wijesekara, Mahinda	MTR	65,769	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA
Wijeyeratne, Mano	KEG	51,531	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Wimalasiri, H. R.	MTR	33,078	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	UNP	UNP	UNP	UNP
Yapa, Anura Priyadharshana	KUR	57,127	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	SLFP	PA	SLFP	PA
Yogarajan, Ramaiah	COL			18 August 2000	CWC	UNP	CWC	PA
Zafarullah, M. A. Ghafoor	JAF	351	25 August 1994	18 August 2000	EPDP	IND	EPDP	PA
?	NAT		25 August 1994	18 August 2000		PA		PA
?	NAT		25 August 1994	18 August 2000		PA		PA
?	NAT		25 August 1994	18 August 2000		PA		PA
?	NAT		25 August 1994	18 August 2000		PA		PA
?	NAT		25 August 1994	18 August 2000		PA		PA
?	NAT		25 August 1994	18 August 2000		PA		PA
?	NAT		25 August 1994	18 August 2000		PA		PA
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?	NAT		25 August 1994	18 August 2000		PA		PA
?	NAT		25 August 1994	18 August 2000		UNP		UNP
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Handunnetti, Dilrukshi. (25 April 2004). "It is time for the JVP to deliver". [[The Sunday Leader]].
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