Galle Polling Division

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Galle
Polling Division
Galle Polling Division Sri Lanka.svg
Coordinates: 6°02′56″N80°12′43″E / 6.048872°N 80.211834°E / 6.048872; 80.211834
Country Sri Lanka
Province Southern Province, Sri Lanka
Electoral District Galle Electoral District
Area
 • Total22.22 km2 (8.58 sq mi)
Population
 (2012) [1]
 • Total101,749
 • Density4,579/km2 (11,860/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code EC-07H

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

Contents

Presidential Election Results

Summary

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

Year Galle Galle Electoral District MAE [2]  % Sri Lanka MAE [3]  %
2019 NDF SLPP 16.40% SLPP 5.02%
2015 NDF UPFA 18.88% NDF 10.98%
2010 NDF UPFA 15.83% UPFA 10.28%
2005 UNP UPFA 10.98% UPFA 2.97%
1999 PA PA 5.72% PA 1.94%
1994 PA PA 4.33% PA 5.35%
1988 UNP SLFP 6.47% UNP 1.19%
1982 UNP UNP 11.71% UNP 8.68%
Matches/Mean MAE 5/8 6/8 11.29% 8/8 5.80%

2019 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Galle [4] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
NDF 31,248 46.89% 217,401 29.97% 5,564,239 41.99%
SLPP 31,108 46.68% 466,148 64.26% 6,924,255 52.25%
NMPP 3,044 4.57% 27,006 3.72% 418,553 3.16%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,238 1.86% 14,803 2.04% 345,452 2.61%
Valid Votes 66,638 99.00% 725,358 99.20% 13,252,499 98.99%
Rejected Votes 673 1.00% 5,878 0.80% 135,452 1.01%
Total Polled 67,311 83.49% 731,236 85.15% 13,387,951 83.71%
Registered Electors 80,618 858,749 15,992,568

2015 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Galle [5] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
NDF 39,547 62.58% 293,994 43.37% 6,217,162 51.28%
UPFA 23,184 36.69% 377,126 55.64% 5,768,090 47.58%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 459 0.73% 6,691 0.99% 138,200 1.14%
Valid Votes 63,190 99.30% 677,811 99.05% 12,123,452 98.85%
Rejected Votes 447 0.70% 6,516 0.95% 140,925 1.15%
Total Polled 63,637 79.86% 684,327 80.46% 12,264,377 78.69%
Registered Electors 79,685 850,549 15,585,942

2010 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Galle [6] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
NDF 27,625 51.12% 211,633 34.83% 4,173,185 40.15%
UPFA 25,797 47.74% 386,971 63.69% 6,015,934 57.88%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 616 1.14% 9,017 1.48% 204,494 1.97%
Valid Votes 54,038 99.43% 607,621 99.38% 10,393,613 99.03%
Rejected Votes 312 0.57% 3,765 0.62% 101,838 0.97%
Total Polled 54,350 75.93% 611,386 77.82% 10,495,451 66.70%
Registered Electors 71,575 785,663 15,734,587

2005 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Galle [7] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 27,166 51.57% 239,320 40.26% 4,706,366 48.43%
UPFA 24,972 47.40% 347,233 58.41% 4,887,152 50.29%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 540 1.03% 7,915 1.33% 123,521 1.27%
Valid Votes 52,678 99.02% 594,468 99.08% 9,717,039 98.88%
Rejected Votes 520 0.98% 5,540 0.92% 109,869 1.12%
Total Polled 53,198 74.48% 600,008 79.86% 9,826,908 69.51%
Registered Electors 71,425 751,327 14,136,979

1999 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Galle [8] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 22,008 48.93% 281,154 54.91% 4,312,157 51.12%
UNP 20,042 44.56% 195,906 38.26% 3,602,748 42.71%
JVP 2,207 4.91% 27,257 5.32% 343,927 4.08%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 721 1.60% 7,702 1.50% 176,679 2.09%
Valid Votes 44,978 97.83% 512,019 98.14% 8,435,754 97.69%
Rejected Votes 1,000 2.17% 9,716 1.86% 199,536 2.31%
Total Polled 45,978 72.64% 521,735 77.43% 8,635,290 72.17%
Registered Electors 63,300 673,785 11,965,536

1994 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Galle [9] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 23,587 57.06% 285,398 61.40% 4,709,205 62.28%
UNP 17,258 41.75% 173,282 37.28% 2,715,283 35.91%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 493 1.19% 6,135 1.32% 137,040 1.81%
Valid Votes 41,338 98.53% 464,815 98.49% 7,561,526 98.03%
Rejected Votes 615 1.47% 7,112 1.51% 151,706 1.97%
Total Polled 41,953 67.65% 471,927 73.01% 7,713,232 69.12%
Registered Electors 62,011 646,373 11,158,880

1988 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Galle [10] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 19,227 51.23% 124,912 44.62% 2,569,199 50.43%
SLFP 17,432 46.45% 148,615 53.09% 2,289,857 44.95%
SLMP 869 2.32% 6,417 2.29% 235,701 4.63%
Valid Votes 37,528 98.34% 279,944 98.43% 5,094,754 98.24%
Rejected Votes 633 1.66% 4,461 1.57% 91,499 1.76%
Total Polled 38,161 68.04% 284,405 49.34% 5,186,256 55.87%
Registered Electors 56,083 576,390 9,283,143

1982 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Galle [11] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 23,785 62.57% 211,544 50.23% 3,450,815 52.93%
SLFP 11,508 30.27% 180,925 42.96% 2,546,348 39.05%
JVP 2,279 6.00% 20,962 4.98% 273,428 4.19%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 443 1.17% 7,707 1.83% 249,460 3.83%
Valid Votes 38,015 98.99% 421,138 98.78% 6,520,156 98.78%
Rejected Votes 389 1.01% 5,198 1.22% 80,470 1.22%
Total Polled 38,404 74.46% 426,336 81.84% 6,600,626 80.15%
Registered Electors 51,574 520,909 8,235,358

Parliamentary Election Results

Summary

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

Year Galle Galle Electoral District MAE [12]  % Sri Lanka MAE [13]  %
2015 UNP UPFA 14.89% UNP 9.42%
2010 UPFA UPFA 13.78% UPFA 8.71%
2004 UNP UPFA 11.85% UPFA 5.58%
2001 UNP UNP 10.09% UNP 6.82%
2000 UNP PA 6.79% PA 4.37%
1994 PA PA 3.73% PA 1.68%
1989 UNP UNP 3.40% UNP 3.22%
Matches/Mean MAE 5/7 6/7 9.22% 7/7 5.69%

2015 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Galle [14] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 33,798 57.61% 265,180 42.49% 5,098,916 45.77%
UPFA 19,613 33.43% 312,518 50.07% 4,732,664 42.48%
JVP 4,777 8.14% 37,778 6.05% 544,154 4.88%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 479 0.82% 8,659 1.39% 82,852 0.74%
Valid Votes 58,667 98.10% 624,135 97.63% 11,140,333 95.35%
Rejected Votes 1,133 1.89% 15,107 2.36% 516,926 4.42%
Total Polled 59,804 75.05% 639,318 78.00% 11,684,111 77.66%
Registered Electors 79,685 819,666 15,044,490

2010 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Galle [15] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 20,348 50.08% 305,307 66.17% 4,846,388 60.38%
UNP 14,804 36.44% 120,101 26.03% 2,357,057 29.37%
DNA 5,324 13.10% 33,663 7.30% 441,251 5.50%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 152 0.37% 2,317 0.50% 32,313 0.40%
Valid Votes 40,628 95.88% 461,388 95.05% 8,026,322 96.03%
Rejected Votes 1,744 4.12% 24,013 4.95% 581,465 6.96%
Total Polled 42,372 59.20% 485,401 61.67% 8,358,246 59.29%
Registered Electors 71,575 787,139 14,097,690

2004 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Galle [16] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 23,585 48.25% 209,399 38.67% 3,486,792 37.73%
UPFA 20,779 42.51% 306,385 56.58% 4,223,126 45.70%
JHU 4,166 8.52% 22,826 4.22% 552,723 5.98%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 349 0.71% 2,901 0.54% 60,066 0.65%
Valid Votes 48,879 95.64% 541,511 94.69% 9,241,931 94.52%
Rejected Votes 2,227 4.36% 30,380 5.31% 534,452 5.47%
Total Polled 51,106 72.80% 571,891 79.81% 9,777,821 75.74%
Registered Electors 70,204 716,609 12,909,631

2001 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Galle [17] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 27,516 55.80% 238,989 44.10% 4,086,026 45.62%
PA 15,640 31.71% 232,931 42.98% 3,330,815 37.19%
JVP 5,263 10.67% 61,806 11.41% 815,353 9.10%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 897 1.82% 8,188 1.51% 143,033 1.60%
Valid Votes 49,316 96.09% 541,914 95.66% 8,955,844 94.77%
Rejected Votes 2,006 3.91% 24,561 4.34% 494,009 5.23%
Total Polled 51,322 74.43% 566,475 81.09% 9,449,878 76.03%
Registered Electors 68,949 698,558 12,428,762

2000 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Galle [18] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 22,351 47.15% 212,055 40.14% 3,451,765 40.12%
PA 20,004 42.20% 264,601 50.08% 3,899,329 45.33%
JVP 3,855 8.13% 41,620 7.88% 518,725 6.03%
SU 833 1.76% 4,535 0.86% 127,859 1.49%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 358 0.76% 5,537 1.05% 122,630 1.43%
Valid Votes 47,401 N/A 528,348 N/A 8,602,617 N/A

1994 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Galle [19] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 23,347 52.07% 277,956 56.39% 3,887,805 48.94%
UNP 19,885 44.34% 203,268 41.24% 3,498,370 44.04%
MEP 983 2.19% 4,145 0.84% 68,538 0.86%
SLPF 612 1.36% 7,239 1.47% 90,078 1.13%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 15 0.03% 306 0.06% 813 0.01%
Valid Votes 44,842 96.93% 492,914 95.96% 7,943,688 95.20%
Rejected Votes 1,418 3.07% 20,763 4.04% 400,395 4.80%
Total Polled 46,260 74.60% 513,677 79.57% 8,344,095 74.75%
Registered Electors 62,011 645,559 11,163,064

1989 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Galle [20] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 17,547 48.08% 183,962 50.40% 2,838,005 50.71%
SLFP 13,523 37.05% 152,096 41.67% 1,785,369 31.90%
SLMC 2,899 7.94% 4,014 1.10% 202,016 3.61%
ELJP 1,779 4.87% 4,097 1.12% 67,723 1.21%
USA 469 1.29% 18,160 4.98% 141,983 2.54%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 281 0.77% 2,676 0.73% 90,480 1.62%
Valid Votes 36,498 95.83% 365,005 93.94% 5,596,468 93.87%
Rejected Votes 1,587 4.17% 23,536 6.06% 365,563 6.13%
Total Polled 38,085 69.58% 388,541 68.03% 5,962,031 63.60%
Registered Electors 54,738 571,146 9,374,164

Demographics

Ethnicity

The Galle Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (66.8%) and a significant Moor population (32.1%) . In comparison, the Galle Electoral District (which contains the Galle Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (94.4%) [1]

Ethnicity in Galle [1]

   Sinhalese (66.8%)
   Moor (32.1%)
  Other (1.2%)

Religion

The Galle Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (65.7%) and a significant Muslim population (32.3%) . In comparison, the Galle Electoral District (which contains the Galle Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (93.9%) [1]

Religion in Galle [1]

   Buddhist (65.7%)
   Muslim (32.3%)
  Other (2.0%)

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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 Galle and the Galle 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 Galle 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 Galle and the Galle 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 Galle 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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