Beliatta Polling Division

Beliatta
Polling Division
Coordinates: 6°05′26″N80°42′23″E / 6.090694°N 80.706439°E / 6.090694; 80.706439
Country	Sri Lanka
Province	Southern Province, Sri Lanka
Electoral District	Hambantota Electoral District
Area
• Total	141.63 km2 (54.68 sq mi)
Population  (2012) [1]
• Total	75,010
• Density	530/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code	EC-09B

The Beliatta Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Hambantota Electoral District, in the Southern Province, Sri Lanka.

Presidential Election Results

Summary

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

Year	Beliatta		Hambantota Electoral District		MAE [2]  %	Sri Lanka		MAE [3]  %
2019		SLPP		SLPP	0.26%		SLPP	13.84%
2015		UPFA		UPFA	0.62%		NDF	15.84%
2010		UPFA		UPFA	0.32%		UPFA	8.67%
2005		UPFA		UPFA	1.15%		UPFA	14.16%
1999		PA		PA	1.60%		PA	3.43%
1994		PA		PA	1.01%		PA	1.52%
1988		UNP		UNP	2.94%		UNP	1.47%
1982		UNP		UNP	0.82%		UNP	4.30%
Matches/Mean MAE	7/8		7/8		1.09%	8/8		7.90%

2019 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party		Beliatta [4]			Hambantota Electoral District			Sri Lanka
		Votes		%	Votes		%	Votes		%
	SLPP		42,668	66.01%		278,804	66.17%		6,924,255	52.25%
	NDF		17,029	26.34%		108,906	25.85%		5,564,239	41.99%
	NMPP		3,793	5.87%		26,295	6.24%		418,553	3.16%
	Other Parties (with < 1%)		1,151	1.78%		7,369	1.75%		345,452	2.61%
Valid Votes		64,641		99.26%	421,374		99.25%	13,252,499		98.99%
Rejected Votes		483		0.74%	3,179		0.75%	135,452		1.01%
Total Polled		65,124		85.86%	424,553		87.36%	13,387,951		83.71%
Registered Electors		75,851			485,986			15,992,568

2015 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party		Beliatta [5]			Hambantota Electoral District			Sri Lanka
		Votes		%	Votes		%	Votes		%
	UPFA		39,513	63.65%		243,295	63.02%		5,768,090	47.58%
	NDF		21,912	35.29%		138,708	35.93%		6,217,162	51.28%
	Other Parties (with < 1%)		658	1.06%		4,073	1.05%		138,200	1.14%
Valid Votes		62,083		99.12%	386,076		99.14%	12,123,452		98.85%
Rejected Votes		553		0.88%	3,351		0.86%	140,925		1.15%
Total Polled		62,636		80.06%	389,427		81.23%	12,264,377		78.69%
Registered Electors		78,234			479,433			15,585,942

2010 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party		Beliatta [6]			Hambantota Electoral District			Sri Lanka
		Votes		%	Votes		%	Votes		%
	UPFA		38,055	66.93%		226,887	67.21%		6,015,934	57.88%
	NDF		17,965	31.59%		105,336	31.20%		4,173,185	40.15%
	Other Parties (with < 1%)		842	1.48%		5,341	1.58%		204,494	1.97%
Valid Votes		56,862		99.43%	337,564		99.35%	10,393,613		99.03%
Rejected Votes		324		0.57%	2,218		0.65%	101,838		0.97%
Total Polled		57,186		76.79%	339,782		78.29%	10,495,451		66.70%
Registered Electors		74,470			433,991			15,734,587

2005 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party		Beliatta [7]			Hambantota Electoral District			Sri Lanka
		Votes		%	Votes		%	Votes		%
	UPFA		36,615	64.56%		202,918	63.43%		4,887,152	50.29%
	UNP		19,290	34.01%		112,712	35.23%		4,706,366	48.43%
	Other Parties (with < 1%)		808	1.42%		4,295	1.34%		123,521	1.27%
Valid Votes		56,713		99.14%	319,925		99.09%	9,717,039		98.88%
Rejected Votes		492		0.86%	2,928		0.91%	109,869		1.12%
Total Polled		57,205		78.51%	322,853		79.47%	9,826,908		69.51%
Registered Electors		72,862			406,270			14,136,979

1999 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party		Beliatta [8]			Hambantota Electoral District			Sri Lanka
		Votes		%	Votes		%	Votes		%
	PA		24,492	49.85%		120,275	47.41%		4,312,157	51.12%
	UNP		18,140	36.92%		95,088	37.48%		3,602,748	42.71%
	JVP		5,691	11.58%		33,739	13.30%		343,927	4.08%
	Other Parties (with < 1%)		807	1.64%		4,576	1.80%		176,679	2.09%
Valid Votes		49,130		98.16%	253,678		97.93%	8,435,754		97.69%
Rejected Votes		919		1.84%	5,375		2.07%	199,536		2.31%
Total Polled		50,049		73.23%	259,053		72.69%	8,635,290		72.17%
Registered Electors		68,349			356,394			11,965,536

1994 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party		Beliatta [9]			Hambantota Electoral District			Sri Lanka
		Votes		%	Votes		%	Votes		%
	PA		26,335	60.54%		132,873	61.52%		4,709,205	62.28%
	UNP		16,150	37.12%		77,735	35.99%		2,715,283	35.91%
	Other Parties (with < 1%)		1,017	2.34%		5,387	2.49%		137,040	1.81%
Valid Votes		43,502		98.52%	215,995		98.18%	7,561,526		98.03%
Rejected Votes		652		1.48%	4,013		1.82%	151,706		1.97%
Total Polled		44,154		66.81%	220,008		66.06%	7,713,232		69.12%
Registered Electors		66,091			333,054			11,158,880

1988 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party		Beliatta [10]			Hambantota Electoral District			Sri Lanka
		Votes		%	Votes		%	Votes		%
	UNP		6,793	52.86%		41,198	49.62%		2,569,199	50.43%
	SLFP		5,733	44.61%		39,343	47.39%		2,289,857	44.95%
	SLMP		326	2.54%		2,478	2.98%		235,701	4.63%
Valid Votes		12,852		96.32%	83,019		95.56%	5,094,754		98.24%
Rejected Votes		491		3.68%	3,855		4.44%	91,499		1.76%
Total Polled		13,343		21.26%	86,874		29.40%	5,186,256		55.87%
Registered Electors		62,773			295,536			9,283,143

1982 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party		Beliatta [11]			Hambantota Electoral District			Sri Lanka
		Votes		%	Votes		%	Votes		%
	UNP		21,056	46.25%		90,545	45.90%		3,450,815	52.93%
	SLFP		18,150	39.86%		76,402	38.73%		2,546,348	39.05%
	JVP		5,957	13.08%		28,835	14.62%		273,428	4.19%
	Other Parties (with < 1%)		368	0.81%		1,496	0.76%		249,460	3.83%
Valid Votes		45,531		99.18%	197,278		99.09%	6,520,156		98.78%
Rejected Votes		378		0.82%	1,804		0.91%	80,470		1.22%
Total Polled		45,909		81.61%	199,082		81.37%	6,600,626		80.15%
Registered Electors		56,254			244,660			8,235,358

Parliamentary Election Results

Summary

The winner of Beliatta has matched the final country result 5 out of 7 times. Hence, Beliatta is a Weak Bellwether for Parliamentary Elections.

Year	Beliatta		Hambantota Electoral District		MAE [12]  %	Sri Lanka		MAE [13]  %
2015		UPFA		UPFA	0.31%		UNP	9.38%
2010		UPFA		UPFA	3.54%		UPFA	4.86%
2004		UPFA		UPFA	0.05%		UPFA	9.32%
2001		PA		UNP	2.24%		UNP	5.06%
2000		PA		UNP	3.25%		PA	1.09%
1994		PA		PA	0.46%		PA	4.35%
1989		UNP		UNP	1.07%		UNP	6.18%
Matches/Mean MAE	5/7		5/7		1.56%	7/7		5.75%

2015 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party		Beliatta [14]			Hambantota Electoral District			Sri Lanka
		Votes		%	Votes		%	Votes		%
	UPFA		31,389	53.87%		196,980	53.87%		4,732,664	42.48%
	UNP		21,165	36.33%		130,433	35.67%		5,098,916	45.77%
	JVP		5,399	9.27%		36,527	9.99%		544,154	4.88%
	Other Parties (with < 1%)		311	0.53%		1,743	0.48%		82,845	0.74%
Valid Votes		58,264		97.39%	365,683		97.29%	11,140,333		95.35%
Rejected Votes		1,533		2.56%	10,056		2.68%	516,926		4.42%
Total Polled		59,825		76.47%	375,885		81.20%	11,684,111		77.66%
Registered Electors		78,234			462,911			15,044,490

2010 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party		Beliatta [15]			Hambantota Electoral District			Sri Lanka
		Votes		%	Votes		%	Votes		%
	UPFA		31,330	66.60%		174,808	62.87%		4,846,388	60.38%
	UNP		12,192	25.92%		83,027	29.86%		2,357,057	29.37%
	DNA		3,338	7.10%		19,186	6.90%		441,251	5.50%
	Other Parties (with < 1%)		181	0.38%		1,033	0.37%		23,385	0.29%
Valid Votes		47,041		96.08%	278,054		96.11%	8,026,322		96.03%
Rejected Votes		1,917		3.92%	11,240		3.89%	581,465		6.96%
Total Polled		48,958		65.74%	289,294		66.47%	8,358,246		59.29%
Registered Electors		74,470			435,218			14,097,690

2004 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party		Beliatta [16]			Hambantota Electoral District			Sri Lanka
		Votes		%	Votes		%	Votes		%
	UPFA		32,017	64.06%		178,895	64.05%		4,223,126	45.70%
	UNP		17,631	35.28%		98,877	35.40%		3,486,792	37.73%
	Other Parties (with < 1%)		328	0.66%		1,538	0.55%		58,285	0.63%
Valid Votes		49,976		94.84%	279,310		94.03%	9,241,931		94.52%
Rejected Votes		2,717		5.16%	17,724		5.97%	534,452		5.47%
Total Polled		52,693		73.14%	297,034		77.28%	9,777,821		75.74%
Registered Electors		72,045			384,361			12,909,631

2001 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party		Beliatta [17]			Hambantota Electoral District			Sri Lanka
		Votes		%	Votes		%	Votes		%
	PA		21,272	41.06%		105,175	37.41%		3,330,815	37.19%
	UNP		20,457	39.49%		112,520	40.02%		4,086,026	45.62%
	JVP		9,385	18.12%		59,693	21.23%		815,353	9.10%
	Other Parties (with < 1%)		688	1.33%		3,774	1.34%		115,846	1.29%
Valid Votes		51,802		95.42%	281,162		95.46%	8,955,844		94.77%
Rejected Votes		2,484		4.58%	13,378		4.54%	494,009		5.23%
Total Polled		54,286		76.94%	294,540		79.81%	9,449,878		76.03%
Registered Electors		70,560			369,073			12,428,762

2000 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party		Beliatta [18]			Hambantota Electoral District			Sri Lanka
		Votes		%	Votes		%	Votes		%
	PA		22,406	44.23%		110,308	39.95%		3,899,329	45.33%
	UNP		20,221	39.92%		119,074	43.12%		3,451,765	40.12%
	JVP		7,192	14.20%		42,042	15.23%		518,725	6.03%
	Other Parties (with < 1%)		841	1.66%		4,703	1.70%		260,613	3.03%
Valid Votes		50,660		N/A	276,127		N/A	8,602,617		N/A

1994 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party		Beliatta [19]			Hambantota Electoral District			Sri Lanka
		Votes		%	Votes		%	Votes		%
	PA		25,501	52.76%		132,008	53.51%		3,887,805	48.94%
	UNP		18,643	38.57%		95,382	38.67%		3,498,370	44.04%
	SLPF		3,169	6.56%		15,309	6.21%		90,078	1.13%
	MEP		680	1.41%		2,080	0.84%		68,538	0.86%
	Other Parties (with < 1%)		338	0.70%		1,900	0.77%		65,969	0.83%
Valid Votes		48,331		95.40%	246,679		94.80%	7,943,688		95.20%
Rejected Votes		2,333		4.60%	13,539		5.20%	400,395		4.80%
Total Polled		50,664		76.66%	260,218		78.19%	8,344,095		74.75%
Registered Electors		66,091			332,805			11,163,064

1989 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party		Beliatta [20]			Hambantota Electoral District			Sri Lanka
		Votes		%	Votes		%	Votes		%
	UNP		6,235	57.12%		31,639	55.92%		2,838,005	50.71%
	SLFP		4,418	40.47%		22,459	39.70%		1,785,369	31.90%
	DPLF		242	2.22%		648	1.15%		19,150	0.34%
	Other Parties (with < 1%)		21	0.19%		1,829	3.23%		343,999	6.15%
Valid Votes		10,916		98.17%	56,575		92.88%	5,596,468		93.87%
Rejected Votes		204		1.83%	4,339		7.12%	365,563		6.13%
Total Polled		11,120		18.09%	60,914		20.64%	5,962,031		63.60%
Registered Electors		61,466			295,120			9,374,164

Demographics

Ethnicity

The Beliatta Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (99.8%) . In comparison, the Hambantota Electoral District (which contains the Beliatta Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (97.1%) ^[1]

Ethnicity in Beliatta ^[1]

   Sinhalese (99.8%)

  Other (0.2%)

Religion

The Beliatta Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (99.6%) . In comparison, the Hambantota Electoral District (which contains the Beliatta Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (96.7%) ^[1]

Religion in Beliatta ^[1]

   Buddhist (99.6%)

  Other (0.4%)

References

1. "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 Beliatta and the Hambantota 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 Beliatta 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.
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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 Beliatta and the Hambantota 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 Beliatta 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.