| Ratmalana | |
| Coordinates: | 6.8318°N 79.8741°W |
| Area Total Km2: | 14.35 |
| Population Total: | 95506 |
| Population Density Km2: | 6655 |
| Population As Of: | 2012 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name2: | Colombo Electoral District |
The Ratmalana Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Colombo Electoral District, in the Western Province, Sri Lanka.
The winner of Ratmalana has matched the final country result 8 out of 8 times. Hence, Ratmalana is a Perfect Bellwether for Presidential Elections.
| - ! | Year !colspan="2" width="144px" | Ratmalana !colspan="2" width="144px" | Colombo Electoral District ! | MAE[2] % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Sri Lanka ! | MAE[3] % | - | 1.53% | 0.62% | - | 0.21% | 4.16% | - | 0.16% | 5.01% | - | 2.83% | 0.35% | - | 3.26% | 1.70% | - | 4.08% | 6.50% | - | 1.26% | 2.49% | - | 1.42% | 2.43% | - ! | Matches/Mean MAE !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 8/8 !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 7/8 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.85% !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 8/8 !style="text-align:right;" | 2.91% |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Ratmalana[4] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Colombo Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 28,085 | 51.48% | 727,713 | 53.19% | 6,924,255 | 52.25% | - | 23,156 | 42.45% | 559,921 | 40.92% | 5,564,239 | 41.99% | - | NMPP | 2,124 | 3.89% | 53,803 | 3.93% | 418,553 | 3.16% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 1,185 | 2.17% | 26,740 | 1.95% | 345,452 | 2.61% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 54,550 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.74% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 1,368,177 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.89% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 13,252,499 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.99% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Rejected Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 698 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.26% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 15,333 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.11% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 135,452 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.01% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Total Polled !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 55,248 !style="text-align:right;" | 79.92% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 1,383,510 !style="text-align:right;" | 82.82% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 13,387,951 !style="text-align:right;" | 83.71% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Registered Electors !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 69,128 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 1,670,403 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 15,992,568 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Ratmalana[5] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Colombo Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 29,554 | 55.76% | 725,073 | 55.93% | 6,217,162 | 51.28% | - | 23,144 | 43.66% | 562,614 | 43.40% | 5,768,090 | 47.58% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 306 | 0.58% | 8,673 | 0.67% | 138,200 | 1.14% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 53,004 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.73% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 1,296,360 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.83% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 12,123,452 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.85% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Rejected Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 680 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.27% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 15,334 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.17% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 140,925 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.15% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Total Polled !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 53,684 !style="text-align:right;" | 80.37% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 1,311,694 !style="text-align:right;" | 81.34% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 12,264,377 !style="text-align:right;" | 78.69% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Registered Electors !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 66,793 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 1,612,660 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 15,585,942 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Ratmalana[6] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Colombo Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 26,215 | 53.16% | 614,740 | 52.93% | 6,015,934 | 57.88% | - | 22,589 | 45.80% | 533,022 | 45.90% | 4,173,185 | 40.15% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 512 | 1.04% | 13,620 | 1.17% | 204,494 | 1.97% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 49,316 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.97% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 1,161,382 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.03% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 10,393,613 !style="text-align:right;" | 99.03% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Rejected Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 512 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.03% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 11,394 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.97% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 101,838 !style="text-align:right;" | 0.97% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Total Polled !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 49,828 !style="text-align:right;" | 74.79% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 1,172,776 !style="text-align:right;" | 76.09% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 10,495,451 !style="text-align:right;" | 66.70% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Registered Electors !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 66,622 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 1,541,242 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 15,734,587 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Ratmalana[7] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Colombo Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 25,004 | 50.84% | 534,431 | 47.96% | 4,887,152 | 50.29% | - | 23,743 | 48.28% | 569,627 | 51.12% | 4,706,366 | 48.43% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 434 | 0.88% | 10,192 | 0.91% | 123,521 | 1.27% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 49,181 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.88% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 1,114,250 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.86% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 9,717,039 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.88% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Rejected Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 557 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.12% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 12,879 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.14% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 109,869 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.12% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Total Polled !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 49,738 !style="text-align:right;" | 74.87% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 1,127,129 !style="text-align:right;" | 75.85% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 9,826,908 !style="text-align:right;" | 69.51% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Registered Electors !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 66,432 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 1,486,021 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 14,136,979 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Ratmalana[8] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Colombo Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 22,868 | 52.02% | 474,310 | 49.18% | 4,312,157 | 51.12% | - | 17,572 | 39.97% | 425,185 | 44.08% | 3,602,748 | 42.71% | - | 2,514 | 5.72% | 44,009 | 4.56% | 343,927 | 4.08% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 525 | 1.19% | 12,821 | 1.33% | 140,825 | 1.67% | - | 485 | 1.10% | 8,209 | 0.85% | 35,854 | 0.43% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 43,964 !style="text-align:right;" | 96.70% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 964,534 !style="text-align:right;" | 97.06% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 8,435,754 !style="text-align:right;" | 97.69% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Rejected Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 1,500 !style="text-align:right;" | 3.30% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 29,197 !style="text-align:right;" | 2.94% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 199,536 !style="text-align:right;" | 2.31% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Total Polled !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 45,464 !style="text-align:right;" | 71.64% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 993,731 !style="text-align:right;" | 73.39% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 8,635,290 !style="text-align:right;" | 72.17% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Registered Electors !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 63,466 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 1,354,025 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 11,965,536 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Ratmalana[9] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Colombo Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 28,666 | 69.04% | 557,708 | 64.82% | 4,709,205 | 62.28% | - | 12,275 | 29.56% | 288,741 | 33.56% | 2,715,283 | 35.91% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 578 | 1.39% | 13,937 | 1.62% | 137,040 | 1.81% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 41,519 !style="text-align:right;" | 97.91% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 860,386 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.17% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 7,561,526 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.03% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Rejected Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 887 !style="text-align:right;" | 2.09% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 16,060 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.83% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 151,706 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.97% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Total Polled !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 42,406 !style="text-align:right;" | 70.97% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 876,446 !style="text-align:right;" | 69.59% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 7,713,232 !style="text-align:right;" | 69.12% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Registered Electors !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 59,749 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 1,259,484 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 11,158,880 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Ratmalana[10] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Colombo Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 18,409 | 47.82% | 361,337 | 49.14% | 2,569,199 | 50.43% | - | 18,308 | 47.55% | 339,958 | 46.23% | 2,289,857 | 44.95% | - | 1,783 | 4.63% | 34,020 | 4.63% | 235,701 | 4.63% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 38,500 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.51% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 735,315 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.49% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 5,094,754 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.24% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Rejected Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 584 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.49% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 11,295 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.51% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 91,499 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.76% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Total Polled !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 39,084 !style="text-align:right;" | 70.74% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 746,610 !style="text-align:right;" | 67.53% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 5,186,256 !style="text-align:right;" | 55.87% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Registered Electors !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 55,248 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 1,105,583 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 9,283,143 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Ratmalana[11] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Colombo Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 21,280 | 55.88% | 436,290 | 57.86% | 3,450,815 | 52.93% | - | 14,111 | 37.05% | 274,476 | 36.40% | 2,546,348 | 39.05% | - | 1,670 | 4.39% | 28,580 | 3.79% | 273,428 | 4.19% | - | 778 | 2.04% | 9,655 | 1.28% | 58,531 | 0.90% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 245 | 0.64% | 5,030 | 0.67% | 190,929 | 2.93% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 38,084 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.92% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 754,031 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.95% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 6,520,156 !style="text-align:right;" | 98.78% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Rejected Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 415 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.08% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 7,990 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.05% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 80,470 !style="text-align:right;" | 1.22% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Total Polled !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 38,499 !style="text-align:right;" | 76.59% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 762,021 !style="text-align:right;" | 76.88% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 6,600,626 !style="text-align:right;" | 80.15% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Registered Electors !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 50,269 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 991,194 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 8,235,358 ! |
The winner of Ratmalana has matched the final country result 6 out of 7 times. Hence, Ratmalana is a Strong Bellwether for Parliamentary Elections.
| - ! | Year !colspan="2" width="144px" | Ratmalana !colspan="2" width="144px" | Colombo Electoral District ! | MAE[12] % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Sri Lanka ! | MAE[13] % | - | 0.40% | 5.14% | - | 2.27% | 10.21% | - | 1.99% | 3.52% | - | 2.62% | 2.11% | - | 1.74% | 3.34% | - | 6.60% | 8.46% | - | 4.94% | 3.75% | - ! | Matches/Mean MAE !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 6/7 !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 5/7 !style="text-align:right;" | 2.94% !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 7/7 !style="text-align:right;" | 5.22% |
| - !colspan="3" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Ratmalana[14] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Colombo Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 25,320 | 54.69% | 674,603 | 57.04% | 6,853,693 | 59.09% | - | 15,646 | 33.79% | 387,145 | 32.73% | 2,771,984 | 23.9% | - | 2,901 | 6.27% | 67,600 | 5.72% | 445,958 | 3.84% | - | 1,440 | 3.11% | 30,875 | 2.61% | 249,435 | 2.15% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 944 | 2.14% | 22,553 | 1.9% | 1,227,859 | 11.02% | - !colspan="3" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 46,301 !style="text-align:right;" | 65.65% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 1,182,776 !style="text-align:right;" | 69.2% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 11,598,936 !style="text-align:right;" | 71.32% | - !colspan="3" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Rejected Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 3,254 !style="text-align:right;" | 4.61% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 81,034 !style="text-align:right;" | 4.74% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 744,373 !style="text-align:right;" | 4.58% | - !colspan="3" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Total Polled !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 49,555 !style="text-align:right;" | 70.26% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 1,263,810 !style="text-align:right;" | 73.94% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 12,343,309 !style="text-align:right;" | 75.89% | - !colspan="3" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Registered Electors !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 70,528 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 1,709,209 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 16,263,885 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Ratmalana[15] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Colombo Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 26,412 | 53.52% | 640,743 | 53.04% | 5,098,916 | 45.77% | - | 19,203 | 38.91% | 474,063 | 39.25% | 4,732,664 | 42.48% | - | 3,217 | 6.52% | 81,391 | 6.74% | 544,154 | 4.88% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 519 | 1.05% | 11,752 | 0.97% | 93,045 | 0.84% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 49,351 !style="text-align:right;" | 96.71% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 1,207,949 !style="text-align:right;" | 96.46% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 11,140,333 !style="text-align:right;" | 95.35% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Rejected Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 1,634 !style="text-align:right;" | 3.20% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 43,372 !style="text-align:right;" | 3.46% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 516,926 !style="text-align:right;" | 4.42% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Total Polled !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 51,028 !style="text-align:right;" | 76.40% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 1,252,271 !style="text-align:right;" | 78.93% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 11,684,111 !style="text-align:right;" | 77.66% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Registered Electors !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 66,793 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 1,586,598 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 15,044,490 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Ratmalana[16] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Colombo Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 19,486 | 48.43% | 480,896 | 51.23% | 4,846,388 | 60.38% | - | 15,384 | 38.23% | 339,750 | 36.19% | 2,357,057 | 29.37% | - | DNA | 5,061 | 12.58% | 110,683 | 11.79% | 441,251 | 5.50% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 308 | 0.77% | 7,182 | 0.77% | 47,940 | 0.60% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 40,239 !style="text-align:right;" | 95.23% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 938,723 !style="text-align:right;" | 94.85% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 8,026,322 !style="text-align:right;" | 96.03% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Rejected Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 1,990 !style="text-align:right;" | 4.71% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 50,354 !style="text-align:right;" | 5.09% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 581,465 !style="text-align:right;" | 6.96% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Total Polled !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 42,253 !style="text-align:right;" | 63.42% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 989,729 !style="text-align:right;" | 64.17% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 8,358,246 !style="text-align:right;" | 59.29% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Registered Electors !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 66,622 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 1,542,457 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 14,097,690 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Ratmalana[17] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Colombo Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 19,284 | 40.86% | 414,688 | 39.20% | 4,223,126 | 45.70% | - | 18,448 | 39.09% | 441,841 | 41.77% | 3,486,792 | 37.73% | - | 9,085 | 19.25% | 190,618 | 18.02% | 552,723 | 5.98% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 380 | 0.81% | 10,713 | 1.01% | 90,868 | 0.98% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 47,197 !style="text-align:right;" | 96.85% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 1,057,860 !style="text-align:right;" | 96.47% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 9,241,931 !style="text-align:right;" | 94.52% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Rejected Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 1,531 !style="text-align:right;" | 3.14% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 38,605 !style="text-align:right;" | 3.52% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 534,452 !style="text-align:right;" | 5.47% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Total Polled !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 48,733 !style="text-align:right;" | 72.55% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 1,096,571 !style="text-align:right;" | 74.71% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 9,777,821 !style="text-align:right;" | 75.74% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Registered Electors !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 67,176 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 1,467,751 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 12,909,631 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Ratmalana[18] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Colombo Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 23,432 | 48.20% | 546,417 | 51.62% | 4,086,026 | 45.62% | - | 17,344 | 35.68% | 353,401 | 33.39% | 3,330,815 | 37.19% | - | 5,750 | 11.83% | 117,404 | 11.09% | 815,353 | 9.10% | - | SU | 1,014 | 2.09% | 16,970 | 1.60% | 50,665 | 0.57% | - | 571 | 1.17% | 12,696 | 1.20% | 348,164 | 3.89% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 503 | 1.03% | 11,593 | 1.10% | 162,452 | 1.81% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 48,614 !style="text-align:right;" | 96.69% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 1,058,481 !style="text-align:right;" | 96.28% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 8,955,844 !style="text-align:right;" | 94.77% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Rejected Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 1,664 !style="text-align:right;" | 3.31% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 40,901 !style="text-align:right;" | 3.72% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 494,009 !style="text-align:right;" | 5.23% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Total Polled !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 50,278 !style="text-align:right;" | 74.04% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 1,099,382 !style="text-align:right;" | 76.31% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 9,449,878 !style="text-align:right;" | 76.03% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Registered Electors !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 67,911 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 1,440,682 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 12,428,762 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Ratmalana[19] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Colombo Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 18,556 | 40.24% | 440,684 | 43.45% | 3,451,765 | 40.12% | - | 17,886 | 38.78% | 394,146 | 38.86% | 3,899,329 | 45.33% | - | 4,454 | 9.66% | 78,133 | 7.70% | 518,725 | 6.03% | - | SU | 3,356 | 7.28% | 49,671 | 4.90% | 127,859 | 1.49% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 1,316 | 2.85% | 24,519 | 2.42% | 189,490 | 2.20% | - | 548 | 1.19% | 27,067 | 2.67% | 185,593 | 2.16% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 46,116 !style="text-align:right;" | N/A !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 1,014,220 !style="text-align:right;" | N/A !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 8,602,617 !style="text-align:right;" | N/A |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Ratmalana[20] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Colombo Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 25,967 | 58.96% | 469,642 | 50.94% | 3,887,805 | 48.94% | - | 15,860 | 36.01% | 385,100 | 41.77% | 3,498,370 | 44.04% | - | MEP | 1,061 | 2.41% | 42,734 | 4.64% | 68,538 | 0.86% | - | SLPF | 666 | 1.51% | 11,454 | 1.24% | 90,078 | 1.13% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 485 | 1.10% | 13,003 | 1.41% | 51,995 | 0.65% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 44,039 !style="text-align:right;" | 96.38% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 921,933 !style="text-align:right;" | 96.18% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 7,943,688 !style="text-align:right;" | 95.20% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Rejected Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 1,652 !style="text-align:right;" | 3.62% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 36,635 !style="text-align:right;" | 3.82% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 400,395 !style="text-align:right;" | 4.80% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Total Polled !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 45,691 !style="text-align:right;" | 76.47% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 958,568 !style="text-align:right;" | 76.04% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 8,344,095 !style="text-align:right;" | 74.75% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Registered Electors !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 59,749 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 1,260,686 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 11,163,064 ! |
| - !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2" | Party !colspan="3" width="216px" | Ratmalana[21] !colspan="3" width="216px" | Colombo Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px" | Sri Lanka | - !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % !colspan="2" width="144px" | Votes ! | % | - | 21,237 | 56.12% | 374,530 | 51.67% | 2,838,005 | 50.71% | - | 13,063 | 34.52% | 205,053 | 28.29% | 1,785,369 | 31.90% | - | USA | 1,500 | 3.96% | 31,873 | 4.40% | 141,983 | 2.54% | - | MEP | 1,407 | 3.72% | 76,966 | 10.62% | 90,480 | 1.62% | - | SLMC | 415 | 1.10% | 29,308 | 4.04% | 202,016 | 3.61% | - | Other Parties (with < 1%) | 217 | 0.57% | 7,112 | 0.98% | 67,723 | 1.21% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 37,839 !style="text-align:right;" | 95.94% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 724,842 !style="text-align:right;" | 95.36% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 5,596,468 !style="text-align:right;" | 93.87% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Rejected Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 1,602 !style="text-align:right;" | 4.06% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 35,271 !style="text-align:right;" | 4.64% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 365,563 !style="text-align:right;" | 6.13% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Total Polled !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 39,441 !style="text-align:right;" | 72.61% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 760,113 !style="text-align:right;" | 69.87% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 5,962,031 !style="text-align:right;" | 63.60% | - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;" | Registered Electors !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 54,316 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 1,087,891 ! | !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px" | 9,374,164 ! |
The Ratmalana Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (78.9%) . In comparison, the Colombo Electoral District (which contains the Ratmalana Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (76.5%), a significant Moor population (10.7%) and a significant Sri Lankan Tamil population (10.1%) [22]
The Ratmalana Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (70.0%) and a significant Muslim population (11.3%) . In comparison, the Colombo Electoral District (which contains the Ratmalana Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (70.2%) and a significant Muslim population (11.8%) [23]