Hakmana Polling Division

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Hakmana
Polling Division
Coordinates: 6°10′13″N80°36′35″E / 6.170263°N 80.609763°E / 6.170263; 80.609763
Country Sri Lanka
Province Southern Province, Sri Lanka
Electoral District Matara Electoral District
Area
 • Total325.5 km2 (125.7 sq mi)
Population
 (2012) [1]
 • Total141,069
 • Density433/km2 (1,120/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code EC-08B

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

Contents

Presidential Election Results

Summary

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

Year Hakmana Matara Electoral District MAE [2]  % Sri Lanka MAE [3]  %
2019 SLPP SLPP 3.54% SLPP 17.69%
2015 UPFA UPFA 6.40% NDF 16.43%
2010 UPFA UPFA 5.18% UPFA 12.55%
2005 UPFA UPFA 1.55% UPFA 13.09%
1999 PA PA 0.37% PA 4.57%
1994 PA PA 2.84% PA 0.49%
1988 SLFP SLFP 2.65% UNP 5.46%
1982 SLFP UNP 3.63% UNP 7.20%
Matches/Mean MAE 5/8 6/8 3.27% 8/8 9.68%

2019 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Hakmana [4] Matara Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SLPP 55,814 71.13% 374,481 67.25% 6,924,255 52.25%
NDF 18,346 23.38% 149,026 26.76% 5,564,239 41.99%
NMPP 2,750 3.50% 23,439 4.21% 418,553 3.16%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,561 1.99% 9,922 1.78% 345,452 2.61%
Valid Votes 78,471 99.47% 556,868 99.33% 13,252,499 98.99%
Rejected Votes 419 0.53% 3,782 0.67% 135,452 1.01%
Total Polled 78,890 86.18% 560,650 85.93% 13,387,951 83.71%
Registered Electors 91,543 652,417 15,992,568

2015 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Hakmana [5] Matara Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 46,635 64.15% 297,823 57.81% 5,768,090 47.58%
NDF 25,164 34.62% 212,435 41.24% 6,217,162 51.28%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 896 1.23% 4,892 0.95% 138,200 1.14%
Valid Votes 72,695 98.98% 515,150 99.06% 12,123,452 98.85%
Rejected Votes 748 1.02% 4,891 0.94% 140,925 1.15%
Total Polled 73,443 80.01% 520,041 80.23% 12,264,377 78.69%
Registered Electors 91,791 648,213 15,585,942

2010 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Hakmana [6] Matara Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 45,590 70.66% 296,155 65.53% 6,015,934 57.88%
NDF 17,626 27.32% 148,510 32.86% 4,173,185 40.15%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,306 2.02% 7,264 1.61% 204,494 1.97%
Valid Votes 64,522 99.30% 451,929 99.34% 10,393,613 99.03%
Rejected Votes 452 0.70% 3,025 0.66% 101,838 0.97%
Total Polled 64,974 75.83% 454,954 76.51% 10,495,451 66.70%
Registered Electors 85,686 594,628 15,734,587

2005 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Hakmana [7] Matara Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 40,567 63.27% 279,411 61.85% 4,887,152 50.29%
UNP 22,366 34.88% 165,837 36.71% 4,706,366 48.43%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,185 1.85% 6,474 1.43% 123,521 1.27%
Valid Votes 64,118 99.12% 451,722 99.11% 9,717,039 98.88%
Rejected Votes 571 0.88% 4,077 0.89% 109,869 1.12%
Total Polled 64,689 78.77% 455,799 78.95% 9,826,908 69.51%
Registered Electors 82,128 577,327 14,136,979

1999 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Hakmana [8] Matara Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 29,115 54.77% 205,685 54.32% 4,312,157 51.12%
UNP 19,464 36.61% 139,677 36.89% 3,602,748 42.71%
JVP 3,471 6.53% 26,229 6.93% 343,927 4.08%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,111 2.09% 7,047 1.86% 176,679 2.09%
Valid Votes 53,161 98.18% 378,638 97.78% 8,435,754 97.69%
Rejected Votes 983 1.82% 8,583 2.22% 199,536 2.31%
Total Polled 54,144 72.04% 387,221 73.90% 8,635,290 72.17%
Registered Electors 75,156 524,002 11,965,536

1994 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Hakmana [9] Matara Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 29,756 61.68% 227,865 64.69% 4,709,205 62.28%
UNP 17,473 36.22% 118,224 33.56% 2,715,283 35.91%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,017 2.11% 6,150 1.75% 137,040 1.81%
Valid Votes 48,246 98.31% 352,239 98.40% 7,561,526 98.03%
Rejected Votes 828 1.69% 5,731 1.60% 151,706 1.97%
Total Polled 49,074 69.23% 357,970 69.93% 7,713,232 69.12%
Registered Electors 70,889 511,933 11,158,880

1988 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Hakmana [10] Matara Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SLFP 1,494 52.20% 57,424 54.30% 2,289,857 44.95%
UNP 1,327 46.37% 45,399 42.93% 2,569,199 50.43%
SLMP 41 1.43% 2,922 2.76% 235,701 4.63%
Valid Votes 2,862 98.25% 105,745 98.14% 5,094,754 98.24%
Rejected Votes 51 1.75% 2,003 1.86% 91,499 1.76%
Total Polled 2,913 4.45% 107,748 23.80% 5,186,256 55.87%
Registered Electors 65,407 452,637 9,283,143

1982 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Hakmana [11] Matara Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SLFP 22,984 47.68% 144,587 43.29% 2,546,348 39.05%
UNP 22,146 45.95% 164,725 49.32% 3,450,815 52.93%
JVP 2,711 5.62% 22,117 6.62% 273,428 4.19%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 360 0.75% 2,554 0.76% 249,460 3.83%
Valid Votes 48,201 99.14% 333,983 99.08% 6,520,156 98.78%
Rejected Votes 420 0.86% 3,091 0.92% 80,470 1.22%
Total Polled 48,621 85.00% 337,074 82.90% 6,600,626 80.15%
Registered Electors 57,203 406,595 8,235,358

Parliamentary Election Results

Summary

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

Year Hakmana Matara Electoral District MAE [12]  % Sri Lanka MAE [13]  %
2015 UPFA UPFA 6.79% UNP 13.70%
2010 UPFA UPFA 6.57% UPFA 9.68%
2004 UPFA UPFA 1.72% UPFA 9.29%
2001 PA UNP 1.02% UNP 4.53%
2000 PA PA 0.95% PA 3.37%
1994 PA PA 1.44% PA 6.89%
1989 UNP UNP 7.25% UNP 2.49%
Matches/Mean MAE 5/7 6/7 3.67% 7/7 7.14%

2015 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Hakmana [14] Matara Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 40,128 60.34% 250,505 52.70% 4,732,664 42.48%
UNP 21,637 32.54% 186,675 39.27% 5,098,916 45.77%
JVP 3,936 5.92% 35,270 7.42% 544,154 4.88%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 798 1.20% 2,890 0.61% 62,184 0.56%
Valid Votes 66,499 96.73% 475,340 96.93% 11,140,333 95.35%
Rejected Votes 2,205 3.21% 12,692 2.59% 516,926 4.42%
Total Polled 68,745 74.89% 490,409 78.61% 11,684,111 77.66%
Registered Electors 91,791 623,818 15,044,490

2010 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Hakmana [15] Matara Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 33,113 72.72% 213,937 65.31% 4,846,388 60.38%
UNP 9,971 21.90% 91,114 27.81% 2,357,057 29.37%
DNA 2,212 4.86% 20,465 6.25% 441,251 5.50%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 239 0.52% 2,066 0.63% 53,531 0.67%
Valid Votes 45,535 94.65% 327,582 95.82% 8,026,322 96.03%
Rejected Votes 2,572 5.35% 14,289 4.18% 581,465 6.96%
Total Polled 48,107 56.14% 341,871 59.06% 8,358,246 59.29%
Registered Electors 85,686 578,858 14,097,690

2004 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Hakmana [16] Matara Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 34,158 62.52% 241,235 60.27% 4,223,126 45.70%
UNP 18,582 34.01% 139,633 34.89% 3,486,792 37.73%
JHU 1,421 2.60% 16,229 4.05% 552,723 5.98%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 472 0.86% 3,136 0.78% 54,133 0.59%
Valid Votes 54,633 93.42% 400,233 94.62% 9,241,931 94.52%
Rejected Votes 3,846 6.58% 22,769 5.38% 534,452 5.47%
Total Polled 58,479 73.17% 423,002 76.84% 9,777,821 75.74%
Registered Electors 79,918 550,506 12,909,631

2001 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Hakmana [17] Matara Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 24,577 43.77% 171,141 42.37% 3,330,815 37.19%
UNP 23,457 41.77% 171,661 42.49% 4,086,026 45.62%
JVP 7,094 12.63% 54,476 13.49% 815,353 9.10%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,027 1.83% 6,689 1.66% 133,373 1.49%
Valid Votes 56,155 93.54% 403,967 95.10% 8,955,844 94.77%
Rejected Votes 3,878 6.46% 20,820 4.90% 494,009 5.23%
Total Polled 60,033 77.04% 424,787 79.44% 9,449,878 76.03%
Registered Electors 77,929 534,694 12,428,762

2000 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Hakmana [18] Matara Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 28,636 51.54% 203,690 51.47% 3,899,329 45.33%
UNP 21,728 39.11% 146,855 37.11% 3,451,765 40.12%
JVP 4,522 8.14% 38,757 9.79% 518,725 6.03%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 674 1.21% 6,462 1.63% 238,931 2.78%
Valid Votes 55,560 N/A 395,764 N/A 8,602,617 N/A

1994 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Hakmana [19] Matara Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 30,834 58.60% 227,285 59.90% 3,887,805 48.94%
UNP 20,608 39.17% 142,024 37.43% 3,498,370 44.04%
SLPF 991 1.88% 8,736 2.30% 90,078 1.13%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 181 0.34% 1,422 0.37% 68,538 0.86%
Valid Votes 52,614 94.67% 379,467 95.67% 7,943,688 95.20%
Rejected Votes 2,965 5.33% 17,167 4.33% 400,395 4.80%
Total Polled 55,579 78.40% 396,634 77.60% 8,344,095 74.75%
Registered Electors 70,889 511,109 11,163,064

1989 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Hakmana [20] Matara Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 218 46.48% 45,734 56.11% 2,838,005 50.71%
SLFP 149 31.77% 28,752 35.28% 1,785,369 31.90%
ELJP 97 20.68% 1,481 1.82% 67,723 1.21%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 5 1.07% 5,538 6.79% 232,463 4.15%
Valid Votes 469 91.60% 81,505 94.08% 5,596,468 93.87%
Rejected Votes 43 8.40% 5,128 5.92% 365,563 6.13%
Total Polled 512 0.79% 86,633 19.17% 5,962,031 63.60%
Registered Electors 64,833 451,926 9,374,164

Demographics

Ethnicity

The Hakmana Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (97.9%) . In comparison, the Matara Electoral District (which contains the Hakmana Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (94.3%) [1]

Ethnicity in Hakmana [1]

   Sinhalese (97.9%)
  Other (2.1%)

Religion

The Hakmana Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (97.9%) . In comparison, the Matara Electoral District (which contains the Hakmana Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (94.1%) [1]

Religion in Hakmana [1]

   Buddhist (97.9%)
   Hindu (1.1%)
  Other (1.0%)

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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 Hakmana and the Matara 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 Hakmana 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 Hakmana and the Matara 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 Hakmana 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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