List of members of the Sri Lankan Parliament who died in office explained

The following is a list of members of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and its antecedent bodies who died in office.

State Council of Ceylon (1931–1947)

MemberConstituencyDate of deathAge at death (years)Cause
Godfrey Edward MadawalaNarammala[1] 54
Batticaloa South[2] 57-58
Neil HewavitarneUdugama[3]
Charles BatuwantudaweKalutara62
Naysum SaravanamuttuColombo North[4] 43-44
C. E. P. de SilvaNegombo[5]
R. Sri PathmanathanMannar-Mullaitivu[6]
J. H. IlangantilekePuttalam[7]
G. C. RambukpothaBibile[8] 58
Siripala SamarakkodyNarammala37Typhoid fever[9]
H. R. Freeman81
D. M. RajapaksaHambantota49[10] Heart attack
R. C. KannangaraMorawaka[11] 26

Parliament of Ceylon (1947–1972)

MemberPartyConstituencyDate of deathAge at death (years)Cause
S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike60Assassinated[12]
Bernard Aluwihare58Cancer[13]

Parliament of Sri Lanka (1978–present)

MemberPartyConstituencyDate of deathAge at death (years)Cause
M. Canagaratnam56Assassinated[14]
Bandulahewa Senadheera[15]
Jinadasa Weerasinghe61Assassinated[16]
Keerthisena Abeywickrama61Assassinated[17]
G.V.S. de SilvaAssassinated
Lionel Jayatilleke64Assassinated[18]
W.M.P.G. BandaAssassinated
Lesley RanagalaAssassinated
M. A. DanielAssassinated[19]
A. AmirthalingamAssassinated[20]
Daya Sepali SenadheeraAssassinated[21]
Merrill KariyawasamAssassinated[22]
Sam Tambimuttu57-58Assassinated[23]
G. YogasangariAssassinated[24]
Ranjan Wijeratne59Assassinated[25]
Lalith Athulathmudali56Assassinated[26]
Gamini Dissanayake52Assassinated[27]
Weerasinghe Mallimarachchi64Assassinated (same event with Gamini Dissanayake)[28]
Ossie Abeygunasekera44Assassinated (same event with Gamini Dissanayake and Weerasinghe Mallimarachchi)
Nalanda Ellawala29Assassinated[29]
A. Thangathurai61Assassinated[30]
M. E. H. Maharoof58Assassinated[31]
Bernard Soysa[32] 83
S. Shanmuganathan38Assassinated[33]
Neelan Tiruchelvam55Assassinated[34]
Abdul Cader Shahul Hameed[35] 72
Savumiamoorthy Thondaman86Heart failure[36]
Nadarajah Atputharajah36Assassinated[37]
C. V. GunaratneAssassinated[38]
M. Sivasithamparam[39] 78
Lakshman Kadirgamar73Assassinated[40]
Joseph Pararajasingham71Assassinated[41]
Nadarajah Raviraj44Assassinated[42]
Anwar Ismail[43]
T. Maheswaran41Assassinated[44]
D. M. Dassanayake54Assassinated[45]
Sripathi Sooriyarachchi45Road accident[46]
Kiddinan Sivanesan51Assassinated[47]
Anura Bandaranaike59Cancer[48]
Jeyaraj Fernandopulle55Assassinated[49]
Reggie Ranatunga[50] 55
Alick Aluvihare83[51]
K. Pathmanathan[52] 60
Amarasiri Dodangoda[53] 67
Sarath Ranawaka[54] 58
P. Chandrasekaran52Cirrhosis[55]
Noordeen Mashoor48Heart attack[56]
Jayalath Jayawardena59Heart attack[57]
Neranjan Wickremasinghe[58] 53Heart attack
M. K. A. D. S. Gunawardana[59] 68
Amarakeerthi Athukorala57Lynched by a mob[60]
Sanath Nishantha48Road accident.[61]
K. H. Nandasena[62] 69
R. Sampanthan[63] 91

See also

Notes and References

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  2. Book: Rajasingham, K. T.. Sri Lanka: The Untold Story. https://web.archive.org/web/20011224000734/http://www.atimes.com/ind-pak/CI29Df03.html. unfit. 2001-12-24. Chapter 8: Pan Sinhalese board of ministers - A Sinhalese ploy.
  3. Debates. State Council of Ceylon. 1940. vi.
  4. Web site: சட்டமன்றத்துக்குத் தெரிவாகிய முதலாவது தமிழ்ப் பெண் . Thinakaran . 18 July 2010 . 4 May 2024 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150624135327/http://www.thinakaran.lk/vaaramanjari/2010/07/18/?fn=f1007182 . 24 June 2015 .
  5. Book: Members of the Legislatures of Sri Lanka, 1931-83: Record of Service. Library of Parliament. 1983. 42.
  6. Book: Goonetilleke . T. V. . Members of the Legislatures of Ceylon: 1931-1972 . 1972 . . Colombo, Sri Lanka . 152 .
  7. Book: Members of the Legislatures of Ceylon: 1931-1972. National State Assembly Library. 1972. 167.
  8. Book: Members of the Legislatures of Ceylon: 1931-1972. National State Assembly Library. 1972. 127.
  9. Book: Jiggins, Janice. Caste and Family Politics Sinhalese 1947–1976. Cambridge University Press. 1979. 106. 9780521220699.
  10. News: Monumental rise of a mischievous boy from Medamulana . Daily FT . 19 November 2014 . 4 May 2024.
  11. The Tea Quarterly: The Journal of the Tea Research Institute of Ceylon. 17-20. Tea Research Institute of Ceylon. 26. 1944.
  12. News: The incident that rocked Ceylon 55 Years Ago The Assassination of Prime Minister S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike . Daily Mirror . 26 September 2014 . 4 May 2024.
  13. News: A Son's wonderful tribute to Parents . 4 May 2024 . Sunday Times.
  14. Web site: Sri Kantha. Sachi. Kasi Ananthan at 70. Ilankai Tamil Sangam. 6 April 2009.
  15. News: Saga of crossovers, expulsions and resignations etc. Referendum for of Parliament. Wimal . Wickramasinghe. The Island. 18 January 2008. 6 November 2019. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20080122123208/http://www.island.lk/2008/01/18/features11.html. 22 January 2008.
  16. News: Lawmaker Slain After Signing of Sri Lanka Pact . 4 May 2024 . LA Times.
  17. News: SRI LANKA ATTACK MISSES PRESIDENT; 1 KILLED, 14 HURT. The New York Times . 19 August 1987 .
  18. Web site: CABINET MINISTER SLAIN IN SRI LANKA . . 27 September 1988 . 17 July 2018.
  19. 1 July 1989. MP Shot. Tamil Voice International. 2. 12. 16.
  20. News: D. B. S. Jeyaraj. Assassinating Tamil Parliamentarians: The unceasing waves. The Nation, Sri Lanka. 16 March 2008. 23 July 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20140220083850/http://www.nation.lk/2008/03/16/newsfe1.htm. 20 February 2014. dead. dmy-all.
  21. News: 16 killed in Sri Lanka . UPI . 29 August 1989 . 4 May 2024.
  22. News: Suspected rebels kill ex-deputy minister . UPI . 5 September 1989 . 4 May 2024.
  23. Mohamed. Suresh. Sam Thambimuttu. Tamil Times. 15 June 1990. IX. 7. 11. 0266-4488.
  24. News: Jeyaraj. D. B. S.. Assassinating Tamil Parliamentarians: The unceasing waves. The Nation (Sri Lanka). 16 March 2008. 4 May 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20140220083850/http://www.nation.lk/2008/03/16/newsfe1.htm. 20 February 2014. dead.
  25. News: 1991: Sri Lankan hardliner among 19 killed in blast . BBC . 4 May 2024.
  26. Web site: Bresnik . Sam . Unravelling the mysteries of Athulathmudali's murder . 2022-08-02 . Daily News . en.
  27. News: Associated Press . Candidate Among 50 Dead in Sri Lanka Bomb Attack : Terrorism: Opposition leader is killed by a suicide assassin at an election rally. Tamil guerrillas suspected. . 28 December 2021 . 24 October 1994 . Los Angeles Times .
  28. Web site: Jane's Sentinel examines the success of the LTTE in resisting the Sri Lankan forces . https://web.archive.org/web/20010815014632/http://www.janes.com/security/international_security/news/sentinel/sent000904_6_n.shtml . 15 August 2001 . Jane's Sentinel . 4 September 2000 . 4 May 2024 .
  29. News: Sri Lankan parliament member killed . CNN . 11 February 1997 . 4 May 2024.
  30. News: Trincomalee TULF MP assassinated. TamilNet. 6 July 1997.
  31. News: Collure. Shyamal A.. UNP's Trinco choice under fire. The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 3 August 1997.
  32. Web site: LSSP veteran Bernard Soysa expires. Tamil.net. 30 December 1997. 4 May 2024.
  33. News: Athas. Iqbal. The Situation Report: Sauce for the State media is no sauce for us. The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 19 July 1998. Iqbal Athas.
  34. News: Tamil politician assassinated. BBC News. 29 July 1999.
  35. News: 21st Death Anniversary In Rememberance[sic] of the late Dr.A.C.S. Hameed ]. 12 September 2020 . 4 May 2024 . Daily Mirror.
  36. News: S. Thondaman of Sri Lanka, a Tamil Leader . 2 November 1999 . 4 May 2024 . The New York Times.
  37. Web site: Thinamurasu chief editor killed . Tamilnet . 2 November 1999 . 4 May 2024.
  38. News: Sri Lanka suicide bomber kills 22 . 8 June 2000 . 4 May 2024 . The Guardian.
  39. News: Senior Tamil leader Sivasithamparam dead. TamilNet. 5 June 2002.
  40. News: BBC 'No evidence' on Kadirgamar suspects . BBC . 4 May 2024.
  41. News: Sri Lankan MP shot dead in church . 25 December 2005 . 4 May 2024 . Al Jazeera.
  42. News: Sri Lankan court acquits five men in Tamil MP murder trial . 24 December 2016 . 4 May 2024 . BBC.
  43. News: Basil 'committed' to serve Sri Lanka . 19 September 2007 . 4 May 2024 . BBC.
  44. News: Sri Lanka opposition parliamentarian shot, killed. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303223730/https://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSCOL21461s. 2016-03-03. 4 May 2024 . Reuters. dead.
  45. News: Sri Lankan minister killed by bomb . Orr . James . 8 January 2008 . . 4 May 2024.
  46. News: Sripathi killed in shattering car crash . 10 February 2008 . Sunday Times . 4 May 2024.
  47. News: Jaffna TNA MP Sivanesan killed in DPU Claymore attack. TamilNet. 6 March 2008.
  48. Anura Bandaranaike dies. PTI. Outlook India. 16 March 2008.
  49. News: Sri Lankan minister killed by bomb . 6 April 2008 . . 4 May 2024.
  50. News: Reggie Ranatunga dies, funeral tomorrow . 1 June 2008. Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 16 December 2009.
  51. Web site: Beloved citizen and 'pillar of strength' will be remembered by the people of Matale . Sunday Times . 14 June 2009 . 4 May 2024 .
  52. Web site: TNA parliamentarian Kanagasabai passes away . . 21 May 2009 . 4 May 2024.
  53. Web site: Amarasiri Dodangoda dies . Sundayobserver.lk . 4 May 2024 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304035347/http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2009/05/31/new11.asp . 4 March 2016 . dmy-all .
  54. News: Death of Kalutara district MP. The Sunday Times. 26 July 2009. 4 May 2024.
  55. News: de Silva. Jayantha. Autopsy reveals Minister Chandrasekaran died of alcoholic cirrhosis. Sunday Island (Sri Lanka). 3 January 2010.
  56. News: Vanni parliamentarian Mashoor dies of heart attack. TamilNet. 2 December 2010.
  57. Web site: Death of Dr. Jayalath Jayawardena . 2021-06-04 . samabima.
  58. Web site: Dy Minister Neranjan Wickramasinghe passes away. 4 May 2024 . tharindu. srilankamirror.com.
  59. News: Minister M.K.A.D.S Gunawardana passes away. The Nation (Sri Lanka). 19 January 2016. 4 May 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20160204023745/http://nation.lk/online/2016/01/19/26713/. 4 February 2016. dead.
  60. Web site: Sri Lanka MP among three killed on day of violence . 4 May 2024 . 11 May 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220511004859/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/5/9/sri-lanka-govt-supporters-attack-protesters-demolish-tents . live .
  61. Web site: Minister of State Sanath Nishantha killed in a car accident . BBC. 4 May 2024 . si . 25 January 2024.
  62. Web site: Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Member of Parliament Nandasena passes away. 4 April 2024. Dinamina. 4 April 2024 . si.
  63. Web site: Veteran Sri Lanka MP who fought for Tamil rights dies . 1 July 2024 . . 1 July 2024 . en.

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