Viyaluwa Polling Division

The Viyaluwa Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Badulla Electoral District, in the Uva Province, Sri Lanka.

Viyaluwa
Location of Viyaluwa
Coordinates: 7°06′26″N 81°01′29″E / 7.107242°N 81.024663°E / 7.107242; 81.024663
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceUva Province, Sri Lanka
Electoral DistrictBadulla Electoral District
Area
 • Total317.28 km2 (122.50 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)[1]
 • Total65,365
 • Density206/km2 (530/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeEC-19B

Presidential Election Results

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Summary

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The winner of Viyaluwa has matched the final country result 7 out of 8 times. Hence, Viyaluwa is a Strong Bellwether for Presidential Elections.

Year Viyaluwa Badulla Electoral District MAE[2] % Sri Lanka MAE[3] %
2019 SLPP SLPP 6.91% SLPP 4.16%
2015 UPFA NDF 10.51% NDF 12.38%
2010 UPFA UPFA 7.56% UPFA 3.10%
2005 UPFA UNP 4.48% UPFA 0.64%
1999 PA UNP 1.34% PA 3.47%
1994 PA PA 0.81% PA 5.89%
1988 UNP UNP 7.72% UNP 1.54%
1982 UNP UNP 7.45% UNP 3.46%
Matches/Mean MAE 7/8 6/8 5.85% 8/8 4.33%
Party Viyaluwa[4] Badulla Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SLPP 24,401 56.66% 276,211 49.29% 6,924,255 52.25%
NDF 16,227 37.68% 251,706 44.92% 5,564,239 41.99%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,639 3.81% 17,622 3.14% 345,452 2.61%
NMPP 795 1.85% 14,806 2.64% 418,553 3.16%
Valid Votes 43,062 98.80% 560,345 98.77% 13,252,499 98.99%
Rejected Votes 521 1.20% 6,978 1.23% 135,452 1.01%
Total Polled 43,583 85.53% 567,323 86.25% 13,387,951 83.71%
Registered Electors 50,956 657,766 15,992,568
Party Viyaluwa[5] Badulla Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 23,518 59.72% 249,243 49.15% 5,768,090 47.58%
NDF 15,128 38.42% 249,524 49.21% 6,217,162 51.28%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 733 1.86% 8,303 1.64% 138,200 1.14%
Valid Votes 39,379 97.96% 507,070 98.47% 12,123,452 98.85%
Rejected Votes 822 2.04% 7,871 1.53% 140,925 1.15%
Total Polled 40,201 78.37% 514,941 79.51% 12,264,377 78.69%
Registered Electors 51,295 647,628 15,585,942
Party Viyaluwa[6] Badulla Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 20,816 60.75% 237,579 53.23% 6,015,934 57.88%
NDF 12,529 36.56% 198,835 44.55% 4,173,185 40.15%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 922 2.69% 9,880 2.21% 204,494 1.97%
Valid Votes 34,267 96.98% 446,294 98.66% 10,393,613 99.03%
Rejected Votes 1,068 3.02% 6,083 1.34% 101,838 0.97%
Total Polled 35,335 73.26% 452,377 75.62% 10,495,451 66.70%
Registered Electors 48,231 598,190 15,734,587
Party Viyaluwa[7] Badulla Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 16,803 49.28% 192,734 45.18% 4,887,152 50.29%
UNP 16,423 48.17% 226,582 53.11% 4,706,366 48.43%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 868 2.55% 7,283 1.71% 123,521 1.27%
Valid Votes 34,094 98.24% 426,599 98.43% 9,717,039 98.88%
Rejected Votes 611 1.76% 6,825 1.57% 109,869 1.12%
Total Polled 34,705 77.04% 433,424 78.67% 9,826,908 69.51%
Registered Electors 45,049 550,926 14,136,979
Party Viyaluwa[8] Badulla Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 13,336 47.01% 167,000 46.33% 4,312,157 51.12%
UNP 13,003 45.84% 172,884 47.97% 3,602,748 42.71%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,073 3.78% 8,512 2.36% 176,679 2.09%
JVP 957 3.37% 12,025 3.34% 343,927 4.08%
Valid Votes 28,369 96.73% 360,421 97.04% 8,435,754 97.69%
Rejected Votes 958 3.27% 10,979 2.96% 199,536 2.31%
Total Polled 29,327 75.24% 371,400 78.25% 8,635,290 72.17%
Registered Electors 38,978 474,610 11,965,536
Party Viyaluwa[9] Badulla Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 15,304 55.68% 182,810 55.27% 4,709,205 62.28%
UNP 11,227 40.84% 139,611 42.21% 2,715,283 35.91%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 500 1.82% 4,504 1.36% 78,152 1.03%
Ind 2 456 1.66% 3,847 1.16% 58,888 0.78%
Valid Votes 27,487 96.48% 330,772 95.91% 7,561,526 98.03%
Rejected Votes 1,002 3.52% 14,093 4.09% 151,706 1.97%
Total Polled 28,489 78.39% 344,865 77.47% 7,713,232 69.12%
Registered Electors 36,342 445,146 11,158,880
Party Viyaluwa[10] Badulla Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 6,397 52.49% 80,779 60.09% 2,569,199 50.43%
SLFP 5,575 45.75% 50,223 37.36% 2,289,857 44.95%
SLMP 214 1.76% 3,422 2.55% 235,701 4.63%
Valid Votes 12,186 97.71% 134,424 97.62% 5,094,754 98.24%
Rejected Votes 285 2.29% 3,276 2.38% 91,499 1.76%
Total Polled 12,471 100.00% 137,700 44.21% 5,186,256 55.87%
Registered Electors 12,471 311,473 9,283,143
Party Viyaluwa[11] Badulla Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 12,251 51.69% 141,062 58.67% 3,450,815 52.93%
SLFP 10,836 45.72% 88,462 36.79% 2,546,348 39.05%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 374 1.58% 3,203 1.33% 249,460 3.83%
JVP 242 1.02% 7,713 3.21% 273,428 4.19%
Valid Votes 23,703 98.80% 240,440 98.77% 6,520,156 98.78%
Rejected Votes 289 1.20% 2,982 1.23% 80,470 1.22%
Total Polled 23,992 87.39% 243,422 85.47% 6,600,626 80.15%
Registered Electors 27,455 284,801 8,235,358

Parliamentary Election Results

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Summary

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

Year Viyaluwa Badulla Electoral District MAE[12] % Sri Lanka MAE[13] %
2015 UNP UNP 7.08% UNP 3.24%
2010 UPFA UPFA 6.60% UPFA 4.52%
2004 UPFA UNP 3.76% UPFA 6.49%
2001 UNP UNP 3.11% UNP 4.11%
2000 PA UNP 2.00% PA 3.01%
1994 UNP UNP 2.10% PA 5.03%
1989 UNP UNP 1.23% UNP 5.50%
Matches/Mean MAE 6/7 4/7 3.70% 7/7 4.55%
Party Viyaluwa[14] Badulla Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 17,092 48.37% 258,844 54.82% 5,098,916 45.77%
UPFA 16,639 47.08% 179,459 38.01% 4,732,664 42.48%
JVP 1,076 3.04% 21,445 4.54% 544,154 4.88%
CWC 380 1.08% 10,259 2.17% 17,107 0.15%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 152 0.43% 2,159 0.46% 76,945 0.69%
Valid Votes 35,339 93.71% 472,166 95.03% 11,140,333 95.35%
Rejected Votes 2,309 6.12% 24,167 4.86% 516,926 4.42%
Total Polled 37,712 73.52% 496,849 80.07% 11,684,111 77.66%
Registered Electors 51,295 620,486 15,044,490
Party Viyaluwa[15] Badulla Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 16,967 66.82% 203,689 58.25% 4,846,388 60.38%
UNP 7,046 27.75% 112,886 32.28% 2,357,057 29.37%
DNA 705 2.78% 15,768 4.51% 441,251 5.50%
UPF 423 1.67% 11,481 3.28% 24,670 0.31%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 252 0.99% 5,854 1.67% 28,670 0.36%
Valid Votes 25,393 92.24% 349,678 93.54% 8,026,322 96.03%
Rejected Votes 2,135 7.76% 24,169 6.46% 581,465 6.96%
Total Polled 27,528 57.08% 373,847 62.46% 8,358,246 59.29%
Registered Electors 48,231 598,521 14,097,690
Party Viyaluwa[16] Badulla Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 14,805 52.60% 178,634 48.26% 4,223,126 45.70%
UNP 12,874 45.74% 181,705 49.09% 3,486,792 37.73%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 469 1.67% 9,839 2.66% 610,312 6.60%
Valid Votes 28,148 91.68% 370,178 92.47% 9,241,931 94.52%
Rejected Votes 2,556 8.32% 30,159 7.53% 534,452 5.47%
Total Polled 30,704 71.54% 400,337 78.33% 9,777,821 75.74%
Registered Electors 42,921 511,115 12,909,631
Party Viyaluwa[17] Badulla Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 14,792 50.94% 201,173 53.81% 4,086,026 45.62%
PA 11,949 41.15% 138,443 37.03% 3,330,815 37.19%
JVP 1,962 6.76% 26,820 7.17% 815,353 9.10%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 336 1.16% 7,401 1.98% 79,391 0.89%
Valid Votes 29,039 91.84% 373,837 93.35% 8,955,844 94.77%
Rejected Votes 2,579 8.16% 26,626 6.65% 494,009 5.23%
Total Polled 31,618 76.77% 400,463 81.51% 9,449,878 76.03%
Registered Electors 41,188 491,288 12,428,762
Party Viyaluwa[18] Badulla Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 13,082 46.52% 154,172 42.71% 3,899,329 45.33%
UNP 12,880 45.81% 167,351 46.36% 3,451,765 40.12%
JVP 1,131 4.02% 16,414 4.55% 518,725 6.03%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 684 2.43% 10,987 3.04% 431,432 5.02%
CWC 342 1.22% 12,092 3.35% 22,985 0.27%
Valid Votes 28,119 N/A 361,016 N/A 8,602,617 N/A
Party Viyaluwa[19] Badulla Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 14,340 52.26% 182,131 54.04% 3,498,370 44.04%
PA 12,646 46.08% 146,546 43.48% 3,887,805 48.94%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 455 1.66% 8,382 2.49% 223,505 2.81%
Valid Votes 27,441 90.91% 337,059 92.19% 7,943,688 95.20%
Rejected Votes 2,744 9.09% 28,540 7.81% 400,395 4.80%
Total Polled 30,185 83.06% 365,599 82.23% 8,344,095 74.75%
Registered Electors 36,342 444,632 11,163,064
Party Viyaluwa[20] Badulla Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 12,581 58.11% 135,089 58.97% 2,838,005 50.71%
SLFP 8,067 37.26% 81,011 35.36% 1,785,369 31.90%
USA 673 3.11% 5,712 2.49% 141,983 2.54%
ELJP 244 1.13% 5,589 2.44% 67,723 1.21%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 86 0.40% 1,693 0.74% 90,480 1.62%
Valid Votes 21,651 90.59% 229,094 92.08% 5,596,468 93.87%
Rejected Votes 2,248 9.41% 19,704 7.92% 365,563 6.13%
Total Polled 23,899 79.21% 248,798 75.55% 5,962,031 63.60%
Registered Electors 30,170 329,321 9,374,164

Demographics

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Ethnicity

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The Viyaluwa Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (87.8%) . In comparison, the Badulla Electoral District (which contains the Viyaluwa Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (73.0%) and a significant Indian Tamil population (18.5%) [1]

Ethnicity in Viyaluwa[1]

  Sinhalese (87.8%)
  Indian Tamil (9.5%)
  Moor (1.3%)
  Sri Lankan Tamil (1.2%)
  Other (0.1%)

Religion

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The Viyaluwa Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (87.8%) and a significant Hindu population (10.1%) . In comparison, the Badulla Electoral District (which contains the Viyaluwa Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (72.6%) and a significant Hindu population (19.3%) [1]

Religion in Viyaluwa[1]

  Buddhist (87.8%)
  Hindu (10.1%)
  Muslim (1.3%)
  Other (0.8%)

References

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  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 Viyaluwa and the Badulla 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 Viyaluwa 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 Viyaluwa and the Badulla 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 Viyaluwa 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.