| Bandaragama | |
| Coordinates: | 6.6807°N 80.012°W |
| Area Total Km2: | 143.24 |
| Population Total: | 161412 |
| Population Density Km2: | 1127 |
| Population As Of: | 2012 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name2: | Kalutara Electoral District |
The Bandaragama Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Kalutara Electoral District, in the Western Province, Sri Lanka.
The winner of Bandaragama has matched the final country result 6 out of 8 times. Hence, Bandaragama is a Weak Bellwether for Presidential Elections.
| - ! | Year !colspan="2" width="144px" | Bandaragama !colspan="2" width="144px" | Kalutara Electoral District ! | MAE[2] % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Sri Lanka ! | MAE[3] % | - | 2.53% | 9.24% | - | 2.64% | 7.51% | - | 1.87% | 6.74% | - | 2.94% | 8.08% | - | 2.02% | 3.72% | - | 0.74% | 0.19% | - | 0.66% | 3.34% | - | 1.89% | 5.31% | - ! | Matches/Mean MAE !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 6/8 !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 6/8 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.91% !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 8/8 !style="text-align:right;" | 5.52% |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Bandaragama[4] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kalutara Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 74,879 | 62.17% | 482,920 | 59.49% | 6,924,255 | 52.25% | - | 38,981 | 32.37% | 284,213 | 35.01% | 5,564,239 | 41.99% | - | NMPP | 4,312 | 3.58% | 27,681 | 3.41% | 418,553 | 3.16% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 2,265 | 1.88% | 16,949 | 2.09% | 345,452 | 2.61% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 120,437 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.22% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 811,763 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.16% !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" | 944 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.78% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 6,847 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.84% !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" | 121,381 !style="text-align:right;" | 86.58% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 818,610 !style="text-align:right;" | 85.71% !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" | 140,199 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 955,080 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 15,992,568 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Bandaragama[5] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kalutara Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 61,199 | 55.32% | 395,890 | 52.65% | 5,768,090 | 47.58% | - | 48,469 | 43.81% | 349,404 | 46.46% | 6,217,162 | 51.28% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 960 | 0.87% | 6,690 | 0.89% | 138,200 | 1.14% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 110,628 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.11% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 751,984 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.90% !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" | 999 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.89% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 8,381 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.10% !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" | 111,627 !style="text-align:right;" | 83.37% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 760,365 !style="text-align:right;" | 82.08% !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" | 133,887 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 926,346 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 15,585,942 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Bandaragama[6] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kalutara Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 62,363 | 65.03% | 412,562 | 63.06% | 6,015,934 | 57.88% | - | 32,290 | 33.67% | 231,807 | 35.43% | 4,173,185 | 40.15% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 1,239 | 1.29% | 9,880 | 1.51% | 204,494 | 1.97% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 95,892 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.42% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 654,249 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.31% !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" | 558 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.58% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 4,541 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.69% !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" | 96,450 !style="text-align:right;" | 81.09% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 658,790 !style="text-align:right;" | 79.05% !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" | 118,942 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 833,360 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 15,734,587 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Bandaragama[7] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kalutara Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 50,481 | 58.50% | 341,693 | 55.48% | 4,887,152 | 50.29% | - | 34,749 | 40.27% | 266,043 | 43.20% | 4,706,366 | 48.43% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 1,061 | 1.23% | 8,124 | 1.32% | 123,521 | 1.27% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 86,291 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.00% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 615,860 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.95% !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" | 870 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.00% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 6,517 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.05% !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" | 87,161 !style="text-align:right;" | 81.23% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 622,377 !style="text-align:right;" | 79.67% !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" | 107,308 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 781,175 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 14,136,979 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Bandaragama[8] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kalutara Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 40,384 | 55.05% | 281,217 | 52.88% | 4,312,157 | 51.12% | - | 28,430 | 38.76% | 217,423 | 40.88% | 3,602,748 | 42.71% | - | 3,262 | 4.45% | 23,770 | 4.47% | 343,927 | 4.08% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 1,278 | 1.74% | 9,399 | 1.77% | 176,679 | 2.09% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 73,354 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.04% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 531,809 !style="text-align:right;" | 97.83% !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" | 1,467 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.96% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 11,796 !style="text-align:right;" | 2.17% !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" | 74,821 !style="text-align:right;" | 80.36% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 543,605 !style="text-align:right;" | 78.23% !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" | 93,107 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 694,860 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 11,965,536 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Bandaragama[9] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kalutara Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 40,503 | 62.22% | 295,686 | 61.47% | 4,709,205 | 62.28% | - | 23,655 | 36.34% | 178,466 | 37.10% | 2,715,283 | 35.91% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 942 | 1.45% | 6,867 | 1.43% | 137,040 | 1.81% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 65,100 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.59% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 481,019 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.50% !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" | 929 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.41% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 7,309 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.50% !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" | 66,029 !style="text-align:right;" | 76.18% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 488,328 !style="text-align:right;" | 73.97% !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" | 86,676 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 660,191 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 11,158,880 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Bandaragama[10] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kalutara Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 26,897 | 48.71% | 179,761 | 49.57% | 2,289,857 | 44.95% | - | 26,066 | 47.20% | 169,510 | 46.74% | 2,569,199 | 50.43% | - | 2,261 | 4.09% | 13,375 | 3.69% | 235,701 | 4.63% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 55,224 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.45% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 362,646 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.23% !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" | 871 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.55% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 6,537 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.77% !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" | 56,095 !style="text-align:right;" | 76.23% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 369,183 !style="text-align:right;" | 64.20% !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" | 73,585 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 575,008 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 9,283,143 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Bandaragama[11] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kalutara Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 26,631 | 48.81% | 211,592 | 50.15% | 3,450,815 | 52.93% | - | 25,500 | 46.74% | 185,874 | 44.06% | 2,546,348 | 39.05% | - | 1,583 | 2.90% | 14,499 | 3.44% | 273,428 | 4.19% | - | 730 | 1.34% | 8,613 | 2.04% | 58,531 | 0.90% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 116 | 0.21% | 1,314 | 0.31% | 190,929 | 2.93% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 54,560 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.86% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 421,892 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.76% !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" | 628 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.14% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 5,290 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.24% !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" | 55,188 !style="text-align:right;" | 84.89% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 427,182 !style="text-align:right;" | 83.97% !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" | 65,013 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 508,744 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 8,235,358 ! |
The winner of Bandaragama has matched the final country result 6 out of 7 times. Hence, Bandaragama is a Strong Bellwether for Parliamentary Elections.
| - ! | Year !colspan="2" width="144px" | Bandaragama !colspan="2" width="144px" | Kalutara Electoral District ! | MAE % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Sri Lanka ! | MAE % | - | 3.22% | 6.26% | - | 0.64% | 3.06% | - | 2.15% | 4.96% | - | 2.05% | 3.36% | - | 1.93% | 2.77% | - | 1.52% | 3.94% | - | 2.55% | 5.62% | - ! | Matches/Mean MAE !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 6/7 !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 6/7 !style="text-align:right;" | 2.01% !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 7/7 !style="text-align:right;" | 4.28% |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Bandaragama[12] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kalutara Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 53,314 | 51.92% | 338,801 | 48.58% | 4,732,664 | 42.48% | - | 42,069 | 40.97% | 310,234 | 44.48% | 5,098,916 | 45.77% | - | 6,180 | 6.02% | 38,475 | 5.52% | 544,154 | 4.88% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 1,118 | 1.09% | 9,951 | 1.43% | 85,579 | 0.77% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 102,681 !style="text-align:right;" | 97.39% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 697,461 !style="text-align:right;" | 97.00% !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" | 2,734 !style="text-align:right;" | 2.59% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 21,366 !style="text-align:right;" | 2.97% !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" | 105,433 !style="text-align:right;" | 78.75% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 719,001 !style="text-align:right;" | 80.13% !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" | 133,887 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 897,349 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 15,044,490 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Bandaragama[13] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kalutara Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 44,927 | 64.11% | 313,836 | 63.74% | 4,846,388 | 60.38% | - | 19,017 | 27.14% | 139,596 | 28.35% | 2,357,057 | 29.37% | - | DNA | 5,803 | 8.28% | 36,722 | 7.46% | 441,251 | 5.50% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 334 | 0.48% | 2,246 | 0.46% | 34,923 | 0.44% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 70,081 !style="text-align:right;" | 90.71% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 492,400 !style="text-align:right;" | 90.41% !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" | 7,122 !style="text-align:right;" | 9.22% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 51,751 !style="text-align:right;" | 9.50% !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" | 77,258 !style="text-align:right;" | 64.95% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 544,606 !style="text-align:right;" | 65.21% !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" | 118,942 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 835,186 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 14,097,690 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Bandaragama[14] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kalutara Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 41,850 | 53.38% | 291,208 | 51.72% | 4,223,126 | 45.70% | - | 27,240 | 34.74% | 212,721 | 37.78% | 3,486,792 | 37.73% | - | 8,989 | 11.46% | 56,615 | 10.06% | 552,723 | 5.98% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 326 | 0.42% | 2,475 | 0.44% | 49,030 | 0.53% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 78,405 !style="text-align:right;" | 95.35% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 563,019 !style="text-align:right;" | 94.82% !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" | 3,826 !style="text-align:right;" | 4.65% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 30,741 !style="text-align:right;" | 5.18% !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" | 82,231 !style="text-align:right;" | 79.00% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 593,760 !style="text-align:right;" | 79.58% !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" | 104,093 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 746,138 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 12,909,631 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Bandaragama[15] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kalutara Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 33,272 | 43.46% | 254,339 | 45.94% | 4,086,026 | 45.62% | - | 32,966 | 43.06% | 226,468 | 40.91% | 3,330,815 | 37.19% | - | 8,544 | 11.16% | 60,451 | 10.92% | 815,353 | 9.10% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 928 | 1.21% | 7,258 | 1.31% | 86,426 | 0.97% | - | SU | 845 | 1.10% | 5,103 | 0.92% | 50,665 | 0.57% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 76,555 !style="text-align:right;" | 95.14% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 553,619 !style="text-align:right;" | 94.44% !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" | 3,912 !style="text-align:right;" | 4.86% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 32,617 !style="text-align:right;" | 5.56% !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" | 80,467 !style="text-align:right;" | 81.39% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 586,236 !style="text-align:right;" | 81.68% !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" | 98,871 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 717,764 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 12,428,762 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Bandaragama[16] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kalutara Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 35,860 | 48.47% | 255,175 | 46.86% | 3,899,329 | 45.33% | - | 27,434 | 37.08% | 217,215 | 39.89% | 3,451,765 | 40.12% | - | 5,534 | 7.48% | 38,373 | 7.05% | 518,725 | 6.03% | - | SU | 2,760 | 3.73% | 15,619 | 2.87% | 127,859 | 1.49% | - | 1,688 | 2.28% | 11,943 | 2.19% | 185,593 | 2.16% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 705 | 0.95% | 6,193 | 1.14% | 136,137 | 1.58% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 73,981 !style="text-align:right;" | N/A !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 544,518 !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" | Bandaragama[17] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kalutara Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 37,374 | 55.44% | 271,754 | 53.77% | 3,887,805 | 48.94% | - | 28,531 | 42.32% | 221,115 | 43.75% | 3,498,370 | 44.04% | - | SLPF | 774 | 1.15% | 6,238 | 1.23% | 90,078 | 1.13% | - | MEP | 707 | 1.05% | 5,914 | 1.17% | 68,538 | 0.86% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 31 | 0.05% | 339 | 0.07% | 813 | 0.01% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 67,417 !style="text-align:right;" | 95.66% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 505,360 !style="text-align:right;" | 95.21% !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" | 3,059 !style="text-align:right;" | 4.34% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 25,397 !style="text-align:right;" | 4.79% !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" | 70,476 !style="text-align:right;" | 81.31% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 530,757 !style="text-align:right;" | 80.20% !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" | 86,676 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 661,793 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 11,163,064 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Bandaragama[18] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kalutara Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 24,894 | 47.54% | 160,069 | 49.84% | 2,838,005 | 50.71% | - | 23,202 | 44.31% | 131,510 | 40.94% | 1,785,369 | 31.90% | - | SLMC | 1,968 | 3.76% | 12,971 | 4.04% | 202,016 | 3.61% | - | USA | 1,764 | 3.37% | 12,342 | 3.84% | 141,983 | 2.54% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 536 | 1.02% | 4,301 | 1.34% | 158,203 | 2.83% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 52,364 !style="text-align:right;" | 95.36% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 321,193 !style="text-align:right;" | 94.10% !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" | 2,550 !style="text-align:right;" | 4.64% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 20,139 !style="text-align:right;" | 5.90% !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" | 54,914 !style="text-align:right;" | 75.98% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 341,332 !style="text-align:right;" | 59.86% !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" | 72,270 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 570,193 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 9,374,164 ! |
The Bandaragama Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (91.0%) . In comparison, the Kalutara Electoral District (which contains the Bandaragama Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (86.8%)
The Bandaragama Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (89.1%) . In comparison, the Kalutara Electoral District (which contains the Bandaragama Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (83.4%)