Colombo West Polling Division

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

Colombo West
Polling Division
Coordinates: 6.891035°N 79.856927°E / 6.891035; 79.856927
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceWestern Province, Sri Lanka
Electoral DistrictColombo Electoral District
Area
 • Total6.12 km2 (2.36 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)[1]
 • Total54,682
 • Density8,935/km2 (23,140/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeEC-01E

Presidential Election Results

Summary

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

Year Colombo West Colombo Electoral District MAE[2] % Sri Lanka MAE[3] %
2019 NDF SLPP 29.42% SLPP 28.50%
2015 NDF NDF 22.90% NDF 27.16%
2010 NDF UPFA 27.91% UPFA 32.90%
2005 UNP UNP 27.88% UPFA 30.26%
1999 UNP PA 19.46% PA 21.10%
1994 PA PA 3.26% PA 0.82%
1988 UNP UNP 13.24% UNP 12.00%
1982 UNP UNP 18.64% UNP 21.88%
Matches/Mean MAE 4/8 7/8 20.34% 8/8 21.83%

2019 Sri Lankan Presidential Election
Party Colombo West[4] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
NDF 21,345 73.07% 559,921 40.92% 5,564,239 41.99%
SLPP 6,644 22.74% 727,713 53.19% 6,924,255 52.25%
NMPP 647 2.21% 53,803 3.93% 418,553 3.16%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 577 1.98% 26,740 1.95% 345,452 2.61%
Valid Votes 29,213 98.46% 1,368,177 98.89% 13,252,499 98.99%
Rejected Votes 458 1.54% 15,333 1.11% 135,452 1.01%
Total Polled 29,671 73.83% 1,383,510 82.82% 13,387,951 83.71%
Registered Electors 40,187 1,670,403 15,992,568

2015 Sri Lankan Presidential Election
Party Colombo West[5] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
NDF 23,915 78.99% 725,073 55.93% 6,217,162 51.28%
UPFA 6,164 20.36% 562,614 43.40% 5,768,090 47.58%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 196 0.65% 8,673 0.67% 138,200 1.14%
Valid Votes 30,275 98.94% 1,296,360 98.83% 12,123,452 98.85%
Rejected Votes 325 1.06% 15,334 1.17% 140,925 1.15%
Total Polled 30,600 75.35% 1,311,694 81.34% 12,264,377 78.69%
Registered Electors 40,609 1,612,660 15,585,942

2010 Sri Lankan Presidential Election
Party Colombo West[6] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
NDF 19,211 73.80% 533,022 45.90% 4,173,185 40.15%
UPFA 6,350 24.39% 614,740 52.93% 6,015,934 57.88%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 469 1.80% 13,620 1.17% 204,494 1.97%
Valid Votes 26,030 98.32% 1,161,382 99.03% 10,393,613 99.03%
Rejected Votes 444 1.68% 11,394 0.97% 101,838 0.97%
Total Polled 26,474 68.02% 1,172,776 76.09% 10,495,451 66.70%
Registered Electors 38,921 1,541,242 15,734,587

2005 Sri Lankan Presidential Election
Party Colombo West[7] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 20,475 79.16% 569,627 51.12% 4,706,366 48.43%
UPFA 5,104 19.73% 534,431 47.96% 4,887,152 50.29%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 286 1.11% 10,192 0.91% 123,521 1.27%
Valid Votes 25,865 98.48% 1,114,250 98.86% 9,717,039 98.88%
Rejected Votes 399 1.52% 12,879 1.14% 109,869 1.12%
Total Polled 26,264 68.00% 1,127,129 75.85% 9,826,908 69.51%
Registered Electors 38,621 1,486,021 14,136,979

1999 Sri Lankan Presidential Election
Party Colombo West[8] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 16,531 65.35% 425,185 44.08% 3,602,748 42.71%
PA 7,327 28.96% 474,310 49.18% 4,312,157 51.12%
LDA 539 2.13% 5,000 0.52% 23,668 0.28%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 495 1.96% 16,030 1.66% 153,011 1.81%
JVP 406 1.60% 44,009 4.56% 343,927 4.08%
Valid Votes 25,298 96.58% 964,534 97.06% 8,435,754 97.69%
Rejected Votes 896 3.42% 29,197 2.94% 199,536 2.31%
Total Polled 26,194 64.03% 993,731 73.39% 8,635,290 72.17%
Registered Electors 40,908 1,354,025 11,965,536

1994 Sri Lankan Presidential Election
Party Colombo West[9] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 14,329 61.41% 557,708 64.82% 4,709,205 62.28%
UNP 8,557 36.67% 288,741 33.56% 2,715,283 35.91%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 446 1.91% 13,937 1.62% 137,040 1.81%
Valid Votes 23,332 98.07% 860,386 98.17% 7,561,526 98.03%
Rejected Votes 460 1.93% 16,060 1.83% 151,706 1.97%
Total Polled 23,792 64.45% 876,446 69.59% 7,713,232 69.12%
Registered Electors 36,915 1,259,484 11,158,880

1988 Sri Lankan Presidential Election
Party Colombo West[10] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 14,670 62.36% 361,337 49.14% 2,569,199 50.43%
SLFP 7,473 31.77% 339,958 46.23% 2,289,857 44.95%
SLMP 1,380 5.87% 34,020 4.63% 235,701 4.63%
Valid Votes 23,523 98.57% 735,315 98.49% 5,094,754 98.24%
Rejected Votes 342 1.43% 11,295 1.51% 91,499 1.76%
Total Polled 23,865 64.12% 746,610 67.53% 5,186,256 55.87%
Registered Electors 37,220 1,105,583 9,283,143

1982 Sri Lankan Presidential Election
Party Colombo West[11] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 22,115 77.52% 436,290 57.86% 3,450,815 52.93%
SLFP 4,751 16.65% 274,476 36.40% 2,546,348 39.05%
JVP 576 2.02% 28,580 3.79% 273,428 4.19%
ACTC 521 1.83% 3,022 0.40% 173,934 2.67%
LSSP 409 1.43% 9,655 1.28% 58,531 0.90%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 156 0.55% 2,008 0.27% 16,995 0.26%
Valid Votes 28,528 98.91% 754,031 98.95% 6,520,156 98.78%
Rejected Votes 314 1.09% 7,990 1.05% 80,470 1.22%
Total Polled 28,842 71.44% 762,021 76.88% 6,600,626 80.15%
Registered Electors 40,375 991,194 8,235,358

Parliamentary Election Results

Summary

The winner of Colombo West has matched the final country result 3 out of 7 times.

Year Colombo West Colombo Electoral District MAE[2] % Sri Lanka MAE[3] %
2020 SJB SLPFA SLPFA
2015 UNP UNP 24.10% UNP 27.44%
2010 UNP UPFA 23.80% UPFA 31.50%
2004 UNP UNP 24.50% UPFA 28.36%
2001 UNP UNP 14.62% UNP 18.50%
2000 UNP UNP 15.17% PA 20.00%
1994 UNP PA 12.09% PA 9.85%
1989 UNP UNP 11.47% UNP 12.57%
Matches/Mean MAE 3/8 6/8 8/8

2020 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election
Party Colombo West[12] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SJB 16,521 64.82% 387,145 32.73% 2,771,984 23.9%
SLPFA 6,294 24.69% 674,603 57.04% 6,853,693 59.09%
UNP 1,143 4.48% 30,875 2.61% 249,435 2.15%
JJB 1,074 4.21% 67,600 5.72% 445,958 3.84%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 457 1.8% 22,553 1.9% 1,227,859 11.02%
Valid Votes 25,489 60.93% 1,182,776 69.2% 11,598,936 71.32%
Rejected Votes 1,545 3.69% 81,034 4.74% 744,373 4.58%
Total Polled 27,034 64.63% 1,263,810 73.94% 12,343,309 75.89%
Registered Electors 41,831 1,709,209 16,263,885

2015 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election
Party Colombo West[13] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 22,060 80.31% 640,743 53.04% 5,098,916 45.77%
UPFA 4,204 15.31% 474,063 39.25% 4,732,664 42.48%
JVP 875 3.19% 81,391 6.74% 544,154 4.88%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 328 1.19% 11,752 0.97% 93,045 0.84%
Valid Votes 27,467 95.45% 1,207,949 96.46% 11,140,333 95.35%
Rejected Votes 1,237 4.30% 43,372 3.46% 516,926 4.42%
Total Polled 28,775 70.86% 1,252,271 78.93% 11,684,111 77.66%
Registered Electors 40,609 1,586,598 15,044,490

2010 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election
Party Colombo West[14] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 13,056 64.33% 339,750 36.19% 2,357,057 29.37%
UPFA 5,169 25.47% 480,896 51.23% 4,846,388 60.38%
DNA 1,675 8.25% 110,683 11.79% 441,251 5.50%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 394 1.94% 7,292 0.78% 48,240 0.60%
Valid Votes 20,294 93.98% 938,723 94.85% 8,026,322 96.03%
Rejected Votes 1,283 5.94% 50,354 5.09% 581,465 6.96%
Total Polled 21,594 55.48% 989,729 64.17% 8,358,246 59.29%
Registered Electors 38,921 1,542,457 14,097,690

2004 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election
Party Colombo West[15] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 19,084 73.65% 441,841 41.77% 3,486,792 37.73%
UPFA 3,613 13.94% 414,688 39.20% 4,223,126 45.70%
JHU 2,824 10.90% 190,618 18.02% 552,723 5.98%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 390 1.51% 10,713 1.01% 90,868 0.98%
Valid Votes 25,911 96.74% 1,057,860 96.47% 9,241,931 94.52%
Rejected Votes 869 3.24% 38,605 3.52% 534,452 5.47%
Total Polled 26,783 66.61% 1,096,571 74.71% 9,777,821 75.74%
Registered Electors 40,209 1,467,751 12,909,631

2001 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election
Party Colombo West[16] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 18,020 66.03% 546,417 51.62% 4,086,026 45.62%
PA 4,053 14.85% 353,401 33.39% 3,330,815 37.19%
TULF 3,499 12.82% 12,696 1.20% 348,164 3.89%
JVP 926 3.39% 117,404 11.09% 815,353 9.10%
SU 396 1.45% 16,970 1.60% 50,665 0.57%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 395 1.45% 11,593 1.10% 162,452 1.81%
Valid Votes 27,289 96.61% 1,058,481 96.28% 8,955,844 94.77%
Rejected Votes 959 3.39% 40,901 3.72% 494,009 5.23%
Total Polled 28,248 67.40% 1,099,382 76.31% 9,449,878 76.03%
Registered Electors 41,908 1,440,682 12,428,762

2000 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election
Party Colombo West[17] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 15,480 59.79% 440,684 43.45% 3,451,765 40.12%
PA 4,999 19.31% 394,146 38.86% 3,899,329 45.33%
SU 1,418 5.48% 49,671 4.90% 127,859 1.49%
ACTC 1,371 5.30% 5,238 0.52% 27,289 0.32%
NUA 925 3.57% 27,067 2.67% 185,593 2.16%
JVP 709 2.74% 78,133 7.70% 518,725 6.03%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 698 2.70% 14,693 1.45% 139,216 1.62%
CWC 289 1.12% 4,588 0.45% 22,985 0.27%
Valid Votes 25,889 N/A 1,014,220 N/A 8,602,617 N/A

1994 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election
Party Colombo West[18] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 12,983 51.06% 385,100 41.77% 3,498,370 44.04%
PA 8,977 35.31% 469,642 50.94% 3,887,805 48.94%
IND1 2,813 11.06% 9,251 1.00% 48,199 0.61%
MEP 462 1.82% 42,734 4.64% 68,538 0.86%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 190 0.75% 15,206 1.65% 93,874 1.18%
Valid Votes 25,425 96.87% 921,933 96.18% 7,943,688 95.20%
Rejected Votes 821 3.13% 36,635 3.82% 400,395 4.80%
Total Polled 26,246 71.10% 958,568 76.04% 8,344,095 74.75%
Registered Electors 36,915 1,260,686 11,163,064

1989 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election
Party Colombo West[19] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 15,265 66.25% 374,530 51.67% 2,838,005 50.71%
SLFP 4,100 17.79% 205,053 28.29% 1,785,369 31.90%
USA 1,502 6.52% 31,873 4.40% 141,983 2.54%
SLMC 1,259 5.46% 29,308 4.04% 202,016 3.61%
MEP 669 2.90% 76,966 10.62% 90,480 1.62%
ELJP 247 1.07% 7,112 0.98% 67,723 1.21%
Valid Votes 23,042 96.04% 724,842 95.36% 5,596,468 93.87%
Rejected Votes 949 3.96% 35,271 4.64% 365,563 6.13%
Total Polled 23,991 65.16% 760,113 69.87% 5,962,031 63.60%
Registered Electors 36,820 1,087,891 9,374,164

Demographics

Ethnicity

The Colombo West Polling Division has a Sri Lankan Tamil plurality (40.2%), a significant Sinhalese population (34.1%) and a significant Moor population (19.2%) In comparison, the Colombo Electoral District (which contains the Colombo West 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 West[1]

  Sri Lankan Tamil (40.2%)
  Sinhalese (34.1%)
  Moor (19.2%)
  Indian Tamil (2.6%)
  Other (2.0%)
  Other (1.8%)

Religion

The Colombo West Polling Division has a Hindu plurality (36.3%), a significant Buddhist population (27.7%) and a significant Muslim population (21.6%) In comparison, the Colombo Electoral District (which contains the Colombo West Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (70.2%) and a significant Muslim population (11.8%)[1]

Religion in Colombo West[1]

  Hindu (36.3%)
  Buddhist (27.7%)
  Muslim (21.6%)
  Roman Catholic (8.3%)
  Other Christian (5.6%)
  Other (0.4%)

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 West 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 West 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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