Kelaniya Polling Division

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CountrySri Lanka
ISO 3166 codeEC-02M
Kelaniya
Polling Division
Location of Kelaniya
Coordinates: 6°58′19″N 79°54′36″E / 6.971994°N 79.910036°E / 6.971994; 79.910036
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceWestern Province, Sri Lanka
Electoral DistrictGampaha Electoral District
Area
 • Total
23.44 km2 (9.05 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)[1]
 • Total
137,339
 • Density5,859/km2 (15,170/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeEC-02M

The Kelaniya Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Gampaha Electoral District, in the Western Province, Sri Lanka.

Summary

The winner of Kelaniya has matched the final country result 7 out of 8 times. Hence, Kelaniya is a Strong Bellwether for Presidential Elections.

Year Kelaniya Gampaha Electoral District MAE[2] % Sri Lanka MAE[3] %
2019 SLPP SLPP 1.71% SLPP 5.21%
2015 NDF NDF 3.33% NDF 1.66%
2010 UPFA UPFA 4.68% UPFA 1.30%
2005 UPFA UPFA 1.64% UPFA 2.65%
1999 PA PA 1.91% PA 3.23%
1994 PA PA 0.23% PA 2.03%
1988 SLFP SLFP 1.36% UNP 4.20%
1982 UNP UNP 1.45% UNP 1.10%
Matches/Mean MAE 7/8 7/8 2.04% 8/8 2.67%

2019 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Kelaniya[4] Gampaha Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SLPP 43,668 57.57% 855,870 59.28% 6,924,255 52.25%
NDF 27,521 36.28% 494,671 34.26% 5,564,239 41.99%
NMPP 3,134 4.13% 61,760 4.28% 418,553 3.16%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,532 2.02% 31,499 2.18% 345,452 2.61%
Valid Votes 75,855 98.83% 1,443,800 98.92% 13,252,499 98.99%
Rejected Votes 899 1.17% 15,751 1.08% 135,452 1.01%
Total Polled 76,754 81.67% 1,459,551 83.31% 13,387,951 83.71%
Registered Electors 93,979 1,751,892 15,992,568

2015 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Kelaniya[5] Gampaha Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
NDF 37,884 53.16% 669,007 49.83% 6,217,162 51.28%
UPFA 32,856 46.11% 664,347 49.49% 5,768,090 47.58%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 520 0.73% 9,142 0.68% 138,200 1.14%
Valid Votes 71,260 98.81% 1,342,496 98.92% 12,123,452 98.85%
Rejected Votes 859 1.19% 14,647 1.08% 140,925 1.15%
Total Polled 72,119 80.02% 1,357,143 80.77% 12,264,377 78.69%
Registered Electors 90,122 1,680,263 15,585,942

2010 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Kelaniya[6] Gampaha Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 36,242 56.92% 718,716 61.66% 6,015,934 57.88%
NDF 26,740 42.00% 434,506 37.28% 4,173,185 40.15%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 689 1.08% 12,426 1.07% 204,494 1.97%
Valid Votes 63,671 99.09% 1,165,648 99.24% 10,393,613 99.03%
Rejected Votes 584 0.91% 8,960 0.76% 101,838 0.97%
Total Polled 64,255 77.32% 1,174,608 78.03% 10,495,451 66.70%
Registered Electors 83,105 1,505,363 15,734,587

2005 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Kelaniya[7] Gampaha Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 33,179 53.18% 596,698 54.78% 4,887,152 50.29%
UNP 28,676 45.96% 481,764 44.23% 4,706,366 48.43%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 532 0.85% 10,815 0.99% 123,521 1.27%
Valid Votes 62,387 98.88% 1,089,277 98.94% 9,717,039 98.88%
Rejected Votes 708 1.12% 11,724 1.06% 109,869 1.12%
Total Polled 63,095 78.57% 1,101,001 79.17% 9,826,908 69.51%
Registered Electors 80,301 1,390,691 14,136,979

1999 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Kelaniya[8] Gampaha Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 30,947 54.11% 532,796 56.58% 4,312,157 51.12%
UNP 22,215 38.84% 353,969 37.59% 3,602,748 42.71%
JVP 2,940 5.14% 40,472 4.30% 343,927 4.08%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,088 1.90% 14,382 1.53% 176,679 2.09%
Valid Votes 57,190 97.31% 941,619 97.84% 8,435,754 97.69%
Rejected Votes 1,582 2.69% 20,768 2.16% 199,536 2.31%
Total Polled 58,772 75.91% 962,387 77.12% 8,635,290 72.17%
Registered Electors 77,425 1,247,860 11,965,536

1994 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Kelaniya[9] Gampaha Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 35,601 64.48% 550,654 64.74% 4,709,205 62.28%
UNP 18,825 34.09% 288,608 33.93% 2,715,283 35.91%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 789 1.43% 11,256 1.32% 137,040 1.81%
Valid Votes 55,215 98.36% 850,518 98.48% 7,561,526 98.03%
Rejected Votes 920 1.64% 13,137 1.52% 151,706 1.97%
Total Polled 56,135 71.79% 863,655 74.16% 7,713,232 69.12%
Registered Electors 78,191 1,164,625 11,158,880

1988 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Kelaniya[10] Gampaha Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SLFP 22,877 48.70% 355,553 48.83% 2,289,857 44.95%
UNP 21,395 45.55% 350,092 48.08% 2,569,199 50.43%
SLMP 2,700 5.75% 22,467 3.09% 235,701 4.63%
Valid Votes 46,972 98.55% 728,112 98.63% 5,094,754 98.24%
Rejected Votes 690 1.45% 10,108 1.37% 91,499 1.76%
Total Polled 47,662 72.26% 738,220 74.93% 5,186,256 55.87%
Registered Electors 65,961 985,206 9,283,143

1982 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Kelaniya[11] Gampaha Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 24,732 53.33% 365,847 52.50% 3,450,815 52.93%
SLFP 19,050 41.08% 301,808 43.31% 2,546,348 39.05%
JVP 2,179 4.70% 23,701 3.40% 273,428 4.19%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 411 0.89% 5,491 0.79% 249,460 3.83%
Valid Votes 46,372 98.98% 696,847 99.15% 6,520,156 98.78%
Rejected Votes 480 1.02% 5,992 0.85% 80,470 1.22%
Total Polled 46,852 79.86% 702,839 82.70% 6,600,626 80.15%
Registered Electors 58,671 849,896 8,235,358

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