Anamaduwa Polling Division

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Anamaduwa
Polling Division
Anamaduwa Polling Division Sri Lanka.svg
Coordinates: 7°56′04″N79°58′58″E / 7.934547°N 79.982745°E / 7.934547; 79.982745
Country Sri Lanka
Province North Western Province, Sri Lanka
Electoral District Puttalam Electoral District
Area
 • Total1,122.61 km2 (433.44 sq mi)
Population
 (2012) [1]
 • Total100,650
 • Density90/km2 (200/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code EC-16B

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

Contents

Presidential Election Results

Summary

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

Year Anamaduwa Puttalam Electoral District MAE [2]  % Sri Lanka MAE [3]  %
2019 SLPP SLPP 12.26% SLPP 10.67%
2015 UPFA NDF 13.01% NDF 14.29%
2010 UPFA UPFA 11.57% UPFA 12.24%
2005 UPFA UNP 6.73% UPFA 4.54%
1999 PA PA 3.11% PA 2.58%
1994 PA PA 3.15% PA 3.34%
1988 UNP UNP 3.81% UNP 1.58%
1982 UNP UNP 9.90% UNP 5.28%
Matches/Mean MAE 7/8 7/8 7.94% 8/8 6.81%

2019 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Anamaduwa [4] Puttalam Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SLPP 60,963 64.07% 230,760 50.83% 6,924,255 52.25%
NDF 29,842 31.36% 199,356 43.91% 5,564,239 41.99%
NMPP 2,183 2.29% 12,912 2.84% 418,553 3.16%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 2,160 2.27% 10,948 2.41% 345,452 2.61%
Valid Votes 95,148 99.33% 453,976 99.02% 13,252,499 98.99%
Rejected Votes 643 0.67% 4,478 0.98% 135,452 1.01%
Total Polled 95,791 82.54% 458,454 76.53% 13,387,951 83.71%
Registered Electors 116,053 599,042 15,992,568

2015 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Anamaduwa [5] Puttalam Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 52,225 62.10% 197,751 48.97% 5,768,090 47.58%
NDF 31,026 36.89% 202,073 50.04% 6,217,162 51.28%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 842 1.00% 4,026 1.00% 138,200 1.14%
Valid Votes 84,093 99.08% 403,850 98.95% 12,123,452 98.85%
Rejected Votes 778 0.92% 4,300 1.05% 140,925 1.15%
Total Polled 84,871 75.12% 408,150 72.50% 12,264,377 78.69%
Registered Electors 112,978 562,984 15,585,942

2010 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Anamaduwa [6] Puttalam Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 49,895 70.37% 201,981 58.70% 6,015,934 57.88%
NDF 19,622 27.67% 136,233 39.59% 4,173,185 40.15%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,389 1.96% 5,899 1.71% 204,494 1.97%
Valid Votes 70,906 99.29% 344,113 99.17% 10,393,613 99.03%
Rejected Votes 508 0.71% 2,886 0.83% 101,838 0.97%
Total Polled 71,414 70.22% 346,999 68.97% 10,495,451 66.70%
Registered Electors 101,696 503,106 15,734,587

2005 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Anamaduwa [7] Puttalam Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 38,002 54.96% 160,686 48.14% 4,887,152 50.29%
UNP 30,358 43.91% 169,264 50.71% 4,706,366 48.43%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 779 1.13% 3,833 1.15% 123,521 1.27%
Valid Votes 69,139 99.09% 333,783 98.95% 9,717,039 98.88%
Rejected Votes 632 0.91% 3,536 1.05% 109,869 1.12%
Total Polled 69,771 72.12% 337,319 70.56% 9,826,908 69.51%
Registered Electors 96,744 478,032 14,136,979

1999 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Anamaduwa [8] Puttalam Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 30,542 54.14% 141,725 51.47% 4,312,157 51.12%
UNP 22,733 40.30% 121,615 44.17% 3,602,748 42.71%
JVP 2,216 3.93% 7,876 2.86% 343,927 4.08%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 925 1.64% 4,123 1.50% 176,679 2.09%
Valid Votes 56,416 97.92% 275,339 97.94% 8,435,754 97.69%
Rejected Votes 1,199 2.08% 5,778 2.06% 199,536 2.31%
Total Polled 57,615 69.15% 281,117 68.85% 8,635,290 72.17%
Registered Electors 83,322 408,331 11,965,536

1994 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Anamaduwa [9] Puttalam Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 35,977 65.70% 165,795 62.65% 4,709,205 62.28%
UNP 17,821 32.54% 95,211 35.98% 2,715,283 35.91%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 964 1.76% 3,629 1.37% 137,040 1.81%
Valid Votes 54,762 98.13% 264,635 98.26% 7,561,526 98.03%
Rejected Votes 1,045 1.87% 4,689 1.74% 151,706 1.97%
Total Polled 55,807 69.75% 269,324 69.80% 7,713,232 69.12%
Registered Electors 80,010 385,854 11,158,880

1988 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Anamaduwa [10] Puttalam Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 21,252 52.10% 125,339 55.89% 2,569,199 50.43%
SLFP 18,875 46.27% 94,823 42.28% 2,289,857 44.95%
SLMP 662 1.62% 4,093 1.83% 235,701 4.63%
Valid Votes 40,789 99.05% 224,255 98.70% 5,094,754 98.24%
Rejected Votes 393 0.95% 2,965 1.30% 91,499 1.76%
Total Polled 41,182 60.96% 227,220 70.70% 5,186,256 55.87%
Registered Electors 67,553 321,387 9,283,143

1982 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Anamaduwa [11] Puttalam Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 20,789 48.10% 128,877 59.12% 3,450,815 52.93%
SLFP 19,757 45.71% 80,006 36.70% 2,546,348 39.05%
JVP 2,370 5.48% 7,001 3.21% 273,428 4.19%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 302 0.70% 2,096 0.96% 249,460 3.83%
Valid Votes 43,218 98.95% 217,980 99.09% 6,520,156 98.78%
Rejected Votes 458 1.05% 1,995 0.91% 80,470 1.22%
Total Polled 43,676 80.57% 219,975 81.41% 6,600,626 80.15%
Registered Electors 54,207 270,207 8,235,358

Parliamentary Election Results

Summary

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

Year Anamaduwa Puttalam Electoral District MAE [12]  % Sri Lanka MAE [13]  %
2015 UPFA UNP 12.51% UNP 9.50%
2010 UPFA UPFA 9.81% UPFA 11.39%
2004 UPFA UPFA 8.08% UPFA 6.52%
2001 UNP UNP 3.69% UNP 2.93%
2000 PA PA 4.87% PA 5.42%
1994 PA PA 2.13% PA 3.68%
1989 UNP UNP 1.08% UNP 7.15%
Matches/Mean MAE 6/7 7/7 6.02% 7/7 6.66%

2015 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Anamaduwa [14] Puttalam Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 42,432 57.42% 153,130 44.03% 4,732,664 42.48%
UNP 28,886 39.09% 180,185 51.81% 5,098,916 45.77%
JVP 2,159 2.92% 12,211 3.51% 544,154 4.88%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 425 0.58% 2,263 0.65% 82,383 0.74%
Valid Votes 73,902 93.21% 347,789 91.37% 11,140,333 95.35%
Rejected Votes 5,300 6.68% 23,124 6.08% 516,926 4.42%
Total Polled 79,284 70.18% 380,632 68.83% 11,684,111 77.66%
Registered Electors 112,978 553,009 15,044,490

2010 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Anamaduwa [15] Puttalam Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 38,413 75.27% 167,769 64.84% 4,846,388 60.38%
UNP 11,109 21.77% 81,152 31.36% 2,357,057 29.37%
DNA 1,269 2.49% 8,792 3.40% 441,251 5.50%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 240 0.47% 1,028 0.40% 33,372 0.42%
Valid Votes 51,031 90.68% 258,741 92.29% 8,026,322 96.03%
Rejected Votes 5,232 9.30% 21,562 7.69% 581,465 6.96%
Total Polled 56,275 55.34% 280,354 55.67% 8,358,246 59.29%
Registered Electors 101,696 503,635 14,097,690

2004 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Anamaduwa [16] Puttalam Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 33,715 58.37% 142,784 49.31% 4,223,126 45.70%
UNP 22,547 39.04% 135,152 46.67% 3,486,792 37.73%
JHU 1,231 2.13% 10,000 3.45% 552,723 5.98%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 264 0.46% 1,652 0.57% 62,157 0.67%
Valid Votes 57,757 90.88% 289,588 93.06% 9,241,931 94.52%
Rejected Votes 5,761 9.07% 21,431 6.89% 534,452 5.47%
Total Polled 63,550 68.63% 311,194 69.15% 9,777,821 75.74%
Registered Electors 92,596 450,057 12,909,631

2001 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Anamaduwa [17] Puttalam Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 26,507 45.90% 146,873 50.61% 4,086,026 45.62%
PA 25,709 44.52% 120,981 41.69% 3,330,815 37.19%
JVP 4,754 8.23% 18,095 6.24% 815,353 9.10%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 783 1.36% 4,260 1.47% 116,969 1.31%
Valid Votes 57,753 95.02% 290,209 95.20% 8,955,844 94.77%
Rejected Votes 3,030 4.98% 14,638 4.80% 494,009 5.23%
Total Polled 60,783 69.12% 304,847 71.53% 9,449,878 76.03%
Registered Electors 87,938 426,193 12,428,762

2000 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Anamaduwa [18] Puttalam Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 30,909 54.89% 138,747 48.40% 3,899,329 45.33%
UNP 21,233 37.71% 118,566 41.36% 3,451,765 40.12%
JVP 2,843 5.05% 11,256 3.93% 518,725 6.03%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 738 1.31% 16,167 5.64% 389,649 4.53%
NLF 587 1.04% 1,959 0.68% 32,275 0.38%
Valid Votes 56,310 N/A 286,695 N/A 8,602,617 N/A

1994 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Anamaduwa [19] Puttalam Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 32,679 55.75% 150,587 53.64% 3,887,805 48.94%
UNP 25,367 43.28% 127,671 45.48% 3,498,370 44.04%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 567 0.97% 2,453 0.87% 158,616 2.00%
Valid Votes 58,613 95.18% 280,711 95.52% 7,943,688 95.20%
Rejected Votes 2,949 4.79% 13,144 4.47% 400,395 4.80%
Total Polled 61,580 76.97% 293,873 76.19% 8,344,095 74.75%
Registered Electors 80,010 385,690 11,163,064

1989 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Anamaduwa [20] Puttalam Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 29,291 63.78% 139,309 62.62% 2,838,005 50.71%
SLFP 15,208 33.12% 71,687 32.22% 1,785,369 31.90%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 919 2.00% 8,081 3.63% 271,209 4.85%
USA 505 1.10% 3,398 1.53% 141,983 2.54%
Valid Votes 45,923 94.26% 222,475 94.40% 5,596,468 93.87%
Rejected Votes 2,799 5.74% 13,205 5.60% 365,563 6.13%
Total Polled 48,722 72.82% 235,680 73.94% 5,962,031 63.60%
Registered Electors 66,912 318,755 9,374,164

Demographics

Ethnicity

The Anamaduwa Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (94.4%) . In comparison, the Puttalam Electoral District (which contains the Anamaduwa Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (73.6%) and a significant Moor population (19.4%) [1]

Ethnicity in Anamaduwa [1]

   Sinhalese (94.4%)
   Moor (4.6%)
  Other (1.0%)

Religion

The Anamaduwa Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (87.7%) . In comparison, the Puttalam Electoral District (which contains the Anamaduwa Polling Division) has a Buddhist plurality (43.2%), a significant Roman Catholic population (31.5%) and a significant Muslim population (19.7%) [1]

Religion in Anamaduwa [1]

   Buddhist (87.7%)
   Roman Catholic (6.5%)
   Muslim (4.7%)
  Other (1.1%)

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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 Anamaduwa and the Puttalam 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 Anamaduwa 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 Anamaduwa and the Puttalam 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 Anamaduwa 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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