The Puttalam Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Puttalam Electoral District, in the North Western Province, Sri Lanka.
Presidential Election Results
Summary
The winner of Puttalam has matched the final country result 4 out of 8 times.
2019 Sri Lankan Presidential Election
2015 Sri Lankan Presidential Election
2010 Sri Lankan Presidential Election
2005 Sri Lankan Presidential Election
1999 Sri Lankan Presidential Election
1994 Sri Lankan Presidential Election
1988 Sri Lankan Presidential Election
1982 Sri Lankan Presidential Election
Parliamentary Election Results
Summary
The winner of Puttalam has matched the final country result 5 out of 7 times. Hence, Puttalam is a Weak Bellwether for Parliamentary Elections.
2015 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election
2010 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election
2004 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election
2001 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election
2000 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election
1994 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election
1989 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election
Demographics
Ethnicity
The Puttalam Polling Division has a Moor majority (56.3%), a significant Sinhalese population (31.6%) and a significant Sri Lankan Tamil population (10.5%) . In comparison, the Puttalam Electoral District (which contains the Puttalam Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (73.6%) and a significant Moor population (19.4%)
Religion
The Puttalam Polling Division has a Muslim majority (57.2%), a significant Roman Catholic population (21.0%) and a significant Buddhist population (14.7%) . In comparison, the Puttalam Electoral District (which contains the Puttalam Polling Division) has a Buddhist plurality (43.2%), a significant Roman Catholic population (31.5%) and a significant Muslim population (19.7%)
