Attanagalla Polling Division Explained

Attanagalla
Coordinates:7.1171°N 80.0958°W
Area Total Km2:163.13
Population Total:179565
Population Density Km2:1101
Population As Of:2012
Population Footnotes:[1]
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name2:Gampaha Electoral District

The Attanagalla Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Gampaha Electoral District, in the Western Province, Sri Lanka.

Presidential Election Results

Summary

The winner of Attanagalla has matched the final country result 5 out of 8 times. Hence, Attanagalla is a Weak Bellwether for Presidential Elections.

- !Year !colspan="2" width="144px"Attanagalla !colspan="2" width="144px"Gampaha Electoral District !MAE[2] % !colspan="2" width="144px"Sri Lanka !MAE[3] % - 0.40% 6.53% - 2.23% 3.88% - 4.63% 7.93% - 5.76% 10.04% - 8.87% 13.85% - 8.88% 11.09% - 10.67% 13.49% - 12.02% 13.53% - !Matches/Mean MAE !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px"5/8 !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px"7/8 !style="text-align:right;"6.68% !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px"8/8 !style="text-align:right;"10.04%
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Attanagalla[4] !colspan="3" width="216px"Gampaha Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 66,850 58.98% 855,870 59.28% 6,924,255 52.25% - 39,548 34.89% 494,671 34.26% 5,564,239 41.99% - NMPP 4,829 4.26% 61,760 4.28% 418,553 3.16% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 2,121 1.87% 31,499 2.18% 345,452 2.61% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"113,348 !style="text-align:right;"99.16% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"1,443,800 !style="text-align:right;"98.92% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"13,252,499 !style="text-align:right;"98.99% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Rejected Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"960 !style="text-align:right;"0.84% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"15,751 !style="text-align:right;"1.08% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"135,452 !style="text-align:right;"1.01% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Total Polled !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"114,308 !style="text-align:right;"84.29% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"1,459,551 !style="text-align:right;"83.31% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"13,387,951 !style="text-align:right;"83.71% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Registered Electors !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"135,618 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"1,751,892 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"15,992,568 !
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Attanagalla[5] !colspan="3" width="216px"Gampaha Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 54,777 51.71% 664,347 49.49% 5,768,090 47.58% - 50,380 47.56% 669,007 49.83% 6,217,162 51.28% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 774 0.73% 9,142 0.68% 138,200 1.14% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"105,931 !style="text-align:right;"99.04% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"1,342,496 !style="text-align:right;"98.92% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"12,123,452 !style="text-align:right;"98.85% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Rejected Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"1,024 !style="text-align:right;"0.96% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"14,647 !style="text-align:right;"1.08% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"140,925 !style="text-align:right;"1.15% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Total Polled !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"106,955 !style="text-align:right;"80.40% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"1,357,143 !style="text-align:right;"80.77% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"12,264,377 !style="text-align:right;"78.69% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Registered Electors !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"133,023 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"1,680,263 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"15,585,942 !
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Attanagalla[6] !colspan="3" width="216px"Gampaha Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 61,337 66.30% 718,716 61.66% 6,015,934 57.88% - 30,110 32.55% 434,506 37.28% 4,173,185 40.15% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,068 1.15% 12,426 1.07% 204,494 1.97% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"92,515 !style="text-align:right;"99.31% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"1,165,648 !style="text-align:right;"99.24% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"10,393,613 !style="text-align:right;"99.03% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Rejected Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"645 !style="text-align:right;"0.69% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"8,960 !style="text-align:right;"0.76% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"101,838 !style="text-align:right;"0.97% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Total Polled !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"93,160 !style="text-align:right;"77.06% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"1,174,608 !style="text-align:right;"78.03% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"10,495,451 !style="text-align:right;"66.70% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Registered Electors !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"120,900 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"1,505,363 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"15,734,587 !
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Attanagalla[7] !colspan="3" width="216px"Gampaha Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 52,393 60.52% 596,698 54.78% 4,887,152 50.29% - 33,171 38.32% 481,764 44.23% 4,706,366 48.43% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,004 1.16% 10,815 0.99% 123,521 1.27% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"86,568 !style="text-align:right;"98.76% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"1,089,277 !style="text-align:right;"98.94% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"9,717,039 !style="text-align:right;"98.88% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Rejected Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"1,090 !style="text-align:right;"1.24% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"11,724 !style="text-align:right;"1.06% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"109,869 !style="text-align:right;"1.12% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Total Polled !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"87,658 !style="text-align:right;"77.64% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"1,101,001 !style="text-align:right;"79.17% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"9,826,908 !style="text-align:right;"69.51% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Registered Electors !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"112,898 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"1,390,691 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"14,136,979 !
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Attanagalla[8] !colspan="3" width="216px"Gampaha Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 51,204 65.79% 532,796 56.58% 4,312,157 51.12% - 21,709 27.89% 353,969 37.59% 3,602,748 42.71% - 3,608 4.64% 40,472 4.30% 343,927 4.08% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,307 1.68% 14,382 1.53% 176,679 2.09% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"77,828 !style="text-align:right;"97.58% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"941,619 !style="text-align:right;"97.84% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"8,435,754 !style="text-align:right;"97.69% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Rejected Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"1,933 !style="text-align:right;"2.42% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"20,768 !style="text-align:right;"2.16% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"199,536 !style="text-align:right;"2.31% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Total Polled !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"79,761 !style="text-align:right;"78.61% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"962,387 !style="text-align:right;"77.12% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"8,635,290 !style="text-align:right;"72.17% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Registered Electors !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"101,470 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"1,247,860 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"11,965,536 !
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Attanagalla[9] !colspan="3" width="216px"Gampaha Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 51,923 73.64% 550,654 64.74% 4,709,205 62.28% - 17,437 24.73% 288,608 33.93% 2,715,283 35.91% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,151 1.63% 11,256 1.32% 137,040 1.81% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"70,511 !style="text-align:right;"98.51% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"850,518 !style="text-align:right;"98.48% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"7,561,526 !style="text-align:right;"98.03% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Rejected Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"1,065 !style="text-align:right;"1.49% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"13,137 !style="text-align:right;"1.52% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"151,706 !style="text-align:right;"1.97% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Total Polled !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"71,576 !style="text-align:right;"77.88% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"863,655 !style="text-align:right;"74.16% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"7,713,232 !style="text-align:right;"69.12% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Registered Electors !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"91,907 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"1,164,625 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"11,158,880 !
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Attanagalla[10] !colspan="3" width="216px"Gampaha Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 35,758 60.12% 355,553 48.83% 2,289,857 44.95% - 22,242 37.40% 350,092 48.08% 2,569,199 50.43% - 1,475 2.48% 22,467 3.09% 235,701 4.63% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"59,475 !style="text-align:right;"98.78% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"728,112 !style="text-align:right;"98.63% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"5,094,754 !style="text-align:right;"98.24% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Rejected Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"735 !style="text-align:right;"1.22% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"10,108 !style="text-align:right;"1.37% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"91,499 !style="text-align:right;"1.76% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Total Polled !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"60,210 !style="text-align:right;"76.05% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"738,220 !style="text-align:right;"74.93% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"5,186,256 !style="text-align:right;"55.87% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Registered Electors !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"79,172 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"985,206 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"9,283,143 !
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Attanagalla[11] !colspan="3" width="216px"Gampaha Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 31,495 55.92% 301,808 43.31% 2,546,348 39.05% - 22,531 40.00% 365,847 52.50% 3,450,815 52.93% - 1,926 3.42% 23,701 3.40% 273,428 4.19% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 369 0.66% 5,491 0.79% 249,460 3.83% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"56,321 !style="text-align:right;"99.24% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"696,847 !style="text-align:right;"99.15% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"6,520,156 !style="text-align:right;"98.78% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Rejected Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"430 !style="text-align:right;"0.76% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"5,992 !style="text-align:right;"0.85% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"80,470 !style="text-align:right;"1.22% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Total Polled !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"56,751 !style="text-align:right;"84.63% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"702,839 !style="text-align:right;"82.70% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"6,600,626 !style="text-align:right;"80.15% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Registered Electors !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"67,061 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"849,896 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"8,235,358 !

Parliamentary Election Results

Summary

The winner of Attanagalla has matched the final country result 4 out of 7 times. Hence, Attanagalla is a Weak Bellwether for Parliamentary Elections.

- !Year !colspan="2" width="144px"Attanagalla !colspan="2" width="144px"Gampaha Electoral District !MAE[12] % !colspan="2" width="144px"Sri Lanka !MAE[13] % - 2.27% 2.70% - 6.28% 8.25% - 5.57% 8.37% - 5.81% 8.71% - 6.67% 8.56% - 7.56% 11.90% - 9.06% 9.12% - !Matches/Mean MAE !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px"4/7 !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px"7/7 !style="text-align:right;"6.17% !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px"7/7 !style="text-align:right;"8.23%
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Attanagalla[14] !colspan="3" width="216px"Gampaha Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 44,926 47.36% 549,958 44.96% 4,732,664 42.48% - 42,371 44.67% 577,004 47.17% 5,098,916 45.77% - 6,973 7.35% 87,880 7.18% 544,154 4.88% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 586 0.62% 8,332 0.68% 81,501 0.73% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"94,856 !style="text-align:right;"94.97% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"1,223,174 !style="text-align:right;"95.51% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"11,140,333 !style="text-align:right;"95.35% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Rejected Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"4,880 !style="text-align:right;"4.89% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"56,246 !style="text-align:right;"4.39% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"516,926 !style="text-align:right;"4.42% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Total Polled !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"99,885 !style="text-align:right;"75.09% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"1,280,647 !style="text-align:right;"78.21% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"11,684,111 !style="text-align:right;"77.66% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Registered Electors !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"133,023 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"1,637,537 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"15,044,490 !
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Attanagalla[15] !colspan="3" width="216px"Gampaha Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 51,172 70.18% 589,476 63.40% 4,846,388 60.38% - 15,912 21.82% 266,523 28.67% 2,357,057 29.37% - DNA 5,626 7.72% 69,747 7.50% 441,251 5.50% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 204 0.28% 3,985 0.43% 19,003 0.24% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"72,914 !style="text-align:right;"95.04% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"929,731 !style="text-align:right;"94.83% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"8,026,322 !style="text-align:right;"96.03% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Rejected Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"3,774 !style="text-align:right;"4.92% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"50,234 !style="text-align:right;"5.12% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"581,465 !style="text-align:right;"6.96% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Total Polled !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"76,722 !style="text-align:right;"63.46% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"980,467 !style="text-align:right;"65.06% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"8,358,246 !style="text-align:right;"59.29% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Registered Electors !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"120,900 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"1,506,969 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"14,097,690 !
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Attanagalla[16] !colspan="3" width="216px"Gampaha Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 45,529 57.54% 509,963 51.52% 4,223,126 45.70% - 24,282 30.69% 367,572 37.14% 3,486,792 37.73% - 8,741 11.05% 102,516 10.36% 552,723 5.98% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 576 0.73% 9,691 0.98% 57,229 0.62% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"79,128 !style="text-align:right;"95.33% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"989,742 !style="text-align:right;"95.96% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"9,241,931 !style="text-align:right;"94.52% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Rejected Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"3,853 !style="text-align:right;"4.64% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"41,462 !style="text-align:right;"4.02% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"534,452 !style="text-align:right;"5.47% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Total Polled !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"83,008 !style="text-align:right;"75.65% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"1,031,464 !style="text-align:right;"77.72% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"9,777,821 !style="text-align:right;"75.74% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Registered Electors !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"109,731 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"1,327,145 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"12,909,631 !
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Attanagalla[17] !colspan="3" width="216px"Gampaha Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 39,531 49.53% 428,780 43.08% 3,330,815 37.19% - 29,618 37.11% 437,289 43.94% 4,086,026 45.62% - 9,351 11.72% 113,990 11.45% 815,353 9.10% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,316 1.65% 15,171 1.52% 137,826 1.54% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"79,816 !style="text-align:right;"95.81% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"995,230 !style="text-align:right;"96.30% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"8,955,844 !style="text-align:right;"94.77% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Rejected Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"3,490 !style="text-align:right;"4.19% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"38,187 !style="text-align:right;"3.70% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"494,009 !style="text-align:right;"5.23% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Total Polled !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"83,306 !style="text-align:right;"78.57% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"1,033,417 !style="text-align:right;"80.36% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"9,449,878 !style="text-align:right;"76.03% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Registered Electors !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"106,025 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"1,285,973 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"12,428,762 !
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Attanagalla[18] !colspan="3" width="216px"Gampaha Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 42,537 54.82% 470,018 48.87% 3,899,329 45.33% - 23,248 29.96% 378,328 39.34% 3,451,765 40.12% - 6,229 8.03% 73,110 7.60% 518,725 6.03% - 3,475 4.48% 11,013 1.15% 185,593 2.16% - SU 1,315 1.69% 20,297 2.11% 127,859 1.49% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 796 1.03% 8,943 0.93% 133,530 1.55% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"77,600 !style="text-align:right;"N/A !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"961,709 !style="text-align:right;"N/A !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"8,602,617 !style="text-align:right;"N/A
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Attanagalla[19] !colspan="3" width="216px"Gampaha Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 45,629 64.50% 509,030 56.79% 3,887,805 48.94% - 24,269 34.30% 375,631 41.91% 3,498,370 44.04% - SLPF 849 1.20% 11,627 1.30% 90,078 1.13% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"70,747 !style="text-align:right;"96.41% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"896,288 !style="text-align:right;"96.39% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"7,943,688 !style="text-align:right;"95.20% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Rejected Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"2,638 !style="text-align:right;"3.59% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"33,553 !style="text-align:right;"3.61% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"400,395 !style="text-align:right;"4.80% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Total Polled !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"73,385 !style="text-align:right;"79.85% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"929,841 !style="text-align:right;"79.65% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"8,344,095 !style="text-align:right;"74.75% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Registered Electors !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"91,907 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"1,167,469 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"11,163,064 !
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Attanagalla[20] !colspan="3" width="216px"Gampaha Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 28,576 50.40% 294,490 41.34% 1,785,369 31.90% - 25,194 44.43% 385,733 54.14% 2,838,005 50.71% - ELJP 1,765 3.11% 10,549 1.48% 67,723 1.21% - USA 1,166 2.06% 21,665 3.04% 141,983 2.54% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"56,701 !style="text-align:right;"95.49% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"712,437 !style="text-align:right;"95.64% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"5,596,468 !style="text-align:right;"93.87% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Rejected Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"2,677 !style="text-align:right;"4.51% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"32,497 !style="text-align:right;"4.36% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"365,563 !style="text-align:right;"6.13% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Total Polled !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"59,378 !style="text-align:right;"76.92% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"744,934 !style="text-align:right;"76.82% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"5,962,031 !style="text-align:right;"63.60% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Registered Electors !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"77,198 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"969,658 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"9,374,164 !

Demographics

Ethnicity

The Attanagalla Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (86.6%) and a significant Moor population (11.9%) . In comparison, the Gampaha Electoral District (which contains the Attanagalla Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (90.5%) [21]

Religion

The Attanagalla Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (84.5%) and a significant Muslim population (12.4%) . In comparison, the Gampaha Electoral District (which contains the Attanagalla Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (71.3%) and a significant Roman Catholic population (19.5%) [22]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Census of Population and Housing 2012. 2012. statistics.gov.lk. Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka.
  2. The mean absolute error, between the percentages of votes each party got in Attanagalla and the Gampaha Electoral District. It is a measure of the difference in voting behaviour between the two regions.
  3. The mean absolute error, between the percentages of votes each party got in Attanagalla and the country. It is a measure of the difference in voting behaviour between the two regions.
  4. Web site: 2019 Sri Lankan presidential election Results. 2019. elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2020-06-10. 2019-12-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20191219162109/https://results.elections.gov.lk/. dead.
  5. Web site: 2015 Sri Lankan presidential election Results. 2015. elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2020-06-10. 2019-12-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20191219162109/https://results.elections.gov.lk/. dead.
  6. Web site: 2010 Sri Lankan presidential election Results. 2010. elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2020-06-10. 2019-12-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20191219162109/https://results.elections.gov.lk/. dead.
  7. Web site: 2005 Sri Lankan presidential election Results. 2005. elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2020-06-10. 2019-12-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20191219162109/https://results.elections.gov.lk/. dead.
  8. Web site: 1999 Sri Lankan presidential election Results. 1999. elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2020-06-10. 2019-12-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20191219162109/https://results.elections.gov.lk/. dead.
  9. Web site: 1994 Sri Lankan presidential election Results. 1994. elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2020-06-10. 2019-12-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20191219162109/https://results.elections.gov.lk/. dead.
  10. Web site: 1988 Sri Lankan presidential election Results. 1988. elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2020-06-10. 2019-12-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20191219162109/https://results.elections.gov.lk/. dead.
  11. Web site: 1982 Sri Lankan presidential election Results. 1982. elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2020-06-10. 2019-12-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20191219162109/https://results.elections.gov.lk/. dead.
  12. The mean absolute error, between the percentages of votes each party got in Attanagalla and the Gampaha Electoral District. It is a measure of the difference in voting behaviour between the two regions.
  13. The mean absolute error, between the percentages of votes each party got in Attanagalla and the country. It is a measure of the difference in voting behaviour between the two regions.
  14. Web site: 2015 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results. 2015. elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka.
  15. Web site: 2010 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results. 2010. elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka.
  16. Web site: 2004 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results. 2004. elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka.
  17. Web site: 2001 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results. 2001. elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka.
  18. Web site: 2000 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results. 2000. elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka.
  19. Web site: 1994 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results. 1994. elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka.
  20. Web site: 1989 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results. 1989. elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka.
  21. Web site: Census of Population and Housing 2012. 2012. statistics.gov.lk. Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka.
  22. Web site: Census of Population and Housing 2012. 2012. statistics.gov.lk. Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka.