Matara Polling Division

The Matara Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Matara Electoral District, in the Southern Province, Sri Lanka.

Summary
The winner of Matara has matched the final country result 7 out of 8 times. Hence, Matara is a Strong Bellwether for Presidential Elections.

Summary
The winner of Matara has matched the final country result 6 out of 7 times. Hence, Matara is a Strong Bellwether for Parliamentary Elections.

Ethnicity
The Matara Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (95.9%). In comparison, the Matara Electoral District (which contains the Matara Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (94.3%)

Religion
The Matara Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (95.3%). In comparison, the Matara Electoral District (which contains the Matara Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (94.1%)