The Panadura Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Kalutara Electoral District, in the Western Province, Sri Lanka. 
  Presidential Election Results
 Summary
 The winner of Panadura has matched the final country result 7 out of 8 times. Hence, Panadura is a Strong Bellwether for Presidential Elections.  
      | Party | Panadura[4] | Kalutara Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | SLPP |  | 57,447 | 58.01% |  | 482,920 | 59.49% |  | 6,924,255 | 52.25% | 
  |  | NDF |  | 35,761 | 36.11% |  | 284,213 | 35.01% |  | 5,564,239 | 41.99% | 
  |  | NMPP |  | 3,904 | 3.94% |  | 27,681 | 3.41% |  | 418,553 | 3.16% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 1,916 | 1.93% |  | 16,949 | 2.09% |  | 345,452 | 2.61% | 
  | Valid Votes | 99,028 | 99.17% | 811,763 | 99.16% | 13,252,499 | 98.99% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 827 | 0.83% | 6,847 | 0.84% | 135,452 | 1.01% | 
  | Total Polled | 99,855 | 84.11% | 818,610 | 85.71% | 13,387,951 | 83.71% | 
  | Registered Electors | 118,719 |  | 955,080 |  | 15,992,568 |  | 
     | Party | Panadura[5] | Kalutara Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | NDF |  | 46,820 | 50.15% |  | 349,404 | 46.46% |  | 6,217,162 | 51.28% | 
  |  | UPFA |  | 45,908 | 49.18% |  | 395,890 | 52.65% |  | 5,768,090 | 47.58% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 627 | 0.67% |  | 6,690 | 0.89% |  | 138,200 | 1.14% | 
  | Valid Votes | 93,355 | 98.78% | 751,984 | 98.90% | 12,123,452 | 98.85% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 1,152 | 1.22% | 8,381 | 1.10% | 140,925 | 1.15% | 
  | Total Polled | 94,507 | 82.30% | 760,365 | 82.08% | 12,264,377 | 78.69% | 
  | Registered Electors | 114,828 |  | 926,346 |  | 15,585,942 |  | 
     | Party | Panadura[6] | Kalutara Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | UPFA |  | 50,772 | 61.21% |  | 412,562 | 63.06% |  | 6,015,934 | 57.88% | 
  |  | NDF |  | 31,319 | 37.76% |  | 231,807 | 35.43% |  | 4,173,185 | 40.15% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 856 | 1.03% |  | 9,880 | 1.51% |  | 204,494 | 1.97% | 
  | Valid Votes | 82,947 | 99.34% | 654,249 | 99.31% | 10,393,613 | 99.03% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 553 | 0.66% | 4,541 | 0.69% | 101,838 | 0.97% | 
  | Total Polled | 83,500 | 79.10% | 658,790 | 79.05% | 10,495,451 | 66.70% | 
  | Registered Electors | 105,569 |  | 833,360 |  | 15,734,587 |  | 
     | Party | Panadura[7] | Kalutara Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | UPFA |  | 46,097 | 57.68% |  | 341,693 | 55.48% |  | 4,887,152 | 50.29% | 
  |  | UNP |  | 33,034 | 41.33% |  | 266,043 | 43.20% |  | 4,706,366 | 48.43% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 790 | 0.99% |  | 8,124 | 1.32% |  | 123,521 | 1.27% | 
  | Valid Votes | 79,921 | 99.06% | 615,860 | 98.95% | 9,717,039 | 98.88% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 762 | 0.94% | 6,517 | 1.05% | 109,869 | 1.12% | 
  | Total Polled | 80,683 | 79.63% | 622,377 | 79.67% | 9,826,908 | 69.51% | 
  | Registered Electors | 101,328 |  | 781,175 |  | 14,136,979 |  | 
     | Party | Panadura[8] | Kalutara Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | PA |  | 39,081 | 56.58% |  | 281,217 | 52.88% |  | 4,312,157 | 51.12% | 
  |  | UNP |  | 24,976 | 36.16% |  | 217,423 | 40.88% |  | 3,602,748 | 42.71% | 
  |  | JVP |  | 3,647 | 5.28% |  | 23,770 | 4.47% |  | 343,927 | 4.08% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 1,369 | 1.98% |  | 9,399 | 1.77% |  | 176,679 | 2.09% | 
  | Valid Votes | 69,073 | 97.17% | 531,809 | 97.83% | 8,435,754 | 97.69% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 2,014 | 2.83% | 11,796 | 2.17% | 199,536 | 2.31% | 
  | Total Polled | 71,087 | 77.46% | 543,605 | 78.23% | 8,635,290 | 72.17% | 
  | Registered Electors | 91,768 |  | 694,860 |  | 11,965,536 |  | 
     | Party | Panadura[9] | Kalutara Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | PA |  | 42,951 | 67.27% |  | 295,686 | 61.47% |  | 4,709,205 | 62.28% | 
  |  | UNP |  | 20,032 | 31.37% |  | 178,466 | 37.10% |  | 2,715,283 | 35.91% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 865 | 1.35% |  | 6,867 | 1.43% |  | 137,040 | 1.81% | 
  | Valid Votes | 63,848 | 98.58% | 481,019 | 98.50% | 7,561,526 | 98.03% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 922 | 1.42% | 7,309 | 1.50% | 151,706 | 1.97% | 
  | Total Polled | 64,770 | 72.33% | 488,328 | 73.97% | 7,713,232 | 69.12% | 
  | Registered Electors | 89,554 |  | 660,191 |  | 11,158,880 |  | 
     | Party | Panadura[10] | Kalutara Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | SLFP |  | 28,366 | 51.94% |  | 179,761 | 49.57% |  | 2,289,857 | 44.95% | 
  |  | UNP |  | 22,701 | 41.57% |  | 169,510 | 46.74% |  | 2,569,199 | 50.43% | 
  |  | SLMP |  | 3,548 | 6.50% |  | 13,375 | 3.69% |  | 235,701 | 4.63% | 
  | Valid Votes | 54,615 | 98.56% | 362,646 | 98.23% | 5,094,754 | 98.24% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 799 | 1.44% | 6,537 | 1.77% | 91,499 | 1.76% | 
  | Total Polled | 55,414 | 70.74% | 369,183 | 64.20% | 5,186,256 | 55.87% | 
  | Registered Electors | 78,330 |  | 575,008 |  | 9,283,143 |  | 
     | Party | Panadura[11] | Kalutara Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | UNP |  | 26,648 | 48.88% |  | 211,592 | 50.15% |  | 3,450,815 | 52.93% | 
  |  | SLFP |  | 23,861 | 43.77% |  | 185,874 | 44.06% |  | 2,546,348 | 39.05% | 
  |  | JVP |  | 2,011 | 3.69% |  | 14,499 | 3.44% |  | 273,428 | 4.19% | 
  |  | LSSP |  | 1,776 | 3.26% |  | 8,613 | 2.04% |  | 58,531 | 0.90% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 216 | 0.40% |  | 1,314 | 0.31% |  | 190,929 | 2.93% | 
  | Valid Votes | 54,512 | 98.77% | 421,892 | 98.76% | 6,520,156 | 98.78% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 677 | 1.23% | 5,290 | 1.24% | 80,470 | 1.22% | 
  | Total Polled | 55,189 | 81.70% | 427,182 | 83.97% | 6,600,626 | 80.15% | 
  | Registered Electors | 67,549 |  | 508,744 |  | 8,235,358 |  | 
 Parliamentary Election Results
 Summary
 The winner of Panadura has matched the final country result 5 out of 7 times. Hence, Panadura is a Weak Bellwether for Parliamentary Elections.  
      | Party | Panadura[14] | Kalutara Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | UPFA |  | 40,809 | 46.63% |  | 338,801 | 48.58% |  | 4,732,664 | 42.48% | 
  |  | UNP |  | 39,190 | 44.78% |  | 310,234 | 44.48% |  | 5,098,916 | 45.77% | 
  |  | JVP |  | 6,253 | 7.14% |  | 38,475 | 5.52% |  | 544,154 | 4.88% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 1,271 | 1.45% |  | 9,951 | 1.43% |  | 85,579 | 0.77% | 
  | Valid Votes | 87,523 | 97.49% | 697,461 | 97.00% | 11,140,333 | 95.35% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 2,232 | 2.49% | 21,366 | 2.97% | 516,926 | 4.42% | 
  | Total Polled | 89,773 | 78.18% | 719,001 | 80.13% | 11,684,111 | 77.66% | 
  | Registered Electors | 114,828 |  | 897,349 |  | 15,044,490 |  | 
     | Party | Panadura[15] | Kalutara Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | UPFA |  | 37,818 | 59.64% |  | 313,836 | 63.74% |  | 4,846,388 | 60.38% | 
  |  | UNP |  | 18,022 | 28.42% |  | 139,596 | 28.35% |  | 2,357,057 | 29.37% | 
  |  | DNA |  | 7,340 | 11.57% |  | 36,722 | 7.46% |  | 441,251 | 5.50% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 234 | 0.37% |  | 2,246 | 0.46% |  | 34,923 | 0.44% | 
  | Valid Votes | 63,414 | 91.48% | 492,400 | 90.41% | 8,026,322 | 96.03% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 5,851 | 8.44% | 51,751 | 9.50% | 581,465 | 6.96% | 
  | Total Polled | 69,320 | 65.66% | 544,606 | 65.21% | 8,358,246 | 59.29% | 
  | Registered Electors | 105,569 |  | 835,186 |  | 14,097,690 |  | 
     | Party | Panadura[16] | Kalutara Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | UPFA |  | 35,687 | 48.03% |  | 291,208 | 51.72% |  | 4,223,126 | 45.70% | 
  |  | UNP |  | 24,020 | 32.32% |  | 212,721 | 37.78% |  | 3,486,792 | 37.73% | 
  |  | JHU |  | 14,274 | 19.21% |  | 56,615 | 10.06% |  | 552,723 | 5.98% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 328 | 0.44% |  | 2,475 | 0.44% |  | 49,030 | 0.53% | 
  | Valid Votes | 74,309 | 95.82% | 563,019 | 94.82% | 9,241,931 | 94.52% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 3,240 | 4.18% | 30,741 | 5.18% | 534,452 | 5.47% | 
  | Total Polled | 77,549 | 77.75% | 593,760 | 79.58% | 9,777,821 | 75.74% | 
  | Registered Electors | 99,741 |  | 746,138 |  | 12,909,631 |  | 
     | Party | Panadura[17] | Kalutara Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | UNP |  | 32,013 | 43.88% |  | 254,339 | 45.94% |  | 4,086,026 | 45.62% | 
  |  | PA |  | 29,288 | 40.14% |  | 226,468 | 40.91% |  | 3,330,815 | 37.19% | 
  |  | JVP |  | 9,435 | 12.93% |  | 60,451 | 10.92% |  | 815,353 | 9.10% | 
  |  | SU |  | 1,367 | 1.87% |  | 5,103 | 0.92% |  | 50,665 | 0.57% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 857 | 1.17% |  | 7,258 | 1.31% |  | 86,426 | 0.97% | 
  | Valid Votes | 72,960 | 95.23% | 553,619 | 94.44% | 8,955,844 | 94.77% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 3,655 | 4.77% | 32,617 | 5.56% | 494,009 | 5.23% | 
  | Total Polled | 76,615 | 79.40% | 586,236 | 81.68% | 9,449,878 | 76.03% | 
  | Registered Electors | 96,487 |  | 717,764 |  | 12,428,762 |  | 
     | Party | Panadura[18] | Kalutara Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | PA |  | 30,848 | 43.08% |  | 255,175 | 46.86% |  | 3,899,329 | 45.33% | 
  |  | UNP |  | 25,994 | 36.30% |  | 217,215 | 39.89% |  | 3,451,765 | 40.12% | 
  |  | JVP |  | 7,047 | 9.84% |  | 38,373 | 7.05% |  | 518,725 | 6.03% | 
  |  | SU |  | 4,035 | 5.63% |  | 15,619 | 2.87% |  | 127,859 | 1.49% | 
  |  | NUA |  | 2,857 | 3.99% |  | 11,943 | 2.19% |  | 185,593 | 2.16% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 832 | 1.16% |  | 6,193 | 1.14% |  | 136,137 | 1.58% | 
  | Valid Votes | 71,613 | N/A | 544,518 | N/A | 8,602,617 | N/A | 
     | Party | Panadura[19] | Kalutara Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | PA |  | 39,309 | 58.52% |  | 271,754 | 53.77% |  | 3,887,805 | 48.94% | 
  |  | UNP |  | 25,692 | 38.25% |  | 221,115 | 43.75% |  | 3,498,370 | 44.04% | 
  |  | MEP |  | 1,163 | 1.73% |  | 5,914 | 1.17% |  | 68,538 | 0.86% | 
  |  | SLPF |  | 970 | 1.44% |  | 6,238 | 1.23% |  | 90,078 | 1.13% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 41 | 0.06% |  | 339 | 0.07% |  | 813 | 0.01% | 
  | Valid Votes | 67,175 | 96.22% | 505,360 | 95.21% | 7,943,688 | 95.20% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 2,642 | 3.78% | 25,397 | 4.79% | 400,395 | 4.80% | 
  | Total Polled | 69,817 | 77.96% | 530,757 | 80.20% | 8,344,095 | 74.75% | 
  | Registered Electors | 89,554 |  | 661,793 |  | 11,163,064 |  | 
     | Party | Panadura[20] | Kalutara Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | SLFP |  | 23,778 | 47.08% |  | 131,510 | 40.94% |  | 1,785,369 | 31.90% | 
  |  | UNP |  | 20,473 | 40.53% |  | 160,069 | 49.84% |  | 2,838,005 | 50.71% | 
  |  | USA |  | 3,025 | 5.99% |  | 12,342 | 3.84% |  | 141,983 | 2.54% | 
  |  | SLMC |  | 2,428 | 4.81% |  | 12,971 | 4.04% |  | 202,016 | 3.61% | 
  |  | MEP |  | 641 | 1.27% |  | 2,690 | 0.84% |  | 90,480 | 1.62% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 165 | 0.33% |  | 1,611 | 0.50% |  | 67,723 | 1.21% | 
  | Valid Votes | 50,510 | 95.90% | 321,193 | 94.10% | 5,596,468 | 93.87% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 2,162 | 4.10% | 20,139 | 5.90% | 365,563 | 6.13% | 
  | Total Polled | 52,672 | 68.55% | 341,332 | 59.86% | 5,962,031 | 63.60% | 
  | Registered Electors | 76,836 |  | 570,193 |  | 9,374,164 |  | 
 Demographics
 Ethnicity
 The Panadura Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (84.6%) and a significant Moor population (14.1%) . In comparison, the Kalutara Electoral District (which contains the Panadura Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (86.8%) [1]  
  Religion
 The Panadura Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (78.6%) and a significant Muslim population (14.4%) . In comparison, the Kalutara Electoral District (which contains the Panadura Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (83.4%) [1]  
  References