Bandarawela Polling Division

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Bandarawela
Bandarawela Polling Division Sri Lanka.svg
Coordinates: 6°50′53″N81°01′40″E / 6.848073°N 81.027679°E / 6.848073; 81.027679
Country Sri Lanka
Province Uva Province, Sri Lanka
Electoral District Badulla Electoral District
Area
  Total171.39 km2 (66.17 sq mi)
Population
 (2012) [1]
  Total110,683
  Density646/km2 (1,670/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code EC-19H

The Bandarawela Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Badulla Electoral District, in the Uva Province, Sri Lanka.

Contents

Presidential Election Results

Summary

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

Year Bandarawela Badulla Electoral District MAE [2]  % Sri Lanka MAE [3]  %
2019 SLPP SLPP 0.54% SLPP 3.32%
2015 NDF NDF 1.10% NDF 0.70%
2010 UPFA UPFA 0.92% UPFA 5.38%
2005 UNP UNP 0.47% UPFA 5.32%
1999 PA UNP 3.06% PA 1.68%
1994 PA PA 4.15% PA 2.45%
1988 UNP UNP 5.53% UNP 2.99%
1982 UNP UNP 5.58% UNP 1.94%
Matches/Mean MAE 7/8 6/8 2.67% 8/8 2.97%

2019 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Bandarawela [4] Badulla Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SLPP 34,528 48.79% 276,211 49.29% 6,924,255 52.25%
NDF 32,242 45.56% 251,706 44.92% 5,564,239 41.99%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 2,089 2.95% 17,622 3.14% 345,452 2.61%
NMPP 1,915 2.71% 14,806 2.64% 418,553 3.16%
Valid Votes 70,774 98.92% 560,345 98.77% 13,252,499 98.99%
Rejected Votes 770 1.08% 6,978 1.23% 135,452 1.01%
Total Polled 71,544 85.48% 567,323 86.25% 13,387,951 83.71%
Registered Electors 83,693 657,766 15,992,568

2015 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Bandarawela [5] Badulla Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
NDF 32,766 50.42% 249,524 49.21% 6,217,162 51.28%
UPFA 31,272 48.12% 249,243 49.15% 5,768,090 47.58%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 943 1.45% 8,303 1.64% 138,200 1.14%
Valid Votes 64,981 98.54% 507,070 98.47% 12,123,452 98.85%
Rejected Votes 966 1.46% 7,871 1.53% 140,925 1.15%
Total Polled 65,947 79.31% 514,941 79.51% 12,264,377 78.69%
Registered Electors 83,147 647,628 15,585,942

2010 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Bandarawela [6] Badulla Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 29,975 52.30% 237,579 53.23% 6,015,934 57.88%
NDF 26,085 45.51% 198,835 44.55% 4,173,185 40.15%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,251 2.18% 9,880 2.21% 204,494 1.97%
Valid Votes 57,311 98.73% 446,294 98.66% 10,393,613 99.03%
Rejected Votes 735 1.27% 6,083 1.34% 101,838 0.97%
Total Polled 58,046 75.08% 452,377 75.62% 10,495,451 66.70%
Registered Electors 77,312 598,190 15,734,587

2005 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Bandarawela [7] Badulla Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 29,137 53.57% 226,582 53.11% 4,706,366 48.43%
UPFA 24,294 44.66% 192,734 45.18% 4,887,152 50.29%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 962 1.77% 7,283 1.71% 123,521 1.27%
Valid Votes 54,393 98.39% 426,599 98.43% 9,717,039 98.88%
Rejected Votes 888 1.61% 6,825 1.57% 109,869 1.12%
Total Polled 55,281 77.54% 433,424 78.67% 9,826,908 69.51%
Registered Electors 71,292 550,926 14,136,979

1999 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Bandarawela [8] Badulla Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 23,002 49.85% 167,000 46.33% 4,312,157 51.12%
UNP 20,768 45.01% 172,884 47.97% 3,602,748 42.71%
JVP 1,339 2.90% 12,025 3.34% 343,927 4.08%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,031 2.23% 8,512 2.36% 176,679 2.09%
Valid Votes 46,140 96.80% 360,421 97.04% 8,435,754 97.69%
Rejected Votes 1,526 3.20% 10,979 2.96% 199,536 2.31%
Total Polled 47,666 76.79% 371,400 78.25% 8,635,290 72.17%
Registered Electors 62,074 474,610 11,965,536

1994 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Bandarawela [9] Badulla Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 23,648 59.52% 182,810 55.27% 4,709,205 62.28%
UNP 15,072 37.93% 139,611 42.21% 2,715,283 35.91%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 549 1.38% 4,504 1.36% 78,152 1.03%
Ind 2 464 1.17% 3,847 1.16% 58,888 0.78%
Valid Votes 39,733 95.20% 330,772 95.91% 7,561,526 98.03%
Rejected Votes 2,003 4.80% 14,093 4.09% 151,706 1.97%
Total Polled 41,736 73.97% 344,865 77.47% 7,713,232 69.12%
Registered Electors 56,426 445,146 11,158,880

1988 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Bandarawela [10] Badulla Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 14,191 54.27% 80,779 60.09% 2,569,199 50.43%
SLFP 11,182 42.76% 50,223 37.36% 2,289,857 44.95%
SLMP 776 2.97% 3,422 2.55% 235,701 4.63%
Valid Votes 26,149 97.33% 134,424 97.62% 5,094,754 98.24%
Rejected Votes 717 2.67% 3,276 2.38% 91,499 1.76%
Total Polled 26,866 63.26% 137,700 44.21% 5,186,256 55.87%
Registered Electors 42,467 311,473 9,283,143

1982 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Bandarawela [11] Badulla Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 15,718 53.24% 141,062 58.67% 3,450,815 52.93%
SLFP 12,755 43.21% 88,462 36.79% 2,546,348 39.05%
JVP 652 2.21% 7,713 3.21% 273,428 4.19%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 397 1.34% 3,203 1.33% 249,460 3.83%
Valid Votes 29,522 98.75% 240,440 98.77% 6,520,156 98.78%
Rejected Votes 375 1.25% 2,982 1.23% 80,470 1.22%
Total Polled 29,897 84.05% 243,422 85.47% 6,600,626 80.15%
Registered Electors 35,570 284,801 8,235,358

Parliamentary Election Results

Summary

The winner of Bandarawela has matched the final country result 4 out of 7 times. Hence, Bandarawela is a Weak Bellwether for Parliamentary Elections.

Year Bandarawela Badulla Electoral District MAE [12]  % Sri Lanka MAE [13]  %
2015 UNP UNP 0.28% UNP 6.34%
2010 UPFA UPFA 2.28% UPFA 4.37%
2004 UNP UNP 1.67% UPFA 5.05%
2001 UNP UNP 0.06% UNP 4.01%
2000 UNP UNP 0.65% PA 3.30%
1994 UNP UNP 2.67% PA 4.56%
1989 UNP UNP 4.45% UNP 4.70%
Matches/Mean MAE 4/7 4/7 1.72% 7/7 4.62%

2015 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Bandarawela [14] Badulla Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 33,115 54.97% 258,844 54.82% 5,098,916 45.77%
UPFA 22,618 37.55% 179,459 38.01% 4,732,664 42.48%
JVP 2,642 4.39% 21,445 4.54% 544,154 4.88%
CWC 1,650 2.74% 10,259 2.17% 17,107 0.15%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 212 0.35% 2,159 0.46% 76,945 0.69%
Valid Votes 60,237 95.26% 472,166 95.03% 11,140,333 95.35%
Rejected Votes 2,924 4.62% 24,167 4.86% 516,926 4.42%
Total Polled 63,231 76.05% 496,849 80.07% 11,684,111 77.66%
Registered Electors 83,147 620,486 15,044,490

2010 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Bandarawela [15] Badulla Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 24,188 55.40% 203,689 58.25% 4,846,388 60.38%
UNP 14,803 33.90% 112,886 32.28% 2,357,057 29.37%
DNA 2,262 5.18% 15,768 4.51% 441,251 5.50%
UPF 2,145 4.91% 11,481 3.28% 24,670 0.31%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 264 0.60% 5,854 1.67% 28,670 0.36%
Valid Votes 43,662 93.61% 349,678 93.54% 8,026,322 96.03%
Rejected Votes 2,982 6.39% 24,169 6.46% 581,465 6.96%
Total Polled 46,644 60.33% 373,847 62.46% 8,358,246 59.29%
Registered Electors 77,312 598,521 14,097,690

2004 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Bandarawela [16] Badulla Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 23,791 50.25% 181,705 49.09% 3,486,792 37.73%
UPFA 21,784 46.01% 178,634 48.26% 4,223,126 45.70%
JHU 1,343 2.84% 6,932 1.87% 552,723 5.98%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 430 0.91% 2,907 0.79% 57,589 0.62%
Valid Votes 47,348 92.61% 370,178 92.47% 9,241,931 94.52%
Rejected Votes 3,780 7.39% 30,159 7.53% 534,452 5.47%
Total Polled 51,128 75.51% 400,337 78.33% 9,777,821 75.74%
Registered Electors 67,710 511,115 12,909,631

2001 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Bandarawela [17] Badulla Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 25,750 53.87% 201,173 53.81% 4,086,026 45.62%
PA 17,710 37.05% 138,443 37.03% 3,330,815 37.19%
JVP 3,319 6.94% 26,820 7.17% 815,353 9.10%
IND3 592 1.24% 5,065 1.35% 6,161 0.07%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 426 0.89% 2,336 0.62% 73,230 0.82%
Valid Votes 47,797 93.10% 373,837 93.35% 8,955,844 94.77%
Rejected Votes 3,543 6.90% 26,626 6.65% 494,009 5.23%
Total Polled 51,340 78.17% 400,463 81.51% 9,449,878 76.03%
Registered Electors 65,674 491,288 12,428,762

2000 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Bandarawela [18] Badulla Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 20,912 45.31% 167,351 46.36% 3,451,765 40.12%
PA 19,836 42.98% 154,172 42.71% 3,899,329 45.33%
JVP 1,928 4.18% 16,414 4.55% 518,725 6.03%
CWC 1,927 4.18% 12,092 3.35% 22,985 0.27%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 988 2.14% 5,935 1.64% 245,839 2.86%
NUA 564 1.22% 5,052 1.40% 185,593 2.16%
Valid Votes 46,155 N/A 361,016 N/A 8,602,617 N/A

1994 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Bandarawela [19] Badulla Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 21,713 51.21% 182,131 54.04% 3,498,370 44.04%
PA 19,545 46.09% 146,546 43.48% 3,887,805 48.94%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 680 1.60% 5,781 1.72% 206,815 2.60%
IND2 466 1.10% 2,601 0.77% 16,690 0.21%
Valid Votes 42,404 92.87% 337,059 92.19% 7,943,688 95.20%
Rejected Votes 3,255 7.13% 28,540 7.81% 400,395 4.80%
Total Polled 45,659 80.92% 365,599 82.23% 8,344,095 74.75%
Registered Electors 56,426 444,632 11,163,064

1989 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Bandarawela [20] Badulla Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 14,078 54.54% 135,089 58.97% 2,838,005 50.71%
SLFP 10,444 40.46% 81,011 35.36% 1,785,369 31.90%
USA 493 1.91% 5,712 2.49% 141,983 2.54%
ELJP 432 1.67% 5,589 2.44% 67,723 1.21%
MEP 363 1.41% 1,693 0.74% 90,480 1.62%
Valid Votes 25,810 92.95% 229,094 92.08% 5,596,468 93.87%
Rejected Votes 1,958 7.05% 19,704 7.92% 365,563 6.13%
Total Polled 27,768 66.42% 248,798 75.55% 5,962,031 63.60%
Registered Electors 41,805 329,321 9,374,164

Demographics

Ethnicity

The Bandarawela Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (70.7%) and a significant Indian Tamil population (19.3%) . In comparison, the Badulla Electoral District (which contains the Bandarawela Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (73.0%) and a significant Indian Tamil population (18.5%) [1]

Ethnicity in Bandarawela [1]

   Sinhalese (70.7%)
   Indian Tamil (19.3%)
   Sri Lankan Tamil (4.8%)
   Moor (4.8%)
  Other (0.4%)

Religion

The Bandarawela Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (69.8%) and a significant Hindu population (21.6%) . In comparison, the Badulla Electoral District (which contains the Bandarawela Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (72.6%) and a significant Hindu population (19.3%) [1]

Religion in Bandarawela [1]

   Buddhist (69.8%)
   Hindu (21.6%)
   Muslim (5.0%)
   Roman Catholic (2.5%)
   Other Christian (1.2%)
  Other (0.0%)

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References

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  3. The mean absolute error, between the percentages of votes each party got in Bandarawela and the country. It is a measure of the difference in voting behaviour between the two regions.
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