Haputale Polling Division

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Haputale
Polling division
Coordinates: 6°43′59″N80°56′42″E / 6.732968°N 80.944873°E / 6.732968; 80.944873
Country Sri Lanka
Province Uva Province
Electoral district Badulla Electoral District
Area
 • Total469.51 km2 (181.28 sq mi)
Population
 (2012) [1]
 • Total87,356
 • Density186/km2 (480/sq mi)

The Haputale Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Badulla Electoral District, in the Uva Province, Sri Lanka.

Contents

Presidential Election Results

Summary

The winner of Haputale has matched the final country result 4 out of 8 times.

Year Haputale Badulla Electoral District MAE [2]  % Sri Lanka MAE [3]  %
2019 NDF SLPP 8.67% SLPP 11.46%
2015 NDF NDF 8.91% NDF 7.14%
2010 NDF UPFA 9.49% UPFA 13.99%
2005 UNP UNP 7.73% UPFA 12.61%
1999 UNP UNP 1.13% PA 5.80%
1994 PA PA 3.12% PA 3.54%
1988 UNP UNP 4.78% UNP 3.70%
1982 UNP UNP 4.81% UNP 1.94%
Matches/Mean MAE 4/8 6/8 6.08% 8/8 7.52%

2019 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Haputale [4] Badulla Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
NDF 29,641 54.29% 251,706 44.92% 5,564,239 41.99%
SLPP 21,993 40.28% 276,211 49.29% 6,924,255 52.25%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,941 3.56% 17,622 3.14% 345,452 2.61%
NMPP 1,023 1.87% 14,806 2.64% 418,553 3.16%
Valid Votes 54,598 98.58% 560,345 98.77% 13,252,499 98.99%
Rejected Votes 784 1.42% 6,978 1.23% 135,452 1.01%
Total Polled 55,382 84.83% 567,323 86.25% 13,387,951 83.71%
Registered Electors 65,289 657,766 15,992,568

2015 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Haputale [5] Badulla Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
NDF 28,725 58.02% 249,524 49.21% 6,217,162 51.28%
UPFA 19,725 39.84% 249,243 49.15% 5,768,090 47.58%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,057 2.14% 8,303 1.64% 138,200 1.14%
Valid Votes 49,507 98.27% 507,070 98.47% 12,123,452 98.85%
Rejected Votes 874 1.73% 7,871 1.53% 140,925 1.15%
Total Polled 50,381 77.26% 514,941 79.51% 12,264,377 78.69%
Registered Electors 65,209 647,628 15,585,942

2010 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Haputale [6] Badulla Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
NDF 23,856 54.02% 198,835 44.55% 4,173,185 40.15%
UPFA 19,135 43.33% 237,579 53.23% 6,015,934 57.88%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,168 2.64% 9,880 2.21% 204,494 1.97%
Valid Votes 44,159 98.15% 446,294 98.66% 10,393,613 99.03%
Rejected Votes 831 1.85% 6,083 1.34% 101,838 0.97%
Total Polled 44,990 74.11% 452,377 75.62% 10,495,451 66.70%
Registered Electors 60,706 598,190 15,734,587

2005 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Haputale [7] Badulla Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 25,935 60.91% 226,582 53.11% 4,706,366 48.43%
UPFA 15,856 37.24% 192,734 45.18% 4,887,152 50.29%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 791 1.86% 7,283 1.71% 123,521 1.27%
Valid Votes 42,582 98.30% 426,599 98.43% 9,717,039 98.88%
Rejected Votes 736 1.70% 6,825 1.57% 109,869 1.12%
Total Polled 43,318 77.05% 433,424 78.67% 9,826,908 69.51%
Registered Electors 56,220 550,926 14,136,979

1999 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Haputale [8] Badulla Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 18,053 49.60% 172,884 47.97% 3,602,748 42.71%
PA 16,622 45.67% 167,000 46.33% 4,312,157 51.12%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 895 2.46% 8,512 2.36% 176,679 2.09%
JVP 826 2.27% 12,025 3.34% 343,927 4.08%
Valid Votes 36,396 96.78% 360,421 97.04% 8,435,754 97.69%
Rejected Votes 1,210 3.22% 10,979 2.96% 199,536 2.31%
Total Polled 37,606 76.97% 371,400 78.25% 8,635,290 72.17%
Registered Electors 48,861 474,610 11,965,536

1994 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Haputale [9] Badulla Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 20,108 58.23% 182,810 55.27% 4,709,205 62.28%
UNP 13,371 38.72% 139,611 42.21% 2,715,283 35.91%
Ind 2 551 1.60% 3,847 1.16% 58,888 0.78%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 501 1.45% 4,504 1.36% 78,152 1.03%
Valid Votes 34,531 94.06% 330,772 95.91% 7,561,526 98.03%
Rejected Votes 2,182 5.94% 14,093 4.09% 151,706 1.97%
Total Polled 36,713 75.15% 344,865 77.47% 7,713,232 69.12%
Registered Electors 48,853 445,146 11,158,880

1988 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Haputale [10] Badulla Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 10,426 55.34% 80,779 60.09% 2,569,199 50.43%
SLFP 8,003 42.48% 50,223 37.36% 2,289,857 44.95%
SLMP 412 2.19% 3,422 2.55% 235,701 4.63%
Valid Votes 18,841 97.92% 134,424 97.62% 5,094,754 98.24%
Rejected Votes 401 2.08% 3,276 2.38% 91,499 1.76%
Total Polled 19,242 62.79% 137,700 44.21% 5,186,256 55.87%
Registered Electors 30,645 311,473 9,283,143

1982 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Haputale [11] Badulla Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 11,822 53.95% 141,062 58.67% 3,450,815 52.93%
SLFP 9,257 42.24% 88,462 36.79% 2,546,348 39.05%
JVP 482 2.20% 7,713 3.21% 273,428 4.19%
LSSP 242 1.10% 2,115 0.88% 58,531 0.90%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 110 0.50% 1,088 0.45% 190,929 2.93%
Valid Votes 21,913 98.91% 240,440 98.77% 6,520,156 98.78%
Rejected Votes 242 1.09% 2,982 1.23% 80,470 1.22%
Total Polled 22,155 79.82% 243,422 85.47% 6,600,626 80.15%
Registered Electors 27,756 284,801 8,235,358

Parliamentary Election Results

Summary

The winner of Haputale has matched the final country result 4 out of 7 times. Hence, Haputale is a Weak Bellwether for Parliamentary Elections.

Year Haputale Badulla Electoral District MAE [12]  % Sri Lanka MAE [13]  %
2015 UNP UNP 5.81% UNP 11.70%
2010 UPFA UPFA 5.59% UPFA 7.71%
2004 UNP UNP 7.03% UPFA 9.39%
2001 UNP UNP 4.80% UNP 8.32%
2000 UNP UNP 2.00% PA 5.77%
1994 UNP UNP 1.97% PA 8.95%
1989 UNP UNP 1.32% UNP 5.67%
Matches/Mean MAE 4/7 4/7 4.07% 7/7 8.22%

2015 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Haputale [14] Badulla Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 26,813 59.66% 258,844 54.82% 5,098,916 45.77%
UPFA 13,539 30.12% 179,459 38.01% 4,732,664 42.48%
CWC 2,949 6.56% 10,259 2.17% 17,107 0.15%
JVP 1,413 3.14% 21,445 4.54% 544,154 4.88%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 231 0.51% 2,159 0.46% 76,945 0.69%
Valid Votes 44,945 93.01% 472,166 95.03% 11,140,333 95.35%
Rejected Votes 3,325 6.88% 24,167 4.86% 516,926 4.42%
Total Polled 48,325 74.11% 496,849 80.07% 11,684,111 77.66%
Registered Electors 65,209 620,486 15,044,490

2010 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Haputale [15] Badulla Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 17,197 49.86% 203,689 58.25% 4,846,388 60.38%
UNP 11,575 33.56% 112,886 32.28% 2,357,057 29.37%
UPF 3,829 11.10% 11,481 3.28% 24,670 0.31%
DNA 1,346 3.90% 15,768 4.51% 441,251 5.50%
IG4B 397 1.15% 4,646 1.33% 5,076 0.06%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 146 0.42% 1,208 0.35% 23,594 0.29%
Valid Votes 34,490 91.67% 349,678 93.54% 8,026,322 96.03%
Rejected Votes 3,134 8.33% 24,169 6.46% 581,465 6.96%
Total Polled 37,624 61.98% 373,847 62.46% 8,358,246 59.29%
Registered Electors 60,706 598,521 14,097,690

2004 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Haputale [16] Badulla Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 21,258 56.38% 181,705 49.09% 3,486,792 37.73%
UPFA 15,499 41.10% 178,634 48.26% 4,223,126 45.70%
JHU 639 1.69% 6,932 1.87% 552,723 5.98%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 312 0.83% 2,907 0.79% 57,589 0.62%
Valid Votes 37,708 91.56% 370,178 92.47% 9,241,931 94.52%
Rejected Votes 3,475 8.44% 30,159 7.53% 534,452 5.47%
Total Polled 41,183 75.16% 400,337 78.33% 9,777,821 75.74%
Registered Electors 54,797 511,115 12,909,631

2001 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Haputale [17] Badulla Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 22,114 59.91% 201,173 53.81% 4,086,026 45.62%
PA 12,340 33.43% 138,443 37.03% 3,330,815 37.19%
JVP 1,729 4.68% 26,820 7.17% 815,353 9.10%
IND3 575 1.56% 5,065 1.35% 6,161 0.07%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 152 0.41% 2,336 0.62% 73,230 0.82%
Valid Votes 36,910 91.74% 373,837 93.35% 8,955,844 94.77%
Rejected Votes 3,325 8.26% 26,626 6.65% 494,009 5.23%
Total Polled 40,235 77.73% 400,463 81.51% 9,449,878 76.03%
Registered Electors 51,762 491,288 12,428,762

2000 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Haputale [18] Badulla Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 16,430 46.63% 167,351 46.36% 3,451,765 40.12%
PA 13,699 38.88% 154,172 42.71% 3,899,329 45.33%
CWC 2,975 8.44% 12,092 3.35% 22,985 0.27%
JVP 1,046 2.97% 16,414 4.55% 518,725 6.03%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 613 1.74% 5,935 1.64% 245,839 2.86%
NUA 473 1.34% 5,052 1.40% 185,593 2.16%
Valid Votes 35,236 N/A 361,016 N/A 8,602,617 N/A

1994 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Haputale [19] Badulla Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 19,574 56.10% 182,131 54.04% 3,498,370 44.04%
PA 14,491 41.53% 146,546 43.48% 3,887,805 48.94%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 478 1.37% 5,781 1.72% 206,815 2.60%
IND2 349 1.00% 2,601 0.77% 16,690 0.21%
Valid Votes 34,892 90.23% 337,059 92.19% 7,943,688 95.20%
Rejected Votes 3,780 9.77% 28,540 7.81% 400,395 4.80%
Total Polled 38,672 79.16% 365,599 82.23% 8,344,095 74.75%
Registered Electors 48,853 444,632 11,163,064

1989 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Haputale [20] Badulla Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 11,495 58.16% 135,089 58.97% 2,838,005 50.71%
SLFP 7,444 37.67% 81,011 35.36% 1,785,369 31.90%
ELJP 398 2.01% 5,589 2.44% 67,723 1.21%
USA 333 1.68% 5,712 2.49% 141,983 2.54%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 93 0.47% 1,693 0.74% 90,480 1.62%
Valid Votes 19,763 92.91% 229,094 92.08% 5,596,468 93.87%
Rejected Votes 1,509 7.09% 19,704 7.92% 365,563 6.13%
Total Polled 21,272 70.78% 248,798 75.55% 5,962,031 63.60%
Registered Electors 30,052 329,321 9,374,164

Demographics

Ethnicity

The Haputale Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (53.3%) and a significant Indian Tamil population (37.7%) . In comparison, the Badulla Electoral District (which contains the Haputale Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (73.0%) and a significant Indian Tamil population (18.5%) [1]

Ethnicity in Haputale [1]

   Sinhalese (53.3%)
   Indian Tamil (37.7%)
   Moor (4.4%)
   Sri Lankan Tamil (4.2%)
  Other (0.5%)

Religion

The Haputale Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (52.6%) and a significant Hindu population (38.6%) . In comparison, the Badulla Electoral District (which contains the Haputale Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (72.6%) and a significant Hindu population (19.3%) [1]

Religion in Haputale [1]

   Buddhist (52.6%)
   Hindu (38.6%)
   Muslim (4.7%)
   Roman Catholic (2.8%)
   Other Christian (1.2%)
  Other (0.0%)

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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 Haputale and the Badulla 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 Haputale 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 Haputale and the Badulla 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 Haputale 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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