Akmeemana Polling Division

Akmeemana
Polling Division
Interactive map of Akmeemana
Coordinates: 6°03′31″N 80°15′34″E / 6.058691°N 80.259485°E / 6.058691; 80.259485
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceSouthern Province, Sri Lanka
Electoral DistrictGalle Electoral District
Area
 • Total
94.84 km2 (36.62 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)[1]
 • Total
128,107
 • Density1,351/km2 (3,500/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeEC-07I

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

Presidential Election Results

Summary

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

Year Akmeemana Galle Electoral District MAE[2] % Sri Lanka MAE[3] %
2019 SLPP SLPP 0.52% SLPP 11.08%
2015 UPFA UPFA 2.90% NDF 4.99%
2010 UPFA UPFA 2.18% UPFA 3.32%
2005 UPFA UPFA 0.52% UPFA 8.55%
1999 PA PA 1.53% PA 5.36%
1994 PA PA 0.09% PA 0.99%
1988 SLFP SLFP 3.17% UNP 9.77%
1982 UNP UNP 2.67% UNP 5.52%
Matches/Mean MAE 6/8 6/8 1.70% 8/8 6.20%

2019 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Akmeemana[4] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SLPP 51,418 63.58% 466,148 64.26% 6,924,255 52.25%
NDF 24,117 29.82% 217,401 29.97% 5,564,239 41.99%
NMPP 3,745 4.63% 27,006 3.72% 418,553 3.16%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,595 1.97% 14,803 2.04% 345,452 2.61%
Valid Votes 80,875 99.26% 725,358 99.20% 13,252,499 98.99%
Rejected Votes 605 0.74% 5,878 0.80% 135,452 1.01%
Total Polled 81,480 85.22% 731,236 85.15% 13,387,951 83.71%
Registered Electors 95,614 858,749 15,992,568

2015 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Akmeemana[5] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 39,604 52.77% 377,126 55.64% 5,768,090 47.58%
NDF 34,807 46.38% 293,994 43.37% 6,217,162 51.28%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 643 0.86% 6,691 0.99% 138,200 1.14%
Valid Votes 75,054 99.03% 677,811 99.05% 12,123,452 98.85%
Rejected Votes 738 0.97% 6,516 0.95% 140,925 1.15%
Total Polled 75,792 80.48% 684,327 80.46% 12,264,377 78.69%
Registered Electors 94,175 850,549 15,585,942

2010 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Akmeemana[6] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 40,321 61.53% 386,971 63.69% 6,015,934 57.88%
NDF 24,345 37.15% 211,633 34.83% 4,173,185 40.15%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 860 1.31% 9,017 1.48% 204,494 1.97%
Valid Votes 65,526 99.44% 607,621 99.38% 10,393,613 99.03%
Rejected Votes 371 0.56% 3,765 0.62% 101,838 0.97%
Total Polled 65,897 77.64% 611,386 77.82% 10,495,451 66.70%
Registered Electors 84,872 785,663 15,734,587

2005 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Akmeemana[7] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 36,424 58.96% 347,233 58.41% 4,887,152 50.29%
UNP 24,570 39.77% 239,320 40.26% 4,706,366 48.43%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 785 1.27% 7,915 1.33% 123,521 1.27%
Valid Votes 61,779 99.10% 594,468 99.08% 9,717,039 98.88%
Rejected Votes 560 0.90% 5,540 0.92% 109,869 1.12%
Total Polled 62,339 79.42% 600,008 79.86% 9,826,908 69.51%
Registered Electors 78,496 751,327 14,136,979

1999 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Akmeemana[8] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 30,327 56.73% 281,154 54.91% 4,312,157 51.12%
UNP 19,749 36.94% 195,906 38.26% 3,602,748 42.71%
JVP 2,602 4.87% 27,257 5.32% 343,927 4.08%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 783 1.46% 7,702 1.50% 176,679 2.09%
Valid Votes 53,461 98.04% 512,019 98.14% 8,435,754 97.69%
Rejected Votes 1,070 1.96% 9,716 1.86% 199,536 2.31%
Total Polled 54,531 78.77% 521,735 77.43% 8,635,290 72.17%
Registered Electors 69,229 673,785 11,965,536

1994 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Akmeemana[9] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 29,135 61.52% 285,398 61.40% 4,709,205 62.28%
UNP 17,679 37.33% 173,282 37.28% 2,715,283 35.91%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 546 1.15% 6,135 1.32% 137,040 1.81%
Valid Votes 47,360 98.60% 464,815 98.49% 7,561,526 98.03%
Rejected Votes 672 1.40% 7,112 1.51% 151,706 1.97%
Total Polled 48,032 74.68% 471,927 73.01% 7,713,232 69.12%
Registered Electors 64,320 646,373 11,158,880

1988 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Akmeemana[10] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SLFP 22,877 56.62% 148,615 53.09% 2,289,857 44.95%
UNP 16,865 41.74% 124,912 44.62% 2,569,199 50.43%
SLMP 664 1.64% 6,417 2.29% 235,701 4.63%
Valid Votes 40,406 99.10% 279,944 98.43% 5,094,754 98.24%
Rejected Votes 368 0.90% 4,461 1.57% 91,499 1.76%
Total Polled 40,774 70.64% 284,405 49.34% 5,186,256 55.87%
Registered Electors 57,724 576,390 9,283,143

1982 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Akmeemana[11] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 20,269 48.51% 211,544 50.23% 3,450,815 52.93%
SLFP 19,623 46.97% 180,925 42.96% 2,546,348 39.05%
JVP 1,533 3.67% 20,962 4.98% 273,428 4.19%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 355 0.85% 7,707 1.83% 249,460 3.83%
Valid Votes 41,780 99.08% 421,138 98.78% 6,520,156 98.78%
Rejected Votes 389 0.92% 5,198 1.22% 80,470 1.22%
Total Polled 42,169 82.57% 426,336 81.84% 6,600,626 80.15%
Registered Electors 51,073 520,909 8,235,358

Parliamentary Election Results

Summary

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

Year Akmeemana Galle Electoral District MAE[12] % Sri Lanka MAE[13] %
2015 UPFA UPFA 0.67% UNP 4.70%
2010 UPFA UPFA 1.01% UPFA 3.73%
2004 UPFA UPFA 0.74% UPFA 4.77%
2001 PA UNP 1.27% UNP 3.84%
2000 PA PA 1.75% PA 3.81%
1994 PA PA 0.21% PA 4.76%
1989 UNP UNP 4.01% UNP 6.56%
Matches/Mean MAE 5/7 6/7 1.38% 7/7 4.60%

2015 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Akmeemana[14] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 33,819 49.27% 312,518 50.07% 4,732,664 42.48%
UNP 28,902 42.10% 265,180 42.49% 5,098,916 45.77%
JVP 5,330 7.76% 37,778 6.05% 544,154 4.88%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 594 0.87% 8,659 1.39% 82,852 0.74%
Valid Votes 68,645 97.87% 624,135 97.63% 11,140,333 95.35%
Rejected Votes 1,484 2.12% 15,107 2.36% 516,926 4.42%
Total Polled 70,136 74.47% 639,318 78.00% 11,684,111 77.66%
Registered Electors 94,175 819,666 15,044,490

2010 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Akmeemana[15] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 31,998 64.92% 305,307 66.17% 4,846,388 60.38%
UNP 13,062 26.50% 120,101 26.03% 2,357,057 29.37%
DNA 4,026 8.17% 33,663 7.30% 441,251 5.50%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 201 0.41% 2,317 0.50% 32,313 0.40%
Valid Votes 49,287 96.03% 461,388 95.05% 8,026,322 96.03%
Rejected Votes 2,036 3.97% 24,013 4.95% 581,465 6.96%
Total Polled 51,323 60.47% 485,401 61.67% 8,358,246 59.29%
Registered Electors 84,872 787,139 14,097,690

2004 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Akmeemana[16] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 30,897 55.64% 306,385 56.58% 4,223,126 45.70%
UNP 21,249 38.27% 209,399 38.67% 3,486,792 37.73%
JHU 3,095 5.57% 22,826 4.22% 552,723 5.98%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 286 0.52% 2,901 0.54% 60,066 0.65%
Valid Votes 55,527 94.86% 541,511 94.69% 9,241,931 94.52%
Rejected Votes 3,007 5.14% 30,380 5.31% 534,452 5.47%
Total Polled 58,534 76.92% 571,891 79.81% 9,777,821 75.74%
Registered Electors 76,101 716,609 12,909,631

2001 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Akmeemana[17] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 25,562 45.19% 232,931 42.98% 3,330,815 37.19%
UNP 24,798 43.84% 238,989 44.10% 4,086,026 45.62%
JVP 5,426 9.59% 61,806 11.41% 815,353 9.10%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 784 1.39% 8,188 1.51% 143,033 1.60%
Valid Votes 56,570 95.84% 541,914 95.66% 8,955,844 94.77%
Rejected Votes 2,456 4.16% 24,561 4.34% 494,009 5.23%
Total Polled 59,026 80.42% 566,475 81.09% 9,449,878 76.03%
Registered Electors 73,397 698,558 12,428,762

2000 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Akmeemana[18] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 28,840 52.30% 264,601 50.08% 3,899,329 45.33%
UNP 21,342 38.70% 212,055 40.14% 3,451,765 40.12%
JVP 3,925 7.12% 41,620 7.88% 518,725 6.03%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,039 1.88% 10,072 1.91% 250,489 2.91%
Valid Votes 55,146 N/A 528,348 N/A 8,602,617 N/A

1994 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Akmeemana[19] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 28,027 56.08% 277,956 56.39% 3,887,805 48.94%
UNP 20,576 41.17% 203,268 41.24% 3,498,370 44.04%
MEP 704 1.41% 4,145 0.84% 68,538 0.86%
SLPF 645 1.29% 7,239 1.47% 90,078 1.13%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 23 0.05% 306 0.06% 813 0.01%
Valid Votes 49,975 96.51% 492,914 95.96% 7,943,688 95.20%
Rejected Votes 1,808 3.49% 20,763 4.04% 400,395 4.80%
Total Polled 51,783 80.51% 513,677 79.57% 8,344,095 74.75%
Registered Electors 64,320 645,559 11,163,064

1989 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Akmeemana[20] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 19,615 48.69% 183,962 50.40% 2,838,005 50.71%
SLFP 19,613 48.68% 152,096 41.67% 1,785,369 31.90%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 606 1.50% 24,850 6.81% 434,479 7.76%
ELJP 452 1.12% 4,097 1.12% 67,723 1.21%
Valid Votes 40,286 95.60% 365,005 93.94% 5,596,468 93.87%
Rejected Votes 1,856 4.40% 23,536 6.06% 365,563 6.13%
Total Polled 42,142 74.71% 388,541 68.03% 5,962,031 63.60%
Registered Electors 56,408 571,146 9,374,164

Demographics

Ethnicity

The Akmeemana Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (96.3%) . In comparison, the Galle Electoral District (which contains the Akmeemana Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (94.4%) [1]

Ethnicity in Akmeemana[1]
  1. Sinhalese (96.3%)
  2. Moor (2.50%)
  3. Other (1.10%)

Religion

The Akmeemana Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (95.6%) . In comparison, the Galle Electoral District (which contains the Akmeemana Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (93.9%) [1]

Religion in Akmeemana[1]
  1. Buddhist (95.6%)
  2. Muslim (2.60%)
  3. Other (1.80%)

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "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 Akmeemana 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 Akmeemana 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. Archived from the original on 2019-12-19. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  5. ↑ "2015 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2015. Archived from the original on 2019-12-19. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  6. ↑ "2010 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2010. Archived from the original on 2019-12-19. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  7. ↑ "2005 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2005. Archived from the original on 2019-12-19. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  8. ↑ "1999 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 1999. Archived from the original on 2019-12-19. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  9. ↑ "1994 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 1994. Archived from the original on 2019-12-19. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  10. ↑ "1988 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 1988. Archived from the original on 2019-12-19. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  11. ↑ "1982 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 1982. Archived from the original on 2019-12-19. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  12. ↑ The mean absolute error, between the percentages of votes each party got in Akmeemana 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 Akmeemana 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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