11th Parliament of Sri Lanka

2000–2001 meeting of the Sri Lankan legislature 30em 11th Parliament of Sri Lanka Parliament of Sri Lanka 10 October 2000 18 October 2000 10 October 2001 10th 12th Senior parliamentarians Speaker Anura Bandaranaike, UNP Deputy Speaker and Chairman of Committees Sarath Moonesinghe, PA Deputy Chairman of Committees Lalith Dissanayake, PA Prime Minister Ratnasiri Wickremanayake, PA Leader of the Opposition Ranil Wickremesinghe, UNP Leader of the House Richard Pathirana, PA Chief Government Whip Reggie Ranatunge, PA Chief Opposition Whip W. J. M. Lokubandara, UNP 1st 18 October 2000 27 October 2000 2nd 9 November 2000 10 July 2001 3rd 6 September 2001 10 October 2001 The 11th Parliament of Sri Lanka, known officially as the 4th 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 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 2000 Sri Lankan parliamentary election The 11th parliamentary election was held on 10 October 2000. The incumbent People's Alliance (PA) retained control of parliament by winning 107 of the 225 seats. The United National Party (UNP), the main opposition party, won 89 seats. The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) won 10 seats and smaller parties won the remaining 19 seats.http://www.slelections.gov.lk/composition2000.html Parliamentary General Election 2000 – All Island Result Composition of Parliament Department of Elections, Sri Lanka 12 September 2010 https://archive.today/20100826002906/http://www.slelections.gov.lk/composition2000.html 2010-08-26 dead Results thumb|Winners of polling divisions. PA in blue and UNP in green. centerAlliance Votes % Seats People's Alliance 3,900,901 45.11% 107 United National Party 3,477,770 40.22% 89 Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna 518,774 6.00% 10 Tamil United Liberation Front 106,033 1.23% 5 National Unity Alliance 197,983 2.29% 4 Eelam People's Democratic Party 50,890 0.59% 4 Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization 26,112 0.30% 3 Sinhala Heritage 127,863 1.48% 1 All Ceylon Tamil Congress 27,323 0.32% 1 Democratic People's Liberation Front 214,019 2.47% 1Total 8,647,668 100.00% 225 The new parliament was sworn in on 18 October 2000. Opposition MP Anura Bandaranaike was elected Speaker unopposed.Handunnetti Dilrukshi House full of cheer heralds Speaker http://www.sundaytimes.lk/001022/news3.html#6LABEL3 Sunday Times (Sri Lanka) 22 October 2000 12 September 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101021044647/http://sundaytimes.lk/001022/news3.html 21 October 2010 live Sarath Moonesinghe was elected Deputy Speaker and Lalith Dissanayake was elected Deputy Chairman of Committees.Ex-SLA spokesman elected deputy speaker http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=5506 TamilNet 18 October 2000 12 September 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101018200455/http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=5506 18 October 2010 live Government Kumaratunga cabinet The PA was able to form a government with the support of the four NUA MPs elected under their party's name (the NUA contested with the PA in two districts and under its own name in all other districts) and the four EPDP MPs. On 13 October 2000, President Chandrika Kumaratunga re-appointed Ratnasiri Wickremanayake as Prime Minister.http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=5494 Wickramanayaka PM, UNP to sit in opposition 13 October 2001 TamilNet 12 September 2010 The rest of the government, comprising 40 ministers, was 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.Thirty five deputy ministers appointed http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=5553 19 September 2010 3 November 2000 TamilNet By late 2001, a political crisis engulfed the 11th parliament as several PA MPs defected to the opposition. Faced with losing a vote of no-confidence, President Kumaratunga dissolved parliament on 10 October 2001.General Election on December 5 http://www.island.lk/2001/10/12/news02.html The Island, Sri Lanka 12 October 2001 12 September 2010 Parliament dissolved, election on 5 December http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=6377 TamilNet 10 October 2001 12 September 2010 Changes in party/alliance affiliations The 11th parliament saw the following defections: 20 June 2001 – The 11 SLMC/NUA MPs leave the PA government and cross over to the opposition after its leader, Rauff Hakeem, is dismissed from the government.SLMC-NUA quit PA coalition http://www.island.lk/2001/06/21/news02.html Franklin R. Satyapalan The Island, Sri Lanka 21 June 2001 12 September 2010 Sri Lanka govt. faces collapse as Muslims leave http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=6089 TamilNet 20 June 2001 12 September 2010 This leaves the PA government without a majority in parliament. 9 October 2001 – 1 MEP MP (Bandula Gunawardane) crosses over to the opposition.http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=6368 Government MP crosses over to opposition 9 October 2001 TamilNet 12 September 2010 10 October 2001 – 8 SLFP MPs leave the government and cross over to the opposition.http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=6375 S.L govt. faces collapse as more desert 10 October 2001 TamilNet 12 September 2010 Sumadhu Weerawarne and Kesara Abeywardena Another 8 cross over to Opposition http://www.island.lk/2001/10/11/news02.html The Island, Sri Lanka 11 October 2001 12 September 2010 10 October 2001 – 4 CWC MPs leave the government and cross over to the opposition.http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=6376 CWC leaves, govt. fumbling for survival options 10 October 2001 TamilNet 12 September 2010 Members Deaths and resignations The 11th parliament saw the following deaths and resignations: November 2000 – S. B. Nawinne (PA/KUR) resigned to become Chief Minister of the North Western Province. Replaced by T. B. Ekanayake (PA/KUR).New MP for K'gala http://sundaytimes.lk/001029/news2.html 19 September 2010 29 October 2000 Sunday Times (Sri Lanka) 14 November 2000 – Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena (PA/MTR) resigned to become Chief Minister of the Southern Province.Mahinda Yapa bids farewell to his new post http://www.priu.gov.lk/news_update/Current_Affairs/CA200011/20001116Yapa_bids_farewell.htm Current Affairs Government of Sri Lanka 16 November 2000 19 September 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100505132821/http://www.priu.gov.lk/news_update/Current_Affairs/CA200011/20001116Yapa_bids_farewell.htm 2010-05-05 dead List February 2011 Name ElectoralDistrict PreferenceVotes MemberFrom MemberTo ElectedParty ElectedAlliance FinalParty FinalAlliance NotesAbeynayake, PiyadasaRAT41,36518 October 200010 October 2001UNPUNPUNPUNPAbeyratne, P. D.KAL47,27118 October 200010 October 2001UNPUNPUNPUNPAbeywardena, Lakshman YapaMTR81,05318 October 200010 October 2001UNPUNPUNPUNPAbeywardena, Mahinda YapaMTR70,09118 October 200014 November 2000SLFPPASLFPPAResigned to become Chief Minister of the Southern Province.Abeywardena, VajiraGAL104,48318 October 200010 October 2001UNPUNPUNPUNPAdaikalanathan, SelvamVAN15,49018 October 200010 October 2001TELOTELOAlahapperuma, DullasMTR48,72118 October 200010 October 2001SLFPPASLFPPADeputy Minister of Samurdhi, Rural Development, Parliamentary Affairs & Up-country Development (00-).Aluthgamage, MahindanandaKAN71,65318 October 200010 October 2001SLFPPASLFPPAAluvihare, AlickMTL60,41918 October 200010 October 2001UNPUNPUNPUNPAluvihare, RanjithMTL62,91118 October 200010 October 2001UNPUNPUNPUNPAmaratunga, JohnGAM67,10418 October 200010 October 2001UNPUNPUNPUNPAmunugama, SarathKAN67,73118 October 200010 October 2001SLFPPASLFPPAMinister of Irrigation & Water Resources Management (00-).Anandasangaree, VeerasinghamJAF12,88818 October 200010 October 2001TULFTULFAndrahannadi, SiriHAM39,67418 October 200010 October 2001UNPUNPUNPUNPAshraff, FerialAMP83,35318 October 200010 October 2001SLMCPASLMCAthaullah. A. L. M.AMP75,64718 October 200010 October 2001SLMCPASLMCAthukorala, GaminiRAT109,10218 October 200010 October 2001UNPUNPUNPUNPAttanayake, TissaKAN73,11118 October 200010 October 2001UNPUNPUNPUNPAzwer, A. H. M.NAT18 October 200010 October 2001UNPUNPUNPUNPBakmeewewa, NihalNAT18 October 200010 October 2001UNPUNPUNPUNPBalasooriya, Arachchilage JagathKEG45,86218 October 200010 October 2001SLFPPASLFPPADeputy Minister of Urban Development, Construction & Public Utilities (00-).Banda, Gopallawa Moithra KudaMTL40,39718 October 200010 October 2001SLFPPASLFPPABandara, Palitha RangePUT40,29618 October 200010 October 2001UNPUNPUNPUNPBandara, R. M. Ranjith MaddumaMON31,26918 October 200010 October 2001UNPUNPUNPUNPBandara, R. M. R. N.KUR49,96218 October 200010 October 2001UNPUNPUNPUNPBandara, S. A. R. MaddumaBAD47,15218 October 200010 October 2001SLFPPASLFPPABandaranaike, AnuraGAM99,53618 October 200010 October 2001UNPUNPUNPUNPSpeaker (00-01).Bandaranaike, PanduGAM92,18218 October 200010 October 2001SLFPPASLFPPADeputy Minister of Forestry & Environment (00-).Bogollagama, RohithaKUR52,09518 October 200010 October 2001UNPUNPUNPUNPCader, A. R. M. AbdulKAN58,37518 October 200010 October 2001UNPUNPUNPUNPCader, Mohideen AbdulBAT22,97518 October 200010 October 2001SLMCNUASLMCDeputy Minister of Fisheries & Aquatic Resources Development (00-).Chandradasa, A. P. G.AMP41,42018 October 200010 October 2001UNPUNPUNPUNPChandrasekaran, PeriyasamyNUW54,68118 October 200010 October 2001UCPFUNPUCPFUNPChandrasiri, SomaweeraNAT18 October 200010 October 2001MEPPAMEPPAChoksy, K. N.NAT18 October 200010 October 2001UNPUNPUNPUNPCollure, RajaNAT18 October 200010 October 2001CPSLPACPSLPACooray, ReginoldKAL67,94518 October 200010 October 2001SLFPPASLFPPAMinister of Ethnic Affairs & National Integration (00-).Dassanayake, D. M.PUT45,70018 October 200010 October 2001SLFPPASLFPPADeputy Minister of Agriculture (00-).Dawood, Basheer SeguNAT18 October 200010 October 2001SLMCNUASLMCDayaratna, PetikirigeAMP47,42118 October 200010 October 2001UNPUNPUNPUNPDayaratne, TudorKAL63,36318 October 200010 October 2001SLFPPASLFPPADeputy Minister of Education (00-).de Mel, RonnieNAT18 October 200010 October 2001SLFPPASLFPPAMinister of Ports Development & Development of the South (00-).de Mel, SirinalNAT18 October 200010 October 2001UNPUNPUNPUNPde Silva, Nimal SiripalaBAD98,91718 October 200010 October 2001SLFPPASLFPPAMinister of Posts & Telecommunications (00-).Devananda, DouglasJAF7,65818 October 200010 October 2001EPDPEPDPPAMinister of Rehabilitation & Reconstruction of the North (00-).Devaraj, P. P.NAT18 October 200010 October 2001UNPUNPUNPUNPDissanayake, DumindaANU83,94918 October 200010 October 2001SLFPPASLFPPADissanayake, LalithKEG40,62418 October 200010 October 2001SLFPPASLFPPADeputy Chairman of Committees (00-01).Dissanayake, NavinNUW55,58718 October 200010 October 2001UNPUNPUNPUNPDissanayake, Punchi BandaANU33,73818 October 200010 October 2001SLFPPASLFPPADissanayake, S. B.NUW78,90318 October 200010 October 2001SLFPPAUNPUNPMinister of Samurdhi, Rural Development & Parliamentary Affairs (00-).Dissanayake, SalindaKUR52,72718 October 200010 October 2001SLFPPASLFPPAMinister of Land Development & Minor Export Agricultural Crops (00-).Dodangoda, AmarasiriGAL89,14918 October 200010 October 2001SLFPPASLFPPAMinister of Vocational Training (00-).Don, A. S. P.GAM52,41618 October 200010 October 2001SLFPPASLFPPAEkanayake, NandimithraMTL39,58518 October 200010 October 2001SLFPPAUNPUNPMinister of Provincial Councils & Local Government (00-).Ekanayake, T. B.KUR 9 November 200010 October 2001SLFPPASLFPPAReplaces S. B. Nawinne. Deputy Minister of Cultural Affairs (00-).Ekanayake, W. B.ANU41,46118 October 200010 October 2001UNPUNPUNPUNPFernando, E. N. U.COL5,71718 October 200010 October 2001JVPJVPFernando, Evone SriyaniPUT28,63618 October 200010 October 2001SLFPPASLFPPAFernando, JohnstonKUR94,38518 October 200010 October 2001UNPUNPUNPUNPFernando, MilroyPUT39,94318 October 200010 October 2001SLFPPASLFPPAMinister of Social Services & Fishing Community Housing Development (00-).Fernando, TyronneCOL41,43918 October 200010 October 2001UNPUNPUNPUNPFernandopulle, JeyarajGAM138,85918 October 200010 October 2001SLFPPASLFPPAMinister of Civil Aviation & Airports Development (00-).Fowzie, A. H. M.COL100,20018 October 200010 October 2001SLFPPASLFPPAMinister of Highways (00-).Gajadeera, ChandrasiriMTR43,91318 October 200010 October 2001SLFPPASLFPPADeputy Minister of Vocational Training (00-).Galappaththi, NihalHAM4,65418 October 200010 October 2001JVPJVPGamage, PiyasenaGAL62,83018 October 200010 October 2001SLFPPASLFPPADeputy Minister of Constitutional Affairs & Industrial Development (00-).Ganeshamoorthy, SomasuntharamBAT9,13218 October 200010 October 2001SLFPPASLFPPADeputy Minister of Ethnic Affairs & National Integration (00-).Gopallawa, MontyNAT18 October 200010 October 2001SLFPPASLFPPAMinister of Cultural Affairs (00-).Gunasegaram, MarkanduAMP12,79918 October 200010 October 2001EPDPINDEPDPPAGunasekara, EarlPOL56,21318 October 200010 October 2001UNPUNPUNPUNPGunaserkara, EdwardGAM65,15718 October 200010 October 2001UNPUNPUNPUNPGunathilake, NandanaKAL5,62818 October 200010 October 2001JVPJVPGunawardena, BandulaCOL70,53718 October 200010 October 2001MEPPAUNPUNPGunawardena, DineshCOL114,79518 October 200010 October 2001MEPPAMEPPAGunawardena, G. L. S.GAL46,65618 October 200010 October 2001UNPUNPUNPUNPGunawardena, IndikaCOL70,34118 October 200010 October 2001SLFPPASLFPPAMinister of Higher Education & Information Technology Development (00-).Gunawardana, LeslieNAT18 October 200010 October 2001LSSPPALSSPPAMinister of Science & Technology (00-).Gunawardena, M. K. A. S.TRI15,39218 October 200010 October 2001SLFPPASLFPPAGunawardena, SaranaGAM59,77718 October 200010 October 2001SLFPPASLFPPAHakeem, RauffKAN28,03318 October 200010 October 2001SLMCNUASLMCMinister of Internal & International Trade Commerce, Muslim Religious Affairs & Shipping Development (00-).Haleem, M. H. A.KAN45,17718 October 200010 October 2001UNPUNPUNPUNPHaneefa, MohamedNAT18 October 200010 October 2001SLMCPASLMCHarrison, PalisgeANU45,83418 October 200010 October 2001UNPUNPUNPUNPHeenmahaththaya, U. L.RAT39,28518 October 200010 October 2001SLFPPASLFPPADeputy Minister of Estate Infrastructure & Livestock Development (00-).Herath, H. M. N.POL22,87218 October 200010 October 2001SLFPPASLFPPADeputy Minister of Food & Marketing Development (00-).Herath, JayarathnaKUR61,85318 October 200010 October 2001SLFPPASLFPPAHerath, K. M. NimalKUR3,40718 October 200010 October 2001JVPJVPHerath, MaheepalaKEG61,62518 October 200010 October 2001SLFPPASLFPPAMinister of Rural Industrial Development (00-).Herath, VijithaGAM8,82318 October 200010 October 2001JVPJVPJayaratne, D. M.KAN85,71118 October 200010 October 2001SLFPPASLFPPAMinister of Agriculture (00-).Jayaratne, PiyankaraPUT32,74118 October 200010 October 2001SLFPPASLFPPADeputy Minister of Youth Affairs (00-).Jayasena, Sumedha G.MON33,94618 October 200010 October 2001SLFPPASLFPPAMinister of Women's Affairs (00-).Jayasinghe, Chandrani BandaraANU41,87418 October 200010 October 2001UNPUNPUNPUNPJayasuriya, KaruGAM237,38718 October 200010 October 2001UNPUNPUNPUNPJayawardena, JayalathGAM82,73018 October 200010 October 2001UNPUNPUNPUNPJayawardena, LuckyKAN42,08518 October 200010 October 2001UNPUNPUNPUNPJegatheeswaran, S. K.NUW50,73518 October 200010 October 2001CWCPACWCKadirgamar, LakshmanNAT18 October 200010 October 2001SLFPPASLFPPAMinister of Foreign Affairs (00-).Kanakaraj, K.NAT18 October 200010 October 2001UNPUNPUNPUNPKaralliyadde, TissaANU48,36018 October 200010 October 2001SLFPPASLFPPAMinister of Indigenous Medicine (00-).Karunanayake, RaviCOL145,59318 October 200010 October 2001UNPUNPUNPUNPKarunathilaka, GayanthaGAL60,72818 October 200010 October 2001UNPUNPUNPUNPKathriarachchi, ChandanaCOL61,30118 October 200010 October 2001SLFPPASLFPPADeputy Minister of Urban Development, Construction & Public Utilities (00-).Katugoda, JayanthaCOL39,24218 October 200010 October 2001UNPUNPUNPUNPKeerthirathna, SarathGAM77,42718 October 200010 October 2001SLFPPASLFPPADeputy Minister of Agriculture (00-).Kiriella, LakshmanKAN57,42418 October 200010 October 2001SLFPPAUNPUNPMinister of Tourism & Sports (00-).Kitulagoda, JinadasaMTR4,01218 October 200010 October 2001JVPJVPKodituwakku, KarunasenaCOL60,31818 October 200010 October 2001UNPUNPUNPUNPKuganeswaran, IrasaVAN6,73918 October 200010 October 2001TELOTELOKugendran, K. V.JAF4,24418 October 200010 October 2001EPDPEPDPPAKularathne, AnandaHAM27,61818 October 200010 October 2001UNPUNPUNPUNPKumaranatunga, JeewanCOL88,62018 October 200010 October 2001SLFPPASLFPPAMinister of Youth Affairs (00-).Kumarasiri, AnandaMON36,48718 October 200010 October 2001UNPUNPUNPUNPLokubandara, W. J. M.BAD75,41718 October 200010 October 2001UNPUNPUNPUNPChief Opposition Whip (00-01).Lokuge, GaminiCOL58,00918 October 200010 October 2001UNPUNPUNPUNPMaharoof, MohamedTRI21,34818 October 200010 October 2001UNPUNPUNPUNPMaheswaran, ThiagarasahJAF4,80718 October 200010 October 2001UNPUNPUNPUNPMahroof, MohamedCOL65,40018 October 200010 October 2001UNPUNPUNPUNPMajeed, Meerasahibu AbdulNAT18 October 200010 October 2001UNPUNPUNPUNPMajeed, M. N. AbdulTRI18,17318 October 200010 October 2001SLFPPASLFPPADeputy Minister of Post & Telecommunications (00-).Markar, Imthiaz BakeerKAL74,55518 October 200010 October 2001UNPUNPUNPUNPMarapone, ThilakNAT18 October 200010 October 2001UNPUNPUNPUNPMashoor, NoordeenVAN12,28318 October 200010 October 2001SLMCNUASLMCDeputy Minister of Ethnic Affairs & National Integration (00-).Matanarasa, NadarasaJAF4,67318 October 200010 October 2001EPDPEPDPPAMawellage, Keerthi SuranjithGAL51,89918 October 200010 October 2001SLFPPASLFPPAMendis, WijayapalaNAT18 October 200010 October 2001SLFPPAUNPUNPMinister Without Portfolio (00-)Mohamed, M. H.COL49,23918 October 200010 October 2001UNPUNPUNPUNPMohideen, U. L. M.AMP75,37818 October 200010 October 2001SLMCPASLMCMoonesinghe, AnandaGAM48,86318 October 200010 October 2001SLFPPAUNPUNPMoonesinghe, SarathKUR51,23018 October 200010 October 2001SLFPPASLFPPADeputy Speaker & Chairman of Committees (00-01).Moragoda, MilindaNAT18 October 200010 October 2001UNPUNPUNPUNPMoulana, Seyed Ali ZahirBAT14,28418 October 200010 October 2001UNPUNPUNPUNPMowlana, AlaviNAT18 October 200010 October 2001SLFPPASLFPPAMinister of Labour (00-).Nanayakkara, HemakumaraGAL70,23118 October 200010 October 2001UNPUNPUNPUNPNawarathna, RanjithKUR49,17418 October 200010 October 2001SLFPPASLFPPANawinne, S. B.KUR81,25918 October 2000 SLFPPASLFPPAResigned to become Chief Minister of the North Western Province. Replaced by T. B. Ekanayake.Nelson, H. G. P.POL31,24118 October 200010 October 2001UNPUNPUNPUNPNoharathalingam, VinoVAN10,95918 October 200010 October 2001TELOTELOPadmasiri, K. H. G. N.GAL46,60018 October 200010 October 2001SLFPPASLFPPADeputy Minister of Plantation Industries (00-).Pararajasingham, JosephBAT12,60518 October 200010 October 2001TULFTULFPathirana, RichardGAL114,65818 October 200010 October 2001SLFPPASLFPPALeader of the House (00-01). Minister of Public Administration, Home Affairs & Administrative Reforms (00-).Peiris, G. L.COL139,12318 October 200010 October 2001SLFPPAUNPUNPMinister of Constitutional Affairs & Industrial Development (00-).Perera, DilanBAD38,41518 October 200010 October 2001SLFPPASLFPPAPerera, FelixGAM96,22218 October 200010 October 2001SLFPPASLFPPADeputy Minister of Power & Energy (00-).Perera, FestusPUT45,51318 October 200010 October 2001UNPUNPUNPUNPPerera, Gamini JayawickramaKUR123,84718 October 200010 October 2001UNPUNPUNPUNPPerera, Joseph MichaelGAM59,64618 October 200010 October 2001UNPUNPUNPUNPPerera, LilanthaCOL48,84818 October 200010 October 2001UNPUNPUNPUNPPerera, NeomalPUT49,20718 October 200010 October 2001UNPUNPUNPUNPPiyasena, UpaliKUR54,75618 October 200010 October 2001UNPUNPUNPUNPPodinilame, JayathilakaKEG48,50418 October 200010 October 2001UNPUNPUNPUNPPremachandra, B. L.COL62,23718 October 200010 October 2001SLFPPASLFPPAPremachandra, MunidasaKUR48,90518 October 200010 October 2001SLFPPASLFPPADeputy Minister of Highways (00-).Premadasa, ChampikaKEG47,34218 October 200010 October 2001UNPUNPUNPUNPPremadasa, SajithHAM98,96818 October 200010 October 2001UNPUNPUNPUNPPremajayanth, SusilGAM165,90518 October 200010 October 2001SLFPPASLFPPAMinister of Education (00-).Premaratne, D. S. S.ANU35,80018 October 200010 October 2001SLFPPASLFPPAPremaratne, EdiriweeraKAL53,69018 October 200010 October 2001SLFPPAUNPUNPDeputy Minister of Buddha Sasana & Religious Affairs (00-).Punchihewa, SanthakumaraVAN3,97518 October 200010 October 2001UNPUNPUNPUNPPunchinilame, SusanthaRAT77,19718 October 200010 October 2001UNPUNPUNPUNPRajapaksa, ChamalHAM66,73718 October 200010 October 2001SLFPPASLFPPADeputy Minister of Ports Development & Development of the South (00-).Rajapaksa, MahindaHAM88,72618 October 200010 October 2001SLFPPASLFPPAMinister of Fisheries & Aquatic Resources Development (00-).Rajapaksha, SuranimalaGAM49,69718 October 200010 October 2001UNPUNPUNPUNPRambukwella, KeheliyaKAN154,40318 October 200010 October 2001UNPUNPUNPUNPRanatunga, ReggieGAM79,51018 October 200010 October 2001SLFPPASLFPPAChief Government Whip (00-01). Minister of Food & Marketing Development (00-).Ranaweera, JayatissaRAT38,63118 October 200010 October 2001SLFPPASLFPPADeputy Minister of Land Development & Minor Export Agriculture (00-).Randeniya, RavindraNAT18 October 200010 October 2001UNPUNPUNPUNPRathnayake, R. M.BAD38,99718 October 200010 October 2001UNPUNPUNPUNPRatnatilaka, MahindaRAT49,80818 October 200010 October 2001UNPUNPUNPUNPRatnayaka, SagalaMTR58,63418 October 200010 October 2001UNPUNPUNPUNPRatnayake, Amara PiyaseeliKUR51,49818 October 200010 October 2001UNPUNPUNPUNPRatwatte, AnuruddhaKAN152,51118 October 200010 October 2001SLFPPASLFPPAMinister of Power & Energy (00-).Rupasinghe, NeilGAM51,50018 October 200010 October 2001SLFPPASLFPPADeputy Minister of Labour (00-).Samarasinghe, MahindaKAL82,51118 October 200010 October 2001UNPUNPUNPUNPSamaraweera, MangalaMTR93,11018 October 200010 October 2001SLFPPASLFPPAMinister of Urban Development, Construction & Public Utilities (00-).Samaraweera, RavindraBAD44,25718 October 200010 October 2001UNPUNPUNPUNPSamaraweera, UpaliBAD45,83918 October 200010 October 2001UNPUNPUNPUNPSangaran, KandiahJAF2,90218 October 200010 October 2001EPDPEPDPPASathasiwam, SuppiahNUW47,47218 October 200010 October 2001UNPUNPUNPUNPSoundranayagam, AshleyBAT16,54218 October 20007 November 2000TULFTULFSellasamy, M. S.NAT18 October 200010 October 2001NWCUNPNWCUNPSemasinghe, H. B.ANU35,09018 October 200010 October 2001SLFPPASLFPPAMinister of Co operative Development (00-).Senanayake, RukmanPOL27,20018 October 200010 October 2001UNPUNPUNPUNPSenaratne, RajithaKAL73,38218 October 200010 October 2001UNPUNPUNPUNPSenathirajah, MavaiJAF10,96518 October 200010 October 2001TULFTULFSenewiratne, AthaudaKEG76,51018 October 200010 October 2001SLFPPASLFPPASenewiratne, JohnRAT86,74418 October 200010 October 2001SLFPPASLFPPAMinister of Health (00-).Senewiratne, LakshmanBAD51,38218 October 200010 October 2001UNPUNPUNPUNPSilva, Maddumage SamsonCOL38,89418 October 200010 October 2001UNPUNPUNPUNPSinnalebbe, RizzwiNAT18 October 200010 October 2001SLMCPASLMCSirisena, MaithripalaPOL57,07218 October 200010 October 2001SLFPPASLFPPAMinister of Mahaweli Development (00-).Sirisena, R. A. D.KEG43,00218 October 200010 October 2001UNPUNPUNPUNPSivalingam, MuthuNUW55,67318 October 200010 October 2001CWCPACWCSivamaharajah, SinnathambyJAF7,18718 October 200010 October 2001TULFTULFSiyambalapitiya, RanjithKEG49,58218 October 200010 October 2001SLFPPASLFPPASoyza, Vijith WijayamuniMON37,31218 October 200010 October 2001SLFPPASLFPPADeputy Minister of Mahaweli Development (00-).Sumathipala, PremaratnageVAN5,20518 October 200010 October 2001SLFPPASLFPPADeputy Minister of Development Rehabilitation & Reconstruction of the North & Tamil Affairs, North & East (00-).Suranganie, EllawalaRAT54,51718 October 200010 October 2001SLFPPASLFPPATennakoon, Janaka BandaraMTL42,36618 October 200010 October 2001SLFPPASLFPPADeputy Minister of Health (00-).Tennakoon, KumariKUR49,47618 October 200010 October 2001SLFPPASLFPPAThissera, DayasrithaPUT38,88518 October 200010 October 2001SLFPPASLFPPAThondaman, ArumuganNUW61,77918 October 200010 October 2001CWCPACWCMinister of Estate Infrastructure & Livestock Development (00-).Thowfeek, M. S.TRI15,58818 October 200010 October 2001SLMCPASLMCUmma, AnjanNAT18 October 200010 October 2001JVPJVPVinayagamoorthy, AppathuraiJAF3,82518 October 200010 October 2001ACTCACTCWanniarachchi, A. D.RAT39,97218 October 200010 October 2001SLFPPASLFPPAWanniarachchi, Pavithra DeviRAT108,32418 October 200010 October 2001SLFPPASLFPPAMinister of Plan Implementation (00-).Wedaarachchi, DilipHAM43,94918 October 200010 October 2001UNPUNPUNPUNPWeerakoon, Athula IndikaGAL2,66418 October 200010 October 2001JVPJVPWeerakoon, BattyNAT18 October 200010 October 2001LSSPPALSSPPAMinister of Justice (00-).Weerawansa, WimalCOL13,28418 October 200010 October 2001JVPJVPWeerawardena, EdiriweeraKAN35,38818 October 200010 October 2001SLFPPASLFPPADeputy Minister of Development Rehabilitation & Reconstruction of the East & Rural Housing Development (00-).Welgama, KumaraKAL60,39418 October 200010 October 2001SLFPPASLFPPADeputy Minister of Transport (00-).Wickremanayake, RatnasiriKAL148,70518 October 200010 October 2001SLFPPASLFPPAPrime Minister (00-01). Minister of Buddha Sasana Religious Affairs & Plantation Industries (00-).Wickremasinghe, RanilCOL363,66818 October 200010 October 2001UNPUNPUNPUNPLeader of the Opposition (00-01).Wijekoon, JayasundaraMON33,78418 October 200010 October 2001SLFPPAUNPUNPWijesekara, MahindaMTR83,62518 October 200010 October 2001SLFPPAUNPUNPMinister of Forestry & Environment (00-).Wijeyeratne, ManoKEG41,06918 October 200010 October 2001UNPUNPUNPUNPWimalasena, DahamNAT18 October 200010 October 2001UNPUNPUNPUNPDissanayake, WimalaweeraAMP27,67718 October 200010 October 2001SLFPPASLFPPAYapa, Anura PriyadharshanaKUR60,47918 October 200010 October 2001SLFPPASLFPPAMinister of Information & Media (00-).Yogarajan, RamaiahNAT18 October 200010 October 2001CWCPACWCCorea, HarindraNAT18 October 200010 October 2001SLFPPAUNPUNPAnura Kumara DissanayakeNAT18 October 200010 October 2001JVPJVPKarunarathna, ThilakNAT18 October 2000?SHSHRanawaka, Patalee ChampikaNAT?10 October 2001SHSH References http://www.slelections.gov.lk/pdf/preference2000GE.PDF General Election 2000 Preferences Department of Elections, Sri Lanka 12 September 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20150924115732/http://www.slelections.gov.lk/pdf/preference2000GE.PDF 24 September 2015 dead New Parliament to be opened tomorrow http://www.info.gov.lk/news_update/Current_Affairs/ca200010/20001017new_parliament.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20170731230112/http://www.info.gov.lk/news_update/Current_Affairs/ca200010/20001017new_parliament.htm dead 31 July 2017 Current Affairs Government of Sri Lanka 17 October 2000 12 September 2010 New cabinet sworn in today http://www.priu.gov.lk/news_update/Current_Affairs/ca200010/20001019new_cabinet.htm Current Affairs Government of Sri Lanka 19 October 2000 12 September 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160303171946/http://www.priu.gov.lk/news_update/Current_Affairs/ca200010/20001019new_cabinet.htm 3 March 2016 35 Deputy Ministers http://www.priu.gov.lk/news_update/Current_Affairs/CA200011/20001104deputy_ministers.htm Current Affairs Government of Sri Lanka 4 November 2000 19 September 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100505134522/http://www.priu.gov.lk/news_update/Current_Affairs/CA200011/20001104deputy_ministers.htm 5 May 2010 2 Category:Parliament of Sri Lanka Category:2000 Sri Lankan parliamentary election