Horana | |
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Coordinates: 6°45′35″N80°05′11″E / 6.759685°N 80.086365°E | |
Country | Sri Lanka |
Province | Western Province, Sri Lanka |
Electoral District | Kalutara Electoral District |
Area | |
• Total | 218.99 km2 (84.55 sq mi) |
Population (2012) [1] | |
• Total | 167,260 |
• Density | 764/km2 (1,980/sq mi) |
ISO 3166 code | EC-03C |
The Horana Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Kalutara Electoral District, in the Western Province, Sri Lanka.
The winner of Horana has matched the final country result 6 out of 8 times. Hence, Horana is a Weak Bellwether for Presidential Elections.
Year | Horana | Kalutara Electoral District | MAE [2] % | Sri Lanka | MAE [3] % | |||
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2019 | SLPP | SLPP | 4.50% | SLPP | 11.18% | |||
2015 | UPFA | UPFA | 4.61% | NDF | 9.48% | |||
2010 | UPFA | UPFA | 3.21% | UPFA | 8.08% | |||
2005 | UPFA | UPFA | 0.41% | UPFA | 5.55% | |||
1999 | PA | PA | 1.15% | PA | 2.79% | |||
1994 | PA | PA | 0.18% | PA | 1.11% | |||
1988 | SLFP | SLFP | 1.14% | UNP | 2.89% | |||
1982 | UNP | UNP | 1.05% | UNP | 3.12% | |||
Matches/Mean MAE | 6/8 | 6/8 | 2.03% | 8/8 | 5.53% |
Party | Horana [4] | Kalutara Electoral District | Sri Lanka | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | |||||
SLPP | 69,822 | 64.30% | 482,920 | 59.49% | 6,924,255 | 52.25% | ||||
NDF | 32,967 | 30.36% | 284,213 | 35.01% | 5,564,239 | 41.99% | ||||
NMPP | 3,532 | 3.25% | 27,681 | 3.41% | 418,553 | 3.16% | ||||
Other Parties (with < 1%) | 2,262 | 2.08% | 16,949 | 2.09% | 345,452 | 2.61% | ||||
Valid Votes | 108,583 | 99.19% | 811,763 | 99.16% | 13,252,499 | 98.99% | ||||
Rejected Votes | 883 | 0.81% | 6,847 | 0.84% | 135,452 | 1.01% | ||||
Total Polled | 109,466 | 85.52% | 818,610 | 85.71% | 13,387,951 | 83.71% | ||||
Registered Electors | 128,005 | 955,080 | 15,992,568 |
Party | Horana [5] | Kalutara Electoral District | Sri Lanka | |||||||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | |||||
UPFA | 57,633 | 57.34% | 395,890 | 52.65% | 5,768,090 | 47.58% | ||||
NDF | 42,065 | 41.85% | 349,404 | 46.46% | 6,217,162 | 51.28% | ||||
Other Parties (with < 1%) | 819 | 0.81% | 6,690 | 0.89% | 138,200 | 1.14% | ||||
Valid Votes | 100,517 | 99.06% | 751,984 | 98.90% | 12,123,452 | 98.85% | ||||
Rejected Votes | 952 | 0.94% | 8,381 | 1.10% | 140,925 | 1.15% | ||||
Total Polled | 101,469 | 82.82% | 760,365 | 82.08% | 12,264,377 | 78.69% | ||||
Registered Electors | 122,511 | 926,346 | 15,585,942 |
Party | Horana [6] | Kalutara Electoral District | Sri Lanka | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | |||||
UPFA | 57,292 | 66.34% | 412,562 | 63.06% | 6,015,934 | 57.88% | ||||
NDF | 27,818 | 32.21% | 231,807 | 35.43% | 4,173,185 | 40.15% | ||||
Other Parties (with < 1%) | 1,256 | 1.45% | 9,880 | 1.51% | 204,494 | 1.97% | ||||
Valid Votes | 86,366 | 99.23% | 654,249 | 99.31% | 10,393,613 | 99.03% | ||||
Rejected Votes | 666 | 0.77% | 4,541 | 0.69% | 101,838 | 0.97% | ||||
Total Polled | 87,032 | 80.01% | 658,790 | 79.05% | 10,495,451 | 66.70% | ||||
Registered Electors | 108,781 | 833,360 | 15,734,587 |
Party | Horana [7] | Kalutara Electoral District | Sri Lanka | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | |||||
UPFA | 44,801 | 55.94% | 341,693 | 55.48% | 4,887,152 | 50.29% | ||||
UNP | 34,300 | 42.83% | 266,043 | 43.20% | 4,706,366 | 48.43% | ||||
Other Parties (with < 1%) | 988 | 1.23% | 8,124 | 1.32% | 123,521 | 1.27% | ||||
Valid Votes | 80,089 | 99.01% | 615,860 | 98.95% | 9,717,039 | 98.88% | ||||
Rejected Votes | 802 | 0.99% | 6,517 | 1.05% | 109,869 | 1.12% | ||||
Total Polled | 80,891 | 80.82% | 622,377 | 79.67% | 9,826,908 | 69.51% | ||||
Registered Electors | 100,085 | 781,175 | 14,136,979 |
Party | Horana [8] | Kalutara Electoral District | Sri Lanka | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | |||||
PA | 37,559 | 54.40% | 281,217 | 52.88% | 4,312,157 | 51.12% | ||||
UNP | 27,700 | 40.12% | 217,423 | 40.88% | 3,602,748 | 42.71% | ||||
JVP | 2,648 | 3.84% | 23,770 | 4.47% | 343,927 | 4.08% | ||||
Other Parties (with < 1%) | 1,133 | 1.64% | 9,399 | 1.77% | 176,679 | 2.09% | ||||
Valid Votes | 69,040 | 97.99% | 531,809 | 97.83% | 8,435,754 | 97.69% | ||||
Rejected Votes | 1,417 | 2.01% | 11,796 | 2.17% | 199,536 | 2.31% | ||||
Total Polled | 70,457 | 81.28% | 543,605 | 78.23% | 8,635,290 | 72.17% | ||||
Registered Electors | 86,680 | 694,860 | 11,965,536 |
Party | Horana [9] | Kalutara Electoral District | Sri Lanka | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | |||||
PA | 36,064 | 61.21% | 295,686 | 61.47% | 4,709,205 | 62.28% | ||||
UNP | 21,886 | 37.14% | 178,466 | 37.10% | 2,715,283 | 35.91% | ||||
Other Parties (with < 1%) | 972 | 1.65% | 6,867 | 1.43% | 137,040 | 1.81% | ||||
Valid Votes | 58,922 | 98.44% | 481,019 | 98.50% | 7,561,526 | 98.03% | ||||
Rejected Votes | 932 | 1.56% | 7,309 | 1.50% | 151,706 | 1.97% | ||||
Total Polled | 59,854 | 76.86% | 488,328 | 73.97% | 7,713,232 | 69.12% | ||||
Registered Electors | 77,877 | 660,191 | 11,158,880 |
Party | Horana [10] | Kalutara Electoral District | Sri Lanka | |||||||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | |||||
SLFP | 24,116 | 48.89% | 179,761 | 49.57% | 2,289,857 | 44.95% | ||||
UNP | 23,868 | 48.39% | 169,510 | 46.74% | 2,569,199 | 50.43% | ||||
SLMP | 1,339 | 2.71% | 13,375 | 3.69% | 235,701 | 4.63% | ||||
Valid Votes | 49,323 | 98.73% | 362,646 | 98.23% | 5,094,754 | 98.24% | ||||
Rejected Votes | 632 | 1.27% | 6,537 | 1.77% | 91,499 | 1.76% | ||||
Total Polled | 49,955 | 71.98% | 369,183 | 64.20% | 5,186,256 | 55.87% | ||||
Registered Electors | 69,405 | 575,008 | 9,283,143 |
Party | Horana [11] | Kalutara Electoral District | Sri Lanka | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | |||||
UNP | 27,056 | 51.51% | 211,592 | 50.15% | 3,450,815 | 52.93% | ||||
SLFP | 23,518 | 44.77% | 185,874 | 44.06% | 2,546,348 | 39.05% | ||||
JVP | 1,361 | 2.59% | 14,499 | 3.44% | 273,428 | 4.19% | ||||
Other Parties (with < 1%) | 593 | 1.13% | 9,927 | 2.35% | 249,460 | 3.83% | ||||
Valid Votes | 52,528 | 99.13% | 421,892 | 98.76% | 6,520,156 | 98.78% | ||||
Rejected Votes | 459 | 0.87% | 5,290 | 1.24% | 80,470 | 1.22% | ||||
Total Polled | 52,987 | 86.36% | 427,182 | 83.97% | 6,600,626 | 80.15% | ||||
Registered Electors | 61,356 | 508,744 | 8,235,358 |
The winner of Horana has matched the final country result 5 out of 7 times. Hence, Horana is a Weak Bellwether for Parliamentary Elections.
Year | Horana | Kalutara Electoral District | MAE [12] % | Sri Lanka | MAE [13] % | |||
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2015 | UPFA | UPFA | 5.03% | UNP | 7.95% | |||
2010 | UPFA | UPFA | 3.44% | UPFA | 5.60% | |||
2004 | UPFA | UPFA | 0.97% | UPFA | 3.85% | |||
2001 | PA | UNP | 2.47% | UNP | 3.51% | |||
2000 | PA | PA | 3.08% | PA | 3.69% | |||
1994 | PA | PA | 1.05% | PA | 2.33% | |||
1989 | UNP | UNP | 4.22% | UNP | 4.69% | |||
Matches/Mean MAE | 5/7 | 6/7 | 2.89% | 7/7 | 4.52% |
Party | Horana [14] | Kalutara Electoral District | Sri Lanka | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | |||||
UPFA | 50,024 | 54.27% | 338,801 | 48.58% | 4,732,664 | 42.48% | ||||
UNP | 36,325 | 39.41% | 310,234 | 44.48% | 5,098,916 | 45.77% | ||||
JVP | 5,037 | 5.46% | 38,475 | 5.52% | 544,154 | 4.88% | ||||
Other Parties (with < 1%) | 795 | 0.86% | 9,951 | 1.43% | 85,579 | 0.77% | ||||
Valid Votes | 92,181 | 97.07% | 697,461 | 97.00% | 11,140,333 | 95.35% | ||||
Rejected Votes | 2,760 | 2.91% | 21,366 | 2.97% | 516,926 | 4.42% | ||||
Total Polled | 94,960 | 77.51% | 719,001 | 80.13% | 11,684,111 | 77.66% | ||||
Registered Electors | 122,511 | 897,349 | 15,044,490 |
Party | Horana [15] | Kalutara Electoral District | Sri Lanka | |||||||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | |||||
UPFA | 44,136 | 67.70% | 313,836 | 63.74% | 4,846,388 | 60.38% | ||||
UNP | 16,613 | 25.48% | 139,596 | 28.35% | 2,357,057 | 29.37% | ||||
DNA | 4,020 | 6.17% | 36,722 | 7.46% | 441,251 | 5.50% | ||||
Other Parties (with < 1%) | 423 | 0.65% | 2,246 | 0.46% | 34,923 | 0.44% | ||||
Valid Votes | 65,192 | 91.33% | 492,400 | 90.41% | 8,026,322 | 96.03% | ||||
Rejected Votes | 6,100 | 8.55% | 51,751 | 9.50% | 581,465 | 6.96% | ||||
Total Polled | 71,379 | 65.62% | 544,606 | 65.21% | 8,358,246 | 59.29% | ||||
Registered Electors | 108,781 | 835,186 | 14,097,690 |
Party | Horana [16] | Kalutara Electoral District | Sri Lanka | |||||||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | |||||
UPFA | 38,421 | 52.87% | 291,208 | 51.72% | 4,223,126 | 45.70% | ||||
UNP | 26,764 | 36.83% | 212,721 | 37.78% | 3,486,792 | 37.73% | ||||
JHU | 7,166 | 9.86% | 56,615 | 10.06% | 552,723 | 5.98% | ||||
Other Parties (with < 1%) | 315 | 0.43% | 2,475 | 0.44% | 49,030 | 0.53% | ||||
Valid Votes | 72,666 | 95.52% | 563,019 | 94.82% | 9,241,931 | 94.52% | ||||
Rejected Votes | 3,407 | 4.48% | 30,741 | 5.18% | 534,452 | 5.47% | ||||
Total Polled | 76,073 | 78.68% | 593,760 | 79.58% | 9,777,821 | 75.74% | ||||
Registered Electors | 96,686 | 746,138 | 12,909,631 |
Party | Horana [17] | Kalutara Electoral District | Sri Lanka | |||||||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | |||||
PA | 31,788 | 44.37% | 226,468 | 40.91% | 3,330,815 | 37.19% | ||||
UNP | 31,462 | 43.92% | 254,339 | 45.94% | 4,086,026 | 45.62% | ||||
JVP | 7,013 | 9.79% | 60,451 | 10.92% | 815,353 | 9.10% | ||||
Other Parties (with < 1%) | 1,375 | 1.92% | 12,361 | 2.23% | 137,091 | 1.53% | ||||
Valid Votes | 71,638 | 94.99% | 553,619 | 94.44% | 8,955,844 | 94.77% | ||||
Rejected Votes | 3,779 | 5.01% | 32,617 | 5.56% | 494,009 | 5.23% | ||||
Total Polled | 75,417 | 82.00% | 586,236 | 81.68% | 9,449,878 | 76.03% | ||||
Registered Electors | 91,968 | 717,764 | 12,428,762 |
Party | Horana [18] | Kalutara Electoral District | Sri Lanka | |||||||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | |||||
PA | 36,659 | 52.19% | 255,175 | 46.86% | 3,899,329 | 45.33% | ||||
UNP | 27,259 | 38.81% | 217,215 | 39.89% | 3,451,765 | 40.12% | ||||
JVP | 4,191 | 5.97% | 38,373 | 7.05% | 518,725 | 6.03% | ||||
SU | 1,233 | 1.76% | 15,619 | 2.87% | 127,859 | 1.49% | ||||
Other Parties (with < 1%) | 900 | 1.28% | 18,136 | 3.33% | 321,730 | 3.74% | ||||
Valid Votes | 70,242 | N/A | 544,518 | N/A | 8,602,617 | N/A |
Party | Horana [19] | Kalutara Electoral District | Sri Lanka | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | |||||
PA | 32,374 | 52.84% | 271,754 | 53.77% | 3,887,805 | 48.94% | ||||
UNP | 27,562 | 44.98% | 221,115 | 43.75% | 3,498,370 | 44.04% | ||||
MEP | 771 | 1.26% | 5,914 | 1.17% | 68,538 | 0.86% | ||||
Other Parties (with < 1%) | 565 | 0.92% | 6,577 | 1.30% | 90,891 | 1.14% | ||||
Valid Votes | 61,272 | 95.85% | 505,360 | 95.21% | 7,943,688 | 95.20% | ||||
Rejected Votes | 2,656 | 4.15% | 25,397 | 4.79% | 400,395 | 4.80% | ||||
Total Polled | 63,928 | 82.09% | 530,757 | 80.20% | 8,344,095 | 74.75% | ||||
Registered Electors | 77,877 | 661,793 | 11,163,064 |
Party | Horana [20] | Kalutara Electoral District | Sri Lanka | |||||||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | |||||
UNP | 25,770 | 55.69% | 160,069 | 49.84% | 2,838,005 | 50.71% | ||||
SLFP | 17,658 | 38.16% | 131,510 | 40.94% | 1,785,369 | 31.90% | ||||
USA | 1,778 | 3.84% | 12,342 | 3.84% | 141,983 | 2.54% | ||||
MEP | 839 | 1.81% | 2,690 | 0.84% | 90,480 | 1.62% | ||||
Other Parties (with < 1%) | 232 | 0.50% | 14,582 | 4.54% | 269,739 | 4.82% | ||||
Valid Votes | 46,277 | 94.14% | 321,193 | 94.10% | 5,596,468 | 93.87% | ||||
Rejected Votes | 2,883 | 5.86% | 20,139 | 5.90% | 365,563 | 6.13% | ||||
Total Polled | 49,160 | 72.38% | 341,332 | 59.86% | 5,962,031 | 63.60% | ||||
Registered Electors | 67,915 | 570,193 | 9,374,164 |
The Horana Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (95.3%) . In comparison, the Kalutara Electoral District (which contains the Horana Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (86.8%) [1]
The Horana Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (94.5%) . In comparison, the Kalutara Electoral District (which contains the Horana Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (83.4%) [1]
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