Kolonna Polling Division

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Kolonna
Polling Division
Coordinates: 6°21′47″N80°46′01″E / 6.363028°N 80.767047°E / 6.363028; 80.767047
Country Sri Lanka
Province Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka
Electoral District Ratnapura Electoral District
Area
 • Total554.31 km2 (214.02 sq mi)
Population
 (2012) [1]
 • Total180,667
 • Density326/km2 (840/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code EC-21H

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

Contents

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]

   Sinhalese (97.4%)
   Indian Tamil (2.1%)
  Other (0.6%)

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]

   Buddhist (97.1%)
   Hindu (2.3%)
  Other (0.7%)

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "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.
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