Kotte Polling Division

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CountrySri Lanka
ISO 3166 codeEC-01I
Kotte
Polling Division
Location of Kotte
Coordinates: 6°53′03″N 79°54′00″E / 6.884263°N 79.899926°E / 6.884263; 79.899926
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceWestern Province, Sri Lanka
Electoral DistrictColombo Electoral District
Area
 • Total
17.06 km2 (6.59 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)[1]
 • Total
107,883
 • Density6,324/km2 (16,380/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeEC-01I

The Kotte Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Colombo Electoral District, in the Western Province, Sri Lanka.

Summary

The winner of Kotte has matched the final country result 6 out of 8 times. Hence, Kotte is a Weak Bellwether for Presidential Elections.

Year Kotte Colombo Electoral District MAE[2] % Sri Lanka MAE[3] %
2019 SLPP SLPP 1.63% SLPP 2.60%
2015 NDF NDF 2.08% NDF 6.44%
2010 UPFA UPFA 0.82% UPFA 5.98%
2005 UNP UNP 1.45% UPFA 1.02%
1999 PA PA 0.77% PA 0.84%
1994 PA PA 0.17% PA 2.40%
1988 SLFP UNP 5.53% UNP 6.77%
1982 UNP UNP 1.39% UNP 5.06%
Matches/Mean MAE 6/8 7/8 1.73% 8/8 3.89%

2019 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Kotte[4] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SLPP 31,853 54.56% 727,713 53.19% 6,924,255 52.25%
NDF 22,628 38.76% 559,921 40.92% 5,564,239 41.99%
NMPP 2,439 4.18% 53,803 3.93% 418,553 3.16%
NPP 875 1.50% 10,335 0.76% 49,655 0.37%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 591 1.01% 16,405 1.20% 295,797 2.23%
Valid Votes 58,386 98.74% 1,368,177 98.89% 13,252,499 98.99%
Rejected Votes 745 1.26% 15,333 1.11% 135,452 1.01%
Total Polled 59,131 79.99% 1,383,510 82.82% 13,387,951 83.71%
Registered Electors 73,926 1,670,403 15,992,568

2015 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Kotte[5] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
NDF 34,614 58.09% 725,073 55.93% 6,217,162 51.28%
UPFA 24,663 41.39% 562,614 43.40% 5,768,090 47.58%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 311 0.52% 8,673 0.67% 138,200 1.14%
Valid Votes 59,588 98.83% 1,296,360 98.83% 12,123,452 98.85%
Rejected Votes 703 1.17% 15,334 1.17% 140,925 1.15%
Total Polled 60,291 80.46% 1,311,694 81.34% 12,264,377 78.69%
Registered Electors 74,934 1,612,660 15,585,942

2010 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Kotte[6] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 29,125 52.17% 614,740 52.93% 6,015,934 57.88%
NDF 26,129 46.81% 533,022 45.90% 4,173,185 40.15%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 571 1.02% 13,620 1.17% 204,494 1.97%
Valid Votes 55,825 99.01% 1,161,382 99.03% 10,393,613 99.03%
Rejected Votes 557 0.99% 11,394 0.97% 101,838 0.97%
Total Polled 56,382 77.23% 1,172,776 76.09% 10,495,451 66.70%
Registered Electors 73,009 1,541,242 15,734,587

2005 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Kotte[7] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 27,106 49.73% 569,627 51.12% 4,706,366 48.43%
UPFA 26,987 49.51% 534,431 47.96% 4,887,152 50.29%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 411 0.75% 10,192 0.91% 123,521 1.27%
Valid Votes 54,504 99.06% 1,114,250 98.86% 9,717,039 98.88%
Rejected Votes 516 0.94% 12,879 1.14% 109,869 1.12%
Total Polled 55,020 75.09% 1,127,129 75.85% 9,826,908 69.51%
Registered Electors 73,274 1,486,021 14,136,979

1999 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Kotte[8] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 24,782 49.93% 474,310 49.18% 4,312,157 51.12%
UNP 21,455 43.22% 425,185 44.08% 3,602,748 42.71%
JVP 2,075 4.18% 44,009 4.56% 343,927 4.08%
SMBP 763 1.54% 8,209 0.85% 35,854 0.43%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 561 1.13% 12,821 1.33% 140,825 1.67%
Valid Votes 49,636 96.74% 964,534 97.06% 8,435,754 97.69%
Rejected Votes 1,675 3.26% 29,197 2.94% 199,536 2.31%
Total Polled 51,311 72.86% 993,731 73.39% 8,635,290 72.17%
Registered Electors 70,424 1,354,025 11,965,536

1994 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Kotte[9] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 31,646 64.66% 557,708 64.82% 4,709,205 62.28%
UNP 16,331 33.37% 288,741 33.56% 2,715,283 35.91%
SMBP 521 1.06% 6,059 0.70% 32,651 0.43%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 447 0.91% 7,878 0.92% 104,389 1.38%
Valid Votes 48,945 98.47% 860,386 98.17% 7,561,526 98.03%
Rejected Votes 762 1.53% 16,060 1.83% 151,706 1.97%
Total Polled 49,707 69.80% 876,446 69.59% 7,713,232 69.12%
Registered Electors 71,213 1,259,484 11,158,880

1988 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Kotte[10] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SLFP 22,607 51.85% 339,958 46.23% 2,289,857 44.95%
UNP 18,834 43.19% 361,337 49.14% 2,569,199 50.43%
SLMP 2,163 4.96% 34,020 4.63% 235,701 4.63%
Valid Votes 43,604 98.73% 735,315 98.49% 5,094,754 98.24%
Rejected Votes 563 1.27% 11,295 1.51% 91,499 1.76%
Total Polled 44,167 65.73% 746,610 67.53% 5,186,256 55.87%
Registered Electors 67,194 1,105,583 9,283,143

1982 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Kotte[11] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 25,129 59.35% 436,290 57.86% 3,450,815 52.93%
SLFP 14,814 34.99% 274,476 36.40% 2,546,348 39.05%
JVP 1,731 4.09% 28,580 3.79% 273,428 4.19%
LSSP 527 1.24% 9,655 1.28% 58,531 0.90%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 140 0.33% 5,030 0.67% 190,929 2.93%
Valid Votes 42,341 99.12% 754,031 98.95% 6,520,156 98.78%
Rejected Votes 374 0.88% 7,990 1.05% 80,470 1.22%
Total Polled 42,715 72.34% 762,021 76.88% 6,600,626 80.15%
Registered Electors 59,048 991,194 8,235,358

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