The Akuressa Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Matara Electoral District, in the Southern Province, Sri Lanka. 
  Presidential Election Results
 Summary
 The winner of Akuressa has matched the final country result 7 out of 8 times. Hence, Akuressa is a Strong Bellwether for Presidential Elections.  
      | Party  |  Akuressa[4]  |  Matara Electoral District  |  Sri Lanka  | 
  | Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  | 
  |   |  SLPP  |    |  53,478  |  66.81%  |    |  374,481  |  67.25%  |    |  6,924,255  |  52.25%  | 
  |   |  NDF  |    |  21,415  |  26.75%  |    |  149,026  |  26.76%  |    |  5,564,239  |  41.99%  | 
  |   |  NMPP  |    |  3,787  |  4.73%  |    |  23,439  |  4.21%  |    |  418,553  |  3.16%  | 
  |   |  Other Parties (with < 1%)  |    |  1,369  |  1.71%  |    |  9,922  |  1.78%  |    |  345,452  |  2.61%  | 
  | Valid Votes  |  80,049  |  99.38%  |  556,868  |  99.33%  |  13,252,499  |  98.99%  | 
  | Rejected Votes  |  499  |  0.62%  |  3,782  |  0.67%  |  135,452  |  1.01%  | 
  | Total Polled  |  80,548  |  86.04%  |  560,650  |  85.93%  |  13,387,951  |  83.71%  | 
  | Registered Electors  |  93,616  |    |  652,417  |    |  15,992,568  |    | 
     | Party  |  Akuressa[5]  |  Matara Electoral District  |  Sri Lanka  | 
  | Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  | 
  |   |  UPFA  |    |  42,860  |  57.70%  |    |  297,823  |  57.81%  |    |  5,768,090  |  47.58%  | 
  |   |  NDF  |    |  30,647  |  41.26%  |    |  212,435  |  41.24%  |    |  6,217,162  |  51.28%  | 
  |   |  Other Parties (with < 1%)  |    |  778  |  1.05%  |    |  4,892  |  0.95%  |    |  138,200  |  1.14%  | 
  | Valid Votes  |  74,285  |  99.23%  |  515,150  |  99.06%  |  12,123,452  |  98.85%  | 
  | Rejected Votes  |  575  |  0.77%  |  4,891  |  0.94%  |  140,925  |  1.15%  | 
  | Total Polled  |  74,860  |  79.83%  |  520,041  |  80.23%  |  12,264,377  |  78.69%  | 
  | Registered Electors  |  93,769  |    |  648,213  |    |  15,585,942  |    | 
     | Party  |  Akuressa[6]  |  Matara Electoral District  |  Sri Lanka  | 
  | Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  | 
  |   |  UPFA  |    |  44,527  |  65.95%  |    |  296,155  |  65.53%  |    |  6,015,934  |  57.88%  | 
  |   |  NDF  |    |  21,926  |  32.47%  |    |  148,510  |  32.86%  |    |  4,173,185  |  40.15%  | 
  |   |  Other Parties (with < 1%)  |    |  1,066  |  1.58%  |    |  7,264  |  1.61%  |    |  204,494  |  1.97%  | 
  | Valid Votes  |  67,519  |  99.34%  |  451,929  |  99.34%  |  10,393,613  |  99.03%  | 
  | Rejected Votes  |  449  |  0.66%  |  3,025  |  0.66%  |  101,838  |  0.97%  | 
  | Total Polled  |  67,968  |  77.67%  |  454,954  |  76.51%  |  10,495,451  |  66.70%  | 
  | Registered Electors  |  87,510  |    |  594,628  |    |  15,734,587  |    | 
     | Party  |  Akuressa[7]  |  Matara Electoral District  |  Sri Lanka  | 
  | Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  | 
  |   |  UPFA  |    |  41,091  |  61.11%  |    |  279,411  |  61.85%  |    |  4,887,152  |  50.29%  | 
  |   |  UNP  |    |  25,103  |  37.33%  |    |  165,837  |  36.71%  |    |  4,706,366  |  48.43%  | 
  |   |  Other Parties (with < 1%)  |    |  1,052  |  1.56%  |    |  6,474  |  1.43%  |    |  123,521  |  1.27%  | 
  | Valid Votes  |  67,246  |  99.16%  |  451,722  |  99.11%  |  9,717,039  |  98.88%  | 
  | Rejected Votes  |  570  |  0.84%  |  4,077  |  0.89%  |  109,869  |  1.12%  | 
  | Total Polled  |  67,816  |  79.91%  |  455,799  |  78.95%  |  9,826,908  |  69.51%  | 
  | Registered Electors  |  84,867  |    |  577,327  |    |  14,136,979  |    | 
     | Party  |  Akuressa[8]  |  Matara Electoral District  |  Sri Lanka  | 
  | Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  | 
  |   |  PA  |    |  30,040  |  53.00%  |    |  205,685  |  54.32%  |    |  4,312,157  |  51.12%  | 
  |   |  UNP  |    |  21,330  |  37.63%  |    |  139,677  |  36.89%  |    |  3,602,748  |  42.71%  | 
  |   |  JVP  |    |  4,231  |  7.46%  |    |  26,229  |  6.93%  |    |  343,927  |  4.08%  | 
  |   |  Other Parties (with < 1%)  |    |  1,079  |  1.90%  |    |  7,047  |  1.86%  |    |  176,679  |  2.09%  | 
  | Valid Votes  |  56,680  |  98.11%  |  378,638  |  97.78%  |  8,435,754  |  97.69%  | 
  | Rejected Votes  |  1,090  |  1.89%  |  8,583  |  2.22%  |  199,536  |  2.31%  | 
  | Total Polled  |  57,770  |  75.11%  |  387,221  |  73.90%  |  8,635,290  |  72.17%  | 
  | Registered Electors  |  76,916  |    |  524,002  |    |  11,965,536  |    | 
     | Party  |  Akuressa[9]  |  Matara Electoral District  |  Sri Lanka  | 
  | Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  | 
  |   |  PA  |    |  32,632  |  63.17%  |    |  227,865  |  64.69%  |    |  4,709,205  |  62.28%  | 
  |   |  UNP  |    |  18,165  |  35.17%  |    |  118,224  |  33.56%  |    |  2,715,283  |  35.91%  | 
  |   |  Other Parties (with < 1%)  |    |  858  |  1.66%  |    |  6,150  |  1.75%  |    |  137,040  |  1.81%  | 
  | Valid Votes  |  51,655  |  98.28%  |  352,239  |  98.40%  |  7,561,526  |  98.03%  | 
  | Rejected Votes  |  903  |  1.72%  |  5,731  |  1.60%  |  151,706  |  1.97%  | 
  | Total Polled  |  52,558  |  70.49%  |  357,970  |  69.93%  |  7,713,232  |  69.12%  | 
  | Registered Electors  |  74,562  |    |  511,933  |    |  11,158,880  |    | 
     | Party  |  Akuressa[10]  |  Matara Electoral District  |  Sri Lanka  | 
  | Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  | 
  |   |  UNP  |    |  5,346  |  58.34%  |    |  45,399  |  42.93%  |    |  2,569,199  |  50.43%  | 
  |   |  SLFP  |    |  3,505  |  38.25%  |    |  57,424  |  54.30%  |    |  2,289,857  |  44.95%  | 
  |   |  SLMP  |    |  312  |  3.40%  |    |  2,922  |  2.76%  |    |  235,701  |  4.63%  | 
  | Valid Votes  |  9,163  |  97.07%  |  105,745  |  98.14%  |  5,094,754  |  98.24%  | 
  | Rejected Votes  |  277  |  2.93%  |  2,003  |  1.86%  |  91,499  |  1.76%  | 
  | Total Polled  |  9,440  |  14.07%  |  107,748  |  23.80%  |  5,186,256  |  55.87%  | 
  | Registered Electors  |  67,076  |    |  452,637  |    |  9,283,143  |    | 
     | Party  |  Akuressa[11]  |  Matara Electoral District  |  Sri Lanka  | 
  | Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  | 
  |   |  UNP  |    |  24,667  |  49.08%  |    |  164,725  |  49.32%  |    |  3,450,815  |  52.93%  | 
  |   |  SLFP  |    |  20,389  |  40.57%  |    |  144,587  |  43.29%  |    |  2,546,348  |  39.05%  | 
  |   |  JVP  |    |  4,781  |  9.51%  |    |  22,117  |  6.62%  |    |  273,428  |  4.19%  | 
  |   |  Other Parties (with < 1%)  |    |  424  |  0.84%  |    |  2,554  |  0.76%  |    |  249,460  |  3.83%  | 
  | Valid Votes  |  50,261  |  99.17%  |  333,983  |  99.08%  |  6,520,156  |  98.78%  | 
  | Rejected Votes  |  421  |  0.83%  |  3,091  |  0.92%  |  80,470  |  1.22%  | 
  | Total Polled  |  50,682  |  84.76%  |  337,074  |  82.90%  |  6,600,626  |  80.15%  | 
  | Registered Electors  |  59,798  |    |  406,595  |    |  8,235,358  |    | 
 Parliamentary Election Results
 Summary
 The winner of Akuressa has matched the final country result 6 out of 7 times. Hence, Akuressa is a Strong Bellwether for Parliamentary Elections.  
      | Party  |  Akuressa[14]  |  Matara Electoral District  |  Sri Lanka  | 
  | Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  | 
  |   |  UPFA  |    |  35,582  |  53.14%  |    |  250,505  |  52.70%  |    |  4,732,664  |  42.48%  | 
  |   |  UNP  |    |  25,643  |  38.30%  |    |  186,675  |  39.27%  |    |  5,098,916  |  45.77%  | 
  |   |  JVP  |    |  5,358  |  8.00%  |    |  35,270  |  7.42%  |    |  544,154  |  4.88%  | 
  |   |  Other Parties (with < 1%)  |    |  370  |  0.55%  |    |  2,890  |  0.61%  |    |  62,184  |  0.56%  | 
  | Valid Votes  |  66,953  |  95.01%  |  475,340  |  96.93%  |  11,140,333  |  95.35%  | 
  | Rejected Votes  |  1,796  |  2.55%  |  12,692  |  2.59%  |  516,926  |  4.42%  | 
  | Total Polled  |  70,466  |  75.15%  |  490,409  |  78.61%  |  11,684,111  |  77.66%  | 
  | Registered Electors  |  93,769  |    |  623,818  |    |  15,044,490  |    | 
     | Party  |  Akuressa[15]  |  Matara Electoral District  |  Sri Lanka  | 
  | Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  | 
  |   |  UPFA  |    |  30,816  |  65.00%  |    |  213,937  |  65.31%  |    |  4,846,388  |  60.38%  | 
  |   |  UNP  |    |  13,196  |  27.84%  |    |  91,114  |  27.81%  |    |  2,357,057  |  29.37%  | 
  |   |  DNA  |    |  3,075  |  6.49%  |    |  20,465  |  6.25%  |    |  441,251  |  5.50%  | 
  |   |  Other Parties (with < 1%)  |    |  320  |  0.68%  |    |  2,066  |  0.63%  |    |  53,531  |  0.67%  | 
  | Valid Votes  |  47,407  |  95.62%  |  327,582  |  95.82%  |  8,026,322  |  96.03%  | 
  | Rejected Votes  |  2,170  |  4.38%  |  14,289  |  4.18%  |  581,465  |  6.96%  | 
  | Total Polled  |  49,577  |  56.65%  |  341,871  |  59.06%  |  8,358,246  |  59.29%  | 
  | Registered Electors  |  87,510  |    |  578,858  |    |  14,097,690  |    | 
     | Party  |  Akuressa[16]  |  Matara Electoral District  |  Sri Lanka  | 
  | Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  | 
  |   |  UPFA  |    |  35,747  |  60.30%  |    |  241,235  |  60.27%  |    |  4,223,126  |  45.70%  | 
  |   |  UNP  |    |  21,318  |  35.96%  |    |  139,633  |  34.89%  |    |  3,486,792  |  37.73%  | 
  |   |  JHU  |    |  1,733  |  2.92%  |    |  16,229  |  4.05%  |    |  552,723  |  5.98%  | 
  |   |  Other Parties (with < 1%)  |    |  484  |  0.82%  |    |  3,136  |  0.78%  |    |  54,133  |  0.59%  | 
  | Valid Votes  |  59,282  |  94.54%  |  400,233  |  94.62%  |  9,241,931  |  94.52%  | 
  | Rejected Votes  |  3,427  |  5.46%  |  22,769  |  5.38%  |  534,452  |  5.47%  | 
  | Total Polled  |  62,709  |  76.17%  |  423,002  |  76.84%  |  9,777,821  |  75.74%  | 
  | Registered Electors  |  82,330  |    |  550,506  |    |  12,909,631  |    | 
     | Party  |  Akuressa[17]  |  Matara Electoral District  |  Sri Lanka  | 
  | Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  | 
  |   |  UNP  |    |  25,372  |  41.78%  |    |  171,661  |  42.49%  |    |  4,086,026  |  45.62%  | 
  |   |  PA  |    |  25,294  |  41.65%  |    |  171,141  |  42.37%  |    |  3,330,815  |  37.19%  | 
  |   |  JVP  |    |  9,120  |  15.02%  |    |  54,476  |  13.49%  |    |  815,353  |  9.10%  | 
  |   |  Other Parties (with < 1%)  |    |  941  |  1.55%  |    |  6,689  |  1.66%  |    |  133,373  |  1.49%  | 
  | Valid Votes  |  60,727  |  95.04%  |  403,967  |  95.10%  |  8,955,844  |  94.77%  | 
  | Rejected Votes  |  3,172  |  4.96%  |  20,820  |  4.90%  |  494,009  |  5.23%  | 
  | Total Polled  |  63,899  |  80.02%  |  424,787  |  79.44%  |  9,449,878  |  76.03%  | 
  | Registered Electors  |  79,850  |    |  534,694  |    |  12,428,762  |    | 
     | Party  |  Akuressa[18]  |  Matara Electoral District  |  Sri Lanka  | 
  | Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  | 
  |   |  PA  |    |  30,699  |  51.80%  |    |  203,690  |  51.47%  |    |  3,899,329  |  45.33%  | 
  |   |  UNP  |    |  21,688  |  36.60%  |    |  146,855  |  37.11%  |    |  3,451,765  |  40.12%  | 
  |   |  JVP  |    |  5,879  |  9.92%  |    |  38,757  |  9.79%  |    |  518,725  |  6.03%  | 
  |   |  Other Parties (with < 1%)  |    |  995  |  1.68%  |    |  6,462  |  1.63%  |    |  238,931  |  2.78%  | 
  | Valid Votes  |  59,261  |  N/A  |  395,764  |  N/A  |  8,602,617  |  N/A  | 
     | Party  |  Akuressa[19]  |  Matara Electoral District  |  Sri Lanka  | 
  | Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  | 
  |   |  PA  |    |  32,837  |  57.98%  |    |  227,285  |  59.90%  |    |  3,887,805  |  48.94%  | 
  |   |  UNP  |    |  21,999  |  38.84%  |    |  142,024  |  37.43%  |    |  3,498,370  |  44.04%  | 
  |   |  SLPF  |    |  1,554  |  2.74%  |    |  8,736  |  2.30%  |    |  90,078  |  1.13%  | 
  |   |  Other Parties (with < 1%)  |    |  247  |  0.44%  |    |  1,422  |  0.37%  |    |  68,538  |  0.86%  | 
  | Valid Votes  |  56,637  |  95.49%  |  379,467  |  95.67%  |  7,943,688  |  95.20%  | 
  | Rejected Votes  |  2,674  |  4.51%  |  17,167  |  4.33%  |  400,395  |  4.80%  | 
  | Total Polled  |  59,311  |  79.55%  |  396,634  |  77.60%  |  8,344,095  |  74.75%  | 
  | Registered Electors  |  74,562  |    |  511,109  |    |  11,163,064  |    | 
     | Party  |  Akuressa[20]  |  Matara Electoral District  |  Sri Lanka  | 
  | Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  | 
  |   |  UNP  |    |  5,454  |  60.06%  |    |  45,734  |  56.11%  |    |  2,838,005  |  50.71%  | 
  |   |  SLFP  |    |  2,902  |  31.96%  |    |  28,752  |  35.28%  |    |  1,785,369  |  31.90%  | 
  |   |  USA  |    |  481  |  5.30%  |    |  4,225  |  5.18%  |    |  141,983  |  2.54%  | 
  |   |  ELJP  |    |  162  |  1.78%  |    |  1,481  |  1.82%  |    |  67,723  |  1.21%  | 
  |   |  Other Parties (with < 1%)  |    |  82  |  0.90%  |    |  1,313  |  1.61%  |    |  90,480  |  1.62%  | 
  | Valid Votes  |  9,081  |  91.57%  |  81,505  |  94.08%  |  5,596,468  |  93.87%  | 
  | Rejected Votes  |  836  |  8.43%  |  5,128  |  5.92%  |  365,563  |  6.13%  | 
  | Total Polled  |  9,917  |  14.96%  |  86,633  |  19.17%  |  5,962,031  |  63.60%  | 
  | Registered Electors  |  66,310  |    |  451,926  |    |  9,374,164  |    | 
 Demographics
 Ethnicity
 The Akuressa Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (96.3%) . In comparison, the Matara Electoral District (which contains the Akuressa Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (94.3%) [1]  
  Religion
 The Akuressa Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (96.3%) . In comparison, the Matara Electoral District (which contains the Akuressa Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (94.1%) [1]  
  References