Bulathsinhala Polling Division Explained

Bulathsinhala
Coordinates:6.646°N 80.1442°W
Area Total Km2:286.74
Population Total:98981
Population Density Km2:345
Population As Of:2012
Population Footnotes:[1]
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name2:Kalutara Electoral District

The Bulathsinhala Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Kalutara Electoral District, in the Western Province, Sri Lanka.

Presidential Election Results

Summary

The winner of Bulathsinhala has matched the final country result 7 out of 8 times. Hence, Bulathsinhala is a Strong Bellwether for Presidential Elections.

- !Year !colspan="2" width="144px"Bulathsinhala !colspan="2" width="144px"Kalutara Electoral District !MAE[2] % !colspan="2" width="144px"Sri Lanka !MAE[3] % - 0.39% 6.35% - 3.62% 8.51% - 2.24% 7.16% - 3.20% 1.98% - 3.24% 1.57% - 4.84% 5.76% - 1.67% 2.40% - 1.32% 4.73% - !Matches/Mean MAE !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px"7/8 !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px"6/8 !style="text-align:right;"2.57% !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px"8/8 !style="text-align:right;"4.81%
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Bulathsinhala[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 !% - 42,021 59.51% 482,920 59.49% 6,924,255 52.25% - 25,407 35.98% 284,213 35.01% 5,564,239 41.99% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,721 2.44% 16,949 2.09% 345,452 2.61% - NMPP 1,468 2.08% 27,681 3.41% 418,553 3.16% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"70,617 !style="text-align:right;"99.29% !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"503 !style="text-align:right;"0.71% !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"71,120 !style="text-align:right;"86.27% !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"82,439 !!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"Bulathsinhala[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 !% - 37,311 56.17% 395,890 52.65% 5,768,090 47.58% - 28,341 42.66% 349,404 46.46% 6,217,162 51.28% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 779 1.17% 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"66,431 !style="text-align:right;"98.93% !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"716 !style="text-align:right;"1.07% !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"67,147 !style="text-align:right;"81.76% !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"82,123 !!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"Bulathsinhala[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 !% - 38,018 65.04% 412,562 63.06% 6,015,934 57.88% - 19,073 32.63% 231,807 35.43% 4,173,185 40.15% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,365 2.34% 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"58,456 !style="text-align:right;"99.28% !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"423 !style="text-align:right;"0.72% !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"58,879 !style="text-align:right;"78.51% !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"74,991 !!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"Bulathsinhala[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 !% - 29,218 52.01% 341,693 55.48% 4,887,152 50.29% - 25,918 46.13% 266,043 43.20% 4,706,366 48.43% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,043 1.86% 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"56,179 !style="text-align:right;"98.87% !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"644 !style="text-align:right;"1.13% !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"56,823 !style="text-align:right;"79.94% !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"71,080 !!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"Bulathsinhala[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 !% - 25,424 50.25% 281,217 52.88% 4,312,157 51.12% - 22,879 45.22% 217,423 40.88% 3,602,748 42.71% - 1,397 2.76% 23,770 4.47% 343,927 4.08% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 897 1.77% 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"50,597 !style="text-align:right;"98.08% !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"991 !style="text-align:right;"1.92% !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"51,588 !style="text-align:right;"77.91% !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"66,212 !!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"Bulathsinhala[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 !% - 27,072 56.52% 295,686 61.47% 4,709,205 62.28% - 20,094 41.95% 178,466 37.10% 2,715,283 35.91% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 729 1.52% 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"47,895 !style="text-align:right;"98.41% !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"772 !style="text-align:right;"1.59% !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"48,667 !style="text-align:right;"77.09% !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"63,131 !!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"Bulathsinhala[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 !% - 18,705 49.30% 169,510 46.74% 2,569,199 50.43% - 18,491 48.74% 179,761 49.57% 2,289,857 44.95% - 743 1.96% 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"37,939 !style="text-align:right;"97.73% !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"880 !style="text-align:right;"2.27% !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"38,819 !style="text-align:right;"66.89% !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"58,030 !!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"Bulathsinhala[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 !% - 21,486 49.74% 211,592 50.15% 3,450,815 52.93% - 20,068 46.46% 185,874 44.06% 2,546,348 39.05% - 998 2.31% 14,499 3.44% 273,428 4.19% - 521 1.21% 8,613 2.04% 58,531 0.90% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 121 0.28% 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"43,194 !style="text-align:right;"98.67% !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"582 !style="text-align:right;"1.33% !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"43,776 !style="text-align:right;"85.34% !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"51,297 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"508,744 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"8,235,358 !

Parliamentary Election Results

Summary

The winner of Bulathsinhala has matched the final country result 6 out of 7 times. Hence, Bulathsinhala is a Strong Bellwether for Parliamentary Elections.

- !Year !colspan="2" width="144px"Bulathsinhala !colspan="2" width="144px"Kalutara Electoral District !MAE[12] % !colspan="2" width="144px"Sri Lanka !MAE[13] % - 2.39% 5.31% - 3.68% 5.67% - 4.10% 4.52% - 1.85% 3.12% - 2.77% 3.23% - 4.23% 2.64% - 3.24% 5.64% - !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;"3.18% !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px"7/7 !style="text-align:right;"4.31%
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Bulathsinhala[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 !% - 31,612 52.26% 338,801 48.58% 4,732,664 42.48% - 26,254 43.41% 310,234 44.48% 5,098,916 45.77% - 2,052 3.39% 38,475 5.52% 544,154 4.88% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 568 0.94% 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"60,486 !style="text-align:right;"96.23% !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"2,340 !style="text-align:right;"3.72% !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"62,853 !style="text-align:right;"76.54% !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"82,123 !!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"Bulathsinhala[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 !% - 29,522 68.58% 313,836 63.74% 4,846,388 60.38% - 11,737 27.26% 139,596 28.35% 2,357,057 29.37% - DNA 1,577 3.66% 36,722 7.46% 441,251 5.50% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 213 0.49% 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"43,049 !style="text-align:right;"88.17% !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"5,734 !style="text-align:right;"11.74% !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"48,827 !style="text-align:right;"65.11% !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"74,991 !!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"Bulathsinhala[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 !% - 25,374 49.77% 291,208 51.72% 4,223,126 45.70% - 22,767 44.65% 212,721 37.78% 3,486,792 37.73% - 2,621 5.14% 56,615 10.06% 552,723 5.98% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 225 0.44% 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"50,987 !style="text-align:right;"93.19% !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"3,728 !style="text-align:right;"6.81% !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"54,715 !style="text-align:right;"78.48% !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"69,720 !!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"Bulathsinhala[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 !% - 24,592 48.75% 254,339 45.94% 4,086,026 45.62% - 20,909 41.45% 226,468 40.91% 3,330,815 37.19% - 3,976 7.88% 60,451 10.92% 815,353 9.10% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 969 1.92% 12,361 2.23% 137,091 1.53% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"50,446 !style="text-align:right;"93.12% !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"3,730 !style="text-align:right;"6.88% !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"54,176 !style="text-align:right;"79.91% !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"67,795 !!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"Bulathsinhala[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 !% - 24,308 47.87% 255,175 46.86% 3,899,329 45.33% - 22,812 44.92% 217,215 39.89% 3,451,765 40.12% - 2,037 4.01% 38,373 7.05% 518,725 6.03% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,028 2.02% 18,136 3.33% 321,730 3.74% - SU 597 1.18% 15,619 2.87% 127,859 1.49% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"50,782 !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"Bulathsinhala[19] !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 !% - 24,364 50.04% 271,754 53.77% 3,887,805 48.94% - 23,755 48.79% 221,115 43.75% 3,498,370 44.04% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 566 1.16% 12,491 2.47% 159,429 2.01% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"48,685 !style="text-align:right;"93.98% !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"3,121 !style="text-align:right;"6.02% !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"51,806 !style="text-align:right;"82.06% !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"63,131 !!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"Bulathsinhala[20] !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 !% - 16,360 55.80% 160,069 49.84% 2,838,005 50.71% - 12,024 41.01% 131,510 40.94% 1,785,369 31.90% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 616 2.10% 16,643 5.18% 300,186 5.36% - SLMC 321 1.09% 12,971 4.04% 202,016 3.61% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"29,321 !style="text-align:right;"92.25% !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"2,463 !style="text-align:right;"7.75% !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"31,784 !style="text-align:right;"55.65% !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"57,111 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"570,193 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"9,374,164 !

Demographics

Ethnicity

The Bulathsinhala Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (87.3%) . In comparison, the Kalutara Electoral District (which contains the Bulathsinhala Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (86.8%) [21]

Religion

The Bulathsinhala Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (87.0%) . In comparison, the Kalutara Electoral District (which contains the Bulathsinhala Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (83.4%) [1]

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 Bulathsinhala and the Kalutara 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 Bulathsinhala 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 Bulathsinhala and the Kalutara 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 Bulathsinhala 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.