Electoral districts of Central Province, 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	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	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

^ Order of creation
^ Total different members

References

^ "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".

Electoral Districts of Sri Lanka

Central Province

Eastern Province

Northern Province

Jaffna
Vanni

North Central Province

North Western Province

Sabaragamuwa

Southern Province

Uva

Western Province

Appointed

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Electoral districts of Sri Lanka (1931–1947)
Electoral districts of Sri Lanka (1947–1989)

v t e Electoral districts of Sri Lanka (1947–1989)
Central Province	Akurana Dambulla Galagedara Galaha Gampola Hanguranketha Harispattuwa Hewaheta Kadugannawa Kandy Kotagala Kotmale Kundasale Laggala Maskeliya Matale Maturata Minipe Nawalapitiya Nuwara Eliya Nuwara Eliya-Maskeliya Pathadumbara Rattota Senkadagala Talawakelle Teldeniya Udadumbara Udunuwara Walapane Wattegama Yatinuwara
Eastern Province	Ampara Batticaloa Kalkudah Kalmunai Mutur Nintavur Paddiruppu Pottuvil Samanthurai Seruvila Trincomalee
Northern Province	Chavakachcheri Jaffna Kankesanthurai Kayts Kilinochchi Kopay Manipay Mannar Mullaitivu Nallur Point Pedro Udupiddy Uduvil Vaddukoddai Vavuniya
North Central Province	Anuradhapura Anuradhapura East Anuradhapura West Horowpothana Kalawewa Kekirawa Medawachchiya Medirigiriya Mihintale Minneriya Polonnaruwa
North Western Province	Anamaduwa Bingiriya Chilaw Dambadeniya Dandagamuwa Dodangaslanda Galgamuwa Hiriyala Katugampola Kuliyapitiya Kurunegala Mawatagama Nattandiya Nikaweratiya Panduwasnuwara Polgahawela Puttalam Wariyapola Wennappuwa Yapahuwa
Uva	Badulla Bandarawela Bibile Buttala Hali-Ela Haputale Mahiyangana Moneragala Passara Soranatota Uva Paranagama Viyaluwa Welimada Wellawaya
Sabaragamuwa	Alutnuwara Aranayaka Balangoda Dedigama Dehiowita Deraniyagala Eheliyagoda Galigamuwa Kalawana Kegalle Kiriella Kolonna Mawanella Nivitigala Pelmadulla Rakwana Rambukkana Ratnapura Ruwanwella Yatiyantota
Southern Province	Akmeemana Akuressa Ambalangoda Ambalangoda-Balapitiya Baddegama Balapitiya Beliatta Bentara-Elpitiya Deniyaya Devinuwara Galle Habaraduwa Hakmana Hambantota Hiniduma Kamburupitiya Karandeniya Matara Mulkirigala Rathgama Tangalle Tissamaharama Udugama Weligama
Western Province	Agalawatte Attanagalla Avissawella Bandaragama Beruwala Biyagama Borella Bulathsinhala Colombo Central Colombo East Colombo North Colombo South Colombo West Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia Divulapitiya Dompe Gampaha Homagama Horana Ja-Ela Kaduwela Kalutara Katana Kelaniya Kesbewa Kolonnawa Kottawa Kotte Mahara Maharagama Matugama Minuwangoda Mirigama Moratuwa Negombo Panadura Ratmalana Wattala Wellawatte-Galkissa
Current Electoral districts of Sri Lanka

v t e Electoral districts of Sri Lanka (1931–1947)
Central Province	Dumbara Galagedara Gampola Hatton Kandy Matale Nuwara Eliya Talawakele
Eastern Province	Batticaloa South Trincomalee-Batticaloa
Northern Province	Jaffna Kankesanthurai Kayts Mannar-Mullaitivu Point Pedro
North Central Province	Anuradhapura
North Western Province	Chilaw Katugampola Kurunegala Narammala Puttalam
Sabaragamuwa	Balangoda Dedigama Kegalle Ratnapura Ruwanwella
Southern Province	Balapitiya Galle Hambantota Matara Morawaka Udugama Weligama
Uva	Badulla Bandarawela Bibile
Western Province	Avissawella Colombo Central Colombo North Colombo South Gampaha Horana Kalutara Kelaniya Matugama Minuwangoda Moratuwa Negombo Panadura Veyangoda
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