Polling Division in Sri Lanka
The Dambulla Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Matale Electoral District , in the Central Province, Sri Lanka .
Presidential Election Results [ edit ]
The winner of Dambulla has matched the final country result 7 out of 8 times. Hence, Dambulla is a Strong Bellwether for Presidential Elections.
Party
Dambulla[ 4]
Matale Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
SLPP
68,177
61.11%
187,821
55.37%
6,924,255
52.25%
NDF
37,717
33.81%
134,291
39.59%
5,564,239
41.99%
NMPP
3,221
2.89%
8,890
2.62%
418,553
3.16%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
2,457
2.20%
8,219
2.42%
345,452
2.61%
Valid Votes
111,572
99.11%
339,221
99.05%
13,252,499
98.99%
Rejected Votes
1,000
0.89%
3,252
0.95%
135,452
1.01%
Total Polled
112,572
85.14%
342,473
85.30%
13,387,951
83.71%
Registered Electors
132,221
401,496
15,992,568
Party
Dambulla[ 5]
Matale Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UPFA
57,657
56.82%
158,880
51.41%
5,768,090
47.58%
NDF
42,652
42.03%
145,928
47.22%
6,217,162
51.28%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
1,163
1.15%
4,214
1.36%
138,200
1.14%
Valid Votes
101,472
98.95%
309,022
98.83%
12,123,452
98.85%
Rejected Votes
1,074
1.05%
3,653
1.17%
140,925
1.15%
Total Polled
102,546
77.79%
312,675
78.76%
12,264,377
78.69%
Registered Electors
131,831
397,005
15,585,942
Party
Dambulla[ 6]
Matale Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UPFA
58,016
65.97%
157,953
59.74%
6,015,934
57.88%
NDF
28,171
32.03%
100,513
38.01%
4,173,185
40.15%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
1,762
2.00%
5,953
2.25%
204,494
1.97%
Valid Votes
87,949
99.12%
264,419
99.00%
10,393,613
99.03%
Rejected Votes
778
0.88%
2,666
1.00%
101,838
0.97%
Total Polled
88,727
74.28%
267,085
75.08%
10,495,451
66.70%
Registered Electors
119,453
355,738
15,734,587
Party
Dambulla[ 7]
Matale Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UPFA
43,853
52.34%
120,533
48.09%
4,887,152
50.29%
UNP
38,692
46.18%
125,937
50.25%
4,706,366
48.43%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
1,233
1.47%
4,150
1.66%
123,521
1.27%
Valid Votes
83,778
98.74%
250,620
98.51%
9,717,039
98.88%
Rejected Votes
1,073
1.26%
3,785
1.49%
109,869
1.12%
Total Polled
84,851
76.17%
254,405
76.51%
9,826,908
69.51%
Registered Electors
111,401
332,515
14,136,979
Party
Dambulla[ 8]
Matale Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
PA
35,811
49.90%
111,232
51.42%
4,312,157
51.12%
UNP
30,850
42.99%
91,944
42.51%
3,602,748
42.71%
JVP
3,496
4.87%
7,924
3.66%
343,927
4.08%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
1,611
2.24%
5,210
2.41%
176,679
2.09%
Valid Votes
71,768
97.45%
216,310
97.23%
8,435,754
97.69%
Rejected Votes
1,876
2.55%
6,171
2.77%
199,536
2.31%
Total Polled
73,644
75.65%
222,481
76.18%
8,635,290
72.17%
Registered Electors
97,348
292,055
11,965,536
Party
Dambulla[ 9]
Matale Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
PA
37,869
60.20%
121,449
60.98%
4,709,205
62.28%
UNP
23,746
37.75%
73,324
36.82%
2,715,283
35.91%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
1,291
2.05%
4,391
2.20%
137,040
1.81%
Valid Votes
62,906
97.73%
199,164
97.40%
7,561,526
98.03%
Rejected Votes
1,458
2.27%
5,317
2.60%
151,706
1.97%
Total Polled
64,364
74.96%
204,481
76.95%
7,713,232
69.12%
Registered Electors
85,870
265,743
11,158,880
Party
Dambulla[ 10]
Matale Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UNP
4,276
56.20%
37,007
57.85%
2,569,199
50.43%
SLFP
3,195
42.00%
25,825
40.37%
2,289,857
44.95%
SLMP
137
1.80%
1,135
1.77%
235,701
4.63%
Valid Votes
7,608
98.68%
63,967
98.29%
5,094,754
98.24%
Rejected Votes
102
1.32%
1,110
1.71%
91,499
1.76%
Total Polled
7,710
10.63%
65,077
30.13%
5,186,256
55.87%
Registered Electors
72,515
215,999
9,283,143
Party
Dambulla[ 11]
Matale Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UNP
27,368
52.62%
94,031
58.11%
3,450,815
52.93%
SLFP
21,748
41.81%
59,299
36.65%
2,546,348
39.05%
JVP
2,501
4.81%
7,169
4.43%
273,428
4.19%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
395
0.76%
1,315
0.81%
249,460
3.83%
Valid Votes
52,012
99.27%
161,814
99.13%
6,520,156
98.78%
Rejected Votes
385
0.73%
1,414
0.87%
80,470
1.22%
Total Polled
52,397
86.56%
163,228
85.97%
6,600,626
80.15%
Registered Electors
60,536
189,867
8,235,358
Parliamentary Election Results [ edit ]
The winner of Dambulla has matched the final country result 6 out of 7 times. Hence, Dambulla is a Strong Bellwether for Parliamentary Elections.
Party
Dambulla[ 14]
Matale Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UPFA
45,550
50.64%
126,315
45.57%
4,732,664
42.48%
UNP
40,378
44.89%
138,241
49.87%
5,098,916
45.77%
JVP
3,562
3.96%
10,947
3.95%
544,154
4.88%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
467
0.52%
1,690
0.61%
82,293
0.74%
Valid Votes
89,957
93.04%
277,193
92.73%
11,140,333
95.35%
Rejected Votes
6,671
6.90%
21,537
7.21%
516,926
4.42%
Total Polled
96,686
73.34%
298,917
78.73%
11,684,111
77.66%
Registered Electors
131,831
379,675
15,044,490
Party
Dambulla[ 15]
Matale Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UPFA
42,847
70.40%
131,069
67.02%
4,846,388
60.38%
UNP
15,080
24.78%
55,737
28.50%
2,357,057
29.37%
DNA
2,645
4.35%
7,636
3.90%
441,251
5.50%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
286
0.47%
1,122
0.57%
34,715
0.43%
Valid Votes
60,858
91.06%
195,564
90.93%
8,026,322
96.03%
Rejected Votes
5,932
8.88%
19,310
8.98%
581,465
6.96%
Total Polled
66,830
55.95%
215,060
60.23%
8,358,246
59.29%
Registered Electors
119,453
357,063
14,097,690
Party
Dambulla[ 16]
Matale Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UPFA
40,616
55.90%
108,259
49.19%
4,223,126
45.70%
UNP
29,456
40.54%
100,642
45.73%
3,486,792
37.73%
JHU
1,982
2.73%
8,819
4.01%
552,723
5.98%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
606
0.83%
2,342
1.06%
54,554
0.59%
Valid Votes
72,660
91.32%
220,062
91.84%
9,241,931
94.52%
Rejected Votes
6,905
8.68%
19,549
8.16%
534,452
5.47%
Total Polled
79,565
74.12%
239,611
76.66%
9,777,821
75.74%
Registered Electors
107,353
312,556
12,909,631
Party
Dambulla[ 17]
Matale Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UNP
34,066
47.73%
109,991
50.43%
4,086,026
45.62%
PA
29,281
41.03%
88,999
40.81%
3,330,815
37.19%
JVP
6,958
9.75%
16,063
7.37%
815,353
9.10%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
1,064
1.49%
3,037
1.39%
62,170
0.69%
Valid Votes
71,369
93.18%
218,090
93.38%
8,955,844
94.77%
Rejected Votes
5,225
6.82%
15,449
6.62%
494,009
5.23%
Total Polled
76,594
74.87%
233,539
77.95%
9,449,878
76.03%
Registered Electors
102,302
299,606
12,428,762
Party
Dambulla[ 18]
Matale Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
PA
35,421
49.36%
110,213
50.53%
3,899,329
45.33%
UNP
30,455
42.44%
91,836
42.11%
3,451,765
40.12%
JVP
4,396
6.13%
10,673
4.89%
518,725
6.03%
NLF
778
1.08%
2,350
1.08%
32,275
0.38%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
706
0.98%
3,025
1.39%
182,723
2.12%
Valid Votes
71,756
N/A
218,097
N/A
8,602,617
N/A
Party
Dambulla[ 19]
Matale Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
PA
34,286
51.99%
102,680
49.85%
3,887,805
48.94%
UNP
30,468
46.20%
100,121
48.61%
3,498,370
44.04%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
1,197
1.81%
3,161
1.53%
138,277
1.74%
Valid Votes
65,951
94.44%
205,962
94.22%
7,943,688
95.20%
Rejected Votes
3,881
5.56%
12,646
5.78%
400,395
4.80%
Total Polled
69,832
81.32%
218,608
81.88%
8,344,095
74.75%
Registered Electors
85,870
266,974
11,163,064
Party
Dambulla[ 20]
Matale Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UNP
23,381
53.76%
88,869
63.81%
2,838,005
50.71%
SLFP
18,786
43.19%
45,717
32.82%
1,785,369
31.90%
ELJP
882
2.03%
2,350
1.69%
67,723
1.21%
USA
445
1.02%
2,344
1.68%
141,983
2.54%
Valid Votes
43,494
91.93%
139,280
92.11%
5,596,468
93.87%
Rejected Votes
3,818
8.07%
11,927
7.89%
365,563
6.13%
Total Polled
47,312
65.97%
151,207
70.35%
5,962,031
63.60%
Registered Electors
71,722
214,938
9,374,164
The Dambulla Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (90.9%) . In comparison, the Matale Electoral District (which contains the Dambulla Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (80.8%) [ 1]
Ethnicity in Dambulla[ 1]
Other (0.5%)
The Dambulla Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (88.4%) . In comparison, the Matale Electoral District (which contains the Dambulla Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (79.5%) [ 1]
Religion in Dambulla[ 1]
Other (0.3%)