LADY MEMBERS OF PARLIMENT -SRILANKA

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 Hon. (Mrs.) Sumedha G. Jayasena - PA (Moneragala) Hon. (Mrs.) Pavithra Wanniarachchi - PA (Ratnapura) Hon. (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 Hon. (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 Hon. (Mrs.) Sumedha G. Jayasena - UPFA (Moneragala) Hon. (Mrs.) Pavithra Devi Wanniarachchi - UPFA (Ratnapura) Hon. (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 - to date Hon. (Mrs.) Sumedha G. Jayasena - UPFA (Moneragala) Hon. (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)