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Colombo Electoral District | |
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Constituency for the Parliament of Sri Lanka | |
Region | Western Province |
Electorate | 1,765,351 |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1978 |
Seats | 20 (1989–01) 21 (2001–04) 20 (2004–10) 19 (2010–2024) 18 (2024-present) |
MPs | NPP (14) |
Colombo Electoral District is one of the 22 multi-member electoral districts of Sri Lanka created by the 1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka. The district is conterminous with the administrative district of Colombo in the Western province. The district currently elects 19 of the 225 members of the Sri Lankan Parliament and had 1,765,351 registered electors in 2024.[1] The district is Sri Lanka's Electorate Number 01.[2]