The Hon. Gayantha Karunathilleka
Gayantha Karunathilleka requested that Opposition representation be increased on the proposed Parliamentary Special Committee on the electoral system for Provincial Council elections. He noted that only four members from 12 Opposition parties had been included and asked that, in line with previous practice, the Committee chairmanship be given to the Opposition.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, please allow me briefly to state this. I am asking only for a minute, no more.
¶ 02 On similar occasions previously, the Chair of such a Special Committee was given to the Opposition. We request that in this Committee our representation be slightly increased and that the Chair be given to the Opposition. Finally, as per today’s agenda, there is to be presented this evening a motion to appoint a Parliamentary Special Committee to ascertain under which electoral system the Provincial Council elections should be held, and to present its proposals and recommendations thereon. Hon. Speaker, there are 12 Opposition parties; only four of us have been given membership. We request that our representation be slightly increased.
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- Hansard, Tuesday, 6 January 2026 ·No. 23111 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Gayantha Karunathilleka. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 6 January 2026. No. 23111. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/17484