A total of 29 national list MPs are appointed alongside 196 elected MPs (elected from 22 multi-member electoral districts) making a total of 225 members in the parliament.
On a few occasions caste groups from within the Sinhalese and Tamils also obtained representation in Parliament as appointed members.
[1] In the Senate, 15 members were elected by the lower chamber, the House of Representatives and the other 15 members were appointed by the Governor-General on advice of the Prime Minister and generally consisted of distinguished individuals.
During the 2022 Sri Lankan political crisis, national list MP Ranil Wickremesinghe was appointed prime minister by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and weeks later succeeded Rajapaksa as President of Sri Lanka, after Rajapaksa fled the country and resigned.
National People's Power Samagi Jana Balawegaya New Democratic Front Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi Sarvajana Balaya Sri Lanka Muslim Congress