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Polling Division in Sri Lanka
The Gampaha Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Gampaha Electoral District , in the Western Province, Sri Lanka .
Presidential Election Results [ edit ]
The winner of Gampaha has matched the final country result 5 out of 8 times. Hence, Gampaha is a Weak Bellwether for Presidential Elections.
Party
Gampaha[ 4]
Gampaha Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
SLPP
84,507
67.31%
855,870
59.28%
6,924,255
52.25%
NDF
31,984
25.48%
494,671
34.26%
5,564,239
41.99%
NMPP
6,256
4.98%
61,760
4.28%
418,553
3.16%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
2,800
2.23%
31,499
2.18%
345,452
2.61%
Valid Votes
125,547
99.06%
1,443,800
98.92%
13,252,499
98.99%
Rejected Votes
1,191
0.94%
15,751
1.08%
135,452
1.01%
Total Polled
126,738
83.70%
1,459,551
83.31%
13,387,951
83.71%
Registered Electors
151,418
1,751,892
15,992,568
Party
Gampaha[ 5]
Gampaha Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UPFA
63,962
53.95%
664,347
49.49%
5,768,090
47.58%
NDF
53,922
45.48%
669,007
49.83%
6,217,162
51.28%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
680
0.57%
9,142
0.68%
138,200
1.14%
Valid Votes
118,564
98.98%
1,342,496
98.92%
12,123,452
98.85%
Rejected Votes
1,222
1.02%
14,647
1.08%
140,925
1.15%
Total Polled
119,786
81.33%
1,357,143
80.77%
12,264,377
78.69%
Registered Electors
147,280
1,680,263
15,585,942
Party
Gampaha[ 6]
Gampaha Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UPFA
71,811
68.44%
718,716
61.66%
6,015,934
57.88%
NDF
32,262
30.75%
434,506
37.28%
4,173,185
40.15%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
854
0.81%
12,426
1.07%
204,494
1.97%
Valid Votes
104,927
99.35%
1,165,648
99.24%
10,393,613
99.03%
Rejected Votes
682
0.65%
8,960
0.76%
101,838
0.97%
Total Polled
105,609
79.05%
1,174,608
78.03%
10,495,451
66.70%
Registered Electors
133,606
1,505,363
15,734,587
Party
Gampaha[ 7]
Gampaha Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UPFA
62,018
63.78%
596,698
54.78%
4,887,152
50.29%
UNP
34,376
35.35%
481,764
44.23%
4,706,366
48.43%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
847
0.87%
10,815
0.99%
123,521
1.27%
Valid Votes
97,241
99.04%
1,089,277
98.94%
9,717,039
98.88%
Rejected Votes
944
0.96%
11,724
1.06%
109,869
1.12%
Total Polled
98,185
78.73%
1,101,001
79.17%
9,826,908
69.51%
Registered Electors
124,714
1,390,691
14,136,979
Party
Gampaha[ 8]
Gampaha Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
PA
51,606
61.67%
532,796
56.58%
4,312,157
51.12%
UNP
26,257
31.38%
353,969
37.59%
3,602,748
42.71%
JVP
4,433
5.30%
40,472
4.30%
343,927
4.08%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
1,386
1.66%
14,382
1.53%
176,679
2.09%
Valid Votes
83,682
97.92%
941,619
97.84%
8,435,754
97.69%
Rejected Votes
1,780
2.08%
20,768
2.16%
199,536
2.31%
Total Polled
85,462
76.43%
962,387
77.12%
8,635,290
72.17%
Registered Electors
111,814
1,247,860
11,965,536
Party
Gampaha[ 9]
Gampaha Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
PA
51,197
70.81%
550,654
64.74%
4,709,205
62.28%
UNP
20,094
27.79%
288,608
33.93%
2,715,283
35.91%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
1,011
1.40%
11,256
1.32%
137,040
1.81%
Valid Votes
72,302
98.69%
850,518
98.48%
7,561,526
98.03%
Rejected Votes
958
1.31%
13,137
1.52%
151,706
1.97%
Total Polled
73,260
72.96%
863,655
74.16%
7,713,232
69.12%
Registered Electors
100,416
1,164,625
11,158,880
Party
Gampaha[ 10]
Gampaha Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
SLFP
34,340
55.27%
355,553
48.83%
2,289,857
44.95%
UNP
25,948
41.77%
350,092
48.08%
2,569,199
50.43%
SLMP
1,839
2.96%
22,467
3.09%
235,701
4.63%
Valid Votes
62,127
98.85%
728,112
98.63%
5,094,754
98.24%
Rejected Votes
721
1.15%
10,108
1.37%
91,499
1.76%
Total Polled
62,848
73.57%
738,220
74.93%
5,186,256
55.87%
Registered Electors
85,424
985,206
9,283,143
Party
Gampaha[ 11]
Gampaha Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
SLFP
28,532
48.53%
301,808
43.31%
2,546,348
39.05%
UNP
27,845
47.36%
365,847
52.50%
3,450,815
52.93%
JVP
1,942
3.30%
23,701
3.40%
273,428
4.19%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
470
0.80%
5,491
0.79%
249,460
3.83%
Valid Votes
58,789
99.13%
696,847
99.15%
6,520,156
98.78%
Rejected Votes
517
0.87%
5,992
0.85%
80,470
1.22%
Total Polled
59,306
81.95%
702,839
82.70%
6,600,626
80.15%
Registered Electors
72,371
849,896
8,235,358
Parliamentary Election Results [ edit ]
The winner of Gampaha has matched the final country result 5 out of 7 times. Hence, Gampaha is a Weak Bellwether for Parliamentary Elections.
Party
Gampaha[ 14]
Gampaha Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UPFA
53,901
50.38%
549,958
44.96%
4,732,664
42.48%
UNP
42,585
39.81%
577,004
47.17%
5,098,916
45.77%
JVP
9,754
9.12%
87,880
7.18%
544,154
4.88%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
739
0.69%
8,332
0.68%
81,501
0.73%
Valid Votes
106,979
95.89%
1,223,174
95.51%
11,140,333
95.35%
Rejected Votes
4,457
3.99%
56,246
4.39%
516,926
4.42%
Total Polled
111,569
75.75%
1,280,647
78.21%
11,684,111
77.66%
Registered Electors
147,280
1,637,537
15,044,490
Party
Gampaha[ 15]
Gampaha Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UPFA
58,268
69.62%
589,476
63.40%
4,846,388
60.38%
UNP
17,976
21.48%
266,523
28.67%
2,357,057
29.37%
DNA
7,188
8.59%
69,747
7.50%
441,251
5.50%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
266
0.32%
3,985
0.43%
19,003
0.24%
Valid Votes
83,698
95.44%
929,731
94.83%
8,026,322
96.03%
Rejected Votes
3,930
4.48%
50,234
5.12%
581,465
6.96%
Total Polled
87,698
65.64%
980,467
65.06%
8,358,246
59.29%
Registered Electors
133,606
1,506,969
14,097,690
Party
Gampaha[ 16]
Gampaha Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UPFA
51,944
58.64%
509,963
51.52%
4,223,126
45.70%
UNP
24,652
27.83%
367,572
37.14%
3,486,792
37.73%
JHU
11,357
12.82%
102,516
10.36%
552,723
5.98%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
624
0.70%
9,691
0.98%
57,229
0.62%
Valid Votes
88,577
96.19%
989,742
95.96%
9,241,931
94.52%
Rejected Votes
3,485
3.78%
41,462
4.02%
534,452
5.47%
Total Polled
92,082
76.21%
1,031,464
77.72%
9,777,821
75.74%
Registered Electors
120,833
1,327,145
12,909,631
Party
Gampaha[ 17]
Gampaha Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
PA
41,519
46.94%
428,780
43.08%
3,330,815
37.19%
UNP
32,479
36.72%
437,289
43.94%
4,086,026
45.62%
JVP
12,791
14.46%
113,990
11.45%
815,353
9.10%
SU
1,090
1.23%
8,105
0.81%
50,665
0.57%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
573
0.65%
7,066
0.71%
87,161
0.97%
Valid Votes
88,452
96.82%
995,230
96.30%
8,955,844
94.77%
Rejected Votes
2,909
3.18%
38,187
3.70%
494,009
5.23%
Total Polled
91,361
78.24%
1,033,417
80.36%
9,449,878
76.03%
Registered Electors
116,768
1,285,973
12,428,762
Party
Gampaha[ 18]
Gampaha Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
PA
45,394
53.55%
470,018
48.87%
3,899,329
45.33%
UNP
27,794
32.79%
378,328
39.34%
3,451,765
40.12%
JVP
8,284
9.77%
73,110
7.60%
518,725
6.03%
SU
2,434
2.87%
20,297
2.11%
127,859
1.49%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
861
1.02%
19,956
2.08%
319,123
3.71%
Valid Votes
84,767
N/A
961,709
N/A
8,602,617
N/A
Party
Gampaha[ 19]
Gampaha Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
PA
47,822
62.68%
509,030
56.79%
3,887,805
48.94%
UNP
27,133
35.56%
375,631
41.91%
3,498,370
44.04%
SLPF
1,340
1.76%
11,627
1.30%
90,078
1.13%
Valid Votes
76,295
96.88%
896,288
96.39%
7,943,688
95.20%
Rejected Votes
2,456
3.12%
33,553
3.61%
400,395
4.80%
Total Polled
78,751
78.42%
929,841
79.65%
8,344,095
74.75%
Registered Electors
100,416
1,167,469
11,163,064
Party
Gampaha[ 20]
Gampaha Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UNP
30,376
50.27%
385,733
54.14%
2,838,005
50.71%
SLFP
27,765
45.95%
294,490
41.34%
1,785,369
31.90%
USA
1,426
2.36%
21,665
3.04%
141,983
2.54%
ELJP
859
1.42%
10,549
1.48%
67,723
1.21%
Valid Votes
60,426
96.34%
712,437
95.64%
5,596,468
93.87%
Rejected Votes
2,297
3.66%
32,497
4.36%
365,563
6.13%
Total Polled
62,723
75.85%
744,934
76.82%
5,962,031
63.60%
Registered Electors
82,689
969,658
9,374,164
The Gampaha Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (98.8%) . In comparison, the Gampaha Electoral District (which contains the Gampaha Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (90.5%) [ 1]
Ethnicity in Gampaha[ 1]
Other (1.2%)
The Gampaha Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (87.6%) and a significant Roman Catholic population (10.7%) . In comparison, the Gampaha Electoral District (which contains the Gampaha Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (71.3%) and a significant Roman Catholic population (19.5%) [ 1]
Religion in Gampaha[ 1]
Other (0.7%)