Electoral districts of Central Province, Sri Lanka

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

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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.)		DurationElectionsBy-electionsTotal
Members
[N 2] 		Notes
Akurana Kandy 19 March 196027 May 197010 years, 69 days4
Dambulla Matale 23 August 194715 February 198941 years, 176 days83
Galagedara Kandy 19 March 196027 May 197010 years, 69 days55
Galaha Kandy 23 August 194719 March 196012 years, 209 days32
Gampola Kandy 23 August 194715 February 198941 years, 176 days817
Hanguranketha Nuwara Eliya 19 March 196015 February 198928 years, 333 days54
Harispattuwa Kandy 21 July 197715 February 198911 years, 239 days1
Hewaheta Kandy 19 March 196015 February 198928 years, 333 days5
Kadugannawa Kandy 23 August 194719 March 196012 years, 209 days34Double-member district
Kandy Kandy 23 August 194715 February 198941 years, 176 days836
Kotagala Nuwara Eliya 23 August 194719 March 196012 years, 209 days33
Kotmale Nuwara Eliya 19 March 196015 February 198928 years, 333 days5
Kundasale Kandy 19 March 196015 February 198928 years, 333 days5
Laggala Matale 19 March 196015 February 198928 years, 333 days5
Maskeliya Nuwara Eliya 23 August 194721 July 197729 years, 302 days717
Matale Matale 23 August 194715 February 198941 years, 176 days85
Maturata Kandy 23 August 194719 March 196012 years, 209 days31
Minipe Kandy 23 August 194721 July 197729 years, 302 days74
Nawalapitiya Kandy 23 August 194715 February 198941 years, 176 days86
Nuwara Eliya Nuwara Eliya 23 August 194721 July 197741 years, 176 days716
Nuwara Eliya-Maskeliya Nuwara Eliya 21 July 197715 February 198911 years, 239 days13Triple-member district
Pathadumbara Kandy 21 July 197715 February 198911 years, 239 days11
Rattota Matale 19 March 196015 February 198928 years, 333 days5
Senkadagala Kandy 19 March 196015 February 198928 years, 333 days52
Talawakelle Nuwara Eliya 23 August 194719 March 196012 years, 209 days33
Teldeniya Kandy 19 March 196015 February 198928 years, 333 days5
Udadumbara Kandy 21 July 197715 February 198911 years, 239 days11
Udunuwara Kandy 19 March 196015 February 198928 years, 333 days5
Walapane Nuwara Eliya 19 March 196015 February 198928 years, 333 days5
Wattegama Kandy 23 August 194721 July 197729 years, 302 days73
Yatinuwara Kandy 19 March 196015 February 198928 years, 333 days5
Total23 August 194715 February 198941 years, 176 days88

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 Central 1,940131,367,9001,049,16011112
Matale Matale 1,9934482,294379,675415
Nuwara Eliya Nuwara Eliya 1,7414706,156534,150628
Total65,61016020,274,17914,268,06316036225

Notes

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

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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".
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