The Wattala Polling Division has a Roman Catholic plurality (45.2%), a significant Buddhist population (29.9%) and a significant Hindu population (13.0%) . In comparison, the Gampaha Electoral District (which contains the Wattala Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (71.3%) and a significant Roman Catholic population (19.5%) [1]
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^The mean absolute error, between the percentages of votes each party got in Wattala and the Gampaha Electoral District. It is a measure of the difference in voting behaviour between the two regions.
^The mean absolute error, between the percentages of votes each party got in Wattala and the country. It is a measure of the difference in voting behaviour between the two regions.
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^The mean absolute error, between the percentages of votes each party got in Wattala and the Gampaha Electoral District. It is a measure of the difference in voting behaviour between the two regions.
^The mean absolute error, between the percentages of votes each party got in Wattala and the country. It is a measure of the difference in voting behaviour between the two regions.
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^"1989 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 1989. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-04-24. Retrieved 2020-06-10.