Dehiwala Polling Division Explained

Dehiwala
Coordinates:6.8583°N 79.8767°W
Area Total Km2:9.18
Population Total:88962
Population Density Km2:9691
Population As Of:2012
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name2:Colombo Electoral District

The Dehiwala Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Colombo Electoral District, in the Western Province, Sri Lanka.

Presidential Election Results

Summary

The winner of Dehiwala has matched the final country result 4 out of 8 times.

- !Year !colspan="2" width="144px"Dehiwala !colspan="2" width="144px"Colombo Electoral District !MAE[1] % !colspan="2" width="144px"Sri Lanka !MAE[2] % - 11.71% 10.77% - 9.60% 13.92% - 9.02% 14.12% - 6.09% 8.54% - 2.93% 4.49% - 0.73% 1.72% - 0.86% 0.37% - 2.66% 6.31% - !Matches/Mean MAE !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px"4/8 !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px"7/8 !style="text-align:right;"5.45% !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px"8/8 !style="text-align:right;"7.53%
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Dehiwala[3] !colspan="3" width="216px"Colombo Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 25,004 53.74% 559,921 40.92% 5,564,239 41.99% - 19,122 41.10% 727,713 53.19% 6,924,255 52.25% - NMPP 1,480 3.18% 53,803 3.93% 418,553 3.16% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 919 1.98% 26,740 1.95% 345,452 2.61% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"46,525 !style="text-align:right;"98.78% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"1,368,177 !style="text-align:right;"98.89% !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"576 !style="text-align:right;"1.22% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"15,333 !style="text-align:right;"1.11% !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"47,101 !style="text-align:right;"79.98% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"1,383,510 !style="text-align:right;"82.82% !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"58,892 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"1,670,403 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"15,992,568 !
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Dehiwala[4] !colspan="3" width="216px"Colombo Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 30,955 65.63% 725,073 55.93% 6,217,162 51.28% - 15,932 33.78% 562,614 43.40% 5,768,090 47.58% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 282 0.60% 8,673 0.67% 138,200 1.14% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"47,169 !style="text-align:right;"98.75% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"1,296,360 !style="text-align:right;"98.83% !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"599 !style="text-align:right;"1.25% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"15,334 !style="text-align:right;"1.17% !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"47,768 !style="text-align:right;"79.86% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"1,311,694 !style="text-align:right;"81.34% !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"59,812 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"1,612,660 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"15,585,942 !
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Dehiwala[5] !colspan="3" width="216px"Colombo Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 24,441 55.07% 533,022 45.90% 4,173,185 40.15% - 19,457 43.84% 614,740 52.93% 6,015,934 57.88% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 485 1.09% 13,620 1.17% 204,494 1.97% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"44,383 !style="text-align:right;"98.96% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"1,161,382 !style="text-align:right;"99.03% !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"465 !style="text-align:right;"1.04% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"11,394 !style="text-align:right;"0.97% !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"44,848 !style="text-align:right;"73.29% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"1,172,776 !style="text-align:right;"76.09% !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"61,194 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"1,541,242 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"15,734,587 !
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Dehiwala[6] !colspan="3" width="216px"Colombo Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 24,660 57.25% 569,627 51.12% 4,706,366 48.43% - 18,005 41.80% 534,431 47.96% 4,887,152 50.29% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 412 0.96% 10,192 0.91% 123,521 1.27% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"43,077 !style="text-align:right;"99.15% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"1,114,250 !style="text-align:right;"98.86% !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"369 !style="text-align:right;"0.85% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"12,879 !style="text-align:right;"1.14% !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"43,446 !style="text-align:right;"73.98% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"1,127,129 !style="text-align:right;"75.85% !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"58,728 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"1,486,021 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"14,136,979 !
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Dehiwala[7] !colspan="3" width="216px"Colombo Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 19,126 47.58% 425,185 44.08% 3,602,748 42.71% - 18,683 46.48% 474,310 49.18% 4,312,157 51.12% - 1,346 3.35% 44,009 4.56% 343,927 4.08% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 627 1.56% 12,821 1.33% 140,825 1.67% - 412 1.03% 8,209 0.85% 35,854 0.43% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"40,194 !style="text-align:right;"96.53% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"964,534 !style="text-align:right;"97.06% !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"1,446 !style="text-align:right;"3.47% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"29,197 !style="text-align:right;"2.94% !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"41,640 !style="text-align:right;"71.29% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"993,731 !style="text-align:right;"73.39% !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"58,407 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"1,354,025 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"11,965,536 !
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Dehiwala[8] !colspan="3" width="216px"Colombo Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 23,977 63.99% 557,708 64.82% 4,709,205 62.28% - 12,783 34.12% 288,741 33.56% 2,715,283 35.91% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 710 1.89% 13,937 1.62% 137,040 1.81% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"37,470 !style="text-align:right;"98.39% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"860,386 !style="text-align:right;"98.17% !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"614 !style="text-align:right;"1.61% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"16,060 !style="text-align:right;"1.83% !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"38,084 !style="text-align:right;"68.87% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"876,446 !style="text-align:right;"69.59% !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"55,301 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"1,259,484 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"11,158,880 !
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Dehiwala[9] !colspan="3" width="216px"Colombo Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 18,326 50.03% 361,337 49.14% 2,569,199 50.43% - 16,599 45.31% 339,958 46.23% 2,289,857 44.95% - 1,707 4.66% 34,020 4.63% 235,701 4.63% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"36,632 !style="text-align:right;"98.60% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"735,315 !style="text-align:right;"98.49% !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"520 !style="text-align:right;"1.40% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"11,295 !style="text-align:right;"1.51% !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"37,152 !style="text-align:right;"70.14% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"746,610 !style="text-align:right;"67.53% !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"52,969 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"1,105,583 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"9,283,143 !
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Dehiwala[10] !colspan="3" width="216px"Colombo Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 23,730 60.73% 436,290 57.86% 3,450,815 52.93% - 13,194 33.76% 274,476 36.40% 2,546,348 39.05% - 1,139 2.91% 28,580 3.79% 273,428 4.19% - 695 1.78% 9,655 1.28% 58,531 0.90% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 318 0.81% 5,030 0.67% 190,929 2.93% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"39,076 !style="text-align:right;"98.97% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"754,031 !style="text-align:right;"98.95% !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"406 !style="text-align:right;"1.03% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"7,990 !style="text-align:right;"1.05% !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"39,482 !style="text-align:right;"76.48% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"762,021 !style="text-align:right;"76.88% !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"51,622 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"991,194 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"8,235,358 !

Parliamentary Election Results

Summary

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

- !Year !colspan="2" width="144px"Dehiwala !colspan="2" width="144px"Colombo Electoral District !MAE % !colspan="2" width="144px"Sri Lanka !MAE % - 9.33% 13.50% - 7.03% 15.10% - 6.63% 11.76% - 3.78% 7.63% - 3.50% 7.79% - 0.73% 2.33% - 3.98% 2.90% - !Matches/Mean MAE !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px"4/7 !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px"5/7 !style="text-align:right;"5.00% !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px"7/7 !style="text-align:right;"8.71%
- !colspan="3" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Dehiwala[11] !colspan="3" width="216px"Colombo Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 18,611 44.92% 387,145 32.73% 2,771,984 23.9% - 18,244 44.03% 674,603 57.04% 6,853,693 59.09% - 2,094 5.05% 67,600 5.72% 445,958 3.84% - 1,706 4.12% 30,875 2.61% 249,435 2.15% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 779 1.88% 22,553 1.9% 1,227,859 11.02% - !colspan="3" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"41,434 !style="text-align:right;"66.39% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"1,182,776 !style="text-align:right;"69.2% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"11,598,936 !style="text-align:right;"71.32% - !colspan="3" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Rejected Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"2,529 !style="text-align:right;"4.05% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"81,034 !style="text-align:right;"4.74% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"744,373 !style="text-align:right;"4.58% - !colspan="3" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Total Polled !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"43,963 !style="text-align:right;"70.45% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"1,263,810 !style="text-align:right;"73.94% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"12,343,309 !style="text-align:right;"75.89% - !colspan="3" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Registered Electors !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"62,406 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"1,709,209 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"16,263,885 !
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Dehiwala[12] !colspan="3" width="216px"Colombo Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 28,153 63.62% 640,743 53.04% 5,098,916 45.77% - 13,273 29.99% 474,063 39.25% 4,732,664 42.48% - 2,366 5.35% 81,391 6.74% 544,154 4.88% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 462 1.04% 11,752 0.97% 93,045 0.84% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"44,254 !style="text-align:right;"97.01% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"1,207,949 !style="text-align:right;"96.46% !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"1,330 !style="text-align:right;"2.92% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"43,372 !style="text-align:right;"3.46% !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"45,619 !style="text-align:right;"76.27% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"1,252,271 !style="text-align:right;"78.93% !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"59,812 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"1,586,598 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"15,044,490 !
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Dehiwala[13] !colspan="3" width="216px"Colombo Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 15,831 44.15% 339,750 36.19% 2,357,057 29.37% - 15,472 43.15% 480,896 51.23% 4,846,388 60.38% - DNA 4,256 11.87% 110,683 11.79% 441,251 5.50% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 296 0.83% 7,294 0.78% 48,242 0.60% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"35,855 !style="text-align:right;"95.68% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"938,723 !style="text-align:right;"94.85% !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"1,606 !style="text-align:right;"4.29% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"50,354 !style="text-align:right;"5.09% !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"37,474 !style="text-align:right;"61.24% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"989,729 !style="text-align:right;"64.17% !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"61,194 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"1,542,457 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"14,097,690 !
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Dehiwala[14] !colspan="3" width="216px"Colombo Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 19,865 47.20% 441,841 41.77% 3,486,792 37.73% - 12,577 29.88% 414,688 39.20% 4,223,126 45.70% - 9,247 21.97% 190,618 18.02% 552,723 5.98% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 396 0.94% 10,713 1.01% 90,868 0.98% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"42,085 !style="text-align:right;"97.28% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"1,057,860 !style="text-align:right;"96.47% !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"1,173 !style="text-align:right;"2.71% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"38,605 !style="text-align:right;"3.52% !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"43,260 !style="text-align:right;"71.91% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"1,096,571 !style="text-align:right;"74.71% !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"60,159 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"1,467,751 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"12,909,631 !
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Dehiwala[15] !colspan="3" width="216px"Colombo Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 24,219 55.60% 546,417 51.62% 4,086,026 45.62% - 12,686 29.13% 353,401 33.39% 3,330,815 37.19% - 3,786 8.69% 117,404 11.09% 815,353 9.10% - 1,434 3.29% 12,696 1.20% 348,164 3.89% - SU 944 2.17% 16,970 1.60% 50,665 0.57% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 487 1.12% 11,593 1.10% 162,452 1.81% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"43,556 !style="text-align:right;"96.78% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"1,058,481 !style="text-align:right;"96.28% !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"1,448 !style="text-align:right;"3.22% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"40,901 !style="text-align:right;"3.72% !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"45,004 !style="text-align:right;"73.51% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"1,099,382 !style="text-align:right;"76.31% !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"61,222 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"1,440,682 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"12,428,762 !
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Dehiwala[16] !colspan="3" width="216px"Colombo Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 19,646 46.65% 440,684 43.45% 3,451,765 40.12% - 14,382 34.15% 394,146 38.86% 3,899,329 45.33% - SU 3,200 7.60% 49,671 4.90% 127,859 1.49% - 2,556 6.07% 78,133 7.70% 518,725 6.03% - 977 2.32% 27,067 2.67% 185,593 2.16% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 728 1.73% 19,281 1.90% 162,201 1.89% - ACTC 622 1.48% 5,238 0.52% 27,289 0.32% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"42,111 !style="text-align:right;"N/A !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"1,014,220 !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"Dehiwala[17] !colspan="3" width="216px"Colombo Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 20,882 51.90% 469,642 50.94% 3,887,805 48.94% - 16,942 42.11% 385,100 41.77% 3,498,370 44.04% - MEP 1,145 2.85% 42,734 4.64% 68,538 0.86% - IND1 813 2.02% 9,251 1.00% 48,199 0.61% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 453 1.13% 15,206 1.65% 93,874 1.18% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"40,235 !style="text-align:right;"96.93% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"921,933 !style="text-align:right;"96.18% !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"1,273 !style="text-align:right;"3.07% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"36,635 !style="text-align:right;"3.82% !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"41,508 !style="text-align:right;"75.06% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"958,568 !style="text-align:right;"76.04% !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"55,301 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"1,260,686 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"11,163,064 !
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Dehiwala[18] !colspan="3" width="216px"Colombo Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 19,768 54.91% 374,530 51.67% 2,838,005 50.71% - 12,193 33.87% 205,053 28.29% 1,785,369 31.90% - MEP 1,724 4.79% 76,966 10.62% 90,480 1.62% - USA 1,341 3.73% 31,873 4.40% 141,983 2.54% - SLMC 790 2.19% 29,308 4.04% 202,016 3.61% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 184 0.51% 7,112 0.98% 67,723 1.21% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"36,000 !style="text-align:right;"96.38% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"724,842 !style="text-align:right;"95.36% !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"1,351 !style="text-align:right;"3.62% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"35,271 !style="text-align:right;"4.64% !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"37,351 !style="text-align:right;"71.59% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"760,113 !style="text-align:right;"69.87% !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"52,176 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"1,087,891 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"9,374,164 !

Demographics

Ethnicity

The Dehiwala Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (60.5%), a significant Moor population (20.8%) and a significant Sri Lankan Tamil population (14.5%) . In comparison, the Colombo Electoral District (which contains the Dehiwala Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (76.5%), a significant Moor population (10.7%) and a significant Sri Lankan Tamil population (10.1%)

Religion

The Dehiwala Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (54.3%), a significant Muslim population (22.6%) and a significant Hindu population (12.1%) . In comparison, the Colombo Electoral District (which contains the Dehiwala Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (70.2%) and a significant Muslim population (11.8%)

Notes and References

  1. The mean absolute error, between the percentages of votes each party got in Dehiwala and the Colombo Electoral District. It is a measure of the difference in voting behaviour between the two regions.
  2. The mean absolute error, between the percentages of votes each party got in Dehiwala and the country. It is a measure of the difference in voting behaviour between the two regions.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. Web site: 2020 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results. 2020. elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka.
  12. Web site: 2015 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results. 2015. elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka.
  13. Web site: 2010 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results. 2010. elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka.
  14. Web site: 2004 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results. 2004. elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka.
  15. Web site: 2001 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results. 2001. elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka.
  16. Web site: 2000 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results. 2000. elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka.
  17. Web site: 1994 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results. 1994. elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka.
  18. Web site: 1989 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results. 1989. elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka.