| Yapahuwa | |
| Coordinates: | 7.822°N 80.3704°W |
| Area Total Km2: | 849.44 |
| Population Total: | 156502 |
| Population Density Km2: | 184 |
| Population As Of: | 2012 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name2: | Kurunegala Electoral District |
The Yapahuwa Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Kurunegala Electoral District, in the North Western Province, Sri Lanka.
The winner of Yapahuwa has matched the final country result 6 out of 8 times. Hence, Yapahuwa is a Weak Bellwether for Presidential Elections.
| - ! | Year !colspan="2" width="144px" | Yapahuwa !colspan="2" width="144px" | Kurunegala Electoral District ! | MAE[2] % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Sri Lanka ! | MAE[3] % | - | 1.90% | 6.94% | - | 3.80% | 9.42% | - | 2.24% | 7.14% | - | 0.98% | 2.80% | - | 1.26% | 1.93% | - | 0.73% | 3.73% | - | 4.34% | 4.73% | - | 1.04% | 1.51% | - ! | Matches/Mean MAE !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 6/8 !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 7/8 !style="text-align:right;" | 2.04% !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 8/8 !style="text-align:right;" | 4.77% |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Yapahuwa[4] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kurunegala Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 55,823 | 59.86% | 652,278 | 57.90% | 6,924,255 | 52.25% | - | 32,581 | 34.93% | 416,961 | 37.01% | 5,564,239 | 41.99% | - | NMPP | 2,944 | 3.16% | 36,178 | 3.21% | 418,553 | 3.16% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 1,914 | 2.05% | 21,193 | 1.88% | 345,452 | 2.61% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 93,262 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.27% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 1,126,610 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.25% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 13,252,499 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.99% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Rejected Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 683 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.73% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 8,522 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.75% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 135,452 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.01% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Total Polled !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 93,945 !style="text-align:right;" | 84.70% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 1,135,132 !style="text-align:right;" | 85.24% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 13,387,951 !style="text-align:right;" | 83.71% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Registered Electors !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 110,915 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 1,331,705 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 15,992,568 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Yapahuwa[5] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kurunegala Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 49,289 | 57.25% | 556,868 | 53.46% | 5,768,090 | 47.58% | - | 36,058 | 41.88% | 476,602 | 45.76% | 6,217,162 | 51.28% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 743 | 0.86% | 8,154 | 0.78% | 138,200 | 1.14% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 86,090 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.25% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 1,041,624 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.12% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 12,123,452 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.85% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Rejected Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 654 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.75% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 9,285 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.88% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 140,925 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.15% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Total Polled !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 86,744 !style="text-align:right;" | 76.19% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 1,050,909 !style="text-align:right;" | 78.82% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 12,264,377 !style="text-align:right;" | 78.69% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Registered Electors !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 113,858 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 1,333,377 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 15,585,942 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Yapahuwa[6] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kurunegala Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 49,854 | 65.24% | 582,784 | 63.08% | 6,015,934 | 57.88% | - | 25,199 | 32.98% | 327,594 | 35.46% | 4,173,185 | 40.15% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 1,365 | 1.79% | 13,515 | 1.46% | 204,494 | 1.97% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 76,418 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.35% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 923,893 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.29% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 10,393,613 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.03% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Rejected Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 502 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.65% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 6,644 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.71% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 101,838 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.97% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Total Polled !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 76,920 !style="text-align:right;" | 72.72% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 930,537 !style="text-align:right;" | 75.59% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 10,495,451 !style="text-align:right;" | 66.70% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Registered Electors !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 105,779 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 1,230,966 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 15,734,587 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Yapahuwa[7] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kurunegala Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 40,136 | 53.29% | 468,507 | 52.26% | 4,887,152 | 50.29% | - | 34,469 | 45.76% | 418,809 | 46.72% | 4,706,366 | 48.43% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 717 | 0.95% | 9,181 | 1.02% | 123,521 | 1.27% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 75,322 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.04% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 896,497 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.07% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 9,717,039 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.88% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Rejected Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 728 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.96% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 8,458 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.93% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 109,869 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.12% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Total Polled !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 76,050 !style="text-align:right;" | 75.67% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 904,955 !style="text-align:right;" | 77.87% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 9,826,908 !style="text-align:right;" | 69.51% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Registered Electors !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 100,497 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 1,162,099 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 14,136,979 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Yapahuwa[8] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kurunegala Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 31,252 | 49.22% | 377,483 | 50.77% | 4,312,157 | 51.12% | - | 28,525 | 44.92% | 326,327 | 43.89% | 3,602,748 | 42.71% | - | 2,714 | 4.27% | 27,354 | 3.68% | 343,927 | 4.08% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 1,008 | 1.59% | 12,355 | 1.66% | 176,679 | 2.09% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 63,499 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.04% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 743,519 !style="text-align:right;" | 97.99% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 8,435,754 !style="text-align:right;" | 97.69% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Rejected Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 1,269 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.96% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 15,272 !style="text-align:right;" | 2.01% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 199,536 !style="text-align:right;" | 2.31% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Total Polled !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 64,768 !style="text-align:right;" | 74.50% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 758,791 !style="text-align:right;" | 75.83% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 8,635,290 !style="text-align:right;" | 72.17% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Registered Electors !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 86,938 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 1,000,624 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 11,965,536 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Yapahuwa[9] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kurunegala Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 33,582 | 58.62% | 403,838 | 59.36% | 4,709,205 | 62.28% | - | 22,893 | 39.96% | 266,740 | 39.21% | 2,715,283 | 35.91% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 808 | 1.41% | 9,766 | 1.44% | 137,040 | 1.81% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 57,283 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.35% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 680,344 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.48% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 7,561,526 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.03% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Rejected Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 962 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.65% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 10,511 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.52% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 151,706 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.97% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Total Polled !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 58,245 !style="text-align:right;" | 76.55% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 690,855 !style="text-align:right;" | 76.97% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 7,713,232 !style="text-align:right;" | 69.12% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Registered Electors !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 76,083 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 897,539 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 11,158,880 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Yapahuwa[10] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kurunegala Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 7,950 | 49.71% | 182,220 | 46.89% | 2,289,857 | 44.95% | - | 7,250 | 45.33% | 198,662 | 51.12% | 2,569,199 | 50.43% | - | 793 | 4.96% | 7,717 | 1.99% | 235,701 | 4.63% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 15,993 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.72% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 388,599 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.91% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 5,094,754 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.24% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Rejected Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 207 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.28% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 4,281 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.09% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 91,499 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.76% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Total Polled !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 16,200 !style="text-align:right;" | 100.00% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 392,880 !style="text-align:right;" | 53.49% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 5,186,256 !style="text-align:right;" | 55.87% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Registered Electors !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 16,200 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 734,453 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 9,283,143 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Yapahuwa[11] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kurunegala Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 27,489 | 54.41% | 345,769 | 55.77% | 3,450,815 | 52.93% | - | 20,566 | 40.71% | 248,479 | 40.08% | 2,546,348 | 39.05% | - | 2,141 | 4.24% | 21,835 | 3.52% | 273,428 | 4.19% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 322 | 0.64% | 3,895 | 0.63% | 249,460 | 3.83% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 50,518 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.38% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 619,978 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.13% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 6,520,156 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.78% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Rejected Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 317 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.62% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 5,431 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.87% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 80,470 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.22% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Total Polled !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 50,835 !style="text-align:right;" | 86.86% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 625,409 !style="text-align:right;" | 86.00% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 6,600,626 !style="text-align:right;" | 80.15% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Registered Electors !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 58,528 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 727,202 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 8,235,358 ! |
The winner of Yapahuwa has matched the final country result 6 out of 7 times. Hence, Yapahuwa is a Strong Bellwether for Parliamentary Elections.
| - ! | Year !colspan="2" width="144px" | Yapahuwa !colspan="2" width="144px" | Kurunegala Electoral District ! | MAE[12] % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Sri Lanka ! | MAE[13] % | - | 3.70% | 6.27% | - | 6.27% | 7.28% | - | 2.26% | 6.38% | - | 0.67% | 2.77% | - | 1.27% | 2.96% | - | 0.97% | 2.68% | - | 3.25% | 5.38% | - ! | 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;" | 2.63% !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 7/7 !style="text-align:right;" | 4.82% |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Yapahuwa[14] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kurunegala Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 41,149 | 52.90% | 474,124 | 49.29% | 4,732,664 | 42.48% | - | 32,483 | 41.76% | 441,275 | 45.87% | 5,098,916 | 45.77% | - | 3,882 | 4.99% | 41,077 | 4.27% | 544,154 | 4.88% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 268 | 0.34% | 5,496 | 0.57% | 83,041 | 0.75% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 77,782 !style="text-align:right;" | 94.54% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 961,972 !style="text-align:right;" | 95.39% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 11,140,333 !style="text-align:right;" | 95.35% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Rejected Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 4,431 !style="text-align:right;" | 5.39% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 46,036 !style="text-align:right;" | 4.56% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 516,926 !style="text-align:right;" | 4.42% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Total Polled !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 82,272 !style="text-align:right;" | 72.26% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 1,008,459 !style="text-align:right;" | 79.63% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 11,684,111 !style="text-align:right;" | 77.66% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Registered Electors !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 113,858 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 1,266,443 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 15,044,490 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Yapahuwa[15] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kurunegala Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 37,429 | 69.95% | 429,316 | 63.91% | 4,846,388 | 60.38% | - | 13,036 | 24.36% | 213,713 | 31.81% | 2,357,057 | 29.37% | - | DNA | 2,586 | 4.83% | 26,440 | 3.94% | 441,251 | 5.50% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 457 | 0.85% | 2,288 | 0.34% | 34,779 | 0.43% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 53,508 !style="text-align:right;" | 91.52% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 671,757 !style="text-align:right;" | 92.58% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 8,026,322 !style="text-align:right;" | 96.03% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Rejected Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 4,884 !style="text-align:right;" | 8.35% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 53,130 !style="text-align:right;" | 7.32% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 581,465 !style="text-align:right;" | 6.96% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Total Polled !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 58,466 !style="text-align:right;" | 55.27% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 725,566 !style="text-align:right;" | 59.08% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 8,358,246 !style="text-align:right;" | 59.29% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Registered Electors !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 105,779 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 1,228,044 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 14,097,690 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Yapahuwa[16] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kurunegala Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 37,155 | 55.45% | 412,157 | 51.95% | 4,223,126 | 45.70% | - | 28,281 | 42.20% | 340,768 | 42.95% | 3,486,792 | 37.73% | - | 1,387 | 2.07% | 37,459 | 4.72% | 552,723 | 5.98% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 188 | 0.28% | 2,976 | 0.38% | 64,640 | 0.70% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 67,011 !style="text-align:right;" | 95.32% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 793,360 !style="text-align:right;" | 95.14% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 9,241,931 !style="text-align:right;" | 94.52% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Rejected Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 3,271 !style="text-align:right;" | 4.65% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 40,261 !style="text-align:right;" | 4.83% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 534,452 !style="text-align:right;" | 5.47% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Total Polled !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 70,300 !style="text-align:right;" | 72.61% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 833,908 !style="text-align:right;" | 76.54% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 9,777,821 !style="text-align:right;" | 75.74% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Registered Electors !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 96,817 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 1,089,482 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 12,909,631 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Yapahuwa[17] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kurunegala Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 32,601 | 48.31% | 382,768 | 48.59% | 4,086,026 | 45.62% | - | 27,843 | 41.26% | 332,775 | 42.24% | 3,330,815 | 37.19% | - | 6,417 | 9.51% | 63,652 | 8.08% | 815,353 | 9.10% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 628 | 0.93% | 8,533 | 1.08% | 133,770 | 1.49% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 67,489 !style="text-align:right;" | 95.78% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 787,728 !style="text-align:right;" | 95.35% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 8,955,844 !style="text-align:right;" | 94.77% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Rejected Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 2,972 !style="text-align:right;" | 4.22% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 38,451 !style="text-align:right;" | 4.65% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 494,009 !style="text-align:right;" | 5.23% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Total Polled !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 70,461 !style="text-align:right;" | 75.97% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 826,179 !style="text-align:right;" | 78.98% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 9,449,878 !style="text-align:right;" | 76.03% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Registered Electors !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 92,750 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 1,046,102 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 12,428,762 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Yapahuwa[18] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kurunegala Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 30,832 | 48.18% | 358,794 | 48.75% | 3,899,329 | 45.33% | - | 28,227 | 44.11% | 308,106 | 41.86% | 3,451,765 | 40.12% | - | 3,824 | 5.98% | 40,780 | 5.54% | 518,725 | 6.03% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 1,104 | 1.73% | 28,348 | 3.85% | 407,107 | 4.73% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 63,987 !style="text-align:right;" | N/A !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 736,028 !style="text-align:right;" | N/A !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 8,602,617 !style="text-align:right;" | N/A |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Yapahuwa[19] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kurunegala Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 30,277 | 50.87% | 366,856 | 51.87% | 3,887,805 | 48.94% | - | 28,549 | 47.97% | 332,547 | 47.02% | 3,498,370 | 44.04% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 690 | 1.16% | 7,876 | 1.11% | 158,616 | 2.00% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 59,516 !style="text-align:right;" | 95.14% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 707,279 !style="text-align:right;" | 95.92% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 7,943,688 !style="text-align:right;" | 95.20% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Rejected Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 3,041 !style="text-align:right;" | 4.86% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 30,071 !style="text-align:right;" | 4.08% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 400,395 !style="text-align:right;" | 4.80% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Total Polled !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 62,557 !style="text-align:right;" | 82.22% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 737,350 !style="text-align:right;" | 82.15% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 8,344,095 !style="text-align:right;" | 74.75% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Registered Electors !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 76,083 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 897,580 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 11,163,064 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Yapahuwa[20] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Kurunegala Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 23,615 | 60.68% | 314,724 | 58.51% | 2,838,005 | 50.71% | - | 12,187 | 31.32% | 195,526 | 36.35% | 1,785,369 | 31.90% | - | USA | 2,707 | 6.96% | 11,059 | 2.06% | 141,983 | 2.54% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 406 | 1.04% | 16,607 | 3.09% | 158,203 | 2.83% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 38,915 !style="text-align:right;" | 91.72% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 537,916 !style="text-align:right;" | 94.02% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 5,596,468 !style="text-align:right;" | 93.87% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Rejected Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 3,511 !style="text-align:right;" | 8.28% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 34,212 !style="text-align:right;" | 5.98% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 365,563 !style="text-align:right;" | 6.13% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Total Polled !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 42,426 !style="text-align:right;" | 64.33% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 572,128 !style="text-align:right;" | 72.88% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 5,962,031 !style="text-align:right;" | 63.60% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Registered Electors !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 65,948 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 784,991 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 9,374,164 ! |
The Yapahuwa Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (97.5%) . In comparison, the Kurunegala Electoral District (which contains the Yapahuwa Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (91.4%) [21]
The Yapahuwa Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (96.8%) . In comparison, the Kurunegala Electoral District (which contains the Yapahuwa Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (88.5%) [22]