Moratuwa Polling Division

The Moratuwa Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Colombo Electoral District, in the Western Province, Sri Lanka.

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

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

Ethnicity
The Moratuwa Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (94.3%). In comparison, the Colombo Electoral District (which contains the Moratuwa Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (76.5%), a significant Moor population (10.7%) and a significant Sri Lankan Tamil population (10.1%)

Religion
The Moratuwa Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (68.2%) and a significant Roman Catholic population (19.8%). In comparison, the Colombo Electoral District (which contains the Moratuwa Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (70.2%) and a significant Muslim population (11.8%)