The Hon. Imran Maharoof
Hon. Imran Maharoof raised concerns about the allocation of members and wards in local authorities in the Trincomalee District, noting disparities where some areas have large voter populations but relatively few elected ward members. He asked whether the Government would divide the Muthur Pradeshiya Sabha into two and whether it plans to increase the number of wards in high-population areas such as Kinniya Urban Council.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Minister, the main purpose of my question regarding local authorities in the Trincomalee District is that, based on the division of local authorities, shortcomings can be seen in the number of members allocated to them. In particular, the total number of voters in five local authorities—Muthur, Pachchilaipalli, Seruvila, Verugal, Morawewa, and Komarankadawala—exceeds that of others. Therefore, can action be taken to divide the Muthur Pradeshiya Sabha into two?
¶ 02 Hon. Minister, you said in this House there are more than 50,000 voters there. However, only 13 members are directly elected from wards to that council. Likewise, in Kinniya Urban Council and in other areas, there are more voters, but only eight wards exist. Considering the number of voters, does the Government have a plan to increase the number of wards? That is my first supplementary question.
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Cite as: The Hon. Imran Maharoof. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 19 March 2026. No. 23381. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/30101