Kelaniya | |
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Coordinates: 6°58′19″N79°54′36″E / 6.971994°N 79.910036°E | |
Country | Sri Lanka |
Province | Western Province, Sri Lanka |
Electoral District | Gampaha Electoral District |
Area | |
• Total | 23.44 km2 (9.05 sq mi) |
Population (2012) [1] | |
• Total | 137,339 |
• Density | 5,859/km2 (15,170/sq mi) |
ISO 3166 code | EC-02M |
The Kelaniya Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Gampaha Electoral District, in the Western Province, Sri Lanka.
The winner of Kelaniya has matched the final country result 7 out of 8 times. Hence, Kelaniya is a Strong Bellwether for Presidential Elections.
Year | Kelaniya | Gampaha Electoral District | MAE [2] % | Sri Lanka | MAE [3] % | |||
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2019 | SLPP | SLPP | 1.71% | SLPP | 5.21% | |||
2015 | NDF | NDF | 3.33% | NDF | 1.66% | |||
2010 | UPFA | UPFA | 4.68% | UPFA | 1.30% | |||
2005 | UPFA | UPFA | 1.64% | UPFA | 2.65% | |||
1999 | PA | PA | 1.91% | PA | 3.23% | |||
1994 | PA | PA | 0.23% | PA | 2.03% | |||
1988 | SLFP | SLFP | 1.36% | UNP | 4.20% | |||
1982 | UNP | UNP | 1.45% | UNP | 1.10% | |||
Matches/Mean MAE | 7/8 | 7/8 | 2.04% | 8/8 | 2.67% |
Party | Kelaniya [4] | Gampaha Electoral District | Sri Lanka | |||||||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | |||||
SLPP | 43,668 | 57.57% | 855,870 | 59.28% | 6,924,255 | 52.25% | ||||
NDF | 27,521 | 36.28% | 494,671 | 34.26% | 5,564,239 | 41.99% | ||||
NMPP | 3,134 | 4.13% | 61,760 | 4.28% | 418,553 | 3.16% | ||||
Other Parties (with < 1%) | 1,532 | 2.02% | 31,499 | 2.18% | 345,452 | 2.61% | ||||
Valid Votes | 75,855 | 98.83% | 1,443,800 | 98.92% | 13,252,499 | 98.99% | ||||
Rejected Votes | 899 | 1.17% | 15,751 | 1.08% | 135,452 | 1.01% | ||||
Total Polled | 76,754 | 81.67% | 1,459,551 | 83.31% | 13,387,951 | 83.71% | ||||
Registered Electors | 93,979 | 1,751,892 | 15,992,568 |
Party | Kelaniya [5] | Gampaha Electoral District | Sri Lanka | |||||||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | |||||
NDF | 37,884 | 53.16% | 669,007 | 49.83% | 6,217,162 | 51.28% | ||||
UPFA | 32,856 | 46.11% | 664,347 | 49.49% | 5,768,090 | 47.58% | ||||
Other Parties (with < 1%) | 520 | 0.73% | 9,142 | 0.68% | 138,200 | 1.14% | ||||
Valid Votes | 71,260 | 98.81% | 1,342,496 | 98.92% | 12,123,452 | 98.85% | ||||
Rejected Votes | 859 | 1.19% | 14,647 | 1.08% | 140,925 | 1.15% | ||||
Total Polled | 72,119 | 80.02% | 1,357,143 | 80.77% | 12,264,377 | 78.69% | ||||
Registered Electors | 90,122 | 1,680,263 | 15,585,942 |
Party | Kelaniya [6] | Gampaha Electoral District | Sri Lanka | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | |||||
UPFA | 36,242 | 56.92% | 718,716 | 61.66% | 6,015,934 | 57.88% | ||||
NDF | 26,740 | 42.00% | 434,506 | 37.28% | 4,173,185 | 40.15% | ||||
Other Parties (with < 1%) | 689 | 1.08% | 12,426 | 1.07% | 204,494 | 1.97% | ||||
Valid Votes | 63,671 | 99.09% | 1,165,648 | 99.24% | 10,393,613 | 99.03% | ||||
Rejected Votes | 584 | 0.91% | 8,960 | 0.76% | 101,838 | 0.97% | ||||
Total Polled | 64,255 | 77.32% | 1,174,608 | 78.03% | 10,495,451 | 66.70% | ||||
Registered Electors | 83,105 | 1,505,363 | 15,734,587 |
Party | Kelaniya [7] | Gampaha Electoral District | Sri Lanka | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | |||||
UPFA | 33,179 | 53.18% | 596,698 | 54.78% | 4,887,152 | 50.29% | ||||
UNP | 28,676 | 45.96% | 481,764 | 44.23% | 4,706,366 | 48.43% | ||||
Other Parties (with < 1%) | 532 | 0.85% | 10,815 | 0.99% | 123,521 | 1.27% | ||||
Valid Votes | 62,387 | 98.88% | 1,089,277 | 98.94% | 9,717,039 | 98.88% | ||||
Rejected Votes | 708 | 1.12% | 11,724 | 1.06% | 109,869 | 1.12% | ||||
Total Polled | 63,095 | 78.57% | 1,101,001 | 79.17% | 9,826,908 | 69.51% | ||||
Registered Electors | 80,301 | 1,390,691 | 14,136,979 |
Party | Kelaniya [8] | Gampaha Electoral District | Sri Lanka | |||||||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | |||||
PA | 30,947 | 54.11% | 532,796 | 56.58% | 4,312,157 | 51.12% | ||||
UNP | 22,215 | 38.84% | 353,969 | 37.59% | 3,602,748 | 42.71% | ||||
JVP | 2,940 | 5.14% | 40,472 | 4.30% | 343,927 | 4.08% | ||||
Other Parties (with < 1%) | 1,088 | 1.90% | 14,382 | 1.53% | 176,679 | 2.09% | ||||
Valid Votes | 57,190 | 97.31% | 941,619 | 97.84% | 8,435,754 | 97.69% | ||||
Rejected Votes | 1,582 | 2.69% | 20,768 | 2.16% | 199,536 | 2.31% | ||||
Total Polled | 58,772 | 75.91% | 962,387 | 77.12% | 8,635,290 | 72.17% | ||||
Registered Electors | 77,425 | 1,247,860 | 11,965,536 |
Party | Kelaniya [9] | Gampaha Electoral District | Sri Lanka | |||||||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | |||||
PA | 35,601 | 64.48% | 550,654 | 64.74% | 4,709,205 | 62.28% | ||||
UNP | 18,825 | 34.09% | 288,608 | 33.93% | 2,715,283 | 35.91% | ||||
Other Parties (with < 1%) | 789 | 1.43% | 11,256 | 1.32% | 137,040 | 1.81% | ||||
Valid Votes | 55,215 | 98.36% | 850,518 | 98.48% | 7,561,526 | 98.03% | ||||
Rejected Votes | 920 | 1.64% | 13,137 | 1.52% | 151,706 | 1.97% | ||||
Total Polled | 56,135 | 71.79% | 863,655 | 74.16% | 7,713,232 | 69.12% | ||||
Registered Electors | 78,191 | 1,164,625 | 11,158,880 |
Party | Kelaniya [10] | Gampaha Electoral District | Sri Lanka | |||||||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | |||||
SLFP | 22,877 | 48.70% | 355,553 | 48.83% | 2,289,857 | 44.95% | ||||
UNP | 21,395 | 45.55% | 350,092 | 48.08% | 2,569,199 | 50.43% | ||||
SLMP | 2,700 | 5.75% | 22,467 | 3.09% | 235,701 | 4.63% | ||||
Valid Votes | 46,972 | 98.55% | 728,112 | 98.63% | 5,094,754 | 98.24% | ||||
Rejected Votes | 690 | 1.45% | 10,108 | 1.37% | 91,499 | 1.76% | ||||
Total Polled | 47,662 | 72.26% | 738,220 | 74.93% | 5,186,256 | 55.87% | ||||
Registered Electors | 65,961 | 985,206 | 9,283,143 |
Party | Kelaniya [11] | Gampaha Electoral District | Sri Lanka | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | |||||
UNP | 24,732 | 53.33% | 365,847 | 52.50% | 3,450,815 | 52.93% | ||||
SLFP | 19,050 | 41.08% | 301,808 | 43.31% | 2,546,348 | 39.05% | ||||
JVP | 2,179 | 4.70% | 23,701 | 3.40% | 273,428 | 4.19% | ||||
Other Parties (with < 1%) | 411 | 0.89% | 5,491 | 0.79% | 249,460 | 3.83% | ||||
Valid Votes | 46,372 | 98.98% | 696,847 | 99.15% | 6,520,156 | 98.78% | ||||
Rejected Votes | 480 | 1.02% | 5,992 | 0.85% | 80,470 | 1.22% | ||||
Total Polled | 46,852 | 79.86% | 702,839 | 82.70% | 6,600,626 | 80.15% | ||||
Registered Electors | 58,671 | 849,896 | 8,235,358 |
The winner of Kelaniya has matched the final country result 7 out of 7 times. Hence, Kelaniya is a Perfect Bellwether for Parliamentary Elections.
Year | Kelaniya | Gampaha Electoral District | MAE [12] % | Sri Lanka | MAE [13] % | |||
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2015 | UNP | UNP | 1.25% | UNP | 1.40% | |||
2010 | UPFA | UPFA | 4.48% | UPFA | 2.37% | |||
2004 | UPFA | UPFA | 5.03% | UPFA | 2.04% | |||
2001 | UNP | UNP | 2.52% | UNP | 1.15% | |||
2000 | PA | PA | 4.07% | PA | 2.03% | |||
1994 | PA | PA | 0.67% | PA | 5.46% | |||
1989 | UNP | UNP | 1.76% | UNP | 3.35% | |||
Matches/Mean MAE | 7/7 | 7/7 | 2.83% | 7/7 | 2.54% |
Party | Kelaniya [14] | Gampaha Electoral District | Sri Lanka | ||||||||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | ||||||
SLPFA | 39,172 | 60.96% | 807,896 | 65.76% | 6,853,693 | 59.09% | |||||
SJB | 17,684 | 27.52% | 285,809 | 23.27% | 2,771,984 | 23.9% | |||||
JJB | 3,421 | 5.32% | 61,833 | 5.03% | 445,958 | 3.84% | |||||
UNP | 1,501 | 2.34% | 28,282 | 2.3% | 249,435 | 2.15% | |||||
OPPP | 1,045 | 1.63% | 21,627 | 1.76% | 67,766 | 0.58% | |||||
Other Parties (with < 1%) | 1,438 | 2.23% | 23,027 | 1.88% | 1,160,093 | 10.44% | |||||
Valid Votes | 64,261 | 67.68% | 1,228,474 | 68.78% | 11,598,936 | 71.32% | |||||
Rejected Votes | 4,090 | 4.31% | 75,509 | 4.23% | 744,373 | 4.58% | |||||
Total Polled | 68,351 | 71.99% | 1,303,983 | 73.01% | 12,343,309 | 75.89% | |||||
Registered Electors | 94,950 | 1,785,964 | 16,263,885 |
Party | Kelaniya [15] | Gampaha Electoral District | Sri Lanka | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | |||||
UNP | 31,501 | 47.93% | 577,004 | 47.17% | 5,098,916 | 45.77% | ||||
UPFA | 28,323 | 43.10% | 549,958 | 44.96% | 4,732,664 | 42.48% | ||||
JVP | 5,206 | 7.92% | 87,880 | 7.18% | 544,154 | 4.88% | ||||
Other Parties (with < 1%) | 688 | 1.05% | 8,332 | 0.68% | 81,501 | 0.73% | ||||
Valid Votes | 65,718 | 95.55% | 1,223,174 | 95.51% | 11,140,333 | 95.35% | ||||
Rejected Votes | 3,024 | 4.40% | 56,246 | 4.39% | 516,926 | 4.42% | ||||
Total Polled | 68,782 | 76.32% | 1,280,647 | 78.21% | 11,684,111 | 77.66% | ||||
Registered Electors | 90,122 | 1,637,537 | 15,044,490 |
Party | Kelaniya [16] | Gampaha Electoral District | Sri Lanka | |||||||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | |||||
UPFA | 30,276 | 57.95% | 589,476 | 63.40% | 4,846,388 | 60.38% | ||||
UNP | 16,479 | 31.54% | 266,523 | 28.67% | 2,357,057 | 29.37% | ||||
DNA | 5,322 | 10.19% | 69,747 | 7.50% | 441,251 | 5.50% | ||||
Other Parties (with < 1%) | 170 | 0.33% | 3,985 | 0.43% | 19,003 | 0.24% | ||||
Valid Votes | 52,247 | 95.08% | 929,731 | 94.83% | 8,026,322 | 96.03% | ||||
Rejected Votes | 2,668 | 4.86% | 50,234 | 5.12% | 581,465 | 6.96% | ||||
Total Polled | 54,953 | 66.12% | 980,467 | 65.06% | 8,358,246 | 59.29% | ||||
Registered Electors | 83,105 | 1,506,969 | 14,097,690 |
Party | Kelaniya [17] | Gampaha Electoral District | Sri Lanka | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | |||||
UPFA | 25,774 | 43.88% | 509,963 | 51.52% | 4,223,126 | 45.70% | ||||
UNP | 21,450 | 36.52% | 367,572 | 37.14% | 3,486,792 | 37.73% | ||||
JHU | 10,956 | 18.65% | 102,516 | 10.36% | 552,723 | 5.98% | ||||
Other Parties (with < 1%) | 556 | 0.95% | 9,691 | 0.98% | 57,229 | 0.62% | ||||
Valid Votes | 58,736 | 95.12% | 989,742 | 95.96% | 9,241,931 | 94.52% | ||||
Rejected Votes | 2,996 | 4.85% | 41,462 | 4.02% | 534,452 | 5.47% | ||||
Total Polled | 61,749 | 76.87% | 1,031,464 | 77.72% | 9,777,821 | 75.74% | ||||
Registered Electors | 80,329 | 1,327,145 | 12,909,631 |
Party | Kelaniya [18] | Gampaha Electoral District | Sri Lanka | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | |||||
UNP | 27,174 | 45.65% | 437,289 | 43.94% | 4,086,026 | 45.62% | ||||
PA | 23,419 | 39.34% | 428,780 | 43.08% | 3,330,815 | 37.19% | ||||
JVP | 7,589 | 12.75% | 113,990 | 11.45% | 815,353 | 9.10% | ||||
SU | 932 | 1.57% | 8,105 | 0.81% | 50,665 | 0.57% | ||||
Other Parties (with < 1%) | 417 | 0.70% | 7,066 | 0.71% | 87,161 | 0.97% | ||||
Valid Votes | 59,531 | 95.92% | 995,230 | 96.30% | 8,955,844 | 94.77% | ||||
Rejected Votes | 2,532 | 4.08% | 38,187 | 3.70% | 494,009 | 5.23% | ||||
Total Polled | 62,063 | 78.35% | 1,033,417 | 80.36% | 9,449,878 | 76.03% | ||||
Registered Electors | 79,217 | 1,285,973 | 12,428,762 |
Party | Kelaniya [19] | Gampaha Electoral District | Sri Lanka | |||||||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | |||||
PA | 24,734 | 42.85% | 470,018 | 48.87% | 3,899,329 | 45.33% | ||||
UNP | 24,045 | 41.66% | 378,328 | 39.34% | 3,451,765 | 40.12% | ||||
JVP | 5,651 | 9.79% | 73,110 | 7.60% | 518,725 | 6.03% | ||||
SU | 2,292 | 3.97% | 20,297 | 2.11% | 127,859 | 1.49% | ||||
Other Parties (with < 1%) | 994 | 1.72% | 19,956 | 2.08% | 319,123 | 3.71% | ||||
Valid Votes | 57,716 | N/A | 961,709 | N/A | 8,602,617 | N/A |
Party | Kelaniya [20] | Gampaha Electoral District | Sri Lanka | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | |||||
PA | 32,961 | 57.05% | 509,030 | 56.79% | 3,887,805 | 48.94% | ||||
UNP | 23,504 | 40.68% | 375,631 | 41.91% | 3,498,370 | 44.04% | ||||
SLPF | 1,314 | 2.27% | 11,627 | 1.30% | 90,078 | 1.13% | ||||
Valid Votes | 57,779 | 96.22% | 896,288 | 96.39% | 7,943,688 | 95.20% | ||||
Rejected Votes | 2,271 | 3.78% | 33,553 | 3.61% | 400,395 | 4.80% | ||||
Total Polled | 60,050 | 76.80% | 929,841 | 79.65% | 8,344,095 | 74.75% | ||||
Registered Electors | 78,191 | 1,167,469 | 11,163,064 |
Party | Kelaniya [21] | Gampaha Electoral District | Sri Lanka | |||||||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | |||||
UNP | 23,549 | 51.45% | 385,733 | 54.14% | 2,838,005 | 50.71% | ||||
SLFP | 18,716 | 40.89% | 294,490 | 41.34% | 1,785,369 | 31.90% | ||||
USA | 3,064 | 6.69% | 21,665 | 3.04% | 141,983 | 2.54% | ||||
Other Parties (with < 1%) | 438 | 0.96% | 10,549 | 1.48% | 67,723 | 1.21% | ||||
Valid Votes | 45,767 | 95.43% | 712,437 | 95.64% | 5,596,468 | 93.87% | ||||
Rejected Votes | 2,190 | 4.57% | 32,497 | 4.36% | 365,563 | 6.13% | ||||
Total Polled | 47,957 | 73.71% | 744,934 | 76.82% | 5,962,031 | 63.60% | ||||
Registered Electors | 65,066 | 969,658 | 9,374,164 |
The Kelaniya Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (83.8%) . In comparison, the Gampaha Electoral District (which contains the Kelaniya Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (90.5%) [1]
The Kelaniya Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (74.7%) . In comparison, the Gampaha Electoral District (which contains the Kelaniya Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (71.3%) and a significant Roman Catholic population (19.5%) [1]
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