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Polling Division in Sri Lanka
The Panduwasnuwara Polling Division is a polling division in the Kurunegala Electoral District , in the North Western Province, Sri Lanka .
Presidential election results
Summary
The winner of Panduwasnuwara has matched the final country result 6 out of 8 times. Hence, Panduwasnuwara is a weak bellwether for presidential elections.
Party
Panduwasnuwara[4]
Kurunegala Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
SLPP
35,508
57.01%
652,278
57.90%
6,924,255
52.25%
NDF
24,238
38.92%
416,961
37.01%
5,564,239
41.99%
NMPP
1,441
2.31%
36,178
3.21%
418,553
3.16%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
1,092
1.75%
21,193
1.88%
345,452
2.61%
Valid Votes
62,279
99.33%
1,126,610
99.25%
13,252,499
98.99%
Rejected Votes
419
0.67%
8,522
0.75%
135,452
1.01%
Total Polled
62,698
85.33%
1,135,132
85.24%
13,387,951
83.71%
Registered Electors
73,474
1,331,705
15,992,568
Party
Panduwasnuwara[5]
Kurunegala Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UPFA
32,197
55.73%
556,868
53.46%
5,768,090
47.58%
NDF
25,172
43.57%
476,602
45.76%
6,217,162
51.28%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
407
0.70%
8,154
0.78%
138,200
1.14%
Valid Votes
57,776
99.31%
1,041,624
99.12%
12,123,452
98.85%
Rejected Votes
403
0.69%
9,285
0.88%
140,925
1.15%
Total Polled
58,179
78.51%
1,050,909
78.82%
12,264,377
78.69%
Registered Electors
74,100
1,333,377
15,585,942
Party
Panduwasnuwara[6]
Kurunegala Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UPFA
32,854
61.66%
582,784
63.08%
6,015,934
57.88%
NDF
19,681
36.94%
327,594
35.46%
4,173,185
40.15%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
750
1.41%
13,515
1.46%
204,494
1.97%
Valid Votes
53,285
99.50%
923,893
99.29%
10,393,613
99.03%
Rejected Votes
270
0.50%
6,644
0.71%
101,838
0.97%
Total Polled
53,555
76.36%
930,537
75.59%
10,495,451
66.70%
Registered Electors
70,131
1,230,966
15,734,587
Party
Panduwasnuwara[7]
Kurunegala Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UPFA
26,365
50.36%
468,507
52.26%
4,887,152
50.29%
UNP
25,456
48.63%
418,809
46.72%
4,706,366
48.43%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
529
1.01%
9,181
1.02%
123,521
1.27%
Valid Votes
52,350
99.26%
896,497
99.07%
9,717,039
98.88%
Rejected Votes
392
0.74%
8,458
0.93%
109,869
1.12%
Total Polled
52,742
78.69%
904,955
77.87%
9,826,908
69.51%
Registered Electors
67,023
1,162,099
14,136,979
Party
Panduwasnuwara[8]
Kurunegala Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
PA
22,991
53.16%
377,483
50.77%
4,312,157
51.12%
UNP
18,484
42.74%
326,327
43.89%
3,602,748
42.71%
JVP
1,197
2.77%
27,354
3.68%
343,927
4.08%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
580
1.34%
12,355
1.66%
176,679
2.09%
Valid Votes
43,252
98.11%
743,519
97.99%
8,435,754
97.69%
Rejected Votes
835
1.89%
15,272
2.01%
199,536
2.31%
Total Polled
44,087
75.14%
758,791
75.83%
8,635,290
72.17%
Registered Electors
58,677
1,000,624
11,965,536
Party
Panduwasnuwara[9]
Kurunegala Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
PA
23,158
59.08%
403,838
59.36%
4,709,205
62.28%
UNP
15,482
39.49%
266,740
39.21%
2,715,283
35.91%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
560
1.43%
9,766
1.44%
137,040
1.81%
Valid Votes
39,200
98.70%
680,344
98.48%
7,561,526
98.03%
Rejected Votes
515
1.30%
10,511
1.52%
151,706
1.97%
Total Polled
39,715
75.41%
690,855
76.97%
7,713,232
69.12%
Registered Electors
52,667
897,539
11,158,880
Party
Panduwasnuwara[10]
Kurunegala Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
SLFP
12,131
49.91%
182,220
46.89%
2,289,857
44.95%
UNP
11,747
48.33%
198,662
51.12%
2,569,199
50.43%
SLMP
430
1.77%
7,717
1.99%
235,701
4.63%
Valid Votes
24,308
98.95%
388,599
98.91%
5,094,754
98.24%
Rejected Votes
259
1.05%
4,281
1.09%
91,499
1.76%
Total Polled
24,567
51.09%
392,880
53.49%
5,186,256
55.87%
Registered Electors
48,087
734,453
9,283,143
Party
Panduwasnuwara[11]
Kurunegala Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UNP
21,475
56.93%
345,769
55.77%
3,450,815
52.93%
SLFP
14,991
39.74%
248,479
40.08%
2,546,348
39.05%
JVP
1,048
2.78%
21,835
3.52%
273,428
4.19%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
207
0.55%
3,895
0.63%
249,460
3.83%
Valid Votes
37,721
98.99%
619,978
99.13%
6,520,156
98.78%
Rejected Votes
384
1.01%
5,431
0.87%
80,470
1.22%
Total Polled
38,105
87.89%
625,409
86.00%
6,600,626
80.15%
Registered Electors
43,356
727,202
8,235,358
Parliamentary election results
Summary
The winner of Panduwasnuwara has matched the final country result 6 out of 7 times. Hence, Panduwasnuwara is a strong bellwether] for Parliamentary Elections.
Party
Panduwasnuwara[14]
Kurunegala Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UPFA
27,006
51.27%
474,124
49.29%
4,732,664
42.48%
UNP
23,883
45.34%
441,275
45.87%
5,098,916
45.77%
JVP
1,511
2.87%
41,077
4.27%
544,154
4.88%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
272
0.52%
5,496
0.57%
83,041
0.75%
Valid Votes
52,672
95.37%
961,972
95.39%
11,140,333
95.35%
Rejected Votes
2,538
4.60%
46,036
4.56%
516,926
4.42%
Total Polled
55,228
74.53%
1,008,459
79.63%
11,684,111
77.66%
Registered Electors
74,100
1,266,443
15,044,490
Party
Panduwasnuwara[15]
Kurunegala Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UPFA
21,953
55.43%
429,316
63.91%
4,846,388
60.38%
UNP
16,847
42.54%
213,713
31.81%
2,357,057
29.37%
DNA
716
1.81%
26,440
3.94%
441,251
5.50%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
87
0.22%
2,288
0.34%
34,779
0.43%
Valid Votes
39,603
92.69%
671,757
92.58%
8,026,322
96.03%
Rejected Votes
3,092
7.24%
53,130
7.32%
581,465
6.96%
Total Polled
42,727
60.92%
725,566
59.08%
8,358,246
59.29%
Registered Electors
70,131
1,228,044
14,097,690
Party
Panduwasnuwara[16]
Kurunegala Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UPFA
22,103
48.77%
412,157
51.95%
4,223,126
45.70%
UNP
21,297
46.99%
340,768
42.95%
3,486,792
37.73%
JHU
1,803
3.98%
37,459
4.72%
552,723
5.98%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
122
0.27%
2,976
0.38%
64,640
0.70%
Valid Votes
45,325
95.10%
793,360
95.14%
9,241,931
94.52%
Rejected Votes
2,319
4.87%
40,261
4.83%
534,452
5.47%
Total Polled
47,658
73.34%
833,908
76.54%
9,777,821
75.74%
Registered Electors
64,979
1,089,482
12,909,631
Party
Panduwasnuwara[17]
Kurunegala Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UNP
23,125
49.68%
382,768
48.59%
4,086,026
45.62%
PA
20,093
43.17%
332,775
42.24%
3,330,815
37.19%
JVP
2,875
6.18%
63,652
8.08%
815,353
9.10%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
456
0.98%
8,533
1.08%
133,770
1.49%
Valid Votes
46,549
95.77%
787,728
95.35%
8,955,844
94.77%
Rejected Votes
2,056
4.23%
38,451
4.65%
494,009
5.23%
Total Polled
48,605
77.60%
826,179
78.98%
9,449,878
76.03%
Registered Electors
62,636
1,046,102
12,428,762
Party
Panduwasnuwara[18]
Kurunegala Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
PA
20,849
47.25%
358,794
48.75%
3,899,329
45.33%
UNP
19,348
43.85%
308,106
41.86%
3,451,765
40.12%
JVP
1,830
4.15%
40,780
5.54%
518,725
6.03%
NUA
1,302
2.95%
11,927
1.62%
185,593
2.16%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
798
1.81%
16,421
2.23%
221,514
2.57%
Valid Votes
44,127
N/A
736,028
N/A
8,602,617
N/A
Party
Panduwasnuwara[19]
Kurunegala Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
PA
21,295
51.15%
366,856
51.87%
3,887,805
48.94%
UNP
20,011
48.07%
332,547
47.02%
3,498,370
44.04%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
326
0.78%
7,876
1.11%
158,616
2.00%
Valid Votes
41,632
95.97%
707,279
95.92%
7,943,688
95.20%
Rejected Votes
1,747
4.03%
30,071
4.08%
400,395
4.80%
Total Polled
43,379
82.36%
737,350
82.15%
8,344,095
74.75%
Registered Electors
52,667
897,580
11,163,064
Party
Panduwasnuwara[20]
Kurunegala Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UNP
16,853
56.70%
314,724
58.51%
2,838,005
50.71%
SLFP
11,417
38.41%
195,526
36.35%
1,785,369
31.90%
ELJP
1,071
3.60%
13,759
2.56%
67,723
1.21%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
380
1.28%
13,907
2.59%
232,463
4.15%
Valid Votes
29,721
94.97%
537,916
94.02%
5,596,468
93.87%
Rejected Votes
1,573
5.03%
34,212
5.98%
365,563
6.13%
Total Polled
31,294
65.87%
572,128
72.88%
5,962,031
63.60%
Registered Electors
47,509
784,991
9,374,164
Demographics
Ethnicity
The Panduwasnuwara Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (90.1%). In comparison, the Kurunegala Electoral District (which contains the Panduwasnuwara Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (91.4%)[1]
Ethnicity in Panduwasnuwara[1]
Other (0.5%)
Religion
The Panduwasnuwara Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (87.4%) . In comparison, the Kurunegala Electoral District (which contains the Panduwasnuwara Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (88.5%) [1]
Religion in Panduwasnuwara[1]
Other (0.5%)
References