Polling Division in Sri Lanka
The Colombo North 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 North has matched the final country result 4 out of 8 times.
Party
Colombo North[4]
Colombo Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
NDF
52,983
72.94%
559,921
40.92%
5,564,239
41.99%
SLPP
16,986
23.38%
727,713
53.19%
6,924,255
52.25%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
1,590
2.19%
26,740
1.95%
345,452
2.61%
NMPP
1,084
1.49%
53,803
3.93%
418,553
3.16%
Valid Votes
72,643
98.17%
1,368,177
98.89%
13,252,499
98.99%
Rejected Votes
1,355
1.83%
15,333
1.11%
135,452
1.01%
Total Polled
73,998
78.97%
1,383,510
82.82%
13,387,951
83.71%
Registered Electors
93,705
1,670,403
15,992,568
Party
Colombo North[5]
Colombo Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
NDF
51,537
75.07%
725,073
55.93%
6,217,162
51.28%
UPFA
16,423
23.92%
562,614
43.40%
5,768,090
47.58%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
689
1.00%
8,673
0.67%
138,200
1.14%
Valid Votes
68,649
98.36%
1,296,360
98.83%
12,123,452
98.85%
Rejected Votes
1,146
1.64%
15,334
1.17%
140,925
1.15%
Total Polled
69,795
77.75%
1,311,694
81.34%
12,264,377
78.69%
Registered Electors
89,771
1,612,660
15,585,942
Party
Colombo North[6]
Colombo Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
NDF
42,896
69.51%
533,022
45.90%
4,173,185
40.15%
UPFA
17,605
28.53%
614,740
52.93%
6,015,934
57.88%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
1,214
1.97%
13,620
1.17%
204,494
1.97%
Valid Votes
61,715
98.37%
1,161,382
99.03%
10,393,613
99.03%
Rejected Votes
1,022
1.63%
11,394
0.97%
101,838
0.97%
Total Polled
62,737
65.77%
1,172,776
76.09%
10,495,451
66.70%
Registered Electors
95,385
1,541,242
15,734,587
Party
Colombo North[7]
Colombo Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UNP
45,161
75.13%
569,627
51.12%
4,706,366
48.43%
UPFA
14,270
23.74%
534,431
47.96%
4,887,152
50.29%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
680
1.13%
10,192
0.91%
123,521
1.27%
Valid Votes
60,111
98.46%
1,114,250
98.86%
9,717,039
98.88%
Rejected Votes
939
1.54%
12,879
1.14%
109,869
1.12%
Total Polled
61,050
71.02%
1,127,129
75.85%
9,826,908
69.51%
Registered Electors
85,967
1,486,021
14,136,979
Party
Colombo North[8]
Colombo Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UNP
32,714
61.53%
425,185
44.08%
3,602,748
42.71%
PA
18,114
34.07%
474,310
49.18%
4,312,157
51.12%
JVP
1,281
2.41%
44,009
4.56%
343,927
4.08%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
1,058
1.99%
21,030
2.18%
176,679
2.09%
Valid Votes
53,167
97.42%
964,534
97.06%
8,435,754
97.69%
Rejected Votes
1,409
2.58%
29,197
2.94%
199,536
2.31%
Total Polled
54,576
70.47%
993,731
73.39%
8,635,290
72.17%
Registered Electors
77,447
1,354,025
11,965,536
Party
Colombo North[9]
Colombo Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
PA
26,250
61.61%
557,708
64.82%
4,709,205
62.28%
UNP
15,924
37.37%
288,741
33.56%
2,715,283
35.91%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
434
1.02%
13,937
1.62%
137,040
1.81%
Valid Votes
42,608
97.83%
860,386
98.17%
7,561,526
98.03%
Rejected Votes
947
2.17%
16,060
1.83%
151,706
1.97%
Total Polled
43,555
68.56%
876,446
69.59%
7,713,232
69.12%
Registered Electors
63,528
1,259,484
11,158,880
Party
Colombo North[10]
Colombo Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UNP
22,389
63.26%
361,337
49.14%
2,569,199
50.43%
SLFP
10,744
30.36%
339,958
46.23%
2,289,857
44.95%
SLMP
2,259
6.38%
34,020
4.63%
235,701
4.63%
Valid Votes
35,392
98.20%
735,315
98.49%
5,094,754
98.24%
Rejected Votes
647
1.80%
11,295
1.51%
91,499
1.76%
Total Polled
36,039
66.56%
746,610
67.53%
5,186,256
55.87%
Registered Electors
54,149
1,105,583
9,283,143
Party
Colombo North[11]
Colombo Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UNP
29,380
69.03%
436,290
57.86%
3,450,815
52.93%
SLFP
10,641
25.00%
274,476
36.40%
2,546,348
39.05%
JVP
1,645
3.86%
28,580
3.79%
273,428
4.19%
ACTC
477
1.12%
3,022
0.40%
173,934
2.67%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
421
0.99%
11,663
1.55%
75,526
1.16%
Valid Votes
42,564
98.67%
754,031
98.95%
6,520,156
98.78%
Rejected Votes
575
1.33%
7,990
1.05%
80,470
1.22%
Total Polled
43,139
74.98%
762,021
76.88%
6,600,626
80.15%
Registered Electors
57,534
991,194
8,235,358
Parliamentary Election Results [ ]
Summary [ ]
The winner of Colombo North has matched the final country result 3 out of 7 times.
Party
Colombo North[14]
Colombo Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
SJB
41,059
64.9%
387,145
32.73%
2,771,984
23.9%
SLPFA
16,775
26.52%
674,603
57.04%
6,853,693
59.09%
UNP
2,676
4.23%
30,875
2.61%
249,435
2.15%
JJB
1,230
1.94%
67,600
5.72%
445,958
3.84%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
1,523
2.41%
22,553
1.9%
1,227,859
11.02%
Valid Votes
63,263
67.54%
1,182,776
69.2%
11,598,936
71.32%
Rejected Votes
7,113
7.59%
81,034
4.74%
744,373
4.58%
Total Polled
70,376
75.13%
1,263,810
73.94%
12,343,309
75.89%
Registered Electors
93,672
1,709,209
16,263,885
Party
Colombo North[15]
Colombo Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UNP
50,571
80.13%
640,743
53.04%
5,098,916
45.77%
UPFA
10,256
16.25%
474,063
39.25%
4,732,664
42.48%
JVP
1,647
2.61%
81,391
6.74%
544,154
4.88%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
640
1.01%
11,752
0.97%
93,045
0.84%
Valid Votes
63,114
93.85%
1,207,949
96.46%
11,140,333
95.35%
Rejected Votes
4,055
6.03%
43,372
3.46%
516,926
4.42%
Total Polled
67,248
74.91%
1,252,271
78.93%
11,684,111
77.66%
Registered Electors
89,771
1,586,598
15,044,490
Party
Colombo North[16]
Colombo Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UNP
30,825
60.61%
339,750
36.19%
2,357,057
29.37%
UPFA
15,976
31.41%
480,896
51.23%
4,846,388
60.38%
DNA
3,226
6.34%
110,683
11.79%
441,251
5.50%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
831
1.63%
7,254
0.77%
48,012
0.60%
Valid Votes
50,858
91.79%
938,723
94.85%
8,026,322
96.03%
Rejected Votes
4,495
8.11%
50,354
5.09%
581,465
6.96%
Total Polled
55,404
58.08%
989,729
64.17%
8,358,246
59.29%
Registered Electors
95,385
1,542,457
14,097,690
Party
Colombo North[17]
Colombo Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UNP
40,387
70.21%
441,841
41.77%
3,486,792
37.73%
UPFA
12,724
22.12%
414,688
39.20%
4,223,126
45.70%
JHU
3,409
5.93%
190,618
18.02%
552,723
5.98%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
1,000
1.74%
10,713
1.01%
90,868
0.98%
Valid Votes
57,520
94.36%
1,057,860
96.47%
9,241,931
94.52%
Rejected Votes
3,431
5.63%
38,605
3.52%
534,452
5.47%
Total Polled
60,959
70.56%
1,096,571
74.71%
9,777,821
75.74%
Registered Electors
86,388
1,467,751
12,909,631
Party
Colombo North[18]
Colombo Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UNP
41,052
69.06%
546,417
51.62%
4,086,026
45.62%
PA
11,792
19.84%
353,401
33.39%
3,330,815
37.19%
JVP
3,098
5.21%
117,404
11.09%
815,353
9.10%
TULF
2,483
4.18%
12,696
1.20%
348,164
3.89%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
1,023
1.72%
28,563
2.70%
213,117
2.38%
Valid Votes
59,448
94.66%
1,058,481
96.28%
8,955,844
94.77%
Rejected Votes
3,352
5.34%
40,901
3.72%
494,009
5.23%
Total Polled
62,800
72.32%
1,099,382
76.31%
9,449,878
76.03%
Registered Electors
86,842
1,440,682
12,428,762
Party
Colombo North[19]
Colombo Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UNP
33,212
59.68%
440,684
43.45%
3,451,765
40.12%
PA
13,422
24.12%
394,146
38.86%
3,899,329
45.33%
NUA
3,149
5.66%
27,067
2.67%
185,593
2.16%
JVP
2,031
3.65%
78,133
7.70%
518,725
6.03%
CWC
1,099
1.97%
4,588
0.45%
22,985
0.27%
SU
1,043
1.87%
49,671
4.90%
127,859
1.49%
ACTC
910
1.64%
5,238
0.52%
27,289
0.32%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
782
1.41%
14,693
1.45%
139,216
1.62%
Valid Votes
55,648
N/A
1,014,220
N/A
8,602,617
N/A
Party
Colombo North[20]
Colombo Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UNP
24,522
54.63%
385,100
41.77%
3,498,370
44.04%
PA
18,140
40.41%
469,642
50.94%
3,887,805
48.94%
IND1
1,254
2.79%
9,251
1.00%
48,199
0.61%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
973
2.17%
57,940
6.28%
162,412
2.04%
Valid Votes
44,889
94.54%
921,933
96.18%
7,943,688
95.20%
Rejected Votes
2,593
5.46%
36,635
3.82%
400,395
4.80%
Total Polled
47,482
74.74%
958,568
76.04%
8,344,095
74.75%
Registered Electors
63,528
1,260,686
11,163,064
Party
Colombo North[21]
Colombo Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UNP
22,052
66.46%
374,530
51.67%
2,838,005
50.71%
SLFP
5,691
17.15%
205,053
28.29%
1,785,369
31.90%
SLMC
2,786
8.40%
29,308
4.04%
202,016
3.61%
USA
1,680
5.06%
31,873
4.40%
141,983
2.54%
MEP
732
2.21%
76,966
10.62%
90,480
1.62%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
239
0.72%
7,112
0.98%
67,723
1.21%
Valid Votes
33,180
93.10%
724,842
95.36%
5,596,468
93.87%
Rejected Votes
2,460
6.90%
35,271
4.64%
365,563
6.13%
Total Polled
35,640
66.80%
760,113
69.87%
5,962,031
63.60%
Registered Electors
53,356
1,087,891
9,374,164
Demographics [ ]
Ethnicity [ ]
The Colombo North Polling Division has a Sri Lankan Tamil plurality (42.6%), a significant Sinhalese population (33.2%) and a significant Moor population (20.3%) . In comparison, the Colombo Electoral District (which contains the Colombo North 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 North[1]
Other (1.3%)
Religion [ ]
The Colombo North Polling Division has a Hindu plurality (31.1%), a significant Muslim population (21.5%), a significant Roman Catholic population (21.3%) and a significant Buddhist population (20.4%) . In comparison, the Colombo Electoral District (which contains the Colombo North Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (70.2%) and a significant Muslim population (11.8%) [1]
Religion in Colombo North[1]
Other (0.1%)
References [ ]