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Kolonna Polling Division

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CountrySri Lanka
ISO 3166 codeEC-21H
Kolonna
Polling Division
Interactive map of Kolonna
Coordinates: 6°21′47″N 80°46′01″E / 6.363028°N 80.767047°E / 6.363028; 80.767047
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceSabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka
Electoral DistrictRatnapura Electoral District
Area
 • Total
554.31 km2 (214.02 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)[1]
 • Total
180,667
 • Density326/km2 (840/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeEC-21H

The Kolonna Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Ratnapura Electoral District, in the Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka.

Summary

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

Year Kolonna Ratnapura Electoral District MAE[2] % Sri Lanka MAE[3] %
2019 SLPP SLPP 8.18% SLPP 14.94%
2015 UPFA UPFA 3.18% NDF 11.29%
2010 UPFA UPFA 2.75% UPFA 8.47%
2005 UPFA UPFA 4.20% UPFA 6.97%
1999 PA PA 2.09% PA 2.09%
1994 PA PA 7.02% PA 2.85%
1988 UNP UNP 1.72% UNP 1.51%
1982 UNP UNP 2.99% UNP 1.17%
Matches/Mean MAE 7/8 7/8 4.02% 8/8 6.16%

2019 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Kolonna[4] Ratnapura Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SLPP 83,520 68.05% 448,044 59.93% 6,924,255 52.25%
NDF 32,052 26.12% 264,503 35.38% 5,564,239 41.99%
NMPP 4,747 3.87% 18,887 2.53% 418,553 3.16%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 2,411 1.96% 16,237 2.17% 345,452 2.61%
Valid Votes 122,730 99.33% 747,671 99.22% 13,252,499 98.99%
Rejected Votes 828 0.67% 5,853 0.78% 135,452 1.01%
Total Polled 123,558 85.47% 753,524 87.11% 13,387,951 83.71%
Registered Electors 144,558 864,979 15,992,568

2015 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Kolonna[5] Ratnapura Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 65,270 59.00% 379,053 55.74% 5,768,090 47.58%
NDF 44,089 39.85% 292,514 43.01% 6,217,162 51.28%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,277 1.15% 8,517 1.25% 138,200 1.14%
Valid Votes 110,636 98.85% 680,084 98.89% 12,123,452 98.85%
Rejected Votes 1,285 1.15% 7,656 1.11% 140,925 1.15%
Total Polled 111,921 79.52% 687,740 82.69% 12,264,377 78.69%
Registered Electors 140,748 831,712 15,585,942

2010 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Kolonna[6] Ratnapura Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 65,255 66.63% 377,734 63.76% 6,015,934 57.88%
NDF 31,029 31.68% 203,566 34.36% 4,173,185 40.15%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,648 1.68% 11,126 1.88% 204,494 1.97%
Valid Votes 97,932 99.28% 592,426 99.26% 10,393,613 99.03%
Rejected Votes 708 0.72% 4,430 0.74% 101,838 0.97%
Total Polled 98,640 77.44% 596,856 79.75% 10,495,451 66.70%
Registered Electors 127,375 748,404 15,734,587

2005 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Kolonna[7] Ratnapura Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 52,947 57.25% 294,260 53.01% 4,887,152 50.29%
UNP 38,163 41.27% 252,838 45.55% 4,706,366 48.43%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,369 1.48% 7,976 1.44% 123,521 1.27%
Valid Votes 92,479 98.97% 555,074 99.02% 9,717,039 98.88%
Rejected Votes 961 1.03% 5,510 0.98% 109,869 1.12%
Total Polled 93,440 80.56% 560,584 82.57% 9,826,908 69.51%
Registered Electors 115,991 678,909 14,136,979

1999 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Kolonna[8] Ratnapura Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 39,343 51.39% 250,409 52.13% 4,312,157 51.12%
UNP 29,473 38.50% 202,621 42.18% 3,602,748 42.71%
JVP 5,942 7.76% 16,482 3.43% 343,927 4.08%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,801 2.35% 10,852 2.26% 176,679 2.09%
Valid Votes 76,559 97.86% 480,364 98.15% 8,435,754 97.69%
Rejected Votes 1,676 2.14% 9,038 1.85% 199,536 2.31%
Total Polled 78,235 77.90% 489,402 81.27% 8,635,290 72.17%
Registered Electors 100,436 602,172 11,965,536

1994 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Kolonna[9] Ratnapura Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 44,641 64.95% 257,265 58.07% 4,709,205 62.28%
UNP 22,425 32.63% 177,924 40.16% 2,715,283 35.91%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,665 2.42% 7,842 1.77% 137,040 1.81%
Valid Votes 68,731 98.21% 443,031 98.31% 7,561,526 98.03%
Rejected Votes 1,252 1.79% 7,595 1.69% 151,706 1.97%
Total Polled 69,983 77.84% 450,626 80.02% 7,713,232 69.12%
Registered Electors 89,903 563,174 11,158,880

1988 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Kolonna[10] Ratnapura Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 21,204 50.23% 180,622 51.75% 2,569,199 50.43%
SLFP 20,184 47.81% 159,879 45.81% 2,289,857 44.95%
SLMP 829 1.96% 8,516 2.44% 235,701 4.63%
Valid Votes 42,217 98.56% 349,017 98.84% 5,094,754 98.24%
Rejected Votes 615 1.44% 4,113 1.16% 91,499 1.76%
Total Polled 42,832 58.37% 353,130 76.64% 5,186,256 55.87%
Registered Electors 73,382 460,735 9,283,143

1982 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Kolonna[11] Ratnapura Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 24,459 51.57% 175,903 50.90% 3,450,815 52.93%
SLFP 18,287 38.56% 152,506 44.13% 2,546,348 39.05%
JVP 4,161 8.77% 11,283 3.26% 273,428 4.19%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 520 1.10% 5,912 1.71% 249,460 3.83%
Valid Votes 47,427 98.95% 345,604 99.02% 6,520,156 98.78%
Rejected Votes 505 1.05% 3,407 0.98% 80,470 1.22%
Total Polled 47,932 79.45% 349,011 85.91% 6,600,626 80.15%
Registered Electors 60,326 406,275 8,235,358

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