| Ratnapura | |
| Coordinates: | 6.7211°N 80.4627°W |
| Area Total Km2: | 332.69 |
| Population Total: | 120212 |
| Population Density Km2: | 361 |
| Population As Of: | 2012 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name2: | Ratnapura Electoral District |
The Ratnapura Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Ratnapura Electoral District, in the Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka.
The winner of Ratnapura has matched the final country result 5 out of 8 times. Hence, Ratnapura is a Weak Bellwether for Presidential Elections.
| - ! | Year !colspan="2" width="144px" | Ratnapura !colspan="2" width="144px" | Ratnapura Electoral District ! | MAE[2] % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Sri Lanka ! | MAE[3] % | - | 0.54% | 7.32% | - | 0.62% | 7.48% | - | 0.21% | 5.74% | - | 0.06% | 2.71% | - | 1.59% | 2.35% | - | 0.57% | 3.57% | - | 4.35% | 4.06% | - | 3.78% | 6.74% | - ! | Matches/Mean MAE !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 5/8 !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 7/8 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.47% !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 8/8 !style="text-align:right;" | 5.00% |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Ratnapura[4] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Ratnapura Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 64,809 | 60.58% | 448,044 | 59.93% | 6,924,255 | 52.25% | - | 37,400 | 34.96% | 264,503 | 35.38% | 5,564,239 | 41.99% | - | NMPP | 2,733 | 2.55% | 18,887 | 2.53% | 418,553 | 3.16% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 2,044 | 1.91% | 16,237 | 2.17% | 345,452 | 2.61% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 106,986 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.24% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 747,671 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.22% !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" | 818 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.76% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 5,853 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.78% !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" | 107,804 !style="text-align:right;" | 86.96% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 753,524 !style="text-align:right;" | 87.11% !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" | 123,967 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 864,979 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 15,992,568 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Ratnapura[5] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Ratnapura Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 54,989 | 55.24% | 379,053 | 55.74% | 5,768,090 | 47.58% | - | 43,608 | 43.80% | 292,514 | 43.01% | 6,217,162 | 51.28% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 955 | 0.96% | 8,517 | 1.25% | 138,200 | 1.14% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 99,552 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.93% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 680,084 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.89% !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" | 1,074 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.07% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 7,656 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.11% !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" | 100,626 !style="text-align:right;" | 83.09% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 687,740 !style="text-align:right;" | 82.69% !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" | 121,108 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 831,712 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 15,585,942 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Ratnapura[6] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Ratnapura Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 55,225 | 63.95% | 377,734 | 63.76% | 6,015,934 | 57.88% | - | 29,891 | 34.61% | 203,566 | 34.36% | 4,173,185 | 40.15% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 1,240 | 1.44% | 11,126 | 1.88% | 204,494 | 1.97% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 86,356 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.34% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 592,426 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.26% !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" | 575 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.66% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 4,430 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.74% !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" | 86,931 !style="text-align:right;" | 80.40% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 596,856 !style="text-align:right;" | 79.75% !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" | 108,122 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 748,404 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 15,734,587 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Ratnapura[7] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Ratnapura Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 43,251 | 53.02% | 294,260 | 53.01% | 4,887,152 | 50.29% | - | 37,253 | 45.67% | 252,838 | 45.55% | 4,706,366 | 48.43% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 1,068 | 1.31% | 7,976 | 1.44% | 123,521 | 1.27% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 81,572 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.13% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 555,074 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.02% !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" | 720 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.87% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 5,510 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.98% !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" | 82,292 !style="text-align:right;" | 82.10% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 560,584 !style="text-align:right;" | 82.57% !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" | 100,230 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 678,909 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 14,136,979 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Ratnapura[8] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Ratnapura Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 38,665 | 54.29% | 250,409 | 52.13% | 4,312,157 | 51.12% | - | 29,298 | 41.14% | 202,621 | 42.18% | 3,602,748 | 42.71% | - | 1,914 | 2.69% | 16,482 | 3.43% | 343,927 | 4.08% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 1,338 | 1.88% | 10,852 | 2.26% | 176,679 | 2.09% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 71,215 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.25% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 480,364 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.15% !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" | 1,267 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.75% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 9,038 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.85% !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" | 72,482 !style="text-align:right;" | 80.97% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 489,402 !style="text-align:right;" | 81.27% !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" | 89,518 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 602,172 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 11,965,536 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Ratnapura[9] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Ratnapura Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 38,221 | 58.76% | 257,265 | 58.07% | 4,709,205 | 62.28% | - | 25,858 | 39.76% | 177,924 | 40.16% | 2,715,283 | 35.91% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 963 | 1.48% | 7,842 | 1.77% | 137,040 | 1.81% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 65,042 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.49% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 443,031 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.31% !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" | 996 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.51% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 7,595 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.69% !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" | 66,038 !style="text-align:right;" | 79.10% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 450,626 !style="text-align:right;" | 80.02% !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" | 83,492 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 563,174 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 11,158,880 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Ratnapura[10] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Ratnapura Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 27,658 | 50.15% | 159,879 | 45.81% | 2,289,857 | 44.95% | - | 26,029 | 47.20% | 180,622 | 51.75% | 2,569,199 | 50.43% | - | 1,460 | 2.65% | 8,516 | 2.44% | 235,701 | 4.63% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 55,147 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.91% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 349,017 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.84% !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" | 608 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.09% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 4,113 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.16% !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" | 55,755 !style="text-align:right;" | 79.60% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 353,130 !style="text-align:right;" | 76.64% !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" | 70,048 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 460,735 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 9,283,143 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Ratnapura[11] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Ratnapura Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 25,402 | 49.37% | 152,506 | 44.13% | 2,546,348 | 39.05% | - | 24,765 | 48.13% | 175,903 | 50.90% | 3,450,815 | 52.93% | - | 860 | 1.67% | 11,283 | 3.26% | 273,428 | 4.19% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 426 | 0.83% | 5,912 | 1.71% | 249,460 | 3.83% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 51,453 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.04% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 345,604 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.02% !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" | 499 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.96% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 3,407 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.98% !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" | 51,952 !style="text-align:right;" | 83.81% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 349,011 !style="text-align:right;" | 85.91% !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" | 61,986 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 406,275 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 8,235,358 ! |
The winner of Ratnapura has matched the final country result 6 out of 7 times. Hence, Ratnapura is a Strong Bellwether for Parliamentary Elections.
| - ! | Year !colspan="2" width="144px" | Ratnapura !colspan="2" width="144px" | Ratnapura Electoral District ! | MAE[12] % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Sri Lanka ! | MAE[13] % | - | 0.47% | 4.58% | - | 1.76% | 4.31% | - | 1.77% | 3.61% | - | 1.05% | 3.11% | - | 0.57% | 3.67% | - | 1.12% | 2.73% | - | 8.93% | 5.52% | - ! | Matches/Mean MAE !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 6/7 !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 6/7 !style="text-align:right;" | 2.24% !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 7/7 !style="text-align:right;" | 3.93% |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Ratnapura[14] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Ratnapura Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 47,596 | 51.72% | 323,636 | 51.21% | 4,732,664 | 42.48% | - | 40,943 | 44.49% | 284,117 | 44.96% | 5,098,916 | 45.77% | - | 3,111 | 3.38% | 21,525 | 3.41% | 544,154 | 4.88% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 381 | 0.41% | 2,720 | 0.43% | 83,333 | 0.75% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 92,031 !style="text-align:right;" | 97.16% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 631,998 !style="text-align:right;" | 96.46% !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" | 2,677 !style="text-align:right;" | 2.83% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 23,026 !style="text-align:right;" | 3.51% !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" | 94,725 !style="text-align:right;" | 78.22% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 655,222 !style="text-align:right;" | 80.88% !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" | 121,108 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 810,082 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 15,044,490 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Ratnapura[15] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Ratnapura Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 42,637 | 67.02% | 305,327 | 68.87% | 4,846,388 | 60.38% | - | 19,013 | 29.89% | 125,076 | 28.21% | 2,357,057 | 29.37% | - | DNA | 1,755 | 2.76% | 11,053 | 2.49% | 441,251 | 5.50% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 215 | 0.34% | 1,853 | 0.42% | 35,498 | 0.44% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 63,620 !style="text-align:right;" | 92.41% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 443,309 !style="text-align:right;" | 92.28% !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" | 5,215 !style="text-align:right;" | 7.58% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 37,022 !style="text-align:right;" | 7.71% !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" | 68,842 !style="text-align:right;" | 63.67% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 480,395 !style="text-align:right;" | 64.02% !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" | 108,122 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 750,416 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 14,097,690 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Ratnapura[16] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Ratnapura Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 37,386 | 51.06% | 261,450 | 53.14% | 4,223,126 | 45.70% | - | 29,670 | 40.53% | 205,490 | 41.77% | 3,486,792 | 37.73% | - | 5,605 | 7.66% | 20,801 | 4.23% | 552,723 | 5.98% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 552 | 0.75% | 4,262 | 0.87% | 58,082 | 0.63% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 73,213 !style="text-align:right;" | 94.91% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 492,003 !style="text-align:right;" | 94.55% !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" | 3,926 !style="text-align:right;" | 5.09% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 28,346 !style="text-align:right;" | 5.45% !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" | 77,139 !style="text-align:right;" | 79.23% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 520,349 !style="text-align:right;" | 80.42% !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" | 97,357 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 647,035 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 12,909,631 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Ratnapura[17] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Ratnapura Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 33,702 | 45.73% | 227,202 | 46.41% | 4,086,026 | 45.62% | - | 33,136 | 44.96% | 212,794 | 43.46% | 3,330,815 | 37.19% | - | 5,334 | 7.24% | 40,377 | 8.25% | 815,353 | 9.10% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 1,525 | 2.07% | 9,205 | 1.88% | 131,990 | 1.47% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 73,697 !style="text-align:right;" | 95.27% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 489,578 !style="text-align:right;" | 94.14% !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" | 3,657 !style="text-align:right;" | 4.73% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 30,483 !style="text-align:right;" | 5.86% !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" | 77,354 !style="text-align:right;" | 82.05% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 520,061 !style="text-align:right;" | 83.41% !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" | 94,271 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 623,506 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 12,428,762 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Ratnapura[18] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Ratnapura Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 36,981 | 51.49% | 244,142 | 50.63% | 3,899,329 | 45.33% | - | 30,189 | 42.04% | 204,017 | 42.30% | 3,451,765 | 40.12% | - | 3,165 | 4.41% | 22,222 | 4.61% | 518,725 | 6.03% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 1,482 | 2.06% | 11,873 | 2.46% | 239,421 | 2.78% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 71,817 !style="text-align:right;" | N/A !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 482,254 !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" | Ratnapura[19] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Ratnapura Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 35,045 | 51.95% | 233,687 | 50.77% | 3,887,805 | 48.94% | - | 31,619 | 46.87% | 220,750 | 47.96% | 3,498,370 | 44.04% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 794 | 1.18% | 5,848 | 1.27% | 223,848 | 2.82% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 67,458 !style="text-align:right;" | 95.35% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 460,285 !style="text-align:right;" | 95.12% !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" | 3,291 !style="text-align:right;" | 4.65% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 23,611 !style="text-align:right;" | 4.88% !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" | 70,749 !style="text-align:right;" | 84.74% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 483,890 !style="text-align:right;" | 85.77% !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" | 83,492 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 564,194 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 11,163,064 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Ratnapura[20] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Ratnapura Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 26,289 | 49.62% | 196,323 | 57.89% | 2,838,005 | 50.71% | - | 25,112 | 47.40% | 123,360 | 36.38% | 1,785,369 | 31.90% | - | USP | 1,359 | 2.57% | 17,323 | 5.11% | 17,323 | 0.31% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 219 | 0.41% | 2,116 | 0.62% | 68,609 | 1.23% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 52,979 !style="text-align:right;" | 94.90% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 339,122 !style="text-align:right;" | 94.37% !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" | 2,847 !style="text-align:right;" | 5.10% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 20,248 !style="text-align:right;" | 5.63% !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" | 55,826 !style="text-align:right;" | 81.27% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 359,370 !style="text-align:right;" | 78.60% !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" | 68,694 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 457,224 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 9,374,164 ! |
The Ratnapura Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (78.9%) . In comparison, the Ratnapura Electoral District (which contains the Ratnapura Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (87.1%) [21]
The Ratnapura Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (78.2%) and a significant Hindu population (14.0%) . In comparison, the Ratnapura Electoral District (which contains the Ratnapura Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (86.7%) [22]