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Polling Division in Sri Lanka
The Wattala Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Gampaha Electoral District , in the Western Province, Sri Lanka .
Presidential Election Results [ edit ]
The winner of Wattala has matched the final country result 6 out of 8 times. Hence, Wattala is a Weak Bellwether for Presidential Elections.
Party
Wattala[ 4]
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
Party
Wattala[ 5]
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
Party
Wattala[ 6]
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
Party
Wattala[ 7]
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
Party
Wattala[ 8]
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
Party
Wattala[ 9]
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
Party
Wattala[ 10]
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
Party
Wattala[ 11]
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 [ edit ]
The winner of Wattala has matched the final country result 5 out of 7 times. Hence, Wattala is a Weak Bellwether for Parliamentary Elections.
Party
Wattala[ 14]
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
Party
Wattala[ 15]
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
Party
Wattala[ 16]
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
Party
Wattala[ 17]
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
Party
Wattala[ 18]
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
Party
Wattala[ 19]
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
Party
Wattala[ 20]
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
Party
Wattala[ 21]
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
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%) [ 1]
Ethnicity in Wattala[ 1]
Other (1.0%)
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%) [ 1]
Religion in Wattala[ 1]
Other (0.1%)