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    • Parliamentary report card: Piyankara Jayaratne – September 2015 to February 2020 and August 2020 to May 2023 

      Parliamentary Research Team (Manthri.lk, 2023-07-13)
      This report card shows the contribution of MP Piyankara Jayaratne (SLPP) in 8th and 9th parliaments. It is based on analysis of Hansard data from September 2015 to February 2020 and August 2020 to May 2023. This includes ...
    • Absent Legislators: Where have all the MPs gone? 

      Parliamentary Research Team (Manthri.lk, 2023-08-25)
      This infographic shows the absenteeism of MPs during 8 major votes taken by division in the parliament from January 2023 to July 2023. According to the analysis, on average 39.3% of MPs were absent when the votes were taken ...
    • Parliamentary report card: Keheliya Rambukwella – September 2015 to February 2020 and August 2020 to May 2023 

      Parliamentary Research Team (Manthri.lk, 2023-07-18)
      Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa stated that the SJB will present a no-confidence motion against the Minister of Health Keheliya Rambukwella. VR's Manthri Team analysed his performance in the parliament. The report card ...
    • Expunged Statements: What are they? 

      Parliamentry Research Team (Manthri.lk, 2023-09-01)
      This infographic explains about the statements of MPs which are expunged by the Speaker in the parliament. As well, the infographic shows the nature of statements that can be expunged by the Speaker. There are 10 MPs who ...
    • Betting and Gaming Levy Act Amended 

      Parliamentry Research Team (Manthri.lk, 2023-08-10)
      This infographic was created as a response to the second and third reading of the amendment to the Betting and Gaming Levy Act which was passed in the parliament without a division on 9th August 2023. The infographic ...
    • World Youth Day 2023 

      Parliamentry Research Team (Manthri.lk, 2023-08-13)
      This infographic shows ranking of the topic out of the 65 sub - topics monitored (63/65), the percentage of the total time spent on the topic (0.1%), number of MPs who contributed to the topic (10) and the top 5 contributing ...
    • MPs Attendance in Parliament - August 2023 

      Parliamentary Research Team (Manthri.lk, 2023-09-14)
      This infographic shows the attendance of MPs in the parliament during the 8 sittings in August 2023. This infographic also highlights the 8 MPs who had the lowest attendance during the parliament sittings. Those MPs were ...
    • Most Discussed Topics in parliament in July 2023 

      Parliamentary Research Team (Manthri.lk, 2023-08-04)
      This Infographic shows the most discussed topics in the 9th Parliament in July 2023 and the MPs who contributed the most to those topics. Topics and contributors are Economy and Finance (Susil Premajayantha - SLPP), Justice, ...
    • Most Active MPs in Parliament in June 2023 

      Parliamentry Research Team (Manthri.lk, 2023-07-09)
      This Infographic shows the Most Active MPs of the 9th Parliament in June 2023. They are Ranjith Siyambalapitiya, Premanath C. Dolawatte, Sajith Premadasa, Chaminda Wijesiri and Rajika Wickramasinghe. Ranjith Siyambalapitiya ...
    • Most Active MPs in Parliament in July 2023 

      Parliamentry Research Team (Manthri.lk, 2023-08-07)
      This Infographic shows the Most Active MPs of the 9th Parliament in July 2023. They are Susil Premajayantha, Wijayadasa Rajapaksha, Sajith Premadasa, Ranjith Siyambalapitiya, and Lakshman Kiriella. Susil Premajayantha is ...
    • Parliament Summary - July 2023 

      Parliamentry Research Team (Manthri.lk, 2023-08-05)
      This infographic includes the summary of parliament in July 2023. There were 8 parliament sittings in July 2023. During the 8 parliament sittings, 68 written questions were asked but only 44 questions were answered. There ...
    • Parliament Summary - June 2023 

      Parliamentry Research Team (Manthri.lk, 2023-07-09)
      This infographic includes the summary of parliament in June 2023. There were 8 parliament sittings in June 2023. During the 8 parliament sittings, 77 written questions were asked but only 40 questions were answered. There ...
    • No Confidence Motion Against Keheliya Rambukwella - Voting Breakdown 

      Parliamentary Research Team (Manthri.lk, 2023-09-09)
      On September 8, 2023, the No Confidence Motion brought against Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella was defeated, by a margin of 40 votes. The following compilation of infographics reflects the list of MPs that voted in ...
    • Inland Revenue (Amendment) Bill - Voting - Second Reading 

      Parliamentary Research Team (Manthri.lk, 2023-09-08)
      On September 7, 2023, the second reading of the Inland Revenue (Amendment) Bill was passed with a majority of 45 votes. The following compilation of infographics reflects the list of MPs that voted in favour, against and ...
    • Parliamentary report card: Sajith Premadasa - September 2015 to February 2020 and August 2020 to February 2023 

      Parliamentary Research Team (Manthri.lk, 2023-05-16)
      On 16 May 2023, the Working Committee of the SJB unanimously decided to name the current Leader of the Opposition Sajith Premadasa as the party's next presidential candidate. Manthri.lk looked at Premadasa's performance ...
    • Celebrating Parliaments - International Day of Parliamentarism 2023 

      Parliamentary Research Team (Manthri.lk, 2023-06-30)
      The International Day of Parliamentarism is celebrated, on 30 June, the date in 1889 on which the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) was formed - to promote democratic governance, accountability, & cooperation among its ...
    • Parliamentary Complex at Diyawanna completes 41 years 

      Parliamentary Research Team (Manthri.lk, 2023-04-29)
      As of April 29, 2023, it's been 41 years since the relocation of the Parliament of Sri Lanka to its present complex at Diyawanna. This infographic highlights upon the history behind the relocation, including information ...
    • Select Committee to Investigate Causes for Sri Lanka's Financial Bankruptcy 

      Parliamentary Research Team (Manthri.lk, 2023-07-07)
      On 6 July 2023, Speaker of the House Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena appointed a Select Committee of Parliament under the Chair of Sagara Kariyawasam to Investigate Causes for Sri Lanka's Financial Bankruptcy. This infographic ...
    • Least Active MPs - August 2020 to February 2023 

      Parliamentary Research Team (Manthri.lk, 2023-06-16)
      This infographic shows the least active MPs between August 2020 and February 2023, marking 2.5 years since the inaugural meeting of the 9th Parliament. It was found that the bottom 64 MPs contributed less than the top 5 ...
    • World Environment Day 2023 

      Parliamentary Research Team (Manthri.lk, 2023-06-05)
      This infographic shows ranking of the topic out of the 15 topics monitored (8/15), the percentage of the total time spent on the topic (4.7%), number of MPs who contributed to the topic (158) and the top 5 contributing MPs ...