Parliament of Sri Lanka

Lady Members

First State Council	(1931 - 1935)
Mrs. Adline Molamure (Ruwanwella)	by-election
Mrs. Naysum Saravanamuttu (Colombo North)	by-election
(Mrs. Molamure was the first woman to be elected to the Legislature)

Second State Council	(1936 - 1947)
Mrs. Naysum Saravanamuttu (Colombo North)

First Parliament (House of Representatives)	(1947 - 1952)
Mrs. Florence Senanayake (Kiriella)
Mrs. Kusumasiri Gunawardena (Avissawella)	by-election
Mrs. Tamara Kumari Illangaratne (Kandy)	by-election

Second Parliament (House of Representatives)	(1952 - 1956)
Mrs. Kusumasiri Gunawardena (Avissawella)
Mrs. Doreen Wickremasinghe (Akuressa)

Third Parliament (House of Representatives)	(1956 - 1959)
Mrs. Viviene Goonewardene (Colombo North)
Mrs. Kusumasiri Gunawardena (Kiriella)
Mrs. Vimala Wijewardene (Mirigama)
Mrs. Kusuma Rajaratna (Welimada)	by-election

Fourth Parliament (House of Representatives)	(March - April 1960)
Mrs. Wimala Kannangara (Galigomuwa)
Mrs. Kusuma Rajaratna (Uva-Paranagama)
Mrs. Soma Wickremanayake (Dehiowita)

Fifth Parliament (House of Representatives)	(July 1960 - 1964)
Mrs. Kusuma Rajaratna (Uva-Paranagama)
Mrs. Soma Wickremanayake (Dehiowita)
Mrs. Viviene Goonewardene (Borella)	by-election

Sixth Parliament (House of Representatives)	(1965 - 1970)
Mrs. Sirima R. D. Bandaranaike (Attanagalla)
Mrs. Sivagamie Obeyesekere (Mirigama)
Mrs. Wimala Kannangara (Galigomuwa)
Mrs. Kusuma Rajaratna (Uva-Paranagama)
Mrs. Leticia Rajapakse (Dodangaslanda)	by-election
Mrs. Mallika Ratwatte (Balangoda)	by-election

Seventh Parliament (House of Representatives) & First National State Assembly	(1970 - 1972) / (1972 - 1977)
Mrs. Kusala Abhayavardhana (Borella)
Mrs. Sirima R. D. Bandaranaike (Attanagalla)
Mrs. Viviene Goonewardene (Dehiwala - Mt.Lavinia)
Mrs. Tamara Kumari Ilangaratne (Galagedera)
Mrs. Sivagamie Obeyesekere (Mirigama)
Mrs. Mallika Ratwatte (Balangoda)

Second National State Assembly & First Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka	(1977 - 1978) / (1978 - 1989)
Mrs. Sirima R. D. Bandaranaike (Attanagalla)
Miss. Renuka Herath (Walapane)
Mrs. Wimala Kannangara (Galigomuwa)
Mrs. Amara Piyaseeli Ratnayake (Wariyapola)
Mrs. Sunethra Ranasinghe (Dehiwala)	by-election
Miss. Sriyani Daniel (Hewaheta)	nominated
Mrs. Ranganayaki Pathmanathan (Pottuvil - Second)	nominated
Mrs. Daya Sepali Senadheera (Karandeniya)	nominated
Mrs. Lohini Wijesiri (Harispattuwa - Second)	nominated
Miss Keerthilatha Abeywickrema (Deniyaya)	nominated
Mrs. Samantha Karunaratne (Rambukkana)	nominated

Second Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka	1989 - 1994
Mrs. Sirima R. D. Bandaranaike* - SLFP (Gampaha)
Miss. Sumitha Priyangeni Abeyweera* - SLFP (Kalutara)
Mrs. Sujatha Dharmawardana* - UNP (Puttalam)
Mrs. Renuka Herath* - UNP (Nuwara Eliya)
Mrs. Sumedha G. Jayasena* - SLFP (Moneragala)
Mrs. Chandra Karunaratne* - UNP (Badulla)
Mrs. Samantha Karunaratne* - UNP (Kegalle)
Mrs. R. M. Pulendran* - UNP (Vanni)
Mrs. Sunethra Ranasinghe * - UNP (Colombo)
Mrs. Hema Ratnayake* - SLFP (Badulla)
Mrs. Amara Piyaseeli Ratnayake* - UNP (Kurunegala)
Mrs. Rupa Sriyani Daniel** - UNP (National List)
Mrs. Daya Amarakeerthi*** - SLFP (Galle)
* From 15.02.1989 From 13.12.1989 * From 22.04.1993

Third Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka	1994 - 2000
Mrs. Sirima R. D. Bandaranaike - PA (National List)
Mrs. Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunge* - PA (Gampaha)
Mrs. Sumedha G. Jayasena - PA (Moneragala)
Mrs. Sumitha Priyangani Abeyweera - PA (Kalutara)
Mrs. Nirupama Rajapakse - PA (Hambantota)
Mrs. Pavithra Wanniarachchi - PA (Ratnapura)
Mrs. Srimanee Athulathmudali - PA (Colombo)
Mrs. Amara Badra Dissanayake - UNP (National List)
Mrs. Renuka Herath - UNP (Nuwara Eliya)
Mrs. R. M. Pulendran - UNP (Vanni)
Mrs. Amara Piyaseeli Ratnayake - UNP (Kurunegala)
Mrs. Hema Ratnayake - UNP (Badulla)
* Elected to the office of the Executive President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka on 12 November 1994.

Fourth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka	2000 - 2001
Mrs. Sumedha G. Jayasena - PA (Moneragala)
Mrs. Pavithra Wanniarachchi - PA (Ratnapura)
Mrs. Ferial Ashraff - PA (Digamadulla)
Mrs. Amara Piyaseeli Ratnayake - UNP (Kurunegala)
Mrs. Surangani Ellawala - PA (Ratnapura)
Mrs. Somakumari Tennakoon - PA (Kurunegala)
Mrs. Yvonne Sriyani Fernando - PA (Puttalam)
Mrs. Chandrani Bandara Jayasinghe - UNP (Anuradhapura)
Mrs. A. D. Anjan Umma - JVP (National List)

Fifth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka	2001 - 2004
Mrs. Amara Piyaseeli Ratnayake - UNP (Kurunegala)
Mrs. Sumedha G. Jayasena - PA (Moneragala)
Mrs. Pavithra Wanniarachchi - PA (Ratnapura)
Mrs. Ferial Ashraff - PA (Digamadulla)
Mrs. A. D. Anjan Umma - JVP (Gampaha)
Mrs. Chandrani Bandara Jayasinghe - UNP (Anuradhapura)
Mrs. Somakumari Tennakoon - PA (Kurunegala)
Mrs. Mary Larine Perera - UNP (Puttalam)
Mrs. Mallika de Mel - PA (Matara)
Mrs. Chitra Srimathi Mantilake - UNP (Mahanuwara)

Sixth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka	2004 - 2010
Mrs. Sumedha G. Jayasena - UPFA (Moneragala)
Mrs. Pavithra Devi Wanniarachchi - UPFA (Ratnapura)
Mrs. Ferial Ashraff - UPFA (Digamadulla)
Mrs. Amara Piyaseeli Ratnayake - UNP (Kurunegala)
Mrs. Mary Larine Perera - UNP (Puttalam)
Mrs. Chandrani Bandara Jayasinghe - UNP (Anuradhapura)
Mrs. Sujatha Alahakoon - UPFA (Matale)
Mrs. Thalatha Atukorale - UNP (Ratnapura)
Mrs. Pathmini Sithamparanathan - ITAK (Jaffna)
Miss. Thangeshwari Kathiraman - ITAK (Batticaloa)
Mrs. A. D. Anjan Umma - UPFA (Gampaha)
Mrs. Nirupama Rajapakse - UPFA (From 25 November 2005) (Hambantota)
Mrs. Renuka Herath - UNP (From 30 January 2006) (Nuwara Eliya)

Seventh Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka	2010 - 2015
Mrs. Sumedha G. Jayasena - UPFA (Moneragala)
Mrs. Pavithra Devi Wanniarachchi - UPFA (Ratnapura)
Mrs. Nirupama Rajapakse - UPFA (Hambantota)
Mrs. Chandrani Bandara Jayasinghe - UNP (Anuradhapura)
Mrs. Thalatha Atukorale - UNP (Ratnapura)
Dr. (Mrs.) Sudarshini Fernandopulle- UPFA (Gampaha)
Mrs. Sriyani Wijewickrama - UPFA (Digamadulla)
Mrs. Rosy Senanayake - UNP (Colombo)
Mrs. Upeksha Swarnamali - UNP (Gampaha)
Mrs. Vijayakala Maheswaran - UNP (Jaffna)
Mrs. Malani Fonseka - UPFA (National List)
Miss Kamala Ranathunga - UPFA (National List)
Mrs. Anoma Gamage - UNP (National List)

Eighth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka	2015 - 2020
Mrs. Chandrani Bandara - UNP (Anuradhapura)
Mrs. Thalatha Atukorale - UNP (Ratnapura)
Mrs. Vijayakala Maheswaran - UNP (Jaffna)
Dr. (Mrs.) Sudarshini Fernandopulle - UPFA (Gampaha)
Mrs. Sumedha G. Jayasena - UPFA (Monaragala)
Dr. (Mrs.) Anoma Gamage - UNP (National List)
Mrs. Pavithradevi Wanniarachchi - UPFA (Ratnapura)
Mrs. Sriyani Wijewickrama - UPFA (Digamadulla)
Mrs. Geetha Samanmalee Kumarasingha - UPFA (Galle)	Was disqualified to be elected as a Member of Parliament in terms of Article 91(1)(d)(xiii) to be read with Article 66 of the Constitution. Court of Appeal Case No. CA(Writ)/362/2015 - date of the determination: 03.05.2017 Supreme Court Case No. SC/SP/LA/109/2017 - date of the determination: 02.11.2017
Mrs. Hirunika Premachandra - UNP (Colombo)
Dr. (Mrs.) Thusitha Wijemanna - UNP (Kegalle)
Mrs. Rohini Kumari Wijerathna - UNP (Matale)
Mrs. Shanthi Sriskandarasa - ITAK (National List)

Ninth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka	2020 - 2024
Mrs. Pavithradevi Wanniarachchi - SLPP (Ratnapura)
Dr. (Mrs.) Sudarshini Fernandopulle - SLPP (Gampaha)
Dr. (Mrs.) Seetha Arambepola - SLPP (National List)
Mrs. Thalatha Athukorala - SJB (Ratnapura)
Mrs. Rohini Kumari Wijerathna - SJB (Matale)
Mrs. Geetha Samanmale Kumarasinghe - SLPP (Galle)
Mrs. Kokila Gunawardene - SLPP (Gampaha)
Mrs. Muditha Prishanthi - SLPP (Ratnapura)
Mrs. Rajika Wickramasinghe - SLPP (Kegalle)
Mrs. Manjula Dissanayake - SLPP (National List)
Dr. Harini Amarasuriya - JJB (National List)
Mrs. Diana Gamage - SJB (National List)	Was disqualified to be a Member of Parliament and not entitled to hold office as a Member of Parliament in terms of Article 91(1)(d)(xiii) read with Article 66(d) of the Constitution as per the Supreme Court determination given on 08.05.2024 on the Application S.C./Appeal No.11/2024.

Tenth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka	2024 - to date
Mrs. Hemali Weerasekara - JJB (Gampaha)
Dr. Harini Amarasuriya - JJB (Colombo)
Mrs. Saroja Savithri Paulraj - JJB (Matara)
Mrs. Rohini Kumari Wijerathna - SJB (Matale)
Mrs. Sagarika Athauda, Attorney at Law - JJB (Kegalle)
Dr. (Ms.) Kaushalya Ariyarathne - JJB (Colombo)
Mrs. Oshani Umanga - JJB (Kalutara)
Ms. Krishnan Kalaichelvi - JJB (Nuwara - Eliya)
Mrs. Chamindranee Kiriella, Attorney at Law - SJB (Mahanuwara)
Mrs. Nilanthi Kottahachchi, Attorney at Law - JJB (Kalutara)
Mrs. M.A.C.S. Chathuri Gangani - JJB (Monaragala)
Mrs. Nilusha Lakmali Gamage - JJB (Ratnapura)
Mrs. Samanmali Gunasingha - JJB (Colombo)
Mrs. Thushari Jayasingha, Attorney at Law - JJB (Mahanuwara)
Mrs. Anushka Thilakarathne, Attorney at Law - JJB (Nuwara - Eliya)
Mrs. A.M.M.M. Rathwaththe - JJB (Digamadulla)
Mrs. Hasara Liyanage, Attorney at Law - JJB (Galle)
Mrs. Deepthi Wasalage - JJB (Matale)
Mrs. Hiruni Wijesinghe, Attorney at Law - JJB (Puttalam)
Ms. Ambika Samivel - JJB (Badulla)
Ms. Lakmali Hemachandra, Attorney at Law - JJB (National List)
Mrs. Geetha Herath, Attorney at Law - JJB (Kurunegala)