The Devinuwara Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Matara Electoral District, in the Southern Province, Sri Lanka.
Presidential Election Results
Summary
The winner of Devinuwara has matched the final country result 7 out of 8 times. Hence, Devinuwara is a Strong Bellwether for Presidential Elections. 
| Party
 | 
Devinuwara[4]
 | 
Matara Electoral District
 | 
Sri Lanka
 | 
| Votes
 | 
%
 | 
Votes
 | 
%
 | 
Votes
 | 
%
 | 
| 
 | 
SLPP
 | 
 | 
43,556
 | 
67.32%
 | 
 | 
374,481
 | 
67.25%
 | 
 | 
6,924,255
 | 
52.25%
 | 
| 
 | 
NDF
 | 
 | 
17,391
 | 
26.88%
 | 
 | 
149,026
 | 
26.76%
 | 
 | 
5,564,239
 | 
41.99%
 | 
| 
 | 
NMPP
 | 
 | 
2,760
 | 
4.27%
 | 
 | 
23,439
 | 
4.21%
 | 
 | 
418,553
 | 
3.16%
 | 
| 
 | 
Other Parties (with < 1%)
 | 
 | 
993
 | 
1.53%
 | 
 | 
9,922
 | 
1.78%
 | 
 | 
345,452
 | 
2.61%
 | 
| Valid Votes
 | 
64,700
 | 
99.45%
 | 
556,868
 | 
99.33%
 | 
13,252,499
 | 
98.99%
 | 
| Rejected Votes
 | 
355
 | 
0.55%
 | 
3,782
 | 
0.67%
 | 
135,452
 | 
1.01%
 | 
| Total Polled
 | 
65,055
 | 
83.63%
 | 
560,650
 | 
85.93%
 | 
13,387,951
 | 
83.71%
 | 
| Registered Electors
 | 
77,788
 | 
 | 
652,417
 | 
 | 
15,992,568
 | 
 | 
| Party
 | 
Devinuwara[5]
 | 
Matara Electoral District
 | 
Sri Lanka
 | 
| Votes
 | 
%
 | 
Votes
 | 
%
 | 
Votes
 | 
%
 | 
| 
 | 
UPFA
 | 
 | 
35,795
 | 
59.32%
 | 
 | 
297,823
 | 
57.81%
 | 
 | 
5,768,090
 | 
47.58%
 | 
| 
 | 
NDF
 | 
 | 
24,092
 | 
39.93%
 | 
 | 
212,435
 | 
41.24%
 | 
 | 
6,217,162
 | 
51.28%
 | 
| 
 | 
Other Parties (with < 1%)
 | 
 | 
452
 | 
0.75%
 | 
 | 
4,892
 | 
0.95%
 | 
 | 
138,200
 | 
1.14%
 | 
| Valid Votes
 | 
60,339
 | 
99.22%
 | 
515,150
 | 
99.06%
 | 
12,123,452
 | 
98.85%
 | 
| Rejected Votes
 | 
473
 | 
0.78%
 | 
4,891
 | 
0.94%
 | 
140,925
 | 
1.15%
 | 
| Total Polled
 | 
60,812
 | 
77.28%
 | 
520,041
 | 
80.23%
 | 
12,264,377
 | 
78.69%
 | 
| Registered Electors
 | 
78,690
 | 
 | 
648,213
 | 
 | 
15,585,942
 | 
 | 
| Party
 | 
Devinuwara[6]
 | 
Matara Electoral District
 | 
Sri Lanka
 | 
| Votes
 | 
%
 | 
Votes
 | 
%
 | 
Votes
 | 
%
 | 
| 
 | 
UPFA
 | 
 | 
36,428
 | 
67.00%
 | 
 | 
296,155
 | 
65.53%
 | 
 | 
6,015,934
 | 
57.88%
 | 
| 
 | 
NDF
 | 
 | 
17,219
 | 
31.67%
 | 
 | 
148,510
 | 
32.86%
 | 
 | 
4,173,185
 | 
40.15%
 | 
| 
 | 
Other Parties (with < 1%)
 | 
 | 
725
 | 
1.33%
 | 
 | 
7,264
 | 
1.61%
 | 
 | 
204,494
 | 
1.97%
 | 
| Valid Votes
 | 
54,372
 | 
99.44%
 | 
451,929
 | 
99.34%
 | 
10,393,613
 | 
99.03%
 | 
| Rejected Votes
 | 
308
 | 
0.56%
 | 
3,025
 | 
0.66%
 | 
101,838
 | 
0.97%
 | 
| Total Polled
 | 
54,680
 | 
73.30%
 | 
454,954
 | 
76.51%
 | 
10,495,451
 | 
66.70%
 | 
| Registered Electors
 | 
74,601
 | 
 | 
594,628
 | 
 | 
15,734,587
 | 
 | 
| Party
 | 
Devinuwara[7]
 | 
Matara Electoral District
 | 
Sri Lanka
 | 
| Votes
 | 
%
 | 
Votes
 | 
%
 | 
Votes
 | 
%
 | 
| 
 | 
UPFA
 | 
 | 
35,319
 | 
63.81%
 | 
 | 
279,411
 | 
61.85%
 | 
 | 
4,887,152
 | 
50.29%
 | 
| 
 | 
UNP
 | 
 | 
19,288
 | 
34.84%
 | 
 | 
165,837
 | 
36.71%
 | 
 | 
4,706,366
 | 
48.43%
 | 
| 
 | 
Other Parties (with < 1%)
 | 
 | 
747
 | 
1.35%
 | 
 | 
6,474
 | 
1.43%
 | 
 | 
123,521
 | 
1.27%
 | 
| Valid Votes
 | 
55,354
 | 
99.26%
 | 
451,722
 | 
99.11%
 | 
9,717,039
 | 
98.88%
 | 
| Rejected Votes
 | 
415
 | 
0.74%
 | 
4,077
 | 
0.89%
 | 
109,869
 | 
1.12%
 | 
| Total Polled
 | 
55,769
 | 
76.39%
 | 
455,799
 | 
78.95%
 | 
9,826,908
 | 
69.51%
 | 
| Registered Electors
 | 
73,005
 | 
 | 
577,327
 | 
 | 
14,136,979
 | 
 | 
| Party
 | 
Devinuwara[8]
 | 
Matara Electoral District
 | 
Sri Lanka
 | 
| Votes
 | 
%
 | 
Votes
 | 
%
 | 
Votes
 | 
%
 | 
| 
 | 
PA
 | 
 | 
25,363
 | 
51.24%
 | 
 | 
205,685
 | 
54.32%
 | 
 | 
4,312,157
 | 
51.12%
 | 
| 
 | 
UNP
 | 
 | 
18,844
 | 
38.07%
 | 
 | 
139,677
 | 
36.89%
 | 
 | 
3,602,748
 | 
42.71%
 | 
| 
 | 
JVP
 | 
 | 
4,539
 | 
9.17%
 | 
 | 
26,229
 | 
6.93%
 | 
 | 
343,927
 | 
4.08%
 | 
| 
 | 
Other Parties (with < 1%)
 | 
 | 
749
 | 
1.51%
 | 
 | 
7,047
 | 
1.86%
 | 
 | 
176,679
 | 
2.09%
 | 
| Valid Votes
 | 
49,495
 | 
98.09%
 | 
378,638
 | 
97.78%
 | 
8,435,754
 | 
97.69%
 | 
| Rejected Votes
 | 
963
 | 
1.91%
 | 
8,583
 | 
2.22%
 | 
199,536
 | 
2.31%
 | 
| Total Polled
 | 
50,458
 | 
73.88%
 | 
387,221
 | 
73.90%
 | 
8,635,290
 | 
72.17%
 | 
| Registered Electors
 | 
68,296
 | 
 | 
524,002
 | 
 | 
11,965,536
 | 
 | 
| Party
 | 
Devinuwara[9]
 | 
Matara Electoral District
 | 
Sri Lanka
 | 
| Votes
 | 
%
 | 
Votes
 | 
%
 | 
Votes
 | 
%
 | 
| 
 | 
PA
 | 
 | 
30,817
 | 
66.45%
 | 
 | 
227,865
 | 
64.69%
 | 
 | 
4,709,205
 | 
62.28%
 | 
| 
 | 
UNP
 | 
 | 
14,824
 | 
31.96%
 | 
 | 
118,224
 | 
33.56%
 | 
 | 
2,715,283
 | 
35.91%
 | 
| 
 | 
Other Parties (with < 1%)
 | 
 | 
736
 | 
1.59%
 | 
 | 
6,150
 | 
1.75%
 | 
 | 
137,040
 | 
1.81%
 | 
| Valid Votes
 | 
46,377
 | 
98.67%
 | 
352,239
 | 
98.40%
 | 
7,561,526
 | 
98.03%
 | 
| Rejected Votes
 | 
624
 | 
1.33%
 | 
5,731
 | 
1.60%
 | 
151,706
 | 
1.97%
 | 
| Total Polled
 | 
47,001
 | 
70.23%
 | 
357,970
 | 
69.93%
 | 
7,713,232
 | 
69.12%
 | 
| Registered Electors
 | 
66,923
 | 
 | 
511,933
 | 
 | 
11,158,880
 | 
 | 
| Party
 | 
Devinuwara[10]
 | 
Matara Electoral District
 | 
Sri Lanka
 | 
| Votes
 | 
%
 | 
Votes
 | 
%
 | 
Votes
 | 
%
 | 
| 
 | 
UNP
 | 
 | 
5,076
 | 
52.51%
 | 
 | 
45,399
 | 
42.93%
 | 
 | 
2,569,199
 | 
50.43%
 | 
| 
 | 
SLFP
 | 
 | 
4,403
 | 
45.55%
 | 
 | 
57,424
 | 
54.30%
 | 
 | 
2,289,857
 | 
44.95%
 | 
| 
 | 
SLMP
 | 
 | 
188
 | 
1.94%
 | 
 | 
2,922
 | 
2.76%
 | 
 | 
235,701
 | 
4.63%
 | 
| Valid Votes
 | 
9,667
 | 
98.94%
 | 
105,745
 | 
98.14%
 | 
5,094,754
 | 
98.24%
 | 
| Rejected Votes
 | 
104
 | 
1.06%
 | 
2,003
 | 
1.86%
 | 
91,499
 | 
1.76%
 | 
| Total Polled
 | 
9,771
 | 
15.64%
 | 
107,748
 | 
23.80%
 | 
5,186,256
 | 
55.87%
 | 
| Registered Electors
 | 
62,490
 | 
 | 
452,637
 | 
 | 
9,283,143
 | 
 | 
| Party
 | 
Devinuwara[11]
 | 
Matara Electoral District
 | 
Sri Lanka
 | 
| Votes
 | 
%
 | 
Votes
 | 
%
 | 
Votes
 | 
%
 | 
| 
 | 
UNP
 | 
 | 
22,605
 | 
49.59%
 | 
 | 
164,725
 | 
49.32%
 | 
 | 
3,450,815
 | 
52.93%
 | 
| 
 | 
SLFP
 | 
 | 
17,757
 | 
38.96%
 | 
 | 
144,587
 | 
43.29%
 | 
 | 
2,546,348
 | 
39.05%
 | 
| 
 | 
JVP
 | 
 | 
4,874
 | 
10.69%
 | 
 | 
22,117
 | 
6.62%
 | 
 | 
273,428
 | 
4.19%
 | 
| 
 | 
Other Parties (with < 1%)
 | 
 | 
347
 | 
0.76%
 | 
 | 
2,554
 | 
0.76%
 | 
 | 
249,460
 | 
3.83%
 | 
| Valid Votes
 | 
45,583
 | 
99.01%
 | 
333,983
 | 
99.08%
 | 
6,520,156
 | 
98.78%
 | 
| Rejected Votes
 | 
457
 | 
0.99%
 | 
3,091
 | 
0.92%
 | 
80,470
 | 
1.22%
 | 
| Total Polled
 | 
46,040
 | 
81.21%
 | 
337,074
 | 
82.90%
 | 
6,600,626
 | 
80.15%
 | 
| Registered Electors
 | 
56,693
 | 
 | 
406,595
 | 
 | 
8,235,358
 | 
 | 
Parliamentary Election Results
Summary
The winner of Devinuwara has matched the final country result 6 out of 7 times. Hence, Devinuwara is a Strong Bellwether for Parliamentary Elections. 
| Party
 | 
Devinuwara[14]
 | 
Matara Electoral District
 | 
Sri Lanka
 | 
| Votes
 | 
%
 | 
Votes
 | 
%
 | 
Votes
 | 
%
 | 
| 
 | 
UPFA
 | 
 | 
29,565
 | 
53.12%
 | 
 | 
250,505
 | 
52.70%
 | 
 | 
4,732,664
 | 
42.48%
 | 
| 
 | 
UNP
 | 
 | 
21,187
 | 
38.07%
 | 
 | 
186,675
 | 
39.27%
 | 
 | 
5,098,916
 | 
45.77%
 | 
| 
 | 
JVP
 | 
 | 
4,711
 | 
8.46%
 | 
 | 
35,270
 | 
7.42%
 | 
 | 
544,154
 | 
4.88%
 | 
| 
 | 
Other Parties (with < 1%)
 | 
 | 
190
 | 
0.34%
 | 
 | 
2,890
 | 
0.61%
 | 
 | 
62,184
 | 
0.56%
 | 
| Valid Votes
 | 
55,653
 | 
97.46%
 | 
475,340
 | 
96.93%
 | 
11,140,333
 | 
95.35%
 | 
| Rejected Votes
 | 
1,365
 | 
2.39%
 | 
12,692
 | 
2.59%
 | 
516,926
 | 
4.42%
 | 
| Total Polled
 | 
57,106
 | 
72.57%
 | 
490,409
 | 
78.61%
 | 
11,684,111
 | 
77.66%
 | 
| Registered Electors
 | 
78,690
 | 
 | 
623,818
 | 
 | 
15,044,490
 | 
 | 
| Party
 | 
Devinuwara[15]
 | 
Matara Electoral District
 | 
Sri Lanka
 | 
| Votes
 | 
%
 | 
Votes
 | 
%
 | 
Votes
 | 
%
 | 
| 
 | 
UPFA
 | 
 | 
26,177
 | 
67.09%
 | 
 | 
213,937
 | 
65.31%
 | 
 | 
4,846,388
 | 
60.38%
 | 
| 
 | 
UNP
 | 
 | 
9,535
 | 
24.44%
 | 
 | 
91,114
 | 
27.81%
 | 
 | 
2,357,057
 | 
29.37%
 | 
| 
 | 
DNA
 | 
 | 
3,086
 | 
7.91%
 | 
 | 
20,465
 | 
6.25%
 | 
 | 
441,251
 | 
5.50%
 | 
| 
 | 
Other Parties (with < 1%)
 | 
 | 
221
 | 
0.57%
 | 
 | 
2,066
 | 
0.63%
 | 
 | 
53,531
 | 
0.67%
 | 
| Valid Votes
 | 
39,019
 | 
96.36%
 | 
327,582
 | 
95.82%
 | 
8,026,322
 | 
96.03%
 | 
| Rejected Votes
 | 
1,473
 | 
3.64%
 | 
14,289
 | 
4.18%
 | 
581,465
 | 
6.96%
 | 
| Total Polled
 | 
40,492
 | 
54.28%
 | 
341,871
 | 
59.06%
 | 
8,358,246
 | 
59.29%
 | 
| Registered Electors
 | 
74,601
 | 
 | 
578,858
 | 
 | 
14,097,690
 | 
 | 
| Party
 | 
Devinuwara[16]
 | 
Matara Electoral District
 | 
Sri Lanka
 | 
| Votes
 | 
%
 | 
Votes
 | 
%
 | 
Votes
 | 
%
 | 
| 
 | 
UPFA
 | 
 | 
30,360
 | 
61.34%
 | 
 | 
241,235
 | 
60.27%
 | 
 | 
4,223,126
 | 
45.70%
 | 
| 
 | 
UNP
 | 
 | 
16,473
 | 
33.28%
 | 
 | 
139,633
 | 
34.89%
 | 
 | 
3,486,792
 | 
37.73%
 | 
| 
 | 
JHU
 | 
 | 
2,331
 | 
4.71%
 | 
 | 
16,229
 | 
4.05%
 | 
 | 
552,723
 | 
5.98%
 | 
| 
 | 
Other Parties (with < 1%)
 | 
 | 
327
 | 
0.66%
 | 
 | 
3,136
 | 
0.78%
 | 
 | 
54,133
 | 
0.59%
 | 
| Valid Votes
 | 
49,491
 | 
95.44%
 | 
400,233
 | 
94.62%
 | 
9,241,931
 | 
94.52%
 | 
| Rejected Votes
 | 
2,365
 | 
4.56%
 | 
22,769
 | 
5.38%
 | 
534,452
 | 
5.47%
 | 
| Total Polled
 | 
51,856
 | 
72.21%
 | 
423,002
 | 
76.84%
 | 
9,777,821
 | 
75.74%
 | 
| Registered Electors
 | 
71,812
 | 
 | 
550,506
 | 
 | 
12,909,631
 | 
 | 
| Party
 | 
Devinuwara[17]
 | 
Matara Electoral District
 | 
Sri Lanka
 | 
| Votes
 | 
%
 | 
Votes
 | 
%
 | 
Votes
 | 
%
 | 
| 
 | 
UNP
 | 
 | 
22,490
 | 
43.57%
 | 
 | 
171,661
 | 
42.49%
 | 
 | 
4,086,026
 | 
45.62%
 | 
| 
 | 
PA
 | 
 | 
20,021
 | 
38.79%
 | 
 | 
171,141
 | 
42.37%
 | 
 | 
3,330,815
 | 
37.19%
 | 
| 
 | 
JVP
 | 
 | 
8,378
 | 
16.23%
 | 
 | 
54,476
 | 
13.49%
 | 
 | 
815,353
 | 
9.10%
 | 
| 
 | 
Other Parties (with < 1%)
 | 
 | 
724
 | 
1.40%
 | 
 | 
6,689
 | 
1.66%
 | 
 | 
133,373
 | 
1.49%
 | 
| Valid Votes
 | 
51,613
 | 
96.05%
 | 
403,967
 | 
95.10%
 | 
8,955,844
 | 
94.77%
 | 
| Rejected Votes
 | 
2,120
 | 
3.95%
 | 
20,820
 | 
4.90%
 | 
494,009
 | 
5.23%
 | 
| Total Polled
 | 
53,733
 | 
76.31%
 | 
424,787
 | 
79.44%
 | 
9,449,878
 | 
76.03%
 | 
| Registered Electors
 | 
70,412
 | 
 | 
534,694
 | 
 | 
12,428,762
 | 
 | 
| Party
 | 
Devinuwara[18]
 | 
Matara Electoral District
 | 
Sri Lanka
 | 
| Votes
 | 
%
 | 
Votes
 | 
%
 | 
Votes
 | 
%
 | 
| 
 | 
PA
 | 
 | 
24,263
 | 
48.24%
 | 
 | 
203,690
 | 
51.47%
 | 
 | 
3,899,329
 | 
45.33%
 | 
| 
 | 
UNP
 | 
 | 
17,826
 | 
35.44%
 | 
 | 
146,855
 | 
37.11%
 | 
 | 
3,451,765
 | 
40.12%
 | 
| 
 | 
JVP
 | 
 | 
7,489
 | 
14.89%
 | 
 | 
38,757
 | 
9.79%
 | 
 | 
518,725
 | 
6.03%
 | 
| 
 | 
Other Parties (with < 1%)
 | 
 | 
719
 | 
1.43%
 | 
 | 
6,462
 | 
1.63%
 | 
 | 
238,931
 | 
2.78%
 | 
| Valid Votes
 | 
50,297
 | 
N/A
 | 
395,764
 | 
N/A
 | 
8,602,617
 | 
N/A
 | 
| Party
 | 
Devinuwara[19]
 | 
Matara Electoral District
 | 
Sri Lanka
 | 
| Votes
 | 
%
 | 
Votes
 | 
%
 | 
Votes
 | 
%
 | 
| 
 | 
PA
 | 
 | 
28,191
 | 
57.61%
 | 
 | 
227,285
 | 
59.90%
 | 
 | 
3,887,805
 | 
48.94%
 | 
| 
 | 
UNP
 | 
 | 
19,335
 | 
39.51%
 | 
 | 
142,024
 | 
37.43%
 | 
 | 
3,498,370
 | 
44.04%
 | 
| 
 | 
SLPF
 | 
 | 
1,304
 | 
2.66%
 | 
 | 
8,736
 | 
2.30%
 | 
 | 
90,078
 | 
1.13%
 | 
| 
 | 
Other Parties (with < 1%)
 | 
 | 
105
 | 
0.21%
 | 
 | 
1,422
 | 
0.37%
 | 
 | 
68,538
 | 
0.86%
 | 
| Valid Votes
 | 
48,935
 | 
96.37%
 | 
379,467
 | 
95.67%
 | 
7,943,688
 | 
95.20%
 | 
| Rejected Votes
 | 
1,841
 | 
3.63%
 | 
17,167
 | 
4.33%
 | 
400,395
 | 
4.80%
 | 
| Total Polled
 | 
50,776
 | 
75.87%
 | 
396,634
 | 
77.60%
 | 
8,344,095
 | 
74.75%
 | 
| Registered Electors
 | 
66,923
 | 
 | 
511,109
 | 
 | 
11,163,064
 | 
 | 
| Party
 | 
Devinuwara[20]
 | 
Matara Electoral District
 | 
Sri Lanka
 | 
| Votes
 | 
%
 | 
Votes
 | 
%
 | 
Votes
 | 
%
 | 
| 
 | 
UNP
 | 
 | 
6,622
 | 
82.64%
 | 
 | 
45,734
 | 
56.11%
 | 
 | 
2,838,005
 | 
50.71%
 | 
| 
 | 
SLFP
 | 
 | 
1,369
 | 
17.08%
 | 
 | 
28,752
 | 
35.28%
 | 
 | 
1,785,369
 | 
31.90%
 | 
| 
 | 
Other Parties (with < 1%)
 | 
 | 
22
 | 
0.27%
 | 
 | 
7,019
 | 
8.61%
 | 
 | 
300,186
 | 
5.36%
 | 
| Valid Votes
 | 
8,013
 | 
98.17%
 | 
81,505
 | 
94.08%
 | 
5,596,468
 | 
93.87%
 | 
| Rejected Votes
 | 
149
 | 
1.83%
 | 
5,128
 | 
5.92%
 | 
365,563
 | 
6.13%
 | 
| Total Polled
 | 
8,162
 | 
13.28%
 | 
86,633
 | 
19.17%
 | 
5,962,031
 | 
63.60%
 | 
| Registered Electors
 | 
61,452
 | 
 | 
451,926
 | 
 | 
9,374,164
 | 
 | 
Demographics
Ethnicity
The Devinuwara Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (96.5%) . In comparison, the Matara Electoral District (which contains the Devinuwara Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (94.3%) [1]
Religion
The Devinuwara Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (96.2%) . In comparison, the Matara Electoral District (which contains the Devinuwara Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (94.1%) [1]
References