Dambadeniya Polling Division

Dambadeniya
Polling Division
Location of Dambadeniya
Coordinates: 7°21′47″N 80°11′58″E / 7.362926°N 80.199527°E / 7.362926; 80.199527
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceNorth Western Province, Sri Lanka
Electoral DistrictKurunegala Electoral District
Area
 • Total
249.75 km2 (96.43 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)[1]
 • Total
119,946
 • Density480/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeEC-15J

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

Presidential Election Results

Summary

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

Year Dambadeniya Kurunegala Electoral District MAE[2] % Sri Lanka MAE[3] %
2019 SLPP SLPP 2.25% SLPP 7.28%
2015 UPFA UPFA 1.78% NDF 7.41%
2010 UPFA UPFA 1.72% UPFA 6.59%
2005 UPFA UPFA 2.67% UPFA 4.49%
1999 PA PA 1.61% PA 0.93%
1994 PA PA 0.50% PA 3.50%
1988 UNP UNP 4.63% UNP 4.13%
1982 UNP UNP 1.43% UNP 2.56%
Matches/Mean MAE 7/8 7/8 2.08% 8/8 4.61%

2019 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Dambadeniya[4] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SLPP 47,006 60.31% 652,278 57.90% 6,924,255 52.25%
NDF 27,041 34.69% 416,961 37.01% 5,564,239 41.99%
NMPP 2,506 3.22% 36,178 3.21% 418,553 3.16%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,394 1.79% 21,193 1.88% 345,452 2.61%
Valid Votes 77,947 99.15% 1,126,610 99.25% 13,252,499 98.99%
Rejected Votes 666 0.85% 8,522 0.75% 135,452 1.01%
Total Polled 78,613 84.73% 1,135,132 85.24% 13,387,951 83.71%
Registered Electors 92,781 1,331,705 15,992,568

2015 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Dambadeniya[5] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 41,422 55.31% 556,868 53.46% 5,768,090 47.58%
NDF 32,964 44.02% 476,602 45.76% 6,217,162 51.28%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 505 0.67% 8,154 0.78% 138,200 1.14%
Valid Votes 74,891 99.18% 1,041,624 99.12% 12,123,452 98.85%
Rejected Votes 621 0.82% 9,285 0.88% 140,925 1.15%
Total Polled 75,512 79.86% 1,050,909 78.82% 12,264,377 78.69%
Registered Electors 94,560 1,333,377 15,585,942

2010 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Dambadeniya[6] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 44,172 64.91% 582,784 63.08% 6,015,934 57.88%
NDF 23,056 33.88% 327,594 35.46% 4,173,185 40.15%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 819 1.20% 13,515 1.46% 204,494 1.97%
Valid Votes 68,047 99.36% 923,893 99.29% 10,393,613 99.03%
Rejected Votes 436 0.64% 6,644 0.71% 101,838 0.97%
Total Polled 68,483 76.41% 930,537 75.59% 10,495,451 66.70%
Registered Electors 89,631 1,230,966 15,734,587

2005 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Dambadeniya[7] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 37,231 54.96% 468,507 52.26% 4,887,152 50.29%
UNP 29,818 44.02% 418,809 46.72% 4,706,366 48.43%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 692 1.02% 9,181 1.02% 123,521 1.27%
Valid Votes 67,741 99.12% 896,497 99.07% 9,717,039 98.88%
Rejected Votes 599 0.88% 8,458 0.93% 109,869 1.12%
Total Polled 68,340 79.97% 904,955 77.87% 9,826,908 69.51%
Registered Electors 85,455 1,162,099 14,136,979

1999 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Dambadeniya[8] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 30,403 52.54% 377,483 50.77% 4,312,157 51.12%
UNP 24,457 42.26% 326,327 43.89% 3,602,748 42.71%
JVP 2,158 3.73% 27,354 3.68% 343,927 4.08%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 849 1.47% 12,355 1.66% 176,679 2.09%
Valid Votes 57,867 98.16% 743,519 97.99% 8,435,754 97.69%
Rejected Votes 1,082 1.84% 15,272 2.01% 199,536 2.31%
Total Polled 58,949 77.70% 758,791 75.83% 8,635,290 72.17%
Registered Electors 75,865 1,000,624 11,965,536

1994 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Dambadeniya[9] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 30,516 58.90% 403,838 59.36% 4,709,205 62.28%
UNP 20,613 39.79% 266,740 39.21% 2,715,283 35.91%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 677 1.31% 9,766 1.44% 137,040 1.81%
Valid Votes 51,806 98.60% 680,344 98.48% 7,561,526 98.03%
Rejected Votes 738 1.40% 10,511 1.52% 151,706 1.97%
Total Polled 52,544 76.08% 690,855 76.97% 7,713,232 69.12%
Registered Electors 69,064 897,539 11,158,880

1988 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Dambadeniya[10] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 21,532 56.13% 198,662 51.12% 2,569,199 50.43%
SLFP 16,301 42.49% 182,220 46.89% 2,289,857 44.95%
SLMP 531 1.38% 7,717 1.99% 235,701 4.63%
Valid Votes 38,364 98.89% 388,599 98.91% 5,094,754 98.24%
Rejected Votes 430 1.11% 4,281 1.09% 91,499 1.76%
Total Polled 38,794 60.73% 392,880 53.49% 5,186,256 55.87%
Registered Electors 63,877 734,453 9,283,143

1982 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Dambadeniya[11] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 28,872 57.16% 345,769 55.77% 3,450,815 52.93%
SLFP 19,429 38.46% 248,479 40.08% 2,546,348 39.05%
JVP 1,897 3.76% 21,835 3.52% 273,428 4.19%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 314 0.62% 3,895 0.63% 249,460 3.83%
Valid Votes 50,512 99.31% 619,978 99.13% 6,520,156 98.78%
Rejected Votes 350 0.69% 5,431 0.87% 80,470 1.22%
Total Polled 50,862 86.40% 625,409 86.00% 6,600,626 80.15%
Registered Electors 58,869 727,202 8,235,358

Parliamentary Election Results

Summary

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

Year Dambadeniya Kurunegala Electoral District MAE[12] % Sri Lanka MAE[13] %
2015 UPFA UPFA 1.32% UNP 4.08%
2010 UPFA UPFA 2.11% UPFA 3.69%
2004 UPFA UPFA 1.45% UPFA 4.57%
2001 UNP UNP 1.03% UNP 3.00%
2000 PA PA 0.56% PA 2.72%
1994 PA PA 0.31% PA 2.85%
1989 UNP UNP 3.76% UNP 6.02%
Matches/Mean MAE 6/7 6/7 1.51% 7/7 3.85%

2015 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Dambadeniya[14] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 34,939 50.51% 474,124 49.29% 4,732,664 42.48%
UNP 30,671 44.34% 441,275 45.87% 5,098,916 45.77%
JVP 3,236 4.68% 41,077 4.27% 544,154 4.88%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 324 0.47% 5,496 0.57% 83,041 0.75%
Valid Votes 69,170 96.79% 961,972 95.39% 11,140,333 95.35%
Rejected Votes 2,260 3.16% 46,036 4.56% 516,926 4.42%
Total Polled 71,462 75.57% 1,008,459 79.63% 11,684,111 77.66%
Registered Electors 94,560 1,266,443 15,044,490

2010 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Dambadeniya[15] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 34,447 66.17% 429,316 63.91% 4,846,388 60.38%
UNP 15,483 29.74% 213,713 31.81% 2,357,057 29.37%
DNA 2,015 3.87% 26,440 3.94% 441,251 5.50%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 116 0.22% 2,288 0.34% 34,779 0.43%
Valid Votes 52,061 94.43% 671,757 92.58% 8,026,322 96.03%
Rejected Votes 3,003 5.45% 53,130 7.32% 581,465 6.96%
Total Polled 55,133 61.51% 725,566 59.08% 8,358,246 59.29%
Registered Electors 89,631 1,228,044 14,097,690

2004 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Dambadeniya[16] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 31,740 53.00% 412,157 51.95% 4,223,126 45.70%
UNP 24,528 40.96% 340,768 42.95% 3,486,792 37.73%
JHU 3,422 5.71% 37,459 4.72% 552,723 5.98%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 200 0.33% 2,976 0.38% 64,640 0.70%
Valid Votes 59,890 95.76% 793,360 95.14% 9,241,931 94.52%
Rejected Votes 2,641 4.22% 40,261 4.83% 534,452 5.47%
Total Polled 62,543 75.13% 833,908 76.54% 9,777,821 75.74%
Registered Electors 83,250 1,089,482 12,909,631

2001 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Dambadeniya[17] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 29,321 47.29% 382,768 48.59% 4,086,026 45.62%
PA 26,714 43.09% 332,775 42.24% 3,330,815 37.19%
JVP 5,349 8.63% 63,652 8.08% 815,353 9.10%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 612 0.99% 8,533 1.08% 133,770 1.49%
Valid Votes 61,996 96.29% 787,728 95.35% 8,955,844 94.77%
Rejected Votes 2,386 3.71% 38,451 4.65% 494,009 5.23%
Total Polled 64,382 79.66% 826,179 78.98% 9,449,878 76.03%
Registered Electors 80,821 1,046,102 12,428,762

2000 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Dambadeniya[18] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 28,865 48.64% 358,794 48.75% 3,899,329 45.33%
UNP 25,527 43.02% 308,106 41.86% 3,451,765 40.12%
JVP 3,418 5.76% 40,780 5.54% 518,725 6.03%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,534 2.58% 28,348 3.85% 407,107 4.73%
Valid Votes 59,344 N/A 736,028 N/A 8,602,617 N/A

1994 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Dambadeniya[19] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 28,551 51.67% 366,856 51.87% 3,887,805 48.94%
UNP 26,223 47.46% 332,547 47.02% 3,498,370 44.04%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 481 0.87% 7,876 1.11% 158,616 2.00%
Valid Votes 55,255 96.48% 707,279 95.92% 7,943,688 95.20%
Rejected Votes 2,013 3.52% 30,071 4.08% 400,395 4.80%
Total Polled 57,268 82.92% 737,350 82.15% 8,344,095 74.75%
Registered Electors 69,064 897,580 11,163,064

1989 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Dambadeniya[20] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 28,242 62.31% 314,724 58.51% 2,838,005 50.71%
SLFP 14,595 32.20% 195,526 36.35% 1,785,369 31.90%
USA 1,305 2.88% 11,059 2.06% 141,983 2.54%
ELJP 994 2.19% 13,759 2.56% 67,723 1.21%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 188 0.41% 2,848 0.53% 90,480 1.62%
Valid Votes 45,324 94.23% 537,916 94.02% 5,596,468 93.87%
Rejected Votes 2,777 5.77% 34,212 5.98% 365,563 6.13%
Total Polled 48,101 76.32% 572,128 72.88% 5,962,031 63.60%
Registered Electors 63,024 784,991 9,374,164

Demographics

Ethnicity

The Dambadeniya Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (96.6%) . In comparison, the Kurunegala Electoral District (which contains the Dambadeniya Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (91.4%) [1]

Ethnicity in Dambadeniya[1]
  1. Sinhalese (96.6%)
  2. Moor (2.80%)
  3. Other (0.60%)

Religion

The Dambadeniya Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (95.7%) . In comparison, the Kurunegala Electoral District (which contains the Dambadeniya Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (88.5%) [1]

Religion in Dambadeniya[1]
  1. Buddhist (95.7%)
  2. Muslim (2.90%)
  3. Other (1.40%)

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 Dambadeniya 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 Dambadeniya 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 Dambadeniya 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 Dambadeniya 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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