Colombo East Polling Division

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

Colombo East
Polling Division
Location of Colombo East
Coordinates: 6.887472°N 79.876029°E / 6.887472; 79.876029
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceWestern Province, Sri Lanka
Electoral DistrictColombo Electoral District
Area
 • Total9.13 km2 (3.53 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)[1]
 • Total93,260
 • Density10,215/km2 (26,460/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeEC-01D

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. "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 Colombo East 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 Colombo East 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.
  5. "2015 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2015.
  6. "2010 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2010.
  7. "2005 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2005.
  8. "1999 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 1999.
  9. "1994 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 1994.
  10. "1988 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 1988.
  11. "1982 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 1982.
  12. "2020 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2020.
  13. "2015 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2015.
  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.
  16. "2001 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2001.
  17. "2000 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2000.
  18. "1994 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 1994.
  19. "1989 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 1989.
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