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| Status | Active |
| Abbreviation | MP |
| Member of | Parliament |
| Reports to | Speaker |
| Seat | Parliament of Sri Lanka |
| Appointer | Electorates ofSri Lanka |
| Term length | 5 years; renewable |
| Constituting instrument | Constitution of Sri Lanka |
| Formation | 14 October 1947 (78 years ago) (1947-10-14) |
| First holder | 1st Parliament under theSoulbury Constitution |
| Salary | See salaries and benefits |
| Website | www.parliament.lk |
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InSri Lanka aMember of Parliament (MP), is the title given to any one of the 225 individuals elected or appointed to serve in theParliament of Sri Lanka.[1]
Of the 225 members, 196 are elected from22 electoral districts, which aremulti-member. The remaining 29 MPs areelected from National Lists allocated to theparties (andindependent groups) in proportion to their share of the national vote.
All MP positions become simultaneously vacant forelections held on a five-year cycle. If avacancy arises at another time, due to death or resignation, then an electoral district vacancy may be filled by the second highest scoring candidate in the last election from that electoral district.
Any Sri Lankan citizen may be elected to parliament unless disqualified to do so under the Article 90 of the Constitution, which includes any individual who is;
An MP is known asThe Honourable (The Hon. or Hon.)Name MP or simply as theName MP, during their term in office. For instance,Eran Wickramaratne is generally known to be entitled as the Hon. Eran Wickramaratne MP, and can be also referred to as just Eran Wickramaratne MP. By tradition, former MPs continued to use thecourtesy title The Hon. or Hon..
An average MP would earn more than Rs 270,000 including salary and other benefits, in-addition of attendance allowances.[2]
