Polling Division in Sri Lanka
6°51′30″N 79°52′36″E / 6.858329°N 79.876676°E / 6.858329; 79.876676 Country Sri Lanka Province Western Province, Sri Lanka Electoral District Colombo Electoral District Area
• Total 9.18 km2 (3.54 sq mi) Population • Total 88,962 • Density 9,691/km2 (25,100/sq mi) ISO 3166 code EC-01F The Dehiwala Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Colombo Electoral District, in the Western Province, Sri Lanka .
Presidential Election Results
Summary The winner of Dehiwala has matched the final country result 4 out of 8 times.
Party Dehiwala[4] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % NDF 25,004 53.74% 559,921 40.92% 5,564,239 41.99% SLPP 19,122 41.10% 727,713 53.19% 6,924,255 52.25% NMPP 1,480 3.18% 53,803 3.93% 418,553 3.16% Other Parties (with < 1%) 919 1.98% 26,740 1.95% 345,452 2.61% Valid Votes 46,525 98.78% 1,368,177 98.89% 13,252,499 98.99% Rejected Votes 576 1.22% 15,333 1.11% 135,452 1.01% Total Polled 47,101 79.98% 1,383,510 82.82% 13,387,951 83.71% Registered Electors 58,892 1,670,403 15,992,568
Party Dehiwala[5] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % NDF 30,955 65.63% 725,073 55.93% 6,217,162 51.28% UPFA 15,932 33.78% 562,614 43.40% 5,768,090 47.58% Other Parties (with < 1%) 282 0.60% 8,673 0.67% 138,200 1.14% Valid Votes 47,169 98.75% 1,296,360 98.83% 12,123,452 98.85% Rejected Votes 599 1.25% 15,334 1.17% 140,925 1.15% Total Polled 47,768 79.86% 1,311,694 81.34% 12,264,377 78.69% Registered Electors 59,812 1,612,660 15,585,942
Party Dehiwala[6] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % NDF 24,441 55.07% 533,022 45.90% 4,173,185 40.15% UPFA 19,457 43.84% 614,740 52.93% 6,015,934 57.88% Other Parties (with < 1%) 485 1.09% 13,620 1.17% 204,494 1.97% Valid Votes 44,383 98.96% 1,161,382 99.03% 10,393,613 99.03% Rejected Votes 465 1.04% 11,394 0.97% 101,838 0.97% Total Polled 44,848 73.29% 1,172,776 76.09% 10,495,451 66.70% Registered Electors 61,194 1,541,242 15,734,587
Party Dehiwala[7] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % UNP 24,660 57.25% 569,627 51.12% 4,706,366 48.43% UPFA 18,005 41.80% 534,431 47.96% 4,887,152 50.29% Other Parties (with < 1%) 412 0.96% 10,192 0.91% 123,521 1.27% Valid Votes 43,077 99.15% 1,114,250 98.86% 9,717,039 98.88% Rejected Votes 369 0.85% 12,879 1.14% 109,869 1.12% Total Polled 43,446 73.98% 1,127,129 75.85% 9,826,908 69.51% Registered Electors 58,728 1,486,021 14,136,979
Party Dehiwala[8] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % UNP 19,126 47.58% 425,185 44.08% 3,602,748 42.71% PA 18,683 46.48% 474,310 49.18% 4,312,157 51.12% JVP 1,346 3.35% 44,009 4.56% 343,927 4.08% Other Parties (with < 1%) 627 1.56% 12,821 1.33% 140,825 1.67% SMBP 412 1.03% 8,209 0.85% 35,854 0.43% Valid Votes 40,194 96.53% 964,534 97.06% 8,435,754 97.69% Rejected Votes 1,446 3.47% 29,197 2.94% 199,536 2.31% Total Polled 41,640 71.29% 993,731 73.39% 8,635,290 72.17% Registered Electors 58,407 1,354,025 11,965,536
Party Dehiwala[9] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % PA 23,977 63.99% 557,708 64.82% 4,709,205 62.28% UNP 12,783 34.12% 288,741 33.56% 2,715,283 35.91% Other Parties (with < 1%) 710 1.89% 13,937 1.62% 137,040 1.81% Valid Votes 37,470 98.39% 860,386 98.17% 7,561,526 98.03% Rejected Votes 614 1.61% 16,060 1.83% 151,706 1.97% Total Polled 38,084 68.87% 876,446 69.59% 7,713,232 69.12% Registered Electors 55,301 1,259,484 11,158,880
Party Dehiwala[10] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % UNP 18,326 50.03% 361,337 49.14% 2,569,199 50.43% SLFP 16,599 45.31% 339,958 46.23% 2,289,857 44.95% SLMP 1,707 4.66% 34,020 4.63% 235,701 4.63% Valid Votes 36,632 98.60% 735,315 98.49% 5,094,754 98.24% Rejected Votes 520 1.40% 11,295 1.51% 91,499 1.76% Total Polled 37,152 70.14% 746,610 67.53% 5,186,256 55.87% Registered Electors 52,969 1,105,583 9,283,143
Party Dehiwala[11] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % UNP 23,730 60.73% 436,290 57.86% 3,450,815 52.93% SLFP 13,194 33.76% 274,476 36.40% 2,546,348 39.05% JVP 1,139 2.91% 28,580 3.79% 273,428 4.19% LSSP 695 1.78% 9,655 1.28% 58,531 0.90% Other Parties (with < 1%) 318 0.81% 5,030 0.67% 190,929 2.93% Valid Votes 39,076 98.97% 754,031 98.95% 6,520,156 98.78% Rejected Votes 406 1.03% 7,990 1.05% 80,470 1.22% Total Polled 39,482 76.48% 762,021 76.88% 6,600,626 80.15% Registered Electors 51,622 991,194 8,235,358
Parliamentary Election Results
Summary The winner of Dehiwala has matched the final country result 4 out of 7 times. Hence, Dehiwala is a Weak Bellwether for Parliamentary Elections.
Party Dehiwala[12] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % SJB 18,611 44.92% 387,145 32.73% 2,771,984 23.9% SLPFA 18,244 44.03% 674,603 57.04% 6,853,693 59.09% JJB 2,094 5.05% 67,600 5.72% 445,958 3.84% UNP 1,706 4.12% 30,875 2.61% 249,435 2.15% Other Parties (with < 1%) 779 1.88% 22,553 1.9% 1,227,859 11.02% Valid Votes 41,434 66.39% 1,182,776 69.2% 11,598,936 71.32% Rejected Votes 2,529 4.05% 81,034 4.74% 744,373 4.58% Total Polled 43,963 70.45% 1,263,810 73.94% 12,343,309 75.89% Registered Electors 62,406 1,709,209 16,263,885
Party Dehiwala[13] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % UNP 28,153 63.62% 640,743 53.04% 5,098,916 45.77% UPFA 13,273 29.99% 474,063 39.25% 4,732,664 42.48% JVP 2,366 5.35% 81,391 6.74% 544,154 4.88% Other Parties (with < 1%) 462 1.04% 11,752 0.97% 93,045 0.84% Valid Votes 44,254 97.01% 1,207,949 96.46% 11,140,333 95.35% Rejected Votes 1,330 2.92% 43,372 3.46% 516,926 4.42% Total Polled 45,619 76.27% 1,252,271 78.93% 11,684,111 77.66% Registered Electors 59,812 1,586,598 15,044,490
Party Dehiwala[14] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % UNP 15,831 44.15% 339,750 36.19% 2,357,057 29.37% UPFA 15,472 43.15% 480,896 51.23% 4,846,388 60.38% DNA 4,256 11.87% 110,683 11.79% 441,251 5.50% Other Parties (with < 1%) 296 0.83% 7,294 0.78% 48,242 0.60% Valid Votes 35,855 95.68% 938,723 94.85% 8,026,322 96.03% Rejected Votes 1,606 4.29% 50,354 5.09% 581,465 6.96% Total Polled 37,474 61.24% 989,729 64.17% 8,358,246 59.29% Registered Electors 61,194 1,542,457 14,097,690
Party Dehiwala[15] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % UNP 19,865 47.20% 441,841 41.77% 3,486,792 37.73% UPFA 12,577 29.88% 414,688 39.20% 4,223,126 45.70% JHU 9,247 21.97% 190,618 18.02% 552,723 5.98% Other Parties (with < 1%) 396 0.94% 10,713 1.01% 90,868 0.98% Valid Votes 42,085 97.28% 1,057,860 96.47% 9,241,931 94.52% Rejected Votes 1,173 2.71% 38,605 3.52% 534,452 5.47% Total Polled 43,260 71.91% 1,096,571 74.71% 9,777,821 75.74% Registered Electors 60,159 1,467,751 12,909,631
Party Dehiwala[16] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % UNP 24,219 55.60% 546,417 51.62% 4,086,026 45.62% PA 12,686 29.13% 353,401 33.39% 3,330,815 37.19% JVP 3,786 8.69% 117,404 11.09% 815,353 9.10% TULF 1,434 3.29% 12,696 1.20% 348,164 3.89% SU 944 2.17% 16,970 1.60% 50,665 0.57% Other Parties (with < 1%) 487 1.12% 11,593 1.10% 162,452 1.81% Valid Votes 43,556 96.78% 1,058,481 96.28% 8,955,844 94.77% Rejected Votes 1,448 3.22% 40,901 3.72% 494,009 5.23% Total Polled 45,004 73.51% 1,099,382 76.31% 9,449,878 76.03% Registered Electors 61,222 1,440,682 12,428,762
Party Dehiwala[17] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % UNP 19,646 46.65% 440,684 43.45% 3,451,765 40.12% PA 14,382 34.15% 394,146 38.86% 3,899,329 45.33% SU 3,200 7.60% 49,671 4.90% 127,859 1.49% JVP 2,556 6.07% 78,133 7.70% 518,725 6.03% NUA 977 2.32% 27,067 2.67% 185,593 2.16% Other Parties (with < 1%) 728 1.73% 19,281 1.90% 162,201 1.89% ACTC 622 1.48% 5,238 0.52% 27,289 0.32% Valid Votes 42,111 N/A 1,014,220 N/A 8,602,617 N/A
Party Dehiwala[18] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % PA 20,882 51.90% 469,642 50.94% 3,887,805 48.94% UNP 16,942 42.11% 385,100 41.77% 3,498,370 44.04% MEP 1,145 2.85% 42,734 4.64% 68,538 0.86% IND1 813 2.02% 9,251 1.00% 48,199 0.61% Other Parties (with < 1%) 453 1.13% 15,206 1.65% 93,874 1.18% Valid Votes 40,235 96.93% 921,933 96.18% 7,943,688 95.20% Rejected Votes 1,273 3.07% 36,635 3.82% 400,395 4.80% Total Polled 41,508 75.06% 958,568 76.04% 8,344,095 74.75% Registered Electors 55,301 1,260,686 11,163,064
Party Dehiwala[19] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % UNP 19,768 54.91% 374,530 51.67% 2,838,005 50.71% SLFP 12,193 33.87% 205,053 28.29% 1,785,369 31.90% MEP 1,724 4.79% 76,966 10.62% 90,480 1.62% USA 1,341 3.73% 31,873 4.40% 141,983 2.54% SLMC 790 2.19% 29,308 4.04% 202,016 3.61% Other Parties (with < 1%) 184 0.51% 7,112 0.98% 67,723 1.21% Valid Votes 36,000 96.38% 724,842 95.36% 5,596,468 93.87% Rejected Votes 1,351 3.62% 35,271 4.64% 365,563 6.13% Total Polled 37,351 71.59% 760,113 69.87% 5,962,031 63.60% Registered Electors 52,176 1,087,891 9,374,164
Demographics
Ethnicity The Dehiwala Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (60.5%), a significant Moor population (20.8%) and a significant Sri Lankan Tamil population (14.5%) . In comparison, the Colombo Electoral District (which contains the Dehiwala Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (76.5%), a significant Moor population (10.7%) and a significant Sri Lankan Tamil population (10.1%)[1]
Ethnicity in Dehiwala[1]
Other (1.5%)
Religion The Dehiwala Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (54.3%), a significant Muslim population (22.6%) and a significant Hindu population (12.1%) . In comparison, the Colombo Electoral District (which contains the Dehiwala Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (70.2%) and a significant Muslim population (11.8%)[1]
Religion in Dehiwala[1]
Other (0.1%)
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