▁prime ▁minister ▁directly ▁succeeded ▁another ▁female ▁prime ▁minister , ▁and ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁that ▁a ▁nation ▁possessed ▁a ▁female ▁prime ▁minister ▁and ▁a ▁female ▁president ▁simultaneously . ▁ ▁The ▁progress ▁of ▁women ▁in ▁Sri ▁L ank an ▁politics , ▁however , ▁has ▁st agn ated ▁as ▁expect ations ▁are ▁higher ▁for ▁their ▁representation ▁in ▁Parliament . ▁ ▁Number ▁of ▁women ▁ ▁Number ▁of ▁women ▁in ▁Parliament ▁by ▁House ▁Number ▁of ▁women ▁in ▁the ▁Sri ▁L ank an ▁Parliament ▁( 1 9 3 1 – 2 0 1 5 ): ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁female ▁members ▁This ▁is ▁a ▁complete ▁list ▁of ▁women ▁who ▁have ▁served ▁as ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁success ive ▁Sri ▁L ank an ▁Legisl atures , ▁ordered ▁by ▁senior ity . ▁This ▁list ▁includes ▁women ▁who ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁past ▁and ▁who ▁continue ▁to ▁serve ▁in ▁the ▁present . ▁ ▁Service ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Parliament ▁of ▁Sri ▁L anka ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁female ▁cabinet ▁minister s ▁of ▁Sri ▁L anka ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Lady ▁M embers ▁of ▁Parliament ▁ ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁Parliament ▁of ▁Sri ▁L anka ▁▁ ▁Category : List s ▁of ▁Sri ▁L ank an ▁polit icians <0x0A> </s> ▁Ro ch ford ▁was ▁a ▁County ▁Const itu ency ▁in ▁Es sex , ▁represented ▁in ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons ▁of ▁the ▁Parliament ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁It ▁elected ▁one ▁Member ▁of ▁Parliament ▁( MP ) ▁by ▁the ▁first ▁past ▁the