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Polling Division in Sri Lanka
Wattala
Polling Division
Location of Wattala
Coordinates: 7°01′28″N 79°53′31″E / 7.024564°N 79.891942°E / 7.024564; 79.891942
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceWestern Province, Sri Lanka
Electoral DistrictGampaha Electoral District
Area
 • Total57.4 km (22.2 sq mi)
Population
 • Total175,525
 • Density3,058/km (7,920/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeEC-02A

The Wattala Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Gampaha Electoral District, in the Western Province, Sri Lanka.

Presidential Election Results

Summary

The winner of Wattala has matched the final country result 6 out of 8 times. Hence, Wattala is a Weak Bellwether for Presidential Elections.

Year Wattala Gampaha Electoral District MAE % Sri Lanka MAE %
2019 NDF SLPP 12.22% SLPP 5.41%
2015 NDF NDF 9.49% NDF 7.79%
2010 UPFA UPFA 11.76% UPFA 8.31%
2005 UNP UPFA 11.68% UPFA 7.35%
1999 PA PA 7.18% PA 2.23%
1994 PA PA 4.21% PA 1.96%
1988 UNP SLFP 8.84% UNP 5.76%
1982 UNP UNP 9.59% UNP 7.43%
Matches/Mean MAE 6/8 7/8 9.37% 8/8 5.78%

2019 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Wattala Gampaha Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
NDF 49,463 47.72% 494,671 34.26% 5,564,239 41.99%
SLPP 48,214 46.51% 855,870 59.28% 6,924,255 52.25%
NMPP 3,428 3.31% 61,760 4.28% 418,553 3.16%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 2,557 2.47% 31,499 2.18% 345,452 2.61%
Valid Votes 103,662 98.65% 1,443,800 98.92% 13,252,499 98.99%
Rejected Votes 1,418 1.35% 15,751 1.08% 135,452 1.01%
Total Polled 105,080 80.89% 1,459,551 83.31% 13,387,951 83.71%
Registered Electors 129,912 1,751,892 15,992,568

2015 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Wattala Gampaha Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
NDF 56,541 59.32% 669,007 49.83% 6,217,162 51.28%
UPFA 38,001 39.87% 664,347 49.49% 5,768,090 47.58%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 769 0.81% 9,142 0.68% 138,200 1.14%
Valid Votes 95,311 98.62% 1,342,496 98.92% 12,123,452 98.85%
Rejected Votes 1,332 1.38% 14,647 1.08% 140,925 1.15%
Total Polled 96,643 80.22% 1,357,143 80.77% 12,264,377 78.69%
Registered Electors 120,471 1,680,263 15,585,942

2010 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Wattala Gampaha Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 39,316 49.67% 718,716 61.66% 6,015,934 57.88%
NDF 38,789 49.00% 434,506 37.28% 4,173,185 40.15%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,055 1.33% 12,426 1.07% 204,494 1.97%
Valid Votes 79,160 98.96% 1,165,648 99.24% 10,393,613 99.03%
Rejected Votes 830 1.04% 8,960 0.76% 101,838 0.97%
Total Polled 79,990 76.99% 1,174,608 78.03% 10,495,451 66.70%
Registered Electors 103,893 1,505,363 15,734,587

2005 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Wattala Gampaha Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 40,984 56.03% 481,764 44.23% 4,706,366 48.43%
UPFA 31,446 42.99% 596,698 54.78% 4,887,152 50.29%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 718 0.98% 10,815 0.99% 123,521 1.27%
Valid Votes 73,148 98.82% 1,089,277 98.94% 9,717,039 98.88%
Rejected Votes 873 1.18% 11,724 1.06% 109,869 1.12%
Total Polled 74,021 78.37% 1,101,001 79.17% 9,826,908 69.51%
Registered Electors 94,455 1,390,691 14,136,979

1999 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Wattala Gampaha Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 32,954 49.55% 532,796 56.58% 4,312,157 51.12%
UNP 30,566 45.96% 353,969 37.59% 3,602,748 42.71%
JVP 2,127 3.20% 40,472 4.30% 343,927 4.08%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 865 1.30% 14,382 1.53% 176,679 2.09%
Valid Votes 66,512 97.74% 941,619 97.84% 8,435,754 97.69%
Rejected Votes 1,541 2.26% 20,768 2.16% 199,536 2.31%
Total Polled 68,053 77.00% 962,387 77.12% 8,635,290 72.17%
Registered Electors 88,377 1,247,860 11,965,536

1994 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Wattala Gampaha Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 37,373 60.55% 550,654 64.74% 4,709,205 62.28%
UNP 23,671 38.35% 288,608 33.93% 2,715,283 35.91%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 676 1.10% 11,256 1.32% 137,040 1.81%
Valid Votes 61,720 98.53% 850,518 98.48% 7,561,526 98.03%
Rejected Votes 922 1.47% 13,137 1.52% 151,706 1.97%
Total Polled 62,642 73.25% 863,655 74.16% 7,713,232 69.12%
Registered Electors 85,516 1,164,625 11,158,880

1988 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Wattala Gampaha Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 27,945 56.79% 350,092 48.08% 2,569,199 50.43%
SLFP 19,361 39.35% 355,553 48.83% 2,289,857 44.95%
SLMP 1,901 3.86% 22,467 3.09% 235,701 4.63%
Valid Votes 49,207 98.66% 728,112 98.63% 5,094,754 98.24%
Rejected Votes 666 1.34% 10,108 1.37% 91,499 1.76%
Total Polled 49,873 72.83% 738,220 74.93% 5,186,256 55.87%
Registered Electors 68,477 985,206 9,283,143

1982 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Wattala Gampaha Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 29,387 62.64% 365,847 52.50% 3,450,815 52.93%
SLFP 15,717 33.50% 301,808 43.31% 2,546,348 39.05%
JVP 1,402 2.99% 23,701 3.40% 273,428 4.19%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 410 0.87% 5,491 0.79% 249,460 3.83%
Valid Votes 46,916 99.10% 696,847 99.15% 6,520,156 98.78%
Rejected Votes 425 0.90% 5,992 0.85% 80,470 1.22%
Total Polled 47,341 81.60% 702,839 82.70% 6,600,626 80.15%
Registered Electors 58,015 849,896 8,235,358

Parliamentary Election Results

Summary

The winner of Wattala has matched the final country result 5 out of 7 times. Hence, Wattala is a Weak Bellwether for Parliamentary Elections.

Year Wattala Gampaha Electoral District MAE % Sri Lanka MAE %
2015 UNP UNP 9.77% UNP 8.91%
2010 UPFA UPFA 12.62% UPFA 10.37%
2004 UNP UPFA 10.25% UPFA 6.53%
2001 UNP UNP 7.92% UNP 4.48%
2000 UNP PA 6.52% PA 4.38%
1994 PA PA 6.69% PA 2.75%
1989 UNP UNP 5.29% UNP 5.54%
Matches/Mean MAE 5/7 7/7 8.44% 7/7 6.14%

2020 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Wattala Gampaha Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SLPFA 47,230 52.48% 807,896 65.76% 6,853,693 59.09%
SJB 34,706 38.56% 285,809 23.27% 2,771,984 23.9%
JJB 3,744 4.16% 61,833 5.03% 445,958 3.84%
UNP 2,138 2.38% 28,282 2.3% 249,435 2.15%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 2,185 2.42% 44,654 3.64% 1,227,859 11.02%
Valid Votes 90,003 67.62% 1,228,474 68.78% 11,598,936 71.32%
Rejected Votes 6,673 5.01% 75,509 4.23% 744,373 4.58%
Total Polled 96,676 72.63% 1,303,983 73.01% 12,343,309 75.89%
Registered Electors 133,103 1,785,964 16,263,885

2015 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Wattala Gampaha Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 51,011 58.35% 577,004 47.17% 5,098,916 45.77%
UPFA 30,743 35.16% 549,958 44.96% 4,732,664 42.48%
JVP 5,141 5.88% 87,880 7.18% 544,154 4.88%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 532 0.61% 8,332 0.68% 81,501 0.73%
Valid Votes 87,427 95.12% 1,223,174 95.51% 11,140,333 95.35%
Rejected Votes 4,392 4.78% 56,246 4.39% 516,926 4.42%
Total Polled 91,910 76.29% 1,280,647 78.21% 11,684,111 77.66%
Registered Electors 120,471 1,637,537 15,044,490

2010 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Wattala Gampaha Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 31,444 49.58% 589,476 63.40% 4,846,388 60.38%
UNP 26,659 42.03% 266,523 28.67% 2,357,057 29.37%
DNA 4,929 7.77% 69,747 7.50% 441,251 5.50%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 393 0.62% 3,985 0.43% 19,003 0.24%
Valid Votes 63,425 93.57% 929,731 94.83% 8,026,322 96.03%
Rejected Votes 4,328 6.38% 50,234 5.12% 581,465 6.96%
Total Polled 67,784 65.24% 980,467 65.06% 8,358,246 59.29%
Registered Electors 103,893 1,506,969 14,097,690

2004 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Wattala Gampaha Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 34,041 50.19% 367,572 37.14% 3,486,792 37.73%
UPFA 28,344 41.79% 509,963 51.52% 4,223,126 45.70%
JHU 4,525 6.67% 102,516 10.36% 552,723 5.98%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 911 1.34% 9,691 0.98% 57,229 0.62%
Valid Votes 67,821 96.07% 989,742 95.96% 9,241,931 94.52%
Rejected Votes 2,761 3.91% 41,462 4.02% 534,452 5.47%
Total Polled 70,598 76.81% 1,031,464 77.72% 9,777,821 75.74%
Registered Electors 91,912 1,327,145 12,909,631

2001 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Wattala Gampaha Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 37,592 53.82% 437,289 43.94% 4,086,026 45.62%
PA 24,651 35.29% 428,780 43.08% 3,330,815 37.19%
JVP 6,641 9.51% 113,990 11.45% 815,353 9.10%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 965 1.38% 15,171 1.52% 137,826 1.54%
Valid Votes 69,849 96.16% 995,230 96.30% 8,955,844 94.77%
Rejected Votes 2,791 3.84% 38,187 3.70% 494,009 5.23%
Total Polled 72,640 78.82% 1,033,417 80.36% 9,449,878 76.03%
Registered Electors 92,154 1,285,973 12,428,762

2000 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Wattala Gampaha Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 32,570 48.04% 378,328 39.34% 3,451,765 40.12%
PA 29,015 42.79% 470,018 48.87% 3,899,329 45.33%
JVP 4,146 6.11% 73,110 7.60% 518,725 6.03%
SU 1,320 1.95% 20,297 2.11% 127,859 1.49%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 752 1.11% 19,956 2.08% 319,123 3.71%
Valid Votes 67,803 N/A 961,709 N/A 8,602,617 N/A

1994 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Wattala Gampaha Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 32,311 50.18% 509,030 56.79% 3,887,805 48.94%
UNP 31,482 48.90% 375,631 41.91% 3,498,370 44.04%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 593 0.92% 11,627 1.30% 90,078 1.13%
Valid Votes 64,386 96.08% 896,288 96.39% 7,943,688 95.20%
Rejected Votes 2,627 3.92% 33,553 3.61% 400,395 4.80%
Total Polled 67,013 78.36% 929,841 79.65% 8,344,095 74.75%
Registered Electors 85,516 1,167,469 11,163,064

1989 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Wattala Gampaha Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 28,841 59.33% 385,733 54.14% 2,838,005 50.71%
SLFP 17,229 35.44% 294,490 41.34% 1,785,369 31.90%
USA 2,029 4.17% 21,665 3.04% 141,983 2.54%
ELJP 512 1.05% 10,549 1.48% 67,723 1.21%
Valid Votes 48,611 95.67% 712,437 95.64% 5,596,468 93.87%
Rejected Votes 2,200 4.33% 32,497 4.36% 365,563 6.13%
Total Polled 50,811 75.16% 744,934 76.82% 5,962,031 63.60%
Registered Electors 67,601 969,658 9,374,164

Demographics

Ethnicity

The Wattala Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (71.1%) and a significant Sri Lankan Tamil population (18.8%) . In comparison, the Gampaha Electoral District (which contains the Wattala Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (90.5%)

Ethnicity in Wattala

  Sinhalese (71.1%)  Sri Lankan Tamil (18.8%)  Moor (5.7%)  Indian Tamil (1.9%)  Burgher (1.5%)  Other (1.0%)

Religion

The Wattala Polling Division has a Roman Catholic plurality (45.2%), a significant Buddhist population (29.9%) and a significant Hindu population (13.0%) . In comparison, the Gampaha Electoral District (which contains the Wattala Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (71.3%) and a significant Roman Catholic population (19.5%)

Religion in Wattala

  Roman Catholic (45.2%)  Buddhist (29.9%)  Hindu (13.0%)  Muslim (6.5%)  Other Christian (5.4%)  Other (0.1%)

References

  1. ^ "Census of Population and Housing 2012". statistics.gov.lk. Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka. 2012. Archived from the original on 2020-10-16. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  2. The mean absolute error, between the percentages of votes each party got in Wattala and the Gampaha Electoral District. It is a measure of the difference in voting behaviour between the two regions.
  3. The mean absolute error, between the percentages of votes each party got in Wattala and the country. It is a measure of the difference in voting behaviour between the two regions.
  4. "2019 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2019. Archived from the original on 2019-12-19. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
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  10. "1988 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 1988. Archived from the original on 2019-12-19. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  11. "1982 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 1982. Archived from the original on 2019-12-19. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  12. The mean absolute error, between the percentages of votes each party got in Wattala and the Gampaha Electoral District. It is a measure of the difference in voting behaviour between the two regions.
  13. The mean absolute error, between the percentages of votes each party got in Wattala and the country. It is a measure of the difference in voting behaviour between the two regions.
  14. "2020 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2020.
  15. "2015 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2010-04-14. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  16. "2010 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2010. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-04-24. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  17. "2004 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2004. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-04-24. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
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  21. "1989 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 1989. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-04-24. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
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