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Polling Division in Sri Lanka
The Kolonnawa Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Colombo Electoral District , in the Western Province, Sri Lanka .
Presidential Election Results [ edit ]
The winner of Kolonnawa has matched the final country result 6 out of 8 times. Hence, Kolonnawa is a Weak Bellwether for Presidential Elections.
Party
Kolonnawa[ 4]
Colombo Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
SLPP
53,232
48.62%
727,713
53.19%
6,924,255
52.25%
NDF
50,456
46.08%
559,921
40.92%
5,564,239
41.99%
NMPP
3,940
3.60%
53,803
3.93%
418,553
3.16%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
1,867
1.71%
26,740
1.95%
345,452
2.61%
Valid Votes
109,495
98.97%
1,368,177
98.89%
13,252,499
98.99%
Rejected Votes
1,135
1.03%
15,333
1.11%
135,452
1.01%
Total Polled
110,630
83.57%
1,383,510
82.82%
13,387,951
83.71%
Registered Electors
132,381
1,670,403
15,992,568
Party
Kolonnawa[ 5]
Colombo Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
NDF
56,835
58.39%
725,073
55.93%
6,217,162
51.28%
UPFA
39,767
40.86%
562,614
43.40%
5,768,090
47.58%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
734
0.75%
8,673
0.67%
138,200
1.14%
Valid Votes
97,336
98.71%
1,296,360
98.83%
12,123,452
98.85%
Rejected Votes
1,275
1.29%
15,334
1.17%
140,925
1.15%
Total Polled
98,611
81.76%
1,311,694
81.34%
12,264,377
78.69%
Registered Electors
120,617
1,612,660
15,585,942
Party
Kolonnawa[ 6]
Colombo Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UPFA
46,002
53.19%
614,740
52.93%
6,015,934
57.88%
NDF
39,497
45.67%
533,022
45.90%
4,173,185
40.15%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
987
1.14%
13,620
1.17%
204,494
1.97%
Valid Votes
86,486
98.98%
1,161,382
99.03%
10,393,613
99.03%
Rejected Votes
893
1.02%
11,394
0.97%
101,838
0.97%
Total Polled
87,379
77.76%
1,172,776
76.09%
10,495,451
66.70%
Registered Electors
112,363
1,541,242
15,734,587
Party
Kolonnawa[ 7]
Colombo Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UNP
40,744
49.67%
569,627
51.12%
4,706,366
48.43%
UPFA
40,616
49.51%
534,431
47.96%
4,887,152
50.29%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
668
0.81%
10,192
0.91%
123,521
1.27%
Valid Votes
82,028
98.92%
1,114,250
98.86%
9,717,039
98.88%
Rejected Votes
892
1.08%
12,879
1.14%
109,869
1.12%
Total Polled
82,920
76.97%
1,127,129
75.85%
9,826,908
69.51%
Registered Electors
107,725
1,486,021
14,136,979
Party
Kolonnawa[ 8]
Colombo Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
PA
36,907
52.62%
474,310
49.18%
4,312,157
51.12%
UNP
28,681
40.90%
425,185
44.08%
3,602,748
42.71%
JVP
3,385
4.83%
44,009
4.56%
343,927
4.08%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
1,160
1.65%
21,030
2.18%
176,679
2.09%
Valid Votes
70,133
97.47%
964,534
97.06%
8,435,754
97.69%
Rejected Votes
1,819
2.53%
29,197
2.94%
199,536
2.31%
Total Polled
71,952
74.82%
993,731
73.39%
8,635,290
72.17%
Registered Electors
96,164
1,354,025
11,965,536
Party
Kolonnawa[ 9]
Colombo Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
PA
40,296
64.48%
557,708
64.82%
4,709,205
62.28%
UNP
21,313
34.10%
288,741
33.56%
2,715,283
35.91%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
889
1.42%
13,937
1.62%
137,040
1.81%
Valid Votes
62,498
98.24%
860,386
98.17%
7,561,526
98.03%
Rejected Votes
1,120
1.76%
16,060
1.83%
151,706
1.97%
Total Polled
63,618
70.56%
876,446
69.59%
7,713,232
69.12%
Registered Electors
90,167
1,259,484
11,158,880
Party
Kolonnawa[ 10]
Colombo Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
SLFP
25,050
48.78%
339,958
46.23%
2,289,857
44.95%
UNP
23,895
46.53%
361,337
49.14%
2,569,199
50.43%
SLMP
2,411
4.69%
34,020
4.63%
235,701
4.63%
Valid Votes
51,356
98.37%
735,315
98.49%
5,094,754
98.24%
Rejected Votes
849
1.63%
11,295
1.51%
91,499
1.76%
Total Polled
52,205
69.01%
746,610
67.53%
5,186,256
55.87%
Registered Electors
75,650
1,105,583
9,283,143
Party
Kolonnawa[ 11]
Colombo Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UNP
25,221
51.35%
436,290
57.86%
3,450,815
52.93%
SLFP
21,153
43.07%
274,476
36.40%
2,546,348
39.05%
JVP
2,125
4.33%
28,580
3.79%
273,428
4.19%
LSSP
504
1.03%
9,655
1.28%
58,531
0.90%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
115
0.23%
5,030
0.67%
190,929
2.93%
Valid Votes
49,118
98.90%
754,031
98.95%
6,520,156
98.78%
Rejected Votes
545
1.10%
7,990
1.05%
80,470
1.22%
Total Polled
49,663
79.43%
762,021
76.88%
6,600,626
80.15%
Registered Electors
62,523
991,194
8,235,358
Parliamentary Election Results [ edit ]
The winner of Kolonnawa has matched the final country result 7 out of 7 times. Hence, Kolonnawa is a Perfect Bellwether for Parliamentary Elections.
Party
Kolonnawa[ 14]
Colombo Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
SLPFA
49,742
52.41%
674,603
57.04%
6,853,693
59.09%
SJB
36,718
38.54%
387,145
32.73%
2,771,984
23.9%
JJB
4,655
4.89%
67,600
5.72%
445,958
3.84%
UNP
2,091
2.19%
30,875
2.61%
249,435
2.15%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
2,066
1.97%
22,553
1.9%
1,227,859
11.02%
Valid Votes
95,272
70.04%
1,182,776
69.2%
11,598,936
71.32%
Rejected Votes
6,870
5.05%
81,034
4.74%
744,373
4.58%
Total Polled
102,142
75.09%
1,263,810
73.94%
12,343,309
75.89%
Registered Electors
136,028
1,709,209
16,263,885
Party
Kolonnawa[ 15]
Colombo Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UNP
49,196
53.77%
640,743
53.04%
5,098,916
45.77%
UPFA
35,300
38.59%
474,063
39.25%
4,732,664
42.48%
JVP
6,159
6.73%
81,391
6.74%
544,154
4.88%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
830
0.91%
11,752
0.97%
93,045
0.84%
Valid Votes
91,485
96.44%
1,207,949
96.46%
11,140,333
95.35%
Rejected Votes
3,283
3.46%
43,372
3.46%
516,926
4.42%
Total Polled
94,859
78.64%
1,252,271
78.93%
11,684,111
77.66%
Registered Electors
120,617
1,586,598
15,044,490
Party
Kolonnawa[ 16]
Colombo Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UPFA
37,782
53.56%
480,896
51.23%
4,846,388
60.38%
UNP
23,949
33.95%
339,750
36.19%
2,357,057
29.37%
DNA
8,371
11.87%
110,683
11.79%
441,251
5.50%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
446
0.63%
7,292
0.78%
48,240
0.60%
Valid Votes
70,548
94.76%
938,723
94.85%
8,026,322
96.03%
Rejected Votes
3,863
5.19%
50,354
5.09%
581,465
6.96%
Total Polled
74,446
66.25%
989,729
64.17%
8,358,246
59.29%
Registered Electors
112,363
1,542,457
14,097,690
Party
Kolonnawa[ 17]
Colombo Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UPFA
32,976
42.54%
414,688
39.20%
4,223,126
45.70%
UNP
29,540
38.10%
441,841
41.77%
3,486,792
37.73%
JHU
14,311
18.46%
190,618
18.02%
552,723
5.98%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
697
0.90%
10,713
1.01%
90,868
0.98%
Valid Votes
77,524
96.47%
1,057,860
96.47%
9,241,931
94.52%
Rejected Votes
2,832
3.52%
38,605
3.52%
534,452
5.47%
Total Polled
80,362
75.57%
1,096,571
74.71%
9,777,821
75.74%
Registered Electors
106,335
1,467,751
12,909,631
Party
Kolonnawa[ 18]
Colombo Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UNP
37,256
48.76%
546,417
51.62%
4,086,026
45.62%
PA
28,465
37.25%
353,401
33.39%
3,330,815
37.19%
JVP
8,869
11.61%
117,404
11.09%
815,353
9.10%
SU
1,001
1.31%
16,970
1.60%
50,665
0.57%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
823
1.08%
24,289
2.29%
510,616
5.70%
Valid Votes
76,414
96.51%
1,058,481
96.28%
8,955,844
94.77%
Rejected Votes
2,761
3.49%
40,901
3.72%
494,009
5.23%
Total Polled
79,175
77.11%
1,099,382
76.31%
9,449,878
76.03%
Registered Electors
102,676
1,440,682
12,428,762
Party
Kolonnawa[ 19]
Colombo Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
PA
32,394
43.86%
394,146
38.86%
3,899,329
45.33%
UNP
30,522
41.32%
440,684
43.45%
3,451,765
40.12%
JVP
5,741
7.77%
78,133
7.70%
518,725
6.03%
SU
2,604
3.53%
49,671
4.90%
127,859
1.49%
NUA
1,689
2.29%
27,067
2.67%
185,593
2.16%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
915
1.24%
24,519
2.42%
189,490
2.20%
Valid Votes
73,865
N/A
1,014,220
N/A
8,602,617
N/A
Party
Kolonnawa[ 20]
Colombo Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
PA
36,939
55.47%
469,642
50.94%
3,887,805
48.94%
UNP
26,796
40.24%
385,100
41.77%
3,498,370
44.04%
MEP
1,646
2.47%
42,734
4.64%
68,538
0.86%
SLPF
935
1.40%
11,454
1.24%
90,078
1.13%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
277
0.42%
13,003
1.41%
51,995
0.65%
Valid Votes
66,593
96.00%
921,933
96.18%
7,943,688
95.20%
Rejected Votes
2,775
4.00%
36,635
3.82%
400,395
4.80%
Total Polled
69,368
76.93%
958,568
76.04%
8,344,095
74.75%
Registered Electors
90,167
1,260,686
11,163,064
Party
Kolonnawa[ 21]
Colombo Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UNP
24,561
49.59%
374,530
51.67%
2,838,005
50.71%
SLFP
18,531
37.41%
205,053
28.29%
1,785,369
31.90%
USA
2,917
5.89%
31,873
4.40%
141,983
2.54%
MEP
2,698
5.45%
76,966
10.62%
90,480
1.62%
SLMC
662
1.34%
29,308
4.04%
202,016
3.61%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
161
0.33%
7,112
0.98%
67,723
1.21%
Valid Votes
49,530
95.24%
724,842
95.36%
5,596,468
93.87%
Rejected Votes
2,477
4.76%
35,271
4.64%
365,563
6.13%
Total Polled
52,007
69.65%
760,113
69.87%
5,962,031
63.60%
Registered Electors
74,671
1,087,891
9,374,164
The Kolonnawa Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (67.4%) and a significant Moor population (21.4%) . In comparison, the Colombo Electoral District (which contains the Kolonnawa Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (76.5%), a significant Moor population (10.7%) and a significant Sri Lankan Tamil population (10.1%) [ 1]
Ethnicity in Kolonnawa[ 1]
Other (1.6%)
The Kolonnawa Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (64.6%) and a significant Muslim population (23.1%) . In comparison, the Colombo Electoral District (which contains the Kolonnawa Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (70.2%) and a significant Muslim population (11.8%) [ 1]
Religion in Kolonnawa[ 1]
Other (0.0%)