Hon. Chaminda Wijesiri, M.P.
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Speeches 376 #10 of 225·#4 in party
Attendance 8/8 days present (of recorded)
Top topic Parliamentary Procedure 286 speeches
Last spoke 22 May 2026 in Procedural
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73 sittings · counts only, no scoring.
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Speech history
376 speeches- 6 June 2025 AI summary Hon. Chaminda Wijesiri requested clarification on the matter under discussion. Procedural: Standing Orders Discussion and Oral Questions Parliamentary Procedure Read →
- 6 June 2025 AI summary Chaminda Wijesiri requested clarification before the House proceeded to Condolence Motions. He stated that Members had sought an opportunity under the Standing Orders and asked that this procedural matter be addressed first. Procedural: Standing Orders Discussion and Oral Questions Parliamentary Procedure Read →
- 6 June 2025 AI summary Hon. Chaminda Wijesiri rose on a Point of Order. No substantive argument, proposal, or question is recorded in the excerpt provided. Procedural: Standing Orders Discussion and Oral Questions Parliamentary Procedure Read →
- 6 June 2025 AI summary Chaminda Wijesiri requested permission to express his side’s views at that point in the proceedings. Procedural: Standing Orders Discussion and Oral Questions Parliamentary Procedure Read →
- 6 June 2025 AI summary Hon. Chaminda Wijesiri briefly requests to be allowed to participate or speak as well. Procedural: Standing Orders Discussion and Oral Questions Parliamentary Procedure Read →
- 6 June 2025 AI summary Chaminda Wijesiri stated that the question regarding salt was directed to the Trade Minister because salt falls under that ministerial portfolio. Procedural: Standing Orders Discussion and Oral Questions Parliamentary Procedure Read →
- 6 June 2025 AI summary Chaminda Wijesiri stated that the supplementary question raised fell within the relevant Minister’s subject area. Procedural: Standing Orders Discussion and Oral Questions Parliamentary Procedure Read →
- 6 June 2025 AI summary Hon. Chaminda Wijesiri sought clarification on the application of Standing Orders during supplementary questions, noting acceptance that only two supplementaries are permitted. He questioned the instruction to Hon. Hesha Withanage to confine himself to the original question, arguing that questions should be allowed within the relevant Minister’s subject area to avoid procedural confusion. Procedural: Standing Orders Discussion and Oral Questions Parliamentary Procedure Read →
- 6 June 2025 AI summary Asked where a particular statement or provision was stated, seeking clarification in the parliamentary exchange. Procedural: Standing Orders Discussion and Oral Questions Parliamentary Procedure Read →
- 6 June 2025 AI summary Chaminda Wijesiri raised a procedural point while attempting to ask a second supplementary question related to the Minister’s subject. He acknowledged the rule limiting supplementary questions to two, indicating he was seeking to proceed within or clarify that constraint. Procedural: Standing Orders Discussion and Oral Questions Parliamentary Procedure Read →
- 6 June 2025 AI summary Chaminda Wijesiri stated that resolving the matter under discussion would prevent any further issue. Procedural: Standing Orders Discussion and Oral Questions Parliamentary Procedure Read →
- 6 June 2025 AI summary Chaminda Wijesiri referred to Standing Orders governing parliamentary questions, noting that questions may be directed to the Prime Minister on public affairs or to Ministers on matters falling within their assigned subjects and functions. The intervention concerned procedural rules on the scope and addressees of questions in Parliament. Procedural: Standing Orders Discussion and Oral Questions Parliamentary Procedure Read →
- 6 June 2025 AI summary Asked where a particular point was stated, seeking clarification or a source within the ongoing debate. Procedural: Standing Orders Discussion and Oral Questions Parliamentary Procedure Read →
- 6 June 2025 AI summary Chaminda Wijesiri referred to Standing Order 34(1), stating that Members are permitted to ask questions on matters within a Minister’s special knowledge and request action on those matters. Procedural: Standing Orders Discussion and Oral Questions Parliamentary Procedure Read →
- 6 June 2025 AI summary Hon. Chaminda Wijesiri briefly clarified that he was referring to a different matter, without elaborating further or raising a substantive issue in the recorded statement. Procedural: Standing Orders Discussion and Oral Questions Parliamentary Procedure Read →
- 6 June 2025 AI summary Chaminda Wijesiri raised a procedural matter before posing his listed oral question, referring to the Speaker’s guidance that supplementary questions should relate to the original question. He asked the Speaker to consider Standing Order 34(1) in that context. Procedural: Standing Orders Discussion and Oral Questions Parliamentary Procedure Read →
- 5 June 2025 AI summary Hon. Chaminda Wijesiri objected that the debate had been concluded before 5.00 p.m., when he intended to request a division. He stated that he had arrived at the scheduled time to ask for a vote and urged that such a procedural situation not recur. Point of Order: Parliamentary Procedure and Vote Scheduling Parliamentary Procedure Read →
- 5 June 2025 AI summary Chaminda Wijesiri raised a procedural concern, asking the Chair to respond to his first point and noting a possible vote at 5.00 p.m. He also stated that he had not been given the microphone. Point of Order: Parliamentary Procedure and Vote Scheduling Parliamentary Procedure Read →
- 5 June 2025 AI summary Hon. Chaminda Wijesiri objected on procedural grounds, stating that the matter he raised was related to breaches of parliamentary procedure. He appealed to the Speaker for recognition or intervention on that basis. Point of Order: Parliamentary Procedure and Vote Scheduling Parliamentary Procedure Read →
- 5 June 2025 AI summary Hon. Chaminda Wijesiri raised a procedural concern that divisions listed in the daily timetable for 5.00 p.m. should be held at that time if a vote is required, even where debate concludes earlier, to avoid unfairness to Members attending specifically for the vote and to prevent adverse precedents. He noted that the previous day’s motion was adopted without division, but argued that any opposition would have expected to vote at the scheduled time. He also questioned the handling of oral questions, saying that when the Member who submitted Question 01 arrived shortly after being called, established practice and leniency should have allowed the answer to be obtained. Point of Order: Parliamentary Procedure and Vote Scheduling Parliamentary Procedure Read →