| Chilaw | |
| Coordinates: | 7.7384°N 79.8445°W |
| Area Total Km2: | 838.31 |
| Population Total: | 231705 |
| Population Density Km2: | 276 |
| Population As Of: | 2012 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name2: | Puttalam Electoral District |
The Chilaw Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Puttalam Electoral District, in the North Western Province, Sri Lanka.
The winner of Chilaw has matched the final country result 6 out of 8 times. Hence, Chilaw is a Weak Bellwether for Presidential Elections.
| - ! | Year !colspan="2" width="144px" | Chilaw !colspan="2" width="144px" | Puttalam Electoral District ! | MAE[2] % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Sri Lanka ! | MAE[3] % | - | 3.65% | 2.07% | - | 1.52% | 2.82% | - | 0.94% | 1.64% | - | 0.44% | 1.75% | - | 0.63% | 0.91% | - | 2.02% | 1.81% | - | 2.48% | 1.75% | - | 1.45% | 5.69% | - ! | Matches/Mean MAE !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 6/8 !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 7/8 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.64% !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 8/8 !style="text-align:right;" | 2.30% |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Chilaw[4] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Puttalam Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 51,233 | 54.57% | 230,760 | 50.83% | 6,924,255 | 52.25% | - | 37,512 | 39.96% | 199,356 | 43.91% | 5,564,239 | 41.99% | - | NMPP | 2,977 | 3.17% | 12,912 | 2.84% | 418,553 | 3.16% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 2,163 | 2.30% | 10,948 | 2.41% | 345,452 | 2.61% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 93,885 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.96% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 453,976 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.02% !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" | 984 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.04% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 4,478 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.98% !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" | 94,869 !style="text-align:right;" | 77.15% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 458,454 !style="text-align:right;" | 76.53% !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" | 122,963 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 599,042 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 15,992,568 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Chilaw[5] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Puttalam Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 43,928 | 50.50% | 197,751 | 48.97% | 5,768,090 | 47.58% | - | 42,187 | 48.50% | 202,073 | 50.04% | 6,217,162 | 51.28% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 870 | 1.00% | 4,026 | 1.00% | 138,200 | 1.14% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 86,985 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.88% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 403,850 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.95% !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" | 985 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.12% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 4,300 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.05% !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" | 87,970 !style="text-align:right;" | 74.44% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 408,150 !style="text-align:right;" | 72.50% !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" | 118,171 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 562,984 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 15,585,942 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Chilaw[6] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Puttalam Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 45,617 | 59.65% | 201,981 | 58.70% | 6,015,934 | 57.88% | - | 29,541 | 38.63% | 136,233 | 39.59% | 4,173,185 | 40.15% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 1,312 | 1.72% | 5,899 | 1.71% | 204,494 | 1.97% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 76,470 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.28% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 344,113 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.17% !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;" | 0.72% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 2,886 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.83% !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" | 77,028 !style="text-align:right;" | 71.16% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 346,999 !style="text-align:right;" | 68.97% !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" | 108,244 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 503,106 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 15,734,587 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Chilaw[7] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Puttalam Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 37,372 | 50.25% | 169,264 | 50.71% | 4,706,366 | 48.43% | - | 36,115 | 48.56% | 160,686 | 48.14% | 4,887,152 | 50.29% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 891 | 1.20% | 3,833 | 1.15% | 123,521 | 1.27% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 74,378 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.09% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 333,783 !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" | 685 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.91% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 3,536 !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" | 75,063 !style="text-align:right;" | 72.89% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 337,319 !style="text-align:right;" | 70.56% !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" | 102,987 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 478,032 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 14,136,979 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Chilaw[8] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Puttalam Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 31,998 | 52.13% | 141,725 | 51.47% | 4,312,157 | 51.12% | - | 26,708 | 43.51% | 121,615 | 44.17% | 3,602,748 | 42.71% | - | 1,813 | 2.95% | 7,876 | 2.86% | 343,927 | 4.08% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 864 | 1.41% | 4,123 | 1.50% | 176,679 | 2.09% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 61,383 !style="text-align:right;" | 97.91% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 275,339 !style="text-align:right;" | 97.94% !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" | 1,309 !style="text-align:right;" | 2.09% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 5,778 !style="text-align:right;" | 2.06% !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" | 62,692 !style="text-align:right;" | 71.33% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 281,117 !style="text-align:right;" | 68.85% !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" | 87,891 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 408,331 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 11,965,536 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Chilaw[9] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Puttalam Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 35,415 | 60.62% | 165,795 | 62.65% | 4,709,205 | 62.28% | - | 22,240 | 38.07% | 95,211 | 35.98% | 2,715,283 | 35.91% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 766 | 1.31% | 3,629 | 1.37% | 137,040 | 1.81% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 58,421 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.42% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 264,635 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.26% !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" | 936 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.58% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 4,689 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.74% !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" | 59,357 !style="text-align:right;" | 71.47% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 269,324 !style="text-align:right;" | 69.80% !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" | 83,057 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 385,854 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 11,158,880 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Chilaw[10] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Puttalam Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 27,932 | 53.55% | 125,339 | 55.89% | 2,569,199 | 50.43% | - | 23,485 | 45.02% | 94,823 | 42.28% | 2,289,857 | 44.95% | - | 748 | 1.43% | 4,093 | 1.83% | 235,701 | 4.63% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 52,165 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.62% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 224,255 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.70% !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" | 731 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.38% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 2,965 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.30% !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" | 52,896 !style="text-align:right;" | 74.95% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 227,220 !style="text-align:right;" | 70.70% !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" | 70,574 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 321,387 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 9,283,143 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Chilaw[11] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Puttalam Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 30,142 | 60.75% | 128,877 | 59.12% | 3,450,815 | 52.93% | - | 17,553 | 35.38% | 80,006 | 36.70% | 2,546,348 | 39.05% | - | 1,525 | 3.07% | 7,001 | 3.21% | 273,428 | 4.19% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 397 | 0.80% | 2,096 | 0.96% | 249,460 | 3.83% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 49,617 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.04% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 217,980 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.09% !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" | 479 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.96% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 1,995 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.91% !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" | 50,096 !style="text-align:right;" | 81.95% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 219,975 !style="text-align:right;" | 81.41% !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" | 61,128 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 270,207 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 8,235,358 ! |
The winner of Chilaw has matched the final country result 7 out of 7 times. Hence, Chilaw is a Perfect Bellwether for Parliamentary Elections.
| - ! | Year !colspan="2" width="144px" | Chilaw !colspan="2" width="144px" | Puttalam Electoral District ! | MAE[12] % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Sri Lanka ! | MAE[13] % | - | 1.40% | 3.26% | - | 1.11% | 3.92% | - | 0.38% | 5.01% | - | 0.98% | 4.20% | - | 1.76% | 3.15% | - | 1.70% | 2.84% | - | 1.67% | 6.65% | - ! | Matches/Mean MAE !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 7/7 !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 7/7 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.28% !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 7/7 !style="text-align:right;" | 4.15% |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Chilaw[14] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Puttalam Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 38,482 | 50.21% | 180,185 | 51.81% | 5,098,916 | 45.77% | - | 34,701 | 45.27% | 153,130 | 44.03% | 4,732,664 | 42.48% | - | 3,077 | 4.01% | 12,211 | 3.51% | 544,154 | 4.88% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 387 | 0.50% | 2,263 | 0.65% | 82,383 | 0.74% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 76,647 !style="text-align:right;" | 94.12% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 347,789 !style="text-align:right;" | 91.37% !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" | 4,710 !style="text-align:right;" | 5.78% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 23,124 !style="text-align:right;" | 6.08% !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" | 81,433 !style="text-align:right;" | 68.91% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 380,632 !style="text-align:right;" | 68.83% !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" | 118,171 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 553,009 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 15,044,490 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Chilaw[15] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Puttalam Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 38,073 | 66.11% | 167,769 | 64.84% | 4,846,388 | 60.38% | - | 17,555 | 30.48% | 81,152 | 31.36% | 2,357,057 | 29.37% | - | DNA | 1,759 | 3.05% | 8,792 | 3.40% | 441,251 | 5.50% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 203 | 0.35% | 1,028 | 0.40% | 33,372 | 0.42% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 57,590 !style="text-align:right;" | 93.06% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 258,741 !style="text-align:right;" | 92.29% !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" | 4,288 !style="text-align:right;" | 6.93% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 21,562 !style="text-align:right;" | 7.69% !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" | 61,884 !style="text-align:right;" | 57.17% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 280,354 !style="text-align:right;" | 55.67% !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" | 108,244 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 503,635 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 14,097,690 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Chilaw[16] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Puttalam Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 31,124 | 48.77% | 142,784 | 49.31% | 4,223,126 | 45.70% | - | 29,934 | 46.91% | 135,152 | 46.67% | 3,486,792 | 37.73% | - | 2,352 | 3.69% | 10,000 | 3.45% | 552,723 | 5.98% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 404 | 0.63% | 1,652 | 0.57% | 62,157 | 0.67% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 63,814 !style="text-align:right;" | 93.82% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 289,588 !style="text-align:right;" | 93.06% !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" | 4,169 !style="text-align:right;" | 6.13% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 21,431 !style="text-align:right;" | 6.89% !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" | 68,018 !style="text-align:right;" | 69.13% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 311,194 !style="text-align:right;" | 69.15% !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" | 98,394 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 450,057 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 12,909,631 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Chilaw[17] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Puttalam Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 32,254 | 49.63% | 146,873 | 50.61% | 4,086,026 | 45.62% | - | 27,821 | 42.81% | 120,981 | 41.69% | 3,330,815 | 37.19% | - | 3,888 | 5.98% | 18,095 | 6.24% | 815,353 | 9.10% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 1,023 | 1.57% | 4,260 | 1.47% | 116,969 | 1.31% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 64,986 !style="text-align:right;" | 95.39% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 290,209 !style="text-align:right;" | 95.20% !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" | 3,142 !style="text-align:right;" | 4.61% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 14,638 !style="text-align:right;" | 4.80% !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" | 68,128 !style="text-align:right;" | 73.22% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 304,847 !style="text-align:right;" | 71.53% !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" | 93,040 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 426,193 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 12,428,762 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Chilaw[18] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Puttalam Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 30,124 | 47.91% | 138,747 | 48.40% | 3,899,329 | 45.33% | - | 28,110 | 44.70% | 118,566 | 41.36% | 3,451,765 | 40.12% | - | 2,558 | 4.07% | 11,256 | 3.93% | 518,725 | 6.03% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 1,256 | 2.00% | 5,809 | 2.03% | 236,331 | 2.75% | - | 833 | 1.32% | 12,317 | 4.30% | 185,593 | 2.16% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 62,881 !style="text-align:right;" | N/A !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 286,695 !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" | Chilaw[19] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Puttalam Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 31,999 | 51.91% | 150,587 | 53.64% | 3,887,805 | 48.94% | - | 29,076 | 47.17% | 127,671 | 45.48% | 3,498,370 | 44.04% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 567 | 0.92% | 2,453 | 0.87% | 158,616 | 2.00% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 61,642 !style="text-align:right;" | 95.77% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 280,711 !style="text-align:right;" | 95.52% !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" | 2,723 !style="text-align:right;" | 4.23% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 13,144 !style="text-align:right;" | 4.47% !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" | 64,365 !style="text-align:right;" | 77.49% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 293,873 !style="text-align:right;" | 76.19% !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" | 83,057 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 385,690 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 11,163,064 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Chilaw[20] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Puttalam Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 30,573 | 61.53% | 139,309 | 62.62% | 2,838,005 | 50.71% | - | 17,456 | 35.13% | 71,687 | 32.22% | 1,785,369 | 31.90% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 957 | 1.93% | 5,226 | 2.35% | 211,176 | 3.77% | - | SLMC | 699 | 1.41% | 6,253 | 2.81% | 202,016 | 3.61% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 49,685 !style="text-align:right;" | 94.61% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 222,475 !style="text-align:right;" | 94.40% !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" | 2,832 !style="text-align:right;" | 5.39% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 13,205 !style="text-align:right;" | 5.60% !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" | 52,517 !style="text-align:right;" | 75.30% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 235,680 !style="text-align:right;" | 73.94% !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" | 69,743 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 318,755 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 9,374,164 ! |
The Chilaw Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (76.7%) and a significant Moor population (13.5%) . In comparison, the Puttalam Electoral District (which contains the Chilaw Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (73.6%) and a significant Moor population (19.4%) [21]
The Chilaw Polling Division has a Buddhist plurality (46.9%), a significant Roman Catholic population (30.6%) and a significant Muslim population (13.8%) . In comparison, the Puttalam Electoral District (which contains the Chilaw Polling Division) has a Buddhist plurality (43.2%), a significant Roman Catholic population (31.5%) and a significant Muslim population (19.7%) [1]