▁to ▁elect ▁ 2 2 5 ▁members ▁to ▁the ▁Parliament ▁of ▁Sri ▁L anka . ▁The ▁country ▁is ▁divided ▁into ▁ 2 2 ▁elect oral ▁districts , ▁and ▁each ▁district ▁is ▁assigned ▁a ▁specific ▁number ▁of ▁seats ▁depending ▁on ▁the ▁districts ▁population , ▁with ▁ 1 9 6 ▁seats ▁distributed ▁among ▁the ▁districts . ▁At ▁the ▁election , ▁parties ▁contest ing ▁in ▁a ▁given ▁district ▁are ▁awarded ▁a ▁certain ▁number ▁of ▁seats ▁available ▁from ▁the ▁district ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁votes ▁obtained ▁in ▁the ▁whole ▁district . ▁The ▁remaining ▁ 2 9 ▁seats ▁are ▁distributed ▁amongst ▁the ▁contest ing ▁political ▁parties ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁percentage ▁of ▁the ▁national ▁vote ▁received ▁by ▁each ▁party . ▁ ▁The ▁previous ▁parliament ary ▁election ▁was ▁held ▁on ▁April ▁ 2 , ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁The ▁newly ▁formed ▁UP FA ▁al liance ▁became ▁the ▁largest ▁group ▁in ▁Parliament ▁by ▁winning ▁ 1 0 5 ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 2 5 ▁seats , ▁allowing ▁it ▁to ▁form ▁a ▁minor ity ▁government ▁with ▁the ▁support ▁of ▁the ▁sole ▁E el am ▁People ' s ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁MP . ▁On ▁April ▁ 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁President ▁Ch and ri ka ▁K umar at ung a ▁appointed ▁Mah inda ▁Raj ap ak sa , ▁the ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁UP FA , ▁as ▁the ▁new ▁Prime ▁Minister . ▁The ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁government ▁were ▁sw orn ▁in ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁The ▁new ▁parliament ▁was ▁sw