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Habaraduwa Polling Division

The Habaraduwa Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Galle Electoral District, in the Southern Province, Sri Lanka.

Habaraduwa
Polling Division
Location of Habaraduwa
Coordinates: 6°00′58″N 80°19′06″E / 6.016068°N 80.318471°E / 6.016068; 80.318471
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceSouthern Province, Sri Lanka
Electoral DistrictGalle Electoral District
Area
 • Total109.63 km2 (42.33 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)[1]
 • Total107,269
 • Density978/km2 (2,530/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeEC-07J

Presidential Election Results edit

Summary edit

The winner of Habaraduwa has matched the final country result 5 out of 8 times. Hence, Habaraduwa is a Weak Bellwether for Presidential Elections.

Year Habaraduwa Galle Electoral District MAE[2] % Sri Lanka MAE[3] %
2019 SLPP SLPP 4.67% SLPP 15.90%
2015 UPFA UPFA 3.20% NDF 11.08%
2010 UPFA UPFA 3.20% UPFA 8.68%
2005 UPFA UPFA 1.97% UPFA 10.02%
1999 PA PA 1.68% PA 5.58%
1994 PA PA 2.49% PA 1.44%
1988 SLFP SLFP 6.83% UNP 13.35%
1982 SLFP UNP 7.22% UNP 10.13%
Matches/Mean MAE 5/8 6/8 3.91% 8/8 9.52%

2019 Sri Lankan Presidential Election edit

Party Habaraduwa[4] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SLPP 47,659 69.40% 466,148 64.26% 6,924,255 52.25%
NDF 17,487 25.46% 217,401 29.97% 5,564,239 41.99%
NMPP 2,264 3.30% 27,006 3.72% 418,553 3.16%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,265 1.84% 14,803 2.04% 345,452 2.61%
Valid Votes 68,675 99.13% 725,358 99.20% 13,252,499 98.99%
Rejected Votes 600 0.87% 5,878 0.80% 135,452 1.01%
Total Polled 69,275 85.46% 731,236 85.15% 13,387,951 83.71%
Registered Electors 81,062 858,749 15,992,568

2015 Sri Lankan Presidential Election edit

Party Habaraduwa[5] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 38,028 58.86% 377,126 55.64% 5,768,090 47.58%
NDF 25,932 40.14% 293,994 43.37% 6,217,162 51.28%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 643 1.00% 6,691 0.99% 138,200 1.14%
Valid Votes 64,603 99.12% 677,811 99.05% 12,123,452 98.85%
Rejected Votes 572 0.88% 6,516 0.95% 140,925 1.15%
Total Polled 65,175 80.68% 684,327 80.46% 12,264,377 78.69%
Registered Electors 80,778 850,549 15,585,942

2010 Sri Lankan Presidential Election edit

Party Habaraduwa[6] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 39,435 66.93% 386,971 63.69% 6,015,934 57.88%
NDF 18,606 31.58% 211,633 34.83% 4,173,185 40.15%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 882 1.50% 9,017 1.48% 204,494 1.97%
Valid Votes 58,923 99.44% 607,621 99.38% 10,393,613 99.03%
Rejected Votes 329 0.56% 3,765 0.62% 101,838 0.97%
Total Polled 59,252 77.77% 611,386 77.82% 10,495,451 66.70%
Registered Electors 76,190 785,663 15,734,587

2005 Sri Lankan Presidential Election edit

Party Habaraduwa[7] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 35,002 60.40% 347,233 58.41% 4,887,152 50.29%
UNP 22,164 38.25% 239,320 40.26% 4,706,366 48.43%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 783 1.35% 7,915 1.33% 123,521 1.27%
Valid Votes 57,949 99.15% 594,468 99.08% 9,717,039 98.88%
Rejected Votes 495 0.85% 5,540 0.92% 109,869 1.12%
Total Polled 58,444 79.40% 600,008 79.86% 9,826,908 69.51%
Registered Electors 73,606 751,327 14,136,979

1999 Sri Lankan Presidential Election edit

Party Habaraduwa[8] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 28,137 56.61% 281,154 54.91% 4,312,157 51.12%
UNP 18,064 36.34% 195,906 38.26% 3,602,748 42.71%
JVP 2,727 5.49% 27,257 5.32% 343,927 4.08%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 776 1.56% 7,702 1.50% 176,679 2.09%
Valid Votes 49,704 97.86% 512,019 98.14% 8,435,754 97.69%
Rejected Votes 1,086 2.14% 9,716 1.86% 199,536 2.31%
Total Polled 50,790 74.88% 521,735 77.43% 8,635,290 72.17%
Registered Electors 67,833 673,785 11,965,536

1994 Sri Lankan Presidential Election edit

Party Habaraduwa[9] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 29,689 63.87% 285,398 61.40% 4,709,205 62.28%
UNP 16,115 34.67% 173,282 37.28% 2,715,283 35.91%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 679 1.46% 6,135 1.32% 137,040 1.81%
Valid Votes 46,483 98.61% 464,815 98.49% 7,561,526 98.03%
Rejected Votes 656 1.39% 7,112 1.51% 151,706 1.97%
Total Polled 47,139 71.05% 471,927 73.01% 7,713,232 69.12%
Registered Electors 66,342 646,373 11,158,880

1988 Sri Lankan Presidential Election edit

Party Habaraduwa[10] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SLFP 18,329 60.16% 148,615 53.09% 2,289,857 44.95%
UNP 11,500 37.75% 124,912 44.62% 2,569,199 50.43%
SLMP 637 2.09% 6,417 2.29% 235,701 4.63%
Valid Votes 30,466 98.58% 279,944 98.43% 5,094,754 98.24%
Rejected Votes 438 1.42% 4,461 1.57% 91,499 1.76%
Total Polled 30,904 50.36% 284,405 49.34% 5,186,256 55.87%
Registered Electors 61,369 576,390 9,283,143

1982 Sri Lankan Presidential Election edit

Party Habaraduwa[11] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SLFP 22,600 51.22% 180,925 42.96% 2,546,348 39.05%
UNP 18,960 42.97% 211,544 50.23% 3,450,815 52.93%
JVP 2,239 5.07% 20,962 4.98% 273,428 4.19%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 327 0.74% 7,707 1.83% 249,460 3.83%
Valid Votes 44,126 99.19% 421,138 98.78% 6,520,156 98.78%
Rejected Votes 361 0.81% 5,198 1.22% 80,470 1.22%
Total Polled 44,487 79.37% 426,336 81.84% 6,600,626 80.15%
Registered Electors 56,053 520,909 8,235,358

Parliamentary Election Results edit

Summary edit

The winner of Habaraduwa has matched the final country result 5 out of 7 times. Hence, Habaraduwa is a Weak Bellwether for Parliamentary Elections.

Year Habaraduwa Galle Electoral District MAE[12] % Sri Lanka MAE[13] %
2015 UPFA UPFA 4.40% UNP 8.88%
2010 UPFA UPFA 0.66% UPFA 5.13%
2004 UPFA UPFA 1.90% UPFA 6.37%
2001 PA UNP 2.24% UNP 5.22%
2000 PA PA 1.14% PA 3.35%
1994 PA PA 3.51% PA 8.26%
1989 UNP UNP 2.07% UNP 4.69%
Matches/Mean MAE 5/7 6/7 2.27% 7/7 5.99%

2015 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election edit

Party Habaraduwa[14] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 32,017 55.24% 312,518 50.07% 4,732,664 42.48%
UNP 22,194 38.29% 265,180 42.49% 5,098,916 45.77%
JVP 3,282 5.66% 37,778 6.05% 544,154 4.88%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 472 0.81% 8,659 1.39% 82,852 0.74%
Valid Votes 57,965 97.78% 624,135 97.63% 11,140,333 95.35%
Rejected Votes 1,312 2.21% 15,107 2.36% 516,926 4.42%
Total Polled 59,284 73.39% 639,318 78.00% 11,684,111 77.66%
Registered Electors 80,778 819,666 15,044,490

2010 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election edit

Party Habaraduwa[15] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 27,660 67.02% 305,307 66.17% 4,846,388 60.38%
UNP 10,644 25.79% 120,101 26.03% 2,357,057 29.37%
DNA 2,809 6.81% 33,663 7.30% 441,251 5.50%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 160 0.39% 2,317 0.50% 32,313 0.40%
Valid Votes 41,273 94.48% 461,388 95.05% 8,026,322 96.03%
Rejected Votes 2,410 5.52% 24,013 4.95% 581,465 6.96%
Total Polled 43,683 57.33% 485,401 61.67% 8,358,246 59.29%
Registered Electors 76,190 787,139 14,097,690

2004 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election edit

Party Habaraduwa[16] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 30,648 58.97% 306,385 56.58% 4,223,126 45.70%
UNP 19,417 37.36% 209,399 38.67% 3,486,792 37.73%
JHU 1,667 3.21% 22,826 4.22% 552,723 5.98%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 238 0.46% 2,901 0.54% 60,066 0.65%
Valid Votes 51,970 94.31% 541,511 94.69% 9,241,931 94.52%
Rejected Votes 3,135 5.69% 30,380 5.31% 534,452 5.47%
Total Polled 55,105 75.94% 571,891 79.81% 9,777,821 75.74%
Registered Electors 72,566 716,609 12,909,631

2001 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election edit

Party Habaraduwa[17] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 23,508 44.58% 232,931 42.98% 3,330,815 37.19%
UNP 21,617 40.99% 238,989 44.10% 4,086,026 45.62%
JVP 6,882 13.05% 61,806 11.41% 815,353 9.10%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 728 1.38% 8,188 1.51% 143,033 1.60%
Valid Votes 52,735 95.73% 541,914 95.66% 8,955,844 94.77%
Rejected Votes 2,355 4.27% 24,561 4.34% 494,009 5.23%
Total Polled 55,090 77.08% 566,475 81.09% 9,449,878 76.03%
Registered Electors 71,473 698,558 12,428,762

2000 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election edit

Party Habaraduwa[18] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 25,974 50.87% 264,601 50.08% 3,899,329 45.33%
UNP 19,639 38.46% 212,055 40.14% 3,451,765 40.12%
JVP 4,481 8.78% 41,620 7.88% 518,725 6.03%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 964 1.89% 10,072 1.91% 250,489 2.91%
Valid Votes 51,058 N/A 528,348 N/A 8,602,617 N/A

1994 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election edit

Party Habaraduwa[19] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 29,716 59.63% 277,956 56.39% 3,887,805 48.94%
UNP 18,528 37.18% 203,268 41.24% 3,498,370 44.04%
SLPF 819 1.64% 7,239 1.47% 90,078 1.13%
MEP 732 1.47% 4,145 0.84% 68,538 0.86%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 39 0.08% 306 0.06% 813 0.01%
Valid Votes 49,834 96.21% 492,914 95.96% 7,943,688 95.20%
Rejected Votes 1,962 3.79% 20,763 4.04% 400,395 4.80%
Total Polled 51,796 78.07% 513,677 79.57% 8,344,095 74.75%
Registered Electors 66,342 645,559 11,163,064

1989 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election edit

Party Habaraduwa[20] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 14,840 51.59% 183,962 50.40% 2,838,005 50.71%
SLFP 12,857 44.69% 152,096 41.67% 1,785,369 31.90%
MEP 472 1.64% 2,676 0.73% 90,480 1.62%
USA 303 1.05% 18,160 4.98% 141,983 2.54%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 296 1.03% 8,111 2.22% 269,739 4.82%
Valid Votes 28,768 94.14% 365,005 93.94% 5,596,468 93.87%
Rejected Votes 1,792 5.86% 23,536 6.06% 365,563 6.13%
Total Polled 30,560 50.53% 388,541 68.03% 5,962,031 63.60%
Registered Electors 60,474 571,146 9,374,164

Demographics edit

Ethnicity edit

The Habaraduwa Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (99.7%) . In comparison, the Galle Electoral District (which contains the Habaraduwa Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (94.4%) [1]

Ethnicity in Habaraduwa[1]

  Sinhalese (99.7%)
  Other (0.3%)

Religion edit

The Habaraduwa Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (99.3%) . In comparison, the Galle Electoral District (which contains the Habaraduwa Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (93.9%) [1]

Religion in Habaraduwa[1]

  Buddhist (99.3%)
  Other (0.7%)

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 Habaraduwa and the Galle 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 Habaraduwa 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 Habaraduwa and the Galle 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 Habaraduwa 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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