Electoral districts of Central Province, Sri Lanka

Main article: Electoral districts of Sri Lanka

Currently there are three electoral districts in Central Province, Sri Lanka.

The country's 1978 Constitution introduced a new proportional representation electoral system for electing members of Parliament from 1989 onwards. The existing single-member, double-member and triple-member districts were replaced with multi-member electoral districts, similar to the existing administrative districts of Sri Lanka.[1] The remaining districts by 1989 continues to be a polling division of the current multi-member electoral districts.

1947 to 1989

Electoral
District 		District No.
[N 1] 		First Election
(Est.) 		Last Election
(Ab.) 		Duration Elections By-elections Total
Members
[N 2] 		Notes
Akurana Kandy 19 March 1960 27 May 1970 10 years, 69 days 4
Dambulla Matale 23 August 1947 15 February 1989 41 years, 176 days 8 3
Galagedara Kandy 19 March 1960 27 May 1970 10 years, 69 days 5 5
Galaha Kandy 23 August 1947 19 March 1960 12 years, 209 days 3 2
Gampola Kandy 23 August 1947 15 February 1989 41 years, 176 days 8 1 7
Hanguranketha Nuwara Eliya 19 March 1960 15 February 1989 28 years, 333 days 5 4
Harispattuwa Kandy 21 July 1977 15 February 1989 11 years, 239 days 1
Hewaheta Kandy 19 March 1960 15 February 1989 28 years, 333 days 5
Kadugannawa Kandy 23 August 1947 19 March 1960 12 years, 209 days 3 4 Double-member district
Kandy Kandy 23 August 1947 15 February 1989 41 years, 176 days 8 3 6
Kotagala Nuwara Eliya 23 August 1947 19 March 1960 12 years, 209 days 3 3
Kotmale Nuwara Eliya 19 March 1960 15 February 1989 28 years, 333 days 5
Kundasale Kandy 19 March 1960 15 February 1989 28 years, 333 days 5
Laggala Matale 19 March 1960 15 February 1989 28 years, 333 days 5
Maskeliya Nuwara Eliya 23 August 1947 21 July 1977 29 years, 302 days 7 1 7
Matale Matale 23 August 1947 15 February 1989 41 years, 176 days 8 5
Maturata Kandy 23 August 1947 19 March 1960 12 years, 209 days 3 1
Minipe Kandy 23 August 1947 21 July 1977 29 years, 302 days 7 4
Nawalapitiya Kandy 23 August 1947 15 February 1989 41 years, 176 days 8 6
Nuwara Eliya Nuwara Eliya 23 August 1947 21 July 1977 41 years, 176 days 7 1 6
Nuwara Eliya-Maskeliya Nuwara Eliya 21 July 1977 15 February 1989 11 years, 239 days 1 3 Triple-member district
Pathadumbara Kandy 21 July 1977 15 February 1989 11 years, 239 days 1 1
Rattota Matale 19 March 1960 15 February 1989 28 years, 333 days 5
Senkadagala Kandy 19 March 1960 15 February 1989 28 years, 333 days 5 2
Talawakelle Nuwara Eliya 23 August 1947 19 March 1960 12 years, 209 days 3 3
Teldeniya Kandy 19 March 1960 15 February 1989 28 years, 333 days 5
Udadumbara Kandy 21 July 1977 15 February 1989 11 years, 239 days 1 1
Udunuwara Kandy 19 March 1960 15 February 1989 28 years, 333 days 5
Walapane Nuwara Eliya 19 March 1960 15 February 1989 28 years, 333 days 5
Wattegama Kandy 23 August 1947 21 July 1977 29 years, 302 days 7 3
Yatinuwara Kandy 19 March 1960 15 February 1989 28 years, 333 days 5
Total 23 August 1947 15 February 1989 41 years, 176 days 8 8

Since 1989

Electoral
District 		District Area
km2
[2] 		Polling
Divisions 		Population
(2014)
[3] 		Registered
Electors
(2014)[4] 		Sect. 98
Seats
(2014) 		Sect. 96(4)
Seats
(1979) 		Total
Seats
(2014)[5]
Kandy Kandy 1,940 13 1,367,900 1,049,160 11 1 12
Matale Matale 1,993 4 482,294 379,675 4 1 5
Nuwara Eliya Nuwara Eliya 1,741 4 706,156 534,150 6 2 8
Total 65,610 160 20,274,179 14,268,063 160 36 225

Notes

  1. ^ Order of creation
  2. ^ Total different members

References

  1. ^ "The Electoral System". Parliament of Sri Lanka.
  2. ^ "Area of Sri Lanka by province and district" (PDF). Statistical Abstract 2010. Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 September 2013.
  3. ^ "Preliminary Report (Provisional) - Census of Population and Housing 2011" (PDF). Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-06. Retrieved 2018-07-15.
  4. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-07-14. Retrieved 2018-07-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ "Lankadeepa Online".