| Ratgama | |
| Coordinates: | 6.1542°N 80.11°W |
| Area Total Km2: | 66.81 |
| Population Total: | 101909 |
| Population Density Km2: | 1525 |
| Population As Of: | 2012 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name2: | Galle Electoral District |
The Ratgama Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Galle Electoral District, in the Southern Province, Sri Lanka.
The winner of Ratgama has matched the final country result 6 out of 8 times. Hence, Ratgama is a Weak Bellwether for Presidential Elections.
| - ! | Year !colspan="2" width="144px" | Ratgama !colspan="2" width="144px" | Galle Electoral District ! | MAE[2] % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Sri Lanka ! | MAE[3] % | - | 3.24% | 14.44% | - | 4.84% | 12.72% | - | 3.25% | 8.73% | - | 2.39% | 10.43% | - | 0.83% | 4.67% | - | 0.08% | 1.04% | - | 0.96% | 5.85% | - | 3.44% | 6.48% | - ! | 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;" | 2.38% !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 8/8 !style="text-align:right;" | 8.04% |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Ratgama[4] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Galle Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 42,756 | 67.92% | 466,148 | 64.26% | 6,924,255 | 52.25% | - | 17,062 | 27.11% | 217,401 | 29.97% | 5,564,239 | 41.99% | - | NMPP | 1,896 | 3.01% | 27,006 | 3.72% | 418,553 | 3.16% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 1,233 | 1.96% | 14,803 | 2.04% | 345,452 | 2.61% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 62,947 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.09% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 725,358 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.20% !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" | 581 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.91% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 5,878 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.80% !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" | 63,528 !style="text-align:right;" | 82.66% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 731,236 !style="text-align:right;" | 85.15% !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" | 76,853 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 858,749 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 15,992,568 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Ratgama[5] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Galle Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 36,209 | 60.57% | 377,126 | 55.64% | 5,768,090 | 47.58% | - | 23,038 | 38.54% | 293,994 | 43.37% | 6,217,162 | 51.28% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 536 | 0.90% | 6,691 | 0.99% | 138,200 | 1.14% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 59,783 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.20% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 677,811 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.05% !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" | 480 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.80% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 6,516 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.95% !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" | 60,263 !style="text-align:right;" | 77.08% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 684,327 !style="text-align:right;" | 80.46% !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" | 78,182 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 850,549 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 15,585,942 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Ratgama[6] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Galle Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 37,329 | 67.05% | 386,971 | 63.69% | 6,015,934 | 57.88% | - | 17,617 | 31.64% | 211,633 | 34.83% | 4,173,185 | 40.15% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 726 | 1.30% | 9,017 | 1.48% | 204,494 | 1.97% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 55,672 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.40% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 607,621 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.38% !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" | 336 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.60% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 3,765 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.62% !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" | 56,008 !style="text-align:right;" | 75.24% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 611,386 !style="text-align:right;" | 77.82% !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" | 74,442 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 785,663 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 15,734,587 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Ratgama[7] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Galle Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 34,259 | 60.89% | 347,233 | 58.41% | 4,887,152 | 50.29% | - | 21,330 | 37.91% | 239,320 | 40.26% | 4,706,366 | 48.43% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 676 | 1.20% | 7,915 | 1.33% | 123,521 | 1.27% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 56,265 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.12% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 594,468 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.08% !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" | 498 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.88% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 5,540 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.92% !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" | 56,763 !style="text-align:right;" | 76.98% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 600,008 !style="text-align:right;" | 79.86% !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" | 73,737 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 751,327 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 14,136,979 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Ratgama[8] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Galle Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 28,404 | 56.03% | 281,154 | 54.91% | 4,312,157 | 51.12% | - | 19,134 | 37.74% | 195,906 | 38.26% | 3,602,748 | 42.71% | - | 2,497 | 4.93% | 27,257 | 5.32% | 343,927 | 4.08% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 663 | 1.31% | 7,702 | 1.50% | 176,679 | 2.09% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 50,698 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.54% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 512,019 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.14% !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" | 749 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.46% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 9,716 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.86% !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" | 51,447 !style="text-align:right;" | 75.10% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 521,735 !style="text-align:right;" | 77.43% !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" | 68,503 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 673,785 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 11,965,536 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Ratgama[9] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Galle Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 28,618 | 61.46% | 285,398 | 61.40% | 4,709,205 | 62.28% | - | 17,406 | 37.38% | 173,282 | 37.28% | 2,715,283 | 35.91% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 539 | 1.16% | 6,135 | 1.32% | 137,040 | 1.81% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 46,563 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.60% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 464,815 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.49% !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" | 660 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.40% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 7,112 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.51% !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" | 47,223 !style="text-align:right;" | 71.31% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 471,927 !style="text-align:right;" | 73.01% !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" | 66,221 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 646,373 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 11,158,880 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Ratgama[10] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Galle Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 13,290 | 51.37% | 148,615 | 53.09% | 2,289,857 | 44.95% | - | 11,539 | 44.60% | 124,912 | 44.62% | 2,569,199 | 50.43% | - | 1,043 | 4.03% | 6,417 | 2.29% | 235,701 | 4.63% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 25,872 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.27% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 279,944 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.43% !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" | 456 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.73% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 4,461 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.57% !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" | 26,328 !style="text-align:right;" | 43.25% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 284,405 !style="text-align:right;" | 49.34% !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" | 60,877 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 576,390 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 9,283,143 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Ratgama[11] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Galle Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 20,801 | 46.20% | 211,544 | 50.23% | 3,450,815 | 52.93% | - | 20,798 | 46.19% | 180,925 | 42.96% | 2,546,348 | 39.05% | - | 2,409 | 5.35% | 20,962 | 4.98% | 273,428 | 4.19% | - | 907 | 2.01% | 6,391 | 1.52% | 58,531 | 0.90% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 110 | 0.24% | 1,316 | 0.31% | 190,929 | 2.93% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 45,025 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.37% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 421,138 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.78% !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" | 748 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.63% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 5,198 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.22% !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" | 45,773 !style="text-align:right;" | 82.93% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 426,336 !style="text-align:right;" | 81.84% !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" | 55,193 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 520,909 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 8,235,358 ! |
The winner of Ratgama has matched the final country result 5 out of 7 times. Hence, Ratgama is a Weak Bellwether for Parliamentary Elections.
| - ! | Year !colspan="2" width="144px" | Ratgama !colspan="2" width="144px" | Galle Electoral District ! | MAE[12] % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Sri Lanka ! | MAE[13] % | - | 3.97% | 8.47% | - | 2.82% | 7.24% | - | 0.74% | 5.41% | - | 1.81% | 4.64% | - | 1.36% | 3.57% | - | 0.60% | 4.33% | - | 4.02% | 3.28% | - ! | 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;" | 2.19% !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 7/7 !style="text-align:right;" | 5.28% |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Ratgama[14] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Galle Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 29,554 | 54.54% | 312,518 | 50.07% | 4,732,664 | 42.48% | - | 20,869 | 38.51% | 265,180 | 42.49% | 5,098,916 | 45.77% | - | 2,928 | 5.40% | 37,778 | 6.05% | 544,154 | 4.88% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 834 | 1.54% | 8,659 | 1.39% | 82,852 | 0.74% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 54,185 !style="text-align:right;" | 97.53% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 624,135 !style="text-align:right;" | 97.63% !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" | 1,364 !style="text-align:right;" | 2.46% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 15,107 !style="text-align:right;" | 2.36% !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" | 55,556 !style="text-align:right;" | 71.06% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 639,318 !style="text-align:right;" | 78.00% !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" | 78,182 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 819,666 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 15,044,490 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Ratgama[15] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Galle Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 28,814 | 69.35% | 305,307 | 66.17% | 4,846,388 | 60.38% | - | 9,729 | 23.42% | 120,101 | 26.03% | 2,357,057 | 29.37% | - | DNA | 2,821 | 6.79% | 33,663 | 7.30% | 441,251 | 5.50% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 183 | 0.44% | 2,317 | 0.50% | 32,313 | 0.40% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 41,547 !style="text-align:right;" | 95.33% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 461,388 !style="text-align:right;" | 95.05% !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" | 2,037 !style="text-align:right;" | 4.67% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 24,013 !style="text-align:right;" | 4.95% !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" | 43,584 !style="text-align:right;" | 58.55% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 485,401 !style="text-align:right;" | 61.67% !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" | 74,442 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 787,139 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 14,097,690 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Ratgama[16] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Galle Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 29,413 | 57.27% | 306,385 | 56.58% | 4,223,126 | 45.70% | - | 19,408 | 37.79% | 209,399 | 38.67% | 3,486,792 | 37.73% | - | 2,267 | 4.41% | 22,826 | 4.22% | 552,723 | 5.98% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 267 | 0.52% | 2,901 | 0.54% | 60,066 | 0.65% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 51,355 !style="text-align:right;" | 94.63% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 541,511 !style="text-align:right;" | 94.69% !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" | 2,913 !style="text-align:right;" | 5.37% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 30,380 !style="text-align:right;" | 5.31% !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" | 54,268 !style="text-align:right;" | 74.33% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 571,891 !style="text-align:right;" | 79.81% !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" | 73,009 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 716,609 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 12,909,631 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Ratgama[17] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Galle Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 24,018 | 45.28% | 232,931 | 42.98% | 3,330,815 | 37.19% | - | 22,487 | 42.40% | 238,989 | 44.10% | 4,086,026 | 45.62% | - | 5,715 | 10.77% | 61,806 | 11.41% | 815,353 | 9.10% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 821 | 1.55% | 8,188 | 1.51% | 143,033 | 1.60% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 53,041 !style="text-align:right;" | 95.74% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 541,914 !style="text-align:right;" | 95.66% !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" | 2,360 !style="text-align:right;" | 4.26% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 24,561 !style="text-align:right;" | 4.34% !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" | 55,401 !style="text-align:right;" | 77.39% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 566,475 !style="text-align:right;" | 81.09% !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" | 71,584 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 698,558 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 12,428,762 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Ratgama[18] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Galle Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 26,619 | 51.37% | 264,601 | 50.08% | 3,899,329 | 45.33% | - | 19,910 | 38.42% | 212,055 | 40.14% | 3,451,765 | 40.12% | - | 4,274 | 8.25% | 41,620 | 7.88% | 518,725 | 6.03% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 1,019 | 1.97% | 10,072 | 1.91% | 250,489 | 2.91% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 51,822 !style="text-align:right;" | N/A !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 528,348 !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" | Ratgama[19] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Galle Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 27,243 | 55.70% | 277,956 | 56.39% | 3,887,805 | 48.94% | - | 20,412 | 41.73% | 203,268 | 41.24% | 3,498,370 | 44.04% | - | SLPF | 891 | 1.82% | 7,239 | 1.47% | 90,078 | 1.13% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 364 | 0.74% | 4,451 | 0.90% | 69,351 | 0.87% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 48,910 !style="text-align:right;" | 95.82% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 492,914 !style="text-align:right;" | 95.96% !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" | 2,132 !style="text-align:right;" | 4.18% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 20,763 !style="text-align:right;" | 4.04% !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" | 51,042 !style="text-align:right;" | 77.08% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 513,677 !style="text-align:right;" | 79.57% !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" | 66,221 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 645,559 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 11,163,064 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Ratgama[20] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Galle Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 21,511 | 53.77% | 183,962 | 50.40% | 2,838,005 | 50.71% | - | 14,593 | 36.48% | 152,096 | 41.67% | 1,785,369 | 31.90% | - | USA | 3,100 | 7.75% | 18,160 | 4.98% | 141,983 | 2.54% | - | MEP | 534 | 1.33% | 2,676 | 0.73% | 90,480 | 1.62% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 265 | 0.66% | 8,111 | 2.22% | 269,739 | 4.82% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 40,003 !style="text-align:right;" | 93.61% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 365,005 !style="text-align:right;" | 93.94% !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" | 2,729 !style="text-align:right;" | 6.39% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 23,536 !style="text-align:right;" | 6.06% !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" | 42,732 !style="text-align:right;" | 71.81% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 388,541 !style="text-align:right;" | 68.03% !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" | 59,508 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 571,146 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 9,374,164 ! |
The Ratgama Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (99.5%) . In comparison, the Galle Electoral District (which contains the Ratgama Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (94.4%) [21]
The Ratgama Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (99.1%) . In comparison, the Galle Electoral District (which contains the Ratgama Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (93.9%) [22]