The Kolonna Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Ratnapura Electoral District, in the Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka. 
  Presidential Election Results
 Summary
 The winner of Kolonna has matched the final country result 7 out of 8 times. Hence, Kolonna is a Strong Bellwether for Presidential Elections.  
      | Party  |  Kolonna[4]  |  Ratnapura Electoral District  |  Sri Lanka  | 
  | Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  | 
  |   |  SLPP  |    |  83,520  |  68.05%  |    |  448,044  |  59.93%  |    |  6,924,255  |  52.25%  | 
  |   |  NDF  |    |  32,052  |  26.12%  |    |  264,503  |  35.38%  |    |  5,564,239  |  41.99%  | 
  |   |  NMPP  |    |  4,747  |  3.87%  |    |  18,887  |  2.53%  |    |  418,553  |  3.16%  | 
  |   |  Other Parties (with < 1%)  |    |  2,411  |  1.96%  |    |  16,237  |  2.17%  |    |  345,452  |  2.61%  | 
  | Valid Votes  |  122,730  |  99.33%  |  747,671  |  99.22%  |  13,252,499  |  98.99%  | 
  | Rejected Votes  |  828  |  0.67%  |  5,853  |  0.78%  |  135,452  |  1.01%  | 
  | Total Polled  |  123,558  |  85.47%  |  753,524  |  87.11%  |  13,387,951  |  83.71%  | 
  | Registered Electors  |  144,558  |    |  864,979  |    |  15,992,568  |    | 
     | Party  |  Kolonna[5]  |  Ratnapura Electoral District  |  Sri Lanka  | 
  | Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  | 
  |   |  UPFA  |    |  65,270  |  59.00%  |    |  379,053  |  55.74%  |    |  5,768,090  |  47.58%  | 
  |   |  NDF  |    |  44,089  |  39.85%  |    |  292,514  |  43.01%  |    |  6,217,162  |  51.28%  | 
  |   |  Other Parties (with < 1%)  |    |  1,277  |  1.15%  |    |  8,517  |  1.25%  |    |  138,200  |  1.14%  | 
  | Valid Votes  |  110,636  |  98.85%  |  680,084  |  98.89%  |  12,123,452  |  98.85%  | 
  | Rejected Votes  |  1,285  |  1.15%  |  7,656  |  1.11%  |  140,925  |  1.15%  | 
  | Total Polled  |  111,921  |  79.52%  |  687,740  |  82.69%  |  12,264,377  |  78.69%  | 
  | Registered Electors  |  140,748  |    |  831,712  |    |  15,585,942  |    | 
     | Party  |  Kolonna[6]  |  Ratnapura Electoral District  |  Sri Lanka  | 
  | Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  | 
  |   |  UPFA  |    |  65,255  |  66.63%  |    |  377,734  |  63.76%  |    |  6,015,934  |  57.88%  | 
  |   |  NDF  |    |  31,029  |  31.68%  |    |  203,566  |  34.36%  |    |  4,173,185  |  40.15%  | 
  |   |  Other Parties (with < 1%)  |    |  1,648  |  1.68%  |    |  11,126  |  1.88%  |    |  204,494  |  1.97%  | 
  | Valid Votes  |  97,932  |  99.28%  |  592,426  |  99.26%  |  10,393,613  |  99.03%  | 
  | Rejected Votes  |  708  |  0.72%  |  4,430  |  0.74%  |  101,838  |  0.97%  | 
  | Total Polled  |  98,640  |  77.44%  |  596,856  |  79.75%  |  10,495,451  |  66.70%  | 
  | Registered Electors  |  127,375  |    |  748,404  |    |  15,734,587  |    | 
     | Party  |  Kolonna[7]  |  Ratnapura Electoral District  |  Sri Lanka  | 
  | Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  | 
  |   |  UPFA  |    |  52,947  |  57.25%  |    |  294,260  |  53.01%  |    |  4,887,152  |  50.29%  | 
  |   |  UNP  |    |  38,163  |  41.27%  |    |  252,838  |  45.55%  |    |  4,706,366  |  48.43%  | 
  |   |  Other Parties (with < 1%)  |    |  1,369  |  1.48%  |    |  7,976  |  1.44%  |    |  123,521  |  1.27%  | 
  | Valid Votes  |  92,479  |  98.97%  |  555,074  |  99.02%  |  9,717,039  |  98.88%  | 
  | Rejected Votes  |  961  |  1.03%  |  5,510  |  0.98%  |  109,869  |  1.12%  | 
  | Total Polled  |  93,440  |  80.56%  |  560,584  |  82.57%  |  9,826,908  |  69.51%  | 
  | Registered Electors  |  115,991  |    |  678,909  |    |  14,136,979  |    | 
     | Party  |  Kolonna[8]  |  Ratnapura Electoral District  |  Sri Lanka  | 
  | Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  | 
  |   |  PA  |    |  39,343  |  51.39%  |    |  250,409  |  52.13%  |    |  4,312,157  |  51.12%  | 
  |   |  UNP  |    |  29,473  |  38.50%  |    |  202,621  |  42.18%  |    |  3,602,748  |  42.71%  | 
  |   |  JVP  |    |  5,942  |  7.76%  |    |  16,482  |  3.43%  |    |  343,927  |  4.08%  | 
  |   |  Other Parties (with < 1%)  |    |  1,801  |  2.35%  |    |  10,852  |  2.26%  |    |  176,679  |  2.09%  | 
  | Valid Votes  |  76,559  |  97.86%  |  480,364  |  98.15%  |  8,435,754  |  97.69%  | 
  | Rejected Votes  |  1,676  |  2.14%  |  9,038  |  1.85%  |  199,536  |  2.31%  | 
  | Total Polled  |  78,235  |  77.90%  |  489,402  |  81.27%  |  8,635,290  |  72.17%  | 
  | Registered Electors  |  100,436  |    |  602,172  |    |  11,965,536  |    | 
     | Party  |  Kolonna[9]  |  Ratnapura Electoral District  |  Sri Lanka  | 
  | Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  | 
  |   |  PA  |    |  44,641  |  64.95%  |    |  257,265  |  58.07%  |    |  4,709,205  |  62.28%  | 
  |   |  UNP  |    |  22,425  |  32.63%  |    |  177,924  |  40.16%  |    |  2,715,283  |  35.91%  | 
  |   |  Other Parties (with < 1%)  |    |  1,665  |  2.42%  |    |  7,842  |  1.77%  |    |  137,040  |  1.81%  | 
  | Valid Votes  |  68,731  |  98.21%  |  443,031  |  98.31%  |  7,561,526  |  98.03%  | 
  | Rejected Votes  |  1,252  |  1.79%  |  7,595  |  1.69%  |  151,706  |  1.97%  | 
  | Total Polled  |  69,983  |  77.84%  |  450,626  |  80.02%  |  7,713,232  |  69.12%  | 
  | Registered Electors  |  89,903  |    |  563,174  |    |  11,158,880  |    | 
     | Party  |  Kolonna[10]  |  Ratnapura Electoral District  |  Sri Lanka  | 
  | Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  | 
  |   |  UNP  |    |  21,204  |  50.23%  |    |  180,622  |  51.75%  |    |  2,569,199  |  50.43%  | 
  |   |  SLFP  |    |  20,184  |  47.81%  |    |  159,879  |  45.81%  |    |  2,289,857  |  44.95%  | 
  |   |  SLMP  |    |  829  |  1.96%  |    |  8,516  |  2.44%  |    |  235,701  |  4.63%  | 
  | Valid Votes  |  42,217  |  98.56%  |  349,017  |  98.84%  |  5,094,754  |  98.24%  | 
  | Rejected Votes  |  615  |  1.44%  |  4,113  |  1.16%  |  91,499  |  1.76%  | 
  | Total Polled  |  42,832  |  58.37%  |  353,130  |  76.64%  |  5,186,256  |  55.87%  | 
  | Registered Electors  |  73,382  |    |  460,735  |    |  9,283,143  |    | 
     | Party  |  Kolonna[11]  |  Ratnapura Electoral District  |  Sri Lanka  | 
  | Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  | 
  |   |  UNP  |    |  24,459  |  51.57%  |    |  175,903  |  50.90%  |    |  3,450,815  |  52.93%  | 
  |   |  SLFP  |    |  18,287  |  38.56%  |    |  152,506  |  44.13%  |    |  2,546,348  |  39.05%  | 
  |   |  JVP  |    |  4,161  |  8.77%  |    |  11,283  |  3.26%  |    |  273,428  |  4.19%  | 
  |   |  Other Parties (with < 1%)  |    |  520  |  1.10%  |    |  5,912  |  1.71%  |    |  249,460  |  3.83%  | 
  | Valid Votes  |  47,427  |  98.95%  |  345,604  |  99.02%  |  6,520,156  |  98.78%  | 
  | Rejected Votes  |  505  |  1.05%  |  3,407  |  0.98%  |  80,470  |  1.22%  | 
  | Total Polled  |  47,932  |  79.45%  |  349,011  |  85.91%  |  6,600,626  |  80.15%  | 
  | Registered Electors  |  60,326  |    |  406,275  |    |  8,235,358  |    | 
 Parliamentary Election Results
 Summary
 The winner of Kolonna has matched the final country result 6 out of 7 times. Hence, Kolonna is a Strong Bellwether for Parliamentary Elections.  
      | Party  |  Kolonna[14]  |  Ratnapura Electoral District  |  Sri Lanka  | 
  | Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  | 
  |   |  UPFA  |    |  56,515  |  54.93%  |    |  323,636  |  51.21%  |    |  4,732,664  |  42.48%  | 
  |   |  UNP  |    |  39,090  |  37.99%  |    |  284,117  |  44.96%  |    |  5,098,916  |  45.77%  | 
  |   |  JVP  |    |  6,762  |  6.57%  |    |  21,525  |  3.41%  |    |  544,154  |  4.88%  | 
  |   |  Other Parties (with < 1%)  |    |  517  |  0.50%  |    |  2,720  |  0.43%  |    |  83,333  |  0.75%  | 
  | Valid Votes  |  102,884  |  97.02%  |  631,998  |  96.46%  |  11,140,333  |  95.35%  | 
  | Rejected Votes  |  3,125  |  2.95%  |  23,026  |  3.51%  |  516,926  |  4.42%  | 
  | Total Polled  |  106,047  |  75.35%  |  655,222  |  80.88%  |  11,684,111  |  77.66%  | 
  | Registered Electors  |  140,748  |    |  810,082  |    |  15,044,490  |    | 
     | Party  |  Kolonna[15]  |  Ratnapura Electoral District  |  Sri Lanka  | 
  | Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  | 
  |   |  UPFA  |    |  49,778  |  70.03%  |    |  305,327  |  68.87%  |    |  4,846,388  |  60.38%  | 
  |   |  UNP  |    |  17,511  |  24.63%  |    |  125,076  |  28.21%  |    |  2,357,057  |  29.37%  | 
  |   |  DNA  |    |  3,455  |  4.86%  |    |  11,053  |  2.49%  |    |  441,251  |  5.50%  | 
  |   |  Other Parties (with < 1%)  |    |  342  |  0.48%  |    |  1,853  |  0.42%  |    |  35,498  |  0.44%  | 
  | Valid Votes  |  71,086  |  94.21%  |  443,309  |  92.28%  |  8,026,322  |  96.03%  | 
  | Rejected Votes  |  4,358  |  5.78%  |  37,022  |  7.71%  |  581,465  |  6.96%  | 
  | Total Polled  |  75,451  |  59.24%  |  480,395  |  64.02%  |  8,358,246  |  59.29%  | 
  | Registered Electors  |  127,375  |    |  750,416  |    |  14,097,690  |    | 
     | Party  |  Kolonna[16]  |  Ratnapura Electoral District  |  Sri Lanka  | 
  | Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  | 
  |   |  UPFA  |    |  48,051  |  59.73%  |    |  261,450  |  53.14%  |    |  4,223,126  |  45.70%  | 
  |   |  UNP  |    |  28,117  |  34.95%  |    |  205,490  |  41.77%  |    |  3,486,792  |  37.73%  | 
  |   |  JHU  |    |  3,749  |  4.66%  |    |  20,801  |  4.23%  |    |  552,723  |  5.98%  | 
  |   |  Other Parties (with < 1%)  |    |  529  |  0.66%  |    |  4,262  |  0.87%  |    |  58,082  |  0.63%  | 
  | Valid Votes  |  80,446  |  94.37%  |  492,003  |  94.55%  |  9,241,931  |  94.52%  | 
  | Rejected Votes  |  4,795  |  5.63%  |  28,346  |  5.45%  |  534,452  |  5.47%  | 
  | Total Polled  |  85,241  |  76.40%  |  520,349  |  80.42%  |  9,777,821  |  75.74%  | 
  | Registered Electors  |  111,570  |    |  647,035  |    |  12,909,631  |    | 
     | Party  |  Kolonna[17]  |  Ratnapura Electoral District  |  Sri Lanka  | 
  | Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  | 
  |   |  UNP  |    |  33,942  |  42.57%  |    |  227,202  |  46.41%  |    |  4,086,026  |  45.62%  | 
  |   |  PA  |    |  30,539  |  38.30%  |    |  212,794  |  43.46%  |    |  3,330,815  |  37.19%  | 
  |   |  JVP  |    |  13,761  |  17.26%  |    |  40,377  |  8.25%  |    |  815,353  |  9.10%  | 
  |   |  Other Parties (with < 1%)  |    |  1,499  |  1.88%  |    |  9,205  |  1.88%  |    |  131,990  |  1.47%  | 
  | Valid Votes  |  79,741  |  94.46%  |  489,578  |  94.14%  |  8,955,844  |  94.77%  | 
  | Rejected Votes  |  4,678  |  5.54%  |  30,483  |  5.86%  |  494,009  |  5.23%  | 
  | Total Polled  |  84,419  |  79.66%  |  520,061  |  83.41%  |  9,449,878  |  76.03%  | 
  | Registered Electors  |  105,974  |    |  623,506  |    |  12,428,762  |    | 
     | Party  |  Kolonna[18]  |  Ratnapura Electoral District  |  Sri Lanka  | 
  | Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  | 
  |   |  PA  |    |  36,592  |  46.07%  |    |  244,142  |  50.63%  |    |  3,899,329  |  45.33%  | 
  |   |  UNP  |    |  33,729  |  42.47%  |    |  204,017  |  42.30%  |    |  3,451,765  |  40.12%  | 
  |   |  JVP  |    |  7,895  |  9.94%  |    |  22,222  |  4.61%  |    |  518,725  |  6.03%  | 
  |   |  Other Parties (with < 1%)  |    |  1,204  |  1.52%  |    |  11,873  |  2.46%  |    |  239,421  |  2.78%  | 
  | Valid Votes  |  79,420  |  N/A  |  482,254  |  N/A  |  8,602,617  |  N/A  | 
     | Party  |  Kolonna[19]  |  Ratnapura Electoral District  |  Sri Lanka  | 
  | Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  | 
  |   |  PA  |    |  41,894  |  58.41%  |    |  233,687  |  50.77%  |    |  3,887,805  |  48.94%  | 
  |   |  UNP  |    |  28,547  |  39.80%  |    |  220,750  |  47.96%  |    |  3,498,370  |  44.04%  | 
  |   |  Other Parties (with < 1%)  |    |  1,278  |  1.78%  |    |  5,848  |  1.27%  |    |  223,848  |  2.82%  | 
  | Valid Votes  |  71,719  |  95.36%  |  460,285  |  95.12%  |  7,943,688  |  95.20%  | 
  | Rejected Votes  |  3,490  |  4.64%  |  23,611  |  4.88%  |  400,395  |  4.80%  | 
  | Total Polled  |  75,209  |  83.66%  |  483,890  |  85.77%  |  8,344,095  |  74.75%  | 
  | Registered Electors  |  89,903  |    |  564,194  |    |  11,163,064  |    | 
     | Party  |  Kolonna[20]  |  Ratnapura Electoral District  |  Sri Lanka  | 
  | Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  |  Votes  |  %  | 
  |   |  UNP  |    |  22,885  |  57.17%  |    |  196,323  |  57.89%  |    |  2,838,005  |  50.71%  | 
  |   |  SLFP  |    |  15,843  |  39.58%  |    |  123,360  |  36.38%  |    |  1,785,369  |  31.90%  | 
  |   |  USP  |    |  757  |  1.89%  |    |  17,323  |  5.11%  |    |  17,323  |  0.31%  | 
  |   |  ELJP  |    |  416  |  1.04%  |    |  1,337  |  0.39%  |    |  67,723  |  1.21%  | 
  |   |  Other Parties (with < 1%)  |    |  127  |  0.32%  |    |  779  |  0.23%  |    |  886  |  0.02%  | 
  | Valid Votes  |  40,028  |  94.45%  |  339,122  |  94.37%  |  5,596,468  |  93.87%  | 
  | Rejected Votes  |  2,350  |  5.55%  |  20,248  |  5.63%  |  365,563  |  6.13%  | 
  | Total Polled  |  42,378  |  58.13%  |  359,370  |  78.60%  |  5,962,031  |  63.60%  | 
  | Registered Electors  |  72,897  |    |  457,224  |    |  9,374,164  |    | 
 Demographics
 Ethnicity
 The Kolonna Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (97.4%) . In comparison, the Ratnapura Electoral District (which contains the Kolonna Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (87.1%) [1]  
  Religion
 The Kolonna Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (97.1%) . In comparison, the Ratnapura Electoral District (which contains the Kolonna Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (86.7%) [1]  
  References