Colombo East Polling Division

Colombo East
Polling Division
Location of Colombo East
Coordinates: 6°53′15″N 79°52′34″E / 6.887472°N 79.876029°E / 6.887472; 79.876029
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceWestern Province, Sri Lanka
Electoral DistrictColombo Electoral District
Area
 • Total
9.13 km2 (3.53 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)[1]
 • Total
93,260
 • Density10,215/km2 (26,460/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeEC-01D

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

Presidential Election Results

Summary

The winner of Colombo East has matched the final country result 4 out of 8 times.

Year Colombo East Colombo Electoral District MAE[2] % Sri Lanka MAE[3] %
2019 NDF SLPP 14.04% SLPP 13.11%
2015 NDF NDF 11.46% NDF 15.78%
2010 NDF UPFA 12.94% UPFA 18.04%
2005 UNP UNP 11.21% UPFA 13.64%
1999 UNP PA 7.33% PA 8.92%
1994 PA PA 0.89% PA 1.55%
1988 UNP UNP 3.13% UNP 1.87%
1982 UNP UNP 3.21% UNP 6.90%
Matches/Mean MAE 4/8 7/8 8.03% 8/8 9.98%

2019 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Colombo East[4] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
NDF 28,599 55.81% 559,921 40.92% 5,564,239 41.99%
SLPP 19,619 38.28% 727,713 53.19% 6,924,255 52.25%
NMPP 1,750 3.41% 53,803 3.93% 418,553 3.16%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 706 1.38% 16,405 1.20% 295,797 2.23%
NPP 571 1.11% 10,335 0.76% 49,655 0.37%
Valid Votes 51,245 98.60% 1,368,177 98.89% 13,252,499 98.99%
Rejected Votes 727 1.40% 15,333 1.11% 135,452 1.01%
Total Polled 51,972 79.47% 1,383,510 82.82% 13,387,951 83.71%
Registered Electors 65,398 1,670,403 15,992,568

2015 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Colombo East[5] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
NDF 35,167 67.45% 725,073 55.93% 6,217,162 51.28%
UPFA 16,601 31.84% 562,614 43.40% 5,768,090 47.58%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 369 0.71% 8,673 0.67% 138,200 1.14%
Valid Votes 52,137 98.73% 1,296,360 98.83% 12,123,452 98.85%
Rejected Votes 668 1.27% 15,334 1.17% 140,925 1.15%
Total Polled 52,805 78.88% 1,311,694 81.34% 12,264,377 78.69%
Registered Electors 66,941 1,612,660 15,585,942

2010 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Colombo East[6] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
NDF 28,334 58.67% 533,022 45.90% 4,173,185 40.15%
UPFA 19,107 39.56% 614,740 52.93% 6,015,934 57.88%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 854 1.77% 13,620 1.17% 204,494 1.97%
Valid Votes 48,295 98.57% 1,161,382 99.03% 10,393,613 99.03%
Rejected Votes 699 1.43% 11,394 0.97% 101,838 0.97%
Total Polled 48,994 71.38% 1,172,776 76.09% 10,495,451 66.70%
Registered Electors 68,643 1,541,242 15,734,587

2005 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Colombo East[7] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 28,832 62.40% 569,627 51.12% 4,706,366 48.43%
UPFA 16,919 36.62% 534,431 47.96% 4,887,152 50.29%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 455 0.98% 10,192 0.91% 123,521 1.27%
Valid Votes 46,206 98.52% 1,114,250 98.86% 9,717,039 98.88%
Rejected Votes 694 1.48% 12,879 1.14% 109,869 1.12%
Total Polled 46,900 71.35% 1,127,129 75.85% 9,826,908 69.51%
Registered Electors 65,732 1,486,021 14,136,979

1999 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Colombo East[8] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 22,281 52.09% 425,185 44.08% 3,602,748 42.71%
PA 17,777 41.56% 474,310 49.18% 4,312,157 51.12%
JVP 1,486 3.47% 44,009 4.56% 343,927 4.08%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,226 2.87% 21,030 2.18% 176,679 2.09%
Valid Votes 42,770 96.86% 964,534 97.06% 8,435,754 97.69%
Rejected Votes 1,388 3.14% 29,197 2.94% 199,536 2.31%
Total Polled 44,158 68.58% 993,731 73.39% 8,635,290 72.17%
Registered Electors 64,386 1,354,025 11,965,536

1994 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Colombo East[9] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 23,867 63.79% 557,708 64.82% 4,709,205 62.28%
UNP 12,806 34.23% 288,741 33.56% 2,715,283 35.91%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 742 1.98% 13,937 1.62% 137,040 1.81%
Valid Votes 37,415 97.80% 860,386 98.17% 7,561,526 98.03%
Rejected Votes 843 2.20% 16,060 1.83% 151,706 1.97%
Total Polled 38,258 67.06% 876,446 69.59% 7,713,232 69.12%
Registered Electors 57,049 1,259,484 11,158,880

1988 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Colombo East[10] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 16,480 51.09% 361,337 49.14% 2,569,199 50.43%
SLFP 13,477 41.78% 339,958 46.23% 2,289,857 44.95%
SLMP 2,298 7.12% 34,020 4.63% 235,701 4.63%
Valid Votes 32,255 97.98% 735,315 98.49% 5,094,754 98.24%
Rejected Votes 666 2.02% 11,295 1.51% 91,499 1.76%
Total Polled 32,921 64.27% 746,610 67.53% 5,186,256 55.87%
Registered Electors 51,225 1,105,583 9,283,143

1982 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Colombo East[11] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 21,367 60.57% 436,290 57.86% 3,450,815 52.93%
SLFP 11,268 31.94% 274,476 36.40% 2,546,348 39.05%
JVP 1,352 3.83% 28,580 3.79% 273,428 4.19%
LSSP 828 2.35% 9,655 1.28% 58,531 0.90%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 462 1.31% 5,030 0.67% 190,929 2.93%
Valid Votes 35,277 98.81% 754,031 98.95% 6,520,156 98.78%
Rejected Votes 426 1.19% 7,990 1.05% 80,470 1.22%
Total Polled 35,703 73.22% 762,021 76.88% 6,600,626 80.15%
Registered Electors 48,760 991,194 8,235,358

Parliamentary Election Results

Summary

The winner of Colombo East has matched the final country result 4 out of 7 times. Hence, Colombo East is a Weak Bellwether for Parliamentary Elections.

Year Colombo East Colombo Electoral District MAE[2] % Sri Lanka MAE[3] %
2015 UNP UNP 11.50% UNP 15.72%
2010 UNP UPFA 11.74% UPFA 19.97%
2004 UNP UNP 9.59% UPFA 14.96%
2001 UNP UNP 6.34% UNP 10.13%
2000 UNP UNP 5.99% PA 10.43%
1994 PA PA 4.01% PA 1.98%
1989 UNP UNP 3.58% UNP 4.64%
Matches/Mean MAE 4/7 5/7 7.54% 7/7 11.12%

2020 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Colombo East[12] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SJB 20,538 46.58% 387,145 32.73% 2,771,984 23.9%
SLPFA 18,007 40.84% 674,603 57.04% 6,853,693 59.09%
JJB 2,595 5.89% 67,600 5.72% 445,958 3.84%
UNP 1,869 4.24% 30,875 2.61% 249,435 2.15%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,083 2.45% 22,553 1.9% 1,227,859 11.02%
Valid Votes 44,092 65.57% 1,182,776 69.2% 11,598,936 71.32%
Rejected Votes 3,371 5.01% 81,034 4.74% 744,373 4.58%
Total Polled 47,463 70.59% 1,263,810 73.94% 12,343,309 75.89%
Registered Electors 67,241 1,709,209 16,263,885

2015 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Colombo East[13] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 31,450 65.52% 640,743 53.04% 5,098,916 45.77%
UPFA 12,917 26.91% 474,063 39.25% 4,732,664 42.48%
JVP 2,960 6.17% 81,391 6.74% 544,154 4.88%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 674 1.40% 11,752 0.97% 93,045 0.84%
Valid Votes 48,001 95.81% 1,207,949 96.46% 11,140,333 95.35%
Rejected Votes 2,043 4.08% 43,372 3.46% 516,926 4.42%
Total Polled 50,099 74.84% 1,252,271 78.93% 11,684,111 77.66%
Registered Electors 66,941 1,586,598 15,044,490

2010 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Colombo East[14] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 19,241 49.36% 339,750 36.19% 2,357,057 29.37%
UPFA 14,662 37.62% 480,896 51.23% 4,846,388 60.38%
DNA 4,608 11.82% 110,683 11.79% 441,251 5.50%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 467 1.20% 7,292 0.78% 48,240 0.60%
Valid Votes 38,978 93.79% 938,723 94.85% 8,026,322 96.03%
Rejected Votes 2,562 6.16% 50,354 5.09% 581,465 6.96%
Total Polled 41,558 60.54% 989,729 64.17% 8,358,246 59.29%
Registered Electors 68,643 1,542,457 14,097,690

2004 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Colombo East[15] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 23,739 52.09% 441,841 41.77% 3,486,792 37.73%
UPFA 12,141 26.64% 414,688 39.20% 4,223,126 45.70%
JHU 9,116 20.00% 190,618 18.02% 552,723 5.98%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 577 1.27% 10,713 1.01% 90,868 0.98%
Valid Votes 45,573 96.42% 1,057,860 96.47% 9,241,931 94.52%
Rejected Votes 1,689 3.57% 38,605 3.52% 534,452 5.47%
Total Polled 47,265 69.63% 1,096,571 74.71% 9,777,821 75.74%
Registered Electors 67,885 1,467,751 12,909,631

2001 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Colombo East[16] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 26,636 58.23% 546,417 51.62% 4,086,026 45.62%
PA 11,807 25.81% 353,401 33.39% 3,330,815 37.19%
JVP 3,613 7.90% 117,404 11.09% 815,353 9.10%
TULF 2,075 4.54% 12,696 1.20% 348,164 3.89%
SU 962 2.10% 16,970 1.60% 50,665 0.57%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 652 1.43% 11,593 1.10% 162,452 1.81%
Valid Votes 45,745 96.10% 1,058,481 96.28% 8,955,844 94.77%
Rejected Votes 1,855 3.90% 40,901 3.72% 494,009 5.23%
Total Polled 47,600 71.33% 1,099,382 76.31% 9,449,878 76.03%
Registered Electors 66,736 1,440,682 12,428,762

2000 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Colombo East[17] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 22,232 49.86% 440,684 43.45% 3,451,765 40.12%
PA 13,922 31.22% 394,146 38.86% 3,899,329 45.33%
SU 2,939 6.59% 49,671 4.90% 127,859 1.49%
JVP 2,844 6.38% 78,133 7.70% 518,725 6.03%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,193 2.68% 19,281 1.90% 162,201 1.89%
ACTC 927 2.08% 5,238 0.52% 27,289 0.32%
NUA 534 1.20% 27,067 2.67% 185,593 2.16%
Valid Votes 44,591 N/A 1,014,220 N/A 8,602,617 N/A

1994 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Colombo East[18] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 18,211 45.60% 469,642 50.94% 3,887,805 48.94%
UNP 17,858 44.72% 385,100 41.77% 3,498,370 44.04%
MEP 1,615 4.04% 42,734 4.64% 68,538 0.86%
IND1 1,593 3.99% 9,251 1.00% 48,199 0.61%
SLPF 493 1.23% 11,454 1.24% 90,078 1.13%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 163 0.41% 3,752 0.41% 3,796 0.05%
Valid Votes 39,933 96.11% 921,933 96.18% 7,943,688 95.20%
Rejected Votes 1,618 3.89% 36,635 3.82% 400,395 4.80%
Total Polled 41,551 72.83% 958,568 76.04% 8,344,095 74.75%
Registered Electors 57,049 1,260,686 11,163,064

1989 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Colombo East[19] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 17,908 56.48% 374,530 51.67% 2,838,005 50.71%
SLFP 8,654 27.29% 205,053 28.29% 1,785,369 31.90%
USA 2,482 7.83% 31,873 4.40% 141,983 2.54%
MEP 1,620 5.11% 76,966 10.62% 90,480 1.62%
SLMC 680 2.14% 29,308 4.04% 202,016 3.61%
ELJP 363 1.14% 7,112 0.98% 67,723 1.21%
Valid Votes 31,707 95.66% 724,842 95.36% 5,596,468 93.87%
Rejected Votes 1,439 4.34% 35,271 4.64% 365,563 6.13%
Total Polled 33,146 66.30% 760,113 69.87% 5,962,031 63.60%
Registered Electors 49,993 1,087,891 9,374,164

Demographics

Ethnicity

The Colombo East Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (58.8%) and a significant Sri Lankan Tamil population (28.6%) . In comparison, the Colombo Electoral District (which contains the Colombo East 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 Colombo East[1]

  Sinhalese (58.8%)
  Sri Lankan Tamil (28.6%)
  Moor (8.9%)
  Other (2.2%)
  Indian Tamil (1.5%)

Religion

The Colombo East Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (54.1%), a significant Hindu population (23.3%) and a significant Muslim population (10.7%) . In comparison, the Colombo Electoral District (which contains the Colombo East Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (70.2%) and a significant Muslim population (11.8%)[1]

Religion in Colombo East[1]

  Buddhist (54.1%)
  Hindu (23.3%)
  Muslim (10.7%)
  Roman Catholic (6.9%)
  Other Christian (4.8%)
  Other (0.2%)

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Census of Population and Housing 2012". statistics.gov.lk. Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka. 2012.
  2. ^ a b The mean absolute error, between the percentages of votes each party got in Colombo East and the Colombo Electoral District. It is a measure of the difference in voting behaviour between the two regions.
  3. ^ a b The mean absolute error, between the percentages of votes each party got in Colombo East and the country. It is a measure of the difference in voting behaviour between the two regions.
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  9. ^ "1994 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 1994. Archived from the original on 2019-12-19. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
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  14. ^ "2010 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2010.
  15. ^ "2004 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2004.
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  17. ^ "2000 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2000.
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  19. ^ "1989 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 1989.