Electoral_districts_of_Central_Province,_Sri_Lanka Knowpia

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 edit

Electoral District	District	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 edit

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	1,940	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 edit

^ Order of creation
^ Total different members

References edit

^ "The Electoral System". Parliament of Sri Lanka.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "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)
^ "Lankadeepa Online".

[2] Order of creation

[3] Total different members

[1] "The Electoral System". Parliament of Sri Lanka.

[4] "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.

[5] "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.

[6] "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)

[7] "Lankadeepa Online".

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Summary

1947 to 1989 edit

Since 1989 edit

Notes edit

References edit