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Anational list member of parliament (national list MP) is a nominatedmember of parliament who is appointed by a political party or an independent group to theParliament of Sri Lanka. The number of national list MPs allocated to a contesting party or an independent group depends on the proportion of their share of the national vote. 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.
Following the establishment of theSenate and theHouse of Representatives in Ceylon under theSoulbury Commission, the House of Representatives had six members appointed by theGovernor-General, on the advice of thePrime Minister to represent important interests which were not represented or inadequately represented in the House, they were usually from the European andBurgher communities and on occasions from theIndian Tamils and Muslim (Moors orMalays) groups. On a few occasions caste groups from within theSinhalese andTamils 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 thePrime Minister and generally consisted of distinguished individuals.[2] The senators were known as "Elected Senators" and "Appointed Senators" respectively.[2] The Senate was abolished in 1971. During the2022 Sri Lankan political crisis, national list MPRanil Wickremesinghe was appointed prime minister by PresidentGotabaya Rajapaksa and weeks later succeeded Rajapaksa asPresident of Sri Lanka, after Rajapaksa fled the country and resigned.
