10th Parliament· 154 sittings on record · 30,475 speeches · latest 10 June 2026

Pulse

Where the parties put their words. A neutral map of which topics each party speaks on, and how many of its members take the floor at all. Counts only — no interpretation, no scoring.

Party × topic

Who speaks on what

TopicJJB 159 seatsSJB 40 seatsNDF 5 seatsITAK 8 seatsOther (9) 13 seats
Parliamentary Procedure22%30%28%13%22%
Public Finance18%15%22%9%9%
Corruption & Governance Reform7%9%7%6%8%
Infrastructure8%5%7%10%6%
Justice & Human Rights5%7%5%9%8%
Agriculture5%4%3%6%5%
Employment5%4%6%4%5%
Law & Order5%4%3%5%5%
Education5%3%3%4%4%
Cost of Living3%5%4%2%3%
Land & Housing3%2%1%6%4%
Environment3%2%2%4%2%
Healthcare3%2%1%3%3%
Ethnic Reconciliation & Devolution2%1%1%11%7%
Foreign Affairs2%3%5%2%3%
Security & Defence2%2%2%3%3%
Women & Children2%1%1%1%1%
Religion & Culture1%1%0%1%3%

Share = % of that party’s tagged speeches in each topic (each column sums to ~100%). Counts only, no scoring. 2,183 tagged speeches are not resolved to a party and are excluded here.

Participation

Who takes the floor

Of each party's seats, how many members have spoken in an indexed sitting. Non-speaking members are shown, not hidden — this is a count of participation, never a judgement.

  • JJB 157 spoke·2 silent·159 seats
  • SJB 38 spoke·2 silent·40 seats
  • ITAK 8 spoke·0 silent·8 seats
  • NDF 5 spoke·0 silent·5 seats
  • SLPP 3 spoke·0 silent·3 seats
  • SLMC 3 spoke·0 silent·3 seats
  • SB 1 spoke·0 silent·1 seats
  • SLLP 1 spoke·0 silent·1 seats
  • UNP 1 spoke·0 silent·1 seats
  • DTNA 1 spoke·0 silent·1 seats
  • Independent Group 17 - Jaffna 1 spoke·0 silent·1 seats
  • ACTC 1 spoke·0 silent·1 seats
  • ACMC 1 spoke·0 silent·1 seats
Spoke Has not spoken