The Minneriya Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Polonnaruwa Electoral District, in the North Central Province, Sri Lanka. 
  Presidential Election Results
 Summary
 The winner of Minneriya has matched the final country result 8 out of 8 times. Hence, Minneriya is a Perfect Bellwether for Presidential Elections.  
      | Party | Minneriya[4] | Polonnaruwa Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | SLPP |  | 41,151 | 58.65% |  | 147,340 | 53.01% |  | 6,924,255 | 52.25% | 
  |  | NDF |  | 24,076 | 34.31% |  | 112,473 | 40.47% |  | 5,564,239 | 41.99% | 
  |  | NMPP |  | 3,271 | 4.66% |  | 12,284 | 4.42% |  | 418,553 | 3.16% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 1,666 | 2.37% |  | 5,827 | 2.10% |  | 345,452 | 2.61% | 
  | Valid Votes | 70,164 | 99.21% | 277,924 | 99.09% | 13,252,499 | 98.99% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 561 | 0.79% | 2,563 | 0.91% | 135,452 | 1.01% | 
  | Total Polled | 70,725 | 84.90% | 280,487 | 85.92% | 13,387,951 | 83.71% | 
  | Registered Electors | 83,307 |  | 326,443 |  | 15,992,568 |  | 
     | Party | Minneriya[5] | Polonnaruwa Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | NDF |  | 32,744 | 50.22% |  | 147,974 | 57.80% |  | 6,217,162 | 51.28% | 
  |  | UPFA |  | 31,747 | 48.69% |  | 105,640 | 41.27% |  | 5,768,090 | 47.58% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 707 | 1.08% |  | 2,382 | 0.93% |  | 138,200 | 1.14% | 
  | Valid Votes | 65,198 | 99.25% | 255,996 | 99.31% | 12,123,452 | 98.85% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 491 | 0.75% | 1,790 | 0.69% | 140,925 | 1.15% | 
  | Total Polled | 65,689 | 78.77% | 257,786 | 80.22% | 12,264,377 | 78.69% | 
  | Registered Electors | 83,395 |  | 321,338 |  | 15,585,942 |  | 
     | Party | Minneriya[6] | Polonnaruwa Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | UPFA |  | 39,587 | 69.46% |  | 144,889 | 64.92% |  | 6,015,934 | 57.88% | 
  |  | NDF |  | 16,517 | 28.98% |  | 75,026 | 33.62% |  | 4,173,185 | 40.15% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 886 | 1.55% |  | 3,260 | 1.46% |  | 204,494 | 1.97% | 
  | Valid Votes | 56,990 | 99.39% | 223,175 | 99.34% | 10,393,613 | 99.03% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 350 | 0.61% | 1,472 | 0.66% | 101,838 | 0.97% | 
  | Total Polled | 57,340 | 74.39% | 224,647 | 76.26% | 10,495,451 | 66.70% | 
  | Registered Electors | 77,084 |  | 294,583 |  | 15,734,587 |  | 
     | Party | Minneriya[7] | Polonnaruwa Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | UPFA |  | 31,081 | 55.91% |  | 110,499 | 52.61% |  | 4,887,152 | 50.29% | 
  |  | UNP |  | 23,819 | 42.85% |  | 97,142 | 46.25% |  | 4,706,366 | 48.43% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 687 | 1.24% |  | 2,389 | 1.14% |  | 123,521 | 1.27% | 
  | Valid Votes | 55,587 | 99.04% | 210,030 | 99.06% | 9,717,039 | 98.88% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 536 | 0.96% | 2,002 | 0.94% | 109,869 | 1.12% | 
  | Total Polled | 56,123 | 77.49% | 212,032 | 78.07% | 9,826,908 | 69.51% | 
  | Registered Electors | 72,430 |  | 271,609 |  | 14,136,979 |  | 
     | Party | Minneriya[8] | Polonnaruwa Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | PA |  | 24,141 | 52.05% |  | 88,663 | 51.55% |  | 4,312,157 | 51.12% | 
  |  | UNP |  | 18,627 | 40.17% |  | 72,598 | 42.21% |  | 3,602,748 | 42.71% | 
  |  | JVP |  | 2,849 | 6.14% |  | 8,020 | 4.66% |  | 343,927 | 4.08% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 759 | 1.64% |  | 2,726 | 1.58% |  | 176,679 | 2.09% | 
  | Valid Votes | 46,376 | 98.18% | 172,007 | 98.20% | 8,435,754 | 97.69% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 859 | 1.82% | 3,151 | 1.80% | 199,536 | 2.31% | 
  | Total Polled | 47,235 | 76.43% | 175,158 | 78.11% | 8,635,290 | 72.17% | 
  | Registered Electors | 61,803 |  | 224,239 |  | 11,965,536 |  | 
     | Party | Minneriya[9] | Polonnaruwa Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | PA |  | 25,779 | 62.11% |  | 88,907 | 59.08% |  | 4,709,205 | 62.28% | 
  |  | UNP |  | 15,079 | 36.33% |  | 59,287 | 39.40% |  | 2,715,283 | 35.91% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 646 | 1.56% |  | 2,281 | 1.52% |  | 137,040 | 1.81% | 
  | Valid Votes | 41,504 | 97.18% | 150,475 | 97.43% | 7,561,526 | 98.03% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 1,204 | 2.82% | 3,966 | 2.57% | 151,706 | 1.97% | 
  | Total Polled | 42,708 | 74.41% | 154,441 | 75.73% | 7,713,232 | 69.12% | 
  | Registered Electors | 57,393 |  | 203,940 |  | 11,158,880 |  | 
     | Party | Minneriya[10] | Polonnaruwa Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | UNP |  | 2,433 | 51.98% |  | 26,392 | 55.54% |  | 2,569,199 | 50.43% | 
  |  | SLFP |  | 2,123 | 45.35% |  | 20,173 | 42.45% |  | 2,289,857 | 44.95% | 
  |  | SLMP |  | 125 | 2.67% |  | 957 | 2.01% |  | 235,701 | 4.63% | 
  | Valid Votes | 4,681 | 99.07% | 47,522 | 97.62% | 5,094,754 | 98.24% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 44 | 0.93% | 1,157 | 2.38% | 91,499 | 1.76% | 
  | Total Polled | 4,725 | 9.43% | 48,679 | 29.64% | 5,186,256 | 55.87% | 
  | Registered Electors | 50,128 |  | 164,213 |  | 9,283,143 |  | 
     | Party | Minneriya[11] | Polonnaruwa Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | UNP |  | 17,728 | 52.16% |  | 59,414 | 56.26% |  | 3,450,815 | 52.93% | 
  |  | SLFP |  | 12,818 | 37.71% |  | 37,243 | 35.26% |  | 2,546,348 | 39.05% | 
  |  | JVP |  | 3,181 | 9.36% |  | 8,138 | 7.71% |  | 273,428 | 4.19% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 262 | 0.77% |  | 820 | 0.78% |  | 249,460 | 3.83% | 
  | Valid Votes | 33,989 | 99.08% | 105,615 | 99.00% | 6,520,156 | 98.78% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 315 | 0.92% | 1,064 | 1.00% | 80,470 | 1.22% | 
  | Total Polled | 34,304 | 85.06% | 106,679 | 82.81% | 6,600,626 | 80.15% | 
  | Registered Electors | 40,329 |  | 128,822 |  | 8,235,358 |  | 
 Parliamentary Election Results
 Summary
 The winner of Minneriya has matched the final country result 5 out of 7 times. Hence, Minneriya is a Weak Bellwether for Parliamentary Elections.  
      | Party | Minneriya[14] | Polonnaruwa Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | SLPFA |  | 46,632 | 77.07% |  | 180,847 | 73.66% |  | 6,853,693 | 59.09% | 
  |  | SJB |  | 9,463 | 15.64% |  | 47,281 | 19.46% |  | 2,771,984 | 23.09% | 
  |  | NPP |  | 1,948 | 3.22% |  | 6,792 | 2.77% |  | 445,958 | 3.84% | 
  |  | UNP |  | 1,577 | 2.61% |  | 6525 | 2.66% |  | 249,435 | 2.15% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 887 | 1.46% |  | 3574 | 1.45% |  | 1,27,866 | 11.02% | 
  | Valid Votes | 60,507 | 72.02% | 245,519 | 93.87% | 11,598,929 | 93.97% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 4,035 | 4.8% | 16,020 | 6.13% | 744,373 | 6.03% | 
  | Total Polled | 64,532 | 76.82% | 261,539 | 78.99% | 12,343,302 | 75.89% | 
  | Registered Electors | 84,019 |  | 331,109 |  | 16,263,885 |  | 
     | Party | Minneriya[15] | Polonnaruwa Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | UPFA |  | 29,090 | 49.10% |  | 103,172 | 43.67% |  | 4,732,664 | 42.48% | 
  |  | UNP |  | 25,748 | 43.46% |  | 118,845 | 50.30% |  | 5,098,916 | 45.77% | 
  |  | JVP |  | 4,175 | 7.05% |  | 13,497 | 5.71% |  | 544,154 | 4.88% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 230 | 0.39% |  | 765 | 0.32% |  | 44,633 | 0.40% | 
  | Valid Votes | 59,243 | 96.25% | 236,279 | 96.39% | 11,140,333 | 95.35% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 2,274 | 3.69% | 8,654 | 3.53% | 516,926 | 4.42% | 
  | Total Polled | 61,553 | 73.81% | 245,116 | 79.81% | 11,684,111 | 77.66% | 
  | Registered Electors | 83,395 |  | 307,125 |  | 15,044,490 |  | 
     | Party | Minneriya[16] | Polonnaruwa Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | UPFA |  | 29,597 | 72.60% |  | 118,694 | 69.25% |  | 4,846,388 | 60.38% | 
  |  | UNP |  | 8,890 | 21.81% |  | 45,732 | 26.68% |  | 2,357,057 | 29.37% | 
  |  | DNA |  | 2,166 | 5.31% |  | 6,457 | 3.77% |  | 441,251 | 5.50% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 113 | 0.28% |  | 515 | 0.30% |  | 53,515 | 0.67% | 
  | Valid Votes | 40,766 | 91.76% | 171,398 | 92.02% | 8,026,322 | 96.03% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 3,643 | 8.20% | 14,798 | 7.94% | 581,465 | 6.96% | 
  | Total Polled | 44,428 | 57.64% | 186,269 | 63.10% | 8,358,246 | 59.29% | 
  | Registered Electors | 77,084 |  | 295,186 |  | 14,097,690 |  | 
     | Party | Minneriya[17] | Polonnaruwa Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | UPFA |  | 30,342 | 61.99% |  | 106,243 | 57.36% |  | 4,223,126 | 45.70% | 
  |  | UNP |  | 17,522 | 35.80% |  | 75,664 | 40.85% |  | 3,486,792 | 37.73% | 
  |  | JHU |  | 850 | 1.74% |  | 2,413 | 1.30% |  | 552,723 | 5.98% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 230 | 0.47% |  | 890 | 0.48% |  | 54,340 | 0.59% | 
  | Valid Votes | 48,944 | 92.85% | 185,210 | 93.57% | 9,241,931 | 94.52% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 3,746 | 7.11% | 12,673 | 6.40% | 534,452 | 5.47% | 
  | Total Polled | 52,711 | 74.97% | 197,934 | 77.91% | 9,777,821 | 75.74% | 
  | Registered Electors | 70,308 |  | 254,061 |  | 12,909,631 |  | 
     | Party | Minneriya[18] | Polonnaruwa Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | UNP |  | 21,436 | 44.44% |  | 86,786 | 47.82% |  | 4,086,026 | 45.62% | 
  |  | PA |  | 19,423 | 40.27% |  | 73,679 | 40.60% |  | 3,330,815 | 37.19% | 
  |  | JVP |  | 6,749 | 13.99% |  | 18,956 | 10.44% |  | 815,353 | 9.10% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 623 | 1.29% |  | 2,076 | 1.14% |  | 118,404 | 1.32% | 
  | Valid Votes | 48,231 | 93.43% | 181,497 | 93.87% | 8,955,844 | 94.77% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 3,393 | 6.57% | 11,854 | 6.13% | 494,009 | 5.23% | 
  | Total Polled | 51,624 | 77.46% | 193,351 | 80.41% | 9,449,878 | 76.03% | 
  | Registered Electors | 66,645 |  | 240,444 |  | 12,428,762 |  | 
     | Party | Minneriya[19] | Polonnaruwa Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | UNP |  | 22,693 | 47.13% |  | 82,399 | 46.33% |  | 3,451,765 | 40.12% | 
  |  | PA |  | 21,014 | 43.64% |  | 80,023 | 44.99% |  | 3,899,329 | 45.33% | 
  |  | JVP |  | 3,811 | 7.91% |  | 11,161 | 6.27% |  | 518,725 | 6.03% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 636 | 1.32% |  | 4,288 | 2.41% |  | 424,915 | 4.94% | 
  | Valid Votes | 48,154 | N/A | 177,871 | N/A | 8,602,617 | N/A | 
     | Party | Minneriya[20] | Polonnaruwa Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | PA |  | 24,660 | 53.78% |  | 82,438 | 51.18% |  | 3,887,805 | 48.94% | 
  |  | UNP |  | 20,379 | 44.45% |  | 76,706 | 47.62% |  | 3,498,370 | 44.04% | 
  |  | SLPF |  | 811 | 1.77% |  | 1,934 | 1.20% |  | 90,078 | 1.13% | 
  | Valid Votes | 45,850 | 96.31% | 161,078 | 96.16% | 7,943,688 | 95.20% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 1,758 | 3.69% | 6,434 | 3.84% | 400,395 | 4.80% | 
  | Total Polled | 47,608 | 82.95% | 167,512 | 82.06% | 8,344,095 | 74.75% | 
  | Registered Electors | 57,393 |  | 204,138 |  | 11,163,064 |  | 
     | Party | Minneriya[21] | Polonnaruwa Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | UNP |  | 10,576 | 54.28% |  | 43,473 | 62.33% |  | 2,838,005 | 50.71% | 
  |  | SLFP |  | 7,431 | 38.14% |  | 23,221 | 33.29% |  | 1,785,369 | 31.90% | 
  |  | USA |  | 765 | 3.93% |  | 1,117 | 1.60% |  | 141,983 | 2.54% | 
  |  | ELJP |  | 711 | 3.65% |  | 1,933 | 2.77% |  | 67,723 | 1.21% | 
  | Valid Votes | 19,483 | 91.26% | 69,744 | 92.98% | 5,596,468 | 93.87% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 1,866 | 8.74% | 5,266 | 7.02% | 365,563 | 6.13% | 
  | Total Polled | 21,349 | 42.96% | 75,010 | 45.81% | 5,962,031 | 63.60% | 
  | Registered Electors | 49,700 |  | 163,745 |  | 9,374,164 |  | 
 Demographics
 Ethnicity
 The Minneriya Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (99.0%) . In comparison, the Polonnaruwa Electoral District (which contains the Minneriya Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (90.7%) [1]  
  Religion
 The Minneriya Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (97.8%) . In comparison, the Polonnaruwa Electoral District (which contains the Minneriya Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (89.7%) [1]  
  References