Presidential Election Results
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The winner of Welimada has matched the final country result 6 out of 8 times. Hence, Welimada is a Weak Bellwether for Presidential Elections.
Party
Welimada[ 4]
Badulla Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
SLPP
30,670
48.15%
276,211
49.29%
6,924,255
52.25%
NDF
29,673
46.58%
251,706
44.92%
5,564,239
41.99%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
1,687
2.65%
17,622
3.14%
345,452
2.61%
NMPP
1,671
2.62%
14,806
2.64%
418,553
3.16%
Valid Votes
63,701
99.02%
560,345
98.77%
13,252,499
98.99%
Rejected Votes
632
0.98%
6,978
1.23%
135,452
1.01%
Total Polled
64,333
86.02%
567,323
86.25%
13,387,951
83.71%
Registered Electors
74,786
657,766
15,992,568
Party
Welimada[ 5]
Badulla Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
NDF
29,431
50.68%
249,524
49.21%
6,217,162
51.28%
UPFA
27,874
48.00%
249,243
49.15%
5,768,090
47.58%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
770
1.33%
8,303
1.64%
138,200
1.14%
Valid Votes
58,075
98.87%
507,070
98.47%
12,123,452
98.85%
Rejected Votes
664
1.13%
7,871
1.53%
140,925
1.15%
Total Polled
58,739
78.91%
514,941
79.51%
12,264,377
78.69%
Registered Electors
74,436
647,628
15,585,942
Party
Welimada[ 6]
Badulla Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UPFA
27,252
53.19%
237,579
53.23%
6,015,934
57.88%
NDF
23,092
45.07%
198,835
44.55%
4,173,185
40.15%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
888
1.73%
9,880
2.21%
204,494
1.97%
Valid Votes
51,232
99.02%
446,294
98.66%
10,393,613
99.03%
Rejected Votes
509
0.98%
6,083
1.34%
101,838
0.97%
Total Polled
51,741
75.06%
452,377
75.62%
10,495,451
66.70%
Registered Electors
68,937
598,190
15,734,587
Party
Welimada[ 7]
Badulla Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UNP
26,108
51.55%
226,582
53.11%
4,706,366
48.43%
UPFA
23,736
46.87%
192,734
45.18%
4,887,152
50.29%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
801
1.58%
7,283
1.71%
123,521
1.27%
Valid Votes
50,645
98.75%
426,599
98.43%
9,717,039
98.88%
Rejected Votes
640
1.25%
6,825
1.57%
109,869
1.12%
Total Polled
51,285
79.54%
433,424
78.67%
9,826,908
69.51%
Registered Electors
64,481
550,926
14,136,979
Party
Welimada[ 8]
Badulla Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UNP
20,447
47.38%
172,884
47.97%
3,602,748
42.71%
PA
20,063
46.49%
167,000
46.33%
4,312,157
51.12%
JVP
1,665
3.86%
12,025
3.34%
343,927
4.08%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
981
2.27%
8,512
2.36%
176,679
2.09%
Valid Votes
43,156
97.29%
360,421
97.04%
8,435,754
97.69%
Rejected Votes
1,203
2.71%
10,979
2.96%
199,536
2.31%
Total Polled
44,359
78.97%
371,400
78.25%
8,635,290
72.17%
Registered Electors
56,170
474,610
11,965,536
Party
Welimada[ 9]
Badulla Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
PA
22,177
55.23%
182,810
55.27%
4,709,205
62.28%
UNP
17,280
43.04%
139,611
42.21%
2,715,283
35.91%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
695
1.73%
8,351
2.52%
137,040
1.81%
Valid Votes
40,152
96.44%
330,772
95.91%
7,561,526
98.03%
Rejected Votes
1,482
3.56%
14,093
4.09%
151,706
1.97%
Total Polled
41,634
77.61%
344,865
77.47%
7,713,232
69.12%
Registered Electors
53,643
445,146
11,158,880
Party
Welimada[ 10]
Badulla Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UNP
7,491
66.27%
80,779
60.09%
2,569,199
50.43%
SLFP
3,580
31.67%
50,223
37.36%
2,289,857
44.95%
SLMP
232
2.05%
3,422
2.55%
235,701
4.63%
Valid Votes
11,303
97.99%
134,424
97.62%
5,094,754
98.24%
Rejected Votes
232
2.01%
3,276
2.38%
91,499
1.76%
Total Polled
11,535
27.57%
137,700
44.21%
5,186,256
55.87%
Registered Electors
41,846
311,473
9,283,143
Party
Welimada[ 11]
Badulla Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UNP
18,673
60.64%
141,062
58.67%
3,450,815
52.93%
SLFP
10,078
32.73%
88,462
36.79%
2,546,348
39.05%
JVP
1,745
5.67%
7,713
3.21%
273,428
4.19%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
295
0.96%
3,203
1.33%
249,460
3.83%
Valid Votes
30,791
98.60%
240,440
98.77%
6,520,156
98.78%
Rejected Votes
437
1.40%
2,982
1.23%
80,470
1.22%
Total Polled
31,228
86.44%
243,422
85.47%
6,600,626
80.15%
Registered Electors
36,128
284,801
8,235,358
Parliamentary Election Results
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The winner of Welimada has matched the final country result 5 out of 7 times. Hence, Welimada is a Weak Bellwether for Parliamentary Elections.
Party
Welimada[ 14]
Badulla Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UNP
30,086
56.07%
258,844
54.82%
5,098,916
45.77%
UPFA
20,127
37.51%
179,459
38.01%
4,732,664
42.48%
JVP
2,497
4.65%
21,445
4.54%
544,154
4.88%
CWC
687
1.28%
10,259
2.17%
17,107
0.15%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
258
0.48%
2,159
0.46%
76,945
0.69%
Valid Votes
53,655
95.68%
472,166
95.03%
11,140,333
95.35%
Rejected Votes
2,384
4.25%
24,167
4.86%
516,926
4.42%
Total Polled
56,076
75.33%
496,849
80.07%
11,684,111
77.66%
Registered Electors
74,436
620,486
15,044,490
Party
Welimada[ 15]
Badulla Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UPFA
19,820
50.04%
203,689
58.25%
4,846,388
60.38%
UNP
14,070
35.52%
112,886
32.28%
2,357,057
29.37%
IG4B
3,221
8.13%
4,646
1.33%
5,076
0.06%
DNA
1,816
4.58%
15,768
4.51%
441,251
5.50%
UPF
540
1.36%
11,481
3.28%
24,670
0.31%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
141
0.36%
1,208
0.35%
23,594
0.29%
Valid Votes
39,608
93.75%
349,678
93.54%
8,026,322
96.03%
Rejected Votes
2,642
6.25%
24,169
6.46%
581,465
6.96%
Total Polled
42,250
61.29%
373,847
62.46%
8,358,246
59.29%
Registered Electors
68,937
598,521
14,097,690
Party
Welimada[ 16]
Badulla Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UPFA
23,040
51.75%
178,634
48.26%
4,223,126
45.70%
UNP
20,441
45.91%
181,705
49.09%
3,486,792
37.73%
JHU
775
1.74%
6,932
1.87%
552,723
5.98%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
266
0.60%
2,907
0.79%
57,589
0.62%
Valid Votes
44,522
92.04%
370,178
92.47%
9,241,931
94.52%
Rejected Votes
3,851
7.96%
30,159
7.53%
534,452
5.47%
Total Polled
48,373
77.64%
400,337
78.33%
9,777,821
75.74%
Registered Electors
62,308
511,115
12,909,631
Party
Welimada[ 17]
Badulla Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UNP
24,295
53.44%
201,173
53.81%
4,086,026
45.62%
PA
17,253
37.95%
138,443
37.03%
3,330,815
37.19%
JVP
3,413
7.51%
26,820
7.17%
815,353
9.10%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
498
1.10%
7,401
1.98%
79,391
0.89%
Valid Votes
45,459
93.99%
373,837
93.35%
8,955,844
94.77%
Rejected Votes
2,908
6.01%
26,626
6.65%
494,009
5.23%
Total Polled
48,367
81.06%
400,463
81.51%
9,449,878
76.03%
Registered Electors
59,666
491,288
12,428,762
Party
Welimada[ 18]
Badulla Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UNP
19,377
44.49%
167,351
46.36%
3,451,765
40.12%
PA
18,661
42.85%
154,172
42.71%
3,899,329
45.33%
NUA
2,577
5.92%
5,052
1.40%
185,593
2.16%
JVP
1,835
4.21%
16,414
4.55%
518,725
6.03%
CWC
617
1.42%
12,092
3.35%
22,985
0.27%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
486
1.12%
5,935
1.64%
245,839
2.86%
Valid Votes
43,553
N/A
361,016
N/A
8,602,617
N/A
Party
Welimada[ 19]
Badulla Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UNP
19,935
49.14%
182,131
54.04%
3,498,370
44.04%
PA
18,811
46.37%
146,546
43.48%
3,887,805
48.94%
IND2
992
2.45%
2,601
0.77%
16,690
0.21%
SLPF
612
1.51%
3,555
1.05%
90,078
1.13%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
219
0.54%
2,226
0.66%
116,737
1.47%
Valid Votes
40,569
92.48%
337,059
92.19%
7,943,688
95.20%
Rejected Votes
3,300
7.52%
28,540
7.81%
400,395
4.80%
Total Polled
43,869
81.78%
365,599
82.23%
8,344,095
74.75%
Registered Electors
53,643
444,632
11,163,064
Party
Welimada[ 20]
Badulla Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UNP
14,743
53.40%
135,089
58.97%
2,838,005
50.71%
SLFP
10,521
38.11%
81,011
35.36%
1,785,369
31.90%
ELJP
1,828
6.62%
5,589
2.44%
67,723
1.21%
USA
380
1.38%
5,712
2.49%
141,983
2.54%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
135
0.49%
1,693
0.74%
90,480
1.62%
Valid Votes
27,607
91.93%
229,094
92.08%
5,596,468
93.87%
Rejected Votes
2,424
8.07%
19,704
7.92%
365,563
6.13%
Total Polled
30,031
72.65%
248,798
75.55%
5,962,031
63.60%
Registered Electors
41,334
329,321
9,374,164
The Welimada Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (70.8%), a significant Moor population (16.6%) and a significant Indian Tamil population (10.4%) . In comparison, the Badulla Electoral District (which contains the Welimada Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (73.0%) and a significant Indian Tamil population (18.5%) [ 1]
Ethnicity in Welimada[ 1]
Other (0.2%)
The Welimada Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (70.6%), a significant Muslim population (16.8%) and a significant Hindu population (11.3%) . In comparison, the Badulla Electoral District (which contains the Welimada Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (72.6%) and a significant Hindu population (19.3%) [ 1]
Religion in Welimada[ 1]
Other (1.3%)