Minuwangoda Polling Division

The Minuwangoda Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Gampaha Electoral District, in the Western Province, Sri Lanka.

Minuwangoda
Polling Division
Coordinates: 7.151204°N 79.971281°E / 7.151204; 79.971281
Country	Sri Lanka
Province	Western Province, Sri Lanka
Electoral District	Gampaha Electoral District
Area
• Total	143.33 km2 (55.34 sq mi)
Population  (2012)[1]
• Total	178,331
• Density	1,244/km2 (3,220/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code	EC-02F

Presidential Election Results

Summary

The winner of Minuwangoda has matched the final country result 6 out of 8 times. Hence, Minuwangoda is a Weak Bellwether for Presidential Elections.

Year	Minuwangoda		Gampaha Electoral District		MAE[2] %	Sri Lanka		MAE[3] %
2024		NPP		NPP			NPP
2019		SLPP		SLPP	1.67%		SLPP	8.64%
2015		UPFA		NDF	1.72%		NDF	3.37%
2010		UPFA		UPFA	2.21%		UPFA	5.54%
2005		UPFA		UPFA	1.34%		UPFA	5.64%
1999		PA		PA	0.35%		PA	4.77%
1994		PA		PA	0.81%		PA	1.45%
1988		SLFP		SLFP	0.40%		UNP	2.92%
1982		UNP		UNP	1.23%		UNP	3.17%
Matches/Mean MAE	6/8		7/8		1.22%	8/8		4.43%

2019 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party		Minuwangoda[4]			Gampaha Electoral District			Sri Lanka
		Votes		%	Votes		%	Votes		%
	SLPP		69,978	61.03%		855,870	59.28%		6,924,255	52.25%
	NDF		37,212	32.45%		494,671	34.26%		5,564,239	41.99%
	NMPP		5,259	4.59%		61,760	4.28%		418,553	3.16%
	Other Parties (with < 1%)		2,217	1.93%		31,499	2.18%		345,452	2.61%
Valid Votes		114,666		99.03%	1,443,800		98.92%	13,252,499		98.99%
Rejected Votes		1,123		0.97%	15,751		1.08%	135,452		1.01%
Total Polled		115,789		84.48%	1,459,551		83.31%	13,387,951		83.71%
Registered Electors		137,067			1,751,892			15,992,568

2015 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party		Minuwangoda[5]			Gampaha Electoral District			Sri Lanka
		Votes		%	Votes		%	Votes		%
	UPFA		54,929	51.21%		664,347	49.49%		5,768,090	47.58%
	NDF		51,581	48.09%		669,007	49.83%		6,217,162	51.28%
	Other Parties (with < 1%)		760	0.71%		9,142	0.68%		138,200	1.14%
Valid Votes		107,270		99.09%	1,342,496		98.92%	12,123,452		98.85%
Rejected Votes		986		0.91%	14,647		1.08%	140,925		1.15%
Total Polled		108,256		81.41%	1,357,143		80.77%	12,264,377		78.69%
Registered Electors		132,981			1,680,263			15,585,942

2010 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party		Minuwangoda[6]			Gampaha Electoral District			Sri Lanka
		Votes		%	Votes		%	Votes		%
	UPFA		60,318	63.87%		718,716	61.66%		6,015,934	57.88%
	NDF		33,057	35.01%		434,506	37.28%		4,173,185	40.15%
	Other Parties (with < 1%)		1,060	1.12%		12,426	1.07%		204,494	1.97%
Valid Votes		94,435		99.35%	1,165,648		99.24%	10,393,613		99.03%
Rejected Votes		618		0.65%	8,960		0.76%	101,838		0.97%
Total Polled		95,053		78.65%	1,174,608		78.03%	10,495,451		66.70%
Registered Electors		120,860			1,505,363			15,734,587

2005 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party		Minuwangoda[7]			Gampaha Electoral District			Sri Lanka
		Votes		%	Votes		%	Votes		%
	UPFA		49,509	56.12%		596,698	54.78%		4,887,152	50.29%
	UNP		37,801	42.85%		481,764	44.23%		4,706,366	48.43%
	Other Parties (with < 1%)		910	1.03%		10,815	0.99%		123,521	1.27%
Valid Votes		88,220		98.94%	1,089,277		98.94%	9,717,039		98.88%
Rejected Votes		947		1.06%	11,724		1.06%	109,869		1.12%
Total Polled		89,167		80.18%	1,101,001		79.17%	9,826,908		69.51%
Registered Electors		111,211			1,390,691			14,136,979

1999 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party		Minuwangoda[8]			Gampaha Electoral District			Sri Lanka
		Votes		%	Votes		%	Votes		%
	PA		42,314	56.05%		532,796	56.58%		4,312,157	51.12%
	UNP		28,328	37.53%		353,969	37.59%		3,602,748	42.71%
	JVP		3,658	4.85%		40,472	4.30%		343,927	4.08%
	Other Parties (with < 1%)		1,191	1.58%		14,382	1.53%		176,679	2.09%
Valid Votes		75,491		98.03%	941,619		97.84%	8,435,754		97.69%
Rejected Votes		1,514		1.97%	20,768		2.16%	199,536		2.31%
Total Polled		77,005		77.84%	962,387		77.12%	8,635,290		72.17%
Registered Electors		98,927			1,247,860			11,965,536

1994 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party		Minuwangoda[9]			Gampaha Electoral District			Sri Lanka
		Votes		%	Votes		%	Votes		%
	PA		42,041	63.91%		550,654	64.74%		4,709,205	62.28%
	UNP		22,839	34.72%		288,608	33.93%		2,715,283	35.91%
	Other Parties (with < 1%)		905	1.38%		11,256	1.32%		137,040	1.81%
Valid Votes		65,785		98.66%	850,518		98.48%	7,561,526		98.03%
Rejected Votes		892		1.34%	13,137		1.52%	151,706		1.97%
Total Polled		66,677		74.76%	863,655		74.16%	7,713,232		69.12%
Registered Electors		89,192			1,164,625			11,158,880

1988 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party		Minuwangoda[10]			Gampaha Electoral District			Sri Lanka
		Votes		%	Votes		%	Votes		%
	SLFP		29,751	49.11%		355,553	48.83%		2,289,857	44.95%
	UNP		29,424	48.57%		350,092	48.08%		2,569,199	50.43%
	SLMP		1,404	2.32%		22,467	3.09%		235,701	4.63%
Valid Votes		60,579		98.66%	728,112		98.63%	5,094,754		98.24%
Rejected Votes		825		1.34%	10,108		1.37%	91,499		1.76%
Total Polled		61,404		78.67%	738,220		74.93%	5,186,256		55.87%
Registered Electors		78,056			985,206			9,283,143

1982 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party		Minuwangoda[11]			Gampaha Electoral District			Sri Lanka
		Votes		%	Votes		%	Votes		%
	UNP		29,672	51.27%		365,847	52.50%		3,450,815	52.93%
	SLFP		25,849	44.67%		301,808	43.31%		2,546,348	39.05%
	JVP		1,992	3.44%		23,701	3.40%		273,428	4.19%
	Other Parties (with < 1%)		357	0.62%		5,491	0.79%		249,460	3.83%
Valid Votes		57,870		99.32%	696,847		99.15%	6,520,156		98.78%
Rejected Votes		399		0.68%	5,992		0.85%	80,470		1.22%
Total Polled		58,269		83.76%	702,839		82.70%	6,600,626		80.15%
Registered Electors		69,566			849,896			8,235,358

Parliamentary Election Results

Summary

The winner of Minuwangoda has matched the final country result 5 out of 7 times. Hence, Minuwangoda is a Weak Bellwether for Parliamentary Elections.

Year	Minuwangoda		Gampaha Electoral District		MAE[12] %	Sri Lanka		MAE[13] %
2015		UPFA		UNP	2.25%		UNP	2.67%
2010		UPFA		UPFA	2.64%		UPFA	4.66%
2004		UPFA		UPFA	0.60%		UPFA	3.66%
2001		PA		UNP	1.39%		UNP	4.51%
2000		PA		PA	0.59%		PA	2.62%
1994		PA		PA	0.05%		PA	4.78%
1989		UNP		UNP	0.70%		UNP	5.30%
Matches/Mean MAE	5/7		7/7		1.17%	7/7		4.03%

2015 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party		Minuwangoda[14]			Gampaha Electoral District			Sri Lanka
		Votes		%	Votes		%	Votes		%
	UPFA		45,898	47.20%		549,958	44.96%		4,732,664	42.48%
	UNP		43,373	44.61%		577,004	47.17%		5,098,916	45.77%
	JVP		7,400	7.61%		87,880	7.18%		544,154	4.88%
	Other Parties (with < 1%)		565	0.58%		8,332	0.68%		81,501	0.73%
Valid Votes		97,236		95.33%	1,223,174		95.51%	11,140,333		95.35%
Rejected Votes		4,667		4.58%	56,246		4.39%	516,926		4.42%
Total Polled		102,001		76.70%	1,280,647		78.21%	11,684,111		77.66%
Registered Electors		132,981			1,637,537			15,044,490

2010 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party		Minuwangoda[15]			Gampaha Electoral District			Sri Lanka
		Votes		%	Votes		%	Votes		%
	UPFA		49,033	66.37%		589,476	63.40%		4,846,388	60.38%
	UNP		19,295	26.12%		266,523	28.67%		2,357,057	29.37%
	DNA		5,270	7.13%		69,747	7.50%		441,251	5.50%
	Other Parties (with < 1%)		279	0.38%		3,985	0.43%		19,003	0.24%
Valid Votes		73,877		95.19%	929,731		94.83%	8,026,322		96.03%
Rejected Votes		3,675		4.73%	50,234		5.12%	581,465		6.96%
Total Polled		77,614		64.22%	980,467		65.06%	8,358,246		59.29%
Registered Electors		120,860			1,506,969			14,097,690

2004 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party		Minuwangoda[16]			Gampaha Electoral District			Sri Lanka
		Votes		%	Votes		%	Votes		%
	UPFA		41,026	51.49%		509,963	51.52%		4,223,126	45.70%
	UNP		28,632	35.93%		367,572	37.14%		3,486,792	37.73%
	JHU		9,292	11.66%		102,516	10.36%		552,723	5.98%
	Other Parties (with < 1%)		733	0.92%		9,691	0.98%		57,229	0.62%
Valid Votes		79,683		96.14%	989,742		95.96%	9,241,931		94.52%
Rejected Votes		3,169		3.82%	41,462		4.02%	534,452		5.47%
Total Polled		82,878		76.97%	1,031,464		77.72%	9,777,821		75.74%
Registered Electors		107,679			1,327,145			12,909,631

2001 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party		Minuwangoda[17]			Gampaha Electoral District			Sri Lanka
		Votes		%	Votes		%	Votes		%
	PA		34,348	44.09%		428,780	43.08%		3,330,815	37.19%
	UNP		32,726	42.01%		437,289	43.94%		4,086,026	45.62%
	JVP		9,627	12.36%		113,990	11.45%		815,353	9.10%
	Other Parties (with < 1%)		1,203	1.54%		15,171	1.52%		137,826	1.54%
Valid Votes		77,904		96.40%	995,230		96.30%	8,955,844		94.77%
Rejected Votes		2,906		3.60%	38,187		3.70%	494,009		5.23%
Total Polled		80,810		78.11%	1,033,417		80.36%	9,449,878		76.03%
Registered Electors		103,461			1,285,973			12,428,762

2000 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party		Minuwangoda[18]			Gampaha Electoral District			Sri Lanka
		Votes		%	Votes		%	Votes		%
	PA		38,350	49.61%		470,018	48.87%		3,899,329	45.33%
	UNP		30,025	38.84%		378,328	39.34%		3,451,765	40.12%
	JVP		6,148	7.95%		73,110	7.60%		518,725	6.03%
	SU		1,530	1.98%		20,297	2.11%		127,859	1.49%
	Other Parties (with < 1%)		1,244	1.61%		19,956	2.08%		319,123	3.71%
Valid Votes		77,297		N/A	961,709		N/A	8,602,617		N/A

1994 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party		Minuwangoda[19]			Gampaha Electoral District			Sri Lanka
		Votes		%	Votes		%	Votes		%
	PA		39,893	56.83%		509,030	56.79%		3,887,805	48.94%
	UNP		29,455	41.96%		375,631	41.91%		3,498,370	44.04%
	SLPF		844	1.20%		11,627	1.30%		90,078	1.13%
Valid Votes		70,192		96.84%	896,288		96.39%	7,943,688		95.20%
Rejected Votes		2,288		3.16%	33,553		3.61%	400,395		4.80%
Total Polled		72,480		81.26%	929,841		79.65%	8,344,095		74.75%
Registered Electors		89,192			1,167,469			11,163,064

1989 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party		Minuwangoda[20]			Gampaha Electoral District			Sri Lanka
		Votes		%	Votes		%	Votes		%
	UNP		32,021	54.41%		385,733	54.14%		2,838,005	50.71%
	SLFP		25,061	42.58%		294,490	41.34%		1,785,369	31.90%
	USA		1,015	1.72%		21,665	3.04%		141,983	2.54%
	ELJP		756	1.28%		10,549	1.48%		67,723	1.21%
Valid Votes		58,853		96.03%	712,437		95.64%	5,596,468		93.87%
Rejected Votes		2,436		3.97%	32,497		4.36%	365,563		6.13%
Total Polled		61,289		80.35%	744,934		76.82%	5,962,031		63.60%
Registered Electors		76,279			969,658			9,374,164

Demographics

Ethnicity

The Minuwangoda Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (95.8%) . In comparison, the Gampaha Electoral District (which contains the Minuwangoda Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (90.5%) ^[1]

Ethnicity in Minuwangoda^[1]

1. Sinhalese (95.8%)
2. Moor (3.30%)
3. Other (0.90%)

Religion

The Minuwangoda Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (88.5%) . In comparison, the Gampaha Electoral District (which contains the Minuwangoda Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (71.3%) and a significant Roman Catholic population (19.5%) ^[1]

Religion in Minuwangoda^[1]

1. Buddhist (88.5%)
2. Roman Catholic (6.50%)
3. Muslim (3.50%)
4. Other Christian (1.20%)
5. Other (0.40%)