Polling Division in Sri Lanka
The Colombo West 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 West has matched the final country result 4 out of 8 times.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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]
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]
Other (0.4%)
References [ ]