| Kesbewa | |
| Coordinates: | 6.8148°N 79.9268°W |
| Area Total Km2: | 66.25 |
| Population Total: | 245232 |
| Population Density Km2: | 3702 |
| Population As Of: | 2012 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name2: | Colombo Electoral District |
The Kesbewa Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Colombo Electoral District, in the Western Province, Sri Lanka.
The winner of Kesbewa has matched the final country result 5 out of 8 times. Hence, Kesbewa is a Weak Bellwether for Presidential Elections.
| - ! | Year !colspan="2" width="144px" | Kesbewa !colspan="2" width="144px" | Colombo Electoral District ! | MAE[2] % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Sri Lanka ! | MAE[3] % | - | 14.04% | 15.02% | - | 10.99% | 6.57% | - | 11.90% | 6.65% | - | 12.69% | 10.17% | - | 8.03% | 6.50% | - | 5.07% | 7.48% | - | 8.72% | 9.93% | - | 10.98% | 7.13% | - ! | 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;" | 10.30% !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 8/8 !style="text-align:right;" | 8.68% |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kesbewa[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 ! | % | - | 99,062 | 67.68% | 727,713 | 53.19% | 6,924,255 | 52.25% | - | 37,430 | 25.57% | 559,921 | 40.92% | 5,564,239 | 41.99% | - | NMPP | 7,343 | 5.02% | 53,803 | 3.93% | 418,553 | 3.16% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 2,525 | 1.73% | 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" | 146,360 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.02% !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" | 1,444 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.98% !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" | 147,804 !style="text-align:right;" | 84.54% !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" | 174,829 ! | !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" | Kesbewa[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 ! | % | - | 74,189 | 54.56% | 562,614 | 43.40% | 5,768,090 | 47.58% | - | 61,116 | 44.94% | 725,073 | 55.93% | 6,217,162 | 51.28% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 678 | 0.50% | 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" | 135,983 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.99% !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" | 1,393 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.01% !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" | 137,376 !style="text-align:right;" | 83.37% !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" | 164,774 ! | !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" | Kesbewa[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 ! | % | - | 77,474 | 65.10% | 614,740 | 52.93% | 6,015,934 | 57.88% | - | 40,474 | 34.01% | 533,022 | 45.90% | 4,173,185 | 40.15% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 1,058 | 0.89% | 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" | 119,006 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.33% !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" | 803 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.67% !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" | 119,809 !style="text-align:right;" | 80.57% !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" | 148,696 ! | !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" | Kesbewa[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 ! | % | - | 66,660 | 60.82% | 534,431 | 47.96% | 4,887,152 | 50.29% | - | 42,042 | 38.36% | 569,627 | 51.12% | 4,706,366 | 48.43% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 900 | 0.82% | 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" | 109,602 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.00% !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" | 1,110 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.00% !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" | 110,712 !style="text-align:right;" | 79.03% !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" | 140,094 ! | !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" | Kesbewa[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 ! | % | - | 51,240 | 57.17% | 474,310 | 49.18% | 4,312,157 | 51.12% | - | 31,302 | 34.93% | 425,185 | 44.08% | 3,602,748 | 42.71% | - | 5,236 | 5.84% | 44,009 | 4.56% | 343,927 | 4.08% | - | 940 | 1.05% | 8,209 | 0.85% | 35,854 | 0.43% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 905 | 1.01% | 12,821 | 1.33% | 140,825 | 1.67% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 89,623 !style="text-align:right;" | 96.80% !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" | 2,967 !style="text-align:right;" | 3.20% !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" | 92,590 !style="text-align:right;" | 76.00% !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" | 121,836 ! | !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" | Kesbewa[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 ! | % | - | 54,327 | 70.03% | 557,708 | 64.82% | 4,709,205 | 62.28% | - | 22,130 | 28.53% | 288,741 | 33.56% | 2,715,283 | 35.91% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 1,121 | 1.44% | 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" | 77,578 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.53% !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" | 1,159 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.47% !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" | 78,737 !style="text-align:right;" | 70.97% !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" | 110,948 ! | !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" | Kesbewa[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 ! | % | - | 35,184 | 55.88% | 339,958 | 46.23% | 2,289,857 | 44.95% | - | 25,549 | 40.58% | 361,337 | 49.14% | 2,569,199 | 50.43% | - | 2,228 | 3.54% | 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" | 62,961 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.62% !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" | 879 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.38% !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" | 63,840 !style="text-align:right;" | 71.51% !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" | 89,277 ! | !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" | Kesbewa[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 ! | % | - | 26,553 | 47.92% | 274,476 | 36.40% | 2,546,348 | 39.05% | - | 25,576 | 46.16% | 436,290 | 57.86% | 3,450,815 | 52.93% | - | 2,248 | 4.06% | 28,580 | 3.79% | 273,428 | 4.19% | - | 851 | 1.54% | 9,655 | 1.28% | 58,531 | 0.90% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 179 | 0.32% | 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" | 55,407 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.05% !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" | 530 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.95% !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" | 55,937 !style="text-align:right;" | 78.78% !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" | 71,002 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 991,194 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 8,235,358 ! |
The winner of Kesbewa has matched the final country result 6 out of 7 times. Hence, Kesbewa is a Strong Bellwether for Parliamentary Elections.
| - ! | Year !colspan="2" width="144px" | Kesbewa !colspan="2" width="144px" | Colombo Electoral District ! | MAE[12] % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Sri Lanka ! | MAE[13] % | - | 12.30% | 7.02% | - | 10.91% | 3.71% | - | 10.88% | 6.46% | - | 6.84% | 2.54% | - | 5.35% | 2.08% | - | 6.90% | 8.80% | - | 7.81% | 6.32% | - ! | 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;" | 8.71% !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 7/7 !style="text-align:right;" | 5.28% |
| - !colspan="3" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kesbewa[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 ! | % | - | 89,240 | 70.77% | 674,603 | 57.04% | 6,853,693 | 59.09% | - | 23,687 | 18.78% | 387,145 | 32.73% | 2,771,984 | 23.9% | - | 9,160 | 7.26% | 67,600 | 5.72% | 445,958 | 3.84% | - | 2,098 | 1.66% | 30,875 | 2.61% | 249,435 | 2.15% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 1,918 | 1.53% | 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" | 126,103 !style="text-align:right;" | 70.34% !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" | 6,760 !style="text-align:right;" | 3.77% !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" | 132,863 !style="text-align:right;" | 74.11% !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" | 179,289 ! | !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" | Kesbewa[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 ! | % | - | 65,243 | 51.30% | 474,063 | 39.25% | 4,732,664 | 42.48% | - | 49,637 | 39.03% | 640,743 | 53.04% | 5,098,916 | 45.77% | - | 11,193 | 8.80% | 81,391 | 6.74% | 544,154 | 4.88% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 1,110 | 0.87% | 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" | 127,183 !style="text-align:right;" | 97.32% !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" | 3,452 !style="text-align:right;" | 2.64% !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" | 130,692 !style="text-align:right;" | 79.32% !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" | 164,774 ! | !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" | Kesbewa[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 ! | % | - | 60,139 | 62.57% | 480,896 | 51.23% | 4,846,388 | 60.38% | - | 21,953 | 22.84% | 339,750 | 36.19% | 2,357,057 | 29.37% | - | DNA | 13,532 | 14.08% | 110,683 | 11.79% | 441,251 | 5.50% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 493 | 0.51% | 7,292 | 0.78% | 48,240 | 0.60% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 96,117 !style="text-align:right;" | 95.79% !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" | 4,160 !style="text-align:right;" | 4.15% !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" | 100,339 !style="text-align:right;" | 67.48% !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" | 148,696 ! | !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" | Kesbewa[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 ! | % | - | 45,939 | 44.63% | 414,688 | 39.20% | 4,223,126 | 45.70% | - | 29,850 | 29.00% | 190,618 | 18.02% | 552,723 | 5.98% | - | 26,302 | 25.55% | 441,841 | 41.77% | 3,486,792 | 37.73% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 846 | 0.82% | 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" | 102,937 !style="text-align:right;" | 97.32% !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" | 2,831 !style="text-align:right;" | 2.68% !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" | 105,773 !style="text-align:right;" | 77.05% !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" | 137,285 ! | !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" | Kesbewa[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 ! | % | - | 42,260 | 42.54% | 546,417 | 51.62% | 4,086,026 | 45.62% | - | 37,815 | 38.07% | 353,401 | 33.39% | 3,330,815 | 37.19% | - | 16,045 | 16.15% | 117,404 | 11.09% | 815,353 | 9.10% | - | SU | 2,170 | 2.18% | 16,970 | 1.60% | 50,665 | 0.57% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 1,049 | 1.06% | 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" | 99,339 !style="text-align:right;" | 96.73% !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" | 3,356 !style="text-align:right;" | 3.27% !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" | 102,695 !style="text-align:right;" | 78.05% !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" | 131,571 ! | !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" | Kesbewa[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 ! | % | - | 41,977 | 44.40% | 394,146 | 38.86% | 3,899,329 | 45.33% | - | 34,978 | 37.00% | 440,684 | 43.45% | 3,451,765 | 40.12% | - | 10,219 | 10.81% | 78,133 | 7.70% | 518,725 | 6.03% | - | SU | 6,211 | 6.57% | 49,671 | 4.90% | 127,859 | 1.49% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 1,148 | 1.21% | 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" | 94,533 !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" | Kesbewa[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 ! | % | - | 49,342 | 59.16% | 469,642 | 50.94% | 3,887,805 | 48.94% | - | 29,585 | 35.47% | 385,100 | 41.77% | 3,498,370 | 44.04% | - | MEP | 2,709 | 3.25% | 42,734 | 4.64% | 68,538 | 0.86% | - | SLPF | 1,418 | 1.70% | 11,454 | 1.24% | 90,078 | 1.13% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 349 | 0.42% | 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" | 83,403 !style="text-align:right;" | 96.60% !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" | 2,932 !style="text-align:right;" | 3.40% !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" | 86,335 !style="text-align:right;" | 77.82% !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" | 110,948 ! | !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" | Kesbewa[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 ! | % | - | 27,415 | 45.83% | 374,530 | 51.67% | 2,838,005 | 50.71% | - | 25,830 | 43.18% | 205,053 | 28.29% | 1,785,369 | 31.90% | - | MEP | 4,351 | 7.27% | 76,966 | 10.62% | 90,480 | 1.62% | - | USA | 1,890 | 3.16% | 31,873 | 4.40% | 141,983 | 2.54% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 339 | 0.57% | 36,420 | 5.02% | 269,739 | 4.82% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 59,825 !style="text-align:right;" | 95.67% !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" | 2,710 !style="text-align:right;" | 4.33% !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" | 62,535 !style="text-align:right;" | 71.38% !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" | 87,609 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 1,087,891 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 9,374,164 ! |
The Kesbewa Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (97.3%) . In comparison, the Colombo Electoral District (which contains the Kesbewa Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (76.5%), a significant Moor population (10.7%) and a significant Sri Lankan Tamil population (10.1%) [22]
The Kesbewa Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (93.0%) . In comparison, the Colombo Electoral District (which contains the Kesbewa Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (70.2%) and a significant Muslim population (11.8%) [1]