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Galgamuwa Polling Division

The Galgamuwa Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Kurunegala Electoral District, in the North Western Province, Sri Lanka.

Galgamuwa
Polling Division
Location of Galgamuwa
Coordinates: 8°03′22″N 80°15′52″E / 8.055996°N 80.264573°E / 8.055996; 80.264573
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceNorth Western Province, Sri Lanka
Electoral DistrictKurunegala Electoral District
Area
 • Total669.85 km2 (258.63 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)[1]
 • Total112,271
 • Density168/km2 (440/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeEC-15A

Presidential Election Results edit

Summary edit

The winner of Galgamuwa has matched the final country result 6 out of 8 times. Hence, Galgamuwa is a Weak Bellwether for Presidential Elections.

Year Galgamuwa Kurunegala Electoral District MAE[2] % Sri Lanka MAE[3] %
2019 SLPP SLPP 1.19% SLPP 6.22%
2015 UPFA UPFA 6.17% NDF 11.78%
2010 UPFA UPFA 4.09% UPFA 8.98%
2005 UPFA UPFA 2.36% UPFA 4.18%
1999 PA PA 3.39% PA 2.66%
1994 PA PA 3.08% PA 0.11%
1988 SLFP UNP 3.96% UNP 4.41%
1982 UNP UNP 5.06% UNP 3.81%
Matches/Mean MAE 6/8 7/8 3.66% 8/8 5.27%

2019 Sri Lankan Presidential Election edit

Party Galgamuwa[4] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SLPP 50,185 59.17% 652,278 57.90% 6,924,255 52.25%
NDF 30,373 35.81% 416,961 37.01% 5,564,239 41.99%
NMPP 2,553 3.01% 36,178 3.21% 418,553 3.16%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,698 2.00% 21,193 1.88% 345,452 2.61%
Valid Votes 84,809 99.39% 1,126,610 99.25% 13,252,499 98.99%
Rejected Votes 518 0.61% 8,522 0.75% 135,452 1.01%
Total Polled 85,327 85.37% 1,135,132 85.24% 13,387,951 83.71%
Registered Electors 99,948 1,331,705 15,992,568

2015 Sri Lankan Presidential Election edit

Party Galgamuwa[5] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 46,848 59.66% 556,868 53.46% 5,768,090 47.58%
NDF 31,027 39.51% 476,602 45.76% 6,217,162 51.28%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 655 0.83% 8,154 0.78% 138,200 1.14%
Valid Votes 78,530 99.24% 1,041,624 99.12% 12,123,452 98.85%
Rejected Votes 602 0.76% 9,285 0.88% 140,925 1.15%
Total Polled 79,132 76.46% 1,050,909 78.82% 12,264,377 78.69%
Registered Electors 103,488 1,333,377 15,585,942

2010 Sri Lankan Presidential Election edit

Party Galgamuwa[6] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 46,752 67.11% 582,784 63.08% 6,015,934 57.88%
NDF 21,666 31.10% 327,594 35.46% 4,173,185 40.15%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,243 1.78% 13,515 1.46% 204,494 1.97%
Valid Votes 69,661 99.52% 923,893 99.29% 10,393,613 99.03%
Rejected Votes 334 0.48% 6,644 0.71% 101,838 0.97%
Total Polled 69,995 72.64% 930,537 75.59% 10,495,451 66.70%
Registered Electors 96,354 1,230,966 15,734,587

2005 Sri Lankan Presidential Election edit

Party Galgamuwa[7] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 37,876 54.63% 468,507 52.26% 4,887,152 50.29%
UNP 30,720 44.31% 418,809 46.72% 4,706,366 48.43%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 739 1.07% 9,181 1.02% 123,521 1.27%
Valid Votes 69,335 99.13% 896,497 99.07% 9,717,039 98.88%
Rejected Votes 610 0.87% 8,458 0.93% 109,869 1.12%
Total Polled 69,945 76.28% 904,955 77.87% 9,826,908 69.51%
Registered Electors 91,698 1,162,099 14,136,979

1999 Sri Lankan Presidential Election edit

Party Galgamuwa[8] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 31,610 53.97% 377,483 50.77% 4,312,157 51.12%
UNP 23,395 39.94% 326,327 43.89% 3,602,748 42.71%
JVP 2,645 4.52% 27,354 3.68% 343,927 4.08%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 920 1.57% 12,355 1.66% 176,679 2.09%
Valid Votes 58,570 98.21% 743,519 97.99% 8,435,754 97.69%
Rejected Votes 1,068 1.79% 15,272 2.01% 199,536 2.31%
Total Polled 59,638 75.35% 758,791 75.83% 8,635,290 72.17%
Registered Electors 79,147 1,000,624 11,965,536

1994 Sri Lankan Presidential Election edit

Party Galgamuwa[9] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 33,011 62.41% 403,838 59.36% 4,709,205 62.28%
UNP 19,033 35.99% 266,740 39.21% 2,715,283 35.91%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 847 1.60% 9,766 1.44% 137,040 1.81%
Valid Votes 52,891 98.40% 680,344 98.48% 7,561,526 98.03%
Rejected Votes 858 1.60% 10,511 1.52% 151,706 1.97%
Total Polled 53,749 76.92% 690,855 76.97% 7,713,232 69.12%
Registered Electors 69,872 897,539 11,158,880

1988 Sri Lankan Presidential Election edit

Party Galgamuwa[10] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SLFP 13,705 50.08% 182,220 46.89% 2,289,857 44.95%
UNP 12,687 46.36% 198,662 51.12% 2,569,199 50.43%
SLMP 975 3.56% 7,717 1.99% 235,701 4.63%
Valid Votes 27,367 98.68% 388,599 98.91% 5,094,754 98.24%
Rejected Votes 366 1.32% 4,281 1.09% 91,499 1.76%
Total Polled 27,733 45.50% 392,880 53.49% 5,186,256 55.87%
Registered Electors 60,948 734,453 9,283,143

1982 Sri Lankan Presidential Election edit

Party Galgamuwa[11] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 23,438 50.33% 345,769 55.77% 3,450,815 52.93%
SLFP 20,998 45.09% 248,479 40.08% 2,546,348 39.05%
JVP 1,882 4.04% 21,835 3.52% 273,428 4.19%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 250 0.54% 3,895 0.63% 249,460 3.83%
Valid Votes 46,568 99.21% 619,978 99.13% 6,520,156 98.78%
Rejected Votes 369 0.79% 5,431 0.87% 80,470 1.22%
Total Polled 46,937 87.61% 625,409 86.00% 6,600,626 80.15%
Registered Electors 53,576 727,202 8,235,358

Parliamentary Election Results edit

Summary edit

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

Year Galgamuwa Kurunegala Electoral District MAE[12] % Sri Lanka MAE[13] %
2015 UPFA UPFA 5.14% UNP 7.63%
2010 UPFA UPFA 6.56% UPFA 7.67%
2004 UPFA UPFA 4.17% UPFA 6.93%
2001 UNP UNP 2.28% UNP 3.00%
2000 PA PA 36.94% PA 35.72%
1994 PA PA 4.48% PA 4.34%
1989 UNP UNP 6.66% UNP 3.47%
Matches/Mean MAE 6/7 6/7 9.46% 7/7 9.82%

2015 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election edit

Party Galgamuwa[14] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 39,539 54.91% 474,124 49.29% 4,732,664 42.48%
UNP 29,324 40.73% 441,275 45.87% 5,098,916 45.77%
JVP 2,903 4.03% 41,077 4.27% 544,154 4.88%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 238 0.33% 5,496 0.57% 83,041 0.75%
Valid Votes 72,004 95.07% 961,972 95.39% 11,140,333 95.35%
Rejected Votes 3,696 4.88% 46,036 4.56% 516,926 4.42%
Total Polled 75,736 73.18% 1,008,459 79.63% 11,684,111 77.66%
Registered Electors 103,488 1,266,443 15,044,490

2010 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election edit

Party Galgamuwa[15] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 34,119 71.00% 429,316 63.91% 4,846,388 60.38%
UNP 12,267 25.53% 213,713 31.81% 2,357,057 29.37%
DNA 1,503 3.13% 26,440 3.94% 441,251 5.50%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 165 0.34% 2,288 0.34% 34,779 0.43%
Valid Votes 48,054 89.96% 671,757 92.58% 8,026,322 96.03%
Rejected Votes 5,319 9.96% 53,130 7.32% 581,465 6.96%
Total Polled 53,417 55.44% 725,566 59.08% 8,358,246 59.29%
Registered Electors 96,354 1,228,044 14,097,690

2004 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election edit

Party Galgamuwa[16] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 36,037 57.79% 412,157 51.95% 4,223,126 45.70%
UNP 25,377 40.70% 340,768 42.95% 3,486,792 37.73%
JHU 795 1.27% 37,459 4.72% 552,723 5.98%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 146 0.23% 2,976 0.38% 64,640 0.70%
Valid Votes 62,355 95.28% 793,360 95.14% 9,241,931 94.52%
Rejected Votes 3,061 4.68% 40,261 4.83% 534,452 5.47%
Total Polled 65,442 73.68% 833,908 76.54% 9,777,821 75.74%
Registered Electors 88,822 1,089,482 12,909,631

2001 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election edit

Party Galgamuwa[17] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 28,330 46.01% 382,768 48.59% 4,086,026 45.62%
PA 27,465 44.61% 332,775 42.24% 3,330,815 37.19%
JVP 5,167 8.39% 63,652 8.08% 815,353 9.10%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 607 0.99% 8,533 1.08% 133,770 1.49%
Valid Votes 61,569 95.57% 787,728 95.35% 8,955,844 94.77%
Rejected Votes 2,855 4.43% 38,451 4.65% 494,009 5.23%
Total Polled 64,424 76.06% 826,179 78.98% 9,449,878 76.03%
Registered Electors 84,703 1,046,102 12,428,762

2000 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election edit

Party Galgamuwa[18] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 31,133 88.38% 358,794 48.75% 3,899,329 45.33%
JVP 2,663 7.56% 40,780 5.54% 518,725 6.03%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 536 1.52% 320,835 43.59% 3,641,004 42.32%
NUA 495 1.41% 11,927 1.62% 185,593 2.16%
NLF 398 1.13% 3,692 0.50% 32,275 0.38%
Valid Votes 35,225 N/A 736,028 N/A 8,602,617 N/A

1994 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election edit

Party Galgamuwa[19] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 31,870 56.33% 366,856 51.87% 3,887,805 48.94%
UNP 23,996 42.41% 332,547 47.02% 3,498,370 44.04%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 714 1.26% 7,876 1.11% 158,616 2.00%
Valid Votes 56,580 96.05% 707,279 95.92% 7,943,688 95.20%
Rejected Votes 2,329 3.95% 30,071 4.08% 400,395 4.80%
Total Polled 58,909 84.31% 737,350 82.15% 8,344,095 74.75%
Registered Electors 69,872 897,580 11,163,064

1989 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election edit

Party Galgamuwa[20] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 20,412 50.90% 314,724 58.51% 2,838,005 50.71%
SLFP 16,976 42.33% 195,526 36.35% 1,785,369 31.90%
USA 1,232 3.07% 11,059 2.06% 141,983 2.54%
ELJP 1,173 2.92% 13,759 2.56% 67,723 1.21%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 311 0.78% 2,848 0.53% 90,480 1.62%
Valid Votes 40,104 91.89% 537,916 94.02% 5,596,468 93.87%
Rejected Votes 3,540 8.11% 34,212 5.98% 365,563 6.13%
Total Polled 43,644 72.31% 572,128 72.88% 5,962,031 63.60%
Registered Electors 60,359 784,991 9,374,164

Demographics edit

Ethnicity edit

The Galgamuwa Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (93.3%) . In comparison, the Kurunegala Electoral District (which contains the Galgamuwa Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (91.4%) [1]

Ethnicity in Galgamuwa[1]

  Sinhalese (93.3%)
  Moor (5.9%)
  Other (0.7%)

Religion edit

The Galgamuwa Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (92.7%) . In comparison, the Kurunegala Electoral District (which contains the Galgamuwa Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (88.5%) [1]

Religion in Galgamuwa[1]

  Buddhist (92.7%)
  Muslim (6.0%)
  Other (1.3%)

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e "Census of Population and Housing 2012". statistics.gov.lk. Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka. 2012.
  2. ^ The mean absolute error, between the percentages of votes each party got in Galgamuwa and the Kurunegala Electoral District. It is a measure of the difference in voting behaviour between the two regions.
  3. ^ The mean absolute error, between the percentages of votes each party got in Galgamuwa and the country. It is a measure of the difference in voting behaviour between the two regions.
  4. ^ "2019 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2019.
  5. ^ "2015 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2015.
  6. ^ "2010 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2010.
  7. ^ "2005 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2005.
  8. ^ "1999 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 1999.
  9. ^ "1994 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 1994.
  10. ^ "1988 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 1988.
  11. ^ "1982 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 1982.
  12. ^ The mean absolute error, between the percentages of votes each party got in Galgamuwa and the Kurunegala Electoral District. It is a measure of the difference in voting behaviour between the two regions.
  13. ^ The mean absolute error, between the percentages of votes each party got in Galgamuwa and the country. It is a measure of the difference in voting behaviour between the two regions.
  14. ^ "2015 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2015.
  15. ^ "2010 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2010.
  16. ^ "2004 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2004.
  17. ^ "2001 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2001.
  18. ^ "2000 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2000.
  19. ^ "1994 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 1994.
  20. ^ "1989 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 1989.
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