| Polgahawela | |
| Coordinates: | 7.4618°N 80.2777°W |
| Area Total Km2: | 311.05 |
| Population Total: | 135712 |
| Population Density Km2: | 436 |
| Population As Of: | 2012 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name2: | Kurunegala Electoral District |
The Polgahawela Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Kurunegala Electoral District, in the North Western Province, Sri Lanka.
The winner of Polgahawela has matched the final country result 6 out of 8 times. Hence, Polgahawela is a Weak Bellwether for Presidential Elections.
| - ! | Year !colspan="2" width="144px" | Polgahawela !colspan="2" width="144px" | Kurunegala Electoral District ! | MAE[2] % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Sri Lanka ! | MAE[3] % | - | 0.08% | 5.13% | - | 1.55% | 4.09% | - | 0.11% | 5.00% | - | 0.65% | 1.17% | - | 0.82% | 1.51% | - | 2.23% | 5.22% | - | 5.24% | 5.75% | - | 0.58% | 2.59% | - ! | Matches/Mean MAE !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 6/8 !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 7/8 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.41% !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 8/8 !style="text-align:right;" | 3.81% |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Polgahawela[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 ! | % | - | 36,836 | 57.98% | 652,278 | 57.90% | 6,924,255 | 52.25% | - | 23,458 | 36.92% | 416,961 | 37.01% | 5,564,239 | 41.99% | - | NMPP | 2,085 | 3.28% | 36,178 | 3.21% | 418,553 | 3.16% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 1,150 | 1.81% | 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" | 63,529 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.26% !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" | 472 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.74% !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" | 64,001 !style="text-align:right;" | 84.41% !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" | 75,819 ! | !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" | Polgahawela[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 ! | % | - | 31,108 | 51.92% | 556,868 | 53.46% | 5,768,090 | 47.58% | - | 28,365 | 47.34% | 476,602 | 45.76% | 6,217,162 | 51.28% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 446 | 0.74% | 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" | 59,919 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.28% !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" | 435 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.72% !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" | 60,354 !style="text-align:right;" | 78.06% !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" | 77,321 ! | !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" | Polgahawela[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 ! | % | - | 34,501 | 63.24% | 582,784 | 63.08% | 6,015,934 | 57.88% | - | 19,328 | 35.43% | 327,594 | 35.46% | 4,173,185 | 40.15% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 726 | 1.33% | 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" | 54,555 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.43% !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" | 311 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.57% !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" | 54,866 !style="text-align:right;" | 74.87% !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" | 73,283 ! | !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" | Polgahawela[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 ! | % | - | 27,581 | 51.59% | 468,507 | 52.26% | 4,887,152 | 50.29% | - | 25,317 | 47.35% | 418,809 | 46.72% | 4,706,366 | 48.43% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 569 | 1.06% | 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" | 53,467 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.19% !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" | 437 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.81% !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" | 53,904 !style="text-align:right;" | 77.20% !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" | 69,821 ! | !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" | Polgahawela[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 ! | % | - | 22,890 | 50.22% | 377,483 | 50.77% | 4,312,157 | 51.12% | - | 20,537 | 45.06% | 326,327 | 43.89% | 3,602,748 | 42.71% | - | 1,353 | 2.97% | 27,354 | 3.68% | 343,927 | 4.08% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 799 | 1.75% | 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" | 45,579 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.05% !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" | 908 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.95% !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" | 46,487 !style="text-align:right;" | 75.12% !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" | 61,882 ! | !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" | Polgahawela[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 ! | % | - | 23,447 | 57.10% | 403,838 | 59.36% | 4,709,205 | 62.28% | - | 17,030 | 41.47% | 266,740 | 39.21% | 2,715,283 | 35.91% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 585 | 1.42% | 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" | 41,062 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.45% !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" | 647 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.55% !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" | 41,709 !style="text-align:right;" | 74.65% !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" | 55,872 ! | !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" | Polgahawela[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 ! | % | - | 15,872 | 52.36% | 182,220 | 46.89% | 2,289,857 | 44.95% | - | 13,915 | 45.90% | 198,662 | 51.12% | 2,569,199 | 50.43% | - | 528 | 1.74% | 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" | 30,315 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.78% !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" | 375 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.22% !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" | 30,690 !style="text-align:right;" | 59.75% !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" | 51,363 ! | !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" | Polgahawela[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 ! | % | - | 22,384 | 55.77% | 345,769 | 55.77% | 3,450,815 | 52.93% | - | 16,625 | 41.42% | 248,479 | 40.08% | 2,546,348 | 39.05% | - | 911 | 2.27% | 21,835 | 3.52% | 273,428 | 4.19% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 214 | 0.53% | 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" | 40,134 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.44% !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" | 637 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.56% !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" | 40,771 !style="text-align:right;" | 85.27% !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" | 47,812 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 727,202 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 8,235,358 ! |
The winner of Polgahawela has matched the final country result 5 out of 7 times. Hence, Polgahawela is a Weak Bellwether for Parliamentary Elections.
| - ! | Year !colspan="2" width="144px" | Polgahawela !colspan="2" width="144px" | Kurunegala Electoral District ! | MAE[12] % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Sri Lanka ! | MAE[13] % | - | 0.92% | 3.01% | - | 0.58% | 2.37% | - | 1.08% | 4.00% | - | 1.00% | 4.04% | - | 2.52% | 2.33% | - | 3.92% | 3.57% | - | 6.09% | 4.03% | - ! | 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;" | 2.30% !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 7/7 !style="text-align:right;" | 3.34% |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Polgahawela[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 ! | % | - | 26,517 | 48.34% | 474,124 | 49.29% | 4,732,664 | 42.48% | - | 25,705 | 46.86% | 441,275 | 45.87% | 5,098,916 | 45.77% | - | 2,395 | 4.37% | 41,077 | 4.27% | 544,154 | 4.88% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 240 | 0.44% | 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" | 54,857 !style="text-align:right;" | 95.62% !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" | 2,493 !style="text-align:right;" | 4.35% !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" | 57,370 !style="text-align:right;" | 74.20% !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" | 77,321 ! | !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" | Polgahawela[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 ! | % | - | 25,485 | 63.41% | 429,316 | 63.91% | 4,846,388 | 60.38% | - | 12,519 | 31.15% | 213,713 | 31.81% | 2,357,057 | 29.37% | - | DNA | 2,070 | 5.15% | 26,440 | 3.94% | 441,251 | 5.50% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 116 | 0.29% | 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" | 40,190 !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" | 2,835 !style="text-align:right;" | 6.58% !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" | 43,054 !style="text-align:right;" | 58.75% !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" | 73,283 ! | !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" | Polgahawela[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 ! | % | - | 24,473 | 50.62% | 412,157 | 51.95% | 4,223,126 | 45.70% | - | 20,435 | 42.27% | 340,768 | 42.95% | 3,486,792 | 37.73% | - | 3,237 | 6.70% | 37,459 | 4.72% | 552,723 | 5.98% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 204 | 0.42% | 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" | 48,349 !style="text-align:right;" | 95.83% !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" | 2,090 !style="text-align:right;" | 4.14% !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" | 50,453 !style="text-align:right;" | 74.10% !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" | 68,091 ! | !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" | Polgahawela[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 ! | % | - | 24,494 | 50.12% | 382,768 | 48.59% | 4,086,026 | 45.62% | - | 20,487 | 41.92% | 332,775 | 42.24% | 3,330,815 | 37.19% | - | 3,223 | 6.59% | 63,652 | 8.08% | 815,353 | 9.10% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 670 | 1.37% | 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" | 48,874 !style="text-align:right;" | 95.65% !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" | 2,224 !style="text-align:right;" | 4.35% !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" | 51,098 !style="text-align:right;" | 77.31% !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" | 66,099 ! | !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" | Polgahawela[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 ! | % | - | 21,421 | 46.17% | 358,794 | 48.75% | 3,899,329 | 45.33% | - | 20,788 | 44.81% | 308,106 | 41.86% | 3,451,765 | 40.12% | - | 2,374 | 5.12% | 40,780 | 5.54% | 518,725 | 6.03% | - | 769 | 1.66% | 11,927 | 1.62% | 185,593 | 2.16% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 527 | 1.14% | 9,730 | 1.32% | 93,655 | 1.09% | - | SU | 516 | 1.11% | 6,691 | 0.91% | 127,859 | 1.49% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 46,395 !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" | Polgahawela[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 ! | % | - | 22,167 | 50.92% | 332,547 | 47.02% | 3,498,370 | 44.04% | - | 20,829 | 47.85% | 366,856 | 51.87% | 3,887,805 | 48.94% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 537 | 1.23% | 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" | 43,533 !style="text-align:right;" | 96.15% !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" | 1,745 !style="text-align:right;" | 3.85% !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" | 45,278 !style="text-align:right;" | 81.04% !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" | 55,872 ! | !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" | Polgahawela[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 ! | % | - | 19,458 | 51.92% | 314,724 | 58.51% | 2,838,005 | 50.71% | - | 15,847 | 42.29% | 195,526 | 36.35% | 1,785,369 | 31.90% | - | ELJP | 1,687 | 4.50% | 13,759 | 2.56% | 67,723 | 1.21% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 482 | 1.29% | 13,907 | 2.59% | 232,463 | 4.15% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 37,474 !style="text-align:right;" | 95.02% !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" | 1,964 !style="text-align:right;" | 4.98% !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" | 39,438 !style="text-align:right;" | 78.47% !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" | 50,258 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 784,991 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 9,374,164 ! |
The Polgahawela Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (93.5%) . In comparison, the Kurunegala Electoral District (which contains the Polgahawela Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (91.4%) [21]
The Polgahawela Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (91.8%) . In comparison, the Kurunegala Electoral District (which contains the Polgahawela Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (88.5%) [22]