Yapahuwa Polling Division

Yapahuwa
Polling Division
Location of Yapahuwa
Coordinates: 7°49′19″N 80°22′14″E / 7.822008°N 80.370418°E / 7.822008; 80.370418
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceNorth Western Province, Sri Lanka
Electoral DistrictKurunegala Electoral District
Area
 • Total
849.44 km2 (327.97 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)[1]
 • Total
156,502
 • Density184/km2 (480/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeEC-15C

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

Year Yapahuwa Kurunegala Electoral District MAE[2] % Sri Lanka MAE[3] %
2019 SLPP SLPP 1.90% SLPP 6.94%
2015 UPFA UPFA 3.80% NDF 9.42%
2010 UPFA UPFA 2.24% UPFA 7.14%
2005 UPFA UPFA 0.98% UPFA 2.80%
1999 PA PA 1.26% PA 1.93%
1994 PA PA 0.73% PA 3.73%
1988 SLFP UNP 4.34% UNP 4.73%
1982 UNP UNP 1.04% UNP 1.51%
Matches/Mean MAE 6/8 7/8 2.04% 8/8 4.77%

2019 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Yapahuwa[4] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SLPP 55,823 59.86% 652,278 57.90% 6,924,255 52.25%
NDF 32,581 34.93% 416,961 37.01% 5,564,239 41.99%
NMPP 2,944 3.16% 36,178 3.21% 418,553 3.16%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,914 2.05% 21,193 1.88% 345,452 2.61%
Valid Votes 93,262 99.27% 1,126,610 99.25% 13,252,499 98.99%
Rejected Votes 683 0.73% 8,522 0.75% 135,452 1.01%
Total Polled 93,945 84.70% 1,135,132 85.24% 13,387,951 83.71%
Registered Electors 110,915 1,331,705 15,992,568

2015 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Yapahuwa[5] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 49,289 57.25% 556,868 53.46% 5,768,090 47.58%
NDF 36,058 41.88% 476,602 45.76% 6,217,162 51.28%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 743 0.86% 8,154 0.78% 138,200 1.14%
Valid Votes 86,090 99.25% 1,041,624 99.12% 12,123,452 98.85%
Rejected Votes 654 0.75% 9,285 0.88% 140,925 1.15%
Total Polled 86,744 76.19% 1,050,909 78.82% 12,264,377 78.69%
Registered Electors 113,858 1,333,377 15,585,942

2010 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Yapahuwa[6] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 49,854 65.24% 582,784 63.08% 6,015,934 57.88%
NDF 25,199 32.98% 327,594 35.46% 4,173,185 40.15%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,365 1.79% 13,515 1.46% 204,494 1.97%
Valid Votes 76,418 99.35% 923,893 99.29% 10,393,613 99.03%
Rejected Votes 502 0.65% 6,644 0.71% 101,838 0.97%
Total Polled 76,920 72.72% 930,537 75.59% 10,495,451 66.70%
Registered Electors 105,779 1,230,966 15,734,587

2005 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Yapahuwa[7] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 40,136 53.29% 468,507 52.26% 4,887,152 50.29%
UNP 34,469 45.76% 418,809 46.72% 4,706,366 48.43%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 717 0.95% 9,181 1.02% 123,521 1.27%
Valid Votes 75,322 99.04% 896,497 99.07% 9,717,039 98.88%
Rejected Votes 728 0.96% 8,458 0.93% 109,869 1.12%
Total Polled 76,050 75.67% 904,955 77.87% 9,826,908 69.51%
Registered Electors 100,497 1,162,099 14,136,979

1999 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Yapahuwa[8] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 31,252 49.22% 377,483 50.77% 4,312,157 51.12%
UNP 28,525 44.92% 326,327 43.89% 3,602,748 42.71%
JVP 2,714 4.27% 27,354 3.68% 343,927 4.08%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,008 1.59% 12,355 1.66% 176,679 2.09%
Valid Votes 63,499 98.04% 743,519 97.99% 8,435,754 97.69%
Rejected Votes 1,269 1.96% 15,272 2.01% 199,536 2.31%
Total Polled 64,768 74.50% 758,791 75.83% 8,635,290 72.17%
Registered Electors 86,938 1,000,624 11,965,536

1994 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Yapahuwa[9] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 33,582 58.62% 403,838 59.36% 4,709,205 62.28%
UNP 22,893 39.96% 266,740 39.21% 2,715,283 35.91%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 808 1.41% 9,766 1.44% 137,040 1.81%
Valid Votes 57,283 98.35% 680,344 98.48% 7,561,526 98.03%
Rejected Votes 962 1.65% 10,511 1.52% 151,706 1.97%
Total Polled 58,245 76.55% 690,855 76.97% 7,713,232 69.12%
Registered Electors 76,083 897,539 11,158,880

1988 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Yapahuwa[10] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SLFP 7,950 49.71% 182,220 46.89% 2,289,857 44.95%
UNP 7,250 45.33% 198,662 51.12% 2,569,199 50.43%
SLMP 793 4.96% 7,717 1.99% 235,701 4.63%
Valid Votes 15,993 98.72% 388,599 98.91% 5,094,754 98.24%
Rejected Votes 207 1.28% 4,281 1.09% 91,499 1.76%
Total Polled 16,200 100.00% 392,880 53.49% 5,186,256 55.87%
Registered Electors 16,200 734,453 9,283,143

1982 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Yapahuwa[11] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 27,489 54.41% 345,769 55.77% 3,450,815 52.93%
SLFP 20,566 40.71% 248,479 40.08% 2,546,348 39.05%
JVP 2,141 4.24% 21,835 3.52% 273,428 4.19%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 322 0.64% 3,895 0.63% 249,460 3.83%
Valid Votes 50,518 99.38% 619,978 99.13% 6,520,156 98.78%
Rejected Votes 317 0.62% 5,431 0.87% 80,470 1.22%
Total Polled 50,835 86.86% 625,409 86.00% 6,600,626 80.15%
Registered Electors 58,528 727,202 8,235,358

Parliamentary Election Results

Summary

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

Year Yapahuwa Kurunegala Electoral District MAE[12] % Sri Lanka MAE[13] %
2015 UPFA UPFA 3.70% UNP 6.27%
2010 UPFA UPFA 6.27% UPFA 7.28%
2004 UPFA UPFA 2.26% UPFA 6.38%
2001 UNP UNP 0.67% UNP 2.77%
2000 PA PA 1.27% PA 2.96%
1994 PA PA 0.97% PA 2.68%
1989 UNP UNP 3.25% UNP 5.38%
Matches/Mean MAE 6/7 6/7 2.63% 7/7 4.82%

2015 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Yapahuwa[14] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 41,149 52.90% 474,124 49.29% 4,732,664 42.48%
UNP 32,483 41.76% 441,275 45.87% 5,098,916 45.77%
JVP 3,882 4.99% 41,077 4.27% 544,154 4.88%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 268 0.34% 5,496 0.57% 83,041 0.75%
Valid Votes 77,782 94.54% 961,972 95.39% 11,140,333 95.35%
Rejected Votes 4,431 5.39% 46,036 4.56% 516,926 4.42%
Total Polled 82,272 72.26% 1,008,459 79.63% 11,684,111 77.66%
Registered Electors 113,858 1,266,443 15,044,490

2010 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Yapahuwa[15] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 37,429 69.95% 429,316 63.91% 4,846,388 60.38%
UNP 13,036 24.36% 213,713 31.81% 2,357,057 29.37%
DNA 2,586 4.83% 26,440 3.94% 441,251 5.50%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 457 0.85% 2,288 0.34% 34,779 0.43%
Valid Votes 53,508 91.52% 671,757 92.58% 8,026,322 96.03%
Rejected Votes 4,884 8.35% 53,130 7.32% 581,465 6.96%
Total Polled 58,466 55.27% 725,566 59.08% 8,358,246 59.29%
Registered Electors 105,779 1,228,044 14,097,690

2004 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Yapahuwa[16] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 37,155 55.45% 412,157 51.95% 4,223,126 45.70%
UNP 28,281 42.20% 340,768 42.95% 3,486,792 37.73%
JHU 1,387 2.07% 37,459 4.72% 552,723 5.98%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 188 0.28% 2,976 0.38% 64,640 0.70%
Valid Votes 67,011 95.32% 793,360 95.14% 9,241,931 94.52%
Rejected Votes 3,271 4.65% 40,261 4.83% 534,452 5.47%
Total Polled 70,300 72.61% 833,908 76.54% 9,777,821 75.74%
Registered Electors 96,817 1,089,482 12,909,631

2001 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Yapahuwa[17] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 32,601 48.31% 382,768 48.59% 4,086,026 45.62%
PA 27,843 41.26% 332,775 42.24% 3,330,815 37.19%
JVP 6,417 9.51% 63,652 8.08% 815,353 9.10%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 628 0.93% 8,533 1.08% 133,770 1.49%
Valid Votes 67,489 95.78% 787,728 95.35% 8,955,844 94.77%
Rejected Votes 2,972 4.22% 38,451 4.65% 494,009 5.23%
Total Polled 70,461 75.97% 826,179 78.98% 9,449,878 76.03%
Registered Electors 92,750 1,046,102 12,428,762

2000 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Yapahuwa[18] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 30,832 48.18% 358,794 48.75% 3,899,329 45.33%
UNP 28,227 44.11% 308,106 41.86% 3,451,765 40.12%
JVP 3,824 5.98% 40,780 5.54% 518,725 6.03%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,104 1.73% 28,348 3.85% 407,107 4.73%
Valid Votes 63,987 N/A 736,028 N/A 8,602,617 N/A

1994 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Yapahuwa[19] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 30,277 50.87% 366,856 51.87% 3,887,805 48.94%
UNP 28,549 47.97% 332,547 47.02% 3,498,370 44.04%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 690 1.16% 7,876 1.11% 158,616 2.00%
Valid Votes 59,516 95.14% 707,279 95.92% 7,943,688 95.20%
Rejected Votes 3,041 4.86% 30,071 4.08% 400,395 4.80%
Total Polled 62,557 82.22% 737,350 82.15% 8,344,095 74.75%
Registered Electors 76,083 897,580 11,163,064

1989 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Yapahuwa[20] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 23,615 60.68% 314,724 58.51% 2,838,005 50.71%
SLFP 12,187 31.32% 195,526 36.35% 1,785,369 31.90%
USA 2,707 6.96% 11,059 2.06% 141,983 2.54%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 406 1.04% 16,607 3.09% 158,203 2.83%
Valid Votes 38,915 91.72% 537,916 94.02% 5,596,468 93.87%
Rejected Votes 3,511 8.28% 34,212 5.98% 365,563 6.13%
Total Polled 42,426 64.33% 572,128 72.88% 5,962,031 63.60%
Registered Electors 65,948 784,991 9,374,164

Demographics

Ethnicity

The Yapahuwa Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (97.5%) . In comparison, the Kurunegala Electoral District (which contains the Yapahuwa Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (91.4%) [1]

Ethnicity in Yapahuwa[1]
  1. Sinhalese (97.5%)
  2. Moor (2.10%)
  3. Other (0.40%)

Religion

The Yapahuwa Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (96.8%) . In comparison, the Kurunegala Electoral District (which contains the Yapahuwa Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (88.5%) [1]

Religion in Yapahuwa[1]
  1. Buddhist (96.8%)
  2. Muslim (2.20%)
  3. Other (1.00%)

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 Yapahuwa 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 Yapahuwa 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 Yapahuwa 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 Yapahuwa 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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