| Kuliyapitiya | |
| Coordinates: | 7.4739°N 80.1102°W |
| Area Total Km2: | 293.96 |
| Population Total: | 131378 |
| Population Density Km2: | 447 |
| Population As Of: | 2012 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name2: | Kurunegala Electoral District |
The Kuliyapitiya Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Kurunegala Electoral District, in the North Western Province, Sri Lanka.
The winner of Kuliyapitiya has matched the final country result 7 out of 8 times. Hence, Kuliyapitiya is a Strong Bellwether for Presidential Elections.
| - ! | Year !colspan="2" width="144px" | Kuliyapitiya !colspan="2" width="144px" | Kurunegala Electoral District ! | MAE[2] % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Sri Lanka ! | MAE[3] % | - | 4.84% | 0.70% | - | 2.81% | 2.84% | - | 3.79% | 1.12% | - | 2.39% | 0.57% | - | 2.34% | 3.01% | - | 3.79% | 6.78% | - | 1.53% | 2.15% | - | 1.94% | 3.07% | - ! | 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;" | 2.93% !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 8/8 !style="text-align:right;" | 2.53% |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kuliyapitiya[4] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kurunegala Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 44,701 | 53.11% | 652,278 | 57.90% | 6,924,255 | 52.25% | - | 35,807 | 42.54% | 416,961 | 37.01% | 5,564,239 | 41.99% | - | NMPP | 2,159 | 2.57% | 36,178 | 3.21% | 418,553 | 3.16% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 1,500 | 1.78% | 21,193 | 1.88% | 345,452 | 2.61% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 84,167 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.30% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 1,126,610 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.25% !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" | 595 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.70% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 8,522 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.75% !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" | 84,762 !style="text-align:right;" | 84.54% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 1,135,132 !style="text-align:right;" | 85.24% !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" | 100,268 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 1,331,705 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 15,992,568 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kuliyapitiya[5] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kurunegala Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 39,115 | 50.61% | 556,868 | 53.46% | 5,768,090 | 47.58% | - | 37,528 | 48.55% | 476,602 | 45.76% | 6,217,162 | 51.28% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 651 | 0.84% | 8,154 | 0.78% | 138,200 | 1.14% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 77,294 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.27% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 1,041,624 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.12% !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" | 568 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.73% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 9,285 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.88% !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" | 77,862 !style="text-align:right;" | 77.49% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 1,050,909 !style="text-align:right;" | 78.82% !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" | 100,474 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 1,333,377 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 15,585,942 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kuliyapitiya[6] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kurunegala Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 41,881 | 59.26% | 582,784 | 63.08% | 6,015,934 | 57.88% | - | 27,813 | 39.36% | 327,594 | 35.46% | 4,173,185 | 40.15% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 974 | 1.38% | 13,515 | 1.46% | 204,494 | 1.97% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 70,668 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.51% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 923,893 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.29% !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" | 349 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.49% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 6,644 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.71% !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" | 71,017 !style="text-align:right;" | 74.96% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 930,537 !style="text-align:right;" | 75.59% !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" | 94,743 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 1,230,966 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 15,734,587 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kuliyapitiya[7] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kurunegala Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 34,357 | 49.87% | 468,507 | 52.26% | 4,887,152 | 50.29% | - | 33,874 | 49.17% | 418,809 | 46.72% | 4,706,366 | 48.43% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 661 | 0.96% | 9,181 | 1.02% | 123,521 | 1.27% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 68,892 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.05% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 896,497 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.07% !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" | 658 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.95% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 8,458 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.93% !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" | 69,550 !style="text-align:right;" | 77.52% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 904,955 !style="text-align:right;" | 77.87% !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" | 89,722 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 1,162,099 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 14,136,979 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kuliyapitiya[8] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kurunegala Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 28,350 | 48.80% | 377,483 | 50.77% | 4,312,157 | 51.12% | - | 27,228 | 46.86% | 326,327 | 43.89% | 3,602,748 | 42.71% | - | 1,662 | 2.86% | 27,354 | 3.68% | 343,927 | 4.08% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 860 | 1.48% | 12,355 | 1.66% | 176,679 | 2.09% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 58,100 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.35% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 743,519 !style="text-align:right;" | 97.99% !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" | 977 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.65% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 15,272 !style="text-align:right;" | 2.01% !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" | 59,077 !style="text-align:right;" | 76.10% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 758,791 !style="text-align:right;" | 75.83% !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" | 77,629 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 1,000,624 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 11,965,536 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kuliyapitiya[9] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kurunegala Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 29,638 | 55.55% | 403,838 | 59.36% | 4,709,205 | 62.28% | - | 22,999 | 43.11% | 266,740 | 39.21% | 2,715,283 | 35.91% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 712 | 1.33% | 9,766 | 1.44% | 137,040 | 1.81% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 53,349 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.57% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 680,344 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.48% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 7,561,526 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.03% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Rejected Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 773 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.43% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 10,511 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.52% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 151,706 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.97% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Total Polled !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 54,122 !style="text-align:right;" | 78.17% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 690,855 !style="text-align:right;" | 76.97% !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" | 69,233 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 897,539 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 11,158,880 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kuliyapitiya[10] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kurunegala Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 18,063 | 49.87% | 198,662 | 51.12% | 2,569,199 | 50.43% | - | 17,660 | 48.76% | 182,220 | 46.89% | 2,289,857 | 44.95% | - | 495 | 1.37% | 7,717 | 1.99% | 235,701 | 4.63% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 36,218 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.08% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 388,599 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.91% !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" | 338 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.92% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 4,281 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.09% !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" | 36,556 !style="text-align:right;" | 58.70% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 392,880 !style="text-align:right;" | 53.49% !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" | 62,275 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 734,453 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 9,283,143 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kuliyapitiya[11] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kurunegala Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 28,797 | 58.17% | 345,769 | 55.77% | 3,450,815 | 52.93% | - | 19,142 | 38.67% | 248,479 | 40.08% | 2,546,348 | 39.05% | - | 1,247 | 2.52% | 21,835 | 3.52% | 273,428 | 4.19% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 320 | 0.65% | 3,895 | 0.63% | 249,460 | 3.83% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 49,506 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.22% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 619,978 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.13% !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" | 391 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.78% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 5,431 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.87% !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" | 49,897 !style="text-align:right;" | 87.10% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 625,409 !style="text-align:right;" | 86.00% !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" | 57,287 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 727,202 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 8,235,358 ! |
The winner of Kuliyapitiya has matched the final country result 5 out of 7 times. Hence, Kuliyapitiya is a Weak Bellwether for Parliamentary Elections.
| - ! | Year !colspan="2" width="144px" | Kuliyapitiya !colspan="2" width="144px" | Kurunegala Electoral District ! | MAE[12] % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Sri Lanka ! | MAE[13] % | - | 4.33% | 3.55% | - | 5.51% | 3.84% | - | 2.20% | 4.28% | - | 1.46% | 4.12% | - | 4.16% | 3.09% | - | 2.46% | 2.62% | - | 0.47% | 5.45% | - ! | 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;" | 2.94% !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 7/7 !style="text-align:right;" | 3.85% |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kuliyapitiya[14] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kurunegala Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 37,037 | 50.81% | 441,275 | 45.87% | 5,098,916 | 45.77% | - | 32,951 | 45.20% | 474,124 | 49.29% | 4,732,664 | 42.48% | - | 2,299 | 3.15% | 41,077 | 4.27% | 544,154 | 4.88% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 609 | 0.84% | 5,496 | 0.57% | 83,041 | 0.75% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 72,896 !style="text-align:right;" | 96.15% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 961,972 !style="text-align:right;" | 95.39% !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" | 2,901 !style="text-align:right;" | 3.83% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 46,036 !style="text-align:right;" | 4.56% !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" | 75,818 !style="text-align:right;" | 75.46% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 1,008,459 !style="text-align:right;" | 79.63% !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" | 100,474 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 1,266,443 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 15,044,490 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kuliyapitiya[15] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kurunegala Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 29,501 | 58.31% | 429,316 | 63.91% | 4,846,388 | 60.38% | - | 19,146 | 37.84% | 213,713 | 31.81% | 2,357,057 | 29.37% | - | DNA | 1,826 | 3.61% | 26,440 | 3.94% | 441,251 | 5.50% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 121 | 0.24% | 2,288 | 0.34% | 34,779 | 0.43% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 50,594 !style="text-align:right;" | 93.35% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 671,757 !style="text-align:right;" | 92.58% !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" | 3,558 !style="text-align:right;" | 6.56% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 53,130 !style="text-align:right;" | 7.32% !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" | 54,197 !style="text-align:right;" | 57.20% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 725,566 !style="text-align:right;" | 59.08% !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" | 94,743 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 1,228,044 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 14,097,690 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kuliyapitiya[16] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kurunegala Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 29,878 | 49.25% | 412,157 | 51.95% | 4,223,126 | 45.70% | - | 27,127 | 44.71% | 340,768 | 42.95% | 3,486,792 | 37.73% | - | 3,413 | 5.63% | 37,459 | 4.72% | 552,723 | 5.98% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 249 | 0.41% | 2,976 | 0.38% | 64,640 | 0.70% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 60,667 !style="text-align:right;" | 94.56% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 793,360 !style="text-align:right;" | 95.14% !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" | 3,455 !style="text-align:right;" | 5.39% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 40,261 !style="text-align:right;" | 4.83% !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" | 64,157 !style="text-align:right;" | 74.24% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 833,908 !style="text-align:right;" | 76.54% !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" | 86,416 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 1,089,482 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 12,909,631 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kuliyapitiya[17] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kurunegala Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 30,901 | 50.71% | 382,768 | 48.59% | 4,086,026 | 45.62% | - | 25,266 | 41.46% | 332,775 | 42.24% | 3,330,815 | 37.19% | - | 4,162 | 6.83% | 63,652 | 8.08% | 815,353 | 9.10% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 608 | 1.00% | 8,533 | 1.08% | 133,770 | 1.49% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 60,937 !style="text-align:right;" | 94.59% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 787,728 !style="text-align:right;" | 95.35% !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" | 3,482 !style="text-align:right;" | 5.41% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 38,451 !style="text-align:right;" | 4.65% !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" | 64,419 !style="text-align:right;" | 77.68% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 826,179 !style="text-align:right;" | 78.98% !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" | 82,926 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 1,046,102 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 12,428,762 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kuliyapitiya[18] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kurunegala Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 26,570 | 45.62% | 308,106 | 41.86% | 3,451,765 | 40.12% | - | 25,374 | 43.56% | 358,794 | 48.75% | 3,899,329 | 45.33% | - | 2,916 | 5.01% | 40,780 | 5.54% | 518,725 | 6.03% | - | 1,834 | 3.15% | 11,927 | 1.62% | 185,593 | 2.16% | - | SU | 830 | 1.42% | 6,691 | 0.91% | 127,859 | 1.49% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 722 | 1.24% | 9,730 | 1.32% | 93,655 | 1.09% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 58,246 !style="text-align:right;" | N/A !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 736,028 !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" | Kuliyapitiya[19] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kurunegala Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 27,173 | 49.49% | 332,547 | 47.02% | 3,498,370 | 44.04% | - | 27,109 | 49.38% | 366,856 | 51.87% | 3,887,805 | 48.94% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 619 | 1.13% | 7,876 | 1.11% | 158,616 | 2.00% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 54,901 !style="text-align:right;" | 96.10% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 707,279 !style="text-align:right;" | 95.92% !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" | 2,229 !style="text-align:right;" | 3.90% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 30,071 !style="text-align:right;" | 4.08% !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" | 57,130 !style="text-align:right;" | 82.52% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 737,350 !style="text-align:right;" | 82.15% !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" | 69,233 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 897,580 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 11,163,064 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kuliyapitiya[20] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kurunegala Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 24,386 | 58.14% | 314,724 | 58.51% | 2,838,005 | 50.71% | - | 15,487 | 36.92% | 195,526 | 36.35% | 1,785,369 | 31.90% | - | ELJP | 1,448 | 3.45% | 13,759 | 2.56% | 67,723 | 1.21% | - | USA | 441 | 1.05% | 11,059 | 2.06% | 141,983 | 2.54% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 183 | 0.44% | 2,848 | 0.53% | 90,480 | 1.62% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 41,945 !style="text-align:right;" | 94.46% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 537,916 !style="text-align:right;" | 94.02% !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" | 2,459 !style="text-align:right;" | 5.54% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 34,212 !style="text-align:right;" | 5.98% !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" | 44,404 !style="text-align:right;" | 72.42% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 572,128 !style="text-align:right;" | 72.88% !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" | 61,316 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 784,991 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 9,374,164 ! |
The Kuliyapitiya Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (84.6%) and a significant Moor population (14.4%) . In comparison, the Kurunegala Electoral District (which contains the Kuliyapitiya Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (91.4%) [21]
The Kuliyapitiya Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (80.5%) and a significant Muslim population (14.6%) . In comparison, the Kurunegala Electoral District (which contains the Kuliyapitiya Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (88.5%) [1]