Polling Division in Sri Lanka
The Colombo East Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Colombo Electoral District , in the Western Province, Sri Lanka .
Presidential Election Results [ edit ]
The winner of Colombo East has matched the final country result 4 out of 8 times.
Party
Colombo East[ 4]
Colombo Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
NDF
28,599
55.81%
559,921
40.92%
5,564,239
41.99%
SLPP
19,619
38.28%
727,713
53.19%
6,924,255
52.25%
NMPP
1,750
3.41%
53,803
3.93%
418,553
3.16%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
706
1.38%
16,405
1.20%
295,797
2.23%
NPP
571
1.11%
10,335
0.76%
49,655
0.37%
Valid Votes
51,245
98.60%
1,368,177
98.89%
13,252,499
98.99%
Rejected Votes
727
1.40%
15,333
1.11%
135,452
1.01%
Total Polled
51,972
79.47%
1,383,510
82.82%
13,387,951
83.71%
Registered Electors
65,398
1,670,403
15,992,568
Party
Colombo East[ 5]
Colombo Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
NDF
35,167
67.45%
725,073
55.93%
6,217,162
51.28%
UPFA
16,601
31.84%
562,614
43.40%
5,768,090
47.58%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
369
0.71%
8,673
0.67%
138,200
1.14%
Valid Votes
52,137
98.73%
1,296,360
98.83%
12,123,452
98.85%
Rejected Votes
668
1.27%
15,334
1.17%
140,925
1.15%
Total Polled
52,805
78.88%
1,311,694
81.34%
12,264,377
78.69%
Registered Electors
66,941
1,612,660
15,585,942
Party
Colombo East[ 6]
Colombo Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
NDF
28,334
58.67%
533,022
45.90%
4,173,185
40.15%
UPFA
19,107
39.56%
614,740
52.93%
6,015,934
57.88%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
854
1.77%
13,620
1.17%
204,494
1.97%
Valid Votes
48,295
98.57%
1,161,382
99.03%
10,393,613
99.03%
Rejected Votes
699
1.43%
11,394
0.97%
101,838
0.97%
Total Polled
48,994
71.38%
1,172,776
76.09%
10,495,451
66.70%
Registered Electors
68,643
1,541,242
15,734,587
Party
Colombo East[ 7]
Colombo Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UNP
28,832
62.40%
569,627
51.12%
4,706,366
48.43%
UPFA
16,919
36.62%
534,431
47.96%
4,887,152
50.29%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
455
0.98%
10,192
0.91%
123,521
1.27%
Valid Votes
46,206
98.52%
1,114,250
98.86%
9,717,039
98.88%
Rejected Votes
694
1.48%
12,879
1.14%
109,869
1.12%
Total Polled
46,900
71.35%
1,127,129
75.85%
9,826,908
69.51%
Registered Electors
65,732
1,486,021
14,136,979
Party
Colombo East[ 8]
Colombo Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UNP
22,281
52.09%
425,185
44.08%
3,602,748
42.71%
PA
17,777
41.56%
474,310
49.18%
4,312,157
51.12%
JVP
1,486
3.47%
44,009
4.56%
343,927
4.08%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
1,226
2.87%
21,030
2.18%
176,679
2.09%
Valid Votes
42,770
96.86%
964,534
97.06%
8,435,754
97.69%
Rejected Votes
1,388
3.14%
29,197
2.94%
199,536
2.31%
Total Polled
44,158
68.58%
993,731
73.39%
8,635,290
72.17%
Registered Electors
64,386
1,354,025
11,965,536
Party
Colombo East[ 9]
Colombo Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
PA
23,867
63.79%
557,708
64.82%
4,709,205
62.28%
UNP
12,806
34.23%
288,741
33.56%
2,715,283
35.91%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
742
1.98%
13,937
1.62%
137,040
1.81%
Valid Votes
37,415
97.80%
860,386
98.17%
7,561,526
98.03%
Rejected Votes
843
2.20%
16,060
1.83%
151,706
1.97%
Total Polled
38,258
67.06%
876,446
69.59%
7,713,232
69.12%
Registered Electors
57,049
1,259,484
11,158,880
Party
Colombo East[ 10]
Colombo Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UNP
16,480
51.09%
361,337
49.14%
2,569,199
50.43%
SLFP
13,477
41.78%
339,958
46.23%
2,289,857
44.95%
SLMP
2,298
7.12%
34,020
4.63%
235,701
4.63%
Valid Votes
32,255
97.98%
735,315
98.49%
5,094,754
98.24%
Rejected Votes
666
2.02%
11,295
1.51%
91,499
1.76%
Total Polled
32,921
64.27%
746,610
67.53%
5,186,256
55.87%
Registered Electors
51,225
1,105,583
9,283,143
Party
Colombo East[ 11]
Colombo Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UNP
21,367
60.57%
436,290
57.86%
3,450,815
52.93%
SLFP
11,268
31.94%
274,476
36.40%
2,546,348
39.05%
JVP
1,352
3.83%
28,580
3.79%
273,428
4.19%
LSSP
828
2.35%
9,655
1.28%
58,531
0.90%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
462
1.31%
5,030
0.67%
190,929
2.93%
Valid Votes
35,277
98.81%
754,031
98.95%
6,520,156
98.78%
Rejected Votes
426
1.19%
7,990
1.05%
80,470
1.22%
Total Polled
35,703
73.22%
762,021
76.88%
6,600,626
80.15%
Registered Electors
48,760
991,194
8,235,358
Parliamentary Election Results [ edit ]
The winner of Colombo East has matched the final country result 4 out of 7 times. Hence, Colombo East is a Weak Bellwether for Parliamentary Elections.
Party
Colombo East[ 12]
Colombo Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
SJB
20,538
46.58%
387,145
32.73%
2,771,984
23.9%
SLPFA
18,007
40.84%
674,603
57.04%
6,853,693
59.09%
JJB
2,595
5.89%
67,600
5.72%
445,958
3.84%
UNP
1,869
4.24%
30,875
2.61%
249,435
2.15%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
1,083
2.45%
22,553
1.9%
1,227,859
11.02%
Valid Votes
44,092
65.57%
1,182,776
69.2%
11,598,936
71.32%
Rejected Votes
3,371
5.01%
81,034
4.74%
744,373
4.58%
Total Polled
47,463
70.59%
1,263,810
73.94%
12,343,309
75.89%
Registered Electors
67,241
1,709,209
16,263,885
Party
Colombo East[ 13]
Colombo Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UNP
31,450
65.52%
640,743
53.04%
5,098,916
45.77%
UPFA
12,917
26.91%
474,063
39.25%
4,732,664
42.48%
JVP
2,960
6.17%
81,391
6.74%
544,154
4.88%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
674
1.40%
11,752
0.97%
93,045
0.84%
Valid Votes
48,001
95.81%
1,207,949
96.46%
11,140,333
95.35%
Rejected Votes
2,043
4.08%
43,372
3.46%
516,926
4.42%
Total Polled
50,099
74.84%
1,252,271
78.93%
11,684,111
77.66%
Registered Electors
66,941
1,586,598
15,044,490
Party
Colombo East[ 14]
Colombo Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UNP
19,241
49.36%
339,750
36.19%
2,357,057
29.37%
UPFA
14,662
37.62%
480,896
51.23%
4,846,388
60.38%
DNA
4,608
11.82%
110,683
11.79%
441,251
5.50%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
467
1.20%
7,292
0.78%
48,240
0.60%
Valid Votes
38,978
93.79%
938,723
94.85%
8,026,322
96.03%
Rejected Votes
2,562
6.16%
50,354
5.09%
581,465
6.96%
Total Polled
41,558
60.54%
989,729
64.17%
8,358,246
59.29%
Registered Electors
68,643
1,542,457
14,097,690
Party
Colombo East[ 15]
Colombo Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UNP
23,739
52.09%
441,841
41.77%
3,486,792
37.73%
UPFA
12,141
26.64%
414,688
39.20%
4,223,126
45.70%
JHU
9,116
20.00%
190,618
18.02%
552,723
5.98%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
577
1.27%
10,713
1.01%
90,868
0.98%
Valid Votes
45,573
96.42%
1,057,860
96.47%
9,241,931
94.52%
Rejected Votes
1,689
3.57%
38,605
3.52%
534,452
5.47%
Total Polled
47,265
69.63%
1,096,571
74.71%
9,777,821
75.74%
Registered Electors
67,885
1,467,751
12,909,631
Party
Colombo East[ 16]
Colombo Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UNP
26,636
58.23%
546,417
51.62%
4,086,026
45.62%
PA
11,807
25.81%
353,401
33.39%
3,330,815
37.19%
JVP
3,613
7.90%
117,404
11.09%
815,353
9.10%
TULF
2,075
4.54%
12,696
1.20%
348,164
3.89%
SU
962
2.10%
16,970
1.60%
50,665
0.57%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
652
1.43%
11,593
1.10%
162,452
1.81%
Valid Votes
45,745
96.10%
1,058,481
96.28%
8,955,844
94.77%
Rejected Votes
1,855
3.90%
40,901
3.72%
494,009
5.23%
Total Polled
47,600
71.33%
1,099,382
76.31%
9,449,878
76.03%
Registered Electors
66,736
1,440,682
12,428,762
Party
Colombo East[ 17]
Colombo Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UNP
22,232
49.86%
440,684
43.45%
3,451,765
40.12%
PA
13,922
31.22%
394,146
38.86%
3,899,329
45.33%
SU
2,939
6.59%
49,671
4.90%
127,859
1.49%
JVP
2,844
6.38%
78,133
7.70%
518,725
6.03%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
1,193
2.68%
19,281
1.90%
162,201
1.89%
ACTC
927
2.08%
5,238
0.52%
27,289
0.32%
NUA
534
1.20%
27,067
2.67%
185,593
2.16%
Valid Votes
44,591
N/A
1,014,220
N/A
8,602,617
N/A
Party
Colombo East[ 18]
Colombo Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
PA
18,211
45.60%
469,642
50.94%
3,887,805
48.94%
UNP
17,858
44.72%
385,100
41.77%
3,498,370
44.04%
MEP
1,615
4.04%
42,734
4.64%
68,538
0.86%
IND1
1,593
3.99%
9,251
1.00%
48,199
0.61%
SLPF
493
1.23%
11,454
1.24%
90,078
1.13%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
163
0.41%
3,752
0.41%
3,796
0.05%
Valid Votes
39,933
96.11%
921,933
96.18%
7,943,688
95.20%
Rejected Votes
1,618
3.89%
36,635
3.82%
400,395
4.80%
Total Polled
41,551
72.83%
958,568
76.04%
8,344,095
74.75%
Registered Electors
57,049
1,260,686
11,163,064
Party
Colombo East[ 19]
Colombo Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UNP
17,908
56.48%
374,530
51.67%
2,838,005
50.71%
SLFP
8,654
27.29%
205,053
28.29%
1,785,369
31.90%
USA
2,482
7.83%
31,873
4.40%
141,983
2.54%
MEP
1,620
5.11%
76,966
10.62%
90,480
1.62%
SLMC
680
2.14%
29,308
4.04%
202,016
3.61%
ELJP
363
1.14%
7,112
0.98%
67,723
1.21%
Valid Votes
31,707
95.66%
724,842
95.36%
5,596,468
93.87%
Rejected Votes
1,439
4.34%
35,271
4.64%
365,563
6.13%
Total Polled
33,146
66.30%
760,113
69.87%
5,962,031
63.60%
Registered Electors
49,993
1,087,891
9,374,164
The Colombo East Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (58.8%) and a significant Sri Lankan Tamil population (28.6%) . In comparison, the Colombo Electoral District (which contains the Colombo East 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 East[ 1]
Other (2.2%)
The Colombo East Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (54.1%), a significant Hindu population (23.3%) and a significant Muslim population (10.7%) . In comparison, the Colombo Electoral District (which contains the Colombo East Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (70.2%) and a significant Muslim population (11.8%)[ 1]
Religion in Colombo East[ 1]
Other (0.2%)