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

Mr. Speaker

9 April 2026 ·Debate: Debate on Regulations under Defence Acts and Extension of State of Emergency

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¶ 01 Any other Members on my right unable to record? Any on my left? If none, voting is concluded.

¶ 02 According to Electronic Voting, Parliament divided: Ayes 135; Noes 25; Abstentions 0.

¶ 03 (The following names appeared on the digital screen:)

¶ 04 G 001. K.V. Samantha Viddyarathna – Yes G 004. Vijitha Herath – Yes G 005. Nalinda Jayathissa – Yes G 006. Bimal Rathnayake – Yes G 007. Harini Amarasuriya – Yes G 009. Ramalingam Chandrasekar – Yes G 013. Anil Jayantha – Yes G 014. Harshana Nanayakkara – Yes G 015. Dammika Patabendi – Yes G 016. Saroja Savithri Paulraj – Yes G 017. Ananda Wijepala – Yes G 018. Hiniduma Sunil Senevi – Yes G 019. Sunil Kumara Gamage – Yes G 020. Kumara Jayakody – Yes G 021. Rizvie Salih – Yes G 022. Anura Karunathilaka – Yes G 023. Upali Pannilage – Yes G 024. Susil Ranasinghe – Yes G 025. Nihal Galappaththi – Yes G 026. Nihal Abeysinghe – Yes G 028. Wasantha Piyathissa – Yes G 029. Gamagedara Dissanayake – Yes G 030. R.M. Jayawardhana – Yes G 031. Sunil Watagala – Yes G 033. Mahinda Jayasinghe – Yes G 034. Chathuranga Abeysinghe – Yes G 036. Upali Samarasingha – Yes G 037. T.B. Sarath – Yes G 038. Nalin Hewage – Yes G 039. Prasanna Gunasena – Yes G 040. Anton Jayakody – Yes G 041. Hemali Weerasekara – Yes G 043. Ruwan Ranasinghe – Yes G 044. Muneer Mulaffer – Yes G 045. Hansaka Wijemuni – Yes G 046. Eranga Weeraratne – Yes G 047. Namal Sudarshana – Yes G 048. P. Ruwan Senarath – Yes G 049. Madhura Senevirathna – Yes G 050. Arun Hemachandra – Yes G 051. Janitha Ruwan Kodithuwakku – Yes G 052. Aruna Jayasekera – Yes G 053. Sugath Thilakaratne – Yes G 054. Kaushalya Ariyarathne – Yes G 056. Aravinda Senarath – Yes G 057. Dinindu Saman – Yes G 058. Nishantha Jayaweera – Yes G 059. Asoka Ranwala – Yes G 060. Lakshman Nipuna Arachchi – Yes G 061. Gayan Janaka – Yes G 062. Najith Indika – Yes G 063. Lakmali Hemachandra – Yes G 064. Samanmali Gunasingha – Yes G 065. R.M. Gamini Rathnayake – Yes G 066. Manjula Suraweera Arachchi – Yes G 067. K. Ilankumaran – Yes G 068. Ajith Agalakada – Yes G 069. Sagarika Athauda – Yes G 070. Roshan Akmeemana – Yes G 071. U.P. Abeywickrama – Yes G 072. L.M. Abeywickrama – Yes G 073. M.K.M. Aslam – Yes G 074. Krishnan Kalaichelvi – Yes G 075. Upul Kithsiri – Yes G 077. Wasantha Pushpa Kumara – Yes G 078. Chaminda Lalith Kumara – Yes G 079. Sarath Kumara – Yes G 080. Nilanthi Kottahachchi – Yes G 081. M.A.C.S. Chathuri Gangani – Yes G 082. Darmapriya Wijesinghe – Yes G 083. Thilanka U. Gamage – Yes G 084. Nilusha Lakmali Gamage – Yes G 085. Ajantha Gammeddage – Yes G 086. Ajith Gihan – Yes G 087. Jagath Gunawardana – Yes G 088. Aboobucker Athambawa – Yes G 089. Ruwanthilaka Jayakody – Yes G 090. Thushari Jayasingha – Yes G 091. T.K. Jayasundara – Yes G 092. Mayilvaganam Jegatheeswaran – Yes G 093. Rajeevan Jeyachandramoorthy – Yes G 094. Sellaththamby Thilaganathan – Yes G 095. Sugath Wasantha de Silva – Yes G 096. Anushka Thilakarathne – Yes G 097. Thanura Dissanayake – Yes G 098. Shantha Pathma Kumara Subasingha – Yes G 100. Asitha Niroshana Egoda Vithana – Yes

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Hansard, Thursday, 9 April 2026 ·No. 23475 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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