| Welimada | |
| Coordinates: | 6.8609°N 80.8795°W |
| Area Total Km2: | 189.35 |
| Population Total: | 100808 |
| Population Density Km2: | 532 |
| Population As Of: | 2012 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name2: | Badulla Electoral District |
The Welimada Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Badulla Electoral District, in the Uva Province, Sri Lanka.
The winner of Welimada has matched the final country result 6 out of 8 times. Hence, Welimada is a Weak Bellwether for Presidential Elections.
| - ! | Year !colspan="2" width="144px" | Welimada !colspan="2" width="144px" | Badulla Electoral District ! | MAE[2] % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Sri Lanka ! | MAE[3] % | - | 1.31% | 4.09% | - | 1.29% | 0.51% | - | 0.25% | 4.69% | - | 1.59% | 3.23% | - | 0.37% | 4.37% | - | 0.38% | 6.95% | - | 5.85% | 14.08% | - | 2.73% | 6.69% | - ! | 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;" | 1.72% !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 8/8 !style="text-align:right;" | 5.58% |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Welimada[4] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Badulla Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 30,670 | 48.15% | 276,211 | 49.29% | 6,924,255 | 52.25% | - | 29,673 | 46.58% | 251,706 | 44.92% | 5,564,239 | 41.99% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 1,687 | 2.65% | 17,622 | 3.14% | 345,452 | 2.61% | - | NMPP | 1,671 | 2.62% | 14,806 | 2.64% | 418,553 | 3.16% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 63,701 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.02% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 560,345 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.77% !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" | 632 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.98% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 6,978 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.23% !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" | 64,333 !style="text-align:right;" | 86.02% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 567,323 !style="text-align:right;" | 86.25% !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" | 74,786 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 657,766 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 15,992,568 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Welimada[5] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Badulla Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 29,431 | 50.68% | 249,524 | 49.21% | 6,217,162 | 51.28% | - | 27,874 | 48.00% | 249,243 | 49.15% | 5,768,090 | 47.58% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 770 | 1.33% | 8,303 | 1.64% | 138,200 | 1.14% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 58,075 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.87% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 507,070 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.47% !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" | 664 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.13% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 7,871 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.53% !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" | 58,739 !style="text-align:right;" | 78.91% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 514,941 !style="text-align:right;" | 79.51% !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" | 74,436 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 647,628 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 15,585,942 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Welimada[6] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Badulla Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 27,252 | 53.19% | 237,579 | 53.23% | 6,015,934 | 57.88% | - | 23,092 | 45.07% | 198,835 | 44.55% | 4,173,185 | 40.15% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 888 | 1.73% | 9,880 | 2.21% | 204,494 | 1.97% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 51,232 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.02% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 446,294 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.66% !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" | 509 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.98% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 6,083 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.34% !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" | 51,741 !style="text-align:right;" | 75.06% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 452,377 !style="text-align:right;" | 75.62% !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" | 68,937 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 598,190 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 15,734,587 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Welimada[7] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Badulla Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 26,108 | 51.55% | 226,582 | 53.11% | 4,706,366 | 48.43% | - | 23,736 | 46.87% | 192,734 | 45.18% | 4,887,152 | 50.29% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 801 | 1.58% | 7,283 | 1.71% | 123,521 | 1.27% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 50,645 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.75% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 426,599 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.43% !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" | 640 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.25% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 6,825 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.57% !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" | 51,285 !style="text-align:right;" | 79.54% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 433,424 !style="text-align:right;" | 78.67% !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" | 64,481 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 550,926 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 14,136,979 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Welimada[8] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Badulla Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 20,447 | 47.38% | 172,884 | 47.97% | 3,602,748 | 42.71% | - | 20,063 | 46.49% | 167,000 | 46.33% | 4,312,157 | 51.12% | - | 1,665 | 3.86% | 12,025 | 3.34% | 343,927 | 4.08% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 981 | 2.27% | 8,512 | 2.36% | 176,679 | 2.09% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 43,156 !style="text-align:right;" | 97.29% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 360,421 !style="text-align:right;" | 97.04% !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" | 1,203 !style="text-align:right;" | 2.71% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 10,979 !style="text-align:right;" | 2.96% !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" | 44,359 !style="text-align:right;" | 78.97% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 371,400 !style="text-align:right;" | 78.25% !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" | 56,170 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 474,610 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 11,965,536 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Welimada[9] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Badulla Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 22,177 | 55.23% | 182,810 | 55.27% | 4,709,205 | 62.28% | - | 17,280 | 43.04% | 139,611 | 42.21% | 2,715,283 | 35.91% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 695 | 1.73% | 8,351 | 2.52% | 137,040 | 1.81% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 40,152 !style="text-align:right;" | 96.44% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 330,772 !style="text-align:right;" | 95.91% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 7,561,526 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.03% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Rejected Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 1,482 !style="text-align:right;" | 3.56% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 14,093 !style="text-align:right;" | 4.09% !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" | 41,634 !style="text-align:right;" | 77.61% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 344,865 !style="text-align:right;" | 77.47% !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" | 53,643 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 445,146 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 11,158,880 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Welimada[10] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Badulla Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 7,491 | 66.27% | 80,779 | 60.09% | 2,569,199 | 50.43% | - | 3,580 | 31.67% | 50,223 | 37.36% | 2,289,857 | 44.95% | - | 232 | 2.05% | 3,422 | 2.55% | 235,701 | 4.63% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 11,303 !style="text-align:right;" | 97.99% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 134,424 !style="text-align:right;" | 97.62% !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" | 232 !style="text-align:right;" | 2.01% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 3,276 !style="text-align:right;" | 2.38% !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" | 11,535 !style="text-align:right;" | 27.57% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 137,700 !style="text-align:right;" | 44.21% !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" | 41,846 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 311,473 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 9,283,143 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Welimada[11] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Badulla Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 18,673 | 60.64% | 141,062 | 58.67% | 3,450,815 | 52.93% | - | 10,078 | 32.73% | 88,462 | 36.79% | 2,546,348 | 39.05% | - | 1,745 | 5.67% | 7,713 | 3.21% | 273,428 | 4.19% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 295 | 0.96% | 3,203 | 1.33% | 249,460 | 3.83% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 30,791 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.60% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 240,440 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.77% !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" | 437 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.40% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 2,982 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.23% !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" | 31,228 !style="text-align:right;" | 86.44% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 243,422 !style="text-align:right;" | 85.47% !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" | 36,128 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 284,801 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 8,235,358 ! |
The winner of Welimada has matched the final country result 5 out of 7 times. Hence, Welimada is a Weak Bellwether for Parliamentary Elections.
| - ! | Year !colspan="2" width="144px" | Welimada !colspan="2" width="144px" | Badulla Electoral District ! | MAE[12] % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Sri Lanka ! | MAE[13] % | - | 0.90% | 6.84% | - | 5.99% | 8.11% | - | 3.25% | 6.11% | - | 0.57% | 4.00% | - | 1.07% | 3.09% | - | 3.92% | 3.52% | - | 4.38% | 3.46% | - ! | Matches/Mean MAE !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 5/7 !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 4/7 !style="text-align:right;" | 2.87% !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 7/7 !style="text-align:right;" | 5.02% |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Welimada[14] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Badulla Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 30,086 | 56.07% | 258,844 | 54.82% | 5,098,916 | 45.77% | - | 20,127 | 37.51% | 179,459 | 38.01% | 4,732,664 | 42.48% | - | 2,497 | 4.65% | 21,445 | 4.54% | 544,154 | 4.88% | - | 687 | 1.28% | 10,259 | 2.17% | 17,107 | 0.15% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 258 | 0.48% | 2,159 | 0.46% | 76,945 | 0.69% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 53,655 !style="text-align:right;" | 95.68% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 472,166 !style="text-align:right;" | 95.03% !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" | 2,384 !style="text-align:right;" | 4.25% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 24,167 !style="text-align:right;" | 4.86% !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" | 56,076 !style="text-align:right;" | 75.33% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 496,849 !style="text-align:right;" | 80.07% !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" | 74,436 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 620,486 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 15,044,490 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Welimada[15] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Badulla Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 19,820 | 50.04% | 203,689 | 58.25% | 4,846,388 | 60.38% | - | 14,070 | 35.52% | 112,886 | 32.28% | 2,357,057 | 29.37% | - | IG4B | 3,221 | 8.13% | 4,646 | 1.33% | 5,076 | 0.06% | - | DNA | 1,816 | 4.58% | 15,768 | 4.51% | 441,251 | 5.50% | - | UPF | 540 | 1.36% | 11,481 | 3.28% | 24,670 | 0.31% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 141 | 0.36% | 1,208 | 0.35% | 23,594 | 0.29% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 39,608 !style="text-align:right;" | 93.75% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 349,678 !style="text-align:right;" | 93.54% !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" | 2,642 !style="text-align:right;" | 6.25% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 24,169 !style="text-align:right;" | 6.46% !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" | 42,250 !style="text-align:right;" | 61.29% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 373,847 !style="text-align:right;" | 62.46% !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" | 68,937 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 598,521 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 14,097,690 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Welimada[16] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Badulla Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 23,040 | 51.75% | 178,634 | 48.26% | 4,223,126 | 45.70% | - | 20,441 | 45.91% | 181,705 | 49.09% | 3,486,792 | 37.73% | - | 775 | 1.74% | 6,932 | 1.87% | 552,723 | 5.98% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 266 | 0.60% | 2,907 | 0.79% | 57,589 | 0.62% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 44,522 !style="text-align:right;" | 92.04% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 370,178 !style="text-align:right;" | 92.47% !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" | 3,851 !style="text-align:right;" | 7.96% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 30,159 !style="text-align:right;" | 7.53% !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" | 48,373 !style="text-align:right;" | 77.64% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 400,337 !style="text-align:right;" | 78.33% !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" | 62,308 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 511,115 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 12,909,631 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Welimada[17] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Badulla Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 24,295 | 53.44% | 201,173 | 53.81% | 4,086,026 | 45.62% | - | 17,253 | 37.95% | 138,443 | 37.03% | 3,330,815 | 37.19% | - | 3,413 | 7.51% | 26,820 | 7.17% | 815,353 | 9.10% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 498 | 1.10% | 7,401 | 1.98% | 79,391 | 0.89% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 45,459 !style="text-align:right;" | 93.99% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 373,837 !style="text-align:right;" | 93.35% !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" | 2,908 !style="text-align:right;" | 6.01% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 26,626 !style="text-align:right;" | 6.65% !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" | 48,367 !style="text-align:right;" | 81.06% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 400,463 !style="text-align:right;" | 81.51% !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" | 59,666 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 491,288 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 12,428,762 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Welimada[18] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Badulla Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 19,377 | 44.49% | 167,351 | 46.36% | 3,451,765 | 40.12% | - | 18,661 | 42.85% | 154,172 | 42.71% | 3,899,329 | 45.33% | - | 2,577 | 5.92% | 5,052 | 1.40% | 185,593 | 2.16% | - | 1,835 | 4.21% | 16,414 | 4.55% | 518,725 | 6.03% | - | 617 | 1.42% | 12,092 | 3.35% | 22,985 | 0.27% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 486 | 1.12% | 5,935 | 1.64% | 245,839 | 2.86% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 43,553 !style="text-align:right;" | N/A !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 361,016 !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" | Welimada[19] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Badulla Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 19,935 | 49.14% | 182,131 | 54.04% | 3,498,370 | 44.04% | - | 18,811 | 46.37% | 146,546 | 43.48% | 3,887,805 | 48.94% | - | IND2 | 992 | 2.45% | 2,601 | 0.77% | 16,690 | 0.21% | - | SLPF | 612 | 1.51% | 3,555 | 1.05% | 90,078 | 1.13% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 219 | 0.54% | 2,226 | 0.66% | 116,737 | 1.47% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 40,569 !style="text-align:right;" | 92.48% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 337,059 !style="text-align:right;" | 92.19% !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" | 3,300 !style="text-align:right;" | 7.52% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 28,540 !style="text-align:right;" | 7.81% !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" | 43,869 !style="text-align:right;" | 81.78% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 365,599 !style="text-align:right;" | 82.23% !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" | 53,643 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 444,632 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 11,163,064 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Welimada[20] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Badulla Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 14,743 | 53.40% | 135,089 | 58.97% | 2,838,005 | 50.71% | - | 10,521 | 38.11% | 81,011 | 35.36% | 1,785,369 | 31.90% | - | ELJP | 1,828 | 6.62% | 5,589 | 2.44% | 67,723 | 1.21% | - | USA | 380 | 1.38% | 5,712 | 2.49% | 141,983 | 2.54% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 135 | 0.49% | 1,693 | 0.74% | 90,480 | 1.62% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 27,607 !style="text-align:right;" | 91.93% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 229,094 !style="text-align:right;" | 92.08% !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" | 2,424 !style="text-align:right;" | 8.07% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 19,704 !style="text-align:right;" | 7.92% !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" | 30,031 !style="text-align:right;" | 72.65% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 248,798 !style="text-align:right;" | 75.55% !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" | 41,334 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 329,321 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 9,374,164 ! |
The Welimada Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (70.8%), a significant Moor population (16.6%) and a significant Indian Tamil population (10.4%) . In comparison, the Badulla Electoral District (which contains the Welimada Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (73.0%) and a significant Indian Tamil population (18.5%) [21]
The Welimada Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (70.6%), a significant Muslim population (16.8%) and a significant Hindu population (11.3%) . In comparison, the Badulla Electoral District (which contains the Welimada Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (72.6%) and a significant Hindu population (19.3%) [22]