Kotte Polling Division

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

Kotte
Polling Division
Coordinates: 6.884263°N 79.899926°E / 6.884263; 79.899926
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceWestern Province, Sri Lanka
Electoral DistrictColombo Electoral District
Area
 • Total17.06 km2 (6.59 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)[1]
 • Total107,883
 • Density6,324/km2 (16,380/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeEC-01I

Presidential Election Results

Summary

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

Year Kotte Colombo Electoral District MAE[2] % Sri Lanka MAE[3] %
2019 SLPP SLPP 1.63% SLPP 2.60%
2015 NDF NDF 2.08% NDF 6.44%
2010 UPFA UPFA 0.82% UPFA 5.98%
2005 UNP UNP 1.45% UPFA 1.02%
1999 PA PA 0.77% PA 0.84%
1994 PA PA 0.17% PA 2.40%
1988 SLFP UNP 5.53% UNP 6.77%
1982 UNP UNP 1.39% UNP 5.06%
Matches/Mean MAE 6/8 7/8 1.73% 8/8 3.89%

2019 Sri Lankan Presidential Election
Party Kotte[4] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SLPP 31,853 54.56% 727,713 53.19% 6,924,255 52.25%
NDF 22,628 38.76% 559,921 40.92% 5,564,239 41.99%
NMPP 2,439 4.18% 53,803 3.93% 418,553 3.16%
NPP 875 1.50% 10,335 0.76% 49,655 0.37%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 591 1.01% 16,405 1.20% 295,797 2.23%
Valid Votes 58,386 98.74% 1,368,177 98.89% 13,252,499 98.99%
Rejected Votes 745 1.26% 15,333 1.11% 135,452 1.01%
Total Polled 59,131 79.99% 1,383,510 82.82% 13,387,951 83.71%
Registered Electors 73,926 1,670,403 15,992,568

2015 Sri Lankan Presidential Election
Party Kotte[5] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
NDF 34,614 58.09% 725,073 55.93% 6,217,162 51.28%
UPFA 24,663 41.39% 562,614 43.40% 5,768,090 47.58%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 311 0.52% 8,673 0.67% 138,200 1.14%
Valid Votes 59,588 98.83% 1,296,360 98.83% 12,123,452 98.85%
Rejected Votes 703 1.17% 15,334 1.17% 140,925 1.15%
Total Polled 60,291 80.46% 1,311,694 81.34% 12,264,377 78.69%
Registered Electors 74,934 1,612,660 15,585,942

2010 Sri Lankan Presidential Election
Party Kotte[6] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 29,125 52.17% 614,740 52.93% 6,015,934 57.88%
NDF 26,129 46.81% 533,022 45.90% 4,173,185 40.15%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 571 1.02% 13,620 1.17% 204,494 1.97%
Valid Votes 55,825 99.01% 1,161,382 99.03% 10,393,613 99.03%
Rejected Votes 557 0.99% 11,394 0.97% 101,838 0.97%
Total Polled 56,382 77.23% 1,172,776 76.09% 10,495,451 66.70%
Registered Electors 73,009 1,541,242 15,734,587

2005 Sri Lankan Presidential Election
Party Kotte[7] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 27,106 49.73% 569,627 51.12% 4,706,366 48.43%
UPFA 26,987 49.51% 534,431 47.96% 4,887,152 50.29%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 411 0.75% 10,192 0.91% 123,521 1.27%
Valid Votes 54,504 99.06% 1,114,250 98.86% 9,717,039 98.88%
Rejected Votes 516 0.94% 12,879 1.14% 109,869 1.12%
Total Polled 55,020 75.09% 1,127,129 75.85% 9,826,908 69.51%
Registered Electors 73,274 1,486,021 14,136,979

1999 Sri Lankan Presidential Election
Party Kotte[8] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 24,782 49.93% 474,310 49.18% 4,312,157 51.12%
UNP 21,455 43.22% 425,185 44.08% 3,602,748 42.71%
JVP 2,075 4.18% 44,009 4.56% 343,927 4.08%
SMBP 763 1.54% 8,209 0.85% 35,854 0.43%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 561 1.13% 12,821 1.33% 140,825 1.67%
Valid Votes 49,636 96.74% 964,534 97.06% 8,435,754 97.69%
Rejected Votes 1,675 3.26% 29,197 2.94% 199,536 2.31%
Total Polled 51,311 72.86% 993,731 73.39% 8,635,290 72.17%
Registered Electors 70,424 1,354,025 11,965,536

1994 Sri Lankan Presidential Election
Party Kotte[9] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 31,646 64.66% 557,708 64.82% 4,709,205 62.28%
UNP 16,331 33.37% 288,741 33.56% 2,715,283 35.91%
SMBP 521 1.06% 6,059 0.70% 32,651 0.43%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 447 0.91% 7,878 0.92% 104,389 1.38%
Valid Votes 48,945 98.47% 860,386 98.17% 7,561,526 98.03%
Rejected Votes 762 1.53% 16,060 1.83% 151,706 1.97%
Total Polled 49,707 69.80% 876,446 69.59% 7,713,232 69.12%
Registered Electors 71,213 1,259,484 11,158,880

1988 Sri Lankan Presidential Election
Party Kotte[10] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SLFP 22,607 51.85% 339,958 46.23% 2,289,857 44.95%
UNP 18,834 43.19% 361,337 49.14% 2,569,199 50.43%
SLMP 2,163 4.96% 34,020 4.63% 235,701 4.63%
Valid Votes 43,604 98.73% 735,315 98.49% 5,094,754 98.24%
Rejected Votes 563 1.27% 11,295 1.51% 91,499 1.76%
Total Polled 44,167 65.73% 746,610 67.53% 5,186,256 55.87%
Registered Electors 67,194 1,105,583 9,283,143

1982 Sri Lankan Presidential Election
Party Kotte[11] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 25,129 59.35% 436,290 57.86% 3,450,815 52.93%
SLFP 14,814 34.99% 274,476 36.40% 2,546,348 39.05%
JVP 1,731 4.09% 28,580 3.79% 273,428 4.19%
LSSP 527 1.24% 9,655 1.28% 58,531 0.90%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 140 0.33% 5,030 0.67% 190,929 2.93%
Valid Votes 42,341 99.12% 754,031 98.95% 6,520,156 98.78%
Rejected Votes 374 0.88% 7,990 1.05% 80,470 1.22%
Total Polled 42,715 72.34% 762,021 76.88% 6,600,626 80.15%
Registered Electors 59,048 991,194 8,235,358

Parliamentary Election Results

Summary

The winner of Kotte has matched the final country result 6 out of 7 times. Hence, Kotte is a Strong Bellwether for Parliamentary Elections.

Year Kotte Colombo Electoral District MAE[12] % Sri Lanka MAE[13] %
2015 UNP UNP 1.43% UNP 6.20%
2010 UPFA UPFA 1.51% UPFA 8.92%
2004 UPFA UNP 3.91% UPFA 5.16%
2001 UNP UNP 0.64% UNP 3.90%
2000 UNP UNP 0.69% PA 4.14%
1994 PA PA 1.97% PA 3.90%
1989 UNP UNP 6.20% UNP 4.66%
Matches/Mean MAE 6/7 5/7 2.34% 7/7 5.27%

2015 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election
Party Kotte[14] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 30,247 54.21% 640,743 53.04% 5,098,916 45.77%
UPFA 20,797 37.27% 474,063 39.25% 4,732,664 42.48%
JVP 4,075 7.30% 81,391 6.74% 544,154 4.88%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 677 1.21% 11,752 0.97% 93,045 0.84%
Valid Votes 55,796 97.38% 1,207,949 96.46% 11,140,333 95.35%
Rejected Votes 1,457 2.54% 43,372 3.46% 516,926 4.42%
Total Polled 57,300 76.47% 1,252,271 78.93% 11,684,111 77.66%
Registered Electors 74,934 1,586,598 15,044,490

2010 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election
Party Kotte[15] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 22,799 49.42% 480,896 51.23% 4,846,388 60.38%
UNP 16,374 35.49% 339,750 36.19% 2,357,057 29.37%
DNA 6,729 14.59% 110,683 11.79% 441,251 5.50%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 232 0.50% 7,292 0.78% 48,240 0.60%
Valid Votes 46,134 96.04% 938,723 94.85% 8,026,322 96.03%
Rejected Votes 1,877 3.91% 50,354 5.09% 581,465 6.96%
Total Polled 48,036 65.79% 989,729 64.17% 8,358,246 59.29%
Registered Electors 73,009 1,542,457 14,097,690

2004 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election
Party Kotte[16] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 20,070 37.61% 414,688 39.20% 4,223,126 45.70%
UNP 19,635 36.80% 441,841 41.77% 3,486,792 37.73%
JHU 13,192 24.72% 190,618 18.02% 552,723 5.98%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 460 0.86% 10,713 1.01% 90,868 0.98%
Valid Votes 53,357 97.42% 1,057,860 96.47% 9,241,931 94.52%
Rejected Votes 1,413 2.58% 38,605 3.52% 534,452 5.47%
Total Polled 54,772 73.86% 1,096,571 74.71% 9,777,821 75.74%
Registered Electors 74,159 1,467,751 12,909,631

2001 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election
Party Kotte[17] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 27,717 51.44% 546,417 51.62% 4,086,026 45.62%
PA 18,573 34.47% 353,401 33.39% 3,330,815 37.19%
JVP 5,275 9.79% 117,404 11.09% 815,353 9.10%
SU 1,694 3.14% 16,970 1.60% 50,665 0.57%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 625 1.16% 24,289 2.29% 510,616 5.70%
Valid Votes 53,884 96.95% 1,058,481 96.28% 8,955,844 94.77%
Rejected Votes 1,698 3.05% 40,901 3.72% 494,009 5.23%
Total Polled 55,582 74.97% 1,099,382 76.31% 9,449,878 76.03%
Registered Electors 74,140 1,440,682 12,428,762

2000 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election
Party Kotte[18] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 22,207 42.79% 440,684 43.45% 3,451,765 40.12%
PA 20,249 39.02% 394,146 38.86% 3,899,329 45.33%
SU 4,881 9.40% 49,671 4.90% 127,859 1.49%
JVP 3,566 6.87% 78,133 7.70% 518,725 6.03%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 997 1.92% 51,586 5.09% 375,083 4.36%
Valid Votes 51,900 N/A 1,014,220 N/A 8,602,617 N/A

1994 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election
Party Kotte[19] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 28,106 53.70% 469,642 50.94% 3,887,805 48.94%
UNP 21,215 40.53% 385,100 41.77% 3,498,370 44.04%
MEP 1,975 3.77% 42,734 4.64% 68,538 0.86%
SLPF 742 1.42% 11,454 1.24% 90,078 1.13%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 301 0.58% 13,003 1.41% 51,995 0.65%
Valid Votes 52,339 97.24% 921,933 96.18% 7,943,688 95.20%
Rejected Votes 1,485 2.76% 36,635 3.82% 400,395 4.80%
Total Polled 53,824 75.58% 958,568 76.04% 8,344,095 74.75%
Registered Electors 71,213 1,260,686 11,163,064

1989 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election
Party Kotte[20] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 20,113 46.93% 374,530 51.67% 2,838,005 50.71%
SLFP 17,007 39.68% 205,053 28.29% 1,785,369 31.90%
MEP 3,030 7.07% 76,966 10.62% 90,480 1.62%
USA 2,041 4.76% 31,873 4.40% 141,983 2.54%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 670 1.56% 36,420 5.02% 269,739 4.82%
Valid Votes 42,861 96.60% 724,842 95.36% 5,596,468 93.87%
Rejected Votes 1,507 3.40% 35,271 4.64% 365,563 6.13%
Total Polled 44,368 67.24% 760,113 69.87% 5,962,031 63.60%
Registered Electors 65,984 1,087,891 9,374,164

Demographics

Ethnicity

The Kotte Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (84.8%) . In comparison, the Colombo Electoral District (which contains the Kotte 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 Kotte[1]

  Sinhalese (84.8%)
  Sri Lankan Tamil (6.9%)
  Moor (5.1%)
  Other (3.2%)

Religion

The Kotte Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (77.1%) . In comparison, the Colombo Electoral District (which contains the Kotte Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (70.2%) and a significant Muslim population (11.8%) [1]

Religion in Kotte[1]

  Buddhist (77.1%)
  Roman Catholic (7.3%)
  Muslim (6.3%)
  Other Christian (4.7%)
  Hindu (4.5%)
  Other (0.1%)

References
  1. "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 Kotte 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 Kotte 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.
  5. "2015 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2015.
  6. "2010 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2010.
  7. "2005 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2005.
  8. "1999 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 1999.
  9. "1994 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 1994.
  10. "1988 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 1988.
  11. "1982 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 1982.
  12. The mean absolute error, between the percentages of votes each party got in Kotte and the Colombo 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 Kotte 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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