Panduwasnuwara Polling Division
{{Infobox settlement |name = Panduwasnuwara
|image_map = Panduwasnuwara_Polling_Division_Sri_Lanka.svg
|settlement_type = Polling Division
|iso_code = EC-15F
|coordinates = {{coord|7.584317|N|80.101880|E}}
|area_total_km2 = 300.15
|population_total = 96128
|population_density_km2 = 320
|population_as_of = 2012
|population_footnotes = {{cite web|url = http://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/worldbank-srilanka/choropleth-example.html|title = Census of Population and Housing 2012|date = 2012|publisher = Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka}}
|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = Sri Lanka
|subdivision_type1 = Province
|subdivision_name1 = North Western Province, Sri Lanka
|subdivision_type2 = Electoral District
|subdivision_name2 = Kurunegala Electoral District
}}
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.
| class="wikitable" |
| |Year
!colspan="2" width="144px"|Panduwasnuwara !colspan="2" width="144px"|Kurunegala Electoral District !|MAEThe mean absolute error, between the percentages of votes each party got in Panduwasnuwara and the Kurunegala Electoral District. It is a measure of the difference in voting behaviour between the two regions. % !colspan="2" width="144px"|Sri Lanka |
|---|
| |2019
|style="background-color:purple;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:left;"|SLPP |style="background-color:purple;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:left;"|SLPP |style="text-align:right;"|1.25% |style="background-color:purple;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:left;"|SLPP |style="text-align:right;"|3.81% |
| |2015
|style="background-color:blue;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:left;"|UPFA |style="background-color:blue;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:left;"|UPFA |style="text-align:right;"|2.21% |style="background-color:green;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:left;"|NDF |style="text-align:right;"|7.83% |
| |2010
|style="background-color:blue;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:left;"|UPFA |style="background-color:blue;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:left;"|UPFA |style="text-align:right;"|1.42% |style="background-color:blue;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:left;"|UPFA |style="text-align:right;"|3.48% |
| |2005
|style="background-color:blue;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:left;"|UPFA |style="background-color:blue;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:left;"|UPFA |style="text-align:right;"|1.88% |style="background-color:blue;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:left;"|UPFA |style="text-align:right;"|0.13% |
| |1999
|style="background-color:blue;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:left;"|PA |style="background-color:blue;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:left;"|PA |style="text-align:right;"|1.75% |style="background-color:blue;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:left;"|PA |style="text-align:right;"|1.11% |
| |1994
|style="background-color:blue;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:left;"|PA |style="background-color:blue;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:left;"|PA |style="text-align:right;"|0.28% |style="background-color:blue;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:left;"|PA |style="text-align:right;"|3.28% |
| |1988
|style="background-color:blue;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:left;"|SLFP |style="background-color:green;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:left;"|UNP |style="text-align:right;"|2.85% |style="background-color:green;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:left;"|UNP |style="text-align:right;"|3.42% |
| |1982
|style="background-color:green;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:left;"|UNP |style="background-color:green;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:left;"|UNP |style="text-align:right;"|0.81% |style="background-color:green;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:left;"|UNP |style="text-align:right;"|2.52% |
| |Matches/Mean MAE
!style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px"|6/8 !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px"|7/8 !style="text-align:right;"|1.56% !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px"|8/8 !style="text-align:right;"|3.20% |
= [[2019 Sri Lankan presidential election]] =
| class="wikitable" |
| colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"|Party
!colspan="3" width="216px"|Panduwasnuwara{{cite web|url = https://results.elections.gov.lk/|title = 2019 Sri Lankan presidential election Results|date = 2019|website = elections.gov.lk|publisher = Election Commission of Sri Lanka|access-date = 2020-06-07|archive-date = 2019-12-19|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20191219162109/https://results.elections.gov.lk/|url-status = dead}} !colspan="3" width="216px"|Kurunegala Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"|Sri Lanka |
|---|
| colspan="2" width="144px"|Votes
!|% !colspan="2" width="144px"|Votes !|% !colspan="2" width="144px"|Votes !|% |
| style="background-color:purple;" width="10px"|
|style="text-align:left;"|SLPP |style="background-color:purple;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|35,508 |style="text-align:right;"|57.01% |style="background-color:purple;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|652,278 |style="text-align:right;"|57.90% |style="background-color:purple;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|6,924,255 |style="text-align:right;"|52.25% |
| style="background-color:green;" width="10px"|
|style="text-align:left;"|NDF |style="background-color:white;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|24,238 |style="text-align:right;"|38.92% |style="background-color:white;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|416,961 |style="text-align:right;"|37.01% |style="background-color:white;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|5,564,239 |style="text-align:right;"|41.99% |
| style="background-color:red;" width="10px"|
|style="text-align:left;"|NMPP |style="background-color:white;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|1,441 |style="text-align:right;"|2.31% |style="background-color:white;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|36,178 |style="text-align:right;"|3.21% |style="background-color:white;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|418,553 |style="text-align:right;"|3.16% |
| style="background-color:white;" width="10px"|
|style="text-align:left;"|Other Parties (with < 1%) |style="background-color:white;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|1,092 |style="text-align:right;"|1.75% |style="background-color:white;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|21,193 |style="text-align:right;"|1.88% |style="background-color:white;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|345,452 |style="text-align:right;"|2.61% |
| colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"|Valid Votes
!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"|62,279 !style="text-align:right;"|99.33% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"|1,126,610 !style="text-align:right;"|99.25% !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"|419 !style="text-align:right;"|0.67% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"|8,522 !style="text-align:right;"|0.75% !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"|62,698 !style="text-align:right;"|85.33% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"|1,135,132 !style="text-align:right;"|85.24% !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"|73,474 !| !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"|1,331,705 !| !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"|15,992,568 !| |
= [[2015 Sri Lankan presidential election]] =
| class="wikitable" |
| colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"|Party
!colspan="3" width="216px"|Panduwasnuwara{{cite web|url = https://results.elections.gov.lk/|title = 2015 Sri Lankan presidential election Results|date = 2015|website = elections.gov.lk|publisher = Election Commission of Sri Lanka|access-date = 2020-06-07|archive-date = 2019-12-19|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20191219162109/https://results.elections.gov.lk/|url-status = dead}} !colspan="3" width="216px"|Kurunegala Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"|Sri Lanka |
|---|
| colspan="2" width="144px"|Votes
!|% !colspan="2" width="144px"|Votes !|% !colspan="2" width="144px"|Votes !|% |
| style="background-color:blue;" width="10px"|
|style="text-align:left;"|UPFA |style="background-color:blue;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|32,197 |style="text-align:right;"|55.73% |style="background-color:blue;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|556,868 |style="text-align:right;"|53.46% |style="background-color:white;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|5,768,090 |style="text-align:right;"|47.58% |
| style="background-color:green;" width="10px"|
|style="text-align:left;"|NDF |style="background-color:white;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|25,172 |style="text-align:right;"|43.57% |style="background-color:white;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|476,602 |style="text-align:right;"|45.76% |style="background-color:green;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|6,217,162 |style="text-align:right;"|51.28% |
| style="background-color:white;" width="10px"|
|style="text-align:left;"|Other Parties (with < 1%) |style="background-color:white;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|407 |style="text-align:right;"|0.70% |style="background-color:white;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|8,154 |style="text-align:right;"|0.78% |style="background-color:white;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|138,200 |style="text-align:right;"|1.14% |
| colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"|Valid Votes
!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"|57,776 !style="text-align:right;"|99.31% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"|1,041,624 !style="text-align:right;"|99.12% !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"|403 !style="text-align:right;"|0.69% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"|9,285 !style="text-align:right;"|0.88% !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"|58,179 !style="text-align:right;"|78.51% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"|1,050,909 !style="text-align:right;"|78.82% !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"|74,100 !| !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"|1,333,377 !| !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"|15,585,942 !| |
= [[2010 Sri Lankan presidential election]] =
| class="wikitable" |
| colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"|Party
!colspan="3" width="216px"|Panduwasnuwara{{cite web|url = https://results.elections.gov.lk/|title = 2010 Sri Lankan presidential election Results|date = 2010|website = elections.gov.lk|publisher = Election Commission of Sri Lanka|access-date = 2020-06-07|archive-date = 2019-12-19|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20191219162109/https://results.elections.gov.lk/|url-status = dead}} !colspan="3" width="216px"|Kurunegala Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"|Sri Lanka |
|---|
| colspan="2" width="144px"|Votes
!|% !colspan="2" width="144px"|Votes !|% !colspan="2" width="144px"|Votes !|% |
| style="background-color:blue;" width="10px"|
|style="text-align:left;"|UPFA |style="background-color:blue;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|32,854 |style="text-align:right;"|61.66% |style="background-color:blue;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|582,784 |style="text-align:right;"|63.08% |style="background-color:blue;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|6,015,934 |style="text-align:right;"|57.88% |
| style="background-color:green;" width="10px"|
|style="text-align:left;"|NDF |style="background-color:white;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|19,681 |style="text-align:right;"|36.94% |style="background-color:white;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|327,594 |style="text-align:right;"|35.46% |style="background-color:white;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|4,173,185 |style="text-align:right;"|40.15% |
| style="background-color:white;" width="10px"|
|style="text-align:left;"|Other Parties (with < 1%) |style="background-color:white;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|750 |style="text-align:right;"|1.41% |style="background-color:white;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|13,515 |style="text-align:right;"|1.46% |style="background-color:white;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|204,494 |style="text-align:right;"|1.97% |
| colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"|Valid Votes
!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"|53,285 !style="text-align:right;"|99.50% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"|923,893 !style="text-align:right;"|99.29% !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"|270 !style="text-align:right;"|0.50% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"|6,644 !style="text-align:right;"|0.71% !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"|53,555 !style="text-align:right;"|76.36% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"|930,537 !style="text-align:right;"|75.59% !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"|70,131 !| !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"|1,230,966 !| !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"|15,734,587 !| |
= [[2005 Sri Lankan presidential election]] =
| class="wikitable" |
| colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"|Party
!colspan="3" width="216px"|Panduwasnuwara{{cite web|url = https://results.elections.gov.lk/|title = 2005 Sri Lankan presidential election Results|date = 2005|website = elections.gov.lk|publisher = Election Commission of Sri Lanka|access-date = 2020-06-07|archive-date = 2019-12-19|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20191219162109/https://results.elections.gov.lk/|url-status = dead}} !colspan="3" width="216px"|Kurunegala Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"|Sri Lanka |
|---|
| colspan="2" width="144px"|Votes
!|% !colspan="2" width="144px"|Votes !|% !colspan="2" width="144px"|Votes !|% |
| style="background-color:blue;" width="10px"|
|style="text-align:left;"|UPFA |style="background-color:blue;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|26,365 |style="text-align:right;"|50.36% |style="background-color:blue;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|468,507 |style="text-align:right;"|52.26% |style="background-color:blue;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|4,887,152 |style="text-align:right;"|50.29% |
| style="background-color:green;" width="10px"|
|style="text-align:left;"|UNP |style="background-color:white;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|25,456 |style="text-align:right;"|48.63% |style="background-color:white;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|418,809 |style="text-align:right;"|46.72% |style="background-color:white;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|4,706,366 |style="text-align:right;"|48.43% |
| style="background-color:white;" width="10px"|
|style="text-align:left;"|Other Parties (with < 1%) |style="background-color:white;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|529 |style="text-align:right;"|1.01% |style="background-color:white;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|9,181 |style="text-align:right;"|1.02% |style="background-color:white;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|123,521 |style="text-align:right;"|1.27% |
| colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"|Valid Votes
!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"|52,350 !style="text-align:right;"|99.26% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"|896,497 !style="text-align:right;"|99.07% !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"|392 !style="text-align:right;"|0.74% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"|8,458 !style="text-align:right;"|0.93% !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"|52,742 !style="text-align:right;"|78.69% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"|904,955 !style="text-align:right;"|77.87% !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"|67,023 !| !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"|1,162,099 !| !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"|14,136,979 !| |
= [[1999 Sri Lankan presidential election]] =
| class="wikitable" |
| colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"|Party
!colspan="3" width="216px"|Panduwasnuwara{{cite web|url = https://results.elections.gov.lk/|title = 1999 Sri Lankan presidential election Results|date = 1999|website = elections.gov.lk|publisher = Election Commission of Sri Lanka|access-date = 2020-06-07|archive-date = 2019-12-19|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20191219162109/https://results.elections.gov.lk/|url-status = dead}} !colspan="3" width="216px"|Kurunegala Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"|Sri Lanka |
|---|
| colspan="2" width="144px"|Votes
!|% !colspan="2" width="144px"|Votes !|% !colspan="2" width="144px"|Votes !|% |
| style="background-color:blue;" width="10px"|
|style="text-align:left;"|PA |style="background-color:blue;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|22,991 |style="text-align:right;"|53.16% |style="background-color:blue;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|377,483 |style="text-align:right;"|50.77% |style="background-color:blue;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|4,312,157 |style="text-align:right;"|51.12% |
| style="background-color:green;" width="10px"|
|style="text-align:left;"|UNP |style="background-color:white;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|18,484 |style="text-align:right;"|42.74% |style="background-color:white;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|326,327 |style="text-align:right;"|43.89% |style="background-color:white;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|3,602,748 |style="text-align:right;"|42.71% |
| style="background-color:red;" width="10px"|
|style="text-align:left;"|JVP |style="background-color:white;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|1,197 |style="text-align:right;"|2.77% |style="background-color:white;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|27,354 |style="text-align:right;"|3.68% |style="background-color:white;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|343,927 |style="text-align:right;"|4.08% |
| style="background-color:white;" width="10px"|
|style="text-align:left;"|Other Parties (with < 1%) |style="background-color:white;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|580 |style="text-align:right;"|1.34% |style="background-color:white;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|12,355 |style="text-align:right;"|1.66% |style="background-color:white;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|176,679 |style="text-align:right;"|2.09% |
| colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"|Valid Votes
!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"|43,252 !style="text-align:right;"|98.11% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"|743,519 !style="text-align:right;"|97.99% !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"|835 !style="text-align:right;"|1.89% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"|15,272 !style="text-align:right;"|2.01% !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"|44,087 !style="text-align:right;"|75.14% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"|758,791 !style="text-align:right;"|75.83% !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"|58,677 !| !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"|1,000,624 !| !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"|11,965,536 !| |
= [[1994 Sri Lankan presidential election]] =
| class="wikitable" |
| colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"|Party
!colspan="3" width="216px"|Panduwasnuwara{{cite web|url = https://results.elections.gov.lk/|title = 1994 Sri Lankan presidential election Results|date = 1994|website = elections.gov.lk|publisher = Election Commission of Sri Lanka|access-date = 2020-06-07|archive-date = 2019-12-19|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20191219162109/https://results.elections.gov.lk/|url-status = dead}} !colspan="3" width="216px"|Kurunegala Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"|Sri Lanka |
|---|
| colspan="2" width="144px"|Votes
!|% !colspan="2" width="144px"|Votes !|% !colspan="2" width="144px"|Votes !|% |
| style="background-color:blue;" width="10px"|
|style="text-align:left;"|PA |style="background-color:blue;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|23,158 |style="text-align:right;"|59.08% |style="background-color:blue;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|403,838 |style="text-align:right;"|59.36% |style="background-color:blue;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|4,709,205 |style="text-align:right;"|62.28% |
| style="background-color:green;" width="10px"|
|style="text-align:left;"|UNP |style="background-color:white;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|15,482 |style="text-align:right;"|39.49% |style="background-color:white;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|266,740 |style="text-align:right;"|39.21% |style="background-color:white;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|2,715,283 |style="text-align:right;"|35.91% |
| style="background-color:white;" width="10px"|
|style="text-align:left;"|Other Parties (with < 1%) |style="background-color:white;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|560 |style="text-align:right;"|1.43% |style="background-color:white;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|9,766 |style="text-align:right;"|1.44% |style="background-color:white;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|137,040 |style="text-align:right;"|1.81% |
| colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"|Valid Votes
!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"|39,200 !style="text-align:right;"|98.70% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"|680,344 !style="text-align:right;"|98.48% !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"|515 !style="text-align:right;"|1.30% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"|10,511 !style="text-align:right;"|1.52% !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"|39,715 !style="text-align:right;"|75.41% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"|690,855 !style="text-align:right;"|76.97% !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"|52,667 !| !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"|897,539 !| !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"|11,158,880 !| |
= [[1988 Sri Lankan presidential election]] =
| class="wikitable" |
| colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"|Party
!colspan="3" width="216px"|Panduwasnuwara{{cite web|url = https://results.elections.gov.lk/|title = 1988 Sri Lankan presidential election Results|date = 1988|website = elections.gov.lk|publisher = Election Commission of Sri Lanka|access-date = 2020-06-07|archive-date = 2019-12-19|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20191219162109/https://results.elections.gov.lk/|url-status = dead}} !colspan="3" width="216px"|Kurunegala Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"|Sri Lanka |
|---|
| colspan="2" width="144px"|Votes
!|% !colspan="2" width="144px"|Votes !|% !colspan="2" width="144px"|Votes !|% |
| style="background-color:blue;" width="10px"|
|style="text-align:left;"|SLFP |style="background-color:blue;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|12,131 |style="text-align:right;"|49.91% |style="background-color:white;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|182,220 |style="text-align:right;"|46.89% |style="background-color:white;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|2,289,857 |style="text-align:right;"|44.95% |
| style="background-color:green;" width="10px"|
|style="text-align:left;"|UNP |style="background-color:white;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|11,747 |style="text-align:right;"|48.33% |style="background-color:green;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|198,662 |style="text-align:right;"|51.12% |style="background-color:green;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|2,569,199 |style="text-align:right;"|50.43% |
| style="background-color:purple;" width="10px"|
|style="text-align:left;"|SLMP |style="background-color:white;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|430 |style="text-align:right;"|1.77% |style="background-color:white;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|7,717 |style="text-align:right;"|1.99% |style="background-color:white;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|235,701 |style="text-align:right;"|4.63% |
| colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"|Valid Votes
!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"|24,308 !style="text-align:right;"|98.95% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"|388,599 !style="text-align:right;"|98.91% !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"|259 !style="text-align:right;"|1.05% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"|4,281 !style="text-align:right;"|1.09% !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"|24,567 !style="text-align:right;"|51.09% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"|392,880 !style="text-align:right;"|53.49% !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"|48,087 !| !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"|734,453 !| !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"|9,283,143 !| |
= [[1982 Sri Lankan presidential election]] =
| class="wikitable" |
| colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"|Party
!colspan="3" width="216px"|Panduwasnuwara{{cite web|url = https://results.elections.gov.lk/|title = 1982 Sri Lankan presidential election Results|date = 1982|website = elections.gov.lk|publisher = Election Commission of Sri Lanka|access-date = 2020-06-07|archive-date = 2019-12-19|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20191219162109/https://results.elections.gov.lk/|url-status = dead}} !colspan="3" width="216px"|Kurunegala Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"|Sri Lanka |
|---|
| colspan="2" width="144px"|Votes
!|% !colspan="2" width="144px"|Votes !|% !colspan="2" width="144px"|Votes !|% |
| style="background-color:green;" width="10px"|
|style="text-align:left;"|UNP |style="background-color:green;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|21,475 |style="text-align:right;"|56.93% |style="background-color:green;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|345,769 |style="text-align:right;"|55.77% |style="background-color:green;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|3,450,815 |style="text-align:right;"|52.93% |
| style="background-color:blue;" width="10px"|
|style="text-align:left;"|SLFP |style="background-color:white;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|14,991 |style="text-align:right;"|39.74% |style="background-color:white;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|248,479 |style="text-align:right;"|40.08% |style="background-color:white;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|2,546,348 |style="text-align:right;"|39.05% |
| style="background-color:red;" width="10px"|
|style="text-align:left;"|JVP |style="background-color:white;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|1,048 |style="text-align:right;"|2.78% |style="background-color:white;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|21,835 |style="text-align:right;"|3.52% |style="background-color:white;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|273,428 |style="text-align:right;"|4.19% |
| style="background-color:white;" width="10px"|
|style="text-align:left;"|Other Parties (with < 1%) |style="background-color:white;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|207 |style="text-align:right;"|0.55% |style="background-color:white;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|3,895 |style="text-align:right;"|0.63% |style="background-color:white;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|249,460 |style="text-align:right;"|3.83% |
| colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"|Valid Votes
!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"|37,721 !style="text-align:right;"|98.99% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"|619,978 !style="text-align:right;"|99.13% !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"|384 !style="text-align:right;"|1.01% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"|5,431 !style="text-align:right;"|0.87% !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"|38,105 !style="text-align:right;"|87.89% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"|625,409 !style="text-align:right;"|86.00% !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"|43,356 !| !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"|727,202 !| !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"|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.
| class="wikitable" |
| |Year
!colspan="2" width="144px"|Panduwasnuwara !colspan="2" width="144px"|Kurunegala Electoral District !|MAEThe mean absolute error, between the percentages of votes each party got in Panduwasnuwara and the Kurunegala Electoral District. It is a measure of the difference in voting behaviour between the two regions. % !colspan="2" width="144px"|Sri Lanka |
|---|
| |2015
|style="background-color:blue;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:left;"|UPFA |style="background-color:blue;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:left;"|UPFA |style="text-align:right;"|1.28% |style="background-color:green;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:left;"|UNP |style="text-align:right;"|4.03% |
| |2010
|style="background-color:blue;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:left;"|UPFA |style="background-color:blue;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:left;"|UPFA |style="text-align:right;"|8.91% |style="background-color:blue;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:left;"|UPFA |style="text-align:right;"|7.06% |
| |2004
|style="background-color:blue;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:left;"|UPFA |style="background-color:blue;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:left;"|UPFA |style="text-align:right;"|3.42% |style="background-color:blue;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:left;"|UPFA |style="text-align:right;"|5.02% |
| |2001
|style="background-color:green;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:left;"|UNP |style="background-color:green;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:left;"|UNP |style="text-align:right;"|1.07% |style="background-color:green;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:left;"|UNP |style="text-align:right;"|4.34% |
| |2000
|style="background-color:blue;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:left;"|PA |style="background-color:blue;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:left;"|PA |style="text-align:right;"|1.66% |style="background-color:blue;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:left;"|PA |style="text-align:right;"|2.51% |
| |1994
|style="background-color:blue;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:left;"|PA |style="background-color:blue;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:left;"|PA |style="text-align:right;"|0.87% |style="background-color:blue;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:left;"|PA |style="text-align:right;"|2.87% |
| |1989
|style="background-color:green;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:left;"|UNP |style="background-color:green;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:left;"|UNP |style="text-align:right;"|1.86% |style="background-color:green;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:left;"|UNP |style="text-align:right;"|5.21% |
| |Matches/Mean MAE
!style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px"|6/7 !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px"|6/7 !style="text-align:right;"|2.73% !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px"|7/7 !style="text-align:right;"|4.43% |
= [[2015 Sri Lankan parliamentary election]] =
| class="wikitable" |
| colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"|Party
!colspan="3" width="216px"|Panduwasnuwara{{cite web|url = https://elections.gov.lk/web/wp-content/uploads/election-results/parliamentary-elections/general-election-2015.pdf|title = 2015 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results|date = 2015|website = elections.gov.lk|publisher = Election Commission of Sri Lanka}} !colspan="3" width="216px"|Kurunegala Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"|Sri Lanka |
|---|
| colspan="2" width="144px"|Votes
!|% !colspan="2" width="144px"|Votes !|% !colspan="2" width="144px"|Votes !|% |
| style="background-color:blue;" width="10px"|
|style="text-align:left;"|UPFA |style="background-color:blue;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|27,006 |style="text-align:right;"|51.27% |style="background-color:blue;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|474,124 |style="text-align:right;"|49.29% |style="background-color:white;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|4,732,664 |style="text-align:right;"|42.48% |
| style="background-color:green;" width="10px"|
|style="text-align:left;"|UNP |style="background-color:white;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|23,883 |style="text-align:right;"|45.34% |style="background-color:white;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|441,275 |style="text-align:right;"|45.87% |style="background-color:green;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|5,098,916 |style="text-align:right;"|45.77% |
| style="background-color:red;" width="10px"|
|style="text-align:left;"|JVP |style="background-color:white;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|1,511 |style="text-align:right;"|2.87% |style="background-color:white;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|41,077 |style="text-align:right;"|4.27% |style="background-color:white;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|544,154 |style="text-align:right;"|4.88% |
| style="background-color:white;" width="10px"|
|style="text-align:left;"|Other Parties (with < 1%) |style="background-color:white;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|272 |style="text-align:right;"|0.52% |style="background-color:white;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|5,496 |style="text-align:right;"|0.57% |style="background-color:white;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|83,041 |style="text-align:right;"|0.75% |
| colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"|Valid Votes
!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"|52,672 !style="text-align:right;"|95.37% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"|961,972 !style="text-align:right;"|95.39% !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"|2,538 !style="text-align:right;"|4.60% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"|46,036 !style="text-align:right;"|4.56% !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"|55,228 !style="text-align:right;"|74.53% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"|1,008,459 !style="text-align:right;"|79.63% !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"|74,100 !| !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"|1,266,443 !| !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"|15,044,490 !| |
= [[2010 Sri Lankan parliamentary election]] =
| class="wikitable" |
| colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"|Party
!colspan="3" width="216px"|Panduwasnuwara{{cite web|url = https://elections.gov.lk/web/wp-content/uploads/election-results/parliamentary-elections/general-election-2010.pdf|title = 2010 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results|date = 2010|website = elections.gov.lk|publisher = Election Commission of Sri Lanka}} !colspan="3" width="216px"|Kurunegala Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"|Sri Lanka |
|---|
| colspan="2" width="144px"|Votes
!|% !colspan="2" width="144px"|Votes !|% !colspan="2" width="144px"|Votes !|% |
| style="background-color:blue;" width="10px"|
|style="text-align:left;"|UPFA |style="background-color:blue;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|21,953 |style="text-align:right;"|55.43% |style="background-color:blue;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|429,316 |style="text-align:right;"|63.91% |style="background-color:blue;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|4,846,388 |style="text-align:right;"|60.38% |
| style="background-color:green;" width="10px"|
|style="text-align:left;"|UNP |style="background-color:white;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|16,847 |style="text-align:right;"|42.54% |style="background-color:white;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|213,713 |style="text-align:right;"|31.81% |style="background-color:white;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|2,357,057 |style="text-align:right;"|29.37% |
| style="background-color:red;" width="10px"|
|style="text-align:left;"|DNA |style="background-color:white;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|716 |style="text-align:right;"|1.81% |style="background-color:white;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|26,440 |style="text-align:right;"|3.94% |style="background-color:white;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|441,251 |style="text-align:right;"|5.50% |
| style="background-color:white;" width="10px"|
|style="text-align:left;"|Other Parties (with < 1%) |style="background-color:white;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|87 |style="text-align:right;"|0.22% |style="background-color:white;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|2,288 |style="text-align:right;"|0.34% |style="background-color:white;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|34,779 |style="text-align:right;"|0.43% |
| colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"|Valid Votes
!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"|39,603 !style="text-align:right;"|92.69% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"|671,757 !style="text-align:right;"|92.58% !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"|3,092 !style="text-align:right;"|7.24% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"|53,130 !style="text-align:right;"|7.32% !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"|42,727 !style="text-align:right;"|60.92% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"|725,566 !style="text-align:right;"|59.08% !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"|70,131 !| !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"|1,228,044 !| !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"|14,097,690 !| |
= [[2004 Sri Lankan parliamentary election]] =
| class="wikitable" |
| colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"|Party
!colspan="3" width="216px"|Panduwasnuwara{{cite web|url = https://elections.gov.lk/web/wp-content/uploads/election-results/parliamentary-elections/general-election-2004.pdf|title = 2004 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results|date = 2004|website = elections.gov.lk|publisher = Election Commission of Sri Lanka}} !colspan="3" width="216px"|Kurunegala Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"|Sri Lanka |
|---|
| colspan="2" width="144px"|Votes
!|% !colspan="2" width="144px"|Votes !|% !colspan="2" width="144px"|Votes !|% |
| style="background-color:blue;" width="10px"|
|style="text-align:left;"|UPFA |style="background-color:blue;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|22,103 |style="text-align:right;"|48.77% |style="background-color:blue;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|412,157 |style="text-align:right;"|51.95% |style="background-color:blue;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|4,223,126 |style="text-align:right;"|45.70% |
| style="background-color:green;" width="10px"|
|style="text-align:left;"|UNP |style="background-color:white;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|21,297 |style="text-align:right;"|46.99% |style="background-color:white;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|340,768 |style="text-align:right;"|42.95% |style="background-color:white;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|3,486,792 |style="text-align:right;"|37.73% |
| style="background-color:yellow;" width="10px"|
|style="text-align:left;"|JHU |style="background-color:white;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|1,803 |style="text-align:right;"|3.98% |style="background-color:white;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|37,459 |style="text-align:right;"|4.72% |style="background-color:white;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|552,723 |style="text-align:right;"|5.98% |
| style="background-color:white;" width="10px"|
|style="text-align:left;"|Other Parties (with < 1%) |style="background-color:white;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|122 |style="text-align:right;"|0.27% |style="background-color:white;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|2,976 |style="text-align:right;"|0.38% |style="background-color:white;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|64,640 |style="text-align:right;"|0.70% |
| colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"|Valid Votes
!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"|45,325 !style="text-align:right;"|95.10% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"|793,360 !style="text-align:right;"|95.14% !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"|2,319 !style="text-align:right;"|4.87% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"|40,261 !style="text-align:right;"|4.83% !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"|47,658 !style="text-align:right;"|73.34% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"|833,908 !style="text-align:right;"|76.54% !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"|64,979 !| !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"|1,089,482 !| !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"|12,909,631 !| |
= [[2001 Sri Lankan parliamentary election]] =
| class="wikitable" |
| colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"|Party
!colspan="3" width="216px"|Panduwasnuwara{{cite web|url = https://elections.gov.lk/web/wp-content/uploads/election-results/parliamentary-elections/general-election-2001.pdf|title = 2001 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results|date = 2001|website = elections.gov.lk|publisher = Election Commission of Sri Lanka}} !colspan="3" width="216px"|Kurunegala Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"|Sri Lanka |
|---|
| colspan="2" width="144px"|Votes
!|% !colspan="2" width="144px"|Votes !|% !colspan="2" width="144px"|Votes !|% |
| style="background-color:green;" width="10px"|
|style="text-align:left;"|UNP |style="background-color:green;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|23,125 |style="text-align:right;"|49.68% |style="background-color:green;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|382,768 |style="text-align:right;"|48.59% |style="background-color:green;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|4,086,026 |style="text-align:right;"|45.62% |
| style="background-color:blue;" width="10px"|
|style="text-align:left;"|PA |style="background-color:white;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|20,093 |style="text-align:right;"|43.17% |style="background-color:white;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|332,775 |style="text-align:right;"|42.24% |style="background-color:white;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|3,330,815 |style="text-align:right;"|37.19% |
| style="background-color:red;" width="10px"|
|style="text-align:left;"|JVP |style="background-color:white;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|2,875 |style="text-align:right;"|6.18% |style="background-color:white;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|63,652 |style="text-align:right;"|8.08% |style="background-color:white;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|815,353 |style="text-align:right;"|9.10% |
| style="background-color:white;" width="10px"|
|style="text-align:left;"|Other Parties (with < 1%) |style="background-color:white;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|456 |style="text-align:right;"|0.98% |style="background-color:white;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|8,533 |style="text-align:right;"|1.08% |style="background-color:white;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|133,770 |style="text-align:right;"|1.49% |
| colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"|Valid Votes
!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"|46,549 !style="text-align:right;"|95.77% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"|787,728 !style="text-align:right;"|95.35% !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"|2,056 !style="text-align:right;"|4.23% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"|38,451 !style="text-align:right;"|4.65% !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"|48,605 !style="text-align:right;"|77.60% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"|826,179 !style="text-align:right;"|78.98% !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"|62,636 !| !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"|1,046,102 !| !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"|12,428,762 !| |
= [[2000 Sri Lankan parliamentary election]] =
| class="wikitable" |
| colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"|Party
!colspan="3" width="216px"|Panduwasnuwara{{cite web|url = https://elections.gov.lk/web/wp-content/uploads/election-results/parliamentary-elections/general-election-2000.pdf|title = 2000 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results|date = 2000|website = elections.gov.lk|publisher = Election Commission of Sri Lanka}} !colspan="3" width="216px"|Kurunegala Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"|Sri Lanka |
|---|
| colspan="2" width="144px"|Votes
!|% !colspan="2" width="144px"|Votes !|% !colspan="2" width="144px"|Votes !|% |
| style="background-color:blue;" width="10px"|
|style="text-align:left;"|PA |style="background-color:blue;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|20,849 |style="text-align:right;"|47.25% |style="background-color:blue;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|358,794 |style="text-align:right;"|48.75% |style="background-color:blue;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|3,899,329 |style="text-align:right;"|45.33% |
| style="background-color:green;" width="10px"|
|style="text-align:left;"|UNP |style="background-color:white;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|19,348 |style="text-align:right;"|43.85% |style="background-color:white;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|308,106 |style="text-align:right;"|41.86% |style="background-color:white;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|3,451,765 |style="text-align:right;"|40.12% |
| style="background-color:red;" width="10px"|
|style="text-align:left;"|JVP |style="background-color:white;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|1,830 |style="text-align:right;"|4.15% |style="background-color:white;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|40,780 |style="text-align:right;"|5.54% |style="background-color:white;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|518,725 |style="text-align:right;"|6.03% |
| style="background-color:#008800;" width="10px"|
|style="text-align:left;"|NUA |style="background-color:white;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|1,302 |style="text-align:right;"|2.95% |style="background-color:white;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|11,927 |style="text-align:right;"|1.62% |style="background-color:white;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|185,593 |style="text-align:right;"|2.16% |
| style="background-color:white;" width="10px"|
|style="text-align:left;"|Other Parties (with < 1%) |style="background-color:white;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|798 |style="text-align:right;"|1.81% |style="background-color:white;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|16,421 |style="text-align:right;"|2.23% |style="background-color:white;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|221,514 |style="text-align:right;"|2.57% |
| colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"|Valid Votes
!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"|44,127 !style="text-align:right;"|N/A !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"|736,028 !style="text-align:right;"|N/A !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"|8,602,617 !style="text-align:right;"|N/A |
= [[1994 Sri Lankan parliamentary election]] =
| class="wikitable" |
| colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"|Party
!colspan="3" width="216px"|Panduwasnuwara{{cite web|url = https://elections.gov.lk/web/wp-content/uploads/election-results/parliamentary-elections/general-election-1994.pdf|title = 1994 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results|date = 1994|website = elections.gov.lk|publisher = Election Commission of Sri Lanka}} !colspan="3" width="216px"|Kurunegala Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"|Sri Lanka |
|---|
| colspan="2" width="144px"|Votes
!|% !colspan="2" width="144px"|Votes !|% !colspan="2" width="144px"|Votes !|% |
| style="background-color:blue;" width="10px"|
|style="text-align:left;"|PA |style="background-color:blue;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|21,295 |style="text-align:right;"|51.15% |style="background-color:blue;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|366,856 |style="text-align:right;"|51.87% |style="background-color:blue;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|3,887,805 |style="text-align:right;"|48.94% |
| style="background-color:green;" width="10px"|
|style="text-align:left;"|UNP |style="background-color:white;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|20,011 |style="text-align:right;"|48.07% |style="background-color:white;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|332,547 |style="text-align:right;"|47.02% |style="background-color:white;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|3,498,370 |style="text-align:right;"|44.04% |
| style="background-color:white;" width="10px"|
|style="text-align:left;"|Other Parties (with < 1%) |style="background-color:white;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|326 |style="text-align:right;"|0.78% |style="background-color:white;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|7,876 |style="text-align:right;"|1.11% |style="background-color:white;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|158,616 |style="text-align:right;"|2.00% |
| colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"|Valid Votes
!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"|41,632 !style="text-align:right;"|95.97% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"|707,279 !style="text-align:right;"|95.92% !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"|1,747 !style="text-align:right;"|4.03% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"|30,071 !style="text-align:right;"|4.08% !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"|43,379 !style="text-align:right;"|82.36% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"|737,350 !style="text-align:right;"|82.15% !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"|52,667 !| !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"|897,580 !| !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"|11,163,064 !| |
= [[1989 Sri Lankan parliamentary election]] =
| class="wikitable" |
| colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"|Party
!colspan="3" width="216px"|Panduwasnuwara{{cite web|url = https://elections.gov.lk/web/wp-content/uploads/election-results/parliamentary-elections/general-election-1989.pdf|title = 1989 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results|date = 1989|website = elections.gov.lk|publisher = Election Commission of Sri Lanka}} !colspan="3" width="216px"|Kurunegala Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"|Sri Lanka |
|---|
| colspan="2" width="144px"|Votes
!|% !colspan="2" width="144px"|Votes !|% !colspan="2" width="144px"|Votes !|% |
| style="background-color:green;" width="10px"|
|style="text-align:left;"|UNP |style="background-color:green;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|16,853 |style="text-align:right;"|56.70% |style="background-color:green;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|314,724 |style="text-align:right;"|58.51% |style="background-color:green;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|2,838,005 |style="text-align:right;"|50.71% |
| style="background-color:blue;" width="10px"|
|style="text-align:left;"|SLFP |style="background-color:white;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|11,417 |style="text-align:right;"|38.41% |style="background-color:white;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|195,526 |style="text-align:right;"|36.35% |style="background-color:white;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|1,785,369 |style="text-align:right;"|31.90% |
| style="background-color:white;" width="10px"|
|style="text-align:left;"|ELJP |style="background-color:white;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|1,071 |style="text-align:right;"|3.60% |style="background-color:white;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|13,759 |style="text-align:right;"|2.56% |style="background-color:white;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|67,723 |style="text-align:right;"|1.21% |
| style="background-color:white;" width="10px"|
|style="text-align:left;"|Other Parties (with < 1%) |style="background-color:white;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|380 |style="text-align:right;"|1.28% |style="background-color:white;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|13,907 |style="text-align:right;"|2.59% |style="background-color:white;" width="10px"| |style="text-align:right;"|232,463 |style="text-align:right;"|4.15% |
| colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"|Valid Votes
!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"|29,721 !style="text-align:right;"|94.97% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"|537,916 !style="text-align:right;"|94.02% !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"|1,573 !style="text-align:right;"|5.03% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"|34,212 !style="text-align:right;"|5.98% !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"|31,294 !style="text-align:right;"|65.87% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"|572,128 !style="text-align:right;"|72.88% !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"|47,509 !| !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"|784,991 !| !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"|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%)
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|thumb = none
|label1 = Sinhalese
|value1 = 90.1
|color1 = #880000
|label2 = Moor
|value2 = 9.4
|color2 = #008800
|label3 = Other
|value3 = 0.5
|color3 = #ffffff
}}
= 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%)
{{Pie chart |caption = Religion in Panduwasnuwara
|thumb = none
|label1 = Buddhist
|value1 = 87.4
|color1 = #ffff00
|label2 = Muslim
|value2 = 9.5
|color2 = #008800
|label3 = Roman Catholic
|value3 = 2.6
|color3 = #8888ff
|label4 = Other
|value4 = 0.5
|color4 = #ffffff
}}