Colombo Central Polling Division

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

Colombo Central
Polling Division
Coordinates: 6.942177°N 79.846815°E / 6.942177; 79.846815
Country	Sri Lanka
Province	Western Province, Sri Lanka
Electoral District	Colombo Electoral District
Area
• Total	13.75 km2 (5.31 sq mi)
Population  (2012)[1]
• Total	201,620
• Density	14,663/km2 (37,980/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code	EC-01B

Presidential Election Results

Summary

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

Year	Colombo Central		Colombo Electoral District		MAE[2] %	Sri Lanka		MAE[3] %
2019		NDF		SLPP	35.80%		SLPP	34.89%
2015		NDF		NDF	25.41%		NDF	29.69%
2010		NDF		UPFA	29.70%		UPFA	34.67%
2005		UNP		UNP	27.30%		UPFA	29.68%
1999		UNP		PA	13.70%		PA	15.28%
1994		PA		PA	3.19%		PA	0.77%
1988		UNP		UNP	16.08%		UNP	14.84%
1982		UNP		UNP	13.42%		UNP	16.73%
Matches/Mean MAE	4/8		7/8		20.57%	8/8		22.07%

2019 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party		Colombo Central[4]			Colombo Electoral District			Sri Lanka
		Votes		%	Votes		%	Votes		%
	NDF		80,076	80.33%		559,921	40.92%		5,564,239	41.99%
	SLPP		16,341	16.39%		727,713	53.19%		6,924,255	52.25%
	Other Parties (with < 1%)		1,735	1.74%		26,740	1.95%		345,452	2.61%
	NMPP		1,528	1.53%		53,803	3.93%		418,553	3.16%
Valid Votes		99,680		98.85%	1,368,177		98.89%	13,252,499		98.99%
Rejected Votes		1,156		1.15%	15,333		1.11%	135,452		1.01%
Total Polled		100,836		81.09%	1,383,510		82.82%	13,387,951		83.71%
Registered Electors		124,354			1,670,403			15,992,568

2015 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party		Colombo Central[5]			Colombo Electoral District			Sri Lanka
		Votes		%	Votes		%	Votes		%
	NDF		82,495	81.28%		725,073	55.93%		6,217,162	51.28%
	UPFA		17,779	17.52%		562,614	43.40%		5,768,090	47.58%
	Other Parties (with < 1%)		1,223	1.20%		8,673	0.67%		138,200	1.14%
Valid Votes		101,497		98.80%	1,296,360		98.83%	12,123,452		98.85%
Rejected Votes		1,237		1.20%	15,334		1.17%	140,925		1.15%
Total Polled		102,734		78.14%	1,311,694		81.34%	12,264,377		78.69%
Registered Electors		131,482			1,612,660			15,585,942

2010 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party		Colombo Central[6]			Colombo Electoral District			Sri Lanka
		Votes		%	Votes		%	Votes		%
	NDF		73,152	75.55%		533,022	45.90%		4,173,185	40.15%
	UPFA		21,824	22.54%		614,740	52.93%		6,015,934	57.88%
	Other Parties (with < 1%)		1,850	1.91%		13,620	1.17%		204,494	1.97%
Valid Votes		96,826		98.66%	1,161,382		99.03%	10,393,613		99.03%
Rejected Votes		1,320		1.34%	11,394		0.97%	101,838		0.97%
Total Polled		98,146		70.19%	1,172,776		76.09%	10,495,451		66.70%
Registered Electors		139,822			1,541,242			15,734,587

2005 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party		Colombo Central[7]			Colombo Electoral District			Sri Lanka
		Votes		%	Votes		%	Votes		%
	UNP		78,908	78.57%		569,627	51.12%		4,706,366	48.43%
	UPFA		20,395	20.31%		534,431	47.96%		4,887,152	50.29%
	Other Parties (with < 1%)		1,121	1.12%		10,192	0.91%		123,521	1.27%
Valid Votes		100,424		98.42%	1,114,250		98.86%	9,717,039		98.88%
Rejected Votes		1,616		1.58%	12,879		1.14%	109,869		1.12%
Total Polled		102,040		70.41%	1,127,129		75.85%	9,826,908		69.51%
Registered Electors		144,916			1,486,021			14,136,979

1999 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party		Colombo Central[8]			Colombo Electoral District			Sri Lanka
		Votes		%	Votes		%	Votes		%
	UNP		59,234	60.11%		425,185	44.08%		3,602,748	42.71%
	PA		35,416	35.94%		474,310	49.18%		4,312,157	51.12%
	JVP		1,955	1.98%		44,009	4.56%		343,927	4.08%
	Other Parties (with < 1%)		1,930	1.96%		21,030	2.18%		176,679	2.09%
Valid Votes		98,535		97.42%	964,534		97.06%	8,435,754		97.69%
Rejected Votes		2,605		2.58%	29,197		2.94%	199,536		2.31%
Total Polled		101,140		70.24%	993,731		73.39%	8,635,290		72.17%
Registered Electors		143,993			1,354,025			11,965,536

1994 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party		Colombo Central[9]			Colombo Electoral District			Sri Lanka
		Votes		%	Votes		%	Votes		%
	PA		56,219	61.78%		557,708	64.82%		4,709,205	62.28%
	UNP		33,824	37.17%		288,741	33.56%		2,715,283	35.91%
	Other Parties (with < 1%)		956	1.05%		13,937	1.62%		137,040	1.81%
Valid Votes		90,999		97.83%	860,386		98.17%	7,561,526		98.03%
Rejected Votes		2,020		2.17%	16,060		1.83%	151,706		1.97%
Total Polled		93,019		66.91%	876,446		69.59%	7,713,232		69.12%
Registered Electors		139,012			1,259,484			11,158,880

1988 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party		Colombo Central[10]			Colombo Electoral District			Sri Lanka
		Votes		%	Votes		%	Votes		%
	UNP		58,795	65.77%		361,337	49.14%		2,569,199	50.43%
	SLFP		26,083	29.18%		339,958	46.23%		2,289,857	44.95%
	SLMP		4,521	5.06%		34,020	4.63%		235,701	4.63%
Valid Votes		89,399		98.27%	735,315		98.49%	5,094,754		98.24%
Rejected Votes		1,572		1.73%	11,295		1.51%	91,499		1.76%
Total Polled		90,971		67.93%	746,610		67.53%	5,186,256		55.87%
Registered Electors		133,920			1,105,583			9,283,143

1982 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party		Colombo Central[11]			Colombo Electoral District			Sri Lanka
		Votes		%	Votes		%	Votes		%
	UNP		68,346	72.81%		436,290	57.86%		3,450,815	52.93%
	SLFP		22,061	23.50%		274,476	36.40%		2,546,348	39.05%
	JVP		2,121	2.26%		28,580	3.79%		273,428	4.19%
	Other Parties (with < 1%)		1,335	1.42%		14,685	1.95%		249,460	3.83%
Valid Votes		93,863		99.22%	754,031		98.95%	6,520,156		98.78%
Rejected Votes		740		0.78%	7,990		1.05%	80,470		1.22%
Total Polled		94,603		74.23%	762,021		76.88%	6,600,626		80.15%
Registered Electors		127,452			991,194			8,235,358

Parliamentary Election Results

Summary

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

Year	Colombo Central		Colombo Electoral District		MAE[12] %	Sri Lanka		MAE[13] %
2024		NPP		NPP	-		NPP	-
2020		SJB		SLPFA	-		SLPFA	-
2015		UNP		UNP	27.74%		UNP	30.84%
2010		UNP		UPFA	22.86%		UPFA	30.37%
2004		UNP		UNP	22.52%		UPFA	25.73%
2001		UNP		UNP	18.13%		UNP	21.21%
2000		UNP		UNP	13.57%		PA	18.28%
1994		UNP		PA	8.18%		PA	6.13%
1989		UNP		UNP	8.63%		UNP	9.76%
Matches/Mean MAE	4/9		7/9		-	9/9		-

2024 Sri Lankan parliamentary election

Party			Colombo Central [14]			Colombo Electoral District			Sri Lanka
			Votes		%	Votes		%	Votes		%
		JJB		39,160	51.47%		788,636	68.63%		6,863,186	61.56%
		SJB		27,347	35.94%		208,249	18.12%		1,968,716	17.66%
		NDF		3,612	4.75%		51,020	4.44%		500,835	4.49%
		SLPP		923	1.21%		34,880	3.04%		350.429	3.14%
		Other Parties (with < 1%)		5,966	6.62%		22,553	1.9%		1,227,859	11.02%
Valid Votes			76,085		90.99%	1,149,125		84.83%	11,148,006		94.35%
Rejected Votes			7,532		9.01%	62,613		5.17%	667,240		5.65%
Total Polled			83,617		70.31%	1,211,738		68.64%	11,815,246		68.93%
Registered Electors			118,919			1,765,351			17,140,354

2020 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party			Colombo Central[15]			Colombo Electoral District			Sri Lanka
			Votes		%	Votes		%	Votes		%
		SJB		64,692	73.39%		387,145	32.73%		2,771,984	23.9%
		SLPFA		16,688	18.93%		674,603	57.04%		6,853,693	59.09%
		UNP		2,978	3.38%		30,875	2.61%		249,435	2.15%
		JJB		1,912	2.17%		67,600	5.72%		445,958	3.84%
		Other Parties (with < 1%)		1,873	2.13%		22,553	1.9%		1,227,859	11.02%
Valid Votes			88,143		69.94%	1,182,776		93.59%	11,598,929		93.97%
Rejected Votes			8,955		7.11%	81,034		6.41%	744,373		6.03%
Total Polled			97,098		77.05%	1,263,810		73.94%	12,343,302		75.89%
Registered Electors			126,022			1,709,209			16,263,885

2015 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party		Colombo Central[16]			Colombo Electoral District			Sri Lanka
		Votes		%	Votes		%	Votes		%
	UNP		79,968	84.73%		640,743	53.04%		5,098,916	45.77%
	UPFA		11,489	12.17%		474,063	39.25%		4,732,664	42.48%
	JVP		2,109	2.23%		81,391	6.74%		544,154	4.88%
	Other Parties (with < 1%)		815	0.86%		11,752	0.97%		93,045	0.84%
Valid Votes		94,381		94.56%	1,207,949		96.46%	11,140,333		95.35%
Rejected Votes		5,332		5.34%	43,372		3.46%	516,926		4.42%
Total Polled		99,809		75.91%	1,252,271		78.93%	11,684,111		77.66%
Registered Electors		131,482			1,586,598			15,044,490

2010 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party		Colombo Central[17]			Colombo Electoral District			Sri Lanka
		Votes		%	Votes		%	Votes		%
	UNP		51,421	63.80%		339,750	36.19%		2,357,057	29.37%
	UPFA		21,794	27.04%		480,896	51.23%		4,846,388	60.38%
	DNA		6,243	7.75%		110,683	11.79%		441,251	5.50%
	Other Parties (with < 1%)		1,135	1.41%		7,292	0.78%		48,240	0.60%
Valid Votes		80,593		92.32%	938,723		94.85%	8,026,322		96.03%
Rejected Votes		6,606		7.57%	50,354		5.09%	581,465		6.96%
Total Polled		87,297		62.43%	989,729		64.17%	8,358,246		59.29%
Registered Electors		139,822			1,542,457			14,097,690

2004 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party		Colombo Central[18]			Colombo Electoral District			Sri Lanka
		Votes		%	Votes		%	Votes		%
	UNP		71,599	71.51%		441,841	41.77%		3,486,792	37.73%
	UPFA		17,681	17.66%		414,688	39.20%		4,223,126	45.70%
	JHU		8,881	8.87%		190,618	18.02%		552,723	5.98%
	Other Parties (with < 1%)		1,968	1.97%		10,713	1.01%		90,868	0.98%
Valid Votes		100,129		94.83%	1,057,860		96.47%	9,241,931		94.52%
Rejected Votes		5,451		5.16%	38,605		3.52%	534,452		5.47%
Total Polled		105,593		68.67%	1,096,571		74.71%	9,777,821		75.74%
Registered Electors		153,763			1,467,751			12,909,631

2001 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party		Colombo Central[19]			Colombo Electoral District			Sri Lanka
		Votes		%	Votes		%	Votes		%
	UNP		80,318	75.08%		546,417	51.62%		4,086,026	45.62%
	PA		19,149	17.90%		353,401	33.39%		3,330,815	37.19%
	JVP		3,883	3.63%		117,404	11.09%		815,353	9.10%
	Other Parties (with < 1%)		1,971	1.84%		28,563	2.70%		213,117	2.38%
	TULF		1,649	1.54%		12,696	1.20%		348,164	3.89%
Valid Votes		106,970		94.94%	1,058,481		96.28%	8,955,844		94.77%
Rejected Votes		5,700		5.06%	40,901		3.72%	494,009		5.23%
Total Polled		112,670		70.68%	1,099,382		76.31%	9,449,878		76.03%
Registered Electors		159,417			1,440,682			12,428,762

2000 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party		Colombo Central[20]			Colombo Electoral District			Sri Lanka
		Votes		%	Votes		%	Votes		%
	UNP		57,578	55.41%		440,684	43.45%		3,451,765	40.12%
	PA		20,414	19.65%		394,146	38.86%		3,899,329	45.33%
	NUA		16,420	15.80%		27,067	2.67%		185,593	2.16%
	JVP		2,806	2.70%		78,133	7.70%		518,725	6.03%
	Other Parties (with < 1%)		2,524	2.43%		17,052	1.68%		146,675	1.71%
	SU		1,683	1.62%		49,671	4.90%		127,859	1.49%
	CWC		1,247	1.20%		4,588	0.45%		22,985	0.27%
	PP		1,236	1.19%		2,879	0.28%		19,830	0.23%
Valid Votes		103,908		N/A	1,014,220		N/A	8,602,617		N/A

1994 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party		Colombo Central[21]			Colombo Electoral District			Sri Lanka
		Votes		%	Votes		%	Votes		%
	UNP		50,136	52.38%		385,100	41.77%		3,498,370	44.04%
	PA		42,060	43.95%		469,642	50.94%		3,887,805	48.94%
	Other Parties (with < 1%)		1,988	2.08%		57,940	6.28%		162,412	2.04%
	IND1		1,526	1.59%		9,251	1.00%		48,199	0.61%
Valid Votes		95,710		94.11%	921,933		96.18%	7,943,688		95.20%
Rejected Votes		5,995		5.89%	36,635		3.82%	400,395		4.80%
Total Polled		101,705		73.16%	958,568		76.04%	8,344,095		74.75%
Registered Electors		139,012			1,260,686			11,163,064

1989 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party		Colombo Central[22]			Colombo Electoral District			Sri Lanka
		Votes		%	Votes		%	Votes		%
	UNP		49,733	56.90%		374,530	51.67%		2,838,005	50.71%
	SLMC		19,874	22.74%		29,308	4.04%		202,016	3.61%
	SLFP		11,861	13.57%		205,053	28.29%		1,785,369	31.90%
	USA		4,399	5.03%		31,873	4.40%		141,983	2.54%
	MEP		1,326	1.52%		76,966	10.62%		90,480	1.62%
	Other Parties (with < 1%)		205	0.23%		7,112	0.98%		67,723	1.21%
Valid Votes		87,398		93.45%	724,842		95.36%	5,596,468		93.87%
Rejected Votes		6,126		6.55%	35,271		4.64%	365,563		6.13%
Total Polled		93,524		71.05%	760,113		69.87%	5,962,031		63.60%
Registered Electors		131,624			1,087,891			9,374,164

Demographics

Ethnicity

The Colombo Central Polling Division has a Moor majority (52.0%), a significant Sri Lankan Tamil population (24.2%) and a significant Sinhalese population (20.0%) . In comparison, the Colombo Electoral District (which contains the Colombo Central 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 Colombo Central^[1]

1. Moor (52.0%)
2. Sri Lankan Tamil (24.2%)
3. Sinhalese (20.0%)
4. Indian Tamil (1.60%)
5. Malay (1.60%)
6. Other (0.70%)

Religion

The Colombo Central Polling Division has a Muslim majority (54.0%), a significant Buddhist population (18.2%) and a significant Hindu population (17.6%) . In comparison, the Colombo Electoral District (which contains the Colombo Central Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (70.2%) and a significant Muslim population (11.8%) ^[1]

Religion in Colombo Central^[1]

1. Muslim (54.0%)
2. Buddhist (18.2%)
3. Hindu (17.6%)
4. Roman Catholic (8.20%)
5. Other Christian (1.90%)
6. Other (0.10%)