Kolonna Polling Division

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Kolonna
Polling Division
Interactive map of Kolonna
Coordinates: 6°21′47″N 80°46′01″E / 6.363028°N 80.767047°E / 6.363028; 80.767047
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceSabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka
Electoral DistrictRatnapura Electoral District
Area
 • Total
554.31 km2 (214.02 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)[1]
 • Total
180,667
 • Density326/km2 (840/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeEC-21H

The Kolonna Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Ratnapura Electoral District, in the Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka.

Presidential Election Results

Summary

The winner of Kolonna has matched the final country result 7 out of 8 times. Hence, Kolonna is a Strong Bellwether for Presidential Elections.

Year Kolonna Ratnapura Electoral District MAE[2] % Sri Lanka MAE[3] %
2019 SLPP SLPP 8.18% SLPP 14.94%
2015 UPFA UPFA 3.18% NDF 11.29%
2010 UPFA UPFA 2.75% UPFA 8.47%
2005 UPFA UPFA 4.20% UPFA 6.97%
1999 PA PA 2.09% PA 2.09%
1994 PA PA 7.02% PA 2.85%
1988 UNP UNP 1.72% UNP 1.51%
1982 UNP UNP 2.99% UNP 1.17%
Matches/Mean MAE 7/8 7/8 4.02% 8/8 6.16%

2019 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Kolonna[4] Ratnapura Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SLPP 83,520 68.05% 448,044 59.93% 6,924,255 52.25%
NDF 32,052 26.12% 264,503 35.38% 5,564,239 41.99%
NMPP 4,747 3.87% 18,887 2.53% 418,553 3.16%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 2,411 1.96% 16,237 2.17% 345,452 2.61%
Valid Votes 122,730 99.33% 747,671 99.22% 13,252,499 98.99%
Rejected Votes 828 0.67% 5,853 0.78% 135,452 1.01%
Total Polled 123,558 85.47% 753,524 87.11% 13,387,951 83.71%
Registered Electors 144,558 864,979 15,992,568

2015 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Kolonna[5] Ratnapura Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 65,270 59.00% 379,053 55.74% 5,768,090 47.58%
NDF 44,089 39.85% 292,514 43.01% 6,217,162 51.28%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,277 1.15% 8,517 1.25% 138,200 1.14%
Valid Votes 110,636 98.85% 680,084 98.89% 12,123,452 98.85%
Rejected Votes 1,285 1.15% 7,656 1.11% 140,925 1.15%
Total Polled 111,921 79.52% 687,740 82.69% 12,264,377 78.69%
Registered Electors 140,748 831,712 15,585,942

2010 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Kolonna[6] Ratnapura Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 65,255 66.63% 377,734 63.76% 6,015,934 57.88%
NDF 31,029 31.68% 203,566 34.36% 4,173,185 40.15%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,648 1.68% 11,126 1.88% 204,494 1.97%
Valid Votes 97,932 99.28% 592,426 99.26% 10,393,613 99.03%
Rejected Votes 708 0.72% 4,430 0.74% 101,838 0.97%
Total Polled 98,640 77.44% 596,856 79.75% 10,495,451 66.70%
Registered Electors 127,375 748,404 15,734,587

2005 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Kolonna[7] Ratnapura Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 52,947 57.25% 294,260 53.01% 4,887,152 50.29%
UNP 38,163 41.27% 252,838 45.55% 4,706,366 48.43%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,369 1.48% 7,976 1.44% 123,521 1.27%
Valid Votes 92,479 98.97% 555,074 99.02% 9,717,039 98.88%
Rejected Votes 961 1.03% 5,510 0.98% 109,869 1.12%
Total Polled 93,440 80.56% 560,584 82.57% 9,826,908 69.51%
Registered Electors 115,991 678,909 14,136,979

1999 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Kolonna[8] Ratnapura Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 39,343 51.39% 250,409 52.13% 4,312,157 51.12%
UNP 29,473 38.50% 202,621 42.18% 3,602,748 42.71%
JVP 5,942 7.76% 16,482 3.43% 343,927 4.08%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,801 2.35% 10,852 2.26% 176,679 2.09%
Valid Votes 76,559 97.86% 480,364 98.15% 8,435,754 97.69%
Rejected Votes 1,676 2.14% 9,038 1.85% 199,536 2.31%
Total Polled 78,235 77.90% 489,402 81.27% 8,635,290 72.17%
Registered Electors 100,436 602,172 11,965,536

1994 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Kolonna[9] Ratnapura Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 44,641 64.95% 257,265 58.07% 4,709,205 62.28%
UNP 22,425 32.63% 177,924 40.16% 2,715,283 35.91%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,665 2.42% 7,842 1.77% 137,040 1.81%
Valid Votes 68,731 98.21% 443,031 98.31% 7,561,526 98.03%
Rejected Votes 1,252 1.79% 7,595 1.69% 151,706 1.97%
Total Polled 69,983 77.84% 450,626 80.02% 7,713,232 69.12%
Registered Electors 89,903 563,174 11,158,880

1988 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Kolonna[10] Ratnapura Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 21,204 50.23% 180,622 51.75% 2,569,199 50.43%
SLFP 20,184 47.81% 159,879 45.81% 2,289,857 44.95%
SLMP 829 1.96% 8,516 2.44% 235,701 4.63%
Valid Votes 42,217 98.56% 349,017 98.84% 5,094,754 98.24%
Rejected Votes 615 1.44% 4,113 1.16% 91,499 1.76%
Total Polled 42,832 58.37% 353,130 76.64% 5,186,256 55.87%
Registered Electors 73,382 460,735 9,283,143

1982 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Kolonna[11] Ratnapura Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 24,459 51.57% 175,903 50.90% 3,450,815 52.93%
SLFP 18,287 38.56% 152,506 44.13% 2,546,348 39.05%
JVP 4,161 8.77% 11,283 3.26% 273,428 4.19%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 520 1.10% 5,912 1.71% 249,460 3.83%
Valid Votes 47,427 98.95% 345,604 99.02% 6,520,156 98.78%
Rejected Votes 505 1.05% 3,407 0.98% 80,470 1.22%
Total Polled 47,932 79.45% 349,011 85.91% 6,600,626 80.15%
Registered Electors 60,326 406,275 8,235,358

Parliamentary Election Results

Summary

The winner of Kolonna has matched the final country result 6 out of 7 times. Hence, Kolonna is a Strong Bellwether for Parliamentary Elections.

Year Kolonna Ratnapura Electoral District MAE[12] % Sri Lanka MAE[13] %
2015 UPFA UPFA 5.14% UNP 8.93%
2010 UPFA UPFA 1.86% UPFA 7.25%
2004 UPFA UPFA 6.37% UPFA 7.54%
2001 UNP UNP 4.77% UNP 2.55%
2000 PA PA 2.63% PA 1.54%
1994 PA PA 7.79% PA 6.51%
1989 UNP UNP 1.75% UNP 5.73%
Matches/Mean MAE 6/7 6/7 4.33% 7/7 5.72%

2015 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Kolonna[14] Ratnapura Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 56,515 54.93% 323,636 51.21% 4,732,664 42.48%
UNP 39,090 37.99% 284,117 44.96% 5,098,916 45.77%
JVP 6,762 6.57% 21,525 3.41% 544,154 4.88%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 517 0.50% 2,720 0.43% 83,333 0.75%
Valid Votes 102,884 97.02% 631,998 96.46% 11,140,333 95.35%
Rejected Votes 3,125 2.95% 23,026 3.51% 516,926 4.42%
Total Polled 106,047 75.35% 655,222 80.88% 11,684,111 77.66%
Registered Electors 140,748 810,082 15,044,490

2010 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Kolonna[15] Ratnapura Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 49,778 70.03% 305,327 68.87% 4,846,388 60.38%
UNP 17,511 24.63% 125,076 28.21% 2,357,057 29.37%
DNA 3,455 4.86% 11,053 2.49% 441,251 5.50%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 342 0.48% 1,853 0.42% 35,498 0.44%
Valid Votes 71,086 94.21% 443,309 92.28% 8,026,322 96.03%
Rejected Votes 4,358 5.78% 37,022 7.71% 581,465 6.96%
Total Polled 75,451 59.24% 480,395 64.02% 8,358,246 59.29%
Registered Electors 127,375 750,416 14,097,690

2004 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Kolonna[16] Ratnapura Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 48,051 59.73% 261,450 53.14% 4,223,126 45.70%
UNP 28,117 34.95% 205,490 41.77% 3,486,792 37.73%
JHU 3,749 4.66% 20,801 4.23% 552,723 5.98%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 529 0.66% 4,262 0.87% 58,082 0.63%
Valid Votes 80,446 94.37% 492,003 94.55% 9,241,931 94.52%
Rejected Votes 4,795 5.63% 28,346 5.45% 534,452 5.47%
Total Polled 85,241 76.40% 520,349 80.42% 9,777,821 75.74%
Registered Electors 111,570 647,035 12,909,631

2001 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Kolonna[17] Ratnapura Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 33,942 42.57% 227,202 46.41% 4,086,026 45.62%
PA 30,539 38.30% 212,794 43.46% 3,330,815 37.19%
JVP 13,761 17.26% 40,377 8.25% 815,353 9.10%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,499 1.88% 9,205 1.88% 131,990 1.47%
Valid Votes 79,741 94.46% 489,578 94.14% 8,955,844 94.77%
Rejected Votes 4,678 5.54% 30,483 5.86% 494,009 5.23%
Total Polled 84,419 79.66% 520,061 83.41% 9,449,878 76.03%
Registered Electors 105,974 623,506 12,428,762

2000 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Kolonna[18] Ratnapura Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 36,592 46.07% 244,142 50.63% 3,899,329 45.33%
UNP 33,729 42.47% 204,017 42.30% 3,451,765 40.12%
JVP 7,895 9.94% 22,222 4.61% 518,725 6.03%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,204 1.52% 11,873 2.46% 239,421 2.78%
Valid Votes 79,420 N/A 482,254 N/A 8,602,617 N/A

1994 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Kolonna[19] Ratnapura Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 41,894 58.41% 233,687 50.77% 3,887,805 48.94%
UNP 28,547 39.80% 220,750 47.96% 3,498,370 44.04%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,278 1.78% 5,848 1.27% 223,848 2.82%
Valid Votes 71,719 95.36% 460,285 95.12% 7,943,688 95.20%
Rejected Votes 3,490 4.64% 23,611 4.88% 400,395 4.80%
Total Polled 75,209 83.66% 483,890 85.77% 8,344,095 74.75%
Registered Electors 89,903 564,194 11,163,064

1989 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Kolonna[20] Ratnapura Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 22,885 57.17% 196,323 57.89% 2,838,005 50.71%
SLFP 15,843 39.58% 123,360 36.38% 1,785,369 31.90%
USP 757 1.89% 17,323 5.11% 17,323 0.31%
ELJP 416 1.04% 1,337 0.39% 67,723 1.21%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 127 0.32% 779 0.23% 886 0.02%
Valid Votes 40,028 94.45% 339,122 94.37% 5,596,468 93.87%
Rejected Votes 2,350 5.55% 20,248 5.63% 365,563 6.13%
Total Polled 42,378 58.13% 359,370 78.60% 5,962,031 63.60%
Registered Electors 72,897 457,224 9,374,164

Demographics

Ethnicity

The Kolonna Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (97.4%) . In comparison, the Ratnapura Electoral District (which contains the Kolonna Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (87.1%) [1]

Ethnicity in Kolonna[1]
  1. Sinhalese (97.4%)
  2. Indian Tamil (2.10%)
  3. Other (0.60%)

Religion

The Kolonna Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (97.1%) . In comparison, the Ratnapura Electoral District (which contains the Kolonna Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (86.7%) [1]

Religion in Kolonna[1]
  1. Buddhist (97.1%)
  2. Hindu (2.30%)
  3. Other (0.70%)

References

  1. "Census of Population and Housing 2012". statistics.gov.lk. Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka. 2012.
  2. The mean absolute error, between the percentages of votes each party got in Kolonna and the Ratnapura 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 Kolonna 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.
  5. "2015 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2015. Archived from the original on 2019-12-19. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  6. "2010 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2010. Archived from the original on 2019-12-19. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  7. "2005 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2005. Archived from the original on 2019-12-19. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  8. "1999 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 1999. Archived from the original on 2019-12-19. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  9. "1994 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 1994. Archived from the original on 2019-12-19. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  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 Kolonna and the Ratnapura 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 Kolonna and the country. It is a measure of the difference in voting behaviour between the two regions.
  14. "2015 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2015.
  15. "2010 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2010.
  16. "2004 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2004.
  17. "2001 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2001.
  18. "2000 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2000.
  19. "1994 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 1994.
  20. "1989 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 1989.