| Wennappuwa | |
| Coordinates: | 7.3078°N 79.8802°W |
| Area Total Km2: | 127.49 |
| Population Total: | 130510 |
| Population Density Km2: | 1024 |
| Population As Of: | 2012 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name2: | Puttalam Electoral District |
The Wennappuwa Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Puttalam Electoral District, in the North Western Province, Sri Lanka.
The winner of Wennappuwa has matched the final country result 7 out of 8 times. Hence, Wennappuwa is a Strong Bellwether for Presidential Elections.
| - ! | Year !colspan="2" width="144px" | Wennappuwa !colspan="2" width="144px" | Puttalam Electoral District ! | MAE[2] % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Sri Lanka ! | MAE[3] % | - | 8.53% | 6.91% | - | 3.36% | 4.65% | - | 1.45% | 2.14% | - | 1.91% | 0.28% | - | 1.32% | 1.14% | - | 1.67% | 1.46% | - | 1.41% | 5.45% | - | 0.95% | 5.19% | - ! | Matches/Mean MAE !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 7/8 !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 7/8 !style="text-align:right;" | 2.57% !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 8/8 !style="text-align:right;" | 3.40% |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Wennappuwa[4] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Puttalam Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 45,969 | 59.29% | 230,760 | 50.83% | 6,924,255 | 52.25% | - | 26,624 | 34.34% | 199,356 | 43.91% | 5,564,239 | 41.99% | - | NMPP | 2,902 | 3.74% | 12,912 | 2.84% | 418,553 | 3.16% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 2,035 | 2.62% | 10,948 | 2.41% | 345,452 | 2.61% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 77,530 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.09% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 453,976 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.02% !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" | 714 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.91% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 4,478 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.98% !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" | 78,244 !style="text-align:right;" | 71.25% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 458,454 !style="text-align:right;" | 76.53% !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" | 109,810 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 599,042 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 15,992,568 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Wennappuwa[5] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Puttalam Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 39,523 | 52.46% | 197,751 | 48.97% | 5,768,090 | 47.58% | - | 35,218 | 46.75% | 202,073 | 50.04% | 6,217,162 | 51.28% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 598 | 0.79% | 4,026 | 1.00% | 138,200 | 1.14% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 75,339 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.05% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 403,850 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.95% !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" | 722 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.95% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 4,300 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.05% !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" | 76,061 !style="text-align:right;" | 71.63% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 408,150 !style="text-align:right;" | 72.50% !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" | 106,183 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 562,984 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 15,585,942 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Wennappuwa[6] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Puttalam Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 40,931 | 60.34% | 201,981 | 58.70% | 6,015,934 | 57.88% | - | 26,023 | 38.36% | 136,233 | 39.59% | 4,173,185 | 40.15% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 879 | 1.30% | 5,899 | 1.71% | 204,494 | 1.97% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 67,833 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.31% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 344,113 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.17% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 10,393,613 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.03% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Rejected Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 471 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.69% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 2,886 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.83% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 101,838 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.97% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Total Polled !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 68,304 !style="text-align:right;" | 68.46% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 346,999 !style="text-align:right;" | 68.97% !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" | 99,774 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 503,106 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 15,734,587 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Wennappuwa[7] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Puttalam Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 33,040 | 50.13% | 160,686 | 48.14% | 4,887,152 | 50.29% | - | 32,191 | 48.84% | 169,264 | 50.71% | 4,706,366 | 48.43% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 675 | 1.02% | 3,833 | 1.15% | 123,521 | 1.27% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 65,906 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.04% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 333,783 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.95% !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" | 637 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.96% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 3,536 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.05% !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" | 66,543 !style="text-align:right;" | 69.39% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 337,319 !style="text-align:right;" | 70.56% !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" | 95,892 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 478,032 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 14,136,979 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Wennappuwa[8] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Puttalam Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 30,149 | 53.00% | 141,725 | 51.47% | 4,312,157 | 51.12% | - | 24,449 | 42.98% | 121,615 | 44.17% | 3,602,748 | 42.71% | - | 1,583 | 2.78% | 7,876 | 2.86% | 343,927 | 4.08% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 700 | 1.23% | 4,123 | 1.50% | 176,679 | 2.09% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 56,881 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.14% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 275,339 !style="text-align:right;" | 97.94% !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" | 1,076 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.86% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 5,778 !style="text-align:right;" | 2.06% !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" | 57,957 !style="text-align:right;" | 69.26% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 281,117 !style="text-align:right;" | 68.85% !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" | 83,686 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 408,331 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 11,965,536 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Wennappuwa[9] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Puttalam Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 33,874 | 61.07% | 165,795 | 62.65% | 4,709,205 | 62.28% | - | 21,004 | 37.87% | 95,211 | 35.98% | 2,715,283 | 35.91% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 585 | 1.05% | 3,629 | 1.37% | 137,040 | 1.81% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 55,463 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.24% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 264,635 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.26% !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" | 994 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.76% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 4,689 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.74% !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" | 56,457 !style="text-align:right;" | 71.54% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 269,324 !style="text-align:right;" | 69.80% !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" | 78,919 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 385,854 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 11,158,880 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Wennappuwa[10] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Puttalam Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 28,407 | 57.29% | 125,339 | 55.89% | 2,569,199 | 50.43% | - | 20,234 | 40.81% | 94,823 | 42.28% | 2,289,857 | 44.95% | - | 941 | 1.90% | 4,093 | 1.83% | 235,701 | 4.63% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 49,582 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.54% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 224,255 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.70% !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" | 736 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.46% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 2,965 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.30% !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" | 50,318 !style="text-align:right;" | 75.96% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 227,220 !style="text-align:right;" | 70.70% !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" | 66,244 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 321,387 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 9,283,143 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Wennappuwa[11] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Puttalam Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 28,801 | 60.45% | 128,877 | 59.12% | 3,450,815 | 52.93% | - | 17,293 | 36.29% | 80,006 | 36.70% | 2,546,348 | 39.05% | - | 1,318 | 2.77% | 7,001 | 3.21% | 273,428 | 4.19% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 235 | 0.49% | 2,096 | 0.96% | 249,460 | 3.83% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 47,647 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.40% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 217,980 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.09% !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" | 289 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.60% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 1,995 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.91% !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" | 47,936 !style="text-align:right;" | 84.27% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 219,975 !style="text-align:right;" | 81.41% !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" | 56,885 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 270,207 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 8,235,358 ! |
The winner of Wennappuwa has matched the final country result 7 out of 7 times. Hence, Wennappuwa is a Perfect Bellwether for Parliamentary Elections.
| - ! | Year !colspan="2" width="144px" | Wennappuwa !colspan="2" width="144px" | Puttalam Electoral District ! | MAE[12] % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Sri Lanka ! | MAE[13] % | - | 2.82% | 2.84% | - | 3.88% | 1.49% | - | 1.82% | 4.35% | - | 2.14% | 3.60% | - | 1.89% | 3.63% | - | 1.44% | 2.84% | - | 3.91% | 9.32% | - ! | Matches/Mean MAE !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 7/7 !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 7/7 !style="text-align:right;" | 2.56% !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 7/7 !style="text-align:right;" | 4.01% |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Wennappuwa[14] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Puttalam Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 32,421 | 48.38% | 180,185 | 51.81% | 5,098,916 | 45.77% | - | 31,033 | 46.31% | 153,130 | 44.03% | 4,732,664 | 42.48% | - | 3,014 | 4.50% | 12,211 | 3.51% | 544,154 | 4.88% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 544 | 0.81% | 2,263 | 0.65% | 82,383 | 0.74% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 67,012 !style="text-align:right;" | 94.73% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 347,789 !style="text-align:right;" | 91.37% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 11,140,333 !style="text-align:right;" | 95.35% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Rejected Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 3,703 !style="text-align:right;" | 5.23% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 23,124 !style="text-align:right;" | 6.08% !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" | 70,743 !style="text-align:right;" | 66.62% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 380,632 !style="text-align:right;" | 68.83% !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" | 106,183 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 553,009 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 15,044,490 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Wennappuwa[15] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Puttalam Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 30,075 | 60.38% | 167,769 | 64.84% | 4,846,388 | 60.38% | - | 17,105 | 34.34% | 81,152 | 31.36% | 2,357,057 | 29.37% | - | DNA | 2,457 | 4.93% | 8,792 | 3.40% | 441,251 | 5.50% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 172 | 0.35% | 1,028 | 0.40% | 33,372 | 0.42% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 49,809 !style="text-align:right;" | 93.11% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 258,741 !style="text-align:right;" | 92.29% !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" | 3,675 !style="text-align:right;" | 6.87% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 21,562 !style="text-align:right;" | 7.69% !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" | 53,495 !style="text-align:right;" | 53.62% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 280,354 !style="text-align:right;" | 55.67% !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" | 99,774 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 503,635 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 14,097,690 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Wennappuwa[16] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Puttalam Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 29,042 | 50.13% | 142,784 | 49.31% | 4,223,126 | 45.70% | - | 25,378 | 43.81% | 135,152 | 46.67% | 3,486,792 | 37.73% | - | 3,208 | 5.54% | 10,000 | 3.45% | 552,723 | 5.98% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 303 | 0.52% | 1,652 | 0.57% | 62,157 | 0.67% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 57,931 !style="text-align:right;" | 94.20% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 289,588 !style="text-align:right;" | 93.06% !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" | 3,542 !style="text-align:right;" | 5.76% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 21,431 !style="text-align:right;" | 6.89% !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" | 61,495 !style="text-align:right;" | 66.15% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 311,194 !style="text-align:right;" | 69.15% !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" | 92,966 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 450,057 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 12,909,631 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Wennappuwa[17] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Puttalam Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 28,368 | 47.92% | 146,873 | 50.61% | 4,086,026 | 45.62% | - | 25,738 | 43.48% | 120,981 | 41.69% | 3,330,815 | 37.19% | - | 4,023 | 6.80% | 18,095 | 6.24% | 815,353 | 9.10% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 1,067 | 1.80% | 4,260 | 1.47% | 116,969 | 1.31% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 59,196 !style="text-align:right;" | 95.99% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 290,209 !style="text-align:right;" | 95.20% !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" | 2,471 !style="text-align:right;" | 4.01% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 14,638 !style="text-align:right;" | 4.80% !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" | 61,667 !style="text-align:right;" | 69.92% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 304,847 !style="text-align:right;" | 71.53% !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" | 88,194 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 426,193 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 12,428,762 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Wennappuwa[18] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Puttalam Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 29,146 | 50.14% | 138,747 | 48.40% | 3,899,329 | 45.33% | - | 25,218 | 43.38% | 118,566 | 41.36% | 3,451,765 | 40.12% | - | 2,596 | 4.47% | 11,256 | 3.93% | 518,725 | 6.03% | - | SU | 618 | 1.06% | 1,915 | 0.67% | 127,859 | 1.49% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 557 | 0.96% | 16,211 | 5.65% | 294,065 | 3.42% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 58,135 !style="text-align:right;" | N/A !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 286,695 !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" | Wennappuwa[19] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Puttalam Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 29,944 | 52.16% | 150,587 | 53.64% | 3,887,805 | 48.94% | - | 26,925 | 46.90% | 127,671 | 45.48% | 3,498,370 | 44.04% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 541 | 0.94% | 2,453 | 0.87% | 158,616 | 2.00% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 57,410 !style="text-align:right;" | 95.65% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 280,711 !style="text-align:right;" | 95.52% !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" | 2,613 !style="text-align:right;" | 4.35% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 13,144 !style="text-align:right;" | 4.47% !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" | 60,023 !style="text-align:right;" | 76.06% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 293,873 !style="text-align:right;" | 76.19% !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" | 78,919 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 385,690 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 11,163,064 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Wennappuwa[20] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Puttalam Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 31,912 | 67.35% | 139,309 | 62.62% | 2,838,005 | 50.71% | - | 14,006 | 29.56% | 71,687 | 32.22% | 1,785,369 | 31.90% | - | USA | 1,090 | 2.30% | 3,398 | 1.53% | 141,983 | 2.54% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 376 | 0.79% | 8,081 | 3.63% | 271,209 | 4.85% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 47,384 !style="text-align:right;" | 94.59% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 222,475 !style="text-align:right;" | 94.40% !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" | 2,712 !style="text-align:right;" | 5.41% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 13,205 !style="text-align:right;" | 5.60% !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" | 50,096 !style="text-align:right;" | 76.66% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 235,680 !style="text-align:right;" | 73.94% !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" | 65,347 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 318,755 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 9,374,164 ! |
The Wennappuwa Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (96.4%) . In comparison, the Puttalam Electoral District (which contains the Wennappuwa Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (73.6%) and a significant Moor population (19.4%) [21]
The Wennappuwa Polling Division has a Roman Catholic majority (55.2%) and a significant Buddhist population (41.3%) . In comparison, the Puttalam Electoral District (which contains the Wennappuwa Polling Division) has a Buddhist plurality (43.2%), a significant Roman Catholic population (31.5%) and a significant Muslim population (19.7%) [22]