The winner of Colombo East has matched the final country result 4 out of 8 times.

The winner of Colombo East has matched the final country result 4 out of 7 times.

Hence, Colombo East is a Weak Bellwether for Parliamentary Elections.

The Colombo East Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (58.8%) and a significant Sri Lankan Tamil population (28.6%) .

In comparison, the Colombo Electoral District (which contains the Colombo East Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (76.5%), a significant Moor population (10.7%) and a significant Sri Lankan Tamil population (10.1%)[1] Ethnicity in Colombo East[1] The Colombo East Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (54.1%), a significant Hindu population (23.3%) and a significant Muslim population (10.7%) .