| Kalawana | |
| Coordinates: | 6.5494°N 80.3863°W |
| Area Total Km2: | 538.45 |
| Population Total: | 82201 |
| Population Density Km2: | 153 |
| Population As Of: | 2012 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name2: | Ratnapura Electoral District |
The Kalawana Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Ratnapura Electoral District, in the Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka.
The winner of Kalawana has matched the final country result 7 out of 8 times. Hence, Kalawana is a Strong Bellwether for Presidential Elections.
| - ! | Year !colspan="2" width="144px" | Kalawana !colspan="2" width="144px" | Ratnapura Electoral District ! | MAE[2] % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Sri Lanka ! | MAE[3] % | - | 1.76% | 8.53% | - | 5.75% | 13.90% | - | 4.03% | 9.76% | - | 2.75% | 5.52% | - | 2.56% | 3.32% | - | 0.95% | 5.08% | - | 0.91% | 0.41% | - | 2.92% | 5.92% | - ! | Matches/Mean MAE !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 7/8 !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 7/8 !style="text-align:right;" | 2.70% !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 8/8 !style="text-align:right;" | 6.56% |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kalawana[4] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Ratnapura Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 35,399 | 61.86% | 448,044 | 59.93% | 6,924,255 | 52.25% | - | 19,291 | 33.71% | 264,503 | 35.38% | 5,564,239 | 41.99% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 1,313 | 2.29% | 16,237 | 2.17% | 345,452 | 2.61% | - | NMPP | 1,221 | 2.13% | 18,887 | 2.53% | 418,553 | 3.16% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 57,224 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.28% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 747,671 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.22% !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" | 415 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.72% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 5,853 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.78% !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" | 57,639 !style="text-align:right;" | 88.25% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 753,524 !style="text-align:right;" | 87.11% !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" | 65,310 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 864,979 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 15,992,568 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kalawana[5] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Ratnapura Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 32,336 | 61.50% | 379,053 | 55.74% | 5,768,090 | 47.58% | - | 19,508 | 37.10% | 292,514 | 43.01% | 6,217,162 | 51.28% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 736 | 1.40% | 8,517 | 1.25% | 138,200 | 1.14% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 52,580 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.04% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 680,084 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.89% !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" | 511 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.96% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 7,656 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.11% !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" | 53,091 !style="text-align:right;" | 84.58% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 687,740 !style="text-align:right;" | 82.69% !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" | 62,773 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 831,712 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 15,585,942 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kalawana[6] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Ratnapura Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 31,514 | 67.81% | 377,734 | 63.76% | 6,015,934 | 57.88% | - | 14,009 | 30.14% | 203,566 | 34.36% | 4,173,185 | 40.15% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 953 | 2.05% | 11,126 | 1.88% | 204,494 | 1.97% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 46,476 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.41% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 592,426 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.26% !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" | 278 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.59% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 4,430 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.74% !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" | 46,754 !style="text-align:right;" | 81.69% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 596,856 !style="text-align:right;" | 79.75% !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" | 57,232 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 748,404 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 15,734,587 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kalawana[7] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Ratnapura Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 24,463 | 55.78% | 294,260 | 53.01% | 4,887,152 | 50.29% | - | 18,740 | 42.73% | 252,838 | 45.55% | 4,706,366 | 48.43% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 657 | 1.50% | 7,976 | 1.44% | 123,521 | 1.27% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 43,860 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.06% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 555,074 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.02% !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" | 414 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.94% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 5,510 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.98% !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" | 44,274 !style="text-align:right;" | 84.89% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 560,584 !style="text-align:right;" | 82.57% !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" | 52,156 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 678,909 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 14,136,979 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kalawana[8] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Ratnapura Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 21,261 | 55.36% | 250,409 | 52.13% | 4,312,157 | 51.12% | - | 15,428 | 40.17% | 202,621 | 42.18% | 3,602,748 | 42.71% | - | 963 | 2.51% | 16,482 | 3.43% | 343,927 | 4.08% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 754 | 1.96% | 10,852 | 2.26% | 176,679 | 2.09% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 38,406 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.60% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 480,364 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.15% !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" | 544 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.40% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 9,038 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.85% !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" | 38,950 !style="text-align:right;" | 83.90% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 489,402 !style="text-align:right;" | 81.27% !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" | 46,426 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 602,172 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 11,965,536 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kalawana[9] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Ratnapura Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 19,993 | 57.25% | 257,265 | 58.07% | 4,709,205 | 62.28% | - | 14,434 | 41.33% | 177,924 | 40.16% | 2,715,283 | 35.91% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 496 | 1.42% | 7,842 | 1.77% | 137,040 | 1.81% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 34,923 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.67% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 443,031 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.31% !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" | 469 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.33% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 7,595 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.69% !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" | 35,392 !style="text-align:right;" | 81.78% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 450,626 !style="text-align:right;" | 80.02% !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" | 43,279 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 563,174 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 11,158,880 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kalawana[10] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Ratnapura Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 14,316 | 50.25% | 180,622 | 51.75% | 2,569,199 | 50.43% | - | 12,994 | 45.61% | 159,879 | 45.81% | 2,289,857 | 44.95% | - | 1,180 | 4.14% | 8,516 | 2.44% | 235,701 | 4.63% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 28,490 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.72% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 349,017 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.84% !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" | 369 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.28% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 4,113 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.16% !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" | 28,859 !style="text-align:right;" | 78.97% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 353,130 !style="text-align:right;" | 76.64% !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" | 36,544 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 460,735 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 9,283,143 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kalawana[11] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Ratnapura Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 13,806 | 48.80% | 175,903 | 50.90% | 3,450,815 | 52.93% | - | 13,644 | 48.22% | 152,506 | 44.13% | 2,546,348 | 39.05% | - | 629 | 2.22% | 11,283 | 3.26% | 273,428 | 4.19% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 214 | 0.76% | 5,912 | 1.71% | 249,460 | 3.83% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 28,293 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.17% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 345,604 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.02% !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" | 237 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.83% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 3,407 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.98% !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" | 28,530 !style="text-align:right;" | 86.71% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 349,011 !style="text-align:right;" | 85.91% !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" | 32,904 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 406,275 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 8,235,358 ! |
The winner of Kalawana has matched the final country result 5 out of 7 times. Hence, Kalawana is a Weak Bellwether for Parliamentary Elections.
| - ! | Year !colspan="2" width="144px" | Kalawana !colspan="2" width="144px" | Ratnapura Electoral District ! | MAE[12] % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Sri Lanka ! | MAE[13] % | - | 4.52% | 8.27% | - | 5.28% | 10.51% | - | 3.09% | 6.59% | - | 3.47% | 5.24% | - | 3.57% | 4.90% | - | 0.51% | 2.85% | - | 1.05% | 4.63% | - ! | Matches/Mean MAE !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 5/7 !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 6/7 !style="text-align:right;" | 3.07% !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 7/7 !style="text-align:right;" | 6.14% |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kalawana[14] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Ratnapura Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 27,405 | 56.47% | 323,636 | 51.21% | 4,732,664 | 42.48% | - | 19,889 | 40.98% | 284,117 | 44.96% | 5,098,916 | 45.77% | - | 1,034 | 2.13% | 21,525 | 3.41% | 544,154 | 4.88% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 206 | 0.42% | 2,720 | 0.43% | 83,333 | 0.75% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 48,534 !style="text-align:right;" | 96.72% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 631,998 !style="text-align:right;" | 96.46% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 11,140,333 !style="text-align:right;" | 95.35% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Rejected Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 1,638 !style="text-align:right;" | 3.26% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 23,026 !style="text-align:right;" | 3.51% !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" | 50,182 !style="text-align:right;" | 79.94% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 655,222 !style="text-align:right;" | 80.88% !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" | 62,773 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 810,082 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 15,044,490 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kalawana[15] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Ratnapura Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 26,030 | 74.55% | 305,327 | 68.87% | 4,846,388 | 60.38% | - | 8,187 | 23.45% | 125,076 | 28.21% | 2,357,057 | 29.37% | - | DNA | 526 | 1.51% | 11,053 | 2.49% | 441,251 | 5.50% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 173 | 0.50% | 1,853 | 0.42% | 35,498 | 0.44% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 34,916 !style="text-align:right;" | 91.45% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 443,309 !style="text-align:right;" | 92.28% !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" | 3,263 !style="text-align:right;" | 8.55% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 37,022 !style="text-align:right;" | 7.71% !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" | 38,182 !style="text-align:right;" | 66.71% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 480,395 !style="text-align:right;" | 64.02% !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" | 57,232 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 750,416 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 14,097,690 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kalawana[16] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Ratnapura Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 22,501 | 57.52% | 261,450 | 53.14% | 4,223,126 | 45.70% | - | 15,726 | 40.20% | 205,490 | 41.77% | 3,486,792 | 37.73% | - | 660 | 1.69% | 20,801 | 4.23% | 552,723 | 5.98% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 233 | 0.60% | 4,262 | 0.87% | 58,082 | 0.63% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 39,120 !style="text-align:right;" | 94.40% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 492,003 !style="text-align:right;" | 94.55% !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" | 2,322 !style="text-align:right;" | 5.60% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 28,346 !style="text-align:right;" | 5.45% !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" | 41,442 !style="text-align:right;" | 81.97% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 520,349 !style="text-align:right;" | 80.42% !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" | 50,558 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 647,035 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 12,909,631 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kalawana[17] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Ratnapura Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 18,445 | 48.04% | 212,794 | 43.46% | 3,330,815 | 37.19% | - | 16,708 | 43.51% | 227,202 | 46.41% | 4,086,026 | 45.62% | - | 2,506 | 6.53% | 40,377 | 8.25% | 815,353 | 9.10% | - | NLF | 416 | 1.08% | 4,589 | 0.94% | 45,901 | 0.51% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 324 | 0.84% | 4,616 | 0.94% | 86,089 | 0.96% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 38,399 !style="text-align:right;" | 93.14% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 489,578 !style="text-align:right;" | 94.14% !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" | 2,830 !style="text-align:right;" | 6.86% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 30,483 !style="text-align:right;" | 5.86% !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" | 41,229 !style="text-align:right;" | 84.69% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 520,061 !style="text-align:right;" | 83.41% !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" | 48,682 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 623,506 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 12,428,762 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kalawana[18] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Ratnapura Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 21,224 | 55.48% | 244,142 | 50.63% | 3,899,329 | 45.33% | - | 15,246 | 39.86% | 204,017 | 42.30% | 3,451,765 | 40.12% | - | 1,237 | 3.23% | 22,222 | 4.61% | 518,725 | 6.03% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 546 | 1.43% | 11,873 | 2.46% | 239,421 | 2.78% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 38,253 !style="text-align:right;" | N/A !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 482,254 !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" | Kalawana[19] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Ratnapura Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 18,312 | 50.50% | 233,687 | 50.77% | 3,887,805 | 48.94% | - | 17,674 | 48.74% | 220,750 | 47.96% | 3,498,370 | 44.04% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 273 | 0.75% | 5,848 | 1.27% | 223,848 | 2.82% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 36,259 !style="text-align:right;" | 95.48% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 460,285 !style="text-align:right;" | 95.12% !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" | 1,716 !style="text-align:right;" | 4.52% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 23,611 !style="text-align:right;" | 4.88% !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" | 37,975 !style="text-align:right;" | 87.74% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 483,890 !style="text-align:right;" | 85.77% !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" | 43,279 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 564,194 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 11,163,064 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kalawana[20] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Ratnapura Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 16,118 | 58.26% | 196,323 | 57.89% | 2,838,005 | 50.71% | - | 9,494 | 34.32% | 123,360 | 36.38% | 1,785,369 | 31.90% | - | USP | 1,909 | 6.90% | 17,323 | 5.11% | 17,323 | 0.31% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 145 | 0.52% | 2,116 | 0.62% | 68,609 | 1.23% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 27,666 !style="text-align:right;" | 94.28% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 339,122 !style="text-align:right;" | 94.37% !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" | 1,680 !style="text-align:right;" | 5.72% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 20,248 !style="text-align:right;" | 5.63% !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" | 29,346 !style="text-align:right;" | 81.25% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 359,370 !style="text-align:right;" | 78.60% !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" | 36,117 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 457,224 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 9,374,164 ! |
The Kalawana Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (85.6%) . In comparison, the Ratnapura Electoral District (which contains the Kalawana Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (87.1%) [21]
The Kalawana Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (85.7%) and a significant Hindu population (12.9%) . In comparison, the Ratnapura Electoral District (which contains the Kalawana Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (86.7%) [22]