Dompe Polling Division

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Dompe
Polling Division
Dompe Polling Division Sri Lanka.svg
Coordinates: 6°59′54″N80°05′31″E / 6.998439°N 80.091997°E / 6.998439; 80.091997
Country Sri Lanka
Province Western Province, Sri Lanka
Electoral District Gampaha Electoral District
Area
 • Total186.8 km2 (72.1 sq mi)
Population
 (2012) [1]
 • Total154,005
 • Density824/km2 (2,130/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code EC-02K

The Dompe Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Gampaha Electoral District, in the Western Province, Sri Lanka.

Contents

Presidential Election Results

Summary

The winner of Dompe has matched the final country result 5 out of 8 times. Hence, Dompe is a Weak Bellwether for Presidential Elections.

Year Dompe Gampaha Electoral District MAE [2]  % Sri Lanka MAE [3]  %
2019 SLPP SLPP 6.64% SLPP 13.43%
2015 UPFA NDF 8.75% NDF 10.37%
2010 UPFA UPFA 8.08% UPFA 11.36%
2005 UPFA UPFA 4.75% UPFA 9.04%
1999 PA PA 1.88% PA 6.85%
1994 PA PA 0.66% PA 2.90%
1988 SLFP SLFP 3.59% UNP 6.52%
1982 SLFP UNP 5.19% UNP 6.96%
Matches/Mean MAE 5/8 7/8 4.94% 8/8 8.43%

2019 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Dompe [4] Gampaha Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SLPP 67,754 66.92% 855,870 59.28% 6,924,255 52.25%
NDF 28,629 28.28% 494,671 34.26% 5,564,239 41.99%
NMPP 3,070 3.03% 61,760 4.28% 418,553 3.16%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,798 1.78% 31,499 2.18% 345,452 2.61%
Valid Votes 101,251 99.33% 1,443,800 98.92% 13,252,499 98.99%
Rejected Votes 684 0.67% 15,751 1.08% 135,452 1.01%
Total Polled 101,935 86.42% 1,459,551 83.31% 13,387,951 83.71%
Registered Electors 117,950 1,751,892 15,992,568

2015 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Dompe [5] Gampaha Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 54,714 58.29% 664,347 49.49% 5,768,090 47.58%
NDF 38,491 41.00% 669,007 49.83% 6,217,162 51.28%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 666 0.71% 9,142 0.68% 138,200 1.14%
Valid Votes 93,871 99.07% 1,342,496 98.92% 12,123,452 98.85%
Rejected Votes 878 0.93% 14,647 1.08% 140,925 1.15%
Total Polled 94,749 82.14% 1,357,143 80.77% 12,264,377 78.69%
Registered Electors 115,356 1,680,263 15,585,942

2010 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Dompe [6] Gampaha Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 56,758 69.79% 718,716 61.66% 6,015,934 57.88%
NDF 23,619 29.04% 434,506 37.28% 4,173,185 40.15%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 947 1.16% 12,426 1.07% 204,494 1.97%
Valid Votes 81,324 99.41% 1,165,648 99.24% 10,393,613 99.03%
Rejected Votes 484 0.59% 8,960 0.76% 101,838 0.97%
Total Polled 81,808 78.54% 1,174,608 78.03% 10,495,451 66.70%
Registered Electors 104,155 1,505,363 15,734,587

2005 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Dompe [7] Gampaha Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 45,849 59.50% 596,698 54.78% 4,887,152 50.29%
UNP 30,306 39.33% 481,764 44.23% 4,706,366 48.43%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 900 1.17% 10,815 0.99% 123,521 1.27%
Valid Votes 77,055 99.14% 1,089,277 98.94% 9,717,039 98.88%
Rejected Votes 669 0.86% 11,724 1.06% 109,869 1.12%
Total Polled 77,724 80.01% 1,101,001 79.17% 9,826,908 69.51%
Registered Electors 97,143 1,390,691 14,136,979

1999 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Dompe [8] Gampaha Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 39,214 58.61% 532,796 56.58% 4,312,157 51.12%
UNP 23,857 35.66% 353,969 37.59% 3,602,748 42.71%
JVP 2,794 4.18% 40,472 4.30% 343,927 4.08%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,042 1.56% 14,382 1.53% 176,679 2.09%
Valid Votes 66,907 98.41% 941,619 97.84% 8,435,754 97.69%
Rejected Votes 1,081 1.59% 20,768 2.16% 199,536 2.31%
Total Polled 67,988 77.93% 962,387 77.12% 8,635,290 72.17%
Registered Electors 87,240 1,247,860 11,965,536

1994 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Dompe [9] Gampaha Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 39,151 65.42% 550,654 64.74% 4,709,205 62.28%
UNP 19,920 33.28% 288,608 33.93% 2,715,283 35.91%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 779 1.30% 11,256 1.32% 137,040 1.81%
Valid Votes 59,850 98.57% 850,518 98.48% 7,561,526 98.03%
Rejected Votes 867 1.43% 13,137 1.52% 151,706 1.97%
Total Polled 60,717 75.50% 863,655 74.16% 7,713,232 69.12%
Registered Electors 80,415 1,164,625 11,158,880

1988 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Dompe [10] Gampaha Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SLFP 30,829 53.19% 355,553 48.83% 2,289,857 44.95%
UNP 26,155 45.13% 350,092 48.08% 2,569,199 50.43%
SLMP 976 1.68% 22,467 3.09% 235,701 4.63%
Valid Votes 57,960 99.13% 728,112 98.63% 5,094,754 98.24%
Rejected Votes 511 0.87% 10,108 1.37% 91,499 1.76%
Total Polled 58,471 80.16% 738,220 74.93% 5,186,256 55.87%
Registered Electors 72,945 985,206 9,283,143

1982 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Dompe [11] Gampaha Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SLFP 27,508 49.04% 301,808 43.31% 2,546,348 39.05%
UNP 26,573 47.38% 365,847 52.50% 3,450,815 52.93%
JVP 1,670 2.98% 23,701 3.40% 273,428 4.19%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 337 0.60% 5,491 0.79% 249,460 3.83%
Valid Votes 56,088 99.08% 696,847 99.15% 6,520,156 98.78%
Rejected Votes 519 0.92% 5,992 0.85% 80,470 1.22%
Total Polled 56,607 85.50% 702,839 82.70% 6,600,626 80.15%
Registered Electors 66,207 849,896 8,235,358

Parliamentary Election Results

Summary

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

Year Dompe Gampaha Electoral District MAE [12]  % Sri Lanka MAE [13]  %
2015 UPFA UNP 6.27% UNP 6.30%
2010 UPFA UPFA 7.46% UPFA 9.17%
2004 UPFA UPFA 4.89% UPFA 7.40%
2001 PA UNP 3.23% UNP 6.07%
2000 PA PA 3.09% PA 4.87%
1994 PA PA 0.17% PA 4.73%
1989 UNP UNP 4.25% UNP 4.89%
Matches/Mean MAE 5/7 7/7 4.20% 7/7 6.20%

2020 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Dompe [14] Gampaha Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
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SLPFA 64,663 74.3% 807,896 65.76% 6,853,693 59.09%
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SJB 15,749 18.1% 285,809 23.27% 2,771,984 23.9%
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JJB 2,681 3.08% 61,833 5.03% 445,958 3.84%
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UNP 1,207 1.39% 28,282 2.3% 249,435 2.15%
Election Symbol Ape Jana Bala Pakshaya Sri Lanka.png
OPPP 1,065 1.22% 21,627 1.76% 67,766 0.58%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,641 1.91% 23,027 1.88% 1,160,093 10.44%
Valid Votes 87,006 72.47% 1,228,474 68.78% 11,598,936 71.32%
Rejected Votes 4,067 3.39% 75,509 4.23% 744,373 4.58%
Total Polled 91,073 75.86% 1,303,983 73.01% 12,343,309 75.89%
Registered Electors 120,061 1,785,964 16,263,885

2015 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Dompe [15] Gampaha Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 44,925 52.55% 549,958 44.96% 4,732,664 42.48%
UNP 35,390 41.40% 577,004 47.17% 5,098,916 45.77%
JVP 4,557 5.33% 87,880 7.18% 544,154 4.88%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 618 0.72% 8,332 0.68% 81,501 0.73%
Valid Votes 85,490 95.78% 1,223,174 95.51% 11,140,333 95.35%
Rejected Votes 3,717 4.16% 56,246 4.39% 516,926 4.42%
Total Polled 89,256 77.37% 1,280,647 78.21% 11,684,111 77.66%
Registered Electors 115,356 1,637,537 15,044,490

2010 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Dompe [16] Gampaha Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 46,356 71.96% 589,476 63.40% 4,846,388 60.38%
UNP 14,185 22.02% 266,523 28.67% 2,357,057 29.37%
DNA 3,709 5.76% 69,747 7.50% 441,251 5.50%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 166 0.26% 3,985 0.43% 19,003 0.24%
Valid Votes 64,416 94.79% 929,731 94.83% 8,026,322 96.03%
Rejected Votes 3,518 5.18% 50,234 5.12% 581,465 6.96%
Total Polled 67,957 65.25% 980,467 65.06% 8,358,246 59.29%
Registered Electors 104,155 1,506,969 14,097,690

2004 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Dompe [17] Gampaha Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 40,327 57.72% 509,963 51.52% 4,223,126 45.70%
UNP 23,111 33.08% 367,572 37.14% 3,486,792 37.73%
JHU 5,943 8.51% 102,516 10.36% 552,723 5.98%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 482 0.69% 9,691 0.98% 57,229 0.62%
Valid Votes 69,863 95.76% 989,742 95.96% 9,241,931 94.52%
Rejected Votes 3,073 4.21% 41,462 4.02% 534,452 5.47%
Total Polled 72,958 77.00% 1,031,464 77.72% 9,777,821 75.74%
Registered Electors 94,755 1,327,145 12,909,631

2001 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Dompe [18] Gampaha Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 33,199 47.17% 428,780 43.08% 3,330,815 37.19%
UNP 28,707 40.79% 437,289 43.94% 4,086,026 45.62%
JVP 7,558 10.74% 113,990 11.45% 815,353 9.10%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 911 1.29% 15,171 1.52% 137,826 1.54%
Valid Votes 70,375 96.48% 995,230 96.30% 8,955,844 94.77%
Rejected Votes 2,569 3.52% 38,187 3.70% 494,009 5.23%
Total Polled 72,944 79.75% 1,033,417 80.36% 9,449,878 76.03%
Registered Electors 91,467 1,285,973 12,428,762

2000 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Dompe [19] Gampaha Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 35,897 53.29% 470,018 48.87% 3,899,329 45.33%
UNP 25,053 37.19% 378,328 39.34% 3,451,765 40.12%
JVP 4,576 6.79% 73,110 7.60% 518,725 6.03%
SU 972 1.44% 20,297 2.11% 127,859 1.49%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 867 1.29% 19,956 2.08% 319,123 3.71%
Valid Votes 67,365 N/A 961,709 N/A 8,602,617 N/A

1994 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Dompe [20] Gampaha Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 35,849 56.91% 509,030 56.79% 3,887,805 48.94%
UNP 26,552 42.15% 375,631 41.91% 3,498,370 44.04%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 589 0.94% 11,627 1.30% 90,078 1.13%
Valid Votes 62,990 96.43% 896,288 96.39% 7,943,688 95.20%
Rejected Votes 2,331 3.57% 33,553 3.61% 400,395 4.80%
Total Polled 65,321 81.23% 929,841 79.65% 8,344,095 74.75%
Registered Electors 80,415 1,167,469 11,163,064

1989 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Dompe [21] Gampaha Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 27,777 50.76% 385,733 54.14% 2,838,005 50.71%
SLFP 25,746 47.05% 294,490 41.34% 1,785,369 31.90%
USA 857 1.57% 21,665 3.04% 141,983 2.54%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 345 0.63% 10,549 1.48% 67,723 1.21%
Valid Votes 54,725 95.80% 712,437 95.64% 5,596,468 93.87%
Rejected Votes 2,401 4.20% 32,497 4.36% 365,563 6.13%
Total Polled 57,126 80.17% 744,934 76.82% 5,962,031 63.60%
Registered Electors 71,255 969,658 9,374,164

Demographics

Ethnicity

The Dompe Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (97.9%) . In comparison, the Gampaha Electoral District (which contains the Dompe Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (90.5%) [1]

Ethnicity in Dompe [1]

   Sinhalese (97.9%)
   Moor (1.5%)
  Other (0.6%)

Religion

The Dompe Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (94.5%) . In comparison, the Gampaha Electoral District (which contains the Dompe Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (71.3%) and a significant Roman Catholic population (19.5%) [1]

Religion in Dompe [1]

   Buddhist (94.5%)
   Roman Catholic (3.0%)
   Muslim (1.6%)
  Other (0.8%)

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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 Dompe and the Gampaha 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 Dompe 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.
  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 2020-06-10.
  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 2020-06-10.
  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 2020-06-10.
  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 2020-06-10.
  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 Dompe and the Gampaha 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 Dompe and the country. It is a measure of the difference in voting behaviour between the two regions.
  14. ↑ "2020 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2020.
  15. ↑ "2015 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2015.
  16. ↑ "2010 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2010.
  17. ↑ "2004 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2004.
  18. ↑ "2001 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2001.
  19. ↑ "2000 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2000.
  20. ↑ "1994 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 1994.
  21. ↑ "1989 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 1989.
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