| Medawachchiya | |
| Coordinates: | 8.6976°N 80.6055°W |
| Area Total Km2: | 1354.18 |
| Population Total: | 92229 |
| Population Density Km2: | 68 |
| Population As Of: | 2012 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name2: | Anuradhapura Electoral District |
The Medawachchiya Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Anuradhapura Electoral District, in the North Central Province, Sri Lanka.
The winner of Medawachchiya has matched the final country result 6 out of 8 times. Hence, Medawachchiya is a Weak Bellwether for Presidential Elections.
| - ! | Year !colspan="2" width="144px" | Medawachchiya !colspan="2" width="144px" | Anuradhapura Electoral District ! | MAE[2] % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Sri Lanka ! | MAE[3] % | - | 1.35% | 7.86% | - | 5.37% | 11.21% | - | 2.95% | 11.14% | - | 1.46% | 6.21% | - | 1.91% | 4.68% | - | 1.06% | 2.70% | - | 3.64% | 12.02% | - | 1.10% | 4.64% | - ! | 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;" | 2.35% !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 8/8 !style="text-align:right;" | 7.56% |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Medawachchiya[4] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Anuradhapura Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 42,287 | 60.40% | 342,223 | 58.97% | 6,924,255 | 52.25% | - | 23,423 | 33.46% | 202,348 | 34.87% | 5,564,239 | 41.99% | - | NMPP | 2,619 | 3.74% | 22,879 | 3.94% | 418,553 | 3.16% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 1,677 | 2.40% | 12,896 | 2.22% | 345,452 | 2.61% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 70,006 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.24% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 580,346 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.16% !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" | 537 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.76% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 4,916 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.84% !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" | 70,543 !style="text-align:right;" | 85.85% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 585,262 !style="text-align:right;" | 85.76% !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" | 82,173 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 682,450 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 15,992,568 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Medawachchiya[5] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Anuradhapura Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 35,772 | 59.01% | 281,161 | 53.59% | 5,768,090 | 47.58% | - | 24,261 | 40.02% | 238,407 | 45.44% | 6,217,162 | 51.28% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 587 | 0.97% | 5,065 | 0.97% | 138,200 | 1.14% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 60,620 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.30% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 524,633 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.15% !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" | 426 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.70% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 4,500 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.85% !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" | 61,046 !style="text-align:right;" | 74.45% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 529,133 !style="text-align:right;" | 77.71% !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" | 81,996 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 680,877 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 15,585,942 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Medawachchiya[6] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Anuradhapura Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 35,996 | 69.25% | 298,448 | 66.32% | 6,015,934 | 57.88% | - | 14,971 | 28.80% | 143,761 | 31.94% | 4,173,185 | 40.15% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 1,015 | 1.95% | 7,829 | 1.74% | 204,494 | 1.97% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 51,982 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.44% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 450,038 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.17% !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" | 293 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.56% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 3,785 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.83% !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" | 52,275 !style="text-align:right;" | 69.07% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 453,823 !style="text-align:right;" | 73.65% !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" | 75,683 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 616,186 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 15,734,587 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Medawachchiya[7] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Anuradhapura Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 29,071 | 56.53% | 231,040 | 55.08% | 4,887,152 | 50.29% | - | 21,647 | 42.09% | 182,956 | 43.62% | 4,706,366 | 48.43% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 709 | 1.38% | 5,438 | 1.30% | 123,521 | 1.27% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 51,427 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.14% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 419,434 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.92% !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" | 446 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.86% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 4,563 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.08% !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" | 51,873 !style="text-align:right;" | 72.66% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 423,997 !style="text-align:right;" | 75.41% !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" | 71,396 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 562,259 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 14,136,979 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Medawachchiya[8] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Anuradhapura Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 24,878 | 56.13% | 189,073 | 54.14% | 4,312,157 | 51.12% | - | 16,742 | 37.77% | 139,180 | 39.86% | 3,602,748 | 42.71% | - | 1,875 | 4.23% | 14,612 | 4.18% | 343,927 | 4.08% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 828 | 1.87% | 6,336 | 1.81% | 176,679 | 2.09% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 44,323 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.35% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 349,201 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.05% !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" | 745 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.65% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 6,949 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.95% !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" | 45,068 !style="text-align:right;" | 72.55% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 356,150 !style="text-align:right;" | 75.63% !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" | 62,120 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 470,907 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 11,965,536 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Medawachchiya[9] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Anuradhapura Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 25,938 | 64.95% | 200,146 | 63.99% | 4,709,205 | 62.28% | - | 13,185 | 33.01% | 107,342 | 34.32% | 2,715,283 | 35.91% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 414 | 1.04% | 2,775 | 0.89% | 78,152 | 1.03% | - | Ind 2 | 401 | 1.00% | 2,534 | 0.81% | 58,888 | 0.78% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 39,938 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.36% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 312,797 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.05% !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" | 667 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.64% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 6,205 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.95% !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" | 40,605 !style="text-align:right;" | 72.78% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 319,002 !style="text-align:right;" | 76.16% !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" | 55,792 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 418,857 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 11,158,880 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Medawachchiya[10] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Anuradhapura Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 12,542 | 58.94% | 73,154 | 55.15% | 2,289,857 | 44.95% | - | 8,367 | 39.32% | 56,951 | 42.94% | 2,569,199 | 50.43% | - | 371 | 1.74% | 2,529 | 1.91% | 235,701 | 4.63% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 21,280 !style="text-align:right;" | 97.89% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 132,634 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.36% !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" | 459 !style="text-align:right;" | 2.11% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 2,207 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.64% !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" | 21,739 !style="text-align:right;" | 45.47% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 134,841 !style="text-align:right;" | 40.18% !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" | 47,805 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 335,551 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 9,283,143 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Medawachchiya[11] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Anuradhapura Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 16,590 | 47.89% | 117,873 | 49.84% | 3,450,815 | 52.93% | - | 15,079 | 43.52% | 102,973 | 43.54% | 2,546,348 | 39.05% | - | 2,749 | 7.93% | 13,911 | 5.88% | 273,428 | 4.19% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 227 | 0.66% | 1,766 | 0.75% | 249,460 | 3.83% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 34,645 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.00% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 236,523 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.04% !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" | 350 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.00% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 2,294 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.96% !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" | 34,995 !style="text-align:right;" | 84.40% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 238,817 !style="text-align:right;" | 84.68% !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" | 41,463 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 282,018 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 8,235,358 ! |
The winner of Medawachchiya has matched the final country result 5 out of 7 times. Hence, Medawachchiya is a Weak Bellwether for Parliamentary Elections.
| - ! | Year !colspan="2" width="144px" | Medawachchiya !colspan="2" width="144px" | Anuradhapura Electoral District ! | MAE[12] % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Sri Lanka ! | MAE[13] % | - | 0.61% | 3.41% | - | 4.09% | 8.93% | - | 2.33% | 7.06% | - | 2.60% | 3.94% | - | 3.35% | 4.09% | - | 3.00% | 6.15% | - | 8.02% | 7.65% | - ! | Matches/Mean MAE !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 5/7 !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 6/7 !style="text-align:right;" | 3.43% !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 7/7 !style="text-align:right;" | 5.89% |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Medawachchiya[14] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Anuradhapura Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 26,975 | 49.51% | 229,856 | 48.39% | 4,732,664 | 42.48% | - | 24,451 | 44.87% | 213,072 | 44.85% | 5,098,916 | 45.77% | - | 2,784 | 5.11% | 28,701 | 6.04% | 544,154 | 4.88% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 277 | 0.51% | 3,418 | 0.72% | 80,543 | 0.72% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 54,487 !style="text-align:right;" | 93.48% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 475,047 !style="text-align:right;" | 94.28% !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" | 3,757 !style="text-align:right;" | 6.45% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 28,462 !style="text-align:right;" | 5.65% !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" | 58,287 !style="text-align:right;" | 71.09% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 503,845 !style="text-align:right;" | 79.13% !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" | 81,996 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 636,733 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 15,044,490 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Medawachchiya[15] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Anuradhapura Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 26,178 | 72.03% | 221,204 | 66.52% | 4,846,388 | 60.38% | - | 8,404 | 23.12% | 80,360 | 24.17% | 2,357,057 | 29.37% | - | DNA | 1,596 | 4.39% | 18,129 | 5.45% | 441,251 | 5.50% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 167 | 0.46% | 12,845 | 3.86% | 30,824 | 0.38% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 36,345 !style="text-align:right;" | 92.94% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 332,538 !style="text-align:right;" | 93.55% !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" | 2,759 !style="text-align:right;" | 7.06% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 22,930 !style="text-align:right;" | 6.45% !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" | 39,104 !style="text-align:right;" | 51.67% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 355,468 !style="text-align:right;" | 57.35% !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" | 75,683 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 619,845 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 14,097,690 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Medawachchiya[16] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Anuradhapura Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 27,978 | 60.07% | 212,943 | 57.22% | 4,223,126 | 45.70% | - | 17,809 | 38.24% | 148,612 | 39.94% | 3,486,792 | 37.73% | - | 484 | 1.04% | 8,034 | 2.16% | 552,723 | 5.98% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 302 | 0.65% | 2,536 | 0.68% | 51,070 | 0.55% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 46,573 !style="text-align:right;" | 95.18% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 372,125 !style="text-align:right;" | 94.59% !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" | 2,361 !style="text-align:right;" | 4.82% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 21,281 !style="text-align:right;" | 5.41% !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" | 48,934 !style="text-align:right;" | 71.02% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 393,406 !style="text-align:right;" | 76.52% !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" | 68,897 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 514,149 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 12,909,631 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Medawachchiya[17] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Anuradhapura Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 20,390 | 44.78% | 149,393 | 41.57% | 3,330,815 | 37.19% | - | 19,763 | 43.40% | 165,055 | 45.93% | 4,086,026 | 45.62% | - | 4,647 | 10.21% | 40,005 | 11.13% | 815,353 | 9.10% | - | NLF | 543 | 1.19% | 3,279 | 0.91% | 45,901 | 0.51% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 193 | 0.42% | 1,612 | 0.45% | 62,809 | 0.70% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 45,536 !style="text-align:right;" | 95.22% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 359,344 !style="text-align:right;" | 94.78% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 8,955,844 !style="text-align:right;" | 94.77% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Rejected Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 2,284 !style="text-align:right;" | 4.78% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 19,796 !style="text-align:right;" | 5.22% !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" | 47,820 !style="text-align:right;" | 72.56% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 379,140 !style="text-align:right;" | 77.41% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 9,449,878 !style="text-align:right;" | 76.03% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Registered Electors !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 65,903 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 489,776 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 12,428,762 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Medawachchiya[18] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Anuradhapura Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 23,108 | 52.83% | 169,424 | 48.30% | 3,899,329 | 45.33% | - | 16,896 | 38.62% | 144,662 | 41.24% | 3,451,765 | 40.12% | - | 2,255 | 5.15% | 21,274 | 6.06% | 518,725 | 6.03% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 784 | 1.79% | 6,042 | 1.72% | 245,927 | 2.86% | - | 701 | 1.60% | 9,369 | 2.67% | 185,593 | 2.16% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 43,744 !style="text-align:right;" | N/A !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 350,771 !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" | Medawachchiya[19] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Anuradhapura Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 25,041 | 58.26% | 180,454 | 55.19% | 3,887,805 | 48.94% | - | 17,389 | 40.46% | 142,084 | 43.45% | 3,498,370 | 44.04% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 549 | 1.28% | 4,446 | 1.36% | 158,616 | 2.00% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 42,979 !style="text-align:right;" | 96.10% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 326,984 !style="text-align:right;" | 95.72% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 7,943,688 !style="text-align:right;" | 95.20% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Rejected Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 1,746 !style="text-align:right;" | 3.90% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 14,620 !style="text-align:right;" | 4.28% !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" | 44,725 !style="text-align:right;" | 80.16% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 341,604 !style="text-align:right;" | 81.54% !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" | 55,792 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 418,959 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 11,163,064 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Medawachchiya[20] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Anuradhapura Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 15,324 | 64.84% | 92,726 | 56.39% | 2,838,005 | 50.71% | - | 7,228 | 30.58% | 64,010 | 38.92% | 1,785,369 | 31.90% | - | IND | 556 | 2.35% | 4,057 | 2.47% | 12,285 | 0.22% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 527 | 2.23% | 3,652 | 2.22% | 300,186 | 5.36% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 23,635 !style="text-align:right;" | 94.01% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 164,445 !style="text-align:right;" | 92.03% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 5,596,468 !style="text-align:right;" | 93.87% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Rejected Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 1,505 !style="text-align:right;" | 5.99% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 14,245 !style="text-align:right;" | 7.97% !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" | 25,140 !style="text-align:right;" | 53.53% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 178,690 !style="text-align:right;" | 53.49% !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" | 46,968 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 334,073 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 9,374,164 ! |
The Medawachchiya Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (94.3%) . In comparison, the Anuradhapura Electoral District (which contains the Medawachchiya Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (91.0%) [21]
The Medawachchiya Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (93.8%) . In comparison, the Anuradhapura Electoral District (which contains the Medawachchiya Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (90.1%) [22]