Colombo West Polling Division

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

Colombo West
Polling Division
Coordinates: 6.891035°N 79.856927°E / 6.891035; 79.856927
Country	Sri Lanka
Province	Western Province, Sri Lanka
Electoral District	Colombo Electoral District
Area
• Total	6.12 km2 (2.36 sq mi)
Population  (2012)[1]
• Total	54,682
• Density	8,935/km2 (23,140/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code	EC-01E

Presidential election results

Summary

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

Year	Colombo West		Colombo Electoral District		MAE[2] %	Sri Lanka		MAE[3] %
2019		NDF		SLPP	29.42%		SLPP	28.50%
2015		NDF		NDF	22.90%		NDF	27.16%
2010		NDF		UPFA	27.91%		UPFA	32.90%
2005		UNP		UNP	27.88%		UPFA	30.26%
1999		UNP		PA	19.46%		PA	21.10%
1994		PA		PA	3.26%		PA	0.82%
1988		UNP		UNP	13.24%		UNP	12.00%
1982		UNP		UNP	18.64%		UNP	21.88%
Matches/Mean MAE	4/8		7/8		20.34%	8/8		21.83%

2019 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party		Colombo West[4]			Colombo Electoral District			Sri Lanka
		Votes		%	Votes		%	Votes		%
	NDF		21,345	73.07%		559,921	40.92%		5,564,239	41.99%
	SLPP		6,644	22.74%		727,713	53.19%		6,924,255	52.25%
	NMPP		647	2.21%		53,803	3.93%		418,553	3.16%
	Other Parties (with < 1%)		577	1.98%		26,740	1.95%		345,452	2.61%
Valid Votes		29,213		98.46%	1,368,177		98.89%	13,252,499		98.99%
Rejected Votes		458		1.54%	15,333		1.11%	135,452		1.01%
Total Polled		29,671		73.83%	1,383,510		82.82%	13,387,951		83.71%
Registered Electors		40,187			1,670,403			15,992,568

2015 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party		Colombo West[5]			Colombo Electoral District			Sri Lanka
		Votes		%	Votes		%	Votes		%
	NDF		23,915	78.99%		725,073	55.93%		6,217,162	51.28%
	UPFA		6,164	20.36%		562,614	43.40%		5,768,090	47.58%
	Other Parties (with < 1%)		196	0.65%		8,673	0.67%		138,200	1.14%
Valid Votes		30,275		98.94%	1,296,360		98.83%	12,123,452		98.85%
Rejected Votes		325		1.06%	15,334		1.17%	140,925		1.15%
Total Polled		30,600		75.35%	1,311,694		81.34%	12,264,377		78.69%
Registered Electors		40,609			1,612,660			15,585,942

2010 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party		Colombo West[6]			Colombo Electoral District			Sri Lanka
		Votes		%	Votes		%	Votes		%
	NDF		19,211	73.80%		533,022	45.90%		4,173,185	40.15%
	UPFA		6,350	24.39%		614,740	52.93%		6,015,934	57.88%
	Other Parties (with < 1%)		469	1.80%		13,620	1.17%		204,494	1.97%
Valid Votes		26,030		98.32%	1,161,382		99.03%	10,393,613		99.03%
Rejected Votes		444		1.68%	11,394		0.97%	101,838		0.97%
Total Polled		26,474		68.02%	1,172,776		76.09%	10,495,451		66.70%
Registered Electors		38,921			1,541,242			15,734,587

2005 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party		Colombo West[7]			Colombo Electoral District			Sri Lanka
		Votes		%	Votes		%	Votes		%
	UNP		20,475	79.16%		569,627	51.12%		4,706,366	48.43%
	UPFA		5,104	19.73%		534,431	47.96%		4,887,152	50.29%
	Other Parties (with < 1%)		286	1.11%		10,192	0.91%		123,521	1.27%
Valid Votes		25,865		98.48%	1,114,250		98.86%	9,717,039		98.88%
Rejected Votes		399		1.52%	12,879		1.14%	109,869		1.12%
Total Polled		26,264		68.00%	1,127,129		75.85%	9,826,908		69.51%
Registered Electors		38,621			1,486,021			14,136,979

1999 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party		Colombo West[8]			Colombo Electoral District			Sri Lanka
		Votes		%	Votes		%	Votes		%
	UNP		16,531	65.35%		425,185	44.08%		3,602,748	42.71%
	PA		7,327	28.96%		474,310	49.18%		4,312,157	51.12%
	LDA		539	2.13%		5,000	0.52%		23,668	0.28%
	Other Parties (with < 1%)		495	1.96%		16,030	1.66%		153,011	1.81%
	JVP		406	1.60%		44,009	4.56%		343,927	4.08%
Valid Votes		25,298		96.58%	964,534		97.06%	8,435,754		97.69%
Rejected Votes		896		3.42%	29,197		2.94%	199,536		2.31%
Total Polled		26,194		64.03%	993,731		73.39%	8,635,290		72.17%
Registered Electors		40,908			1,354,025			11,965,536

1994 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party		Colombo West[9]			Colombo Electoral District			Sri Lanka
		Votes		%	Votes		%	Votes		%
	PA		14,329	61.41%		557,708	64.82%		4,709,205	62.28%
	UNP		8,557	36.67%		288,741	33.56%		2,715,283	35.91%
	Other Parties (with < 1%)		446	1.91%		13,937	1.62%		137,040	1.81%
Valid Votes		23,332		98.07%	860,386		98.17%	7,561,526		98.03%
Rejected Votes		460		1.93%	16,060		1.83%	151,706		1.97%
Total Polled		23,792		64.45%	876,446		69.59%	7,713,232		69.12%
Registered Electors		36,915			1,259,484			11,158,880

1988 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party		Colombo West[10]			Colombo Electoral District			Sri Lanka
		Votes		%	Votes		%	Votes		%
	UNP		14,670	62.36%		361,337	49.14%		2,569,199	50.43%
	SLFP		7,473	31.77%		339,958	46.23%		2,289,857	44.95%
	SLMP		1,380	5.87%		34,020	4.63%		235,701	4.63%
Valid Votes		23,523		98.57%	735,315		98.49%	5,094,754		98.24%
Rejected Votes		342		1.43%	11,295		1.51%	91,499		1.76%
Total Polled		23,865		64.12%	746,610		67.53%	5,186,256		55.87%
Registered Electors		37,220			1,105,583			9,283,143

1982 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party		Colombo West[11]			Colombo Electoral District			Sri Lanka
		Votes		%	Votes		%	Votes		%
	UNP		22,115	77.52%		436,290	57.86%		3,450,815	52.93%
	SLFP		4,751	16.65%		274,476	36.40%		2,546,348	39.05%
	JVP		576	2.02%		28,580	3.79%		273,428	4.19%
	ACTC		521	1.83%		3,022	0.40%		173,934	2.67%
	LSSP		409	1.43%		9,655	1.28%		58,531	0.90%
	Other Parties (with < 1%)		156	0.55%		2,008	0.27%		16,995	0.26%
Valid Votes		28,528		98.91%	754,031		98.95%	6,520,156		98.78%
Rejected Votes		314		1.09%	7,990		1.05%	80,470		1.22%
Total Polled		28,842		71.44%	762,021		76.88%	6,600,626		80.15%
Registered Electors		40,375			991,194			8,235,358

Parliamentary election results

Summary

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

Year	Colombo West		Colombo Electoral District		MAE[2] %	Sri Lanka		MAE[3] %
2020		SJB		SLPFA			SLPFA
2015		UNP		UNP	24.10%		UNP	27.44%
2010		UNP		UPFA	23.80%		UPFA	31.50%
2004		UNP		UNP	24.50%		UPFA	28.36%
2001		UNP		UNP	14.62%		UNP	18.50%
2000		UNP		UNP	15.17%		PA	20.00%
1994		UNP		PA	12.09%		PA	9.85%
1989		UNP		UNP	11.47%		UNP	12.57%
Matches/Mean MAE	3/8		6/8			8/8

2020 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party			Colombo West[12]			Colombo Electoral District			Sri Lanka
			Votes		%	Votes		%	Votes		%
		SJB		16,521	64.82%		387,145	32.73%		2,771,984	23.9%
		SLPFA		6,294	24.69%		674,603	57.04%		6,853,693	59.09%
		UNP		1,143	4.48%		30,875	2.61%		249,435	2.15%
		JJB		1,074	4.21%		67,600	5.72%		445,958	3.84%
		Other Parties (with < 1%)		457	1.8%		22,553	1.9%		1,227,859	11.02%
Valid Votes			25,489		60.93%	1,182,776		69.2%	11,598,936		71.32%
Rejected Votes			1,545		3.69%	81,034		4.74%	744,373		4.58%
Total Polled			27,034		64.63%	1,263,810		73.94%	12,343,309		75.89%
Registered Electors			41,831			1,709,209			16,263,885

2015 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party		Colombo West[13]			Colombo Electoral District			Sri Lanka
		Votes		%	Votes		%	Votes		%
	UNP		22,060	80.31%		640,743	53.04%		5,098,916	45.77%
	UPFA		4,204	15.31%		474,063	39.25%		4,732,664	42.48%
	JVP		875	3.19%		81,391	6.74%		544,154	4.88%
	Other Parties (with < 1%)		328	1.19%		11,752	0.97%		93,045	0.84%
Valid Votes		27,467		95.45%	1,207,949		96.46%	11,140,333		95.35%
Rejected Votes		1,237		4.30%	43,372		3.46%	516,926		4.42%
Total Polled		28,775		70.86%	1,252,271		78.93%	11,684,111		77.66%
Registered Electors		40,609			1,586,598			15,044,490

2010 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party		Colombo West[14]			Colombo Electoral District			Sri Lanka
		Votes		%	Votes		%	Votes		%
	UNP		13,056	64.33%		339,750	36.19%		2,357,057	29.37%
	UPFA		5,169	25.47%		480,896	51.23%		4,846,388	60.38%
	DNA		1,675	8.25%		110,683	11.79%		441,251	5.50%
	Other Parties (with < 1%)		394	1.94%		7,292	0.78%		48,240	0.60%
Valid Votes		20,294		93.98%	938,723		94.85%	8,026,322		96.03%
Rejected Votes		1,283		5.94%	50,354		5.09%	581,465		6.96%
Total Polled		21,594		55.48%	989,729		64.17%	8,358,246		59.29%
Registered Electors		38,921			1,542,457			14,097,690

2004 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party		Colombo West[15]			Colombo Electoral District			Sri Lanka
		Votes		%	Votes		%	Votes		%
	UNP		19,084	73.65%		441,841	41.77%		3,486,792	37.73%
	UPFA		3,613	13.94%		414,688	39.20%		4,223,126	45.70%
	JHU		2,824	10.90%		190,618	18.02%		552,723	5.98%
	Other Parties (with < 1%)		390	1.51%		10,713	1.01%		90,868	0.98%
Valid Votes		25,911		96.74%	1,057,860		96.47%	9,241,931		94.52%
Rejected Votes		869		3.24%	38,605		3.52%	534,452		5.47%
Total Polled		26,783		66.61%	1,096,571		74.71%	9,777,821		75.74%
Registered Electors		40,209			1,467,751			12,909,631

2001 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party		Colombo West[16]			Colombo Electoral District			Sri Lanka
		Votes		%	Votes		%	Votes		%
	UNP		18,020	66.03%		546,417	51.62%		4,086,026	45.62%
	PA		4,053	14.85%		353,401	33.39%		3,330,815	37.19%
	TULF		3,499	12.82%		12,696	1.20%		348,164	3.89%
	JVP		926	3.39%		117,404	11.09%		815,353	9.10%
	SU		396	1.45%		16,970	1.60%		50,665	0.57%
	Other Parties (with < 1%)		395	1.45%		11,593	1.10%		162,452	1.81%
Valid Votes		27,289		96.61%	1,058,481		96.28%	8,955,844		94.77%
Rejected Votes		959		3.39%	40,901		3.72%	494,009		5.23%
Total Polled		28,248		67.40%	1,099,382		76.31%	9,449,878		76.03%
Registered Electors		41,908			1,440,682			12,428,762

2000 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party		Colombo West[17]			Colombo Electoral District			Sri Lanka
		Votes		%	Votes		%	Votes		%
	UNP		15,480	59.79%		440,684	43.45%		3,451,765	40.12%
	PA		4,999	19.31%		394,146	38.86%		3,899,329	45.33%
	SU		1,418	5.48%		49,671	4.90%		127,859	1.49%
	ACTC		1,371	5.30%		5,238	0.52%		27,289	0.32%
	NUA		925	3.57%		27,067	2.67%		185,593	2.16%
	JVP		709	2.74%		78,133	7.70%		518,725	6.03%
	Other Parties (with < 1%)		698	2.70%		14,693	1.45%		139,216	1.62%
	CWC		289	1.12%		4,588	0.45%		22,985	0.27%
Valid Votes		25,889		N/A	1,014,220		N/A	8,602,617		N/A

1994 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party		Colombo West[18]			Colombo Electoral District			Sri Lanka
		Votes		%	Votes		%	Votes		%
	UNP		12,983	51.06%		385,100	41.77%		3,498,370	44.04%
	PA		8,977	35.31%		469,642	50.94%		3,887,805	48.94%
	IND1		2,813	11.06%		9,251	1.00%		48,199	0.61%
	MEP		462	1.82%		42,734	4.64%		68,538	0.86%
	Other Parties (with < 1%)		190	0.75%		15,206	1.65%		93,874	1.18%
Valid Votes		25,425		96.87%	921,933		96.18%	7,943,688		95.20%
Rejected Votes		821		3.13%	36,635		3.82%	400,395		4.80%
Total Polled		26,246		71.10%	958,568		76.04%	8,344,095		74.75%
Registered Electors		36,915			1,260,686			11,163,064

1989 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party		Colombo West[19]			Colombo Electoral District			Sri Lanka
		Votes		%	Votes		%	Votes		%
	UNP		15,265	66.25%		374,530	51.67%		2,838,005	50.71%
	SLFP		4,100	17.79%		205,053	28.29%		1,785,369	31.90%
	USA		1,502	6.52%		31,873	4.40%		141,983	2.54%
	SLMC		1,259	5.46%		29,308	4.04%		202,016	3.61%
	MEP		669	2.90%		76,966	10.62%		90,480	1.62%
	ELJP		247	1.07%		7,112	0.98%		67,723	1.21%
Valid Votes		23,042		96.04%	724,842		95.36%	5,596,468		93.87%
Rejected Votes		949		3.96%	35,271		4.64%	365,563		6.13%
Total Polled		23,991		65.16%	760,113		69.87%	5,962,031		63.60%
Registered Electors		36,820			1,087,891			9,374,164

Demographics

Ethnicity

The Colombo West Polling Division has a Sri Lankan Tamil plurality (40.2%), a significant Sinhalese population (34.1%) and a significant Moor population (19.2%) In comparison, the Colombo Electoral District (which contains the Colombo West 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 West^[1]

1. Sri Lankan Tamil (40.2%)
2. Sinhalese (34.1%)
3. Moor (19.2%)
4. Indian Tamil (2.60%)
5. Other (2.00%)
6. Other (1.80%)

Religion

The Colombo West Polling Division has a Hindu plurality of 36.3%, a Buddhist population of 27.7% and a Muslim population of 21.6%. In comparison, the Colombo Electoral District (which contains the Colombo West Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority of 70.2% and a Muslim population of 11.8%.^[1]

Religion in Colombo West^[1]

1. Hindu (36.3%)
2. Buddhist (27.7%)
3. Muslim (21.6%)
4. Roman Catholic (8.30%)
5. Other Christian (5.60%)
6. Other (0.40%)