Record number of women elected to Sri Lankan Parliament in 2024
The 2024 parliamentary election saw a historic milestone with 21 women elected, setting a new record for female representation in Sri Lanka’s parliament.
Previously, the highest number of female parliamentarians was 13. The National People’s Power (NPP) leads with 19 women elected, including Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya, while the remaining two are from Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB).
Additionally, the NPP has included three women in its national list, though the party has yet to officially announce its appointees.
Full list of female MPs elected :
National People’s Power (NPP)
• Muthumenike Rathwatte (Digamadulla)
• Ambiga Samuel (Badulla)
• Nilanti Kottahachchi (Kalutara)
• Oshani Umanga (Kalutara)
• Dr. Kaushalya Ariyarathne (Colombo)
• Samanmalee Gunasinghe (Colombo)
• Dr. Harini Amarasuriya (Colombo)
• Saroja Paulraj (Matara)
• Nilusha Gamage (Ratnapura)
• Sagarika Athawuda (Kegalle)
• Geetha Rathnakumari (Kurunegala)
• Hiruni Wijesinghe (Puttalam)
• Chathuri Gangani (Monaragala)
• Thushari Jayasinghe (Kandy)
• Hasara Premathilaka (Galle)
• Deepti Wasalage (Matale)
• Anushka Thilakarathna (Nuwara Eliya)
• Krishnan Kalaichelvi (Nuwara Eliya)
• Hemali Weerasekara (Gampaha)
Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB)
• Chaminthra Kiriella (Kandy)
• Rohini Kumari Wijerathna (Matale)
2024-11-16
