Topic
Parliamentary Procedure
9,520 speeches · 1,565 speakers
Party share
By the speaker's party · counts only, no scoring. "Unattributed" = speeches not resolved to an MP.
Most active on this topic
| # | Member | Speeches |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hon. Bimal Rathnayake, M.P. JJB | 955 |
| 2 | Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara, Attorney at Law, M.P. SJB | 548 |
| 3 | Hon. (Dr.) Ramanathan Archchuna, M.P. Independent Group 17 - Jaffna | 403 |
| 4 | Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa, M.P. JJB | 403 |
| 5 | Hon. Ravi Karunanayake, M.P. NDF | 359 |
| 6 | Hon. Sajith Premadasa, M.P. SJB | 333 |
| 7 | Hon. Chaminda Wijesiri, M.P. SJB | 286 |
| 8 | Hon. Gayantha Karunathilleka, M.P. SJB | 257 |
| 9 | Hon. Dr. Harini Amarasuriya, M.P. JJB | 210 |
| 10 | Hon. Harshana Nanayakkara, Attorney at Law, M.P. JJB | 179 |
Speeches
9,520 on this topic- 18 June 2025 The Hon. Faiszer Musthapha, PC NDF AI summary Faiszer Musthapha addressed the Deputy Speaker, but the recorded extract contains only an interruption and no substantive remarks. No policy position, proposal, question, or demand is identifiable from the excerpt. Procedural: Adjournment Motion Dispute and House Adjournment Read →
- 18 June 2025 The Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara, Attorney-at-Law SJB AI summary Dayasiri Jayasekara rose to raise a point of order. His intervention was immediately interrupted, and no substantive argument or proposal was recorded. Procedural: Adjournment Motion Dispute and House Adjournment Read →
- 18 June 2025 The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake JJB AI summary Hon. Bimal Rathnayake stated that no special rule applies to the Opposition. The remark was made as a procedural point during the parliamentary proceedings. Procedural: Adjournment Motion Dispute and House Adjournment Read →
- 18 June 2025 The Hon. Vijitha Herath JJB AI summary Vijitha Herath stated that no specific Standing Order applied in the matter under discussion. Procedural: Adjournment Motion Dispute and House Adjournment Read →
- 18 June 2025 The Hon. (Dr.) Harsha de Silva SJB AI summary Asked the Chair to specify the Standing Order being relied upon to prevent the Leader of the Opposition from presenting a Motion. Procedural: Adjournment Motion Dispute and House Adjournment Read →
- 18 June 2025 The Hon. Sunil Handunnetti JJB AI summary Hon. Sunil Handunnetti asked whether proceedings should wait until Hon. Ajith P. Perera arrived. The remark was procedural and made amid an interruption. Procedural: Adjournment Motion Dispute and House Adjournment Read →
- 18 June 2025 The Hon. (Dr.) Harsha de Silva SJB AI summary Hon. (Dr.) Harsha de Silva raised a point of order before the Deputy Speaker. No substantive issue or argument was presented in the excerpt provided. Procedural: Adjournment Motion Dispute and House Adjournment Read →
- 18 June 2025 The Hon. Vijitha Herath JJB AI summary Hon. Vijitha Herath urged Members to avoid wasting parliamentary time, implying a need to proceed efficiently with the matter under discussion. Procedural: Adjournment Motion Dispute and House Adjournment Read →
- 18 June 2025 The Hon. (Dr.) Harsha de Silva SJB AI summary Hon. (Dr.) Harsha de Silva rose on a point of Order. No substantive argument, proposal, or question is contained in the provided text. Procedural: Adjournment Motion Dispute and House Adjournment Read →
- 18 June 2025 The Hon. M. Nizam Kariapper, PC SJB AI summary Hon. M. Nizam Kariapper referred to Standing Order No. 19, arguing that suborder 19(1) is general and not directed at a particular person. He emphasized that Standing Order No. 19(2)(a) requires written notice to the Speaker before the sitting begins and the Speaker’s consent before such a motion may be moved. Procedural: Adjournment Motion Dispute and House Adjournment Read →
- 18 June 2025 The Hon. Vijitha Herath JJB AI summary Vijitha Herath briefly urged the House not to waste time and to proceed with the debate. His remarks were interrupted, and no substantive policy position or proposal was presented in the excerpt. Procedural: Adjournment Motion Dispute and House Adjournment Read →
- 18 June 2025 The Hon. (Dr.) Harsha de Silva SJB AI summary Hon. (Dr.) Harsha de Silva briefly criticized the House’s reliance on Standing Orders in its proceedings. No specific proposal, question, or policy issue was raised in the excerpt. Procedural: Adjournment Motion Dispute and House Adjournment Read →
- 18 June 2025 The Hon. M. Nizam Kariapper, PC SJB AI summary Hon. M. Nizam Kariapper clarified that he had been reading Standing Order No. 19. The intervention appears to address or correct the procedural basis of a preceding exchange. Procedural: Adjournment Motion Dispute and House Adjournment Read →
- 18 June 2025 The Hon. Sunil Handunnetti JJB AI summary Hon. Sunil Handunnetti briefly noted that the matter being discussed had been the established practice. His remark was interrupted, and no substantive proposal, question, or further argument was recorded in this excerpt. Procedural: Adjournment Motion Dispute and House Adjournment Read →
- 18 June 2025 The Hon. M. Nizam Kariapper, PC SJB AI summary M. Nizam Kariapper requested the Chair’s attention, asking to be heard. No substantive policy issue, proposal, or question was presented in the quoted intervention. Procedural: Adjournment Motion Dispute and House Adjournment Read →
- 18 June 2025 The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake JJB AI summary Bimal Rathnayake cited Standing Order 20 to argue that a matter cannot be presented in Parliament without the relevant Member being present. He maintained that the procedural rule is clear and should be followed. Procedural: Adjournment Motion Dispute and House Adjournment Read →
- 18 June 2025 The Hon. Vijitha Herath JJB AI summary Hon. Vijitha Herath stated that the matter could not be taken up, without providing further detail or argument. Procedural: Adjournment Motion Dispute and House Adjournment Read →
- 18 June 2025 The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake JJB AI summary Bimal Rathnayake stated that the Government had agreed to allow the Opposition’s Adjournment Motion because it was presented as a matter of national importance and had been discussed earlier. He raised a procedural objection that the relevant Member was absent, noting that an Adjournment Motion cannot be taken up when the Member responsible for it is not present in the House. Procedural: Adjournment Motion Dispute and House Adjournment Read →
- 18 June 2025 The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake JJB AI summary Bimal Rathnayake addressed the Deputy Speaker but did not make a substantive statement before being interrupted. No policy position, question, or proposal was recorded in the excerpt. Procedural: Adjournment Motion Dispute and House Adjournment Read →
- 18 June 2025 The Hon. Vijitha Herath JJB AI summary The Hon. Vijitha Herath stated that an Adjournment Motion cannot proceed if the Member who submitted it is absent from the House. He emphasized that this is an established and straightforward parliamentary procedure. Procedural: Adjournment Motion Dispute and House Adjournment Read →