Polling divisions in Sri Lanka are subdivisions of the country's electoral districts . From the 1st parliamentary election in 1947 to the 8th in 1977 , members were elected to the parliament using a first-past-the-post system from these polling divisions. This system changed in 1978.[ 1]
The 1978 Constitution introduced a proportional representation electoral system, electing Members of Parliament from 22 multi-member electoral districts .[ 2] [ 3]
All but two electoral districts correspond to their respective administrative districts. The exceptions are Jaffna , covering both Jaffna District and Kilinochchi District , and Vanni , covering Mannar District , Mullaitivu District , and Vavuniya District . The first general election under this system was the 1989 election .
Polling divisions are still maintained for declaring election results, and for administrative purposes to facilitate the management and organisation of electoral processes.[ 4]
Electoral districts Registered electors and seat allocation changes: 2020 to 2024[ 5] [ 6] [ 7] Provinces Districts Registered electors Number of allocated seats 2020 2024 2020 2024 Change Western Colombo 1,709,209 1,765,351 19 18 Gampaha 1,785,964 1,881,129 18 19 Kalutara 972,319 1,024,244 10 11 Central Kandy 1,129,100 1,191,399 12 12 Matale 407,569 429,991 5 5 Nuwara Eliya 577,717 605,292 8 8 Southern Galle 867,709 903,163 9 9 Matara 659,587 686,175 7 7 Hambantota 493,192 520,940 7 7 Northern Jaffna 571,848 593,187 7 6 Vanni 287,024 306,081 6 6 Eastern Batticaloa 409,808 449,686 5 5 Ampara 513,979 555,432 7 7 Trincomalee 288,868 315,925 4 4 North Western Kurunegala 1,348,787 1,417,226 15 15 Puttalam 614,374 663,673 8 8 North Central Anuradhapura 693,634 741,862 9 9 Polonnaruwa 331,109 351,302 5 5 Uva Badulla 668,166 705,772 9 9 Monaragala 372,155 399,166 6 6 Sabaragamuwa Ratnapura 877,582 923,736 11 11 Kegalle 684,189 709,622 9 9 National List — — — 29 29 Total — 16,263,885 17,140,354 225 225
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