The Kaduwela Polling Division  is a Polling Division  in the Colombo Electoral District , in the Western Province, Sri Lanka . 
 
Presidential Election Results  
Summary  The winner of Kaduwela has matched the final country result 6 out of 8 times. Hence, Kaduwela is a Weak Bellwether  for Presidential Elections.  
      Party   Kaduwela[ 4]   Colombo Electoral District  Sri Lanka     Votes   %   Votes   %   Votes   %        SLPP     98,807   65.35%      727,713   53.19%      6,924,255   52.25%        NDF     41,747   27.61%      559,921   40.92%      5,564,239   41.99%        NMPP      7,605   5.03%      53,803   3.93%      418,553   3.16%        Other Parties (with < 1%)      3,029   2.00%      26,740   1.95%      345,452   2.61%     Valid Votes   151,188   99.02%   1,368,177   98.89%   13,252,499   98.99%     Rejected Votes   1,498   0.98%   15,333   1.11%   135,452   1.01%     Total Polled   152,686   83.08%   1,383,510   82.82%   13,387,951   83.71%     Registered Electors   183,787      1,670,403      15,992,568      
     Party   Kaduwela[ 5]   Colombo Electoral District  Sri Lanka     Votes   %   Votes   %   Votes   %        UPFA     70,970   50.46%      562,614   43.40%      5,768,090   47.58%        NDF     68,886   48.98%      725,073   55.93%      6,217,162   51.28%        Other Parties (with < 1%)      786   0.56%      8,673   0.67%      138,200   1.14%     Valid Votes   140,642   98.92%   1,296,360   98.83%   12,123,452   98.85%     Rejected Votes   1,534   1.08%   15,334   1.17%   140,925   1.15%     Total Polled   142,176   82.01%   1,311,694   81.34%   12,264,377   78.69%     Registered Electors   173,355      1,612,660      15,585,942      
     Party   Kaduwela[ 6]   Colombo Electoral District  Sri Lanka     Votes   %   Votes   %   Votes   %        UPFA     76,103   62.24%      614,740   52.93%      6,015,934   57.88%        NDF     45,082   36.87%      533,022   45.90%      4,173,185   40.15%        Other Parties (with < 1%)      1,091   0.89%      13,620   1.17%      204,494   1.97%     Valid Votes   122,276   99.31%   1,161,382   99.03%   10,393,613   99.03%     Rejected Votes   850   0.69%   11,394   0.97%   101,838   0.97%     Total Polled   123,126   77.57%   1,172,776   76.09%   10,495,451   66.70%     Registered Electors   158,736      1,541,242      15,734,587      
     Party   Kaduwela[ 7]   Colombo Electoral District  Sri Lanka     Votes   %   Votes   %   Votes   %        UPFA     65,829   57.84%      534,431   47.96%      4,887,152   50.29%        UNP     47,025   41.32%      569,627   51.12%      4,706,366   48.43%        Other Parties (with < 1%)      951   0.84%      10,192   0.91%      123,521   1.27%     Valid Votes   113,805   98.95%   1,114,250   98.86%   9,717,039   98.88%     Rejected Votes   1,209   1.05%   12,879   1.14%   109,869   1.12%     Total Polled   115,014   77.48%   1,127,129   75.85%   9,826,908   69.51%     Registered Electors   148,435      1,486,021      14,136,979      
     Party   Kaduwela[ 8]   Colombo Electoral District  Sri Lanka     Votes   %   Votes   %   Votes   %        PA     50,535   55.24%      474,310   49.18%      4,312,157   51.12%        UNP     32,951   36.02%      425,185   44.08%      3,602,748   42.71%        JVP     6,170   6.74%      44,009   4.56%      343,927   4.08%        Other Parties (with < 1%)      918   1.00%      12,821   1.33%      140,825   1.67%        SMBP     916   1.00%      8,209   0.85%      35,854   0.43%     Valid Votes   91,490   97.31%   964,534   97.06%   8,435,754   97.69%     Rejected Votes   2,530   2.69%   29,197   2.94%   199,536   2.31%     Total Polled   94,020   74.55%   993,731   73.39%   8,635,290   72.17%     Registered Electors   126,119      1,354,025      11,965,536      
     Party   Kaduwela[ 9]   Colombo Electoral District  Sri Lanka     Votes   %   Votes   %   Votes   %        PA     51,876   67.44%      557,708   64.82%      4,709,205   62.28%        UNP     23,475   30.52%      288,741   33.56%      2,715,283   35.91%        Other Parties (with < 1%)      1,566   2.04%      13,937   1.62%      137,040   1.81%     Valid Votes   76,917   98.16%   860,386   98.17%   7,561,526   98.03%     Rejected Votes   1,445   1.84%   16,060   1.83%   151,706   1.97%     Total Polled   78,362   69.24%   876,446   69.59%   7,713,232   69.12%     Registered Electors   113,173      1,259,484      11,158,880      
     Party   Kaduwela[ 10]   Colombo Electoral District  Sri Lanka     Votes   %   Votes   %   Votes   %        SLFP     30,600   55.06%      339,958   46.23%      2,289,857   44.95%        UNP     22,872   41.15%      361,337   49.14%      2,569,199   50.43%        SLMP     2,108   3.79%      34,020   4.63%      235,701   4.63%     Valid Votes   55,580   98.57%   735,315   98.49%   5,094,754   98.24%     Rejected Votes   806   1.43%   11,295   1.51%   91,499   1.76%     Total Polled   56,386   64.30%   746,610   67.53%   5,186,256   55.87%     Registered Electors   87,693      1,105,583      9,283,143      
     Party   Kaduwela[ 11]   Colombo Electoral District  Sri Lanka     Votes   %   Votes   %   Votes   %        UNP     27,963   48.80%      436,290   57.86%      3,450,815   52.93%        SLFP     25,275   44.11%      274,476   36.40%      2,546,348   39.05%        JVP     3,338   5.83%      28,580   3.79%      273,428   4.19%        Other Parties (with < 1%)      721   1.26%      14,685   1.95%      249,460   3.83%     Valid Votes   57,297   98.76%   754,031   98.95%   6,520,156   98.78%     Rejected Votes   719   1.24%   7,990   1.05%   80,470   1.22%     Total Polled   58,016   79.47%   762,021   76.88%   6,600,626   80.15%     Registered Electors   73,006      991,194      8,235,358      
 
Parliamentary Election Results  
Summary  The winner of Kaduwela has matched the final country result 6 out of 7 times. Hence, Kaduwela is a Strong Bellwether  for Parliamentary Elections.  
      Party   Kaduwela[ 14]   Colombo Electoral District  Sri Lanka     Votes   %   Votes   %   Votes   %        SLPFA     90,489   70.27%      674,603   57.04%      6,853,693   59.09%        SJB     23,797   18.48%      387,145   32.73%      2,771,984   23.9%        JJB     9,594   7.45%      67,600   5.72%      445,958   3.84%        UNP     2,679   2.08%      30,875   2.61%      249,435   2.15%           Other Parties (with < 1%)      2,211   1.72%      22,553   1.9%      1,227,859   11.02%     Valid Votes   128,770   68.32%   1,182,776   69.2%   11,598,936   71.32%     Rejected Votes   6,845   3.63%   81,034   4.74%   744,373   4.58%     Total Polled   135,615   71.96%   1,263,810   73.94%   12,343,309   75.89%     Registered Electors   188,469      1,709,209      16,263,885      
     Party   Kaduwela[ 15]   Colombo Electoral District  Sri Lanka     Votes   %   Votes   %   Votes   %        UPFA     62,136   47.29%      474,063   39.25%      4,732,664   42.48%        UNP     56,154   42.74%      640,743   53.04%      5,098,916   45.77%        JVP     11,971   9.11%      81,391   6.74%      544,154   4.88%        Other Parties (with < 1%)      1,128   0.86%      11,752   0.97%      93,045   0.84%     Valid Votes   131,389   97.30%   1,207,949   96.46%   11,140,333   95.35%     Rejected Votes   3,536   2.62%   43,372   3.46%   516,926   4.42%     Total Polled   135,029   77.89%   1,252,271   78.93%   11,684,111   77.66%     Registered Electors   173,355      1,586,598      15,044,490      
     Party   Kaduwela[ 16]   Colombo Electoral District  Sri Lanka     Votes   %   Votes   %   Votes   %        UPFA     56,539   59.39%      480,896   51.23%      4,846,388   60.38%        UNP     23,546   24.73%      339,750   36.19%      2,357,057   29.37%        DNA      14,460   15.19%      110,683   11.79%      441,251   5.50%        Other Parties (with < 1%)      652   0.68%      7,292   0.78%      48,240   0.60%     Valid Votes   95,197   95.72%   938,723   94.85%   8,026,322   96.03%     Rejected Votes   4,193   4.22%   50,354   5.09%   581,465   6.96%     Total Polled   99,450   62.65%   989,729   64.17%   8,358,246   59.29%     Registered Electors   158,736      1,542,457      14,097,690      
     Party   Kaduwela[ 17]   Colombo Electoral District  Sri Lanka     Votes   %   Votes   %   Votes   %        UPFA     53,065   50.50%      414,688   39.20%      4,223,126   45.70%        UNP     32,772   31.19%      441,841   41.77%      3,486,792   37.73%        JHU     18,485   17.59%      190,618   18.02%      552,723   5.98%        Other Parties (with < 1%)      749   0.71%      10,713   1.01%      90,868   0.98%     Valid Votes   105,071   96.94%   1,057,860   96.47%   9,241,931   94.52%     Rejected Votes   3,316   3.06%   38,605   3.52%   534,452   5.47%     Total Polled   108,393   75.46%   1,096,571   74.71%   9,777,821   75.74%     Registered Electors   143,644      1,467,751      12,909,631      
     Party   Kaduwela[ 18]   Colombo Electoral District  Sri Lanka     Votes   %   Votes   %   Votes   %        UNP     43,330   42.60%      546,417   51.62%      4,086,026   45.62%        PA     39,238   38.58%      353,401   33.39%      3,330,815   37.19%        JVP     16,602   16.32%      117,404   11.09%      815,353   9.10%        SU      1,541   1.52%      16,970   1.60%      50,665   0.57%        Other Parties (with < 1%)      1,001   0.98%      24,289   2.29%      510,616   5.70%     Valid Votes   101,712   96.93%   1,058,481   96.28%   8,955,844   94.77%     Rejected Votes   3,218   3.07%   40,901   3.72%   494,009   5.23%     Total Polled   104,930   77.41%   1,099,382   76.31%   9,449,878   76.03%     Registered Electors   135,550      1,440,682      12,428,762      
     Party   Kaduwela[ 19]   Colombo Electoral District  Sri Lanka     Votes   %   Votes   %   Votes   %        PA     43,474   45.15%      394,146   38.86%      3,899,329   45.33%        UNP     35,792   37.17%      440,684   43.45%      3,451,765   40.12%        JVP     11,268   11.70%      78,133   7.70%      518,725   6.03%        SU      4,701   4.88%      49,671   4.90%      127,859   1.49%        Other Parties (with < 1%)      1,047   1.09%      51,586   5.09%      375,083   4.36%     Valid Votes   96,282   N/A   1,014,220   N/A   8,602,617   N/A   
     Party   Kaduwela[ 20]   Colombo Electoral District  Sri Lanka     Votes   %   Votes   %   Votes   %        PA     46,899   55.97%      469,642   50.94%      3,887,805   48.94%        UNP     30,668   36.60%      385,100   41.77%      3,498,370   44.04%        MEP      4,327   5.16%      42,734   4.64%      68,538   0.86%        SLPF      1,541   1.84%      11,454   1.24%      90,078   1.13%        Other Parties (with < 1%)      357   0.43%      13,003   1.41%      51,995   0.65%     Valid Votes   83,792   96.53%   921,933   96.18%   7,943,688   95.20%     Rejected Votes   3,010   3.47%   36,635   3.82%   400,395   4.80%     Total Polled   86,802   76.70%   958,568   76.04%   8,344,095   74.75%     Registered Electors   113,173      1,260,686      11,163,064      
     Party   Kaduwela[ 21]   Colombo Electoral District  Sri Lanka     Votes   %   Votes   %   Votes   %        UNP     25,849   45.47%      374,530   51.67%      2,838,005   50.71%        SLFP     21,306   37.48%      205,053   28.29%      1,785,369   31.90%        MEP      7,241   12.74%      76,966   10.62%      90,480   1.62%        USA      1,850   3.25%      31,873   4.40%      141,983   2.54%        Other Parties (with < 1%)      602   1.06%      36,420   5.02%      269,739   4.82%     Valid Votes   56,848   95.83%   724,842   95.36%   5,596,468   93.87%     Rejected Votes   2,473   4.17%   35,271   4.64%   365,563   6.13%     Total Polled   59,321   68.95%   760,113   69.87%   5,962,031   63.60%     Registered Electors   86,029      1,087,891      9,374,164      
 
Demographics  
Ethnicity  The Kaduwela Polling Division has a Sinhalese  majority (95.6%) . In comparison, the Colombo Electoral District  (which contains the Kaduwela Polling Division) has a Sinhalese  majority (76.5%), a significant Moor  population (10.7%) and a significant Sri Lankan Tamil  population (10.1%) [ 1] 
  
Religion  The Kaduwela Polling Division has a Buddhist  majority (90.4%) . In comparison, the Colombo Electoral District  (which contains the Kaduwela Polling Division) has a Buddhist  majority (70.2%) and a significant Muslim  population (11.8%) [ 1] 
  
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