Anuradhapura East Polling Division

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Anuradhapura East
Polling Division
Anuradhapura East Polling Division Sri Lanka.svg
Coordinates: 8°27′33″N80°25′51″E / 8.459069°N 80.430866°E / 8.459069; 80.430866
Country Sri Lanka
Province North Central Province, Sri Lanka
Electoral District Anuradhapura Electoral District
Area
 • Total711.73 km2 (274.80 sq mi)
Population
 (2012) [1]
 • Total98,005
 • Density138/km2 (360/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code EC-17C

The Anuradhapura East Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Anuradhapura Electoral District, in the North Central Province, Sri Lanka.

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Presidential Election Results

Summary

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

Year Anuradhapura East Anuradhapura Electoral District MAE [2]  % Sri Lanka MAE [3]  %
2019 SLPP SLPP 2.22% SLPP 8.84%
2015 UPFA UPFA 1.95% NDF 3.90%
2010 UPFA UPFA 2.26% UPFA 5.89%
2005 UPFA UPFA 1.24% UPFA 5.98%
1999 PA PA 2.10% PA 0.88%
1994 PA PA 1.17% PA 0.47%
1988 SLFP SLFP 3.42% UNP 5.21%
1982 UNP UNP 1.66% UNP 5.15%
Matches/Mean MAE 6/8 6/8 2.00% 8/8 4.54%

2019 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Anuradhapura East [4] Anuradhapura Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SLPP 49,708 60.71% 342,223 58.97% 6,924,255 52.25%
NDF 25,910 31.64% 202,348 34.87% 5,564,239 41.99%
NMPP 4,567 5.58% 22,879 3.94% 418,553 3.16%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,694 2.07% 12,896 2.22% 345,452 2.61%
Valid Votes 81,879 98.99% 580,346 99.16% 13,252,499 98.99%
Rejected Votes 836 1.01% 4,916 0.84% 135,452 1.01%
Total Polled 82,715 85.00% 585,262 85.76% 13,387,951 83.71%
Registered Electors 97,314 682,450 15,992,568

2015 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Anuradhapura East [5] Anuradhapura Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 38,947 51.69% 281,161 53.59% 5,768,090 47.58%
NDF 35,779 47.49% 238,407 45.44% 6,217,162 51.28%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 621 0.82% 5,065 0.97% 138,200 1.14%
Valid Votes 75,347 99.14% 524,633 99.15% 12,123,452 98.85%
Rejected Votes 651 0.86% 4,500 0.85% 140,925 1.15%
Total Polled 75,998 77.89% 529,133 77.71% 12,264,377 78.69%
Registered Electors 97,576 680,877 15,585,942

2010 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Anuradhapura East [6] Anuradhapura Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 41,418 64.13% 298,448 66.32% 6,015,934 57.88%
NDF 22,270 34.48% 143,761 31.94% 4,173,185 40.15%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 894 1.38% 7,829 1.74% 204,494 1.97%
Valid Votes 64,582 99.21% 450,038 99.17% 10,393,613 99.03%
Rejected Votes 517 0.79% 3,785 0.83% 101,838 0.97%
Total Polled 65,099 73.84% 453,823 73.65% 10,495,451 66.70%
Registered Electors 88,157 616,186 15,734,587

2005 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Anuradhapura East [7] Anuradhapura Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 33,726 56.43% 231,040 55.08% 4,887,152 50.29%
UNP 25,382 42.47% 182,956 43.62% 4,706,366 48.43%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 656 1.10% 5,438 1.30% 123,521 1.27%
Valid Votes 59,764 99.07% 419,434 98.92% 9,717,039 98.88%
Rejected Votes 563 0.93% 4,563 1.08% 109,869 1.12%
Total Polled 60,327 74.50% 423,997 75.41% 9,826,908 69.51%
Registered Electors 80,971 562,259 14,136,979

1999 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Anuradhapura East [8] Anuradhapura Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 25,187 51.26% 189,073 54.14% 4,312,157 51.12%
UNP 20,153 41.02% 139,180 39.86% 3,602,748 42.71%
JVP 2,996 6.10% 14,612 4.18% 343,927 4.08%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 798 1.62% 6,336 1.81% 176,679 2.09%
Valid Votes 49,134 97.98% 349,201 98.05% 8,435,754 97.69%
Rejected Votes 1,015 2.02% 6,949 1.95% 199,536 2.31%
Total Polled 50,149 72.67% 356,150 75.63% 8,635,290 72.17%
Registered Electors 69,006 470,907 11,965,536

1994 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Anuradhapura East [9] Anuradhapura Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 27,421 62.78% 200,146 63.99% 4,709,205 62.28%
UNP 15,490 35.46% 107,342 34.32% 2,715,283 35.91%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 766 1.75% 5,309 1.70% 137,040 1.81%
Valid Votes 43,677 97.89% 312,797 98.05% 7,561,526 98.03%
Rejected Votes 943 2.11% 6,205 1.95% 151,706 1.97%
Total Polled 44,620 71.91% 319,002 76.16% 7,713,232 69.12%
Registered Electors 62,048 418,857 11,158,880

1988 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Anuradhapura East [10] Anuradhapura Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SLFP 11,516 51.31% 73,154 55.15% 2,289,857 44.95%
UNP 10,310 45.94% 56,951 42.94% 2,569,199 50.43%
SLMP 617 2.75% 2,529 1.91% 235,701 4.63%
Valid Votes 22,443 98.37% 132,634 98.36% 5,094,754 98.24%
Rejected Votes 371 1.63% 2,207 1.64% 91,499 1.76%
Total Polled 22,814 45.32% 134,841 40.18% 5,186,256 55.87%
Registered Electors 50,340 335,551 9,283,143

1982 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Anuradhapura East [11] Anuradhapura Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 15,856 48.07% 117,873 49.84% 3,450,815 52.93%
SLFP 14,944 45.31% 102,973 43.54% 2,546,348 39.05%
JVP 1,891 5.73% 13,911 5.88% 273,428 4.19%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 291 0.88% 1,766 0.75% 249,460 3.83%
Valid Votes 32,982 98.90% 236,523 99.04% 6,520,156 98.78%
Rejected Votes 366 1.10% 2,294 0.96% 80,470 1.22%
Total Polled 33,348 80.13% 238,817 84.68% 6,600,626 80.15%
Registered Electors 41,615 282,018 8,235,358

Parliamentary Election Results

Summary

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

Year Anuradhapura East Anuradhapura Electoral District MAE [12]  % Sri Lanka MAE [13]  %
2015 UPFA UPFA 1.83% UNP 3.83%
2010 UPFA UPFA 0.86% UPFA 5.19%
2004 UPFA UPFA 0.72% UPFA 5.60%
2001 UNP UNP 1.99% UNP 1.54%
2000 PA PA 1.44% PA 1.17%
1994 PA PA 0.56% PA 3.19%
1989 UNP UNP 2.87% UNP 5.89%
Matches/Mean MAE 6/7 6/7 1.47% 7/7 3.77%

2015 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Anuradhapura East [14] Anuradhapura Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 32,314 47.33% 229,856 48.39% 4,732,664 42.48%
UNP 28,944 42.39% 213,072 44.85% 5,098,916 45.77%
JVP 6,497 9.52% 28,701 6.04% 544,154 4.88%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 521 0.76% 3,418 0.72% 80,543 0.72%
Valid Votes 68,276 95.45% 475,047 94.28% 11,140,333 95.35%
Rejected Votes 3,224 4.51% 28,462 5.65% 516,926 4.42%
Total Polled 71,533 73.31% 503,845 79.13% 11,684,111 77.66%
Registered Electors 97,576 636,733 15,044,490

2010 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Anuradhapura East [15] Anuradhapura Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 30,497 65.89% 221,204 66.52% 4,846,388 60.38%
UNP 11,019 23.81% 80,360 24.17% 2,357,057 29.37%
DNA 4,541 9.81% 18,129 5.45% 441,251 5.50%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 230 0.50% 12,845 3.86% 30,824 0.38%
Valid Votes 46,287 94.28% 332,538 93.55% 8,026,322 96.03%
Rejected Votes 2,807 5.72% 22,930 6.45% 581,465 6.96%
Total Polled 49,094 55.69% 355,468 57.35% 8,358,246 59.29%
Registered Electors 88,157 619,845 14,097,690

2004 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Anuradhapura East [16] Anuradhapura Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 30,591 57.05% 212,943 57.22% 4,223,126 45.70%
UNP 20,623 38.46% 148,612 39.94% 3,486,792 37.73%
JHU 2,045 3.81% 8,034 2.16% 552,723 5.98%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 361 0.67% 2,536 0.68% 51,070 0.55%
Valid Votes 53,620 94.48% 372,125 94.59% 9,241,931 94.52%
Rejected Votes 3,134 5.52% 21,281 5.41% 534,452 5.47%
Total Polled 56,754 73.33% 393,406 76.52% 9,777,821 75.74%
Registered Electors 77,391 514,149 12,909,631

2001 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Anuradhapura East [17] Anuradhapura Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 23,421 44.84% 165,055 45.93% 4,086,026 45.62%
PA 20,359 38.98% 149,393 41.57% 3,330,815 37.19%
JVP 7,739 14.82% 40,005 11.13% 815,353 9.10%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 709 1.36% 4,891 1.36% 108,710 1.21%
Valid Votes 52,228 95.33% 359,344 94.78% 8,955,844 94.77%
Rejected Votes 2,560 4.67% 19,796 5.22% 494,009 5.23%
Total Polled 54,788 74.41% 379,140 77.41% 9,449,878 76.03%
Registered Electors 73,626 489,776 12,428,762

2000 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Anuradhapura East [18] Anuradhapura Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 23,078 46.11% 169,424 48.30% 3,899,329 45.33%
UNP 20,825 41.61% 144,662 41.24% 3,451,765 40.12%
JVP 4,587 9.16% 21,274 6.06% 518,725 6.03%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 997 1.99% 6,042 1.72% 245,927 2.86%
NUA 567 1.13% 9,369 2.67% 185,593 2.16%
Valid Votes 50,054 N/A 350,771 N/A 8,602,617 N/A

1994 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Anuradhapura East [19] Anuradhapura Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 25,277 54.52% 180,454 55.19% 3,887,805 48.94%
UNP 19,949 43.03% 142,084 43.45% 3,498,370 44.04%
SLPF 849 1.83% 3,077 0.94% 90,078 1.13%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 285 0.61% 1,369 0.42% 68,538 0.86%
Valid Votes 46,360 96.11% 326,984 95.72% 7,943,688 95.20%
Rejected Votes 1,878 3.89% 14,620 4.28% 400,395 4.80%
Total Polled 48,238 77.74% 341,604 81.54% 8,344,095 74.75%
Registered Electors 62,048 418,959 11,163,064

1989 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Anuradhapura East [20] Anuradhapura Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 10,763 59.52% 92,726 56.39% 2,838,005 50.71%
SLFP 6,552 36.23% 64,010 38.92% 1,785,369 31.90%
USA 376 2.08% 1,724 1.05% 141,983 2.54%
ELJP 201 1.11% 1,397 0.85% 67,723 1.21%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 190 1.05% 4,588 2.79% 102,765 1.84%
Valid Votes 18,082 93.25% 164,445 92.03% 5,596,468 93.87%
Rejected Votes 1,309 6.75% 14,245 7.97% 365,563 6.13%
Total Polled 19,391 39.53% 178,690 53.49% 5,962,031 63.60%
Registered Electors 49,059 334,073 9,374,164

Demographics

Ethnicity

The Anuradhapura East Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (87.8%) and a significant Moor population (11.2%) . In comparison, the Anuradhapura Electoral District (which contains the Anuradhapura East Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (91.0%) [1]

Ethnicity in Anuradhapura East [1]

   Sinhalese (87.8%)
   Moor (11.2%)
  Other (1.1%)

Religion

The Anuradhapura East Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (87.0%) and a significant Muslim population (11.2%) . In comparison, the Anuradhapura Electoral District (which contains the Anuradhapura East Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (90.1%) [1]

Religion in Anuradhapura East [1]

   Buddhist (87.0%)
   Muslim (11.2%)
  Other (1.8%)

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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 Anuradhapura East and the Anuradhapura 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 Anuradhapura East 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 Anuradhapura East and the Anuradhapura 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 Anuradhapura East 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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