| Matale | |
| Coordinates: | 7.5448°N 80.6152°W |
| Area Total Km2: | 139.62 |
| Population Total: | 105106 |
| Population Density Km2: | 753 |
| Population As Of: | 2012 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name2: | Matale Electoral District |
The Matale Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Matale Electoral District, in the Central Province, Sri Lanka.
The winner of Matale has matched the final country result 6 out of 8 times. Hence, Matale is a Weak Bellwether for Presidential Elections.
| - ! | Year !colspan="2" width="144px" | Matale !colspan="2" width="144px" | Matale Electoral District ! | MAE[2] % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Sri Lanka ! | MAE[3] % | - | 8.02% | 5.34% | - | 9.33% | 5.44% | - | 9.76% | 7.85% | - | 7.25% | 9.26% | - | 2.58% | 2.36% | - | 1.12% | 2.26% | - | 5.36% | 11.14% | - | 4.24% | 7.84% | - ! | Matches/Mean MAE !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 6/8 !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 6/8 !style="text-align:right;" | 5.96% !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 8/8 !style="text-align:right;" | 6.44% |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Matale[4] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Matale Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 33,251 | 48.01% | 134,291 | 39.59% | 5,564,239 | 41.99% | - | 32,486 | 46.90% | 187,821 | 55.37% | 6,924,255 | 52.25% | - | NMPP | 1,895 | 2.74% | 8,890 | 2.62% | 418,553 | 3.16% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 1,629 | 2.35% | 8,219 | 2.42% | 345,452 | 2.61% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 69,261 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.84% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 339,221 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.05% !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" | 812 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.16% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 3,252 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.95% !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" | 70,073 !style="text-align:right;" | 82.59% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 342,473 !style="text-align:right;" | 85.30% !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" | 84,846 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 401,496 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 15,992,568 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Matale[5] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Matale Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 36,052 | 56.65% | 145,928 | 47.22% | 6,217,162 | 51.28% | - | 26,684 | 41.93% | 158,880 | 51.41% | 5,768,090 | 47.58% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 901 | 1.42% | 4,214 | 1.36% | 138,200 | 1.14% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 63,637 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.80% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 309,022 !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" | 773 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.20% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 3,653 !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" | 64,410 !style="text-align:right;" | 76.47% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 312,675 !style="text-align:right;" | 78.76% !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" | 84,225 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 397,005 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 15,585,942 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Matale[6] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Matale Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 26,996 | 49.67% | 157,953 | 59.74% | 6,015,934 | 57.88% | - | 26,013 | 47.86% | 100,513 | 38.01% | 4,173,185 | 40.15% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 1,338 | 2.46% | 5,953 | 2.25% | 204,494 | 1.97% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 54,347 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.82% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 264,419 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.00% !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" | 650 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.18% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 2,666 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.00% !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" | 54,997 !style="text-align:right;" | 73.18% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 267,085 !style="text-align:right;" | 75.08% !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" | 75,154 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 355,738 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 15,734,587 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Matale[7] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Matale Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 29,637 | 57.62% | 125,937 | 50.25% | 4,706,366 | 48.43% | - | 20,945 | 40.72% | 120,533 | 48.09% | 4,887,152 | 50.29% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 857 | 1.67% | 4,150 | 1.66% | 123,521 | 1.27% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 51,439 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.22% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 250,620 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.51% !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" | 932 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.78% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 3,785 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.49% !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" | 52,371 !style="text-align:right;" | 73.58% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 254,405 !style="text-align:right;" | 76.51% !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" | 71,171 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 332,515 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 14,136,979 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Matale[8] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Matale Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 21,709 | 48.86% | 111,232 | 51.42% | 4,312,157 | 51.12% | - | 20,185 | 45.43% | 91,944 | 42.51% | 3,602,748 | 42.71% | - | 1,392 | 3.13% | 7,924 | 3.66% | 343,927 | 4.08% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 1,147 | 2.58% | 5,210 | 2.41% | 176,679 | 2.09% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 44,433 !style="text-align:right;" | 97.11% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 216,310 !style="text-align:right;" | 97.23% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 8,435,754 !style="text-align:right;" | 97.69% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Rejected Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 1,322 !style="text-align:right;" | 2.89% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 6,171 !style="text-align:right;" | 2.77% !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" | 45,755 !style="text-align:right;" | 71.42% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 222,481 !style="text-align:right;" | 76.18% !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" | 64,069 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 292,055 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 11,965,536 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Matale[9] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Matale Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 25,234 | 59.84% | 121,449 | 60.98% | 4,709,205 | 62.28% | - | 16,006 | 37.96% | 73,324 | 36.82% | 2,715,283 | 35.91% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 930 | 2.21% | 4,391 | 2.20% | 137,040 | 1.81% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 42,170 !style="text-align:right;" | 97.11% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 199,164 !style="text-align:right;" | 97.40% !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" | 1,253 !style="text-align:right;" | 2.89% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 5,317 !style="text-align:right;" | 2.60% !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" | 43,423 !style="text-align:right;" | 74.05% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 204,481 !style="text-align:right;" | 76.95% !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" | 58,638 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 265,743 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 11,158,880 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Matale[10] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Matale Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 12,544 | 63.13% | 37,007 | 57.85% | 2,569,199 | 50.43% | - | 6,889 | 34.67% | 25,825 | 40.37% | 2,289,857 | 44.95% | - | 437 | 2.20% | 1,135 | 1.77% | 235,701 | 4.63% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 19,870 !style="text-align:right;" | 97.72% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 63,967 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.29% !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" | 463 !style="text-align:right;" | 2.28% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 1,110 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.71% !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" | 20,333 !style="text-align:right;" | 41.63% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 65,077 !style="text-align:right;" | 30.13% !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" | 48,841 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 215,999 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 9,283,143 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Matale[11] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Matale Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 22,452 | 62.77% | 94,031 | 58.11% | 3,450,815 | 52.93% | - | 11,632 | 32.52% | 59,299 | 36.65% | 2,546,348 | 39.05% | - | 1,400 | 3.91% | 7,169 | 4.43% | 273,428 | 4.19% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 287 | 0.80% | 1,315 | 0.81% | 249,460 | 3.83% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 35,771 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.08% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 161,814 !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" | 332 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.92% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 1,414 !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" | 36,103 !style="text-align:right;" | 82.61% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 163,228 !style="text-align:right;" | 85.97% !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" | 43,705 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 189,867 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 8,235,358 ! |
The winner of Matale has matched the final country result 4 out of 7 times. Hence, Matale is a Weak Bellwether for Parliamentary Elections.
| - ! | Year !colspan="2" width="144px" | Matale !colspan="2" width="144px" | Matale Electoral District ! | MAE[12] % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Sri Lanka ! | MAE[13] % | - | 7.81% | 7.82% | - | 7.97% | 3.20% | - | 7.51% | 8.05% | - | 8.86% | 9.08% | - | 6.18% | 4.20% | - | 2.69% | 4.10% | - | 4.99% | 10.61% | - ! | Matches/Mean MAE !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 4/7 !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 7/7 !style="text-align:right;" | 6.57% !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 7/7 !style="text-align:right;" | 6.72% |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Matale[14] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Matale Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 33,056 | 57.90% | 138,241 | 49.87% | 5,098,916 | 45.77% | - | 21,255 | 37.23% | 126,315 | 45.57% | 4,732,664 | 42.48% | - | 2,389 | 4.18% | 10,947 | 3.95% | 544,154 | 4.88% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 390 | 0.68% | 1,690 | 0.61% | 82,293 | 0.74% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 57,090 !style="text-align:right;" | 93.31% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 277,193 !style="text-align:right;" | 92.73% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 11,140,333 !style="text-align:right;" | 95.35% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Rejected Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 4,043 !style="text-align:right;" | 6.61% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 21,537 !style="text-align:right;" | 7.21% !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" | 61,180 !style="text-align:right;" | 72.64% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 298,917 !style="text-align:right;" | 78.73% !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" | 84,225 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 379,675 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 15,044,490 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Matale[15] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Matale Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 23,734 | 58.41% | 131,069 | 67.02% | 4,846,388 | 60.38% | - | 14,659 | 36.07% | 55,737 | 28.50% | 2,357,057 | 29.37% | - | DNA | 1,974 | 4.86% | 7,636 | 3.90% | 441,251 | 5.50% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 269 | 0.66% | 1,122 | 0.57% | 34,715 | 0.43% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 40,636 !style="text-align:right;" | 90.99% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 195,564 !style="text-align:right;" | 90.93% !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" | 3,990 !style="text-align:right;" | 8.93% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 19,310 !style="text-align:right;" | 8.98% !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" | 44,660 !style="text-align:right;" | 59.42% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 215,060 !style="text-align:right;" | 60.23% !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" | 75,154 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 357,063 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 14,097,690 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Matale[16] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Matale Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 24,058 | 52.00% | 100,642 | 45.73% | 3,486,792 | 37.73% | - | 18,496 | 39.98% | 108,259 | 49.19% | 4,223,126 | 45.70% | - | 3,135 | 6.78% | 8,819 | 4.01% | 552,723 | 5.98% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 577 | 1.25% | 2,342 | 1.06% | 54,554 | 0.59% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 46,266 !style="text-align:right;" | 92.21% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 220,062 !style="text-align:right;" | 91.84% !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" | 3,910 !style="text-align:right;" | 7.79% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 19,549 !style="text-align:right;" | 8.16% !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" | 50,176 !style="text-align:right;" | 71.82% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 239,611 !style="text-align:right;" | 76.66% !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" | 69,860 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 312,556 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 12,909,631 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Matale[17] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Matale Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 28,478 | 60.76% | 109,991 | 50.43% | 4,086,026 | 45.62% | - | 15,044 | 32.10% | 88,999 | 40.81% | 3,330,815 | 37.19% | - | 2,816 | 6.01% | 16,063 | 7.37% | 815,353 | 9.10% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 535 | 1.14% | 3,037 | 1.39% | 62,170 | 0.69% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 46,873 !style="text-align:right;" | 93.79% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 218,090 !style="text-align:right;" | 93.38% !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" | 3,106 !style="text-align:right;" | 6.21% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 15,449 !style="text-align:right;" | 6.62% !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" | 49,979 !style="text-align:right;" | 74.56% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 233,539 !style="text-align:right;" | 77.95% !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" | 67,034 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 299,606 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 12,428,762 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Matale[18] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Matale Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 22,089 | 48.41% | 91,836 | 42.11% | 3,451,765 | 40.12% | - | 19,877 | 43.57% | 110,213 | 50.53% | 3,899,329 | 45.33% | - | 2,233 | 4.89% | 10,673 | 4.89% | 518,725 | 6.03% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 809 | 1.77% | 3,917 | 1.80% | 87,139 | 1.01% | - | SU | 618 | 1.35% | 1,458 | 0.67% | 127,859 | 1.49% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 45,626 !style="text-align:right;" | N/A !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 218,097 !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" | Matale[19] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Matale Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 22,446 | 51.38% | 100,121 | 48.61% | 3,498,370 | 44.04% | - | 20,607 | 47.17% | 102,680 | 49.85% | 3,887,805 | 48.94% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 632 | 1.45% | 3,161 | 1.53% | 138,277 | 1.74% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 43,685 !style="text-align:right;" | 94.32% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 205,962 !style="text-align:right;" | 94.22% !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" | 2,630 !style="text-align:right;" | 5.68% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 12,646 !style="text-align:right;" | 5.78% !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" | 46,315 !style="text-align:right;" | 78.98% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 218,608 !style="text-align:right;" | 81.88% !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" | 58,638 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 266,974 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 11,163,064 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Matale[20] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Matale Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 21,422 | 68.85% | 88,869 | 63.81% | 2,838,005 | 50.71% | - | 8,553 | 27.49% | 45,717 | 32.82% | 1,785,369 | 31.90% | - | USA | 773 | 2.48% | 2,344 | 1.68% | 141,983 | 2.54% | - | ELJP | 364 | 1.17% | 2,350 | 1.69% | 67,723 | 1.21% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 31,112 !style="text-align:right;" | 92.71% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 139,280 !style="text-align:right;" | 92.11% !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" | 2,445 !style="text-align:right;" | 7.29% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 11,927 !style="text-align:right;" | 7.89% !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" | 33,557 !style="text-align:right;" | 70.62% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 151,207 !style="text-align:right;" | 70.35% !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" | 47,520 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 214,938 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 9,374,164 ! |
The Matale Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (68.3%), a significant Moor population (15.1%) and a significant Sri Lankan Tamil population (12.4%) . In comparison, the Matale Electoral District (which contains the Matale Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (80.8%) [21]
The Matale Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (67.5%), a significant Muslim population (15.5%) and a significant Hindu population (14.4%) . In comparison, the Matale Electoral District (which contains the Matale Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (79.5%) [22]