The Ampara Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Ampara Electoral District, in the Eastern Province, Sri Lanka.
The winner of Ampara has matched the final country result 7 out of 8 times. Hence, Ampara is a Strong Bellwether for Presidential Elections.
The winner of Ampara has matched the final country result 6 out of 7 times. Hence, Ampara is a Strong Bellwether for Parliamentary Elections.
The Ampara Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (99.1%) . In comparison, the Ampara Electoral District (which contains the Ampara Polling Division) has a Moor plurality (43.4%), a significant Sinhalese population (38.9%) and a significant Sri Lankan Tamil population (17.3%)
The Ampara Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (98.8%) . In comparison, the Ampara Electoral District (which contains the Ampara Polling Division) has a Muslim plurality (43.4%), a significant Buddhist population (38.7%) and a significant Hindu population (15.8%)