Electoral districts of Central Province, Sri Lanka

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

Main article: Electoral districts of 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
AkuranaKandy19 March 196027 May 197010 years, 69 days4
DambullaMatale23 August 194715 February 198941 years, 176 days83
GalagedaraKandy19 March 196027 May 197010 years, 69 days55
GalahaKandy23 August 194719 March 196012 years, 209 days32
GampolaKandy23 August 194715 February 198941 years, 176 days817
HangurankethaNuwara Eliya19 March 196015 February 198928 years, 333 days54
HarispattuwaKandy21 July 197715 February 198911 years, 239 days1
HewahetaKandy19 March 196015 February 198928 years, 333 days5
KadugannawaKandy23 August 194719 March 196012 years, 209 days34Double-member district
KandyKandy23 August 194715 February 198941 years, 176 days836
KotagalaNuwara Eliya23 August 194719 March 196012 years, 209 days33
KotmaleNuwara Eliya19 March 196015 February 198928 years, 333 days5
KundasaleKandy19 March 196015 February 198928 years, 333 days5
LaggalaMatale19 March 196015 February 198928 years, 333 days5
MaskeliyaNuwara Eliya23 August 194721 July 197729 years, 302 days717
MataleMatale23 August 194715 February 198941 years, 176 days85
MaturataKandy23 August 194719 March 196012 years, 209 days31
MinipeKandy23 August 194721 July 197729 years, 302 days74
NawalapitiyaKandy23 August 194715 February 198941 years, 176 days86
Nuwara EliyaNuwara Eliya23 August 194721 July 197741 years, 176 days716
Nuwara Eliya-MaskeliyaNuwara Eliya21 July 197715 February 198911 years, 239 days13Triple-member district
PathadumbaraKandy21 July 197715 February 198911 years, 239 days11
RattotaMatale19 March 196015 February 198928 years, 333 days5
SenkadagalaKandy19 March 196015 February 198928 years, 333 days52
TalawakelleNuwara Eliya23 August 194719 March 196012 years, 209 days33
TeldeniyaKandy19 March 196015 February 198928 years, 333 days5
UdadumbaraKandy21 July 197715 February 198911 years, 239 days11
UdunuwaraKandy19 March 196015 February 198928 years, 333 days5
WalapaneNuwara Eliya19 March 196015 February 198928 years, 333 days5
WattegamaKandy23 August 194721 July 197729 years, 302 days73
YatinuwaraKandy19 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]
KandyCentral1,940131,367,9001,049,16011112
MataleMatale1,9934482,294379,675415
Nuwara EliyaNuwara Eliya1,7414706,156534,150628
Total65,61016020,274,17914,268,06316036225

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.
  4. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-07-14. Retrieved 2018-07-15.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. http://www.lankadeepa.lk/index.php/articles/332219
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