The Akuressa Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Matara Electoral District, in the Southern Province, Sri Lanka. 
  Presidential Election Results
 Summary
 The winner of Akuressa has matched the final country result 7 out of 8 times. Hence, Akuressa is a Strong Bellwether for Presidential Elections.  
      | Party | Akuressa[4] | Matara Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | SLPP |  | 53,478 | 66.81% |  | 374,481 | 67.25% |  | 6,924,255 | 52.25% | 
  |  | NDF |  | 21,415 | 26.75% |  | 149,026 | 26.76% |  | 5,564,239 | 41.99% | 
  |  | NMPP |  | 3,787 | 4.73% |  | 23,439 | 4.21% |  | 418,553 | 3.16% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 1,369 | 1.71% |  | 9,922 | 1.78% |  | 345,452 | 2.61% | 
  | Valid Votes | 80,049 | 99.38% | 556,868 | 99.33% | 13,252,499 | 98.99% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 499 | 0.62% | 3,782 | 0.67% | 135,452 | 1.01% | 
  | Total Polled | 80,548 | 86.04% | 560,650 | 85.93% | 13,387,951 | 83.71% | 
  | Registered Electors | 93,616 |  | 652,417 |  | 15,992,568 |  | 
     | Party | Akuressa[5] | Matara Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | UPFA |  | 42,860 | 57.70% |  | 297,823 | 57.81% |  | 5,768,090 | 47.58% | 
  |  | NDF |  | 30,647 | 41.26% |  | 212,435 | 41.24% |  | 6,217,162 | 51.28% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 778 | 1.05% |  | 4,892 | 0.95% |  | 138,200 | 1.14% | 
  | Valid Votes | 74,285 | 99.23% | 515,150 | 99.06% | 12,123,452 | 98.85% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 575 | 0.77% | 4,891 | 0.94% | 140,925 | 1.15% | 
  | Total Polled | 74,860 | 79.83% | 520,041 | 80.23% | 12,264,377 | 78.69% | 
  | Registered Electors | 93,769 |  | 648,213 |  | 15,585,942 |  | 
     | Party | Akuressa[6] | Matara Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | UPFA |  | 44,527 | 65.95% |  | 296,155 | 65.53% |  | 6,015,934 | 57.88% | 
  |  | NDF |  | 21,926 | 32.47% |  | 148,510 | 32.86% |  | 4,173,185 | 40.15% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 1,066 | 1.58% |  | 7,264 | 1.61% |  | 204,494 | 1.97% | 
  | Valid Votes | 67,519 | 99.34% | 451,929 | 99.34% | 10,393,613 | 99.03% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 449 | 0.66% | 3,025 | 0.66% | 101,838 | 0.97% | 
  | Total Polled | 67,968 | 77.67% | 454,954 | 76.51% | 10,495,451 | 66.70% | 
  | Registered Electors | 87,510 |  | 594,628 |  | 15,734,587 |  | 
     | Party | Akuressa[7] | Matara Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | UPFA |  | 41,091 | 61.11% |  | 279,411 | 61.85% |  | 4,887,152 | 50.29% | 
  |  | UNP |  | 25,103 | 37.33% |  | 165,837 | 36.71% |  | 4,706,366 | 48.43% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 1,052 | 1.56% |  | 6,474 | 1.43% |  | 123,521 | 1.27% | 
  | Valid Votes | 67,246 | 99.16% | 451,722 | 99.11% | 9,717,039 | 98.88% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 570 | 0.84% | 4,077 | 0.89% | 109,869 | 1.12% | 
  | Total Polled | 67,816 | 79.91% | 455,799 | 78.95% | 9,826,908 | 69.51% | 
  | Registered Electors | 84,867 |  | 577,327 |  | 14,136,979 |  | 
     | Party | Akuressa[8] | Matara Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | PA |  | 30,040 | 53.00% |  | 205,685 | 54.32% |  | 4,312,157 | 51.12% | 
  |  | UNP |  | 21,330 | 37.63% |  | 139,677 | 36.89% |  | 3,602,748 | 42.71% | 
  |  | JVP |  | 4,231 | 7.46% |  | 26,229 | 6.93% |  | 343,927 | 4.08% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 1,079 | 1.90% |  | 7,047 | 1.86% |  | 176,679 | 2.09% | 
  | Valid Votes | 56,680 | 98.11% | 378,638 | 97.78% | 8,435,754 | 97.69% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 1,090 | 1.89% | 8,583 | 2.22% | 199,536 | 2.31% | 
  | Total Polled | 57,770 | 75.11% | 387,221 | 73.90% | 8,635,290 | 72.17% | 
  | Registered Electors | 76,916 |  | 524,002 |  | 11,965,536 |  | 
     | Party | Akuressa[9] | Matara Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | PA |  | 32,632 | 63.17% |  | 227,865 | 64.69% |  | 4,709,205 | 62.28% | 
  |  | UNP |  | 18,165 | 35.17% |  | 118,224 | 33.56% |  | 2,715,283 | 35.91% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 858 | 1.66% |  | 6,150 | 1.75% |  | 137,040 | 1.81% | 
  | Valid Votes | 51,655 | 98.28% | 352,239 | 98.40% | 7,561,526 | 98.03% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 903 | 1.72% | 5,731 | 1.60% | 151,706 | 1.97% | 
  | Total Polled | 52,558 | 70.49% | 357,970 | 69.93% | 7,713,232 | 69.12% | 
  | Registered Electors | 74,562 |  | 511,933 |  | 11,158,880 |  | 
     | Party | Akuressa[10] | Matara Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | UNP |  | 5,346 | 58.34% |  | 45,399 | 42.93% |  | 2,569,199 | 50.43% | 
  |  | SLFP |  | 3,505 | 38.25% |  | 57,424 | 54.30% |  | 2,289,857 | 44.95% | 
  |  | SLMP |  | 312 | 3.40% |  | 2,922 | 2.76% |  | 235,701 | 4.63% | 
  | Valid Votes | 9,163 | 97.07% | 105,745 | 98.14% | 5,094,754 | 98.24% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 277 | 2.93% | 2,003 | 1.86% | 91,499 | 1.76% | 
  | Total Polled | 9,440 | 14.07% | 107,748 | 23.80% | 5,186,256 | 55.87% | 
  | Registered Electors | 67,076 |  | 452,637 |  | 9,283,143 |  | 
     | Party | Akuressa[11] | Matara Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | UNP |  | 24,667 | 49.08% |  | 164,725 | 49.32% |  | 3,450,815 | 52.93% | 
  |  | SLFP |  | 20,389 | 40.57% |  | 144,587 | 43.29% |  | 2,546,348 | 39.05% | 
  |  | JVP |  | 4,781 | 9.51% |  | 22,117 | 6.62% |  | 273,428 | 4.19% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 424 | 0.84% |  | 2,554 | 0.76% |  | 249,460 | 3.83% | 
  | Valid Votes | 50,261 | 99.17% | 333,983 | 99.08% | 6,520,156 | 98.78% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 421 | 0.83% | 3,091 | 0.92% | 80,470 | 1.22% | 
  | Total Polled | 50,682 | 84.76% | 337,074 | 82.90% | 6,600,626 | 80.15% | 
  | Registered Electors | 59,798 |  | 406,595 |  | 8,235,358 |  | 
 Parliamentary Election Results
 Summary
 The winner of Akuressa has matched the final country result 6 out of 7 times. Hence, Akuressa is a Strong Bellwether for Parliamentary Elections.  
      | Party | Akuressa[14] | Matara Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | UPFA |  | 35,582 | 53.14% |  | 250,505 | 52.70% |  | 4,732,664 | 42.48% | 
  |  | UNP |  | 25,643 | 38.30% |  | 186,675 | 39.27% |  | 5,098,916 | 45.77% | 
  |  | JVP |  | 5,358 | 8.00% |  | 35,270 | 7.42% |  | 544,154 | 4.88% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 370 | 0.55% |  | 2,890 | 0.61% |  | 62,184 | 0.56% | 
  | Valid Votes | 66,953 | 95.01% | 475,340 | 96.93% | 11,140,333 | 95.35% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 1,796 | 2.55% | 12,692 | 2.59% | 516,926 | 4.42% | 
  | Total Polled | 70,466 | 75.15% | 490,409 | 78.61% | 11,684,111 | 77.66% | 
  | Registered Electors | 93,769 |  | 623,818 |  | 15,044,490 |  | 
     | Party | Akuressa[15] | Matara Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | UPFA |  | 30,816 | 65.00% |  | 213,937 | 65.31% |  | 4,846,388 | 60.38% | 
  |  | UNP |  | 13,196 | 27.84% |  | 91,114 | 27.81% |  | 2,357,057 | 29.37% | 
  |  | DNA |  | 3,075 | 6.49% |  | 20,465 | 6.25% |  | 441,251 | 5.50% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 320 | 0.68% |  | 2,066 | 0.63% |  | 53,531 | 0.67% | 
  | Valid Votes | 47,407 | 95.62% | 327,582 | 95.82% | 8,026,322 | 96.03% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 2,170 | 4.38% | 14,289 | 4.18% | 581,465 | 6.96% | 
  | Total Polled | 49,577 | 56.65% | 341,871 | 59.06% | 8,358,246 | 59.29% | 
  | Registered Electors | 87,510 |  | 578,858 |  | 14,097,690 |  | 
     | Party | Akuressa[16] | Matara Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | UPFA |  | 35,747 | 60.30% |  | 241,235 | 60.27% |  | 4,223,126 | 45.70% | 
  |  | UNP |  | 21,318 | 35.96% |  | 139,633 | 34.89% |  | 3,486,792 | 37.73% | 
  |  | JHU |  | 1,733 | 2.92% |  | 16,229 | 4.05% |  | 552,723 | 5.98% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 484 | 0.82% |  | 3,136 | 0.78% |  | 54,133 | 0.59% | 
  | Valid Votes | 59,282 | 94.54% | 400,233 | 94.62% | 9,241,931 | 94.52% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 3,427 | 5.46% | 22,769 | 5.38% | 534,452 | 5.47% | 
  | Total Polled | 62,709 | 76.17% | 423,002 | 76.84% | 9,777,821 | 75.74% | 
  | Registered Electors | 82,330 |  | 550,506 |  | 12,909,631 |  | 
     | Party | Akuressa[17] | Matara Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | UNP |  | 25,372 | 41.78% |  | 171,661 | 42.49% |  | 4,086,026 | 45.62% | 
  |  | PA |  | 25,294 | 41.65% |  | 171,141 | 42.37% |  | 3,330,815 | 37.19% | 
  |  | JVP |  | 9,120 | 15.02% |  | 54,476 | 13.49% |  | 815,353 | 9.10% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 941 | 1.55% |  | 6,689 | 1.66% |  | 133,373 | 1.49% | 
  | Valid Votes | 60,727 | 95.04% | 403,967 | 95.10% | 8,955,844 | 94.77% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 3,172 | 4.96% | 20,820 | 4.90% | 494,009 | 5.23% | 
  | Total Polled | 63,899 | 80.02% | 424,787 | 79.44% | 9,449,878 | 76.03% | 
  | Registered Electors | 79,850 |  | 534,694 |  | 12,428,762 |  | 
     | Party | Akuressa[18] | Matara Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | PA |  | 30,699 | 51.80% |  | 203,690 | 51.47% |  | 3,899,329 | 45.33% | 
  |  | UNP |  | 21,688 | 36.60% |  | 146,855 | 37.11% |  | 3,451,765 | 40.12% | 
  |  | JVP |  | 5,879 | 9.92% |  | 38,757 | 9.79% |  | 518,725 | 6.03% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 995 | 1.68% |  | 6,462 | 1.63% |  | 238,931 | 2.78% | 
  | Valid Votes | 59,261 | N/A | 395,764 | N/A | 8,602,617 | N/A | 
     | Party | Akuressa[19] | Matara Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | PA |  | 32,837 | 57.98% |  | 227,285 | 59.90% |  | 3,887,805 | 48.94% | 
  |  | UNP |  | 21,999 | 38.84% |  | 142,024 | 37.43% |  | 3,498,370 | 44.04% | 
  |  | SLPF |  | 1,554 | 2.74% |  | 8,736 | 2.30% |  | 90,078 | 1.13% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 247 | 0.44% |  | 1,422 | 0.37% |  | 68,538 | 0.86% | 
  | Valid Votes | 56,637 | 95.49% | 379,467 | 95.67% | 7,943,688 | 95.20% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 2,674 | 4.51% | 17,167 | 4.33% | 400,395 | 4.80% | 
  | Total Polled | 59,311 | 79.55% | 396,634 | 77.60% | 8,344,095 | 74.75% | 
  | Registered Electors | 74,562 |  | 511,109 |  | 11,163,064 |  | 
     | Party | Akuressa[20] | Matara Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | UNP |  | 5,454 | 60.06% |  | 45,734 | 56.11% |  | 2,838,005 | 50.71% | 
  |  | SLFP |  | 2,902 | 31.96% |  | 28,752 | 35.28% |  | 1,785,369 | 31.90% | 
  |  | USA |  | 481 | 5.30% |  | 4,225 | 5.18% |  | 141,983 | 2.54% | 
  |  | ELJP |  | 162 | 1.78% |  | 1,481 | 1.82% |  | 67,723 | 1.21% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 82 | 0.90% |  | 1,313 | 1.61% |  | 90,480 | 1.62% | 
  | Valid Votes | 9,081 | 91.57% | 81,505 | 94.08% | 5,596,468 | 93.87% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 836 | 8.43% | 5,128 | 5.92% | 365,563 | 6.13% | 
  | Total Polled | 9,917 | 14.96% | 86,633 | 19.17% | 5,962,031 | 63.60% | 
  | Registered Electors | 66,310 |  | 451,926 |  | 9,374,164 |  | 
 Demographics
 Ethnicity
 The Akuressa Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (96.3%) . In comparison, the Matara Electoral District (which contains the Akuressa Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (94.3%) [1]  
  Religion
 The Akuressa Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (96.3%) . In comparison, the Matara Electoral District (which contains the Akuressa Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (94.1%) [1]  
  References