Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia Municipal Council

Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia Municipal Council
Type
Type
History
Preceded byDehiwala-Mount Lavinia Urban Council (1940-1959)
Wellawatte-Galkissa Electoral District (1947-1960)
Leadership
Stanley Dias, (SLPP)
Deputy Mayor
Vacant, (UNP)
Structure
Seats48
Political groups
Government
  •   Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (19)
  •   United People's Freedom Alliance (6)

Opposition

CommitteesSee Departments
Length of term
Four years
Elections
Mixed
Last election
10 February 2018
Next election
9 March 2023
Meeting place
Galle Rd, Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia, Sri Lanka
Website
Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia Municipal Council

Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia Municipal Council (DMMC) is the local authority for the city of Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia in Sri Lanka. The Council is responsible for providing a variety of local public services including roads, sanitation, drains, housing, libraries, public parks and recreational facilities. It has 48 members elected under the mixed electoral system where 60% of members will be elected using first-past-the-post voting and the remaining 40% through closed list proportional representation.[1][2]

  1. ^ Dissanayake, Chathuri (5 December 2017). "LG polls cost to hit Rs. 4 b". Daily FT. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  2. ^ Marasinghe, Sandasen; Mudalige, Disna (25 August 2017). "Amended Local Government Elections Bill approved in Parliament". Daily News. Colombo, Sri Lanka.