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Bulathwalage Prasanna Ranaweera is a Sri Lankan politician, a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. He was elected from Gampaha District in 2015, representing the Sri Lanka Freedom Party.^[1]^[2] He was suspended from parliament for a week on 5 May 2016 by the speaker over connection with the tense situation which erupted.^[3]

Due to unruly behaviour in the parliament he was summoned by the Parliament Privilege committee in 2018.^[4]

During the 2018 Sri Lankan constitutional crisis, Ranaweera allegedly slapped a police officer inside the parliament. Video clips circulating on social media also showed him pouring liquid on the seat of the Speaker of the Parliament Karu Jayasuriya^[5]^[6] prior to his arrival in to the chamber.

References

^ "PM Ranil receives highest Preferential votes with 500,566". hirunews.lk. 18 August 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
^ "Preferential votes- General Election 2015". adaderana.lk. 18 August 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
^ "Thewarapperuma and Ranaweera suspended from Parliament for a week".
^ "Unruly behaviour: MP Ranaweera summoned by P'ment Privilege Committee". Retrieved 18 November 2018.
^ "Brawl breaks out in Sri Lanka parliament". BBC News. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
^ "Chaotic Sri Lankan parliamentary sittings". The Australian. 17 November 2018.

[1] "PM Ranil receives highest Preferential votes with 500,566". hirunews.lk. 18 August 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2015.

[2] "Preferential votes- General Election 2015". adaderana.lk. 18 August 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2015.

[3] "Thewarapperuma and Ranaweera suspended from Parliament for a week".

[4] "Unruly behaviour: MP Ranaweera summoned by P'ment Privilege Committee". Retrieved 18 November 2018.

[5] "Brawl breaks out in Sri Lanka parliament". BBC News. Retrieved 18 November 2018.

[6] "Chaotic Sri Lankan parliamentary sittings". The Australian. 17 November 2018.

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Members of the Sri Lankan Parliament from Gampaha
Gampaha Electoral District (1947–1989) Current District: Gampaha Electoral District
One–member (1947 – 1989)	Don David Karunaratne Paulis Peiris Jayawardena Samuel Dias Bandaranayake A. T. Basnayake Samuel Dias Bandaranayake
Multi–member (1989 – Present)	(1989 – 1994): Sirimavo Bandaranaike Anura Bandaranaike Joseph Michael Perera John Amaratunga Ranil Wickremesinghe Sarathchandra Rajakaruna Paul Perera Lakshman Jayakody Wijayapala Mendis Donald Dissanayake Mahindra Wijerathna Jeyaraj Fernandopulle Anura Pradeep Mahen Gunasekera Ariyarathna Jayathilaka Reggie Ranatunga Sardhatissa Sakalasooriya (1994 – 2000): Chandrika Kumaratunga John Amaratunga Jeyaraj Fernandopulle Wijayapala Mendis Joseph Michael Perera Lakshman Jayakody Felix Perera Reginald Perera Athula Nimalasiri Suranimala Rajapaksha Anura Hapangama Reggie Ranatunga Sarathchandra Rajakaruna Jinadasa Nandasena Lionel Gunawardena Neil Rupasinghe Upali Gunaratne A. V. Suraweera (2000 – 2001): Karu Jayasuriya Susil Premajayantha Jeyaraj Fernandopulle Anura Bandaranaike Felix Perera Pandu Bandaranaike Jayalath Jayawardena Reggie Ranatunga Sarath Keerthiratne John Amaratunga Edward Gunasekara Lionel Gunawardena Joseph Michael Perera Sarathchandra Peramuna Neil Rupasinghe Suranimala Rajapaksha Ananda Moonasinghe Vijitha Herath (2001 – 2004): Anura Bandaranaike Karu Jayasuriya Jayalath Jayawardena Jeyaraj Fernandopulle Joseph Michael Perera John Amaratunga Olitha Premathiratne Pandu Bandaranaike Felix Perera Edward Gunasekara Suranimala Rajapaksha Sarathchandra Rajakaruna Sarana Gunawardena Ravindra Randeniya Reggie Ranatunga Neil Rupasinghe Vijitha Herath Anjan Umma (2004 – 2010): Vijitha Herath Karu Jayasuriya Anura Bandaranaike (Until 2008) Replaced by Sarana Gunawardena Siripala Amarasinghe (Until 2006) Replaced by Sarath Kumara Gunaratna Anjan Umma Joseph Michael Perera Jayalath Jayawardena Jeyaraj Fernandopulle (Until 2008) Replaced by Duleep Wijesekera Lasantha Alagiyawanna John Amaratunga Sripathi Sooriyarachchi (Until 2008) Replaced by Reggie Ranatunga (Until 2008) Replaced by Neil Rupasinghe Felix Perera Pandu Bandaranaike Sarathchandra Rajakaruna Edward Gunasekara Kolonnawe Sri Sumangala (Until 2004) Replaced by Alawwe Nandaloka Thero Aparekke Punnananda Thero (2010 – 2015): Basil Rajapaksa Sudarshani Fernandopulle Mervyn Silva Athuraliye Rathana Thero Ruwan Wijewardene Upeksha Swarnamali Felix Perera Ruwan Ranatunga Lasantha Alagiyawanna Sarana Gunawardena Karu Jayasuriya Jayalath Jayawardena John Amaratunga Duleep Wijesekera Wasantha Senanayake Vijitha Herath Pandu Bandaranaike Sarath Kumara Gunaratna (2015 – Present): Prasanna Ranatunga Ranjan Ramanayake Arjuna Ranatunga Ruwan Wijewardene Harshana Rajakaruna Prasanna Ranaweera Ajith Mannapperuma Nimal Lansa Sisira Jayakody John Amaratunga Kavinda Jayawardena Indika Anuruddha Sudarshani Fernandopulle Chathura Senaratne Edward Gunasekara Duleep Wijesekera Lasantha Alagiyawanna Vijitha Herath

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