Kolonnawa Polling Division

Kolonnawa
Polling Division
Location of Kolonnawa
Coordinates: 6°56′09″N 79°54′47″E / 6.935782°N 79.913140°E / 6.935782; 79.913140
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceWestern Province, Sri Lanka
Electoral DistrictColombo Electoral District
Area
 • Total
27.89 km2 (10.77 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)[1]
 • Total
191,687
 • Density6,873/km2 (17,800/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeEC-01H

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

Presidential Election Results

Summary

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

Year Kolonnawa Colombo Electoral District MAE[2] % Sri Lanka MAE[3] %
2019 SLPP SLPP 4.56% SLPP 3.63%
2015 NDF NDF 2.48% NDF 6.84%
2010 UPFA UPFA 0.24% UPFA 4.93%
2005 UNP UNP 1.49% UPFA 0.99%
1999 PA PA 3.12% PA 1.58%
1994 PA PA 0.41% PA 2.02%
1988 SLFP UNP 2.46% UNP 3.69%
1982 UNP UNP 6.22% UNP 2.48%
Matches/Mean MAE 6/8 7/8 2.62% 8/8 3.27%

2019 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

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

2015 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

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

2010 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

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

2005 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

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

1999 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

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

1994 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

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

1988 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

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

1982 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

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

Summary

The winner of Kolonnawa has matched the final country result 7 out of 7 times. Hence, Kolonnawa is a Perfect Bellwether for Parliamentary Elections.

Year Kolonnawa Colombo Electoral District MAE[12] % Sri Lanka MAE[13] %
2015 UNP UNP 0.65% UNP 5.41%
2010 UPFA UPFA 2.01% UPFA 5.82%
2004 UPFA UNP 2.92% UPFA 2.33%
2001 UNP UNP 2.85% UNP 1.84%
2000 PA UNP 2.95% PA 1.29%
1994 PA PA 3.06% PA 4.89%
1989 UNP UNP 4.39% UNP 2.57%
Matches/Mean MAE 7/7 5/7 2.69% 7/7 3.45%

2020 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

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

2015 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

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

2010 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

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

2004 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

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

2001 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

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

2000 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

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

1994 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

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

1989 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

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

Demographics

Ethnicity

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]

  Sinhalese (67.4%)
  Moor (21.4%)
  Sri Lankan Tamil (8.4%)
  Other (1.6%)
  Malay (1.2%)

Religion

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]

  Buddhist (64.6%)
  Muslim (23.1%)
  Hindu (6.8%)
  Roman Catholic (3.8%)
  Other Christian (1.7%)
  Other (0.0%)

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. ^ The mean absolute error, between the percentages of votes each party got in Kolonnawa and the Colombo Electoral District. It is a measure of the difference in voting behaviour between the two regions.
  3. ^ The mean absolute error, between the percentages of votes each party got in Kolonnawa and the country. It is a measure of the difference in voting behaviour between the two regions.
  4. ^ "2019 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2019. Archived from the original on 2019-12-19. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  5. ^ "2015 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2015. Archived from the original on 2019-12-19. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  6. ^ "2010 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2010. Archived from the original on 2019-12-19. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  7. ^ "2005 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2005. Archived from the original on 2019-12-19. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  8. ^ "1999 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 1999. Archived from the original on 2019-12-19. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  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 2020-06-10.
  10. ^ "1988 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 1988. Archived from the original on 2019-12-19. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  11. ^ "1982 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 1982. Archived from the original on 2019-12-19. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  12. ^ The mean absolute error, between the percentages of votes each party got in Kolonnawa and the Colombo Electoral District. It is a measure of the difference in voting behaviour between the two regions.
  13. ^ The mean absolute error, between the percentages of votes each party got in Kolonnawa and the country. It is a measure of the difference in voting behaviour between the two regions.
  14. ^ "2020 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2020.
  15. ^ "2015 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2015.
  16. ^ "2010 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2010.
  17. ^ "2004 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2004.
  18. ^ "2001 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2001.
  19. ^ "2000 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2000.
  20. ^ "1994 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 1994.
  21. ^ "1989 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 1989.