Homagama Polling Division Explained

Homagama
Coordinates:6.8354°N 80.0189°W
Area Total Km2:124.84
Population Total:237905
Population Density Km2:1906
Population As Of:2012
Population Footnotes:[1]
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name2:Colombo Electoral District

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

Presidential Election Results

Summary

The winner of Homagama has matched the final country result 6 out of 8 times. Hence, Homagama is a Weak Bellwether for Presidential Elections.

- !Year !colspan="2" width="144px"Homagama !colspan="2" width="144px"Colombo Electoral District !MAE[2] % !colspan="2" width="144px"Sri Lanka !MAE[3] % - 14.07% 15.05% - 11.07% 6.65% - 13.40% 8.13% - 11.10% 8.59% - 6.51% 4.97% - 0.88% 3.31% - 7.86% 9.07% - 5.88% 2.17% - !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;"8.85% !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px"8/8 !style="text-align:right;"7.24%
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Homagama[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 !% - 106,102 67.84% 727,713 53.19% 6,924,255 52.25% - 40,157 25.68% 559,921 40.92% 5,564,239 41.99% - NMPP 7,596 4.86% 53,803 3.93% 418,553 3.16% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 2,545 1.63% 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"156,400 !style="text-align:right;"99.17% !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"1,314 !style="text-align:right;"0.83% !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"157,714 !style="text-align:right;"84.68% !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"186,252 !!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"Homagama[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 !% - 77,415 54.61% 562,614 43.40% 5,768,090 47.58% - 63,563 44.84% 725,073 55.93% 6,217,162 51.28% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 784 0.55% 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"141,762 !style="text-align:right;"98.97% !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"1,481 !style="text-align:right;"1.03% !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"143,243 !style="text-align:right;"81.90% !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"174,909 !!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"Homagama[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 !% - 80,799 66.62% 614,740 52.93% 6,015,934 57.88% - 39,414 32.50% 533,022 45.90% 4,173,185 40.15% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,066 0.88% 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"121,279 !style="text-align:right;"99.37% !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"770 !style="text-align:right;"0.63% !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"122,049 !style="text-align:right;"78.38% !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"155,720 !!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"Homagama[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 !% - 64,433 59.18% 534,431 47.96% 4,887,152 50.29% - 43,477 39.93% 569,627 51.12% 4,706,366 48.43% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 972 0.89% 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"108,882 !style="text-align:right;"99.06% !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"1,035 !style="text-align:right;"0.94% !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"109,917 !style="text-align:right;"77.42% !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"141,974 !!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"Homagama[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 !% - 46,823 55.66% 474,310 49.18% 4,312,157 51.12% - 30,859 36.68% 425,185 44.08% 3,602,748 42.71% - 4,878 5.80% 44,009 4.56% 343,927 4.08% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,563 1.86% 21,030 2.18% 176,679 2.09% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"84,123 !style="text-align:right;"97.25% !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"2,383 !style="text-align:right;"2.75% !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"86,506 !style="text-align:right;"74.21% !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"116,577 !!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"Homagama[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 !% - 45,072 65.68% 557,708 64.82% 4,709,205 62.28% - 22,369 32.60% 288,741 33.56% 2,715,283 35.91% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,178 1.72% 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"68,619 !style="text-align:right;"98.42% !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"1,102 !style="text-align:right;"1.58% !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"69,721 !style="text-align:right;"65.44% !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"106,536 !!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"Homagama[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 !% - 27,570 55.02% 339,958 46.23% 2,289,857 44.95% - 20,810 41.53% 361,337 49.14% 2,569,199 50.43% - 1,730 3.45% 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"50,110 !style="text-align:right;"98.66% !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"679 !style="text-align:right;"1.34% !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"50,789 !style="text-align:right;"58.39% !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"86,987 !!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"Homagama[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 !% - 27,981 51.72% 436,290 57.86% 3,450,815 52.93% - 23,135 42.76% 274,476 36.40% 2,546,348 39.05% - 2,140 3.96% 28,580 3.79% 273,428 4.19% - 591 1.09% 9,655 1.28% 58,531 0.90% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 255 0.47% 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"54,102 !style="text-align:right;"99.00% !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"548 !style="text-align:right;"1.00% !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"54,650 !style="text-align:right;"79.25% !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"68,955 !!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 Homagama has matched the final country result 6 out of 7 times. Hence, Homagama is a Strong Bellwether for Parliamentary Elections.

- !Year !colspan="2" width="144px"Homagama !colspan="2" width="144px"Colombo Electoral District !MAE[12] % !colspan="2" width="144px"Sri Lanka !MAE[13] % - 11.55% 6.34% - 7.96% 0.91% - 9.64% 6.12% - 7.29% 3.09% - 5.57% 1.67% - 2.31% 4.30% - 2.58% 2.29% - !Matches/Mean MAE !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px"6/7 !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px"5/7 !style="text-align:right;"6.70% !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px"7/7 !style="text-align:right;"3.53%
- !colspan="3" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Homagama[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 !% - 95,118 72.21% 674,603 57.04% 6,853,693 59.09% - 23,184 17.61% 387,145 32.73% 2,771,984 23.9% - 8,712 6.61% 67,600 5.72% 445,958 3.84% - 2,476 1.88% 30,875 2.61% 249,435 2.15% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 2,236 1.71% 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"131,726 !style="text-align:right;"68.74% !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"8,032 !style="text-align:right;"4.19% !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"139,758 !style="text-align:right;"72.93% !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"191,627 !!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"Homagama[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 !% - 66,450 50.85% 474,063 39.25% 4,732,664 42.48% - 52,336 40.05% 640,743 53.04% 5,098,916 45.77% - 10,719 8.20% 81,391 6.74% 544,154 4.88% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,184 0.91% 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"130,689 !style="text-align:right;"96.97% !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"4,026 !style="text-align:right;"2.99% !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"134,766 !style="text-align:right;"77.05% !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"174,909 !!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"Homagama[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 !% - 57,951 60.84% 480,896 51.23% 4,846,388 60.38% - 26,841 28.18% 339,750 36.19% 2,357,057 29.37% - DNA 10,103 10.61% 110,683 11.79% 441,251 5.50% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 360 0.38% 7,182 0.77% 47,940 0.60% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"95,255 !style="text-align:right;"95.72% !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"4,206 !style="text-align:right;"4.23% !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"99,517 !style="text-align:right;"63.91% !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"155,720 !!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"Homagama[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 !% - 49,520 51.03% 414,688 39.20% 4,223,126 45.70% - 29,029 29.91% 441,841 41.77% 3,486,792 37.73% - 17,768 18.31% 190,618 18.02% 552,723 5.98% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 726 0.75% 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"97,043 !style="text-align:right;"96.49% !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"3,516 !style="text-align:right;"3.50% !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"100,577 !style="text-align:right;"74.37% !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"135,242 !!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"Homagama[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 !% - 39,943 42.58% 546,417 51.62% 4,086,026 45.62% - 37,389 39.86% 353,401 33.39% 3,330,815 37.19% - 14,159 15.09% 117,404 11.09% 815,353 9.10% - SU 1,229 1.31% 16,970 1.60% 50,665 0.57% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,086 1.16% 24,289 2.29% 510,616 5.70% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"93,806 !style="text-align:right;"96.18% !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"3,725 !style="text-align:right;"3.82% !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"97,531 !style="text-align:right;"76.54% !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"127,422 !!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"Homagama[19] !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 !% - 41,330 46.81% 394,146 38.86% 3,899,329 45.33% - 33,930 38.43% 440,684 43.45% 3,451,765 40.12% - 8,758 9.92% 78,133 7.70% 518,725 6.03% - SU 3,283 3.72% 49,671 4.90% 127,859 1.49% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 988 1.12% 51,586 5.09% 375,083 4.36% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"88,289 !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"Homagama[20] !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 !% - 40,034 53.71% 469,642 50.94% 3,887,805 48.94% - 29,566 39.66% 385,100 41.77% 3,498,370 44.04% - MEP 3,409 4.57% 42,734 4.64% 68,538 0.86% - SLPF 1,180 1.58% 11,454 1.24% 90,078 1.13% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 355 0.48% 13,003 1.41% 51,995 0.65% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"74,544 !style="text-align:right;"96.21% !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"2,938 !style="text-align:right;"3.79% !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"77,482 !style="text-align:right;"72.73% !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"106,536 !!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"Homagama[21] !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 !% - 24,795 48.66% 374,530 51.67% 2,838,005 50.71% - 14,872 29.19% 205,053 28.29% 1,785,369 31.90% - MEP 7,920 15.54% 76,966 10.62% 90,480 1.62% - ELJP 1,846 3.62% 7,112 0.98% 67,723 1.21% - USA 1,440 2.83% 31,873 4.40% 141,983 2.54% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 81 0.16% 29,308 4.04% 202,016 3.61% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"50,954 !style="text-align:right;"94.32% !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"3,068 !style="text-align:right;"5.68% !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"54,022 !style="text-align:right;"65.77% !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"82,139 !!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 Homagama Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (98.1%) . In comparison, the Colombo Electoral District (which contains the Homagama Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (76.5%), a significant Moor population (10.7%) and a significant Sri Lankan Tamil population (10.1%) [22]

Religion

The Homagama Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (96.2%) . In comparison, the Colombo Electoral District (which contains the Homagama Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (70.2%) and a significant Muslim population (11.8%) [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 Homagama and the Colombo 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 Homagama 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 Homagama and the Colombo 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 Homagama and the country. It is a measure of the difference in voting behaviour between the two regions.
  14. Web site: 2020 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results. 2020. elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka.
  15. Web site: 2015 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results. 2015. elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka.
  16. Web site: 2010 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results. 2010. elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka.
  17. Web site: 2004 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results. 2004. elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka.
  18. Web site: 2001 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results. 2001. elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka.
  19. Web site: 2000 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results. 2000. elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka.
  20. Web site: 1994 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results. 1994. elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka.
  21. Web site: 1989 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results. 1989. elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka.
  22. Web site: Census of Population and Housing 2012. 2012. statistics.gov.lk. Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka.