Representative | Party | Electorate | Years | Notes |
Adeline Molamure | - | Ruwanwella | June, 1931- 7 December 1935 | Elected in by-election First woman to be elected to the State Council of Ceylon (first elected female legislator) |
Naysum Saravanamuttu | - | Colombo North | June, 1931- 4 July 1947 | Second woman to be elected to the State Council |
Florence Senanayake | Lanka Sama Samaja Party | Kiriella | September, 1947- 8 April 1952 | First female to be elected to Parliament |
Cissy Cooray | - | - | 1947-1952 | First female to be appointed to the Senate of Ceylon |
Kusumasiri Gunawardena | Lanka Sama Samaja Party | Avissawella | 1948- 18 February 1956 | Second female to be elected to Parliament Elected unopposed in by-election |
Viplavakari Lanka Sama Samaja Party | Kiriella | April, 1956- 5 December 1959 | |
Tamara Kumari Ilangaratne | Independent | Kandy | June, 1949- 8 April 1952 | Third female to be elected to Parliament Elected in by-election |
Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Galagedara | 27 May 1970- 18 May 1977 | |
Doreen Wickremasinghe | Communist Party of Ceylon | Akuressa | May, 1952- 18 February 1956 | |
Clodagh Jayasuriya | United National Party | - | October 1953 - 1956 | Elected to the Senate of Ceylon |
Vivienne Goonewardena | Lanka Sama Samaja Party | Colombo North | April, 1956- 5 December 1959 | |
Borella | 20 July 1960- 17 December 1964 | Elected in by-election |
Dehiwala - Mt. Lavinia | 27 May 1970- 18 May 1977 | |
Vimala Wijewardene | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Mirigama | April, 1956- 5 December 1959 | First female cabinet minister |
Kusuma Rajaratne | Independent | Welimada | September 1957- 5 December 1959 | Elected in by-election |
Jathika Vimukthi Peramuna | Uva-Paranagama | 19 March 1960- 25 March 1970 | |
Evelyn de Soysa | - | - | April 1959-1963 | Appointed member of the Senate of Ceylon |
Wimala Kannangara | United National Party | Galigamuwa | 19 March 1960- 23 April 1960 22 March 1965- 25 March 1970 21 July 1977- 20 December 1988 | |
Soma Wickremanayake | Lanka Sama Samaja Party | Dehiowita | 19 March 1960- 17 December 1964 | |
Sirimavo Bandaranaike | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Attanagalla | 22 March 1965- 20 December 1988 | Elected to the office of Prime Minister of Sri Lanka on 21 July 1960, 29 May 1970, 22 May 1972 and 14 November 1994. |
Gampaha | 15 February 1989- 24 June 1994 |
National List | 16 August 1994- 18 August 2000 |
Sivagamie Obeyesekere | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Mirigama | 22 March 1965- 18 May 1977 | |
Leticia Rajapaksa | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Dodangaslanda | 22 March 1965- 25 March 1970 | Elected in by-election |
Mallika Ratwatte | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Balangoda | 22 March 1965- 18 May 1977 | Elected in by-election |
Seetha Seneviratne | United National Party | - | October 1967- April 1970 | Appointed member of the Senate of Ceylon (daughter of Adeline Molamure) |
Kusala Abhayavardhana | Lanka Sama Samaja Party | Borella | 27 May 1970- 18 May 1977 | |
Renuka Herath | United National Party | Walapane | 21 July 1977- 20 December 1988 | |
Nuwara Eliya | 15 February 1989- 18 August 2000 | |
Amara Piyaseeli Ratnayake | United National Party | Wariyapola | 21 July 1977- 20 December 1988 | |
Kurunegala | 15 February 1989- 9 February 2010 | |
Sunethra Ranasinghe | - | Dehiwala - Mount Lavinia | 21 July 1977- 20 December 1988 | Elected in by-election |
United National Party | Colombo | 15 February 1989- 24 June 1994 | |
Rupa Sriyani Daniel | United National Party | Hewaheta | 21 July 1977- 20 December 1988 | Nominated |
National List | 15 February 1989- 24 June 1994 | |
Ranganayaki Pathmanathan | - | Pottuvil | 21 July 1977- 20 December 1988 | Nominated |
Daya Sepali Senadheera | - | Karandeniya | 21 July 1977- 20 December 1988 | Nominated and succeeded seat vacated by the death of her husband Bandulahewa Senadheera. Assassinated by the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna. |
Lohini Wijesiri | - | Harispattuwa | 21 July 1977- 20 December 1988 | Nominated |
Keerthilatha Abeywickrema | - | Deniyaya | 21 July 1977- 20 December 1988 | Nominated |
Samantha Karunaratne | - | Rambukkana | 21 July 1977- 20 December 1988 | Nominated |
United National Party | Kegalle | 15 February 1989- 24 June 1994 | |
Sumitha Priyangeni Abeyweera | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Kalutara | 15 February 1989- 24 June 1994 | |
Sujatha Dharmawardana | United National Party | Puttalam | 15 February 1989- 24 June 1994 | |
Sumedha G. Jayasena | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Monaragala | 15 February 1989- | |
Chandra Karunaratne | United National Party | Badulla | 15 February 1989- 24 June 1994 | |
Rasamanohari Pulendran | United National Party | Vanni | 15 February 1989- 24 June 1994 | |
Hema Ratnayake | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Badulla | 15 February 1989- 24 June 1994 | |
United National Party | 16 August 1994- 18 August 2000 | |
Daya Amarakeerthi | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Galle | 15 February 1989- 24 June 1994 | |
Chandrika Kumaratunga | People's Alliance | Gampaha | 16 August 1994- 18 August 2000 | Elected to the office of Prime Minister of Sri Lanka on 19 August 1994, then President of Sri Lanka on 12 November 1994. |
Sumitha Priyangani Abeyweera | People's Alliance | Kalutara | 16 August 1994- 18 August 2000 | |
Nirupama Rajapaksa | People's Alliance | Hambantota | 16 August 1994- 18 August 2000 | |
United People's Freedom Alliance | 2 April 2004- 9 February 2010 | |
Pavithra Devi Wanniarachchi | People's Alliance | Ratnapura | 16 August 1994- 7 February 2004 | |
Srimanee Athulathmudali | People's Alliance | Colombo | 16 August 1994- 18 August 2000 | |
Amara Badra Dissanayake | United National Party | National List | 16 August 1994- 18 August 2000 | |
Ferial Ashraff | People's Alliance | Digamadulla | 10 October 2000- 7 February 2004 | |
United People's Freedom Alliance | 2 April 2004- 9 February 2010 | |
Surangani Ellawala | People's Alliance | Ratnapura | 10 October 2000- 10 October 2001 | |
Somakumari Tennakoon | People's Alliance | Kurunegala | 10 October 2000- 7 February 2004 | |
Yvonne Sriyani Fernando | People's Alliance | Puttalam | 10 October 2000- 10 October 2001 | |
Chandrani Bandara Jayasinghe | United National Party | Anuradhapura | 10 October 2000- | |
A. R. Anjan Umma | Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna | National List | 10 October 2000- 10 October 2001 | |
Gampaha | 5 December 2001- 7 February 2004 | |
Larine Perera | United National Party | Puttalam | 5 December 2001- 9 February 2010 | |
Mallika de Mel | PA | Matara | 5 December 2001- 7 February 2004 | |
Chitra Srimathi Mantilake | United National Party | Kandy | 5 December 2001- 7 February 2004 | |
Pavithra Devi Wanniarachchi | United People's Freedom Alliance | Ratnapura | 2 April 2004- | |
Sujatha Alahakoon | United People's Freedom Alliance | Matale | 2 April 2004- 9 February 2010 | |
Thalatha Atukorale | United National Party | Ratnapura | 2 April 2004- | |
Pathmini Sithamparanathan | Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi | Jaffna | 2 April 2004- 9 February 2010 | |
Thangeswary Kathiraman | Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi | Batticaloa | 2 April 2004- 9 February 2010 | |
Sudarshani Fernandopulle | United People's Freedom Alliance | Gampaha | April 2010- | |
Sriyani Wijewickrama | United People's Freedom Alliance | Digamadulla | April 2010- | |
Rosy Senanayake | United National Party | Colombo | April 2010- | |
Upeksha Swarnamali | United National Party | Gampaha | April 2010- | |
Vijayakala Maheswaran | United National Party | Jaffna | April 2010- | |
Malani Fonseka | United People's Freedom Alliance | National List | April 2010- | |
Kamala Ranathunga | United People's Freedom Alliance | National List | April 2010- | |
Anoma Gamage | United National Party | National List | April 2010- | |
Rohini Kumari Wijeratne-Kaviratne | United National Party | Lagalla | April 2015- | |