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The Election Commission of Sri Lanka is the constitutional authority responsible for administering and overseeing all elections in Sri Lanka, including the Presidential, Parliamentary, Provincial and Local Authority elections. Sri Lanka has had universal adult suffrage since 1931, becoming the first Crown colony to enfranchise all adult ...
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]
A delimitation commission would apportion the four seats between the electoral districts in each province. [2] 160 seats were allocated to the electoral districts (section 98). [3] An election commission would apportion the seats annually based on the number of registered electors. 29 seats were reserved for the national list (section 99A). [4]
The Avissawella Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Colombo Electoral District, in the Western Province, Sri Lanka. Presidential Election Results [ edit ]
The Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance (SLPFA), led by Mahinda Rajapaksa, won a large majority in the 2020 Sri Lankan parliamentary election on 5 August 2020. [14] During their tenure, the government under President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa faced multiple crises, including the COVID-19 pandemic and an economic crisis, which culminated into widespread protests ...
The Kolonnawa Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Colombo Electoral District, in the Western Province, Sri Lanka. Presidential Election Results [ edit ]
The Homagama Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Colombo Electoral District, in the Western Province, Sri Lanka. Presidential Election Results [ edit ]
The Colombo Central Polling Division has a Muslim majority (54.0%), a significant Buddhist population (18.2%) and a significant Hindu population (17.6%) . In comparison, the Colombo Electoral District (which contains the Colombo Central Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (70.2%) and a significant Muslim population (11.8%) [1