Polling Division in Sri Lanka
6°49′55″N 79°52′27″E / 6.831812°N 79.874140°E / 6.831812; 79.874140 Country Sri Lanka Province Western Province, Sri Lanka Electoral District Colombo Electoral District Area
• Total 14.35 km2 (5.54 sq mi) Population • Total 95,506 • Density 6,655/km2 (17,240/sq mi) ISO 3166 code EC-01G The Ratmalana Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Colombo Electoral District, in the Western Province, Sri Lanka .
Presidential Election Results
Summary The winner of Ratmalana has matched the final country result 8 out of 8 times. Hence, Ratmalana is a Perfect Bellwether for Presidential Elections.
Party Ratmalana[4] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % SLPP 28,085 51.48% 727,713 53.19% 6,924,255 52.25% NDF 23,156 42.45% 559,921 40.92% 5,564,239 41.99% NMPP 2,124 3.89% 53,803 3.93% 418,553 3.16% Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,185 2.17% 26,740 1.95% 345,452 2.61% Valid Votes 54,550 98.74% 1,368,177 98.89% 13,252,499 98.99% Rejected Votes 698 1.26% 15,333 1.11% 135,452 1.01% Total Polled 55,248 79.92% 1,383,510 82.82% 13,387,951 83.71% Registered Electors 69,128 1,670,403 15,992,568
Party Ratmalana[5] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % NDF 29,554 55.76% 725,073 55.93% 6,217,162 51.28% UPFA 23,144 43.66% 562,614 43.40% 5,768,090 47.58% Other Parties (with < 1%) 306 0.58% 8,673 0.67% 138,200 1.14% Valid Votes 53,004 98.73% 1,296,360 98.83% 12,123,452 98.85% Rejected Votes 680 1.27% 15,334 1.17% 140,925 1.15% Total Polled 53,684 80.37% 1,311,694 81.34% 12,264,377 78.69% Registered Electors 66,793 1,612,660 15,585,942
Party Ratmalana[6] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % UPFA 26,215 53.16% 614,740 52.93% 6,015,934 57.88% NDF 22,589 45.80% 533,022 45.90% 4,173,185 40.15% Other Parties (with < 1%) 512 1.04% 13,620 1.17% 204,494 1.97% Valid Votes 49,316 98.97% 1,161,382 99.03% 10,393,613 99.03% Rejected Votes 512 1.03% 11,394 0.97% 101,838 0.97% Total Polled 49,828 74.79% 1,172,776 76.09% 10,495,451 66.70% Registered Electors 66,622 1,541,242 15,734,587
Party Ratmalana[7] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % UPFA 25,004 50.84% 534,431 47.96% 4,887,152 50.29% UNP 23,743 48.28% 569,627 51.12% 4,706,366 48.43% Other Parties (with < 1%) 434 0.88% 10,192 0.91% 123,521 1.27% Valid Votes 49,181 98.88% 1,114,250 98.86% 9,717,039 98.88% Rejected Votes 557 1.12% 12,879 1.14% 109,869 1.12% Total Polled 49,738 74.87% 1,127,129 75.85% 9,826,908 69.51% Registered Electors 66,432 1,486,021 14,136,979
Party Ratmalana[8] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % PA 22,868 52.02% 474,310 49.18% 4,312,157 51.12% UNP 17,572 39.97% 425,185 44.08% 3,602,748 42.71% JVP 2,514 5.72% 44,009 4.56% 343,927 4.08% Other Parties (with < 1%) 525 1.19% 12,821 1.33% 140,825 1.67% SMBP 485 1.10% 8,209 0.85% 35,854 0.43% Valid Votes 43,964 96.70% 964,534 97.06% 8,435,754 97.69% Rejected Votes 1,500 3.30% 29,197 2.94% 199,536 2.31% Total Polled 45,464 71.64% 993,731 73.39% 8,635,290 72.17% Registered Electors 63,466 1,354,025 11,965,536
Party Ratmalana[9] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % PA 28,666 69.04% 557,708 64.82% 4,709,205 62.28% UNP 12,275 29.56% 288,741 33.56% 2,715,283 35.91% Other Parties (with < 1%) 578 1.39% 13,937 1.62% 137,040 1.81% Valid Votes 41,519 97.91% 860,386 98.17% 7,561,526 98.03% Rejected Votes 887 2.09% 16,060 1.83% 151,706 1.97% Total Polled 42,406 70.97% 876,446 69.59% 7,713,232 69.12% Registered Electors 59,749 1,259,484 11,158,880
Party Ratmalana[10] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % UNP 18,409 47.82% 361,337 49.14% 2,569,199 50.43% SLFP 18,308 47.55% 339,958 46.23% 2,289,857 44.95% SLMP 1,783 4.63% 34,020 4.63% 235,701 4.63% Valid Votes 38,500 98.51% 735,315 98.49% 5,094,754 98.24% Rejected Votes 584 1.49% 11,295 1.51% 91,499 1.76% Total Polled 39,084 70.74% 746,610 67.53% 5,186,256 55.87% Registered Electors 55,248 1,105,583 9,283,143
Party Ratmalana[11] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % UNP 21,280 55.88% 436,290 57.86% 3,450,815 52.93% SLFP 14,111 37.05% 274,476 36.40% 2,546,348 39.05% JVP 1,670 4.39% 28,580 3.79% 273,428 4.19% LSSP 778 2.04% 9,655 1.28% 58,531 0.90% Other Parties (with < 1%) 245 0.64% 5,030 0.67% 190,929 2.93% Valid Votes 38,084 98.92% 754,031 98.95% 6,520,156 98.78% Rejected Votes 415 1.08% 7,990 1.05% 80,470 1.22% Total Polled 38,499 76.59% 762,021 76.88% 6,600,626 80.15% Registered Electors 50,269 991,194 8,235,358
Parliamentary Election Results
Summary The winner of Ratmalana has matched the final country result 6 out of 7 times. Hence, Ratmalana is a Strong Bellwether for Parliamentary Elections.
Party Ratmalana[14] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % SLPFA 25,320 54.69% 674,603 57.04% 6,853,693 59.09% SJB 15,646 33.79% 387,145 32.73% 2,771,984 23.9% JJB 2,901 6.27% 67,600 5.72% 445,958 3.84% UNP 1,440 3.11% 30,875 2.61% 249,435 2.15% Other Parties (with < 1%) 944 2.14% 22,553 1.9% 1,227,859 11.02% Valid Votes 46,301 65.65% 1,182,776 69.2% 11,598,936 71.32% Rejected Votes 3,254 4.61% 81,034 4.74% 744,373 4.58% Total Polled 49,555 70.26% 1,263,810 73.94% 12,343,309 75.89% Registered Electors 70,528 1,709,209 16,263,885
Party Ratmalana[15] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % UNP 26,412 53.52% 640,743 53.04% 5,098,916 45.77% UPFA 19,203 38.91% 474,063 39.25% 4,732,664 42.48% JVP 3,217 6.52% 81,391 6.74% 544,154 4.88% Other Parties (with < 1%) 519 1.05% 11,752 0.97% 93,045 0.84% Valid Votes 49,351 96.71% 1,207,949 96.46% 11,140,333 95.35% Rejected Votes 1,634 3.20% 43,372 3.46% 516,926 4.42% Total Polled 51,028 76.40% 1,252,271 78.93% 11,684,111 77.66% Registered Electors 66,793 1,586,598 15,044,490
Party Ratmalana[16] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % UPFA 19,486 48.43% 480,896 51.23% 4,846,388 60.38% UNP 15,384 38.23% 339,750 36.19% 2,357,057 29.37% DNA 5,061 12.58% 110,683 11.79% 441,251 5.50% Other Parties (with < 1%) 308 0.77% 7,182 0.77% 47,940 0.60% Valid Votes 40,239 95.23% 938,723 94.85% 8,026,322 96.03% Rejected Votes 1,990 4.71% 50,354 5.09% 581,465 6.96% Total Polled 42,253 63.42% 989,729 64.17% 8,358,246 59.29% Registered Electors 66,622 1,542,457 14,097,690
Party Ratmalana[17] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % UPFA 19,284 40.86% 414,688 39.20% 4,223,126 45.70% UNP 18,448 39.09% 441,841 41.77% 3,486,792 37.73% JHU 9,085 19.25% 190,618 18.02% 552,723 5.98% Other Parties (with < 1%) 380 0.81% 10,713 1.01% 90,868 0.98% Valid Votes 47,197 96.85% 1,057,860 96.47% 9,241,931 94.52% Rejected Votes 1,531 3.14% 38,605 3.52% 534,452 5.47% Total Polled 48,733 72.55% 1,096,571 74.71% 9,777,821 75.74% Registered Electors 67,176 1,467,751 12,909,631
Party Ratmalana[18] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % UNP 23,432 48.20% 546,417 51.62% 4,086,026 45.62% PA 17,344 35.68% 353,401 33.39% 3,330,815 37.19% JVP 5,750 11.83% 117,404 11.09% 815,353 9.10% SU 1,014 2.09% 16,970 1.60% 50,665 0.57% TULF 571 1.17% 12,696 1.20% 348,164 3.89% Other Parties (with < 1%) 503 1.03% 11,593 1.10% 162,452 1.81% Valid Votes 48,614 96.69% 1,058,481 96.28% 8,955,844 94.77% Rejected Votes 1,664 3.31% 40,901 3.72% 494,009 5.23% Total Polled 50,278 74.04% 1,099,382 76.31% 9,449,878 76.03% Registered Electors 67,911 1,440,682 12,428,762
Party Ratmalana[19] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % UNP 18,556 40.24% 440,684 43.45% 3,451,765 40.12% PA 17,886 38.78% 394,146 38.86% 3,899,329 45.33% JVP 4,454 9.66% 78,133 7.70% 518,725 6.03% SU 3,356 7.28% 49,671 4.90% 127,859 1.49% Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,316 2.85% 24,519 2.42% 189,490 2.20% NUA 548 1.19% 27,067 2.67% 185,593 2.16% Valid Votes 46,116 N/A 1,014,220 N/A 8,602,617 N/A
Party Ratmalana[20] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % PA 25,967 58.96% 469,642 50.94% 3,887,805 48.94% UNP 15,860 36.01% 385,100 41.77% 3,498,370 44.04% MEP 1,061 2.41% 42,734 4.64% 68,538 0.86% SLPF 666 1.51% 11,454 1.24% 90,078 1.13% Other Parties (with < 1%) 485 1.10% 13,003 1.41% 51,995 0.65% Valid Votes 44,039 96.38% 921,933 96.18% 7,943,688 95.20% Rejected Votes 1,652 3.62% 36,635 3.82% 400,395 4.80% Total Polled 45,691 76.47% 958,568 76.04% 8,344,095 74.75% Registered Electors 59,749 1,260,686 11,163,064
Party Ratmalana[21] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % UNP 21,237 56.12% 374,530 51.67% 2,838,005 50.71% SLFP 13,063 34.52% 205,053 28.29% 1,785,369 31.90% USA 1,500 3.96% 31,873 4.40% 141,983 2.54% MEP 1,407 3.72% 76,966 10.62% 90,480 1.62% SLMC 415 1.10% 29,308 4.04% 202,016 3.61% Other Parties (with < 1%) 217 0.57% 7,112 0.98% 67,723 1.21% Valid Votes 37,839 95.94% 724,842 95.36% 5,596,468 93.87% Rejected Votes 1,602 4.06% 35,271 4.64% 365,563 6.13% Total Polled 39,441 72.61% 760,113 69.87% 5,962,031 63.60% Registered Electors 54,316 1,087,891 9,374,164
Demographics
Ethnicity The Ratmalana Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (78.9%) . In comparison, the Colombo Electoral District (which contains the Ratmalana 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 Ratmalana[1]
Other (1.9%)
Religion The Ratmalana Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (70.0%) and a significant Muslim population (11.3%) . In comparison, the Colombo Electoral District (which contains the Ratmalana Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (70.2%) and a significant Muslim population (11.8%) [1]
Religion in Ratmalana[1]
Other (0.1%)
References