Borella Polling Division

The Borella Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Colombo Electoral District, in the Western Province, Sri Lanka.

Borella
Polling Division
Coordinates: 6.922636°N 79.875391°E / 6.922636; 79.875391
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceWestern Province, Sri Lanka
Electoral DistrictColombo Electoral District
Area
 • Total8.19 km2 (3.16 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)[1]
 • Total89,806
 • Density10,965/km2 (28,400/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeEC-01C

Presidential Election Results

Summary

The winner of Borella has matched the final country result 4 out of 8 times.

Year Borella Colombo Electoral District MAE[2] % Sri Lanka MAE[3] %
2019 NDF SLPP 14.04% SLPP 13.10%
2015 NDF NDF 11.02% NDF 15.34%
2010 NDF UPFA 11.57% UPFA 16.66%
2005 UNP UNP 10.45% UPFA 12.89%
1999 UNP PA 4.99% PA 6.55%
1994 PA PA 4.42% PA 1.99%
1988 UNP UNP 3.78% UNP 2.54%
1982 UNP UNP 4.49% UNP 8.08%
Matches/Mean MAE 4/8 7/8 8.09% 8/8 9.65%

2019 Sri Lankan Presidential Election
Party Borella[4] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
NDF 27,436 56.28% 559,921 40.92% 5,564,239 41.99%
SLPP 18,850 38.67% 727,713 53.19% 6,924,255 52.25%
NMPP 1,500 3.08% 53,803 3.93% 418,553 3.16%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 966 1.98% 26,740 1.95% 345,452 2.61%
Valid Votes 48,752 98.64% 1,368,177 98.89% 13,252,499 98.99%
Rejected Votes 672 1.36% 15,333 1.11% 135,452 1.01%
Total Polled 49,424 80.80% 1,383,510 82.82% 13,387,951 83.71%
Registered Electors 61,169 1,670,403 15,992,568

2015 Sri Lankan Presidential Election
Party Borella[5] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
NDF 31,469 66.97% 725,073 55.93% 6,217,162 51.28%
UPFA 15,148 32.24% 562,614 43.40% 5,768,090 47.58%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 373 0.79% 8,673 0.67% 138,200 1.14%
Valid Votes 46,990 98.85% 1,296,360 98.83% 12,123,452 98.85%
Rejected Votes 547 1.15% 15,334 1.17% 140,925 1.15%
Total Polled 47,537 79.08% 1,311,694 81.34% 12,264,377 78.69%
Registered Electors 60,109 1,612,660 15,585,942

2010 Sri Lankan Presidential Election
Party Borella[6] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
NDF 23,636 57.46% 533,022 45.90% 4,173,185 40.15%
UPFA 16,909 41.11% 614,740 52.93% 6,015,934 57.88%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 587 1.43% 13,620 1.17% 204,494 1.97%
Valid Votes 41,132 98.70% 1,161,382 99.03% 10,393,613 99.03%
Rejected Votes 543 1.30% 11,394 0.97% 101,838 0.97%
Total Polled 41,675 70.93% 1,172,776 76.09% 10,495,451 66.70%
Registered Electors 58,757 1,541,242 15,734,587

2005 Sri Lankan Presidential Election
Party Borella[7] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 25,784 61.67% 569,627 51.12% 4,706,366 48.43%
UPFA 15,644 37.42% 534,431 47.96% 4,887,152 50.29%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 381 0.91% 10,192 0.91% 123,521 1.27%
Valid Votes 41,809 98.93% 1,114,250 98.86% 9,717,039 98.88%
Rejected Votes 453 1.07% 12,879 1.14% 109,869 1.12%
Total Polled 42,262 69.65% 1,127,129 75.85% 9,826,908 69.51%
Registered Electors 60,678 1,486,021 14,136,979

1999 Sri Lankan Presidential Election
Party Borella[8] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 19,151 50.12% 425,185 44.08% 3,602,748 42.71%
PA 17,023 44.55% 474,310 49.18% 4,312,157 51.12%
JVP 1,289 3.37% 44,009 4.56% 343,927 4.08%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 750 1.96% 21,030 2.18% 176,679 2.09%
Valid Votes 38,213 97.31% 964,534 97.06% 8,435,754 97.69%
Rejected Votes 1,058 2.69% 29,197 2.94% 199,536 2.31%
Total Polled 39,271 70.97% 993,731 73.39% 8,635,290 72.17%
Registered Electors 55,338 1,354,025 11,965,536

1994 Sri Lankan Presidential Election
Party Borella[9] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 20,837 60.38% 557,708 64.82% 4,709,205 62.28%
UNP 13,162 38.14% 288,741 33.56% 2,715,283 35.91%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 513 1.49% 13,937 1.62% 137,040 1.81%
Valid Votes 34,512 98.24% 860,386 98.17% 7,561,526 98.03%
Rejected Votes 617 1.76% 16,060 1.83% 151,706 1.97%
Total Polled 35,129 67.55% 876,446 69.59% 7,713,232 69.12%
Registered Electors 52,007 1,259,484 11,158,880

1988 Sri Lankan Presidential Election
Party Borella[10] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 16,452 52.67% 361,337 49.14% 2,569,199 50.43%
SLFP 13,083 41.88% 339,958 46.23% 2,289,857 44.95%
SLMP 1,702 5.45% 34,020 4.63% 235,701 4.63%
Valid Votes 31,237 98.43% 735,315 98.49% 5,094,754 98.24%
Rejected Votes 499 1.57% 11,295 1.51% 91,499 1.76%
Total Polled 31,736 66.23% 746,610 67.53% 5,186,256 55.87%
Registered Electors 47,917 1,105,583 9,283,143

1982 Sri Lankan Presidential Election
Party Borella[11] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 21,383 62.93% 436,290 57.86% 3,450,815 52.93%
SLFP 10,946 32.22% 274,476 36.40% 2,546,348 39.05%
JVP 1,058 3.11% 28,580 3.79% 273,428 4.19%
LSSP 395 1.16% 9,655 1.28% 58,531 0.90%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 195 0.57% 5,030 0.67% 190,929 2.93%
Valid Votes 33,977 99.11% 754,031 98.95% 6,520,156 98.78%
Rejected Votes 305 0.89% 7,990 1.05% 80,470 1.22%
Total Polled 34,282 72.75% 762,021 76.88% 6,600,626 80.15%
Registered Electors 47,123 991,194 8,235,358

Parliamentary Election Results

Summary

The winner of Borella has matched the final country result 3 out of 7 times.

Year Borella Colombo Electoral District MAE[12] % Sri Lanka MAE[13] %
2015 UNP UNP 11.89% UNP 15.94%
2010 UNP UPFA 10.19% UPFA 18.07%
2004 UNP UNP 8.41% UPFA 13.15%
2001 UNP UNP 5.09% UNP 8.78%
2000 UNP UNP 4.10% PA 8.34%
1994 UNP PA 4.64% PA 2.68%
1989 UNP UNP 3.38% UNP 4.19%
Matches/Mean MAE 3/7 5/7 6.82% 7/7 10.17%

2015 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election
Party Borella[14] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 28,968 66.29% 640,743 53.04% 5,098,916 45.77%
UPFA 11,842 27.10% 474,063 39.25% 4,732,664 42.48%
JVP 2,282 5.22% 81,391 6.74% 544,154 4.88%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 610 1.40% 11,752 0.97% 93,045 0.84%
Valid Votes 43,702 95.76% 1,207,949 96.46% 11,140,333 95.35%
Rejected Votes 1,902 4.17% 43,372 3.46% 516,926 4.42%
Total Polled 45,638 75.93% 1,252,271 78.93% 11,684,111 77.66%
Registered Electors 60,109 1,586,598 15,044,490

2010 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election
Party Borella[15] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 16,421 48.14% 339,750 36.19% 2,357,057 29.37%
UPFA 13,662 40.05% 480,896 51.23% 4,846,388 60.38%
DNA 3,619 10.61% 110,683 11.79% 441,251 5.50%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 411 1.20% 7,182 0.77% 47,940 0.60%
Valid Votes 34,113 94.34% 938,723 94.85% 8,026,322 96.03%
Rejected Votes 1,998 5.53% 50,354 5.09% 581,465 6.96%
Total Polled 36,160 61.54% 989,729 64.17% 8,358,246 59.29%
Registered Electors 58,757 1,542,457 14,097,690

2004 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election
Party Borella[16] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 21,543 52.70% 441,841 41.77% 3,486,792 37.73%
UPFA 12,484 30.54% 414,688 39.20% 4,223,126 45.70%
JHU 6,360 15.56% 190,618 18.02% 552,723 5.98%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 493 1.21% 10,713 1.01% 90,868 0.98%
Valid Votes 40,880 96.53% 1,057,860 96.47% 9,241,931 94.52%
Rejected Votes 1,457 3.44% 38,605 3.52% 534,452 5.47%
Total Polled 42,350 67.52% 1,096,571 74.71% 9,777,821 75.74%
Registered Electors 62,722 1,467,751 12,909,631

2001 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election
Party Borella[17] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 24,349 58.83% 546,417 51.62% 4,086,026 45.62%
PA 12,710 30.71% 353,401 33.39% 3,330,815 37.19%
JVP 2,872 6.94% 117,404 11.09% 815,353 9.10%
SU 785 1.90% 16,970 1.60% 50,665 0.57%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 672 1.62% 24,289 2.29% 510,616 5.70%
Valid Votes 41,388 96.28% 1,058,481 96.28% 8,955,844 94.77%
Rejected Votes 1,598 3.72% 40,901 3.72% 494,009 5.23%
Total Polled 42,986 70.04% 1,099,382 76.31% 9,449,878 76.03%
Registered Electors 61,373 1,440,682 12,428,762

2000 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election
Party Borella[18] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 19,588 48.81% 440,684 43.45% 3,451,765 40.12%
PA 14,025 34.95% 394,146 38.86% 3,899,329 45.33%
SU 2,106 5.25% 49,671 4.90% 127,859 1.49%
JVP 1,990 4.96% 78,133 7.70% 518,725 6.03%
NUA 1,441 3.59% 27,067 2.67% 185,593 2.16%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 980 2.44% 24,519 2.42% 189,490 2.20%
Valid Votes 40,130 N/A 1,014,220 N/A 8,602,617 N/A

1994 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election
Party Borella[19] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 17,076 47.41% 385,100 41.77% 3,498,370 44.04%
PA 16,764 46.54% 469,642 50.94% 3,887,805 48.94%
MEP 1,345 3.73% 42,734 4.64% 68,538 0.86%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 419 1.16% 13,003 1.41% 51,995 0.65%
SLPF 414 1.15% 11,454 1.24% 90,078 1.13%
Valid Votes 36,018 95.94% 921,933 96.18% 7,943,688 95.20%
Rejected Votes 1,524 4.06% 36,635 3.82% 400,395 4.80%
Total Polled 37,542 72.19% 958,568 76.04% 8,344,095 74.75%
Registered Electors 52,007 1,260,686 11,163,064

1989 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election
Party Borella[20] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 17,324 56.45% 374,530 51.67% 2,838,005 50.71%
SLFP 8,721 28.42% 205,053 28.29% 1,785,369 31.90%
USA 1,745 5.69% 31,873 4.40% 141,983 2.54%
SLMC 1,604 5.23% 29,308 4.04% 202,016 3.61%
MEP 1,040 3.39% 76,966 10.62% 90,480 1.62%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 254 0.83% 7,112 0.98% 67,723 1.21%
Valid Votes 30,688 95.34% 724,842 95.36% 5,596,468 93.87%
Rejected Votes 1,501 4.66% 35,271 4.64% 365,563 6.13%
Total Polled 32,189 68.23% 760,113 69.87% 5,962,031 63.60%
Registered Electors 47,174 1,087,891 9,374,164

Demographics

Ethnicity

The Borella Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (57.8%), a significant Sri Lankan Tamil population (19.9%) and a significant Moor population (19.1%) . In comparison, the Colombo Electoral District (which contains the Borella Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (76.5%), a significant Moor population (10.7%) and a significant Sri Lankan Tamil population (10.1%) [1]

Ethnicity in Borella[1]

  Sinhalese (57.8%)
  Sri Lankan Tamil (19.9%)
  Moor (19.1%)
  Other (1.9%)
  Malay (1.3%)

Religion

The Borella Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (53.7%), a significant Muslim population (21.8%) and a significant Hindu population (13.2%) . In comparison, the Colombo Electoral District (which contains the Borella Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (70.2%) and a significant Muslim population (11.8%) [1]

Religion in Borella[1]

  Buddhist (53.7%)
  Muslim (21.8%)
  Hindu (13.2%)
  Roman Catholic (8.1%)
  Other Christian (3.0%)
  Other (0.1%)

References
  1. "Census of Population and Housing 2012". statistics.gov.lk. Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka. 2012.
  2. The mean absolute error, between the percentages of votes each party got in Borella and the Colombo Electoral District. It is a measure of the difference in voting behaviour between the two regions.
  3. The mean absolute error, between the percentages of votes each party got in Borella and the country. It is a measure of the difference in voting behaviour between the two regions.
  4. "2019 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2019.
  5. "2015 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2015.
  6. "2010 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2010.
  7. "2005 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2005.
  8. "1999 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 1999.
  9. "1994 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 1994.
  10. "1988 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 1988.
  11. "1982 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 1982.
  12. The mean absolute error, between the percentages of votes each party got in Borella and the Colombo Electoral District. It is a measure of the difference in voting behaviour between the two regions.
  13. The mean absolute error, between the percentages of votes each party got in Borella and the country. It is a measure of the difference in voting behaviour between the two regions.
  14. "2015 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2015.
  15. "2010 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2010.
  16. "2004 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2004.
  17. "2001 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2001.
  18. "2000 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2000.
  19. "1994 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 1994.
  20. "1989 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 1989.


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