Borella Polling Division

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Borella
Polling Division
Borella Polling Division Sri Lanka.svg
Coordinates: 6°55′21″N79°52′31″E / 6.922636°N 79.875391°E / 6.922636; 79.875391
Country Sri Lanka
Province Western Province, Sri Lanka
Electoral District Colombo Electoral District
Area
 • Total8.19 km2 (3.16 sq mi)
Population
 (2012) [1]
 • Total89,806
 • Density10,965/km2 (28,400/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code EC-01C

The Borella Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Colombo Electoral District, in the Western Province, Sri Lanka.

Contents

Presidential Election Results

Summary

The winner of Borella has matched the final country result 4 out of 8 times.

Year Borella Colombo Electoral District MAE [2]  % Sri Lanka MAE [3]  %
2019 NDF SLPP 14.04% SLPP 13.10%
2015 NDF NDF 11.02% NDF 15.34%
2010 NDF UPFA 11.57% UPFA 16.66%
2005 UNP UNP 10.45% UPFA 12.89%
1999 UNP PA 4.99% PA 6.55%
1994 PA PA 4.42% PA 1.99%
1988 UNP UNP 3.78% UNP 2.54%
1982 UNP UNP 4.49% UNP 8.08%
Matches/Mean MAE 4/8 7/8 8.09% 8/8 9.65%

2019 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Borella [4] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
NDF 27,436 56.28% 559,921 40.92% 5,564,239 41.99%
SLPP 18,850 38.67% 727,713 53.19% 6,924,255 52.25%
NMPP 1,500 3.08% 53,803 3.93% 418,553 3.16%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 966 1.98% 26,740 1.95% 345,452 2.61%
Valid Votes 48,752 98.64% 1,368,177 98.89% 13,252,499 98.99%
Rejected Votes 672 1.36% 15,333 1.11% 135,452 1.01%
Total Polled 49,424 80.80% 1,383,510 82.82% 13,387,951 83.71%
Registered Electors 61,169 1,670,403 15,992,568

2015 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Borella [5] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
NDF 31,469 66.97% 725,073 55.93% 6,217,162 51.28%
UPFA 15,148 32.24% 562,614 43.40% 5,768,090 47.58%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 373 0.79% 8,673 0.67% 138,200 1.14%
Valid Votes 46,990 98.85% 1,296,360 98.83% 12,123,452 98.85%
Rejected Votes 547 1.15% 15,334 1.17% 140,925 1.15%
Total Polled 47,537 79.08% 1,311,694 81.34% 12,264,377 78.69%
Registered Electors 60,109 1,612,660 15,585,942

2010 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Borella [6] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
NDF 23,636 57.46% 533,022 45.90% 4,173,185 40.15%
UPFA 16,909 41.11% 614,740 52.93% 6,015,934 57.88%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 587 1.43% 13,620 1.17% 204,494 1.97%
Valid Votes 41,132 98.70% 1,161,382 99.03% 10,393,613 99.03%
Rejected Votes 543 1.30% 11,394 0.97% 101,838 0.97%
Total Polled 41,675 70.93% 1,172,776 76.09% 10,495,451 66.70%
Registered Electors 58,757 1,541,242 15,734,587

2005 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Borella [7] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 25,784 61.67% 569,627 51.12% 4,706,366 48.43%
UPFA 15,644 37.42% 534,431 47.96% 4,887,152 50.29%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 381 0.91% 10,192 0.91% 123,521 1.27%
Valid Votes 41,809 98.93% 1,114,250 98.86% 9,717,039 98.88%
Rejected Votes 453 1.07% 12,879 1.14% 109,869 1.12%
Total Polled 42,262 69.65% 1,127,129 75.85% 9,826,908 69.51%
Registered Electors 60,678 1,486,021 14,136,979

1999 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Borella [8] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 19,151 50.12% 425,185 44.08% 3,602,748 42.71%
PA 17,023 44.55% 474,310 49.18% 4,312,157 51.12%
JVP 1,289 3.37% 44,009 4.56% 343,927 4.08%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 750 1.96% 21,030 2.18% 176,679 2.09%
Valid Votes 38,213 97.31% 964,534 97.06% 8,435,754 97.69%
Rejected Votes 1,058 2.69% 29,197 2.94% 199,536 2.31%
Total Polled 39,271 70.97% 993,731 73.39% 8,635,290 72.17%
Registered Electors 55,338 1,354,025 11,965,536

1994 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Borella [9] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 20,837 60.38% 557,708 64.82% 4,709,205 62.28%
UNP 13,162 38.14% 288,741 33.56% 2,715,283 35.91%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 513 1.49% 13,937 1.62% 137,040 1.81%
Valid Votes 34,512 98.24% 860,386 98.17% 7,561,526 98.03%
Rejected Votes 617 1.76% 16,060 1.83% 151,706 1.97%
Total Polled 35,129 67.55% 876,446 69.59% 7,713,232 69.12%
Registered Electors 52,007 1,259,484 11,158,880

1988 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Borella [10] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 16,452 52.67% 361,337 49.14% 2,569,199 50.43%
SLFP 13,083 41.88% 339,958 46.23% 2,289,857 44.95%
SLMP 1,702 5.45% 34,020 4.63% 235,701 4.63%
Valid Votes 31,237 98.43% 735,315 98.49% 5,094,754 98.24%
Rejected Votes 499 1.57% 11,295 1.51% 91,499 1.76%
Total Polled 31,736 66.23% 746,610 67.53% 5,186,256 55.87%
Registered Electors 47,917 1,105,583 9,283,143

1982 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Borella [11] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 21,383 62.93% 436,290 57.86% 3,450,815 52.93%
SLFP 10,946 32.22% 274,476 36.40% 2,546,348 39.05%
JVP 1,058 3.11% 28,580 3.79% 273,428 4.19%
LSSP 395 1.16% 9,655 1.28% 58,531 0.90%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 195 0.57% 5,030 0.67% 190,929 2.93%
Valid Votes 33,977 99.11% 754,031 98.95% 6,520,156 98.78%
Rejected Votes 305 0.89% 7,990 1.05% 80,470 1.22%
Total Polled 34,282 72.75% 762,021 76.88% 6,600,626 80.15%
Registered Electors 47,123 991,194 8,235,358

Parliamentary Election Results

Summary

The winner of Borella has matched the final country result 3 out of 7 times.

Year Borella Colombo Electoral District MAE [12]  % Sri Lanka MAE [13]  %
2015 UNP UNP 11.89% UNP 15.94%
2010 UNP UPFA 10.19% UPFA 18.07%
2004 UNP UNP 8.41% UPFA 13.15%
2001 UNP UNP 5.09% UNP 8.78%
2000 UNP UNP 4.10% PA 8.34%
1994 UNP PA 4.64% PA 2.68%
1989 UNP UNP 3.38% UNP 4.19%
Matches/Mean MAE 3/7 5/7 6.82% 7/7 10.17%

2020 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Borella [14] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
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SJB 20,450 48.31% 387,145 32.73% 2,771,984 23.9%
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SLPFA 17,680 41.76% 674,603 57.04% 6,853,693 59.09%
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JJB 1,931 4.56% 67,600 5.72% 445,958 3.84%
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UNP 1,500 3.54% 30,875 2.61% 249,435 2.15%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 774 1.83% 22,553 1.9% 1,227,859 11.02%
Valid Votes 42,335 68.4% 1,182,776 69.2% 11,598,936 71.32%
Rejected Votes 3,573 5.71% 81,034 4.74% 744,373 4.58%
Total Polled 45,872 74.11% 1,263,810 73.94% 12,343,309 75.89%
Registered Electors 61,897 1,709,209 16,263,885

2015 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Borella [15] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 28,968 66.29% 640,743 53.04% 5,098,916 45.77%
UPFA 11,842 27.10% 474,063 39.25% 4,732,664 42.48%
JVP 2,282 5.22% 81,391 6.74% 544,154 4.88%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 610 1.40% 11,752 0.97% 93,045 0.84%
Valid Votes 43,702 95.76% 1,207,949 96.46% 11,140,333 95.35%
Rejected Votes 1,902 4.17% 43,372 3.46% 516,926 4.42%
Total Polled 45,638 75.93% 1,252,271 78.93% 11,684,111 77.66%
Registered Electors 60,109 1,586,598 15,044,490

2010 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Borella [16] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 16,421 48.14% 339,750 36.19% 2,357,057 29.37%
UPFA 13,662 40.05% 480,896 51.23% 4,846,388 60.38%
DNA 3,619 10.61% 110,683 11.79% 441,251 5.50%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 411 1.20% 7,182 0.77% 47,940 0.60%
Valid Votes 34,113 94.34% 938,723 94.85% 8,026,322 96.03%
Rejected Votes 1,998 5.53% 50,354 5.09% 581,465 6.96%
Total Polled 36,160 61.54% 989,729 64.17% 8,358,246 59.29%
Registered Electors 58,757 1,542,457 14,097,690

2004 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Borella [17] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 21,543 52.70% 441,841 41.77% 3,486,792 37.73%
UPFA 12,484 30.54% 414,688 39.20% 4,223,126 45.70%
JHU 6,360 15.56% 190,618 18.02% 552,723 5.98%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 493 1.21% 10,713 1.01% 90,868 0.98%
Valid Votes 40,880 96.53% 1,057,860 96.47% 9,241,931 94.52%
Rejected Votes 1,457 3.44% 38,605 3.52% 534,452 5.47%
Total Polled 42,350 67.52% 1,096,571 74.71% 9,777,821 75.74%
Registered Electors 62,722 1,467,751 12,909,631

2001 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Borella [18] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 24,349 58.83% 546,417 51.62% 4,086,026 45.62%
PA 12,710 30.71% 353,401 33.39% 3,330,815 37.19%
JVP 2,872 6.94% 117,404 11.09% 815,353 9.10%
SU 785 1.90% 16,970 1.60% 50,665 0.57%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 672 1.62% 24,289 2.29% 510,616 5.70%
Valid Votes 41,388 96.28% 1,058,481 96.28% 8,955,844 94.77%
Rejected Votes 1,598 3.72% 40,901 3.72% 494,009 5.23%
Total Polled 42,986 70.04% 1,099,382 76.31% 9,449,878 76.03%
Registered Electors 61,373 1,440,682 12,428,762

2000 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Borella [19] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 19,588 48.81% 440,684 43.45% 3,451,765 40.12%
PA 14,025 34.95% 394,146 38.86% 3,899,329 45.33%
SU 2,106 5.25% 49,671 4.90% 127,859 1.49%
JVP 1,990 4.96% 78,133 7.70% 518,725 6.03%
NUA 1,441 3.59% 27,067 2.67% 185,593 2.16%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 980 2.44% 24,519 2.42% 189,490 2.20%
Valid Votes 40,130 N/A 1,014,220 N/A 8,602,617 N/A

1994 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Borella [20] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 17,076 47.41% 385,100 41.77% 3,498,370 44.04%
PA 16,764 46.54% 469,642 50.94% 3,887,805 48.94%
MEP 1,345 3.73% 42,734 4.64% 68,538 0.86%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 419 1.16% 13,003 1.41% 51,995 0.65%
SLPF 414 1.15% 11,454 1.24% 90,078 1.13%
Valid Votes 36,018 95.94% 921,933 96.18% 7,943,688 95.20%
Rejected Votes 1,524 4.06% 36,635 3.82% 400,395 4.80%
Total Polled 37,542 72.19% 958,568 76.04% 8,344,095 74.75%
Registered Electors 52,007 1,260,686 11,163,064

1989 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Borella [21] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 17,324 56.45% 374,530 51.67% 2,838,005 50.71%
SLFP 8,721 28.42% 205,053 28.29% 1,785,369 31.90%
USA 1,745 5.69% 31,873 4.40% 141,983 2.54%
SLMC 1,604 5.23% 29,308 4.04% 202,016 3.61%
MEP 1,040 3.39% 76,966 10.62% 90,480 1.62%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 254 0.83% 7,112 0.98% 67,723 1.21%
Valid Votes 30,688 95.34% 724,842 95.36% 5,596,468 93.87%
Rejected Votes 1,501 4.66% 35,271 4.64% 365,563 6.13%
Total Polled 32,189 68.23% 760,113 69.87% 5,962,031 63.60%
Registered Electors 47,174 1,087,891 9,374,164

Demographics

Ethnicity

The Borella Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (57.8%), a significant Sri Lankan Tamil population (19.9%) and a significant Moor population (19.1%) . In comparison, the Colombo Electoral District (which contains the Borella Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (76.5%), a significant Moor population (10.7%) and a significant Sri Lankan Tamil population (10.1%) [1]

Ethnicity in Borella [1]

   Sinhalese (57.8%)
   Sri Lankan Tamil (19.9%)
   Moor (19.1%)
  Other (1.9%)
   Malay (1.3%)

Religion

The Borella Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (53.7%), a significant Muslim population (21.8%) and a significant Hindu population (13.2%) . In comparison, the Colombo Electoral District (which contains the Borella Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (70.2%) and a significant Muslim population (11.8%) [1]

Religion in Borella [1]

   Buddhist (53.7%)
   Muslim (21.8%)
   Hindu (13.2%)
   Roman Catholic (8.1%)
   Other Christian (3.0%)
  Other (0.1%)

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  2. ↑ The mean absolute error, between the percentages of votes each party got in Borella and the Colombo 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 Borella and the country. It is a measure of the difference in voting behaviour between the two regions.
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  13. ↑ The mean absolute error, between the percentages of votes each party got in Borella and the country. It is a measure of the difference in voting behaviour between the two regions.
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