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Polling Division in Sri Lanka
The Kelaniya Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Gampaha Electoral District , in the Western Province, Sri Lanka .
Presidential Election Results [ edit ]
The winner of Kelaniya has matched the final country result 7 out of 8 times. Hence, Kelaniya is a Strong Bellwether for Presidential Elections.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Parliamentary Election Results [ edit ]
The winner of Kelaniya has matched the final country result 7 out of 7 times. Hence, Kelaniya is a Perfect Bellwether for Parliamentary Elections.
Party
Kelaniya[ 14]
Gampaha Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
SLPFA
39,172
60.96%
807,896
65.76%
6,853,693
59.09%
SJB
17,684
27.52%
285,809
23.27%
2,771,984
23.9%
JJB
3,421
5.32%
61,833
5.03%
445,958
3.84%
UNP
1,501
2.34%
28,282
2.3%
249,435
2.15%
OPPP
1,045
1.63%
21,627
1.76%
67,766
0.58%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
1,438
2.23%
23,027
1.88%
1,160,093
10.44%
Valid Votes
64,261
67.68%
1,228,474
68.78%
11,598,936
71.32%
Rejected Votes
4,090
4.31%
75,509
4.23%
744,373
4.58%
Total Polled
68,351
71.99%
1,303,983
73.01%
12,343,309
75.89%
Registered Electors
94,950
1,785,964
16,263,885
Party
Kelaniya[ 15]
Gampaha Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UNP
31,501
47.93%
577,004
47.17%
5,098,916
45.77%
UPFA
28,323
43.10%
549,958
44.96%
4,732,664
42.48%
JVP
5,206
7.92%
87,880
7.18%
544,154
4.88%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
688
1.05%
8,332
0.68%
81,501
0.73%
Valid Votes
65,718
95.55%
1,223,174
95.51%
11,140,333
95.35%
Rejected Votes
3,024
4.40%
56,246
4.39%
516,926
4.42%
Total Polled
68,782
76.32%
1,280,647
78.21%
11,684,111
77.66%
Registered Electors
90,122
1,637,537
15,044,490
Party
Kelaniya[ 16]
Gampaha Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UPFA
30,276
57.95%
589,476
63.40%
4,846,388
60.38%
UNP
16,479
31.54%
266,523
28.67%
2,357,057
29.37%
DNA
5,322
10.19%
69,747
7.50%
441,251
5.50%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
170
0.33%
3,985
0.43%
19,003
0.24%
Valid Votes
52,247
95.08%
929,731
94.83%
8,026,322
96.03%
Rejected Votes
2,668
4.86%
50,234
5.12%
581,465
6.96%
Total Polled
54,953
66.12%
980,467
65.06%
8,358,246
59.29%
Registered Electors
83,105
1,506,969
14,097,690
Party
Kelaniya[ 17]
Gampaha Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UPFA
25,774
43.88%
509,963
51.52%
4,223,126
45.70%
UNP
21,450
36.52%
367,572
37.14%
3,486,792
37.73%
JHU
10,956
18.65%
102,516
10.36%
552,723
5.98%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
556
0.95%
9,691
0.98%
57,229
0.62%
Valid Votes
58,736
95.12%
989,742
95.96%
9,241,931
94.52%
Rejected Votes
2,996
4.85%
41,462
4.02%
534,452
5.47%
Total Polled
61,749
76.87%
1,031,464
77.72%
9,777,821
75.74%
Registered Electors
80,329
1,327,145
12,909,631
Party
Kelaniya[ 18]
Gampaha Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UNP
27,174
45.65%
437,289
43.94%
4,086,026
45.62%
PA
23,419
39.34%
428,780
43.08%
3,330,815
37.19%
JVP
7,589
12.75%
113,990
11.45%
815,353
9.10%
SU
932
1.57%
8,105
0.81%
50,665
0.57%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
417
0.70%
7,066
0.71%
87,161
0.97%
Valid Votes
59,531
95.92%
995,230
96.30%
8,955,844
94.77%
Rejected Votes
2,532
4.08%
38,187
3.70%
494,009
5.23%
Total Polled
62,063
78.35%
1,033,417
80.36%
9,449,878
76.03%
Registered Electors
79,217
1,285,973
12,428,762
Party
Kelaniya[ 19]
Gampaha Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
PA
24,734
42.85%
470,018
48.87%
3,899,329
45.33%
UNP
24,045
41.66%
378,328
39.34%
3,451,765
40.12%
JVP
5,651
9.79%
73,110
7.60%
518,725
6.03%
SU
2,292
3.97%
20,297
2.11%
127,859
1.49%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
994
1.72%
19,956
2.08%
319,123
3.71%
Valid Votes
57,716
N/A
961,709
N/A
8,602,617
N/A
Party
Kelaniya[ 20]
Gampaha Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
PA
32,961
57.05%
509,030
56.79%
3,887,805
48.94%
UNP
23,504
40.68%
375,631
41.91%
3,498,370
44.04%
SLPF
1,314
2.27%
11,627
1.30%
90,078
1.13%
Valid Votes
57,779
96.22%
896,288
96.39%
7,943,688
95.20%
Rejected Votes
2,271
3.78%
33,553
3.61%
400,395
4.80%
Total Polled
60,050
76.80%
929,841
79.65%
8,344,095
74.75%
Registered Electors
78,191
1,167,469
11,163,064
Party
Kelaniya[ 21]
Gampaha Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UNP
23,549
51.45%
385,733
54.14%
2,838,005
50.71%
SLFP
18,716
40.89%
294,490
41.34%
1,785,369
31.90%
USA
3,064
6.69%
21,665
3.04%
141,983
2.54%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
438
0.96%
10,549
1.48%
67,723
1.21%
Valid Votes
45,767
95.43%
712,437
95.64%
5,596,468
93.87%
Rejected Votes
2,190
4.57%
32,497
4.36%
365,563
6.13%
Total Polled
47,957
73.71%
744,934
76.82%
5,962,031
63.60%
Registered Electors
65,066
969,658
9,374,164
The Kelaniya Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (83.8%) . In comparison, the Gampaha Electoral District (which contains the Kelaniya Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (90.5%) [ 1]
Ethnicity in Kelaniya[ 1]
Other (1.6%)
The Kelaniya Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (74.7%) . In comparison, the Gampaha Electoral District (which contains the Kelaniya Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (71.3%) and a significant Roman Catholic population (19.5%) [ 1]
Religion in Kelaniya[ 1]
Other (0.0%)