| Galagedara | |
| Coordinates: | 7.355°N 80.4967°W |
| Area Total Km2: | 117.05 |
| Population Total: | 67628 |
| Population Density Km2: | 578 |
| Population As Of: | 2012 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name2: | Kandy Electoral District |
The Galagedara Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Kandy Electoral District, in the Central Province, Sri Lanka.
The winner of Galagedara has matched the final country result 6 out of 8 times. Hence, Galagedara is a Weak Bellwether for Presidential Elections.
| - ! | Year !colspan="2" width="144px" | Galagedara !colspan="2" width="144px" | Kandy Electoral District ! | MAE[2] % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Sri Lanka ! | MAE[3] % | - | 5.94% | 3.85% | - | 7.05% | 3.78% | - | 4.26% | 0.60% | - | 1.45% | 4.44% | - | 2.00% | 3.46% | - | 3.69% | 9.25% | - | 1.08% | 1.94% | - | 1.94% | 2.79% | - ! | 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;" | 3.43% !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 8/8 !style="text-align:right;" | 3.76% |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Galagedara[4] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kandy Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 24,829 | 56.76% | 471,502 | 50.43% | 6,924,255 | 52.25% | - | 16,839 | 38.49% | 417,355 | 44.64% | 5,564,239 | 41.99% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 1,118 | 2.56% | 22,479 | 2.40% | 345,452 | 2.61% | - | NMPP | 959 | 2.19% | 23,539 | 2.52% | 418,553 | 3.16% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 43,745 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.37% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 934,875 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.04% !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" | 277 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.63% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 9,020 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.96% !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" | 44,022 !style="text-align:right;" | 85.26% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 943,895 !style="text-align:right;" | 84.89% !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" | 51,632 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 1,111,860 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 15,992,568 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Galagedara[5] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kandy Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 21,466 | 51.34% | 378,585 | 44.23% | 5,768,090 | 47.58% | - | 19,818 | 47.39% | 466,994 | 54.56% | 6,217,162 | 51.28% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 531 | 1.27% | 10,329 | 1.21% | 138,200 | 1.14% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 41,815 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.08% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 855,908 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.73% !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" | 390 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.92% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 10,993 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.27% !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" | 42,205 !style="text-align:right;" | 77.85% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 866,901 !style="text-align:right;" | 79.71% !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" | 54,214 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 1,087,542 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 15,585,942 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Galagedara[6] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kandy Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 22,703 | 58.46% | 406,636 | 54.16% | 6,015,934 | 57.88% | - | 15,338 | 39.49% | 329,492 | 43.89% | 4,173,185 | 40.15% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 795 | 2.05% | 14,658 | 1.95% | 204,494 | 1.97% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 38,836 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.23% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 750,786 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.85% !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" | 300 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.77% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 8,700 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.15% !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" | 39,136 !style="text-align:right;" | 74.47% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 759,486 !style="text-align:right;" | 75.87% !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" | 52,553 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 1,001,074 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 15,734,587 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Galagedara[7] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kandy Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 20,177 | 52.72% | 387,150 | 54.33% | 4,706,366 | 48.43% | - | 17,453 | 45.61% | 315,672 | 44.30% | 4,887,152 | 50.29% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 639 | 1.67% | 9,798 | 1.37% | 123,521 | 1.27% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 38,269 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.01% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 712,620 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.64% !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" | 382 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.99% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 9,817 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.36% !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" | 38,651 !style="text-align:right;" | 75.94% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 722,437 !style="text-align:right;" | 77.37% !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" | 50,898 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 933,754 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 14,136,979 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Galagedara[8] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kandy Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 16,777 | 48.25% | 308,187 | 50.29% | 4,312,157 | 51.12% | - | 16,428 | 47.24% | 276,360 | 45.10% | 3,602,748 | 42.71% | - | 933 | 2.68% | 15,512 | 2.53% | 343,927 | 4.08% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 636 | 1.83% | 12,752 | 2.08% | 176,679 | 2.09% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 34,774 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.20% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 612,811 !style="text-align:right;" | 97.29% !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" | 637 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.80% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 17,060 !style="text-align:right;" | 2.71% !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" | 35,411 !style="text-align:right;" | 75.96% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 629,871 !style="text-align:right;" | 77.61% !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" | 46,621 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 811,606 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 11,965,536 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Galagedara[9] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kandy Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 17,288 | 52.99% | 320,110 | 56.64% | 4,709,205 | 62.28% | - | 14,862 | 45.55% | 235,519 | 41.68% | 2,715,283 | 35.91% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 475 | 1.46% | 9,488 | 1.68% | 137,040 | 1.81% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 32,625 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.44% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 565,117 !style="text-align:right;" | 97.55% !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" | 517 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.56% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 14,179 !style="text-align:right;" | 2.45% !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" | 33,142 !style="text-align:right;" | 76.26% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 579,296 !style="text-align:right;" | 77.85% !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" | 43,462 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 744,151 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 11,158,880 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Galagedara[10] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kandy Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 15,071 | 53.92% | 234,124 | 54.88% | 2,569,199 | 50.43% | - | 12,549 | 44.90% | 186,187 | 43.65% | 2,289,857 | 44.95% | - | 330 | 1.18% | 6,266 | 1.47% | 235,701 | 4.63% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 27,950 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.07% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 426,577 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.57% !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" | 263 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.93% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 6,167 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.43% !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" | 28,213 !style="text-align:right;" | 71.12% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 432,744 !style="text-align:right;" | 68.36% !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" | 39,671 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 633,030 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 9,283,143 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Galagedara[11] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kandy Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 17,778 | 57.56% | 289,621 | 59.80% | 3,450,815 | 52.93% | - | 11,874 | 38.44% | 178,647 | 36.89% | 2,546,348 | 39.05% | - | 1,092 | 3.54% | 12,493 | 2.58% | 273,428 | 4.19% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 144 | 0.47% | 3,536 | 0.73% | 249,460 | 3.83% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 30,888 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.31% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 484,297 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.07% !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" | 214 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.69% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 4,548 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.93% !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" | 31,102 !style="text-align:right;" | 86.54% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 488,845 !style="text-align:right;" | 89.44% !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" | 35,940 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 546,565 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 8,235,358 ! |
The winner of Galagedara has matched the final country result 5 out of 7 times. Hence, Galagedara is a Weak Bellwether for Parliamentary Elections.
| - ! | Year !colspan="2" width="144px" | Galagedara !colspan="2" width="144px" | Kandy Electoral District ! | MAE[12] % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Sri Lanka ! | MAE[13] % | - | 4.95% | 3.46% | - | 3.22% | 2.92% | - | 2.43% | 4.53% | - | 0.82% | 5.07% | - | 2.01% | 2.71% | - | 2.23% | 6.99% | - | 3.41% | 8.48% | - ! | Matches/Mean MAE !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 5/7 !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 5/7 !style="text-align:right;" | 2.72% !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 7/7 !style="text-align:right;" | 4.88% |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Galagedara[14] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kandy Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 19,522 | 50.90% | 440,761 | 55.61% | 5,098,916 | 45.77% | - | 17,231 | 44.93% | 309,152 | 39.00% | 4,732,664 | 42.48% | - | 1,287 | 3.36% | 30,669 | 3.87% | 544,154 | 4.88% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 311 | 0.81% | 12,055 | 1.52% | 100,088 | 0.90% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 38,351 !style="text-align:right;" | 96.04% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 792,637 !style="text-align:right;" | 95.48% !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" | 1,558 !style="text-align:right;" | 3.90% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 37,065 !style="text-align:right;" | 4.46% !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" | 39,933 !style="text-align:right;" | 73.66% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 830,165 !style="text-align:right;" | 79.13% !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" | 54,214 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 1,049,160 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 15,044,490 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Galagedara[15] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kandy Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 18,198 | 64.22% | 339,819 | 60.81% | 4,846,388 | 60.38% | - | 8,836 | 31.18% | 192,798 | 34.50% | 2,357,057 | 29.37% | - | DNA | 1,209 | 4.27% | 23,728 | 4.25% | 441,251 | 5.50% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 94 | 0.33% | 2,459 | 0.44% | 30,354 | 0.38% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 28,337 !style="text-align:right;" | 90.36% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 558,804 !style="text-align:right;" | 90.49% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 8,026,322 !style="text-align:right;" | 96.03% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Rejected Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 3,007 !style="text-align:right;" | 9.59% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 58,333 !style="text-align:right;" | 9.45% !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" | 31,361 !style="text-align:right;" | 59.67% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 617,559 !style="text-align:right;" | 61.70% !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" | 52,553 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 1,000,861 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 14,097,690 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Galagedara[16] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kandy Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 16,645 | 48.61% | 313,859 | 49.99% | 3,486,792 | 37.73% | - | 15,896 | 46.42% | 268,131 | 42.71% | 4,223,126 | 45.70% | - | 1,513 | 4.42% | 42,192 | 6.72% | 552,723 | 5.98% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 187 | 0.55% | 3,684 | 0.59% | 64,227 | 0.69% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 34,241 !style="text-align:right;" | 93.14% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 627,866 !style="text-align:right;" | 93.24% !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" | 2,523 !style="text-align:right;" | 6.86% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 45,484 !style="text-align:right;" | 6.75% !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" | 36,764 !style="text-align:right;" | 73.58% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 673,380 !style="text-align:right;" | 76.47% !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" | 49,964 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 880,634 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 12,909,631 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Galagedara[17] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kandy Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 18,180 | 53.38% | 314,297 | 52.77% | 4,086,026 | 45.62% | - | 13,721 | 40.28% | 233,637 | 39.23% | 3,330,815 | 37.19% | - | 1,688 | 4.96% | 37,146 | 6.24% | 815,353 | 9.10% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 471 | 1.38% | 10,496 | 1.76% | 129,347 | 1.44% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 34,060 !style="text-align:right;" | 94.37% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 595,576 !style="text-align:right;" | 93.40% !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" | 2,032 !style="text-align:right;" | 5.63% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 42,103 !style="text-align:right;" | 6.60% !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" | 36,092 !style="text-align:right;" | 74.20% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 637,679 !style="text-align:right;" | 76.03% !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" | 48,642 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 838,687 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 12,428,762 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Galagedara[18] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kandy Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 16,051 | 46.72% | 282,282 | 46.66% | 3,899,329 | 45.33% | - | 15,399 | 44.82% | 243,623 | 40.27% | 3,451,765 | 40.12% | - | 1,144 | 3.33% | 21,565 | 3.56% | 518,725 | 6.03% | - | 1,048 | 3.05% | 32,023 | 5.29% | 185,593 | 2.16% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 715 | 2.08% | 25,435 | 4.20% | 289,668 | 3.37% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 34,357 !style="text-align:right;" | N/A !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 604,928 !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" | Galagedara[19] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kandy Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 18,240 | 54.65% | 301,824 | 52.35% | 3,498,370 | 44.04% | - | 14,762 | 44.23% | 267,683 | 46.43% | 3,887,805 | 48.94% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 373 | 1.12% | 7,045 | 1.22% | 175,576 | 2.21% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 33,375 !style="text-align:right;" | 95.29% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 576,552 !style="text-align:right;" | 94.89% !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" | 1,648 !style="text-align:right;" | 4.71% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 31,019 !style="text-align:right;" | 5.11% !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" | 35,023 !style="text-align:right;" | 80.58% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 607,571 !style="text-align:right;" | 81.67% !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" | 43,462 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 743,939 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 11,163,064 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Galagedara[20] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kandy Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 16,777 | 66.24% | 204,973 | 61.72% | 2,838,005 | 50.71% | - | 7,686 | 30.35% | 105,977 | 31.91% | 1,785,369 | 31.90% | - | SLMC | 495 | 1.95% | 14,697 | 4.43% | 202,016 | 3.61% | - | USA | 288 | 1.14% | 5,147 | 1.55% | 141,983 | 2.54% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 81 | 0.32% | 1,315 | 0.40% | 67,723 | 1.21% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 25,327 !style="text-align:right;" | 95.12% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 332,109 !style="text-align:right;" | 93.69% !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" | 1,298 !style="text-align:right;" | 4.88% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 22,374 !style="text-align:right;" | 6.31% !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" | 26,625 !style="text-align:right;" | 68.71% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 354,483 !style="text-align:right;" | 56.42% !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" | 38,747 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 628,317 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 9,374,164 ! |
The Galagedara Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (92.6%) . In comparison, the Kandy Electoral District (which contains the Galagedara Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (74.4%) and a significant Moor population (13.9%) [21]
The Galagedara Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (92.3%) . In comparison, the Kandy Electoral District (which contains the Galagedara Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (73.4%) and a significant Muslim population (14.3%) [1]