Wattala Polling Division

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CountrySri Lanka
ISO 3166 codeEC-02A
Wattala
Polling Division
Location of Wattala
Coordinates: 7°01′28″N 79°53′31″E / 7.024564°N 79.891942°E / 7.024564; 79.891942
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceWestern Province, Sri Lanka
Electoral DistrictGampaha Electoral District
Area
 • Total
57.4 km2 (22.2 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)[1]
 • Total
175,525
 • Density3,058/km2 (7,920/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeEC-02A

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

Summary

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

Year Wattala Gampaha Electoral District MAE[2] % Sri Lanka MAE[3] %
2019 NDF SLPP 12.22% SLPP 5.41%
2015 NDF NDF 9.49% NDF 7.79%
2010 UPFA UPFA 11.76% UPFA 8.31%
2005 UNP UPFA 11.68% UPFA 7.35%
1999 PA PA 7.18% PA 2.23%
1994 PA PA 4.21% PA 1.96%
1988 UNP SLFP 8.84% UNP 5.76%
1982 UNP UNP 9.59% UNP 7.43%
Matches/Mean MAE 6/8 7/8 9.37% 8/8 5.78%

2019 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Wattala[4] Gampaha Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
NDF 49,463 47.72% 494,671 34.26% 5,564,239 41.99%
SLPP 48,214 46.51% 855,870 59.28% 6,924,255 52.25%
NMPP 3,428 3.31% 61,760 4.28% 418,553 3.16%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 2,557 2.47% 31,499 2.18% 345,452 2.61%
Valid Votes 103,662 98.65% 1,443,800 98.92% 13,252,499 98.99%
Rejected Votes 1,418 1.35% 15,751 1.08% 135,452 1.01%
Total Polled 105,080 80.89% 1,459,551 83.31% 13,387,951 83.71%
Registered Electors 129,912 1,751,892 15,992,568

2015 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Wattala[5] Gampaha Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
NDF 56,541 59.32% 669,007 49.83% 6,217,162 51.28%
UPFA 38,001 39.87% 664,347 49.49% 5,768,090 47.58%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 769 0.81% 9,142 0.68% 138,200 1.14%
Valid Votes 95,311 98.62% 1,342,496 98.92% 12,123,452 98.85%
Rejected Votes 1,332 1.38% 14,647 1.08% 140,925 1.15%
Total Polled 96,643 80.22% 1,357,143 80.77% 12,264,377 78.69%
Registered Electors 120,471 1,680,263 15,585,942

2010 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Wattala[6] Gampaha Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 39,316 49.67% 718,716 61.66% 6,015,934 57.88%
NDF 38,789 49.00% 434,506 37.28% 4,173,185 40.15%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,055 1.33% 12,426 1.07% 204,494 1.97%
Valid Votes 79,160 98.96% 1,165,648 99.24% 10,393,613 99.03%
Rejected Votes 830 1.04% 8,960 0.76% 101,838 0.97%
Total Polled 79,990 76.99% 1,174,608 78.03% 10,495,451 66.70%
Registered Electors 103,893 1,505,363 15,734,587

2005 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Wattala[7] Gampaha Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 40,984 56.03% 481,764 44.23% 4,706,366 48.43%
UPFA 31,446 42.99% 596,698 54.78% 4,887,152 50.29%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 718 0.98% 10,815 0.99% 123,521 1.27%
Valid Votes 73,148 98.82% 1,089,277 98.94% 9,717,039 98.88%
Rejected Votes 873 1.18% 11,724 1.06% 109,869 1.12%
Total Polled 74,021 78.37% 1,101,001 79.17% 9,826,908 69.51%
Registered Electors 94,455 1,390,691 14,136,979

1999 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Wattala[8] Gampaha Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 32,954 49.55% 532,796 56.58% 4,312,157 51.12%
UNP 30,566 45.96% 353,969 37.59% 3,602,748 42.71%
JVP 2,127 3.20% 40,472 4.30% 343,927 4.08%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 865 1.30% 14,382 1.53% 176,679 2.09%
Valid Votes 66,512 97.74% 941,619 97.84% 8,435,754 97.69%
Rejected Votes 1,541 2.26% 20,768 2.16% 199,536 2.31%
Total Polled 68,053 77.00% 962,387 77.12% 8,635,290 72.17%
Registered Electors 88,377 1,247,860 11,965,536

1994 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Wattala[9] Gampaha Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 37,373 60.55% 550,654 64.74% 4,709,205 62.28%
UNP 23,671 38.35% 288,608 33.93% 2,715,283 35.91%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 676 1.10% 11,256 1.32% 137,040 1.81%
Valid Votes 61,720 98.53% 850,518 98.48% 7,561,526 98.03%
Rejected Votes 922 1.47% 13,137 1.52% 151,706 1.97%
Total Polled 62,642 73.25% 863,655 74.16% 7,713,232 69.12%
Registered Electors 85,516 1,164,625 11,158,880

1988 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Wattala[10] Gampaha Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 27,945 56.79% 350,092 48.08% 2,569,199 50.43%
SLFP 19,361 39.35% 355,553 48.83% 2,289,857 44.95%
SLMP 1,901 3.86% 22,467 3.09% 235,701 4.63%
Valid Votes 49,207 98.66% 728,112 98.63% 5,094,754 98.24%
Rejected Votes 666 1.34% 10,108 1.37% 91,499 1.76%
Total Polled 49,873 72.83% 738,220 74.93% 5,186,256 55.87%
Registered Electors 68,477 985,206 9,283,143

1982 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Wattala[11] Gampaha Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 29,387 62.64% 365,847 52.50% 3,450,815 52.93%
SLFP 15,717 33.50% 301,808 43.31% 2,546,348 39.05%
JVP 1,402 2.99% 23,701 3.40% 273,428 4.19%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 410 0.87% 5,491 0.79% 249,460 3.83%
Valid Votes 46,916 99.10% 696,847 99.15% 6,520,156 98.78%
Rejected Votes 425 0.90% 5,992 0.85% 80,470 1.22%
Total Polled 47,341 81.60% 702,839 82.70% 6,600,626 80.15%
Registered Electors 58,015 849,896 8,235,358

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