Polling Division in Sri Lanka
The Moratuwa Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Colombo Electoral District , in the Western Province, Sri Lanka .
Presidential Election Results [ ]
Summary [ ]
The winner of Moratuwa has matched the final country result 8 out of 8 times. Hence, Moratuwa is a Perfect Bellwether for Presidential Elections.
Party
Moratuwa[4]
Colombo Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
SLPP
57,645
57.83%
727,713
53.19%
6,924,255
52.25%
NDF
36,390
36.50%
559,921
40.92%
5,564,239
41.99%
NMPP
3,534
3.55%
53,803
3.93%
418,553
3.16%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
2,118
2.12%
26,740
1.95%
345,452
2.61%
Valid Votes
99,687
99.00%
1,368,177
98.89%
13,252,499
98.99%
Rejected Votes
1,008
1.00%
15,333
1.11%
135,452
1.01%
Total Polled
100,695
84.65%
1,383,510
82.82%
13,387,951
83.71%
Registered Electors
118,956
1,670,403
15,992,568
Party
Moratuwa[5]
Colombo Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
SLPFA
55,000
63.54%
674,603
57.04%
6,853,693
59.09%
SJB
23,747
27.43%
387,145
32.73%
2,771,984
23.9%
JJB
4,404
5.09%
67,600
5.72%
445,958
3.84%
UNP
1,754
2.03%
30,875
2.61%
249,435
2.15%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
1,645
1.91%
22,553
1.9%
1,227,859
11.02%
Valid Votes
86,560
72.19%
1,182,776
69.2%
11,598,936
71.32%
Rejected Votes
5,895
4.92%
81,034
4.74%
744,373
4.58%
Total Polled
92,455
77.1%
1,263,810
73.94%
12,343,309
75.89%
Registered Electors
119,911
1,709,209
16,263,885
Party
Moratuwa[6]
Colombo Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
NDF
48,599
50.63%
725,073
55.93%
6,217,162
51.28%
UPFA
46,885
48.85%
562,614
43.40%
5,768,090
47.58%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
497
0.52%
8,673
0.67%
138,200
1.14%
Valid Votes
95,981
99.01%
1,296,360
98.83%
12,123,452
98.85%
Rejected Votes
958
0.99%
15,334
1.17%
140,925
1.15%
Total Polled
96,939
84.13%
1,311,694
81.34%
12,264,377
78.69%
Registered Electors
115,219
1,612,660
15,585,942
Party
Moratuwa[7]
Colombo Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UPFA
52,627
57.99%
614,740
52.93%
6,015,934
57.88%
NDF
37,233
41.03%
533,022
45.90%
4,173,185
40.15%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
892
0.98%
13,620
1.17%
204,494
1.97%
Valid Votes
90,752
99.19%
1,161,382
99.03%
10,393,613
99.03%
Rejected Votes
745
0.81%
11,394
0.97%
101,838
0.97%
Total Polled
91,497
79.84%
1,172,776
76.09%
10,495,451
66.70%
Registered Electors
114,601
1,541,242
15,734,587
Party
Moratuwa[8]
Colombo Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UPFA
48,047
52.17%
534,431
47.96%
4,887,152
50.29%
UNP
43,207
46.92%
569,627
51.12%
4,706,366
48.43%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
835
0.91%
10,192
0.91%
123,521
1.27%
Valid Votes
92,089
98.95%
1,114,250
98.86%
9,717,039
98.88%
Rejected Votes
975
1.05%
12,879
1.14%
109,869
1.12%
Total Polled
93,064
80.39%
1,127,129
75.85%
9,826,908
69.51%
Registered Electors
115,759
1,486,021
14,136,979
Party
Moratuwa[9]
Colombo Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
PA
41,380
52.16%
474,310
49.18%
4,312,157
51.12%
UNP
33,017
41.62%
425,185
44.08%
3,602,748
42.71%
JVP
3,692
4.65%
44,009
4.56%
343,927
4.08%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
1,238
1.56%
21,030
2.18%
176,679
2.09%
Valid Votes
79,327
97.53%
964,534
97.06%
8,435,754
97.69%
Rejected Votes
2,006
2.47%
29,197
2.94%
199,536
2.31%
Total Polled
81,333
77.11%
993,731
73.39%
8,635,290
72.17%
Registered Electors
105,483
1,354,025
11,965,536
Party
Moratuwa[10]
Colombo Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
PA
45,403
64.26%
557,708
64.82%
4,709,205
62.28%
UNP
24,493
34.67%
288,741
33.56%
2,715,283
35.91%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
759
1.07%
13,937
1.62%
137,040
1.81%
Valid Votes
70,655
98.62%
860,386
98.17%
7,561,526
98.03%
Rejected Votes
988
1.38%
16,060
1.83%
151,706
1.97%
Total Polled
71,643
73.23%
876,446
69.59%
7,713,232
69.12%
Registered Electors
97,831
1,259,484
11,158,880
Party
Moratuwa[11]
Colombo Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UNP
31,546
48.77%
361,337
49.14%
2,569,199
50.43%
SLFP
29,654
45.84%
339,958
46.23%
2,289,857
44.95%
SLMP
3,488
5.39%
34,020
4.63%
235,701
4.63%
Valid Votes
64,688
98.51%
735,315
98.49%
5,094,754
98.24%
Rejected Votes
977
1.49%
11,295
1.51%
91,499
1.76%
Total Polled
65,665
67.81%
746,610
67.53%
5,186,256
55.87%
Registered Electors
96,841
1,105,583
9,283,143
Party
Moratuwa[12]
Colombo Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UNP
32,096
54.60%
436,290
57.86%
3,450,815
52.93%
SLFP
22,744
38.69%
274,476
36.40%
2,546,348
39.05%
JVP
2,625
4.47%
28,580
3.79%
273,428
4.19%
LSSP
1,137
1.93%
9,655
1.28%
58,531
0.90%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
180
0.31%
5,030
0.67%
190,929
2.93%
Valid Votes
58,782
98.81%
754,031
98.95%
6,520,156
98.78%
Rejected Votes
707
1.19%
7,990
1.05%
80,470
1.22%
Total Polled
59,489
74.09%
762,021
76.88%
6,600,626
80.15%
Registered Electors
80,297
991,194
8,235,358
Parliamentary Election Results [ ]
Summary [ ]
The winner of Moratuwa has matched the final country result 7 out of 7 times. Hence, Moratuwa is a Perfect Bellwether for Parliamentary Elections.
Party
Moratuwa[15]
Colombo Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UNP
43,665
48.53%
640,743
53.04%
5,098,916
45.77%
UPFA
40,142
44.61%
474,063
39.25%
4,732,664
42.48%
JVP
5,384
5.98%
81,391
6.74%
544,154
4.88%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
785
0.87%
11,752
0.97%
93,045
0.84%
Valid Votes
89,976
96.72%
1,207,949
96.46%
11,140,333
95.35%
Rejected Votes
2,990
3.21%
43,372
3.46%
516,926
4.42%
Total Polled
93,031
80.74%
1,252,271
78.93%
11,684,111
77.66%
Registered Electors
115,219
1,586,598
15,044,490
Party
Moratuwa[16]
Colombo Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UPFA
40,369
54.20%
480,896
51.23%
4,846,388
60.38%
UNP
25,356
34.04%
339,750
36.19%
2,357,057
29.37%
DNA
8,159
10.95%
110,683
11.79%
441,251
5.50%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
600
0.81%
7,292
0.78%
48,240
0.60%
Valid Votes
74,484
95.20%
938,723
94.85%
8,026,322
96.03%
Rejected Votes
3,725
4.76%
50,354
5.09%
581,465
6.96%
Total Polled
78,242
68.27%
989,729
64.17%
8,358,246
59.29%
Registered Electors
114,601
1,542,457
14,097,690
Party
Moratuwa[17]
Colombo Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UPFA
38,833
44.45%
414,688
39.20%
4,223,126
45.70%
UNP
34,313
39.27%
441,841
41.77%
3,486,792
37.73%
JHU
13,493
15.44%
190,618
18.02%
552,723
5.98%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
730
0.84%
10,713
1.01%
90,868
0.98%
Valid Votes
87,369
96.52%
1,057,860
96.47%
9,241,931
94.52%
Rejected Votes
3,139
3.47%
38,605
3.52%
534,452
5.47%
Total Polled
90,515
77.73%
1,096,571
74.71%
9,777,821
75.74%
Registered Electors
116,454
1,467,751
12,909,631
Party
Moratuwa[18]
Colombo Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UNP
42,150
47.82%
546,417
51.62%
4,086,026
45.62%
PA
33,627
38.15%
353,401
33.39%
3,330,815
37.19%
JVP
9,932
11.27%
117,404
11.09%
815,353
9.10%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
1,274
1.45%
24,289
2.29%
510,616
5.70%
SU
1,161
1.32%
16,970
1.60%
50,665
0.57%
Valid Votes
88,144
96.40%
1,058,481
96.28%
8,955,844
94.77%
Rejected Votes
3,294
3.60%
40,901
3.72%
494,009
5.23%
Total Polled
91,438
79.22%
1,099,382
76.31%
9,449,878
76.03%
Registered Electors
115,430
1,440,682
12,428,762
Party
Moratuwa[19]
Colombo Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
PA
36,883
43.63%
394,146
38.86%
3,899,329
45.33%
UNP
35,570
42.07%
440,684
43.45%
3,451,765
40.12%
JVP
6,849
8.10%
78,133
7.70%
518,725
6.03%
SU
3,721
4.40%
49,671
4.90%
127,859
1.49%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
1,522
1.80%
51,586
5.09%
375,083
4.36%
Valid Votes
84,545
N/A
1,014,220
N/A
8,602,617
N/A
Party
Moratuwa[20]
Colombo Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
PA
41,670
55.63%
469,642
50.94%
3,887,805
48.94%
UNP
30,360
40.53%
385,100
41.77%
3,498,370
44.04%
MEP
1,543
2.06%
42,734
4.64%
68,538
0.86%
SLPF
992
1.32%
11,454
1.24%
90,078
1.13%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
345
0.46%
13,003
1.41%
51,995
0.65%
Valid Votes
74,910
96.52%
921,933
96.18%
7,943,688
95.20%
Rejected Votes
2,701
3.48%
36,635
3.82%
400,395
4.80%
Total Polled
77,611
79.33%
958,568
76.04%
8,344,095
74.75%
Registered Electors
97,831
1,260,686
11,163,064
Party
Moratuwa[21]
Colombo Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UNP
33,090
53.97%
374,530
51.67%
2,838,005
50.71%
SLFP
22,024
35.92%
205,053
28.29%
1,785,369
31.90%
USA
3,796
6.19%
31,873
4.40%
141,983
2.54%
MEP
1,859
3.03%
76,966
10.62%
90,480
1.62%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
539
0.88%
36,420
5.02%
269,739
4.82%
Valid Votes
61,308
96.14%
724,842
95.36%
5,596,468
93.87%
Rejected Votes
2,463
3.86%
35,271
4.64%
365,563
6.13%
Total Polled
63,771
66.58%
760,113
69.87%
5,962,031
63.60%
Registered Electors
95,786
1,087,891
9,374,164
Demographics [ ]
Ethnicity [ ]
The Moratuwa Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (94.3%) . In comparison, the Colombo Electoral District (which contains the Moratuwa 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 Moratuwa[1]
Other (1.1%)
Religion [ ]
The Moratuwa Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (68.2%) and a significant Roman Catholic population (19.8%) . In comparison, the Colombo Electoral District (which contains the Moratuwa Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (70.2%) and a significant Muslim population (11.8%) [1]
Religion in Moratuwa[1]
Other (0.1%)
References [ ]