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Polling Division in Sri Lanka
Colombo Central
Polling Division
Location of Colombo Central
Coordinates: 6°56′32″N 79°50′49″E / 6.942177°N 79.846815°E / 6.942177; 79.846815
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceWestern Province, Sri Lanka
Electoral DistrictColombo Electoral District
Area
 • Total13.75 km (5.31 sq mi)
Population
 • Total201,620
 • Density14,663/km (37,980/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeEC-01B

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

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 % Sri Lanka MAE %
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 % Sri Lanka MAE %
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 -

2020 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Colombo Central 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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%)

Ethnicity in Colombo Central

  Moor (52.0%)  Sri Lankan Tamil (24.2%)  Sinhalese (20.0%)  Indian Tamil (1.6%)  Malay (1.6%)  Other (0.7%)

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%)

Religion in Colombo Central

  Muslim (54.0%)  Buddhist (18.2%)  Hindu (17.6%)  Roman Catholic (8.2%)  Other Christian (1.9%)  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 Colombo Central 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 Colombo Central 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. Archived from the original on 2019-12-19. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
  5. "2015 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2015. Archived from the original on 2019-12-19. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
  6. "2010 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2010. Archived from the original on 2019-12-19. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
  7. "2005 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2005. Archived from the original on 2019-12-19. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
  8. "1999 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 1999. Archived from the original on 2019-12-19. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
  9. "1994 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 1994. Archived from the original on 2019-12-19. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
  10. "1988 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 1988. Archived from the original on 2019-12-19. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
  11. "1982 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 1982. Archived from the original on 2019-12-19. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
  12. The mean absolute error, between the percentages of votes each party got in Colombo Central 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 Colombo Central and the country. It is a measure of the difference in voting behaviour between the two regions.
  14. "2020 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2020.
  15. "2015 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2015.
  16. "2010 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2010.
  17. "2004 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2004.
  18. "2001 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2001.
  19. "2000 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2000.
  20. "1994 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 1994.
  21. "1989 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 1989.
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