Chilaw Polling Division

The Chilaw Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Puttalam Electoral District, in the North Western Province, Sri Lanka.

Summary
The winner of Chilaw has matched the final country result 6 out of 8 times. Hence, Chilaw is a Weak Bellwether for Presidential Elections.

Summary
The winner of Chilaw has matched the final country result 7 out of 7 times. Hence, Chilaw is a Perfect Bellwether for Parliamentary Elections.

Ethnicity
The Chilaw Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (76.7%) and a significant Moor population (13.5%). In comparison, the Puttalam Electoral District (which contains the Chilaw Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (73.6%) and a significant Moor population (19.4%)

Religion
The Chilaw Polling Division has a Buddhist plurality (46.9%), a significant Roman Catholic population (30.6%) and a significant Muslim population (13.8%). In comparison, the Puttalam Electoral District (which contains the Chilaw Polling Division) has a Buddhist plurality (43.2%), a significant Roman Catholic population (31.5%) and a significant Muslim population (19.7%)