The UPFA has appointed several defeated candidates to the parliament through the national list.
The party won 12 national list MPs at the recent general election. S.B. Dissanayake (Kandy), Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena (Matara), Thilanga Sumathipala (Colombo), Vijith Wijayamuni Soyza (Moneragala), Mahinda Samarasinghe (Kalutara) and MLAM Hisbulla (Batticaloa) are among the defeated candidates appointed through the national list.
The Full List
S.B. Dissanayake
Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena
Thilanga Sumathipala
Vijith Wijayamuni Soyza
Mahinda Samarasinghe
MLAM Hisbulla
Malith Jayathilake
Dilan Perera
Angajan Ramanathan
Faizer Musthapa
A.H.M. Fowzie
Dr. Sarath Amunugama