Gampaha Polling Division Explained

Gampaha
Coordinates:7.0749°N 79.9915°W
Area Total Km2:97.5
Population Total:197667
Population Density Km2:2027
Population As Of:2012
Population Footnotes:[1]
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name2:Gampaha Electoral District

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

Presidential Election Results

Summary

The winner of Gampaha has matched the final country result 5 out of 8 times. Hence, Gampaha is a Weak Bellwether for Presidential Elections.

- !Year !colspan="2" width="144px"Gampaha !colspan="2" width="144px"Gampaha Electoral District !MAE[2] % !colspan="2" width="144px"Sri Lanka !MAE[3] % - 7.80% 14.86% - 4.38% 6.01% - 6.61% 9.89% - 8.86% 13.12% - 5.26% 10.29% - 6.01% 8.23% - 6.19% 9.09% - 4.96% 6.76% - !Matches/Mean MAE !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px"5/8 !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px"7/8 !style="text-align:right;"6.26% !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px"8/8 !style="text-align:right;"9.78%
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Gampaha[4] !colspan="3" width="216px"Gampaha Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 84,507 67.31% 855,870 59.28% 6,924,255 52.25% - 31,984 25.48% 494,671 34.26% 5,564,239 41.99% - NMPP 6,256 4.98% 61,760 4.28% 418,553 3.16% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 2,800 2.23% 31,499 2.18% 345,452 2.61% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"125,547 !style="text-align:right;"99.06% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"1,443,800 !style="text-align:right;"98.92% !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"1,191 !style="text-align:right;"0.94% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"15,751 !style="text-align:right;"1.08% !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"126,738 !style="text-align:right;"83.70% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"1,459,551 !style="text-align:right;"83.31% !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"151,418 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"1,751,892 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"15,992,568 !
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Gampaha[5] !colspan="3" width="216px"Gampaha Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 63,962 53.95% 664,347 49.49% 5,768,090 47.58% - 53,922 45.48% 669,007 49.83% 6,217,162 51.28% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 680 0.57% 9,142 0.68% 138,200 1.14% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"118,564 !style="text-align:right;"98.98% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"1,342,496 !style="text-align:right;"98.92% !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"1,222 !style="text-align:right;"1.02% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"14,647 !style="text-align:right;"1.08% !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"119,786 !style="text-align:right;"81.33% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"1,357,143 !style="text-align:right;"80.77% !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"147,280 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"1,680,263 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"15,585,942 !
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Gampaha[6] !colspan="3" width="216px"Gampaha Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 71,811 68.44% 718,716 61.66% 6,015,934 57.88% - 32,262 30.75% 434,506 37.28% 4,173,185 40.15% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 854 0.81% 12,426 1.07% 204,494 1.97% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"104,927 !style="text-align:right;"99.35% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"1,165,648 !style="text-align:right;"99.24% !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"682 !style="text-align:right;"0.65% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"8,960 !style="text-align:right;"0.76% !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"105,609 !style="text-align:right;"79.05% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"1,174,608 !style="text-align:right;"78.03% !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"133,606 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"1,505,363 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"15,734,587 !
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Gampaha[7] !colspan="3" width="216px"Gampaha Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 62,018 63.78% 596,698 54.78% 4,887,152 50.29% - 34,376 35.35% 481,764 44.23% 4,706,366 48.43% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 847 0.87% 10,815 0.99% 123,521 1.27% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"97,241 !style="text-align:right;"99.04% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"1,089,277 !style="text-align:right;"98.94% !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"944 !style="text-align:right;"0.96% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"11,724 !style="text-align:right;"1.06% !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"98,185 !style="text-align:right;"78.73% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"1,101,001 !style="text-align:right;"79.17% !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"124,714 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"1,390,691 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"14,136,979 !
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Gampaha[8] !colspan="3" width="216px"Gampaha Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 51,606 61.67% 532,796 56.58% 4,312,157 51.12% - 26,257 31.38% 353,969 37.59% 3,602,748 42.71% - 4,433 5.30% 40,472 4.30% 343,927 4.08% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,386 1.66% 14,382 1.53% 176,679 2.09% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"83,682 !style="text-align:right;"97.92% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"941,619 !style="text-align:right;"97.84% !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"1,780 !style="text-align:right;"2.08% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"20,768 !style="text-align:right;"2.16% !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"85,462 !style="text-align:right;"76.43% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"962,387 !style="text-align:right;"77.12% !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"111,814 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"1,247,860 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"11,965,536 !
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Gampaha[9] !colspan="3" width="216px"Gampaha Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 51,197 70.81% 550,654 64.74% 4,709,205 62.28% - 20,094 27.79% 288,608 33.93% 2,715,283 35.91% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,011 1.40% 11,256 1.32% 137,040 1.81% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"72,302 !style="text-align:right;"98.69% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"850,518 !style="text-align:right;"98.48% !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"958 !style="text-align:right;"1.31% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"13,137 !style="text-align:right;"1.52% !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"73,260 !style="text-align:right;"72.96% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"863,655 !style="text-align:right;"74.16% !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"100,416 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"1,164,625 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"11,158,880 !
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Gampaha[10] !colspan="3" width="216px"Gampaha Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 34,340 55.27% 355,553 48.83% 2,289,857 44.95% - 25,948 41.77% 350,092 48.08% 2,569,199 50.43% - 1,839 2.96% 22,467 3.09% 235,701 4.63% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"62,127 !style="text-align:right;"98.85% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"728,112 !style="text-align:right;"98.63% !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"721 !style="text-align:right;"1.15% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"10,108 !style="text-align:right;"1.37% !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"62,848 !style="text-align:right;"73.57% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"738,220 !style="text-align:right;"74.93% !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"85,424 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"985,206 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"9,283,143 !
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Gampaha[11] !colspan="3" width="216px"Gampaha Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 28,532 48.53% 301,808 43.31% 2,546,348 39.05% - 27,845 47.36% 365,847 52.50% 3,450,815 52.93% - 1,942 3.30% 23,701 3.40% 273,428 4.19% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 470 0.80% 5,491 0.79% 249,460 3.83% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"58,789 !style="text-align:right;"99.13% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"696,847 !style="text-align:right;"99.15% !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"517 !style="text-align:right;"0.87% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"5,992 !style="text-align:right;"0.85% !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"59,306 !style="text-align:right;"81.95% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"702,839 !style="text-align:right;"82.70% !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"72,371 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"849,896 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"8,235,358 !

Parliamentary Election Results

Summary

The winner of Gampaha has matched the final country result 5 out of 7 times. Hence, Gampaha is a Weak Bellwether for Parliamentary Elections.

- !Year !colspan="2" width="144px"Gampaha !colspan="2" width="144px"Gampaha Electoral District !MAE[12] % !colspan="2" width="144px"Sri Lanka !MAE[13] % - 6.05% 6.29% - 6.08% 8.06% - 7.38% 10.06% - 5.18% 8.18% - 5.06% 6.97% - 6.01% 10.46% - 4.03% 4.71% - !Matches/Mean MAE !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px"5/7 !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px"7/7 !style="text-align:right;"5.68% !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px"7/7 !style="text-align:right;"7.82%
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Gampaha[14] !colspan="3" width="216px"Gampaha Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 53,901 50.38% 549,958 44.96% 4,732,664 42.48% - 42,585 39.81% 577,004 47.17% 5,098,916 45.77% - 9,754 9.12% 87,880 7.18% 544,154 4.88% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 739 0.69% 8,332 0.68% 81,501 0.73% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"106,979 !style="text-align:right;"95.89% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"1,223,174 !style="text-align:right;"95.51% !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"4,457 !style="text-align:right;"3.99% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"56,246 !style="text-align:right;"4.39% !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"111,569 !style="text-align:right;"75.75% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"1,280,647 !style="text-align:right;"78.21% !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"147,280 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"1,637,537 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"15,044,490 !
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Gampaha[15] !colspan="3" width="216px"Gampaha Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 58,268 69.62% 589,476 63.40% 4,846,388 60.38% - 17,976 21.48% 266,523 28.67% 2,357,057 29.37% - DNA 7,188 8.59% 69,747 7.50% 441,251 5.50% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 266 0.32% 3,985 0.43% 19,003 0.24% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"83,698 !style="text-align:right;"95.44% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"929,731 !style="text-align:right;"94.83% !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"3,930 !style="text-align:right;"4.48% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"50,234 !style="text-align:right;"5.12% !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"87,698 !style="text-align:right;"65.64% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"980,467 !style="text-align:right;"65.06% !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"133,606 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"1,506,969 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"14,097,690 !
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Gampaha[16] !colspan="3" width="216px"Gampaha Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 51,944 58.64% 509,963 51.52% 4,223,126 45.70% - 24,652 27.83% 367,572 37.14% 3,486,792 37.73% - 11,357 12.82% 102,516 10.36% 552,723 5.98% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 624 0.70% 9,691 0.98% 57,229 0.62% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"88,577 !style="text-align:right;"96.19% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"989,742 !style="text-align:right;"95.96% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"9,241,931 !style="text-align:right;"94.52% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Rejected Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"3,485 !style="text-align:right;"3.78% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"41,462 !style="text-align:right;"4.02% !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"92,082 !style="text-align:right;"76.21% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"1,031,464 !style="text-align:right;"77.72% !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"120,833 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"1,327,145 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"12,909,631 !
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Gampaha[17] !colspan="3" width="216px"Gampaha Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 41,519 46.94% 428,780 43.08% 3,330,815 37.19% - 32,479 36.72% 437,289 43.94% 4,086,026 45.62% - 12,791 14.46% 113,990 11.45% 815,353 9.10% - SU 1,090 1.23% 8,105 0.81% 50,665 0.57% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 573 0.65% 7,066 0.71% 87,161 0.97% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"88,452 !style="text-align:right;"96.82% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"995,230 !style="text-align:right;"96.30% !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"2,909 !style="text-align:right;"3.18% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"38,187 !style="text-align:right;"3.70% !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"91,361 !style="text-align:right;"78.24% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"1,033,417 !style="text-align:right;"80.36% !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"116,768 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"1,285,973 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"12,428,762 !
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Gampaha[18] !colspan="3" width="216px"Gampaha Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 45,394 53.55% 470,018 48.87% 3,899,329 45.33% - 27,794 32.79% 378,328 39.34% 3,451,765 40.12% - 8,284 9.77% 73,110 7.60% 518,725 6.03% - SU 2,434 2.87% 20,297 2.11% 127,859 1.49% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 861 1.02% 19,956 2.08% 319,123 3.71% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"84,767 !style="text-align:right;"N/A !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"961,709 !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"Gampaha[19] !colspan="3" width="216px"Gampaha Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 47,822 62.68% 509,030 56.79% 3,887,805 48.94% - 27,133 35.56% 375,631 41.91% 3,498,370 44.04% - SLPF 1,340 1.76% 11,627 1.30% 90,078 1.13% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"76,295 !style="text-align:right;"96.88% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"896,288 !style="text-align:right;"96.39% !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"2,456 !style="text-align:right;"3.12% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"33,553 !style="text-align:right;"3.61% !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"78,751 !style="text-align:right;"78.42% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"929,841 !style="text-align:right;"79.65% !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"100,416 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"1,167,469 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"11,163,064 !
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Gampaha[20] !colspan="3" width="216px"Gampaha Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 30,376 50.27% 385,733 54.14% 2,838,005 50.71% - 27,765 45.95% 294,490 41.34% 1,785,369 31.90% - USA 1,426 2.36% 21,665 3.04% 141,983 2.54% - ELJP 859 1.42% 10,549 1.48% 67,723 1.21% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"60,426 !style="text-align:right;"96.34% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"712,437 !style="text-align:right;"95.64% !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"2,297 !style="text-align:right;"3.66% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"32,497 !style="text-align:right;"4.36% !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"62,723 !style="text-align:right;"75.85% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"744,934 !style="text-align:right;"76.82% !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"82,689 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"969,658 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"9,374,164 !

Demographics

Ethnicity

The Gampaha Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (98.8%) . In comparison, the Gampaha Electoral District (which contains the Gampaha Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (90.5%) [21]

Religion

The Gampaha Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (87.6%) and a significant Roman Catholic population (10.7%) . In comparison, the Gampaha Electoral District (which contains the Gampaha Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (71.3%) and a significant Roman Catholic population (19.5%) [1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Census of Population and Housing 2012. 2012. statistics.gov.lk. Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka.
  2. The mean absolute error, between the percentages of votes each party got in Gampaha and the Gampaha Electoral District. It is a measure of the difference in voting behaviour between the two regions.
  3. The mean absolute error, between the percentages of votes each party got in Gampaha and the country. It is a measure of the difference in voting behaviour between the two regions.
  4. Web site: 2019 Sri Lankan presidential election Results. 2019. elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2020-06-10. 2019-12-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20191219162109/https://results.elections.gov.lk/. dead.
  5. Web site: 2015 Sri Lankan presidential election Results. 2015. elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2020-06-10. 2019-12-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20191219162109/https://results.elections.gov.lk/. dead.
  6. Web site: 2010 Sri Lankan presidential election Results. 2010. elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2020-06-10. 2019-12-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20191219162109/https://results.elections.gov.lk/. dead.
  7. Web site: 2005 Sri Lankan presidential election Results. 2005. elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2020-06-10. 2019-12-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20191219162109/https://results.elections.gov.lk/. dead.
  8. Web site: 1999 Sri Lankan presidential election Results. 1999. elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2020-06-10. 2019-12-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20191219162109/https://results.elections.gov.lk/. dead.
  9. Web site: 1994 Sri Lankan presidential election Results. 1994. elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2020-06-10. 2019-12-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20191219162109/https://results.elections.gov.lk/. dead.
  10. Web site: 1988 Sri Lankan presidential election Results. 1988. elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2020-06-10. 2019-12-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20191219162109/https://results.elections.gov.lk/. dead.
  11. Web site: 1982 Sri Lankan presidential election Results. 1982. elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2020-06-10. 2019-12-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20191219162109/https://results.elections.gov.lk/. dead.
  12. The mean absolute error, between the percentages of votes each party got in Gampaha and the Gampaha Electoral District. It is a measure of the difference in voting behaviour between the two regions.
  13. The mean absolute error, between the percentages of votes each party got in Gampaha and the country. It is a measure of the difference in voting behaviour between the two regions.
  14. Web site: 2015 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results. 2015. elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka.
  15. Web site: 2010 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results. 2010. elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka.
  16. Web site: 2004 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results. 2004. elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka.
  17. Web site: 2001 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results. 2001. elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka.
  18. Web site: 2000 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results. 2000. elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka.
  19. Web site: 1994 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results. 1994. elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka.
  20. Web site: 1989 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results. 1989. elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka.
  21. Web site: Census of Population and Housing 2012. 2012. statistics.gov.lk. Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka.