Electoral districts of Sri Lanka

22 multi-member electoral districts

Electoral districts of Sri Lanka

Electoral districts and polling divisions of Sri Lanka

Category| Electoral districts
Location| Sri Lanka
Created by| 1978 Constitution
Created|

* 7 September 1978 (1978-09-07)

Number| 22 (as of 2024)
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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 two exceptions are Jaffna (which covers the administrative districts of Jaffna and Kilinochchi) and Vanni (which covers the administrative districts of Mannar, Mullaitivu and Vavuniya). The first general election which used these electoral districts was in 1989.

## Constitutional provision

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According to the constitution the Parliament should consist of 225 seats (members):[1]

* 36 seats were allocated to the nine provinces, four each (section 96(4)).[2] 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]

### Delimitation commission

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The constitution required the establishment of a delimitation commission for the delimitation of the electoral districts and apportion the 36 provincial seats.[2][5] The constitution limited the number of electoral districts to between 20 and 25.[2]

The Delimitation Commission was appointed on 29 November 1978. Its decision was published on 15 January 1981. The country was divided into 22 electoral districts. 21 of the 22 electoral districts were conterminous with their namesake administrative district. The other electoral district - Vanni - consisted of the administrative districts of Mannar, Mullaitivu and Vavuniya. The 36 provincial seats were apportioned as follows:

* Central Province \- Kandy 1; Matale 1; Nuwara Eliya 2.
* Eastern Province \- Ampara 2; Batticaloa 1; Trincomalee 1.
* Northern Province \- Jaffna 1, Vanni 3.
* North Central Province \- Anuradhapura 2, Polonnaruwa 2.
* North Western Province \- Kurunegala 2, Puttalam 2.
* Sabaragamuwa Province \- Kegalla 2; Ratnapura 2.
* Southern Province \- Galle 1, Matara 1; Hambantota 2.
* Uva Province \- Badulla 2; Monaragala 2.
* Western Province \- Colombo 2; Gampaha 1; Kalutara 1.

Kilinochchi Administrative District was created from southern Jaffna Administrative District in February 1984. Consequently, Jaffna Electoral District now consists of two administrative districts (Jaffna and Kilinochchi).

## Jaffna seats controversy

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The annual updating of the electoral register in Sri Lanka is done by house-to-house enumeration. The civil war prevented house-to-house enumeration from taking place in most of the Northern Province from the mid-1980s onwards. For these areas the Department of Elections instead took the previous year's register and added anyone who had since turned 18.

The civil war resulted in significant population displacement and emigration from the Northern Province. Two of the biggest displacements occurred in 1995 and 2008. Virtually the entire population of the Jaffna peninsula fled to the Vanni in 1995 to escape the military onslaught by the Sri Lankan military as they tried to recapture the peninsula from the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam. Most of the population of the Vanni were displaced in 2008 as they fled the military onslaught by the Sri Lankan military to recapture the Vanni from the LTTE. Hundreds of thousands fled abroad from the Northern Province during the civil war. Tens of thousands also fled to other parts of Sri Lanka outside the conflict zone, particularly to the capital Colombo.

As a consequence of all this the electoral register for the Northern Province was overstated for many years. The civil war ended in May 2009 and in 2010 the first house-to-house enumeration in around 25 years took place in most of the Northern Province. The result of the enumeration was that about 300,000 electors were deleted from the electoral register for the Northern Province. Consequently, the total number of parliamentary seats allocated to Jaffna Electoral District, one of the two electoral districts that make up the Northern Province, was reduced from 10 (2009) to 6 (2010). The number of parliamentary seats allocated to Vanni Electoral District, the other electoral district in the Northern Province, remained unchanged at 6.

Jaffna Electoral District's problems were exacerbated by the decision of the 1978 Delimitation Commission to allocate it only one of the four provincial seats - the other three provincial seats were allocated to Vanni Electoral District even though at that time Jaffna had more than four times the number of electors than Vanni. This decision meant that 30 years later Jaffna had the same number of total seats (six) as Vanni despite having more than twice the number of electors. Jaffna now also had one fewer seat than Ampara Electoral District, Hambantota Electoral District and Nuwara Eliya Electoral District despite having more electors. It had two fewer seats than Puttalam Electoral District despite having only 25,000 fewer electors.

The decision by the Department of Elections to reduce Jaffna's seats drew much criticism, particularly by opposition parties.[6][7] They pointed out that although there are only a small number of people still in IDP camps, tens of thousands had not returned to their homes and were living with relatives due to the existence of High Security Zones and ongoing de-mining. It was not known if all of these people were registered to vote. For most people in the Northern Province rebuilding their lives after the devastating civil war had been far more important than registering to vote. Many also did not have any form of identification to register as they had lost their official documents during the frequent displacements. As result the electoral register for Jaffna Electoral District was likely to be understated. It was also not known if those who had fled to other parts of Sri Lanka like Colombo were registered to vote in those areas. The government and the Department of Elections rejected the criticism, saying that they were only doing what the constitution required them to do.[8][9]

## Number of seats per electoral district

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See also: List of Polling divisions of Sri Lanka

### Current allocation of seats: 2024

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Registered electors and seat allocation changes: 2020 to 2024[10] Province | Electoral
district | Registered electors | Number of allocated seats

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2020 | 2024 | 2020 | 2024 | Change
(+/-)
Western | Colombo | 1,709,209 | 1,765,351 | 19 | 18 | 1
Gampaha | 1,785,964 | 1,881,129 | 18 | 19 | 1
Kalutara | 972,319 | 1,024,244 | 10 | 11 | 1
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 | 1
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 |

### Historical allocation of seats

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#### Allocation of seats: 2014

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Allocation of seats: 2014  Electoral District  | Province | Area km2 [11] | Polling Divisions  | Population (2014) [12] | Registered Electors (2014) [13] | Sect. 98 Seats - (2014)  | Sect. 96(4) Seats - (1979)  | Total Seats - (2014) [14]

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Ampara (Digamadulla) | Eastern | 4,415 | 4 | 645,803 | 465,757 | 5 | 2 | 7
Anuradhapura | North Central | 7,179 | 7 | 855,373 | 636,733 | 7 | 2 | 9
Badulla | Uva | 2,861 | 9 | 811,138 | 620,486 | 6 | 2 | 8
Batticaloa | Eastern | 2,854 | 3 | 525,166 | 365,167 | 4 | 1 | 5
Colombo | Western | 699 | 15 | 2,322,942 | 1,586,598 | 17 | 2 | 19
Galle | Southern | 1,652 | 10 | 1,058,902 | 819,866 | 9 | 1 | 10
Gampaha | Western | 1,387 | 13 | 2,298,190 | 1,637,537 | 17 | 1 | 18
Hambantota | Southern | 2,609 | 4 | 595,802 | 462,911 | 5 | 2 | 7
Jaffna | Northern | 2,304 | 11 | 695,867 | 529,239 | 5 | 2 | 7
Kalutara | Western | 1,598 | 8 | 1,214,720 | 897,349 | 9 | 1 | 10
Kandy | Central | 1,940 | 13 | 1,367,900 | 1,049,160 | 11 | 1 | 12
Kegalle | Sabaragamuwa | 1,693 | 9 | 837,100 | 649,878 | 7 | 2 | 9
Kurunegala | North Western | 4,816 | 14 | 1,611,230 | 1,266,443 | 13 | 2 | 15
Matale | Central | 1,993 | 4 | 482,294 | 379,675 | 4 | 1 | 5
Matara | Southern | 1,283 | 7 | 810,629 | 623,818 | 7 | 1 | 8
Monaragala | Uva | 5,639 | 3 | 448,080 | 339,797 | 3 | 2 | 5
Nuwara Eliya | Central | 1,741 | 4 | 706,156 | 534,150 | 6 | 2 | 8
Polonnaruwa | North Central | 3,293 | 3 | 403,827 | 307,125 | 3 | 2 | 5
Puttalam | North Western | 3,072 | 5 | 760,651 | 553,009 | 6 | 2 | 8
Ratnapura | Sabaragamuwa | 3,275 | 8 | 1,082,051 | 769,814 | 9 | 2 | 11
Trincomalee | Eastern | 2,727 | 3 | 376,337 | 256,862 | 3 | 1 | 4
Vanni | Northern | 6,580 | 3 | 364,021 | 253,058 | 4 | 2 | 6
National List |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 29
Total |  | 65,610 | 160 | 20,274,179 | 14,268,063 | 160 | 36 | 225

#### Allocation of seats: 1979–2011

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Allocation of seats: 1979–2011[15][16] Year |  | Electoral District | Total

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AMP | ANU | BAD | BAT | COL | GAL | GAM | HAM | JAF | KAL | KAN | KEG | KUR | MON | MTL | MTR | NUW | POL | PUT | RAT | TRI | VAN
2011 | Electors[17] | 441,287 | 606,508 | 591,292 | 347,099 | 1,512,670 | 790,207 | 1,538,368 | 442,060 | 482,342 | 853,609 | 1,002,493 | 631,981 | 1,216,286 | 319,557 | 359,796 | 595,867 | 488,133 | 294,365 | 517,557 | 769,814 | 245,363 | 221,409 | 14,268,063
Sect. 98 Seats | 5 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 9 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 160
Sect. 96(4) Seats | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 36
Total Seats[18] | 7 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 19 | 10 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 196
2010 | Electors | 436,148 | 598,274 | 590,341 | 344,750 | 1,542,491 | 784,530 | 1,529,563 | 438,202 | 484,791 | 845,626 | 997,807 | 629,669 | 1,209,323 | 315,452 | 354,112 | 593,778 | 482,550 | 290,494 | 509,714 | 761,336 | 246,890 | 236,449 | 14,222,290
Sect. 98 Seats | 5 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 9 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 160
Sect. 96(4) Seats | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 36
Total Seats[19] | 7 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 19 | 10 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 196
2009 | Electors | 426,109 | 585,934 | 581,971 | 335,882 | 1,503,310 | 770,570 | 1,497,814 | 428,636 | 816,005 | 826,921 | 976,789 | 620,090 | 1,193,228 | 308,230 | 345,104 | 584,800 | 467,103 | 284,279 | 500,751 | 746,029 | 245,155 | 270,707 | 14,315,417
Sect. 98 Seats | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 9 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 160
Sect. 96(4) Seats | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 36
Total Seats[20] | 7 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 10 | 18 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 196
2008 | Electors | 420,835 | 579,261 | 574,814 | 333,644 | 1,521,854 | 761,815 | 1,474,464 | 421,186 | 721,359 | 813,233 | 970,456 | 613,938 | 1,183,649 | 300,642 | 342,684 | 578,858 | 457,137 | 280,337 | 495,575 | 734,651 | 241,133 | 266,975 | 14,088,500
Sect. 98 Seats | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 9 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 160
Sect. 96(4) Seats | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 36
Total Seats[21] | 7 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 10 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 196
2007 | Electors | 414,523 | 569,417 | 561,021 | 331,269 | 1,560,593 | 753,172 | 1,458,295 | 414,112 | 716,435 | 801,326 | 955,108 | 605,626 | 1,171,881 | 294,761 | 338,946 | 576,208 | 452,395 | 277,056 | 489,852 | 713,205 | 240,632 | 262,539 | 13,958,372
Sect. 98 Seats | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 9 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 160
Sect. 96(4) Seats | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 36
Total Seats[22] | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 20 | 10 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 196
2006 | Electors | 409,308 | 558,413 | 554,026 | 330,950 | 1,543,282 | 747,190 | 1,430,679 | 408,240 | 710,174 | 788,606 | 940,923 | 599,435 | 1,160,274 | 288,650 | 334,680 | 573,833 | 450,390 | 272,634 | 484,076 | 701,379 | 242,463 | 259,113 | 13,788,718
Sect. 98 Seats | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 9 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 160
Sect. 96(4) Seats | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 36
Total Seats[23] | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 20 | 10 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 196
2005 | Electors | 399,395 | 547,303 | 541,331 | 324,387 | 1,502,967 | 736,813 | 1,397,358 | 401,540 | 707,309 | 772,999 | 923,017 | 589,676 | 1,140,125 | 282,724 | 328,938 | 568,125 | 449,539 | 266,652 | 476,781 | 684,529 | 242,112 | 254,751 | 13,538,371
Sect. 98 Seats | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 9 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 160
Sect. 96(4) Seats | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 36
Total Seats[24] | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 20 | 10 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 196
2004 | Electors | 396,453 | 536,808 | 533,163 | 318,728 | 1,468,537 | 732,289 | 1,364,180 | 396,595 | 701,938 | 764,305 | 907,038 | 583,282 | 1,124,076 | 276,109 | 321,876 | 562,987 | 447,225 | 263,609 | 470,604 | 668,217 | 238,755 | 250,386 | 13,327,160
Sect. 98 Seats | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 160
Sect. 96(4) Seats | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 36
Total Seats[25] | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 20 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 196
2003 | Electors | 387,512 | 523,485 | 518,958 | 310,172 | 1,450,845 | 723,080 | 1,339,715 | 389,998 | 651,361 | 753,327 | 891,356 | 574,917 | 1,104,895 | 268,517 | 316,847 | 555,929 | 439,861 | 259,039 | 460,084 | 655,248 | 229,315 | 229,535 | 13,033,996
Sect. 98 Seats | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 160
Sect. 96(4) Seats | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 36
Total Seats[26] | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 20 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 196
2002 | Electors | 379,044 | 514,149 | 511,115 | 303,928 | 1,467,751 | 716,608 | 1,327,145 | 384,361 | 644,279 | 746,138 | 880,632 | 570,299 | 1,089,482 | 262,742 | 312,556 | 550,503 | 436,236 | 254,061 | 450,057 | 647,035 | 224,307 | 226,604 | 12,899,032
Sect. 98 Seats | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 160
Sect. 96(4) Seats | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 36
Total Seats | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 20 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 196
2001 | Electors | 369,427 | 500,673 | 500,738 | 291,730 | 1,461,334 | 708,430 | 1,305,582 | 377,428 | 637,066 | 732,798 | 863,019 | 562,123 | 1,069,619 | 254,802 | 305,698 | 543,205 | 424,513 | 247,513 | 440,768 | 634,843 | 217,572 | 225,007 | 12,673,888
Sect. 98 Seats | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 160
Sect. 96(4) Seats | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 36
Total Seats | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 20 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 196
2000 | Electors | 360,497 | 489,776 | 491,288 | 282,079 | 1,440,682 | 698,558 | 1,285,973 | 369,073 | 633,457 | 717,764 | 838,687 | 554,698 | 1,046,102 | 247,280 | 299,606 | 534,694 | 417,264 | 240,444 | 426,193 | 623,506 | 212,280 | 218,861 | 12,428,762
Sect. 98 Seats | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 9 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 160
Sect. 96(4) Seats | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 36
Total Seats | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 10 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 196
1999 | Electors | 352,537 | 472,661 | 475,558 | 275,485 | 1,385,547 | 678,509 | 1,253,416 | 360,026 | 622,331 | 697,656 | 812,478 | 545,238 | 1,007,410 | 237,935 | 292,652 | 524,651 | 405,414 | 229,434 | 412,474 | 609,655 | 206,884 | 213,111 | 12,071,062
Sect. 98 Seats | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 9 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 160
Sect. 96(4) Seats | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 36
Total Seats | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 20 | 10 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 196
1998 | Electors | 343,809 | 459,534 | 464,223 | 270,197 | 1,337,083 | 660,585 | 1,228,908 | 350,809 | 612,770 | 682,723 | 794,453 | 534,980 | 980,725 | 230,576 | 286,174 | 515,847 | 397,711 | 220,903 | 404,050 | 595,791 | 201,808 | 205,541 | 11,779,200
Sect. 98 Seats | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 9 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 160
Sect. 96(4) Seats | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 36
Total Seats | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 20 | 10 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 196
1997 | Electors | 336,165 | 448,098 | 454,913 | 268,200 | 1,326,487 | 652,734 | 1,213,589 | 342,347 | 622,957 | 676,963 | 780,136 | 528,107 | 961,240 | 224,077 | 281,089 | 510,310 | 391,585 | 217,318 | 398,055 | 584,998 | 197,620 | 202,108 | 11,619,096
Sect. 98 Seats | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 9 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 160
Sect. 96(4) Seats | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 36
Total Seats | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 20 | 10 | 18 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 196
1996 | Electors | 329,929 | 436,002 | 449,901 | 269,906 | 1,305,511 | 642,990 | 1,196,445 | 336,158 | 596,639 | 675,528 | 766,300 | 520,720 | 938,583 | 217,508 | 275,882 | 503,602 | 388,455 | 213,174 | 393,318 | 574,591 | 195,867 | 196,128 | 11,423,137
Sect. 98 Seats | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 9 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 160
Sect. 96(4) Seats | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 36
Total Seats | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 20 | 10 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 196
1995 | Electors | 327,824 | 429,790 | 447,187 | 269,385 | 1,296,243 | 640,065 | 1,187,657 | 335,273 | 596,373 | 669,224 | 752,817 | 515,976 | 921,601 | 210,972 | 270,920 | 503,039 | 388,114 | 209,546 | 391,053 | 568,481 | 195,897 | 184,708 | 11,312,145
Sect. 98 Seats | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 9 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 160
Sect. 96(4) Seats | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 36
Total Seats | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 20 | 10 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 196
1994 | Electors | 325,566 | 411,899 | 445,298 | 267,463 | 1,299,879 | 641,360 | 1,185,288 | 332,541 | 596,373 | 665,135 | 744,055 | 508,691 | 901,027 | 202,889 | 263,700 | 504,676 | 390,335 | 204,631 | 388,335 | 561,186 | 191,722 | 181,232 | 11,213,281
Sect. 98 Seats | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 9 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 160
Sect. 96(4) Seats | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 36
Total Seats | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 20 | 10 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 196
1993 | Electors | 312,006 | 406,926 | 435,260 | 261,898 | 1,235,959 | 632,422 | 1,140,808 | 326,913 | 596,366 | 646,199 | 726,192 | 500,947 | 876,591 | 199,391 | 259,271 | 503,470 | 386,668 | 200,192 | 380,192 | 554,607 | 184,090 | 178,697 | 10,945,065
Sect. 98 Seats | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 9 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 160
Sect. 96(4) Seats | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 36
Total Seats | 6 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 20 | 10 | 18 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 196
1992 | Electors | 315,101 | 398,936 | 433,862 | 254,057 | 1,263,667 | 622,127 | 1,116,072 | 323,653 | 596,413 | 639,275 | 719,289 | 494,706 | 858,638 | 200,601 | 255,493 | 493,503 | 367,189 | 196,031 | 371,192 | 546,992 | 181,168 | 174,177 | 10,822,142
Sect. 98 Seats | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 160
Sect. 96(4) Seats | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 36
Total Seats | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 196
1991 | Electors | 308,086 | 389,052 | 430,752 | 243,659 | 1,255,273 | 619,880 | 1,101,017 | 321,252 | 596,413 | 634,383 | 708,758 | 489,914 | 864,279 | 194,956 | 251,484 | 487,807 | 363,291 | 196,255 | 362,255 | 538,308 | 177,830 | 166,860 | 10,701,764
Sect. 98 Seats | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 160
Sect. 96(4) Seats | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 36
Total Seats | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 196
1990 | Electors | 294,088 | 369,468 | 417,274 | 229,244 | 1,190,630 | 606,611 | 1,057,474 | 314,304 | 596,410 | 611,288 | 694,516 | 478,144 | 847,524 | 186,614 | 244,473 | 476,841 | 342,786 | 184,366 | 349,068 | 517,784 | 166,367 | 166,031 | 10,341,305
Sect. 98 Seats | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 160
Sect. 96(4) Seats | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 36
Total Seats | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 20 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 196
1989 | Electors | 289,668 | 360,811 | 397,323 | 229,244 | 1,177,720 | 599,504 | 1,033,334 | 308,109 | 596,410 | 601,756 | 682,807 | 469,209 | 823,261 | 179,408 | 236,115 | 467,338 | 336,815 | 177,700 | 341,856 | 505,097 | 160,093 | 166,193 | 10,139,771
Sect. 98 Seats | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 160
Sect. 96(4) Seats | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 36
Total Seats | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 196
1988 | Electors | 271,792 | 349,888 | 385,865 | 216,420 | 1,158,088 | 585,181 | 1,009,845 | 301,015 | 592,210 | 588,439 | 669,276 | 463,476 | 811,373 | 175,029 | 226,866 | 458,005 | 308,953 | 171,260 | 331,893 | 499,486 | 155,548 | 141,448 | 9,871,356
Sect. 98 Seats | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 160
Sect. 96(4) Seats | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 36
Total Seats | 6 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 21 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 196
1987 | Electors | 265,951 | 334,063 | 329,464 | 217,276 | 1,088,640 | 571,109 | 969,634 | 295,181 | 591,074 | 570,194 | 628,373 | 437,171 | 784,989 | 161,927 | 214,939 | 451,926 | 229,510 | 163,745 | 318,755 | 457,225 | 152,289 | 141,445 | 9,374,880
Sect. 98 Seats | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 10 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 160
Sect. 96(4) Seats | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 36
Total Seats | 6 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 20 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 196
1986 | Electors | 255,783 | 324,317 | 319,127 | 209,926 | 1,060,813 | 560,709 | 943,343 | 284,948 | 580,798 | 554,855 | 612,723 | 423,246 | 762,468 | 153,477 | 211,351 | 443,821 | 220,675 | 159,265 | 308,215 | 447,426 | 149,916 | 135,065 | 9,122,267
Sect. 98 Seats | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 10 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 160
Sect. 96(4) Seats | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 36
Total Seats | 6 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 196
1985 | Electors | 248,179 | 315,911 | 313,697 | 205,122 | 1,060,830 | 555,527 | 923,981 | 277,084 | 569,743 | 548,186 | 618,817 | 439,753 | 738,892 | 154,896 | 206,461 | 439,469 | 215,560 | 154,391 | 298,893 | 449,178 | 149,495 | 132,593 | 9,016,658
Sect. 98 Seats | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 10 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 160
Sect. 96(4) Seats | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 36
Total Seats | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 196
1984 | Electors | 238,647 | 308,332 | 306,111 | 196,965 | 1,047,904 | 552,856 | 910,981 | 269,298 | 555,302 | 540,316 | 609,248 | 436,052 | 730,696 | 152,136 | 203,025 | 432,689 | 215,910 | 148,853 | 294,358 | 440,731 | 148,064 | 132,081 | 8,870,555
Sect. 98 Seats | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 160
Sect. 96(4) Seats | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 36
Total Seats | 6 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 196
1979 | Electors | 185,286 | 245,950 | 255,749 | 157,765 | 911,251 | 483,005 | 778,344 | 222,040 | 463,414 | 469,501 | 530,517 | 386,962 | 670,230 | 111,405 | 175,225 | 380,107 | 187,101 | 112,411 | 243,581 | 375,005 | 119,872 | 108,493 | 7,573,214
Sect. 98 Seats | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 17 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 160
Sect. 96(4) Seats | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 36
Total Seats | 6 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 21 | 11 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 196

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Electoral Districts of Sri Lanka

Central Province|

* Kandy (Mahanuwara)
* Matale
* Nuwara Eliya

Eastern Province|

* Ampara (Digamadulla)
* Batticaloa
* Trincomalee

Northern Province|

* Jaffna
* Vanni

North Central Province|

* Anuradhapura
* Polonnaruwa

North Western Province|

* Kurunegala
* Puttalam

Sabaragamuwa|

* Kegalle
* Ratnapura

Southern Province|

* Galle
* Hambantota
* Matara

Uva|

* Badulla
* Monaragala

Western Province|

* Colombo
* Gampaha
* Kalutara

Appointed|

* National List

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

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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

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Parliament of Sri Lanka

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Women and
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Departments|

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* Finance and Supplies
* Hansard
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* Catering and Housekeeping
* Information Systems and Management

Powers,
procedure
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Committees|

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* Public Accounts
* Public Enterprises
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* Public Petitions

Items|

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History|

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* Kandyan independence movement (1470s)
* Crisis of the Sixteenth Century (1505–1594)
* Wijayaba Kollaya (1521)
* Sinhalese–Portuguese War (1527–1658)
* Portuguese conquest of Jaffna (1560–1619)
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* Great Rebellion of 1817–18 (1817–1818)
* Colebrooke-Cameron Commission (1829)
* Matale rebellion (1848)
* Temperance movement (1895)
* 1915 Ceylonese riots (1915)
* Ceylon National Congress (1919)
* Jaffna Youth Congress (1924)
* Donoughmore Commission (1927)
* Suriya-Mal Movement (1933–1939)
* Bracegirdle Incident (1937)
* Cocos Islands mutiny (1942)
* Soulbury Commission (1944)
* Independence Day (1948)
* Ceylon Citizenship Act (1948)
* State-sponsored colonisation schemes (1950s–2000s)
* 1953 Ceylonese Hartal (1953)
* Nehru-Kotelawala Pact (1954)
* Sinhala Only Act (1956)
* 1956 anti-Tamil pogrom (1956)
* Anti-sri campaigns (1956)
* Bandaranaike–Chelvanayakam Pact (1957)
* 1958 anti-Tamil pogrom (1958)
* Coup d'état attempt (1962)
* Sirima–Shastri Pact (1964)
* Alleged coup d'état attempt (1966)
* Policy of standardisation (1971)
* 1971 JVP insurrection (1971)
* Republic Day (1972)
* Sirima–Gandhi Pact (1974)
* Vaddukoddai Resolution (1976)
* 1977 anti-Tamil pogrom (1977)
* Burning of Jaffna Public Library (1981)
* Black July (1983)
* Sri Lankan civil war (1983–2009)
* Indo-Sri Lanka Accord (1987)
* 1987 anti-Sinhalese pogrom (1987)
* 1987–1989 JVP insurrection (1987–1989)
* Mawanella riots (2001)
* 2014 anti-Muslim riots in Sri Lanka (2014)
* Alleged coup d'état attempt (2015)
* 2018 anti-Muslim riots in Sri Lanka (2018)
* 2018 Sri Lankan constitutional crisis (2018)
* 2019 anti-Muslim riots in Sri Lanka (2019)
* 2022 Sri Lankan protests (2022)
* 2022 Sri Lankan political crisis (2022)
* Exile of Gotabaya Rajapaksa (2022)

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