Polling Division in Sri Lanka
The Ratmalana Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Colombo Electoral District , in the Western Province, Sri Lanka .
Presidential Election Results [ ]
Summary [ ]
The winner of Ratmalana has matched the final country result 8 out of 8 times. Hence, Ratmalana is a Perfect Bellwether for Presidential Elections.
Party
Ratmalana[4]
Colombo Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
SLPP
28,085
51.48%
727,713
53.19%
6,924,255
52.25%
NDF
23,156
42.45%
559,921
40.92%
5,564,239
41.99%
NMPP
2,124
3.89%
53,803
3.93%
418,553
3.16%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
1,185
2.17%
26,740
1.95%
345,452
2.61%
Valid Votes
54,550
98.74%
1,368,177
98.89%
13,252,499
98.99%
Rejected Votes
698
1.26%
15,333
1.11%
135,452
1.01%
Total Polled
55,248
79.92%
1,383,510
82.82%
13,387,951
83.71%
Registered Electors
69,128
1,670,403
15,992,568
Party
Ratmalana[5]
Colombo Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
NDF
29,554
55.76%
725,073
55.93%
6,217,162
51.28%
UPFA
23,144
43.66%
562,614
43.40%
5,768,090
47.58%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
306
0.58%
8,673
0.67%
138,200
1.14%
Valid Votes
53,004
98.73%
1,296,360
98.83%
12,123,452
98.85%
Rejected Votes
680
1.27%
15,334
1.17%
140,925
1.15%
Total Polled
53,684
80.37%
1,311,694
81.34%
12,264,377
78.69%
Registered Electors
66,793
1,612,660
15,585,942
Party
Ratmalana[6]
Colombo Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UPFA
26,215
53.16%
614,740
52.93%
6,015,934
57.88%
NDF
22,589
45.80%
533,022
45.90%
4,173,185
40.15%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
512
1.04%
13,620
1.17%
204,494
1.97%
Valid Votes
49,316
98.97%
1,161,382
99.03%
10,393,613
99.03%
Rejected Votes
512
1.03%
11,394
0.97%
101,838
0.97%
Total Polled
49,828
74.79%
1,172,776
76.09%
10,495,451
66.70%
Registered Electors
66,622
1,541,242
15,734,587
Party
Ratmalana[7]
Colombo Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UPFA
25,004
50.84%
534,431
47.96%
4,887,152
50.29%
UNP
23,743
48.28%
569,627
51.12%
4,706,366
48.43%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
434
0.88%
10,192
0.91%
123,521
1.27%
Valid Votes
49,181
98.88%
1,114,250
98.86%
9,717,039
98.88%
Rejected Votes
557
1.12%
12,879
1.14%
109,869
1.12%
Total Polled
49,738
74.87%
1,127,129
75.85%
9,826,908
69.51%
Registered Electors
66,432
1,486,021
14,136,979
Party
Ratmalana[8]
Colombo Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
PA
22,868
52.02%
474,310
49.18%
4,312,157
51.12%
UNP
17,572
39.97%
425,185
44.08%
3,602,748
42.71%
JVP
2,514
5.72%
44,009
4.56%
343,927
4.08%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
525
1.19%
12,821
1.33%
140,825
1.67%
SMBP
485
1.10%
8,209
0.85%
35,854
0.43%
Valid Votes
43,964
96.70%
964,534
97.06%
8,435,754
97.69%
Rejected Votes
1,500
3.30%
29,197
2.94%
199,536
2.31%
Total Polled
45,464
71.64%
993,731
73.39%
8,635,290
72.17%
Registered Electors
63,466
1,354,025
11,965,536
Party
Ratmalana[9]
Colombo Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
PA
28,666
69.04%
557,708
64.82%
4,709,205
62.28%
UNP
12,275
29.56%
288,741
33.56%
2,715,283
35.91%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
578
1.39%
13,937
1.62%
137,040
1.81%
Valid Votes
41,519
97.91%
860,386
98.17%
7,561,526
98.03%
Rejected Votes
887
2.09%
16,060
1.83%
151,706
1.97%
Total Polled
42,406
70.97%
876,446
69.59%
7,713,232
69.12%
Registered Electors
59,749
1,259,484
11,158,880
Party
Ratmalana[10]
Colombo Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UNP
18,409
47.82%
361,337
49.14%
2,569,199
50.43%
SLFP
18,308
47.55%
339,958
46.23%
2,289,857
44.95%
SLMP
1,783
4.63%
34,020
4.63%
235,701
4.63%
Valid Votes
38,500
98.51%
735,315
98.49%
5,094,754
98.24%
Rejected Votes
584
1.49%
11,295
1.51%
91,499
1.76%
Total Polled
39,084
70.74%
746,610
67.53%
5,186,256
55.87%
Registered Electors
55,248
1,105,583
9,283,143
Party
Ratmalana[11]
Colombo Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UNP
21,280
55.88%
436,290
57.86%
3,450,815
52.93%
SLFP
14,111
37.05%
274,476
36.40%
2,546,348
39.05%
JVP
1,670
4.39%
28,580
3.79%
273,428
4.19%
LSSP
778
2.04%
9,655
1.28%
58,531
0.90%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
245
0.64%
5,030
0.67%
190,929
2.93%
Valid Votes
38,084
98.92%
754,031
98.95%
6,520,156
98.78%
Rejected Votes
415
1.08%
7,990
1.05%
80,470
1.22%
Total Polled
38,499
76.59%
762,021
76.88%
6,600,626
80.15%
Registered Electors
50,269
991,194
8,235,358
Parliamentary Election Results [ ]
Summary [ ]
The winner of Ratmalana has matched the final country result 6 out of 7 times. Hence, Ratmalana is a Strong Bellwether for Parliamentary Elections.
Party
Ratmalana[14]
Colombo Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
SLPFA
25,320
54.69%
674,603
57.04%
6,853,693
59.09%
SJB
15,646
33.79%
387,145
32.73%
2,771,984
23.9%
JJB
2,901
6.27%
67,600
5.72%
445,958
3.84%
UNP
1,440
3.11%
30,875
2.61%
249,435
2.15%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
944
2.14%
22,553
1.9%
1,227,859
11.02%
Valid Votes
46,301
65.65%
1,182,776
69.2%
11,598,936
71.32%
Rejected Votes
3,254
4.61%
81,034
4.74%
744,373
4.58%
Total Polled
49,555
70.26%
1,263,810
73.94%
12,343,309
75.89%
Registered Electors
70,528
1,709,209
16,263,885
Party
Ratmalana[15]
Colombo Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UNP
26,412
53.52%
640,743
53.04%
5,098,916
45.77%
UPFA
19,203
38.91%
474,063
39.25%
4,732,664
42.48%
JVP
3,217
6.52%
81,391
6.74%
544,154
4.88%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
519
1.05%
11,752
0.97%
93,045
0.84%
Valid Votes
49,351
96.71%
1,207,949
96.46%
11,140,333
95.35%
Rejected Votes
1,634
3.20%
43,372
3.46%
516,926
4.42%
Total Polled
51,028
76.40%
1,252,271
78.93%
11,684,111
77.66%
Registered Electors
66,793
1,586,598
15,044,490
Party
Ratmalana[16]
Colombo Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UPFA
19,486
48.43%
480,896
51.23%
4,846,388
60.38%
UNP
15,384
38.23%
339,750
36.19%
2,357,057
29.37%
DNA
5,061
12.58%
110,683
11.79%
441,251
5.50%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
308
0.77%
7,182
0.77%
47,940
0.60%
Valid Votes
40,239
95.23%
938,723
94.85%
8,026,322
96.03%
Rejected Votes
1,990
4.71%
50,354
5.09%
581,465
6.96%
Total Polled
42,253
63.42%
989,729
64.17%
8,358,246
59.29%
Registered Electors
66,622
1,542,457
14,097,690
Party
Ratmalana[17]
Colombo Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UPFA
19,284
40.86%
414,688
39.20%
4,223,126
45.70%
UNP
18,448
39.09%
441,841
41.77%
3,486,792
37.73%
JHU
9,085
19.25%
190,618
18.02%
552,723
5.98%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
380
0.81%
10,713
1.01%
90,868
0.98%
Valid Votes
47,197
96.85%
1,057,860
96.47%
9,241,931
94.52%
Rejected Votes
1,531
3.14%
38,605
3.52%
534,452
5.47%
Total Polled
48,733
72.55%
1,096,571
74.71%
9,777,821
75.74%
Registered Electors
67,176
1,467,751
12,909,631
Party
Ratmalana[18]
Colombo Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UNP
23,432
48.20%
546,417
51.62%
4,086,026
45.62%
PA
17,344
35.68%
353,401
33.39%
3,330,815
37.19%
JVP
5,750
11.83%
117,404
11.09%
815,353
9.10%
SU
1,014
2.09%
16,970
1.60%
50,665
0.57%
TULF
571
1.17%
12,696
1.20%
348,164
3.89%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
503
1.03%
11,593
1.10%
162,452
1.81%
Valid Votes
48,614
96.69%
1,058,481
96.28%
8,955,844
94.77%
Rejected Votes
1,664
3.31%
40,901
3.72%
494,009
5.23%
Total Polled
50,278
74.04%
1,099,382
76.31%
9,449,878
76.03%
Registered Electors
67,911
1,440,682
12,428,762
Party
Ratmalana[19]
Colombo Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UNP
18,556
40.24%
440,684
43.45%
3,451,765
40.12%
PA
17,886
38.78%
394,146
38.86%
3,899,329
45.33%
JVP
4,454
9.66%
78,133
7.70%
518,725
6.03%
SU
3,356
7.28%
49,671
4.90%
127,859
1.49%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
1,316
2.85%
24,519
2.42%
189,490
2.20%
NUA
548
1.19%
27,067
2.67%
185,593
2.16%
Valid Votes
46,116
N/A
1,014,220
N/A
8,602,617
N/A
Party
Ratmalana[20]
Colombo Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
PA
25,967
58.96%
469,642
50.94%
3,887,805
48.94%
UNP
15,860
36.01%
385,100
41.77%
3,498,370
44.04%
MEP
1,061
2.41%
42,734
4.64%
68,538
0.86%
SLPF
666
1.51%
11,454
1.24%
90,078
1.13%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
485
1.10%
13,003
1.41%
51,995
0.65%
Valid Votes
44,039
96.38%
921,933
96.18%
7,943,688
95.20%
Rejected Votes
1,652
3.62%
36,635
3.82%
400,395
4.80%
Total Polled
45,691
76.47%
958,568
76.04%
8,344,095
74.75%
Registered Electors
59,749
1,260,686
11,163,064
Party
Ratmalana[21]
Colombo Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UNP
21,237
56.12%
374,530
51.67%
2,838,005
50.71%
SLFP
13,063
34.52%
205,053
28.29%
1,785,369
31.90%
USA
1,500
3.96%
31,873
4.40%
141,983
2.54%
MEP
1,407
3.72%
76,966
10.62%
90,480
1.62%
SLMC
415
1.10%
29,308
4.04%
202,016
3.61%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
217
0.57%
7,112
0.98%
67,723
1.21%
Valid Votes
37,839
95.94%
724,842
95.36%
5,596,468
93.87%
Rejected Votes
1,602
4.06%
35,271
4.64%
365,563
6.13%
Total Polled
39,441
72.61%
760,113
69.87%
5,962,031
63.60%
Registered Electors
54,316
1,087,891
9,374,164
Demographics [ ]
Ethnicity [ ]
The Ratmalana Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (78.9%) . In comparison, the Colombo Electoral District (which contains the Ratmalana 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 Ratmalana[1]
Other (1.9%)
Religion [ ]
The Ratmalana Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (70.0%) and a significant Muslim population (11.3%) . In comparison, the Colombo Electoral District (which contains the Ratmalana Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (70.2%) and a significant Muslim population (11.8%) [1]
Religion in Ratmalana[1]
Other (0.1%)
References [ ]