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".