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Polling Division in Sri Lanka
The Polgahawela Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Kurunegala Electoral District , in the North Western Province, Sri Lanka .
Presidential Election Results [ edit ]
The winner of Polgahawela has matched the final country result 6 out of 8 times. Hence, Polgahawela is a Weak Bellwether for Presidential Elections.
Party
Polgahawela[ 4]
Kurunegala Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
SLPP
36,836
57.98%
652,278
57.90%
6,924,255
52.25%
NDF
23,458
36.92%
416,961
37.01%
5,564,239
41.99%
NMPP
2,085
3.28%
36,178
3.21%
418,553
3.16%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
1,150
1.81%
21,193
1.88%
345,452
2.61%
Valid Votes
63,529
99.26%
1,126,610
99.25%
13,252,499
98.99%
Rejected Votes
472
0.74%
8,522
0.75%
135,452
1.01%
Total Polled
64,001
84.41%
1,135,132
85.24%
13,387,951
83.71%
Registered Electors
75,819
1,331,705
15,992,568
Party
Polgahawela[ 5]
Kurunegala Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UPFA
31,108
51.92%
556,868
53.46%
5,768,090
47.58%
NDF
28,365
47.34%
476,602
45.76%
6,217,162
51.28%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
446
0.74%
8,154
0.78%
138,200
1.14%
Valid Votes
59,919
99.28%
1,041,624
99.12%
12,123,452
98.85%
Rejected Votes
435
0.72%
9,285
0.88%
140,925
1.15%
Total Polled
60,354
78.06%
1,050,909
78.82%
12,264,377
78.69%
Registered Electors
77,321
1,333,377
15,585,942
Party
Polgahawela[ 6]
Kurunegala Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UPFA
34,501
63.24%
582,784
63.08%
6,015,934
57.88%
NDF
19,328
35.43%
327,594
35.46%
4,173,185
40.15%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
726
1.33%
13,515
1.46%
204,494
1.97%
Valid Votes
54,555
99.43%
923,893
99.29%
10,393,613
99.03%
Rejected Votes
311
0.57%
6,644
0.71%
101,838
0.97%
Total Polled
54,866
74.87%
930,537
75.59%
10,495,451
66.70%
Registered Electors
73,283
1,230,966
15,734,587
Party
Polgahawela[ 7]
Kurunegala Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UPFA
27,581
51.59%
468,507
52.26%
4,887,152
50.29%
UNP
25,317
47.35%
418,809
46.72%
4,706,366
48.43%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
569
1.06%
9,181
1.02%
123,521
1.27%
Valid Votes
53,467
99.19%
896,497
99.07%
9,717,039
98.88%
Rejected Votes
437
0.81%
8,458
0.93%
109,869
1.12%
Total Polled
53,904
77.20%
904,955
77.87%
9,826,908
69.51%
Registered Electors
69,821
1,162,099
14,136,979
Party
Polgahawela[ 8]
Kurunegala Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
PA
22,890
50.22%
377,483
50.77%
4,312,157
51.12%
UNP
20,537
45.06%
326,327
43.89%
3,602,748
42.71%
JVP
1,353
2.97%
27,354
3.68%
343,927
4.08%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
799
1.75%
12,355
1.66%
176,679
2.09%
Valid Votes
45,579
98.05%
743,519
97.99%
8,435,754
97.69%
Rejected Votes
908
1.95%
15,272
2.01%
199,536
2.31%
Total Polled
46,487
75.12%
758,791
75.83%
8,635,290
72.17%
Registered Electors
61,882
1,000,624
11,965,536
Party
Polgahawela[ 9]
Kurunegala Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
PA
23,447
57.10%
403,838
59.36%
4,709,205
62.28%
UNP
17,030
41.47%
266,740
39.21%
2,715,283
35.91%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
585
1.42%
9,766
1.44%
137,040
1.81%
Valid Votes
41,062
98.45%
680,344
98.48%
7,561,526
98.03%
Rejected Votes
647
1.55%
10,511
1.52%
151,706
1.97%
Total Polled
41,709
74.65%
690,855
76.97%
7,713,232
69.12%
Registered Electors
55,872
897,539
11,158,880
Party
Polgahawela[ 10]
Kurunegala Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
SLFP
15,872
52.36%
182,220
46.89%
2,289,857
44.95%
UNP
13,915
45.90%
198,662
51.12%
2,569,199
50.43%
SLMP
528
1.74%
7,717
1.99%
235,701
4.63%
Valid Votes
30,315
98.78%
388,599
98.91%
5,094,754
98.24%
Rejected Votes
375
1.22%
4,281
1.09%
91,499
1.76%
Total Polled
30,690
59.75%
392,880
53.49%
5,186,256
55.87%
Registered Electors
51,363
734,453
9,283,143
Party
Polgahawela[ 11]
Kurunegala Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UNP
22,384
55.77%
345,769
55.77%
3,450,815
52.93%
SLFP
16,625
41.42%
248,479
40.08%
2,546,348
39.05%
JVP
911
2.27%
21,835
3.52%
273,428
4.19%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
214
0.53%
3,895
0.63%
249,460
3.83%
Valid Votes
40,134
98.44%
619,978
99.13%
6,520,156
98.78%
Rejected Votes
637
1.56%
5,431
0.87%
80,470
1.22%
Total Polled
40,771
85.27%
625,409
86.00%
6,600,626
80.15%
Registered Electors
47,812
727,202
8,235,358
Parliamentary Election Results [ edit ]
The winner of Polgahawela has matched the final country result 5 out of 7 times. Hence, Polgahawela is a Weak Bellwether for Parliamentary Elections.
Party
Polgahawela[ 14]
Kurunegala Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UPFA
26,517
48.34%
474,124
49.29%
4,732,664
42.48%
UNP
25,705
46.86%
441,275
45.87%
5,098,916
45.77%
JVP
2,395
4.37%
41,077
4.27%
544,154
4.88%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
240
0.44%
5,496
0.57%
83,041
0.75%
Valid Votes
54,857
95.62%
961,972
95.39%
11,140,333
95.35%
Rejected Votes
2,493
4.35%
46,036
4.56%
516,926
4.42%
Total Polled
57,370
74.20%
1,008,459
79.63%
11,684,111
77.66%
Registered Electors
77,321
1,266,443
15,044,490
Party
Polgahawela[ 15]
Kurunegala Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UPFA
25,485
63.41%
429,316
63.91%
4,846,388
60.38%
UNP
12,519
31.15%
213,713
31.81%
2,357,057
29.37%
DNA
2,070
5.15%
26,440
3.94%
441,251
5.50%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
116
0.29%
2,288
0.34%
34,779
0.43%
Valid Votes
40,190
93.35%
671,757
92.58%
8,026,322
96.03%
Rejected Votes
2,835
6.58%
53,130
7.32%
581,465
6.96%
Total Polled
43,054
58.75%
725,566
59.08%
8,358,246
59.29%
Registered Electors
73,283
1,228,044
14,097,690
Party
Polgahawela[ 16]
Kurunegala Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UPFA
24,473
50.62%
412,157
51.95%
4,223,126
45.70%
UNP
20,435
42.27%
340,768
42.95%
3,486,792
37.73%
JHU
3,237
6.70%
37,459
4.72%
552,723
5.98%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
204
0.42%
2,976
0.38%
64,640
0.70%
Valid Votes
48,349
95.83%
793,360
95.14%
9,241,931
94.52%
Rejected Votes
2,090
4.14%
40,261
4.83%
534,452
5.47%
Total Polled
50,453
74.10%
833,908
76.54%
9,777,821
75.74%
Registered Electors
68,091
1,089,482
12,909,631
Party
Polgahawela[ 17]
Kurunegala Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UNP
24,494
50.12%
382,768
48.59%
4,086,026
45.62%
PA
20,487
41.92%
332,775
42.24%
3,330,815
37.19%
JVP
3,223
6.59%
63,652
8.08%
815,353
9.10%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
670
1.37%
8,533
1.08%
133,770
1.49%
Valid Votes
48,874
95.65%
787,728
95.35%
8,955,844
94.77%
Rejected Votes
2,224
4.35%
38,451
4.65%
494,009
5.23%
Total Polled
51,098
77.31%
826,179
78.98%
9,449,878
76.03%
Registered Electors
66,099
1,046,102
12,428,762
Party
Polgahawela[ 18]
Kurunegala Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
PA
21,421
46.17%
358,794
48.75%
3,899,329
45.33%
UNP
20,788
44.81%
308,106
41.86%
3,451,765
40.12%
JVP
2,374
5.12%
40,780
5.54%
518,725
6.03%
NUA
769
1.66%
11,927
1.62%
185,593
2.16%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
527
1.14%
9,730
1.32%
93,655
1.09%
SU
516
1.11%
6,691
0.91%
127,859
1.49%
Valid Votes
46,395
N/A
736,028
N/A
8,602,617
N/A
Party
Polgahawela[ 19]
Kurunegala Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UNP
22,167
50.92%
332,547
47.02%
3,498,370
44.04%
PA
20,829
47.85%
366,856
51.87%
3,887,805
48.94%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
537
1.23%
7,876
1.11%
158,616
2.00%
Valid Votes
43,533
96.15%
707,279
95.92%
7,943,688
95.20%
Rejected Votes
1,745
3.85%
30,071
4.08%
400,395
4.80%
Total Polled
45,278
81.04%
737,350
82.15%
8,344,095
74.75%
Registered Electors
55,872
897,580
11,163,064
Party
Polgahawela[ 20]
Kurunegala Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UNP
19,458
51.92%
314,724
58.51%
2,838,005
50.71%
SLFP
15,847
42.29%
195,526
36.35%
1,785,369
31.90%
ELJP
1,687
4.50%
13,759
2.56%
67,723
1.21%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
482
1.29%
13,907
2.59%
232,463
4.15%
Valid Votes
37,474
95.02%
537,916
94.02%
5,596,468
93.87%
Rejected Votes
1,964
4.98%
34,212
5.98%
365,563
6.13%
Total Polled
39,438
78.47%
572,128
72.88%
5,962,031
63.60%
Registered Electors
50,258
784,991
9,374,164
The Polgahawela Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (93.5%) . In comparison, the Kurunegala Electoral District (which contains the Polgahawela Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (91.4%) [ 1]
Ethnicity in Polgahawela[ 1]
Other (1.6%)
The Polgahawela Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (91.8%) . In comparison, the Kurunegala Electoral District (which contains the Polgahawela Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (88.5%) [ 1]
Religion in Polgahawela[ 1]
Other (0.5%)