Habaraduwa Polling Division

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Habaraduwa
Polling Division
Habaraduwa Polling Division Sri Lanka.svg
Coordinates: 6°00′58″N80°19′06″E / 6.016068°N 80.318471°E / 6.016068; 80.318471
Country Sri Lanka
Province Southern Province, Sri Lanka
Electoral District Galle Electoral District
Area
 • Total
109.63 km2 (42.33 sq mi)
Population
 (2012) [1]
 • Total
107,269
 • Density978/km2 (2,530/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code EC-07J

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

Year Habaraduwa Galle Electoral District MAE [2]  % Sri Lanka MAE [3]  %
2024 NPP NPP NPP
2019 SLPP SLPP 4.67% SLPP 15.90%
2015 UPFA UPFA 3.20% NDF 11.08%
2010 UPFA UPFA 3.20% UPFA 8.68%
2005 UPFA UPFA 1.97% UPFA 10.02%
1999 PA PA 1.68% PA 5.58%
1994 PA PA 2.49% PA 1.44%
1988 SLFP SLFP 6.83% UNP 13.35%
1982 SLFP UNP 7.22% UNP 10.13%
Matches/Mean MAE 5/8 6/8 3.91% 8/8 9.52%

2024 presidential election

Candidate Habaraduwa [4] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
Anura Kumara Dissanayake 35,428 52.35% 366,721 51.45% 5,634,915 42.31%
Sajith Premadasa 16,929 25.01% 189,555 26.59% 4,363,035 32.76%
Ranil Wickremesinghe 10,602 15.67% 107,336 15.06% 2,299,767 17.27%
Namal Rajapaksa 2,041 3.02% 24,382 3.42% 342,781 2.57%
Others
(< 1%) 		2,678 3.95% 24,826 3.48% 679,118 5.09%
Valid Votes 67,678 98.34% 712,820 98.27% 13,319,616 98.99%
Rejected Votes 1,145 1.66% 12,541 1.73% 300,300 1.01%
Total Polled 68,823 80.53% 725,361 80.31% 13,619,916 79.46%
Registered Electors 85,463 903,163 17,140,354

2019 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Habaraduwa [5] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
Gotabaya Rajapaksa 47,659 69.40% 466,148 64.26% 6,924,255 52.25%
Sajith Premadasa 17,487 25.46% 217,401 29.97% 5,564,239 41.99%
Anura Kumara Dissanayake 2,264 3.30% 27,006 3.72% 418,553 3.16%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,265 1.84% 14,803 2.04% 345,452 2.61%
Valid Votes 68,675 99.13% 725,358 99.20% 13,252,499 98.99%
Rejected Votes 600 0.87% 5,878 0.80% 135,452 1.01%
Total Polled 69,275 85.46% 731,236 85.15% 13,387,951 83.71%
Registered Electors 81,062 858,749 15,992,568

2015 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Habaraduwa [6] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
Mahinda Rajapaksa 38,028 58.86% 377,126 55.64% 5,768,090 47.58%
Maithripala Sirisena 25,932 40.14% 293,994 43.37% 6,217,162 51.28%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 643 1.00% 6,691 0.99% 138,200 1.14%
Valid Votes 64,603 99.12% 677,811 99.05% 12,123,452 98.85%
Rejected Votes 572 0.88% 6,516 0.95% 140,925 1.15%
Total Polled 65,175 80.68% 684,327 80.46% 12,264,377 78.69%
Registered Electors 80,778 850,549 15,585,942

2010 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Habaraduwa [7] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
Mahinda Rajapaksa 39,435 66.93% 386,971 63.69% 6,015,934 57.88%
Sarath Fonseka 18,606 31.58% 211,633 34.83% 4,173,185 40.15%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 882 1.50% 9,017 1.48% 204,494 1.97%
Valid Votes 58,923 99.44% 607,621 99.38% 10,393,613 99.03%
Rejected Votes 329 0.56% 3,765 0.62% 101,838 0.97%
Total Polled 59,252 77.77% 611,386 77.82% 10,495,451 66.70%
Registered Electors 76,190 785,663 15,734,587

2005 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Habaraduwa [8] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
Mahinda Rajapaksa 35,002 60.40% 347,233 58.41% 4,887,152 50.29%
Ranil Wickremesinghe 22,164 38.25% 239,320 40.26% 4,706,366 48.43%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 783 1.35% 7,915 1.33% 123,521 1.27%
Valid Votes 57,949 99.15% 594,468 99.08% 9,717,039 98.88%
Rejected Votes 495 0.85% 5,540 0.92% 109,869 1.12%
Total Polled 58,444 79.40% 600,008 79.86% 9,826,908 69.51%
Registered Electors 73,606 751,327 14,136,979

1999 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Habaraduwa [9] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
Chandrika Kumaratunga 28,137 56.61% 281,154 54.91% 4,312,157 51.12%
Ranil Wickremesinghe 18,064 36.34% 195,906 38.26% 3,602,748 42.71%
Nandana Gunathilake 2,727 5.49% 27,257 5.32% 343,927 4.08%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 776 1.56% 7,702 1.50% 176,679 2.09%
Valid Votes 49,704 97.86% 512,019 98.14% 8,435,754 97.69%
Rejected Votes 1,086 2.14% 9,716 1.86% 199,536 2.31%
Total Polled 50,790 74.88% 521,735 77.43% 8,635,290 72.17%
Registered Electors 67,833 673,785 11,965,536

1994 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Habaraduwa [10] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
Chandrika Kumaratunga 29,689 63.87% 285,398 61.40% 4,709,205 62.28%
Srima Dissanayake 16,115 34.67% 173,282 37.28% 2,715,283 35.91%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 679 1.46% 6,135 1.32% 137,040 1.81%
Valid Votes 46,483 98.61% 464,815 98.49% 7,561,526 98.03%
Rejected Votes 656 1.39% 7,112 1.51% 151,706 1.97%
Total Polled 47,139 71.05% 471,927 73.01% 7,713,232 69.12%
Registered Electors 66,342 646,373 11,158,880

1988 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Habaraduwa [11] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
Sirimavo Bandaranaike 18,329 60.16% 148,615 53.09% 2,289,857 44.95%
Ranasinghe Premadasa 11,500 37.75% 124,912 44.62% 2,569,199 50.43%
Ossie Abeygunasekera 637 2.09% 6,417 2.29% 235,701 4.63%
Valid Votes 30,466 98.58% 279,944 98.43% 5,094,754 98.24%
Rejected Votes 438 1.42% 4,461 1.57% 91,499 1.76%
Total Polled 30,904 50.36% 284,405 49.34% 5,186,256 55.87%
Registered Electors 61,369 576,390 9,283,143

1982 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Habaraduwa [12] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
Hector Kobbekaduwa 22,600 51.22% 180,925 42.96% 2,546,348 39.05%
J. R. Jayewardene 18,960 42.97% 211,544 50.23% 3,450,815 52.93%
Rohana Wijeweera 2,239 5.07% 20,962 4.98% 273,428 4.19%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 327 0.74% 7,707 1.83% 249,460 3.83%
Valid Votes 44,126 99.19% 421,138 98.78% 6,520,156 98.78%
Rejected Votes 361 0.81% 5,198 1.22% 80,470 1.22%
Total Polled 44,487 79.37% 426,336 81.84% 6,600,626 80.15%
Registered Electors 56,053 520,909 8,235,358

Parliamentary Election Results

Summary

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

Year Habaraduwa Galle Electoral District MAE [13]  % Sri Lanka MAE [14]  %
2024 NPP NPP NPP
2019 SLPP SLPP SLPP
2015 UPFA UPFA 4.40% UNP 8.88%
2010 UPFA UPFA 0.66% UPFA 5.13%
2004 UPFA UPFA 1.90% UPFA 6.37%
2001 PA UNP 2.24% UNP 5.22%
2000 PA PA 1.14% PA 3.35%
1994 PA PA 3.51% PA 8.26%
1989 UNP UNP 2.07% UNP 4.69%
Matches/Mean MAE 5/7 6/7 2.27% 7/7 5.99%

2024 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Habaraduwa [15] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
NPP 38,080 70.50% 406,428 68.07% 6,863,186 61.56%
SJB 7,964 14.74% 93,486 15.66% 1,968,716 17.66%
NDF 2,116 3.92% 30,453 5.10% 500,835 4.49%
SLPP 3,217 5.96% 31,201 5.23% 350,429 3.14%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,175 2.09% 35,523 8.94% 1,464,840 13.14%
Valid Votes 54,017 96.30% 610,052 97.63% 11,148,006 94.35%
Rejected Votes 2,074 3.70% 35,751 2.36% 667,240 5.65%
Total Polled 56,091 65.72% 620,165 68.67% 11,815,246 68.93%
Registered Electors 85,347 903,163 17,140,354

2020 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Habaraduwa [16] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SLPP 42,497 75.91% 430,334 70.54% 6,853,693 59.09%
SJB 8,628 15.41% 115,456 18.93% 2,771,984 23.96%
NPP 2,349 4.20% 29,963 4.91% 445,958 3.84%
UNP 1,332 2.38% 18,968 3.11% 249,435 2.15%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,175 2.09% 15,331 2.51% 1,277,866 11.01%
Valid Votes 55,981 97.78% 610,052 97.63% 11,598,936 95.35%
Rejected Votes 3,351 2.21% 35,751 2.36% 744,373 4.42%
Total Polled 59,332 73.39% 645,803 78.00% 12,343,309 77.66%
Registered Electors 82,019 867,799 16,263,885

2015 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Habaraduwa [17] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 32,017 55.24% 312,518 50.07% 4,732,664 42.48%
UNP 22,194 38.29% 265,180 42.49% 5,098,916 45.77%
JVP 3,282 5.66% 37,778 6.05% 544,154 4.88%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 472 0.81% 8,659 1.39% 82,852 0.74%
Valid Votes 57,965 97.78% 624,135 97.63% 11,140,333 95.35%
Rejected Votes 1,312 2.21% 15,107 2.36% 516,926 4.42%
Total Polled 59,284 73.39% 639,318 78.00% 11,684,111 77.66%
Registered Electors 80,778 819,666 15,044,490

2010 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Habaraduwa [18] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 27,660 67.02% 305,307 66.17% 4,846,388 60.38%
UNP 10,644 25.79% 120,101 26.03% 2,357,057 29.37%
DNA 2,809 6.81% 33,663 7.30% 441,251 5.50%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 160 0.39% 2,317 0.50% 32,313 0.40%
Valid Votes 41,273 94.48% 461,388 95.05% 8,026,322 96.03%
Rejected Votes 2,410 5.52% 24,013 4.95% 581,465 6.96%
Total Polled 43,683 57.33% 485,401 61.67% 8,358,246 59.29%
Registered Electors 76,190 787,139 14,097,690

2004 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Habaraduwa [19] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 30,648 58.97% 306,385 56.58% 4,223,126 45.70%
UNP 19,417 37.36% 209,399 38.67% 3,486,792 37.73%
JHU 1,667 3.21% 22,826 4.22% 552,723 5.98%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 238 0.46% 2,901 0.54% 60,066 0.65%
Valid Votes 51,970 94.31% 541,511 94.69% 9,241,931 94.52%
Rejected Votes 3,135 5.69% 30,380 5.31% 534,452 5.47%
Total Polled 55,105 75.94% 571,891 79.81% 9,777,821 75.74%
Registered Electors 72,566 716,609 12,909,631

2001 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Habaraduwa [20] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 23,508 44.58% 232,931 42.98% 3,330,815 37.19%
UNP 21,617 40.99% 238,989 44.10% 4,086,026 45.62%
JVP 6,882 13.05% 61,806 11.41% 815,353 9.10%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 728 1.38% 8,188 1.51% 143,033 1.60%
Valid Votes 52,735 95.73% 541,914 95.66% 8,955,844 94.77%
Rejected Votes 2,355 4.27% 24,561 4.34% 494,009 5.23%
Total Polled 55,090 77.08% 566,475 81.09% 9,449,878 76.03%
Registered Electors 71,473 698,558 12,428,762

2000 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Habaraduwa [21] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 25,974 50.87% 264,601 50.08% 3,899,329 45.33%
UNP 19,639 38.46% 212,055 40.14% 3,451,765 40.12%
JVP 4,481 8.78% 41,620 7.88% 518,725 6.03%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 964 1.89% 10,072 1.91% 250,489 2.91%
Valid Votes 51,058 N/A 528,348 N/A 8,602,617 N/A

1994 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Habaraduwa [22] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 29,716 59.63% 277,956 56.39% 3,887,805 48.94%
UNP 18,528 37.18% 203,268 41.24% 3,498,370 44.04%
SLPF 819 1.64% 7,239 1.47% 90,078 1.13%
MEP 732 1.47% 4,145 0.84% 68,538 0.86%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 39 0.08% 306 0.06% 813 0.01%
Valid Votes 49,834 96.21% 492,914 95.96% 7,943,688 95.20%
Rejected Votes 1,962 3.79% 20,763 4.04% 400,395 4.80%
Total Polled 51,796 78.07% 513,677 79.57% 8,344,095 74.75%
Registered Electors 66,342 645,559 11,163,064

1989 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Habaraduwa [23] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 14,840 51.59% 183,962 50.40% 2,838,005 50.71%
SLFP 12,857 44.69% 152,096 41.67% 1,785,369 31.90%
MEP 472 1.64% 2,676 0.73% 90,480 1.62%
USA 303 1.05% 18,160 4.98% 141,983 2.54%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 296 1.03% 8,111 2.22% 269,739 4.82%
Valid Votes 28,768 94.14% 365,005 93.94% 5,596,468 93.87%
Rejected Votes 1,792 5.86% 23,536 6.06% 365,563 6.13%
Total Polled 30,560 50.53% 388,541 68.03% 5,962,031 63.60%
Registered Electors 60,474 571,146 9,374,164

Demographics

Ethnicity

The Habaraduwa Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (99.7%) . In comparison, the Galle Electoral District (which contains the Habaraduwa Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (94.4%) [1]

Ethnicity in Habaraduwa [1]
  1. Sinhalese (99.7%)
  2. Other (0.3%)

Religion

The Habaraduwa Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (99.3%) . In comparison, the Galle Electoral District (which contains the Habaraduwa Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (93.9%) [1]

Religion in Habaraduwa [1]
  1. Buddhist (99.3%)
  2. Other (0.7%)

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 Habaraduwa 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 Habaraduwa and the country. It is a measure of the difference in voting behaviour between the two regions.
  4. ↑ "ජනාධිපතිවරණය 2024 - නිල ඡන්ද ප්‍රතිඵල". elections.gov.lk. ශ්‍රී ලංකා මැතිවරණ කොමිසම. 2024. Retrieved 2025-02-10.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "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.
  7. ↑ "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.
  8. ↑ "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.
  9. ↑ "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.
  10. ↑ "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.
  11. ↑ "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.
  12. ↑ "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.
  13. ↑ The mean absolute error, between the percentages of votes each party got in Habaraduwa and the Galle Electoral District. It is a measure of the difference in voting behaviour between the two regions.
  14. ↑ The mean absolute error, between the percentages of votes each party got in Habaraduwa and the country. It is a measure of the difference in voting behaviour between the two regions.
  15. ↑ "Parliamentary election 2020 - Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2020.
  16. ↑ "Parliamentary election 2020 - Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2020.
  17. ↑ "2015 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2015.
  18. ↑ "2010 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2010.
  19. ↑ "2004 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2004.
  20. ↑ "2001 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2001.
  21. ↑ "2000 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2000.
  22. ↑ "1994 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 1994.
  23. ↑ "1989 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 1989.
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