Presidential Election Results
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The winner of Kotte has matched the final country result 6 out of 8 times. Hence, Kotte is a Weak Bellwether for Presidential Elections.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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The winner of Kotte has matched the final country result 6 out of 7 times. Hence, Kotte is a Strong Bellwether for Parliamentary Elections.
Party
Kotte[ 14]
Colombo Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
SLPFA
29,436
58.51%
674,603
57.04%
6,853,693
59.09%
SJB
14,946
29.71%
387,145
32.73%
2,771,984
23.9%
JJB
3,405
6.77%
67,600
5.72%
445,958
3.84%
UNP
1,563
3.11%
30,875
2.61%
249,435
2.15%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
963
1.91%
22,553
1.9%
1,227,859
11.02%
Valid Votes
50,313
66.91%
1,182,776
69.2%
11,598,936
71.32%
Rejected Votes
2,789
3.71%
81,034
4.74%
744,373
4.58%
Total Polled
53,102
70.62%
1,263,810
73.94%
12,343,309
75.89%
Registered Electors
75,192
1,709,209
16,263,885
Party
Kotte[ 15]
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
Party
Kotte[ 16]
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
Party
Kotte[ 17]
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
Party
Kotte[ 18]
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
Party
Kotte[ 19]
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
Party
Kotte[ 20]
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
Party
Kotte[ 21]
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