Polling Division in Sri Lanka
The Dehiwala Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Colombo Electoral District , in the Western Province, Sri Lanka .
Presidential Election Results [ ]
Summary [ ]
The winner of Dehiwala has matched the final country result 4 out of 8 times.
Party
Dehiwala[4]
Colombo Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
NDF
25,004
53.74%
559,921
40.92%
5,564,239
41.99%
SLPP
19,122
41.10%
727,713
53.19%
6,924,255
52.25%
NMPP
1,480
3.18%
53,803
3.93%
418,553
3.16%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
919
1.98%
26,740
1.95%
345,452
2.61%
Valid Votes
46,525
98.78%
1,368,177
98.89%
13,252,499
98.99%
Rejected Votes
576
1.22%
15,333
1.11%
135,452
1.01%
Total Polled
47,101
79.98%
1,383,510
82.82%
13,387,951
83.71%
Registered Electors
58,892
1,670,403
15,992,568
Party
Dehiwala[5]
Colombo Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
NDF
30,955
65.63%
725,073
55.93%
6,217,162
51.28%
UPFA
15,932
33.78%
562,614
43.40%
5,768,090
47.58%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
282
0.60%
8,673
0.67%
138,200
1.14%
Valid Votes
47,169
98.75%
1,296,360
98.83%
12,123,452
98.85%
Rejected Votes
599
1.25%
15,334
1.17%
140,925
1.15%
Total Polled
47,768
79.86%
1,311,694
81.34%
12,264,377
78.69%
Registered Electors
59,812
1,612,660
15,585,942
Party
Dehiwala[6]
Colombo Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
NDF
24,441
55.07%
533,022
45.90%
4,173,185
40.15%
UPFA
19,457
43.84%
614,740
52.93%
6,015,934
57.88%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
485
1.09%
13,620
1.17%
204,494
1.97%
Valid Votes
44,383
98.96%
1,161,382
99.03%
10,393,613
99.03%
Rejected Votes
465
1.04%
11,394
0.97%
101,838
0.97%
Total Polled
44,848
73.29%
1,172,776
76.09%
10,495,451
66.70%
Registered Electors
61,194
1,541,242
15,734,587
Party
Dehiwala[7]
Colombo Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UNP
24,660
57.25%
569,627
51.12%
4,706,366
48.43%
UPFA
18,005
41.80%
534,431
47.96%
4,887,152
50.29%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
412
0.96%
10,192
0.91%
123,521
1.27%
Valid Votes
43,077
99.15%
1,114,250
98.86%
9,717,039
98.88%
Rejected Votes
369
0.85%
12,879
1.14%
109,869
1.12%
Total Polled
43,446
73.98%
1,127,129
75.85%
9,826,908
69.51%
Registered Electors
58,728
1,486,021
14,136,979
Party
Dehiwala[8]
Colombo Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UNP
19,126
47.58%
425,185
44.08%
3,602,748
42.71%
PA
18,683
46.48%
474,310
49.18%
4,312,157
51.12%
JVP
1,346
3.35%
44,009
4.56%
343,927
4.08%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
627
1.56%
12,821
1.33%
140,825
1.67%
SMBP
412
1.03%
8,209
0.85%
35,854
0.43%
Valid Votes
40,194
96.53%
964,534
97.06%
8,435,754
97.69%
Rejected Votes
1,446
3.47%
29,197
2.94%
199,536
2.31%
Total Polled
41,640
71.29%
993,731
73.39%
8,635,290
72.17%
Registered Electors
58,407
1,354,025
11,965,536
Party
Dehiwala[9]
Colombo Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
PA
23,977
63.99%
557,708
64.82%
4,709,205
62.28%
UNP
12,783
34.12%
288,741
33.56%
2,715,283
35.91%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
710
1.89%
13,937
1.62%
137,040
1.81%
Valid Votes
37,470
98.39%
860,386
98.17%
7,561,526
98.03%
Rejected Votes
614
1.61%
16,060
1.83%
151,706
1.97%
Total Polled
38,084
68.87%
876,446
69.59%
7,713,232
69.12%
Registered Electors
55,301
1,259,484
11,158,880
Party
Dehiwala[10]
Colombo Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UNP
18,326
50.03%
361,337
49.14%
2,569,199
50.43%
SLFP
16,599
45.31%
339,958
46.23%
2,289,857
44.95%
SLMP
1,707
4.66%
34,020
4.63%
235,701
4.63%
Valid Votes
36,632
98.60%
735,315
98.49%
5,094,754
98.24%
Rejected Votes
520
1.40%
11,295
1.51%
91,499
1.76%
Total Polled
37,152
70.14%
746,610
67.53%
5,186,256
55.87%
Registered Electors
52,969
1,105,583
9,283,143
Party
Dehiwala[11]
Colombo Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UNP
23,730
60.73%
436,290
57.86%
3,450,815
52.93%
SLFP
13,194
33.76%
274,476
36.40%
2,546,348
39.05%
JVP
1,139
2.91%
28,580
3.79%
273,428
4.19%
LSSP
695
1.78%
9,655
1.28%
58,531
0.90%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
318
0.81%
5,030
0.67%
190,929
2.93%
Valid Votes
39,076
98.97%
754,031
98.95%
6,520,156
98.78%
Rejected Votes
406
1.03%
7,990
1.05%
80,470
1.22%
Total Polled
39,482
76.48%
762,021
76.88%
6,600,626
80.15%
Registered Electors
51,622
991,194
8,235,358
Parliamentary Election Results [ ]
Summary [ ]
The winner of Dehiwala has matched the final country result 4 out of 7 times. Hence, Dehiwala is a Weak Bellwether for Parliamentary Elections.
Party
Dehiwala[12]
Colombo Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
SJB
18,611
44.92%
387,145
32.73%
2,771,984
23.9%
SLPFA
18,244
44.03%
674,603
57.04%
6,853,693
59.09%
JJB
2,094
5.05%
67,600
5.72%
445,958
3.84%
UNP
1,706
4.12%
30,875
2.61%
249,435
2.15%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
779
1.88%
22,553
1.9%
1,227,859
11.02%
Valid Votes
41,434
66.39%
1,182,776
69.2%
11,598,936
71.32%
Rejected Votes
2,529
4.05%
81,034
4.74%
744,373
4.58%
Total Polled
43,963
70.45%
1,263,810
73.94%
12,343,309
75.89%
Registered Electors
62,406
1,709,209
16,263,885
Party
Dehiwala[13]
Colombo Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UNP
28,153
63.62%
640,743
53.04%
5,098,916
45.77%
UPFA
13,273
29.99%
474,063
39.25%
4,732,664
42.48%
JVP
2,366
5.35%
81,391
6.74%
544,154
4.88%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
462
1.04%
11,752
0.97%
93,045
0.84%
Valid Votes
44,254
97.01%
1,207,949
96.46%
11,140,333
95.35%
Rejected Votes
1,330
2.92%
43,372
3.46%
516,926
4.42%
Total Polled
45,619
76.27%
1,252,271
78.93%
11,684,111
77.66%
Registered Electors
59,812
1,586,598
15,044,490
Party
Dehiwala[14]
Colombo Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UNP
15,831
44.15%
339,750
36.19%
2,357,057
29.37%
UPFA
15,472
43.15%
480,896
51.23%
4,846,388
60.38%
DNA
4,256
11.87%
110,683
11.79%
441,251
5.50%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
296
0.83%
7,294
0.78%
48,242
0.60%
Valid Votes
35,855
95.68%
938,723
94.85%
8,026,322
96.03%
Rejected Votes
1,606
4.29%
50,354
5.09%
581,465
6.96%
Total Polled
37,474
61.24%
989,729
64.17%
8,358,246
59.29%
Registered Electors
61,194
1,542,457
14,097,690
Party
Dehiwala[15]
Colombo Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UNP
19,865
47.20%
441,841
41.77%
3,486,792
37.73%
UPFA
12,577
29.88%
414,688
39.20%
4,223,126
45.70%
JHU
9,247
21.97%
190,618
18.02%
552,723
5.98%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
396
0.94%
10,713
1.01%
90,868
0.98%
Valid Votes
42,085
97.28%
1,057,860
96.47%
9,241,931
94.52%
Rejected Votes
1,173
2.71%
38,605
3.52%
534,452
5.47%
Total Polled
43,260
71.91%
1,096,571
74.71%
9,777,821
75.74%
Registered Electors
60,159
1,467,751
12,909,631
Party
Dehiwala[16]
Colombo Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UNP
24,219
55.60%
546,417
51.62%
4,086,026
45.62%
PA
12,686
29.13%
353,401
33.39%
3,330,815
37.19%
JVP
3,786
8.69%
117,404
11.09%
815,353
9.10%
TULF
1,434
3.29%
12,696
1.20%
348,164
3.89%
SU
944
2.17%
16,970
1.60%
50,665
0.57%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
487
1.12%
11,593
1.10%
162,452
1.81%
Valid Votes
43,556
96.78%
1,058,481
96.28%
8,955,844
94.77%
Rejected Votes
1,448
3.22%
40,901
3.72%
494,009
5.23%
Total Polled
45,004
73.51%
1,099,382
76.31%
9,449,878
76.03%
Registered Electors
61,222
1,440,682
12,428,762
Party
Dehiwala[17]
Colombo Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UNP
19,646
46.65%
440,684
43.45%
3,451,765
40.12%
PA
14,382
34.15%
394,146
38.86%
3,899,329
45.33%
SU
3,200
7.60%
49,671
4.90%
127,859
1.49%
JVP
2,556
6.07%
78,133
7.70%
518,725
6.03%
NUA
977
2.32%
27,067
2.67%
185,593
2.16%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
728
1.73%
19,281
1.90%
162,201
1.89%
ACTC
622
1.48%
5,238
0.52%
27,289
0.32%
Valid Votes
42,111
N/A
1,014,220
N/A
8,602,617
N/A
Party
Dehiwala[18]
Colombo Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
PA
20,882
51.90%
469,642
50.94%
3,887,805
48.94%
UNP
16,942
42.11%
385,100
41.77%
3,498,370
44.04%
MEP
1,145
2.85%
42,734
4.64%
68,538
0.86%
IND1
813
2.02%
9,251
1.00%
48,199
0.61%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
453
1.13%
15,206
1.65%
93,874
1.18%
Valid Votes
40,235
96.93%
921,933
96.18%
7,943,688
95.20%
Rejected Votes
1,273
3.07%
36,635
3.82%
400,395
4.80%
Total Polled
41,508
75.06%
958,568
76.04%
8,344,095
74.75%
Registered Electors
55,301
1,260,686
11,163,064
Party
Dehiwala[19]
Colombo Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UNP
19,768
54.91%
374,530
51.67%
2,838,005
50.71%
SLFP
12,193
33.87%
205,053
28.29%
1,785,369
31.90%
MEP
1,724
4.79%
76,966
10.62%
90,480
1.62%
USA
1,341
3.73%
31,873
4.40%
141,983
2.54%
SLMC
790
2.19%
29,308
4.04%
202,016
3.61%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
184
0.51%
7,112
0.98%
67,723
1.21%
Valid Votes
36,000
96.38%
724,842
95.36%
5,596,468
93.87%
Rejected Votes
1,351
3.62%
35,271
4.64%
365,563
6.13%
Total Polled
37,351
71.59%
760,113
69.87%
5,962,031
63.60%
Registered Electors
52,176
1,087,891
9,374,164
Demographics [ ]
Ethnicity [ ]
The Dehiwala Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (60.5%), a significant Moor population (20.8%) and a significant Sri Lankan Tamil population (14.5%) . In comparison, the Colombo Electoral District (which contains the Dehiwala 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 Dehiwala[1]
Other (1.5%)
Religion [ ]
The Dehiwala Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (54.3%), a significant Muslim population (22.6%) and a significant Hindu population (12.1%) . In comparison, the Colombo Electoral District (which contains the Dehiwala Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (70.2%) and a significant Muslim population (11.8%)[1]
Religion in Dehiwala[1]
Other (0.1%)
References [ ]