Galagedara Polling Division

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Galagedara
Polling Division
Galagedara Polling Division Sri Lanka.svg
Coordinates: 7°21′18″N80°29′48″E / 7.355015°N 80.496718°E / 7.355015; 80.496718
Country Sri Lanka
Province Central Province, Sri Lanka
Electoral District Kandy Electoral District
Area
 • Total117.05 km2 (45.19 sq mi)
Population
 (2012) [1]
 • Total67,628
 • Density578/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code EC-04A

The Galagedara Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Kandy Electoral District, in the Central Province, Sri Lanka.

Contents

Presidential Election Results

Summary

The winner of Galagedara has matched the final country result 6 out of 8 times. Hence, Galagedara is a Weak Bellwether for Presidential Elections.

Year Galagedara Kandy Electoral District MAE [2]  % Sri Lanka MAE [3]  %
2019 SLPP SLPP 5.94% SLPP 3.85%
2015 UPFA NDF 7.05% NDF 3.78%
2010 UPFA UPFA 4.26% UPFA 0.60%
2005 UNP UNP 1.45% UPFA 4.44%
1999 PA PA 2.00% PA 3.46%
1994 PA PA 3.69% PA 9.25%
1988 UNP UNP 1.08% UNP 1.94%
1982 UNP UNP 1.94% UNP 2.79%
Matches/Mean MAE 6/8 7/8 3.43% 8/8 3.76%

2019 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Galagedara [4] Kandy Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SLPP 24,829 56.76% 471,502 50.43% 6,924,255 52.25%
NDF 16,839 38.49% 417,355 44.64% 5,564,239 41.99%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,118 2.56% 22,479 2.40% 345,452 2.61%
NMPP 959 2.19% 23,539 2.52% 418,553 3.16%
Valid Votes 43,745 99.37% 934,875 99.04% 13,252,499 98.99%
Rejected Votes 277 0.63% 9,020 0.96% 135,452 1.01%
Total Polled 44,022 85.26% 943,895 84.89% 13,387,951 83.71%
Registered Electors 51,632 1,111,860 15,992,568

2015 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Galagedara [5] Kandy Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 21,466 51.34% 378,585 44.23% 5,768,090 47.58%
NDF 19,818 47.39% 466,994 54.56% 6,217,162 51.28%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 531 1.27% 10,329 1.21% 138,200 1.14%
Valid Votes 41,815 99.08% 855,908 98.73% 12,123,452 98.85%
Rejected Votes 390 0.92% 10,993 1.27% 140,925 1.15%
Total Polled 42,205 77.85% 866,901 79.71% 12,264,377 78.69%
Registered Electors 54,214 1,087,542 15,585,942

2010 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Galagedara [6] Kandy Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 22,703 58.46% 406,636 54.16% 6,015,934 57.88%
NDF 15,338 39.49% 329,492 43.89% 4,173,185 40.15%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 795 2.05% 14,658 1.95% 204,494 1.97%
Valid Votes 38,836 99.23% 750,786 98.85% 10,393,613 99.03%
Rejected Votes 300 0.77% 8,700 1.15% 101,838 0.97%
Total Polled 39,136 74.47% 759,486 75.87% 10,495,451 66.70%
Registered Electors 52,553 1,001,074 15,734,587

2005 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Galagedara [7] Kandy Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 20,177 52.72% 387,150 54.33% 4,706,366 48.43%
UPFA 17,453 45.61% 315,672 44.30% 4,887,152 50.29%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 639 1.67% 9,798 1.37% 123,521 1.27%
Valid Votes 38,269 99.01% 712,620 98.64% 9,717,039 98.88%
Rejected Votes 382 0.99% 9,817 1.36% 109,869 1.12%
Total Polled 38,651 75.94% 722,437 77.37% 9,826,908 69.51%
Registered Electors 50,898 933,754 14,136,979

1999 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Galagedara [8] Kandy Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 16,777 48.25% 308,187 50.29% 4,312,157 51.12%
UNP 16,428 47.24% 276,360 45.10% 3,602,748 42.71%
JVP 933 2.68% 15,512 2.53% 343,927 4.08%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 636 1.83% 12,752 2.08% 176,679 2.09%
Valid Votes 34,774 98.20% 612,811 97.29% 8,435,754 97.69%
Rejected Votes 637 1.80% 17,060 2.71% 199,536 2.31%
Total Polled 35,411 75.96% 629,871 77.61% 8,635,290 72.17%
Registered Electors 46,621 811,606 11,965,536

1994 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Galagedara [9] Kandy Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 17,288 52.99% 320,110 56.64% 4,709,205 62.28%
UNP 14,862 45.55% 235,519 41.68% 2,715,283 35.91%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 475 1.46% 9,488 1.68% 137,040 1.81%
Valid Votes 32,625 98.44% 565,117 97.55% 7,561,526 98.03%
Rejected Votes 517 1.56% 14,179 2.45% 151,706 1.97%
Total Polled 33,142 76.26% 579,296 77.85% 7,713,232 69.12%
Registered Electors 43,462 744,151 11,158,880

1988 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Galagedara [10] Kandy Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 15,071 53.92% 234,124 54.88% 2,569,199 50.43%
SLFP 12,549 44.90% 186,187 43.65% 2,289,857 44.95%
SLMP 330 1.18% 6,266 1.47% 235,701 4.63%
Valid Votes 27,950 99.07% 426,577 98.57% 5,094,754 98.24%
Rejected Votes 263 0.93% 6,167 1.43% 91,499 1.76%
Total Polled 28,213 71.12% 432,744 68.36% 5,186,256 55.87%
Registered Electors 39,671 633,030 9,283,143

1982 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Galagedara [11] Kandy Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 17,778 57.56% 289,621 59.80% 3,450,815 52.93%
SLFP 11,874 38.44% 178,647 36.89% 2,546,348 39.05%
JVP 1,092 3.54% 12,493 2.58% 273,428 4.19%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 144 0.47% 3,536 0.73% 249,460 3.83%
Valid Votes 30,888 99.31% 484,297 99.07% 6,520,156 98.78%
Rejected Votes 214 0.69% 4,548 0.93% 80,470 1.22%
Total Polled 31,102 86.54% 488,845 89.44% 6,600,626 80.15%
Registered Electors 35,940 546,565 8,235,358

Parliamentary Election Results

Summary

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

Year Galagedara Kandy Electoral District MAE [12]  % Sri Lanka MAE [13]  %
2015 UNP UNP 4.95% UNP 3.46%
2010 UPFA UPFA 3.22% UPFA 2.92%
2004 UNP UNP 2.43% UPFA 4.53%
2001 UNP UNP 0.82% UNP 5.07%
2000 PA PA 2.01% PA 2.71%
1994 UNP UNP 2.23% PA 6.99%
1989 UNP UNP 3.41% UNP 8.48%
Matches/Mean MAE 5/7 5/7 2.72% 7/7 4.88%

2015 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Galagedara [14] Kandy Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 19,522 50.90% 440,761 55.61% 5,098,916 45.77%
UPFA 17,231 44.93% 309,152 39.00% 4,732,664 42.48%
JVP 1,287 3.36% 30,669 3.87% 544,154 4.88%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 311 0.81% 12,055 1.52% 100,088 0.90%
Valid Votes 38,351 96.04% 792,637 95.48% 11,140,333 95.35%
Rejected Votes 1,558 3.90% 37,065 4.46% 516,926 4.42%
Total Polled 39,933 73.66% 830,165 79.13% 11,684,111 77.66%
Registered Electors 54,214 1,049,160 15,044,490

2010 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Galagedara [15] Kandy Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 18,198 64.22% 339,819 60.81% 4,846,388 60.38%
UNP 8,836 31.18% 192,798 34.50% 2,357,057 29.37%
DNA 1,209 4.27% 23,728 4.25% 441,251 5.50%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 94 0.33% 2,459 0.44% 30,354 0.38%
Valid Votes 28,337 90.36% 558,804 90.49% 8,026,322 96.03%
Rejected Votes 3,007 9.59% 58,333 9.45% 581,465 6.96%
Total Polled 31,361 59.67% 617,559 61.70% 8,358,246 59.29%
Registered Electors 52,553 1,000,861 14,097,690

2004 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Galagedara [16] Kandy Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 16,645 48.61% 313,859 49.99% 3,486,792 37.73%
UPFA 15,896 46.42% 268,131 42.71% 4,223,126 45.70%
JHU 1,513 4.42% 42,192 6.72% 552,723 5.98%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 187 0.55% 3,684 0.59% 64,227 0.69%
Valid Votes 34,241 93.14% 627,866 93.24% 9,241,931 94.52%
Rejected Votes 2,523 6.86% 45,484 6.75% 534,452 5.47%
Total Polled 36,764 73.58% 673,380 76.47% 9,777,821 75.74%
Registered Electors 49,964 880,634 12,909,631

2001 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Galagedara [17] Kandy Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 18,180 53.38% 314,297 52.77% 4,086,026 45.62%
PA 13,721 40.28% 233,637 39.23% 3,330,815 37.19%
JVP 1,688 4.96% 37,146 6.24% 815,353 9.10%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 471 1.38% 10,496 1.76% 129,347 1.44%
Valid Votes 34,060 94.37% 595,576 93.40% 8,955,844 94.77%
Rejected Votes 2,032 5.63% 42,103 6.60% 494,009 5.23%
Total Polled 36,092 74.20% 637,679 76.03% 9,449,878 76.03%
Registered Electors 48,642 838,687 12,428,762

2000 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Galagedara [18] Kandy Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 16,051 46.72% 282,282 46.66% 3,899,329 45.33%
UNP 15,399 44.82% 243,623 40.27% 3,451,765 40.12%
JVP 1,144 3.33% 21,565 3.56% 518,725 6.03%
NUA 1,048 3.05% 32,023 5.29% 185,593 2.16%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 715 2.08% 25,435 4.20% 289,668 3.37%
Valid Votes 34,357 N/A 604,928 N/A 8,602,617 N/A

1994 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Galagedara [19] Kandy Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 18,240 54.65% 301,824 52.35% 3,498,370 44.04%
PA 14,762 44.23% 267,683 46.43% 3,887,805 48.94%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 373 1.12% 7,045 1.22% 175,576 2.21%
Valid Votes 33,375 95.29% 576,552 94.89% 7,943,688 95.20%
Rejected Votes 1,648 4.71% 31,019 5.11% 400,395 4.80%
Total Polled 35,023 80.58% 607,571 81.67% 8,344,095 74.75%
Registered Electors 43,462 743,939 11,163,064

1989 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Galagedara [20] Kandy Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 16,777 66.24% 204,973 61.72% 2,838,005 50.71%
SLFP 7,686 30.35% 105,977 31.91% 1,785,369 31.90%
SLMC 495 1.95% 14,697 4.43% 202,016 3.61%
USA 288 1.14% 5,147 1.55% 141,983 2.54%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 81 0.32% 1,315 0.40% 67,723 1.21%
Valid Votes 25,327 95.12% 332,109 93.69% 5,596,468 93.87%
Rejected Votes 1,298 4.88% 22,374 6.31% 365,563 6.13%
Total Polled 26,625 68.71% 354,483 56.42% 5,962,031 63.60%
Registered Electors 38,747 628,317 9,374,164

Demographics

Ethnicity

The Galagedara Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (92.6%) . In comparison, the Kandy Electoral District (which contains the Galagedara Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (74.4%) and a significant Moor population (13.9%) [1]

Ethnicity in Galagedara [1]

   Sinhalese (92.6%)
   Moor (6.0%)
   Sri Lankan Tamil (1.0%)
  Other (0.4%)

Religion

The Galagedara Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (92.3%) . In comparison, the Kandy Electoral District (which contains the Galagedara Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (73.4%) and a significant Muslim population (14.3%) [1]

Religion in Galagedara [1]

   Buddhist (92.3%)
   Muslim (6.2%)
  Other (1.5%)

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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 Galagedara and the Kandy 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 Galagedara 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.
  5. ↑ "2015 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2015.
  6. ↑ "2010 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2010.
  7. ↑ "2005 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2005.
  8. ↑ "1999 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 1999.
  9. ↑ "1994 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 1994.
  10. ↑ "1988 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 1988.
  11. ↑ "1982 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 1982.
  12. ↑ The mean absolute error, between the percentages of votes each party got in Galagedara and the Kandy 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 Galagedara 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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