Dambulla Polling Division

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Dambulla
Polling Division
Dambulla Polling Division Sri Lanka.svg
Coordinates: 7°46′34″N80°38′22″E / 7.776091°N 80.639443°E / 7.776091; 80.639443
Country Sri Lanka
Province Central Province, Sri Lanka
Electoral District Matale Electoral District
Area
 • Total730.76 km2 (282.15 sq mi)
Population
 (2012) [1]
 • Total171,913
 • Density235/km2 (610/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code EC-05A

The Dambulla Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Matale Electoral District, in the Central Province, Sri Lanka.

Contents

Presidential Election Results

Summary

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

Year Dambulla Matale Electoral District MAE [2]  % Sri Lanka MAE [3]  %
2019 SLPP SLPP 5.47% SLPP 8.07%
2015 UPFA UPFA 5.23% NDF 9.14%
2010 UPFA UPFA 6.00% UPFA 7.94%
2005 UPFA UNP 4.09% UPFA 2.12%
1999 PA PA 1.03% PA 0.78%
1994 PA PA 0.82% PA 1.96%
1988 UNP UNP 1.61% UNP 4.37%
1982 UNP UNP 5.10% UNP 1.34%
Matches/Mean MAE 7/8 6/8 3.67% 8/8 4.46%

2019 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Dambulla [4] Matale Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SLPP 68,177 61.11% 187,821 55.37% 6,924,255 52.25%
NDF 37,717 33.81% 134,291 39.59% 5,564,239 41.99%
NMPP 3,221 2.89% 8,890 2.62% 418,553 3.16%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 2,457 2.20% 8,219 2.42% 345,452 2.61%
Valid Votes 111,572 99.11% 339,221 99.05% 13,252,499 98.99%
Rejected Votes 1,000 0.89% 3,252 0.95% 135,452 1.01%
Total Polled 112,572 85.14% 342,473 85.30% 13,387,951 83.71%
Registered Electors 132,221 401,496 15,992,568

2015 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Dambulla [5] Matale Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 57,657 56.82% 158,880 51.41% 5,768,090 47.58%
NDF 42,652 42.03% 145,928 47.22% 6,217,162 51.28%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,163 1.15% 4,214 1.36% 138,200 1.14%
Valid Votes 101,472 98.95% 309,022 98.83% 12,123,452 98.85%
Rejected Votes 1,074 1.05% 3,653 1.17% 140,925 1.15%
Total Polled 102,546 77.79% 312,675 78.76% 12,264,377 78.69%
Registered Electors 131,831 397,005 15,585,942

2010 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Dambulla [6] Matale Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 58,016 65.97% 157,953 59.74% 6,015,934 57.88%
NDF 28,171 32.03% 100,513 38.01% 4,173,185 40.15%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,762 2.00% 5,953 2.25% 204,494 1.97%
Valid Votes 87,949 99.12% 264,419 99.00% 10,393,613 99.03%
Rejected Votes 778 0.88% 2,666 1.00% 101,838 0.97%
Total Polled 88,727 74.28% 267,085 75.08% 10,495,451 66.70%
Registered Electors 119,453 355,738 15,734,587

2005 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Dambulla [7] Matale Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 43,853 52.34% 120,533 48.09% 4,887,152 50.29%
UNP 38,692 46.18% 125,937 50.25% 4,706,366 48.43%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,233 1.47% 4,150 1.66% 123,521 1.27%
Valid Votes 83,778 98.74% 250,620 98.51% 9,717,039 98.88%
Rejected Votes 1,073 1.26% 3,785 1.49% 109,869 1.12%
Total Polled 84,851 76.17% 254,405 76.51% 9,826,908 69.51%
Registered Electors 111,401 332,515 14,136,979

1999 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Dambulla [8] Matale Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 35,811 49.90% 111,232 51.42% 4,312,157 51.12%
UNP 30,850 42.99% 91,944 42.51% 3,602,748 42.71%
JVP 3,496 4.87% 7,924 3.66% 343,927 4.08%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,611 2.24% 5,210 2.41% 176,679 2.09%
Valid Votes 71,768 97.45% 216,310 97.23% 8,435,754 97.69%
Rejected Votes 1,876 2.55% 6,171 2.77% 199,536 2.31%
Total Polled 73,644 75.65% 222,481 76.18% 8,635,290 72.17%
Registered Electors 97,348 292,055 11,965,536

1994 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Dambulla [9] Matale Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 37,869 60.20% 121,449 60.98% 4,709,205 62.28%
UNP 23,746 37.75% 73,324 36.82% 2,715,283 35.91%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,291 2.05% 4,391 2.20% 137,040 1.81%
Valid Votes 62,906 97.73% 199,164 97.40% 7,561,526 98.03%
Rejected Votes 1,458 2.27% 5,317 2.60% 151,706 1.97%
Total Polled 64,364 74.96% 204,481 76.95% 7,713,232 69.12%
Registered Electors 85,870 265,743 11,158,880

1988 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Dambulla [10] Matale Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 4,276 56.20% 37,007 57.85% 2,569,199 50.43%
SLFP 3,195 42.00% 25,825 40.37% 2,289,857 44.95%
SLMP 137 1.80% 1,135 1.77% 235,701 4.63%
Valid Votes 7,608 98.68% 63,967 98.29% 5,094,754 98.24%
Rejected Votes 102 1.32% 1,110 1.71% 91,499 1.76%
Total Polled 7,710 10.63% 65,077 30.13% 5,186,256 55.87%
Registered Electors 72,515 215,999 9,283,143

1982 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Dambulla [11] Matale Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 27,368 52.62% 94,031 58.11% 3,450,815 52.93%
SLFP 21,748 41.81% 59,299 36.65% 2,546,348 39.05%
JVP 2,501 4.81% 7,169 4.43% 273,428 4.19%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 395 0.76% 1,315 0.81% 249,460 3.83%
Valid Votes 52,012 99.27% 161,814 99.13% 6,520,156 98.78%
Rejected Votes 385 0.73% 1,414 0.87% 80,470 1.22%
Total Polled 52,397 86.56% 163,228 85.97% 6,600,626 80.15%
Registered Electors 60,536 189,867 8,235,358

Parliamentary Election Results

Summary

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

Year Dambulla Matale Electoral District MAE [12]  % Sri Lanka MAE [13]  %
2015 UPFA UNP 4.80% UNP 3.91%
2010 UPFA UPFA 3.35% UPFA 7.46%
2004 UPFA UPFA 5.73% UPFA 5.92%
2001 UNP UNP 1.63% UNP 2.45%
2000 PA PA 0.79% PA 2.78%
1994 PA PA 2.24% PA 2.45%
1989 UNP UNP 9.83% UNP 5.19%
Matches/Mean MAE 6/7 7/7 4.05% 7/7 4.31%

2015 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Dambulla [14] Matale Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 45,550 50.64% 126,315 45.57% 4,732,664 42.48%
UNP 40,378 44.89% 138,241 49.87% 5,098,916 45.77%
JVP 3,562 3.96% 10,947 3.95% 544,154 4.88%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 467 0.52% 1,690 0.61% 82,293 0.74%
Valid Votes 89,957 93.04% 277,193 92.73% 11,140,333 95.35%
Rejected Votes 6,671 6.90% 21,537 7.21% 516,926 4.42%
Total Polled 96,686 73.34% 298,917 78.73% 11,684,111 77.66%
Registered Electors 131,831 379,675 15,044,490

2010 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Dambulla [15] Matale Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 42,847 70.40% 131,069 67.02% 4,846,388 60.38%
UNP 15,080 24.78% 55,737 28.50% 2,357,057 29.37%
DNA 2,645 4.35% 7,636 3.90% 441,251 5.50%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 286 0.47% 1,122 0.57% 34,715 0.43%
Valid Votes 60,858 91.06% 195,564 90.93% 8,026,322 96.03%
Rejected Votes 5,932 8.88% 19,310 8.98% 581,465 6.96%
Total Polled 66,830 55.95% 215,060 60.23% 8,358,246 59.29%
Registered Electors 119,453 357,063 14,097,690

2004 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Dambulla [16] Matale Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 40,616 55.90% 108,259 49.19% 4,223,126 45.70%
UNP 29,456 40.54% 100,642 45.73% 3,486,792 37.73%
JHU 1,982 2.73% 8,819 4.01% 552,723 5.98%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 606 0.83% 2,342 1.06% 54,554 0.59%
Valid Votes 72,660 91.32% 220,062 91.84% 9,241,931 94.52%
Rejected Votes 6,905 8.68% 19,549 8.16% 534,452 5.47%
Total Polled 79,565 74.12% 239,611 76.66% 9,777,821 75.74%
Registered Electors 107,353 312,556 12,909,631

2001 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Dambulla [17] Matale Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 34,066 47.73% 109,991 50.43% 4,086,026 45.62%
PA 29,281 41.03% 88,999 40.81% 3,330,815 37.19%
JVP 6,958 9.75% 16,063 7.37% 815,353 9.10%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,064 1.49% 3,037 1.39% 62,170 0.69%
Valid Votes 71,369 93.18% 218,090 93.38% 8,955,844 94.77%
Rejected Votes 5,225 6.82% 15,449 6.62% 494,009 5.23%
Total Polled 76,594 74.87% 233,539 77.95% 9,449,878 76.03%
Registered Electors 102,302 299,606 12,428,762

2000 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Dambulla [18] Matale Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 35,421 49.36% 110,213 50.53% 3,899,329 45.33%
UNP 30,455 42.44% 91,836 42.11% 3,451,765 40.12%
JVP 4,396 6.13% 10,673 4.89% 518,725 6.03%
NLF 778 1.08% 2,350 1.08% 32,275 0.38%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 706 0.98% 3,025 1.39% 182,723 2.12%
Valid Votes 71,756 N/A 218,097 N/A 8,602,617 N/A

1994 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Dambulla [19] Matale Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 34,286 51.99% 102,680 49.85% 3,887,805 48.94%
UNP 30,468 46.20% 100,121 48.61% 3,498,370 44.04%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,197 1.81% 3,161 1.53% 138,277 1.74%
Valid Votes 65,951 94.44% 205,962 94.22% 7,943,688 95.20%
Rejected Votes 3,881 5.56% 12,646 5.78% 400,395 4.80%
Total Polled 69,832 81.32% 218,608 81.88% 8,344,095 74.75%
Registered Electors 85,870 266,974 11,163,064

1989 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Dambulla [20] Matale Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 23,381 53.76% 88,869 63.81% 2,838,005 50.71%
SLFP 18,786 43.19% 45,717 32.82% 1,785,369 31.90%
ELJP 882 2.03% 2,350 1.69% 67,723 1.21%
USA 445 1.02% 2,344 1.68% 141,983 2.54%
Valid Votes 43,494 91.93% 139,280 92.11% 5,596,468 93.87%
Rejected Votes 3,818 8.07% 11,927 7.89% 365,563 6.13%
Total Polled 47,312 65.97% 151,207 70.35% 5,962,031 63.60%
Registered Electors 71,722 214,938 9,374,164

Demographics

Ethnicity

The Dambulla Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (90.9%) . In comparison, the Matale Electoral District (which contains the Dambulla Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (80.8%) [1]

Ethnicity in Dambulla [1]

   Sinhalese (90.9%)
   Moor (7.2%)
   Sri Lankan Tamil (1.3%)
  Other (0.5%)

Religion

The Dambulla Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (88.4%) . In comparison, the Matale Electoral District (which contains the Dambulla Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (79.5%) [1]

Religion in Dambulla [1]

   Buddhist (88.4%)
   Muslim (7.3%)
   Roman Catholic (2.5%)
   Hindu (1.6%)
  Other (0.3%)

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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 Dambulla and the Matale 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 Dambulla 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 2020-06-07.
  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 2020-06-07.
  6. ↑ "2010 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2010. Archived from the original on 2019-12-19. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
  7. ↑ "2005 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2005. Archived from the original on 2019-12-19. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
  8. ↑ "1999 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 1999. Archived from the original on 2019-12-19. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
  9. ↑ "1994 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 1994. Archived from the original on 2019-12-19. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
  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 2020-06-07.
  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 2020-06-07.
  12. ↑ The mean absolute error, between the percentages of votes each party got in Dambulla and the Matale 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 Dambulla 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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