The Mawanella Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Kegalle Electoral District, in the Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka. 
  Presidential Election Results
 Summary
 The winner of Mawanella has matched the final country result 6 out of 8 times. Hence, Mawanella is a Weak Bellwether for Presidential Elections.  
      | Party | Mawanella[4] | Kegalle Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | NDF |  | 37,967 | 50.09% |  | 228,032 | 39.60% |  | 5,564,239 | 41.99% | 
  |  | SLPP |  | 34,443 | 45.44% |  | 320,484 | 55.66% |  | 6,924,255 | 52.25% | 
  |  | NMPP |  | 1,856 | 2.45% |  | 15,043 | 2.61% |  | 418,553 | 3.16% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 1,533 | 2.02% |  | 12,272 | 2.13% |  | 345,452 | 2.61% | 
  | Valid Votes | 75,799 | 99.27% | 575,831 | 99.11% | 13,252,499 | 98.99% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 561 | 0.73% | 5,152 | 0.89% | 135,452 | 1.01% | 
  | Total Polled | 76,360 | 83.46% | 580,983 | 85.89% | 13,387,951 | 83.71% | 
  | Registered Electors | 91,492 |  | 676,440 |  | 15,992,568 |  | 
     | Party | Mawanella[5] | Kegalle Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | NDF |  | 40,066 | 57.74% |  | 252,533 | 47.05% |  | 6,217,162 | 51.28% | 
  |  | UPFA |  | 28,561 | 41.16% |  | 278,130 | 51.82% |  | 5,768,090 | 47.58% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 762 | 1.10% |  | 6,108 | 1.14% |  | 138,200 | 1.14% | 
  | Valid Votes | 69,389 | 98.89% | 536,771 | 98.80% | 12,123,452 | 98.85% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 778 | 1.11% | 6,515 | 1.20% | 140,925 | 1.15% | 
  | Total Polled | 70,167 | 77.42% | 543,286 | 79.85% | 12,264,377 | 78.69% | 
  | Registered Electors | 90,627 |  | 680,414 |  | 15,585,942 |  | 
     | Party | Mawanella[6] | Kegalle Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | UPFA |  | 32,335 | 53.60% |  | 296,639 | 61.80% |  | 6,015,934 | 57.88% | 
  |  | NDF |  | 27,039 | 44.82% |  | 174,877 | 36.44% |  | 4,173,185 | 40.15% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 953 | 1.58% |  | 8,448 | 1.76% |  | 204,494 | 1.97% | 
  | Valid Votes | 60,327 | 99.29% | 479,964 | 99.25% | 10,393,613 | 99.03% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 434 | 0.71% | 3,604 | 0.75% | 101,838 | 0.97% | 
  | Total Polled | 60,761 | 73.15% | 483,568 | 76.11% | 10,495,451 | 66.70% | 
  | Registered Electors | 83,066 |  | 635,342 |  | 15,734,587 |  | 
     | Party | Mawanella[7] | Kegalle Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | UNP |  | 32,203 | 54.85% |  | 223,483 | 47.67% |  | 4,706,366 | 48.43% | 
  |  | UPFA |  | 25,701 | 43.78% |  | 239,184 | 51.02% |  | 4,887,152 | 50.29% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 805 | 1.37% |  | 6,106 | 1.30% |  | 123,521 | 1.27% | 
  | Valid Votes | 58,709 | 98.99% | 468,773 | 98.99% | 9,717,039 | 98.88% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 602 | 1.01% | 4,795 | 1.01% | 109,869 | 1.12% | 
  | Total Polled | 59,311 | 75.84% | 473,568 | 78.68% | 9,826,908 | 69.51% | 
  | Registered Electors | 78,208 |  | 601,872 |  | 14,136,979 |  | 
     | Party | Mawanella[8] | Kegalle Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | PA |  | 24,279 | 47.57% |  | 210,185 | 51.30% |  | 4,312,157 | 51.12% | 
  |  | UNP |  | 23,730 | 46.49% |  | 176,376 | 43.05% |  | 3,602,748 | 42.71% | 
  |  | JVP |  | 1,938 | 3.80% |  | 14,997 | 3.66% |  | 343,927 | 4.08% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 1,093 | 2.14% |  | 8,122 | 1.98% |  | 176,679 | 2.09% | 
  | Valid Votes | 51,040 | 98.19% | 409,680 | 98.05% | 8,435,754 | 97.69% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 943 | 1.81% | 8,136 | 1.95% | 199,536 | 2.31% | 
  | Total Polled | 51,983 | 74.49% | 417,816 | 76.52% | 8,635,290 | 72.17% | 
  | Registered Electors | 69,783 |  | 546,038 |  | 11,965,536 |  | 
     | Party | Mawanella[9] | Kegalle Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | PA |  | 25,400 | 55.74% |  | 211,676 | 56.06% |  | 4,709,205 | 62.28% | 
  |  | UNP |  | 19,367 | 42.50% |  | 159,707 | 42.30% |  | 2,715,283 | 35.91% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 803 | 1.76% |  | 6,209 | 1.64% |  | 137,040 | 1.81% | 
  | Valid Votes | 45,570 | 98.27% | 377,592 | 98.14% | 7,561,526 | 98.03% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 803 | 1.73% | 7,139 | 1.86% | 151,706 | 1.97% | 
  | Total Polled | 46,373 | 73.61% | 384,731 | 74.84% | 7,713,232 | 69.12% | 
  | Registered Electors | 63,001 |  | 514,055 |  | 11,158,880 |  | 
     | Party | Mawanella[10] | Kegalle Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | UNP |  | 22,423 | 60.52% |  | 168,720 | 57.11% |  | 2,569,199 | 50.43% | 
  |  | SLFP |  | 14,094 | 38.04% |  | 119,769 | 40.54% |  | 2,289,857 | 44.95% | 
  |  | SLMP |  | 535 | 1.44% |  | 6,923 | 2.34% |  | 235,701 | 4.63% | 
  | Valid Votes | 37,052 | 98.79% | 295,412 | 98.57% | 5,094,754 | 98.24% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 452 | 1.21% | 4,277 | 1.43% | 91,499 | 1.76% | 
  | Total Polled | 37,504 | 67.86% | 299,689 | 67.98% | 5,186,256 | 55.87% | 
  | Registered Electors | 55,270 |  | 440,836 |  | 9,283,143 |  | 
     | Party | Mawanella[11] | Kegalle Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | UNP |  | 24,108 | 60.02% |  | 195,444 | 57.02% |  | 3,450,815 | 52.93% | 
  |  | SLFP |  | 13,814 | 34.39% |  | 126,538 | 36.92% |  | 2,546,348 | 39.05% | 
  |  | JVP |  | 1,945 | 4.84% |  | 13,706 | 4.00% |  | 273,428 | 4.19% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 299 | 0.74% |  | 7,074 | 2.06% |  | 249,460 | 3.83% | 
  | Valid Votes | 40,166 | 99.32% | 342,762 | 98.69% | 6,520,156 | 98.78% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 275 | 0.68% | 4,537 | 1.31% | 80,470 | 1.22% | 
  | Total Polled | 40,441 | 82.75% | 347,299 | 84.30% | 6,600,626 | 80.15% | 
  | Registered Electors | 48,873 |  | 411,994 |  | 8,235,358 |  | 
 Parliamentary Election Results
 Summary
 The winner of Mawanella has matched the final country result 4 out of 7 times. Hence, Mawanella is a Weak Bellwether for Parliamentary Elections.  
      | Party | Mawanella[14] | Kegalle Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | UNP |  | 37,910 | 59.61% |  | 247,467 | 49.52% |  | 5,098,916 | 45.77% | 
  |  | UPFA |  | 22,446 | 35.29% |  | 227,208 | 45.47% |  | 4,732,664 | 42.48% | 
  |  | JVP |  | 2,282 | 3.59% |  | 18,394 | 3.68% |  | 544,154 | 4.88% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 960 | 1.51% |  | 6,661 | 1.33% |  | 101,045 | 0.91% | 
  | Valid Votes | 63,598 | 96.41% | 499,730 | 96.35% | 11,140,333 | 95.35% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 2,348 | 3.56% | 18,770 | 3.62% | 516,926 | 4.42% | 
  | Total Polled | 65,968 | 72.79% | 518,674 | 79.81% | 11,684,111 | 77.66% | 
  | Registered Electors | 90,627 |  | 649,878 |  | 15,044,490 |  | 
     | Party | Mawanella[15] | Kegalle Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | UPFA |  | 26,467 | 60.62% |  | 242,463 | 66.89% |  | 4,846,388 | 60.38% | 
  |  | UNP |  | 15,476 | 35.45% |  | 104,925 | 28.95% |  | 2,357,057 | 29.37% | 
  |  | DNA |  | 1,544 | 3.54% |  | 13,518 | 3.73% |  | 441,251 | 5.50% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 175 | 0.40% |  | 1,549 | 0.43% |  | 33,973 | 0.42% | 
  | Valid Votes | 43,662 | 93.59% | 362,455 | 93.32% | 8,026,322 | 96.03% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 2,989 | 6.41% | 25,965 | 6.68% | 581,465 | 6.96% | 
  | Total Polled | 46,651 | 56.16% | 388,420 | 60.93% | 8,358,246 | 59.29% | 
  | Registered Electors | 83,066 |  | 637,524 |  | 14,097,690 |  | 
     | Party | Mawanella[16] | Kegalle Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | UNP |  | 26,099 | 49.36% |  | 186,641 | 44.32% |  | 3,486,792 | 37.73% | 
  |  | UPFA |  | 23,290 | 44.05% |  | 214,267 | 50.88% |  | 4,223,126 | 45.70% | 
  |  | JHU |  | 3,151 | 5.96% |  | 18,034 | 4.28% |  | 552,723 | 5.98% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 334 | 0.63% |  | 2,187 | 0.52% |  | 59,247 | 0.64% | 
  | Valid Votes | 52,874 | 94.88% | 421,134 | 94.25% | 9,241,931 | 94.52% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 2,853 | 5.12% | 25,685 | 5.75% | 534,452 | 5.47% | 
  | Total Polled | 55,727 | 73.21% | 446,816 | 78.35% | 9,777,821 | 75.74% | 
  | Registered Electors | 76,115 |  | 570,299 |  | 12,909,631 |  | 
     | Party | Mawanella[17] | Kegalle Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | UNP |  | 30,845 | 57.76% |  | 208,104 | 49.36% |  | 4,086,026 | 45.62% | 
  |  | PA |  | 17,641 | 33.03% |  | 170,901 | 40.53% |  | 3,330,815 | 37.19% | 
  |  | JVP |  | 4,116 | 7.71% |  | 36,711 | 8.71% |  | 815,353 | 9.10% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 801 | 1.50% |  | 5,924 | 1.40% |  | 123,245 | 1.38% | 
  | Valid Votes | 53,403 | 95.43% | 421,640 | 94.90% | 8,955,844 | 94.77% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 2,560 | 4.57% | 22,669 | 5.10% | 494,009 | 5.23% | 
  | Total Polled | 55,963 | 76.59% | 444,309 | 80.10% | 9,449,878 | 76.03% | 
  | Registered Electors | 73,064 |  | 554,698 |  | 12,428,762 |  | 
     | Party | Mawanella[18] | Kegalle Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | UNP |  | 23,751 | 47.49% |  | 175,627 | 42.69% |  | 3,451,765 | 40.12% | 
  |  | PA |  | 19,976 | 39.94% |  | 201,114 | 48.88% |  | 3,899,329 | 45.33% | 
  |  | NUA |  | 2,901 | 5.80% |  | 4,797 | 1.17% |  | 185,593 | 2.16% | 
  |  | JVP |  | 2,428 | 4.86% |  | 22,028 | 5.35% |  | 518,725 | 6.03% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 953 | 1.91% |  | 7,846 | 1.91% |  | 233,914 | 2.72% | 
  | Valid Votes | 50,009 | N/A | 411,412 | N/A | 8,602,617 | N/A | 
     | Party | Mawanella[19] | Kegalle Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | UNP |  | 25,921 | 53.79% |  | 203,938 | 51.24% |  | 3,498,370 | 44.04% | 
  |  | PA |  | 21,814 | 45.27% |  | 190,689 | 47.91% |  | 3,887,805 | 48.94% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 452 | 0.94% |  | 3,383 | 0.85% |  | 90,078 | 1.13% | 
  | Valid Votes | 48,187 | 96.00% | 398,010 | 95.89% | 7,943,688 | 95.20% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 2,010 | 4.00% | 17,043 | 4.11% | 400,395 | 4.80% | 
  | Total Polled | 50,197 | 79.68% | 415,053 | 80.78% | 8,344,095 | 74.75% | 
  | Registered Electors | 63,001 |  | 513,825 |  | 11,163,064 |  | 
     | Party | Mawanella[20] | Kegalle Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | UNP |  | 20,193 | 60.39% |  | 174,334 | 61.12% |  | 2,838,005 | 50.71% | 
  |  | SLFP |  | 9,066 | 27.11% |  | 80,668 | 28.28% |  | 1,785,369 | 31.90% | 
  |  | ELJP |  | 3,831 | 11.46% |  | 14,056 | 4.93% |  | 67,723 | 1.21% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 348 | 1.04% |  | 16,196 | 5.68% |  | 232,463 | 4.15% | 
  | Valid Votes | 33,438 | 93.37% | 285,254 | 93.95% | 5,596,468 | 93.87% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 2,375 | 6.63% | 18,362 | 6.05% | 365,563 | 6.13% | 
  | Total Polled | 35,813 | 66.15% | 303,616 | 69.46% | 5,962,031 | 63.60% | 
  | Registered Electors | 54,137 |  | 437,131 |  | 9,374,164 |  | 
 Demographics
 Ethnicity
 The Mawanella Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (68.4%) and a significant Moor population (30.3%) . In comparison, the Kegalle Electoral District (which contains the Mawanella Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (85.5%) [1]  
  Religion
 The Mawanella Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (68.1%) and a significant Muslim population (30.4%) . In comparison, the Kegalle Electoral District (which contains the Mawanella Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (84.4%) [1]  
  References