Eheliyagoda | |
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Coordinates: 6°48′24″N80°18′08″E / 6.806782°N 80.302240°E | |
Country | Sri Lanka |
Province | Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka |
Electoral District | Ratnapura Electoral District |
Area | |
• Total | 411.46 km2 (158.87 sq mi) |
Population (2012) [1] | |
• Total | 199,098 |
• Density | 484/km2 (1,250/sq mi) |
ISO 3166 code | EC-21A |
The Eheliyagoda Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Ratnapura Electoral District, in the Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka.
The winner of Eheliyagoda has matched the final country result in 7 out of 8 elections in Sri Lanka. Hence, Eheliyagoda is a strong Bellwether for Presidential Elections.
Year | Eheliyagoda | Ratnapura Electoral District | MAE [2] % | Sri Lanka | MAE [3] % | |||
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2019 | SLPP | SLPP | 1.00% | SLPP | 7.77% | |||
2015 | UPFA | UPFA | 2.24% | NDF | 10.33% | |||
2010 | UPFA | UPFA | 2.47% | UPFA | 8.18% | |||
2005 | UPFA | UPFA | 2.18% | UPFA | 4.94% | |||
1999 | PA | PA | 1.28% | PA | 2.05% | |||
1994 | PA | PA | 2.21% | PA | 1.93% | |||
1988 | UNP | UNP | 3.20% | UNP | 3.37% | |||
1982 | UNP | UNP | 1.84% | UNP | 2.78% | |||
Matches/Mean MAE | 7/8 | 7/8 | 2.05% | 8/8 | 5.17% |
Party | Eheliyagoda [4] | Ratnapura Electoral District | Sri Lanka | |||||||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | |||||
SLPP | 50,993 | 61.11% | 448,044 | 59.93% | 6,924,255 | 52.25% | ||||
NDF | 28,855 | 34.58% | 264,503 | 35.38% | 5,564,239 | 41.99% | ||||
NMPP | 1,946 | 2.33% | 18,887 | 2.53% | 418,553 | 3.16% | ||||
Other Parties (with < 1%) | 1,647 | 1.97% | 16,237 | 2.17% | 345,452 | 2.61% | ||||
Valid Votes | 83,441 | 99.30% | 747,671 | 99.22% | 13,252,499 | 98.99% | ||||
Rejected Votes | 587 | 0.70% | 5,853 | 0.78% | 135,452 | 1.01% | ||||
Total Polled | 84,028 | 86.35% | 753,524 | 87.11% | 13,387,951 | 83.71% | ||||
Registered Electors | 97,311 | 864,979 | 15,992,568 |
Party | Eheliyagoda [5] | Ratnapura Electoral District | Sri Lanka | |||||||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | |||||
UPFA | 45,606 | 58.14% | 379,053 | 55.74% | 5,768,090 | 47.58% | ||||
NDF | 32,106 | 40.93% | 292,514 | 43.01% | 6,217,162 | 51.28% | ||||
Other Parties (with < 1%) | 731 | 0.93% | 8,517 | 1.25% | 138,200 | 1.14% | ||||
Valid Votes | 78,443 | 99.19% | 680,084 | 98.89% | 12,123,452 | 98.85% | ||||
Rejected Votes | 638 | 0.81% | 7,656 | 1.11% | 140,925 | 1.15% | ||||
Total Polled | 79,081 | 82.23% | 687,740 | 82.69% | 12,264,377 | 78.69% | ||||
Registered Electors | 96,170 | 831,712 | 15,585,942 |
Party | Eheliyagoda [6] | Ratnapura Electoral District | Sri Lanka | |||||||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | |||||
UPFA | 46,177 | 66.37% | 377,734 | 63.76% | 6,015,934 | 57.88% | ||||
NDF | 22,277 | 32.02% | 203,566 | 34.36% | 4,173,185 | 40.15% | ||||
Other Parties (with < 1%) | 1,121 | 1.61% | 11,126 | 1.88% | 204,494 | 1.97% | ||||
Valid Votes | 69,575 | 99.41% | 592,426 | 99.26% | 10,393,613 | 99.03% | ||||
Rejected Votes | 416 | 0.59% | 4,430 | 0.74% | 101,838 | 0.97% | ||||
Total Polled | 69,991 | 78.19% | 596,856 | 79.75% | 10,495,451 | 66.70% | ||||
Registered Electors | 89,518 | 748,404 | 15,734,587 |
Party | Eheliyagoda [7] | Ratnapura Electoral District | Sri Lanka | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | |||||
UPFA | 37,243 | 55.34% | 294,260 | 53.01% | 4,887,152 | 50.29% | ||||
UNP | 29,255 | 43.47% | 252,838 | 45.55% | 4,706,366 | 48.43% | ||||
Other Parties (with < 1%) | 804 | 1.19% | 7,976 | 1.44% | 123,521 | 1.27% | ||||
Valid Votes | 67,302 | 99.26% | 555,074 | 99.02% | 9,717,039 | 98.88% | ||||
Rejected Votes | 502 | 0.74% | 5,510 | 0.98% | 109,869 | 1.12% | ||||
Total Polled | 67,804 | 81.00% | 560,584 | 82.57% | 9,826,908 | 69.51% | ||||
Registered Electors | 83,705 | 678,909 | 14,136,979 |
Party | Eheliyagoda [8] | Ratnapura Electoral District | Sri Lanka | |||||||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | |||||
PA | 31,228 | 53.45% | 250,409 | 52.13% | 4,312,157 | 51.12% | ||||
UNP | 23,868 | 40.85% | 202,621 | 42.18% | 3,602,748 | 42.71% | ||||
JVP | 1,502 | 2.57% | 16,482 | 3.43% | 343,927 | 4.08% | ||||
LDA | 949 | 1.62% | 2,007 | 0.42% | 23,668 | 0.28% | ||||
Other Parties (with < 1%) | 882 | 1.51% | 8,845 | 1.84% | 153,011 | 1.81% | ||||
Valid Votes | 58,429 | 97.93% | 480,364 | 98.15% | 8,435,754 | 97.69% | ||||
Rejected Votes | 1,236 | 2.07% | 9,038 | 1.85% | 199,536 | 2.31% | ||||
Total Polled | 59,665 | 78.17% | 489,402 | 81.27% | 8,635,290 | 72.17% | ||||
Registered Electors | 76,327 | 602,172 | 11,965,536 |
Party | Eheliyagoda [9] | Ratnapura Electoral District | Sri Lanka | |||||||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | |||||
PA | 32,647 | 60.46% | 257,265 | 58.07% | 4,709,205 | 62.28% | ||||
UNP | 20,589 | 38.13% | 177,924 | 40.16% | 2,715,283 | 35.91% | ||||
Other Parties (with < 1%) | 761 | 1.41% | 7,842 | 1.77% | 137,040 | 1.81% | ||||
Valid Votes | 53,997 | 98.71% | 443,031 | 98.31% | 7,561,526 | 98.03% | ||||
Rejected Votes | 705 | 1.29% | 7,595 | 1.69% | 151,706 | 1.97% | ||||
Total Polled | 54,702 | 76.38% | 450,626 | 80.02% | 7,713,232 | 69.12% | ||||
Registered Electors | 71,614 | 563,174 | 11,158,880 |
Party | Eheliyagoda [10] | Ratnapura Electoral District | Sri Lanka | |||||||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | |||||
UNP | 24,281 | 54.00% | 180,622 | 51.75% | 2,569,199 | 50.43% | ||||
SLFP | 18,647 | 41.47% | 159,879 | 45.81% | 2,289,857 | 44.95% | ||||
SLMP | 2,037 | 4.53% | 8,516 | 2.44% | 235,701 | 4.63% | ||||
Valid Votes | 44,965 | 98.83% | 349,017 | 98.84% | 5,094,754 | 98.24% | ||||
Rejected Votes | 533 | 1.17% | 4,113 | 1.16% | 91,499 | 1.76% | ||||
Total Polled | 45,498 | 74.34% | 353,130 | 76.64% | 5,186,256 | 55.87% | ||||
Registered Electors | 61,203 | 460,735 | 9,283,143 |
Party | Eheliyagoda [11] | Ratnapura Electoral District | Sri Lanka | |||||||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | |||||
UNP | 23,721 | 49.81% | 175,903 | 50.90% | 3,450,815 | 52.93% | ||||
SLFP | 19,742 | 41.45% | 152,506 | 44.13% | 2,546,348 | 39.05% | ||||
NSSP | 2,987 | 6.27% | 3,494 | 1.01% | 16,995 | 0.26% | ||||
JVP | 851 | 1.79% | 11,283 | 3.26% | 273,428 | 4.19% | ||||
Other Parties (with < 1%) | 326 | 0.68% | 2,418 | 0.70% | 232,465 | 3.57% | ||||
Valid Votes | 47,627 | 98.24% | 345,604 | 99.02% | 6,520,156 | 98.78% | ||||
Rejected Votes | 855 | 1.76% | 3,407 | 0.98% | 80,470 | 1.22% | ||||
Total Polled | 48,482 | 85.67% | 349,011 | 85.91% | 6,600,626 | 80.15% | ||||
Registered Electors | 56,592 | 406,275 | 8,235,358 |
The winner of Eheliyagoda has matched the final country result 6 out of 7 times. Hence, Eheliyagoda is a Strong Bellwether for Parliamentary Elections.
Year | Eheliyagoda | Ratnapura Electoral District | MAE [12] % | Sri Lanka | MAE [13] % | |||
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2015 | UPFA | UPFA | 1.69% | UNP | 5.69% | |||
2010 | UPFA | UPFA | 1.49% | UPFA | 7.01% | |||
2004 | UPFA | UPFA | 1.18% | UPFA | 3.99% | |||
2001 | UNP | UNP | 0.77% | UNP | 3.06% | |||
2000 | PA | PA | 2.44% | PA | 1.37% | |||
1994 | PA | PA | 3.52% | PA | 2.61% | |||
1989 | UNP | UNP | 7.37% | UNP | 7.70% | |||
Matches/Mean MAE | 6/7 | 6/7 | 2.64% | 7/7 | 4.49% |
Party | Eheliyagoda [14] | Ratnapura Electoral District | Sri Lanka | |||||||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | |||||
UPFA | 38,162 | 53.23% | 323,636 | 51.21% | 4,732,664 | 42.48% | ||||
UNP | 31,211 | 43.53% | 284,117 | 44.96% | 5,098,916 | 45.77% | ||||
JVP | 2,057 | 2.87% | 21,525 | 3.41% | 544,154 | 4.88% | ||||
Other Parties (with < 1%) | 262 | 0.37% | 2,720 | 0.43% | 83,333 | 0.75% | ||||
Valid Votes | 71,692 | 96.90% | 631,998 | 96.46% | 11,140,333 | 95.35% | ||||
Rejected Votes | 2,272 | 3.07% | 23,026 | 3.51% | 516,926 | 4.42% | ||||
Total Polled | 73,989 | 76.94% | 655,222 | 80.88% | 11,684,111 | 77.66% | ||||
Registered Electors | 96,170 | 810,082 | 15,044,490 |
Party | Eheliyagoda [15] | Ratnapura Electoral District | Sri Lanka | |||||||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | |||||
UPFA | 37,329 | 70.57% | 305,327 | 68.87% | 4,846,388 | 60.38% | ||||
UNP | 14,346 | 27.12% | 125,076 | 28.21% | 2,357,057 | 29.37% | ||||
DNA | 1,012 | 1.91% | 11,053 | 2.49% | 441,251 | 5.50% | ||||
Other Parties (with < 1%) | 211 | 0.40% | 1,853 | 0.42% | 35,498 | 0.44% | ||||
Valid Votes | 52,898 | 93.20% | 443,309 | 92.28% | 8,026,322 | 96.03% | ||||
Rejected Votes | 3,851 | 6.78% | 37,022 | 7.71% | 581,465 | 6.96% | ||||
Total Polled | 56,759 | 63.41% | 480,395 | 64.02% | 8,358,246 | 59.29% | ||||
Registered Electors | 89,518 | 750,416 | 14,097,690 |
Party | Eheliyagoda [16] | Ratnapura Electoral District | Sri Lanka | |||||||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | |||||
UPFA | 31,341 | 51.58% | 261,450 | 53.14% | 4,223,126 | 45.70% | ||||
UNP | 24,934 | 41.03% | 205,490 | 41.77% | 3,486,792 | 37.73% | ||||
JHU | 3,142 | 5.17% | 20,801 | 4.23% | 552,723 | 5.98% | ||||
NLF | 944 | 1.55% | 1,336 | 0.27% | 8,452 | 0.09% | ||||
Other Parties (with < 1%) | 403 | 0.66% | 2,926 | 0.59% | 49,630 | 0.54% | ||||
Valid Votes | 60,764 | 94.97% | 492,003 | 94.55% | 9,241,931 | 94.52% | ||||
Rejected Votes | 3,220 | 5.03% | 28,346 | 5.45% | 534,452 | 5.47% | ||||
Total Polled | 63,984 | 78.36% | 520,349 | 80.42% | 9,777,821 | 75.74% | ||||
Registered Electors | 81,652 | 647,035 | 12,909,631 |
Party | Eheliyagoda [17] | Ratnapura Electoral District | Sri Lanka | |||||||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | |||||
UNP | 27,594 | 45.95% | 227,202 | 46.41% | 4,086,026 | 45.62% | ||||
PA | 26,773 | 44.59% | 212,794 | 43.46% | 3,330,815 | 37.19% | ||||
JVP | 4,448 | 7.41% | 40,377 | 8.25% | 815,353 | 9.10% | ||||
Other Parties (with < 1%) | 1,231 | 2.05% | 9,205 | 1.88% | 131,990 | 1.47% | ||||
Valid Votes | 60,046 | 94.80% | 489,578 | 94.14% | 8,955,844 | 94.77% | ||||
Rejected Votes | 3,294 | 5.20% | 30,483 | 5.86% | 494,009 | 5.23% | ||||
Total Polled | 63,340 | 79.93% | 520,061 | 83.41% | 9,449,878 | 76.03% | ||||
Registered Electors | 79,242 | 623,506 | 12,428,762 |
Party | Eheliyagoda [18] | Ratnapura Electoral District | Sri Lanka | |||||||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | |||||
PA | 27,885 | 47.38% | 244,142 | 50.63% | 3,899,329 | 45.33% | ||||
UNP | 23,985 | 40.75% | 204,017 | 42.30% | 3,451,765 | 40.12% | ||||
L&DA | 4,272 | 7.26% | 6,158 | 1.28% | 9,781 | 0.11% | ||||
JVP | 1,907 | 3.24% | 22,222 | 4.61% | 518,725 | 6.03% | ||||
Other Parties (with < 1%) | 810 | 1.38% | 5,715 | 1.19% | 229,640 | 2.67% | ||||
Valid Votes | 58,859 | N/A | 482,254 | N/A | 8,602,617 | N/A |
Party | Eheliyagoda [19] | Ratnapura Electoral District | Sri Lanka | |||||||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | |||||
PA | 30,714 | 54.13% | 233,687 | 50.77% | 3,887,805 | 48.94% | ||||
UNP | 25,070 | 44.18% | 220,750 | 47.96% | 3,498,370 | 44.04% | ||||
Other Parties (with < 1%) | 959 | 1.69% | 5,848 | 1.27% | 223,848 | 2.82% | ||||
Valid Votes | 56,743 | 95.30% | 460,285 | 95.12% | 7,943,688 | 95.20% | ||||
Rejected Votes | 2,797 | 4.70% | 23,611 | 4.88% | 400,395 | 4.80% | ||||
Total Polled | 59,540 | 83.14% | 483,890 | 85.77% | 8,344,095 | 74.75% | ||||
Registered Electors | 71,614 | 564,194 | 11,163,064 |
Party | Eheliyagoda [20] | Ratnapura Electoral District | Sri Lanka | |||||||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | |||||
UNP | 26,165 | 57.63% | 196,323 | 57.89% | 2,838,005 | 50.71% | ||||
USP | 10,285 | 22.65% | 17,323 | 5.11% | 17,323 | 0.31% | ||||
SLFP | 8,628 | 19.00% | 123,360 | 36.38% | 1,785,369 | 31.90% | ||||
Other Parties (with < 1%) | 327 | 0.72% | 2,116 | 0.62% | 68,609 | 1.23% | ||||
Valid Votes | 45,405 | 93.96% | 339,122 | 94.37% | 5,596,468 | 93.87% | ||||
Rejected Votes | 2,919 | 6.04% | 20,248 | 5.63% | 365,563 | 6.13% | ||||
Total Polled | 48,324 | 79.92% | 359,370 | 78.60% | 5,962,031 | 63.60% | ||||
Registered Electors | 60,466 | 457,224 | 9,374,164 |
The Eheliyagoda Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (92.0%) . In comparison, the Ratnapura Electoral District (which contains the Eheliyagoda Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (87.1%) [1]
The Eheliyagoda Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (91.5%) . In comparison, the Ratnapura Electoral District (which contains the Eheliyagoda Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (86.7%) [1]
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