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The 1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka provides for the election of members of Parliament from 22 multi-member electoral districts through the proportional representation electoral system. All but two of the electoral districts are conterminous with their namesake administrative district.
The country's 1978 Constitution introduced a new proportional representation electoral system for electing members of Parliament from 1989 onwards. The existing 160 single-member , double-member and triple-member districts were replaced with 22 multi-member electoral districts, similar to the existing administrative districts of Sri Lanka. [ 1 ]
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 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 ]
Pages in category "Former electoral districts of Sri Lanka" The following 188 pages are in this category, out of 188 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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Pages in category "Electoral districts of Sri Lanka" The following 28 pages are in this category, out of 28 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
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