Colombo North Polling Division

Colombo North
Polling Division
Location of Colombo North
Coordinates: 6°57′42″N 79°51′58″E / 6.961662°N 79.865974°E / 6.961662; 79.865974
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceWestern Province, Sri Lanka
Electoral DistrictColombo Electoral District
Area
 • Total
7.64 km2 (2.95 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)[1]
 • Total
121,603
 • Density15,917/km2 (41,220/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeEC-01A

The Colombo North Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Colombo Electoral District, in the Western Province, Sri Lanka.

Presidential Election Results

Summary

The winner of Colombo North has matched the final country result 5 out of 9 times.

Year Colombo North Colombo Electoral District MAE[2] % Sri Lanka MAE[3] %
2024 SJB NPP 21.25% NPP 16.35%
2019 NDF SLPP 29.05% SLPP 28.13%
2015 NDF NDF 19.16% NDF 23.46%
2010 NDF UPFA 23.76% UPFA 28.78%
2005 UNP UNP 23.89% UPFA 26.29%
1999 UNP PA 15.22% PA 16.82%
1994 PA PA 3.37% PA 0.95%
1988 UNP UNP 14.36% UNP 13.11%
1982 UNP UNP 10.62% UNP 14.07%
Matches/Mean MAE 5/9 8/9 17.85% 9/9 18.66%

2024 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Colombo North[4] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SJB 32,289 46.63% 342,108 25.64% 4,363,035 32.76%
NPP 17,978 25.96% 629,963 47.21% 5,634,915 42.31%
IND-16 15,692 22.66% 281,436 21.09% 2,299,767 17.27%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 2,330 3.36% 50,456 3.78% 679,118 5.10%
SLPP 954 1.58% 30,432 2.28% 342,781 2.57%
Valid Votes 69,243 96.82% 1,334,390 97.67% 13,319,616 97.80%
Rejected Votes 2,276 3.18% 31,796 2.33% 300,300 2.20%
Total Polled 71,519 73.26% 1,366,186 77.39% 13,619,916 79.46%
Registered Electors 97,620 1,765,351 17,140,354

2019 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Colombo North[5] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
NDF 52,983 72.94% 559,921 40.92% 5,564,239 41.99%
SLPP 16,986 23.38% 727,713 53.19% 6,924,255 52.25%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,590 2.19% 26,740 1.95% 345,452 2.61%
NPP 1,084 1.49% 53,803 3.93% 418,553 3.16%
Valid Votes 72,643 98.17% 1,368,177 98.89% 13,252,499 98.99%
Rejected Votes 1,355 1.83% 15,333 1.11% 135,452 1.01%
Total Polled 73,998 78.97% 1,383,510 82.82% 13,387,951 83.71%
Registered Electors 93,705 1,670,403 15,992,568

2015 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Colombo North[6] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
NDF 51,537 75.07% 725,073 55.93% 6,217,162 51.28%
UPFA 16,423 23.92% 562,614 43.40% 5,768,090 47.58%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 689 1.00% 8,673 0.67% 138,200 1.14%
Valid Votes 68,649 98.36% 1,296,360 98.83% 12,123,452 98.85%
Rejected Votes 1,146 1.64% 15,334 1.17% 140,925 1.15%
Total Polled 69,795 77.75% 1,311,694 81.34% 12,264,377 78.69%
Registered Electors 89,771 1,612,660 15,585,942

2010 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Colombo North[7] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
NDF 42,896 69.51% 533,022 45.90% 4,173,185 40.15%
UPFA 17,605 28.53% 614,740 52.93% 6,015,934 57.88%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,214 1.97% 13,620 1.17% 204,494 1.97%
Valid Votes 61,715 98.37% 1,161,382 99.03% 10,393,613 99.03%
Rejected Votes 1,022 1.63% 11,394 0.97% 101,838 0.97%
Total Polled 62,737 65.77% 1,172,776 76.09% 10,495,451 66.70%
Registered Electors 95,385 1,541,242 15,734,587

2005 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Colombo North[8] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 45,161 75.13% 569,627 51.12% 4,706,366 48.43%
UPFA 14,270 23.74% 534,431 47.96% 4,887,152 50.29%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 680 1.13% 10,192 0.91% 123,521 1.27%
Valid Votes 60,111 98.46% 1,114,250 98.86% 9,717,039 98.88%
Rejected Votes 939 1.54% 12,879 1.14% 109,869 1.12%
Total Polled 61,050 71.02% 1,127,129 75.85% 9,826,908 69.51%
Registered Electors 85,967 1,486,021 14,136,979

1999 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Colombo North[9] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 32,714 61.53% 425,185 44.08% 3,602,748 42.71%
PA 18,114 34.07% 474,310 49.18% 4,312,157 51.12%
JVP 1,281 2.41% 44,009 4.56% 343,927 4.08%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,058 1.99% 21,030 2.18% 176,679 2.09%
Valid Votes 53,167 97.42% 964,534 97.06% 8,435,754 97.69%
Rejected Votes 1,409 2.58% 29,197 2.94% 199,536 2.31%
Total Polled 54,576 70.47% 993,731 73.39% 8,635,290 72.17%
Registered Electors 77,447 1,354,025 11,965,536

1994 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Colombo North[10] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 26,250 61.61% 557,708 64.82% 4,709,205 62.28%
UNP 15,924 37.37% 288,741 33.56% 2,715,283 35.91%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 434 1.02% 13,937 1.62% 137,040 1.81%
Valid Votes 42,608 97.83% 860,386 98.17% 7,561,526 98.03%
Rejected Votes 947 2.17% 16,060 1.83% 151,706 1.97%
Total Polled 43,555 68.56% 876,446 69.59% 7,713,232 69.12%
Registered Electors 63,528 1,259,484 11,158,880

1988 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Colombo North[11] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 22,389 63.26% 361,337 49.14% 2,569,199 50.43%
SLFP 10,744 30.36% 339,958 46.23% 2,289,857 44.95%
SLMP 2,259 6.38% 34,020 4.63% 235,701 4.63%
Valid Votes 35,392 98.20% 735,315 98.49% 5,094,754 98.24%
Rejected Votes 647 1.80% 11,295 1.51% 91,499 1.76%
Total Polled 36,039 66.56% 746,610 67.53% 5,186,256 55.87%
Registered Electors 54,149 1,105,583 9,283,143

1982 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Colombo North[12] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 29,380 69.03% 436,290 57.86% 3,450,815 52.93%
SLFP 10,641 25.00% 274,476 36.40% 2,546,348 39.05%
JVP 1,645 3.86% 28,580 3.79% 273,428 4.19%
ACTC 477 1.12% 3,022 0.40% 173,934 2.67%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 421 0.99% 11,663 1.55% 75,526 1.16%
Valid Votes 42,564 98.67% 754,031 98.95% 6,520,156 98.78%
Rejected Votes 575 1.33% 7,990 1.05% 80,470 1.22%
Total Polled 43,139 74.98% 762,021 76.88% 6,600,626 80.15%
Registered Electors 57,534 991,194 8,235,358

Parliamentary Election Results

Summary

The winner of Colombo North has matched the final country result 4 out of 9 times.

Year Colombo North Colombo Electoral District MAE[13] % Sri Lanka MAE[14] %
2024 NPP NPP 12.08% NPP 5.01%
2020 SJB SLPP 30.52% SLPP 32.57%
2015 UNP UNP 23.67% UNP 26.98%
2010 UNP UPFA 19.63% UPFA 26.71%
2004 UNP UNP 20.76% UPFA 23.03%
2001 UNP UNP 14.23% UNP 17.52%
2000 UNP UNP 13.34% PA 17.70%
1994 UNP PA 10.93% PA 8.86%
1989 UNP UNP 11.89% UNP 12.95%
Matches/Mean MAE 4/9 7/9 17.45% 9/9 19.04%

2024 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party[15] Colombo North Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
JJB 33,285 56.55% 788,636 68.63% 6,863,186 61.56%
SJB 18,883 32.08% 208,249 18.12% 1,968,716 17.66%
NDF 1,606 2,73% 51,020 4.44% 500,835 4.49%
UDV 738 1.25% 6,381 0.56% 83,488 0.75%
DLF 690 1.17% 4,900 0.43% 50,836 0.46%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 2,953 2.41% 22,553 5.04% 1,227,859 11.02%
Valid Votes 58,862 90.71% 1,149,125 84.83% 11,148,006 94.35%
Rejected Votes 6,028 9.29% 62,613 5.17% 667,240 5.65%
Total Polled 64,890 66.49% 1,211,738 68.64% 11,815,246 68.93%
Registered Electors 97,590 1,765,351 17,140,354

2020 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Colombo North[16] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SJB 41,059 64.9% 387,145 32.73% 2,771,984 23.9%
SLPFA 16,775 26.52% 674,603 57.04% 6,853,693 59.09%
UNP 2,676 4.23% 30,875 2.61% 249,435 2.15%
JJB 1,230 1.94% 67,600 5.72% 445,958 3.84%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,523 2.41% 22,553 1.9% 1,227,859 11.02%
Valid Votes 63,263 67.54% 1,182,776 69.2% 11,598,936 71.32%
Rejected Votes 7,113 7.59% 81,034 4.74% 744,373 4.58%
Total Polled 70,376 75.13% 1,263,810 73.94% 12,343,309 75.89%
Registered Electors 93,672 1,709,209 16,263,885

2015 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Colombo North[17] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 50,571 80.13% 640,743 53.04% 5,098,916 45.77%
UPFA 10,256 16.25% 474,063 39.25% 4,732,664 42.48%
JVP 1,647 2.61% 81,391 6.74% 544,154 4.88%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 640 1.01% 11,752 0.97% 93,045 0.84%
Valid Votes 63,114 93.85% 1,207,949 96.46% 11,140,333 95.35%
Rejected Votes 4,055 6.03% 43,372 3.46% 516,926 4.42%
Total Polled 67,248 74.91% 1,252,271 78.93% 11,684,111 77.66%
Registered Electors 89,771 1,586,598 15,044,490

2010 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Colombo North[18] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 30,825 60.61% 339,750 36.19% 2,357,057 29.37%
UPFA 15,976 31.41% 480,896 51.23% 4,846,388 60.38%
DNA 3,226 6.34% 110,683 11.79% 441,251 5.50%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 831 1.63% 7,254 0.77% 48,012 0.60%
Valid Votes 50,858 91.79% 938,723 94.85% 8,026,322 96.03%
Rejected Votes 4,495 8.11% 50,354 5.09% 581,465 6.96%
Total Polled 55,404 58.08% 989,729 64.17% 8,358,246 59.29%
Registered Electors 95,385 1,542,457 14,097,690

2004 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Colombo North[19] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 40,387 70.21% 441,841 41.77% 3,486,792 37.73%
UPFA 12,724 22.12% 414,688 39.20% 4,223,126 45.70%
JHU 3,409 5.93% 190,618 18.02% 552,723 5.98%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,000 1.74% 10,713 1.01% 90,868 0.98%
Valid Votes 57,520 94.36% 1,057,860 96.47% 9,241,931 94.52%
Rejected Votes 3,431 5.63% 38,605 3.52% 534,452 5.47%
Total Polled 60,959 70.56% 1,096,571 74.71% 9,777,821 75.74%
Registered Electors 86,388 1,467,751 12,909,631

2001 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Colombo North[20] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 41,052 69.06% 546,417 51.62% 4,086,026 45.62%
PA 11,792 19.84% 353,401 33.39% 3,330,815 37.19%
JVP 3,098 5.21% 117,404 11.09% 815,353 9.10%
TULF 2,483 4.18% 12,696 1.20% 348,164 3.89%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,023 1.72% 28,563 2.70% 213,117 2.38%
Valid Votes 59,448 94.66% 1,058,481 96.28% 8,955,844 94.77%
Rejected Votes 3,352 5.34% 40,901 3.72% 494,009 5.23%
Total Polled 62,800 72.32% 1,099,382 76.31% 9,449,878 76.03%
Registered Electors 86,842 1,440,682 12,428,762

2000 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Colombo North[21] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 33,212 59.68% 440,684 43.45% 3,451,765 40.12%
PA 13,422 24.12% 394,146 38.86% 3,899,329 45.33%
NUA 3,149 5.66% 27,067 2.67% 185,593 2.16%
JVP 2,031 3.65% 78,133 7.70% 518,725 6.03%
CWC 1,099 1.97% 4,588 0.45% 22,985 0.27%
SU 1,043 1.87% 49,671 4.90% 127,859 1.49%
ACTC 910 1.64% 5,238 0.52% 27,289 0.32%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 782 1.41% 14,693 1.45% 139,216 1.62%
Valid Votes 55,648 N/A 1,014,220 N/A 8,602,617 N/A

1994 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Colombo North[22] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 24,522 54.63% 385,100 41.77% 3,498,370 44.04%
PA 18,140 40.41% 469,642 50.94% 3,887,805 48.94%
IND1 1,254 2.79% 9,251 1.00% 48,199 0.61%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 973 2.17% 57,940 6.28% 162,412 2.04%
Valid Votes 44,889 94.54% 921,933 96.18% 7,943,688 95.20%
Rejected Votes 2,593 5.46% 36,635 3.82% 400,395 4.80%
Total Polled 47,482 74.74% 958,568 76.04% 8,344,095 74.75%
Registered Electors 63,528 1,260,686 11,163,064

1989 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Colombo North[23] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 22,052 66.46% 374,530 51.67% 2,838,005 50.71%
SLFP 5,691 17.15% 205,053 28.29% 1,785,369 31.90%
SLMC 2,786 8.40% 29,308 4.04% 202,016 3.61%
USA 1,680 5.06% 31,873 4.40% 141,983 2.54%
MEP 732 2.21% 76,966 10.62% 90,480 1.62%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 239 0.72% 7,112 0.98% 67,723 1.21%
Valid Votes 33,180 93.10% 724,842 95.36% 5,596,468 93.87%
Rejected Votes 2,460 6.90% 35,271 4.64% 365,563 6.13%
Total Polled 35,640 66.80% 760,113 69.87% 5,962,031 63.60%
Registered Electors 53,356 1,087,891 9,374,164


Demographics

Ethnicity

The Colombo North Polling Division has a Sri Lankan Tamil plurality (42.6%), a significant Sinhalese population (33.2%) and a significant Moor population (20.3%) . In comparison, the Colombo Electoral District (which contains the Colombo North 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 North[1]
  1. Sri Lankan Tamil (42.6%)
  2. Sinhalese (33.2%)
  3. Moor (20.3%)
  4. Indian Tamil (2.50%)
  5. Other (1.30%)

Religion

The Colombo North Polling Division has a Hindu plurality (31.1%), a significant Muslim population (21.5%), a significant Roman Catholic population (21.3%) and a significant Buddhist population (20.4%) . In comparison, the Colombo Electoral District (which contains the Colombo North Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (70.2%) and a significant Muslim population (11.8%) [1]

Religion in Colombo North[1]
  1. Hindu (31.1%)
  2. Muslim (21.5%)
  3. Roman Catholic (21.3%)
  4. Buddhist (20.4%)
  5. Other Christian (5.60%)
  6. Other (0.10%)

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Census of Population and Housing 2012". statistics.gov.lk. Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka. 2012.
  2. ^ The mean absolute error, between the percentages of votes each party got in Colombo North and the Colombo Electoral District. It is a measure of the difference in voting behaviour between the two regions.
  3. ^ The mean absolute error, between the percentages of votes each party got in Colombo North and the country. It is a measure of the difference in voting behaviour between the two regions.
  4. ^ https://results.elections.gov.lk/pre2024/ |title 2024 Sri Lankan presidential election Results. Date 2024-12-20, Website https://elections.gov.lk ,Publisher Election Commission of Sri Lanka,Access-date 2024-12-20
  5. ^ "2019 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2019. Archived from the original on 2019-12-19. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
  6. ^ "2015 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2015. Archived from the original on 2019-12-19. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
  7. ^ "2010 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2010. Archived from the original on 2019-12-19. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
  8. ^ "2005 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2005. Archived from the original on 2019-12-19. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
  9. ^ "1999 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 1999. Archived from the original on 2019-12-19. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
  10. ^ "1994 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 1994. Archived from the original on 2019-12-19. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
  11. ^ "1988 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 1988. Archived from the original on 2019-12-19. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
  12. ^ "1982 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 1982. Archived from the original on 2019-12-19. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
  13. ^ The mean absolute error, between the percentages of votes each party got in Colombo North and the Colombo Electoral District. It is a measure of the difference in voting behaviour between the two regions.
  14. ^ The mean absolute error, between the percentages of votes each party got in Colombo North and the country. It is a measure of the difference in voting behaviour between the two regions.
  15. ^ "Parliamentary Election 2024 Results - Election Commission". results.elections.gov.lk. Retrieved 2025-03-20.
  16. ^ "2020 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2020.
  17. ^ "2015 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2015.
  18. ^ "2010 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2010.
  19. ^ "2004 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2004.
  20. ^ "2001 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2001.
  21. ^ "2000 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2000.
  22. ^ "1994 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 1994.
  23. ^ "1989 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 1989.
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