Kuliyapitiya Polling Division

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Kuliyapitiya
Polling Division
Kuliyapitiya Polling Division Sri Lanka.svg
Coordinates: 7°28′26″N80°06′37″E / 7.473902°N 80.110216°E / 7.473902; 80.110216
Country Sri Lanka
Province North Western Province, Sri Lanka
Electoral District Kurunegala Electoral District
Area
 • Total293.96 km2 (113.50 sq mi)
Population
 (2012) [1]
 • Total131,378
 • Density447/km2 (1,160/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code EC-15I

The Kuliyapitiya Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Kurunegala Electoral District, in the North Western Province, Sri Lanka.

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Presidential Election Results

Summary

The winner of Kuliyapitiya has matched the final country result 7 out of 8 times. Hence, Kuliyapitiya is a Strong Bellwether for Presidential Elections.

Year Kuliyapitiya Kurunegala Electoral District MAE [2]  % Sri Lanka MAE [3]  %
2019 SLPP SLPP 4.84% SLPP 0.70%
2015 UPFA UPFA 2.81% NDF 2.84%
2010 UPFA UPFA 3.79% UPFA 1.12%
2005 UPFA UPFA 2.39% UPFA 0.57%
1999 PA PA 2.34% PA 3.01%
1994 PA PA 3.79% PA 6.78%
1988 UNP UNP 1.53% UNP 2.15%
1982 UNP UNP 1.94% UNP 3.07%
Matches/Mean MAE 7/8 7/8 2.93% 8/8 2.53%

2019 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Kuliyapitiya [4] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SLPP 44,701 53.11% 652,278 57.90% 6,924,255 52.25%
NDF 35,807 42.54% 416,961 37.01% 5,564,239 41.99%
NMPP 2,159 2.57% 36,178 3.21% 418,553 3.16%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,500 1.78% 21,193 1.88% 345,452 2.61%
Valid Votes 84,167 99.30% 1,126,610 99.25% 13,252,499 98.99%
Rejected Votes 595 0.70% 8,522 0.75% 135,452 1.01%
Total Polled 84,762 84.54% 1,135,132 85.24% 13,387,951 83.71%
Registered Electors 100,268 1,331,705 15,992,568

2015 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Kuliyapitiya [5] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 39,115 50.61% 556,868 53.46% 5,768,090 47.58%
NDF 37,528 48.55% 476,602 45.76% 6,217,162 51.28%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 651 0.84% 8,154 0.78% 138,200 1.14%
Valid Votes 77,294 99.27% 1,041,624 99.12% 12,123,452 98.85%
Rejected Votes 568 0.73% 9,285 0.88% 140,925 1.15%
Total Polled 77,862 77.49% 1,050,909 78.82% 12,264,377 78.69%
Registered Electors 100,474 1,333,377 15,585,942

2010 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Kuliyapitiya [6] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 41,881 59.26% 582,784 63.08% 6,015,934 57.88%
NDF 27,813 39.36% 327,594 35.46% 4,173,185 40.15%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 974 1.38% 13,515 1.46% 204,494 1.97%
Valid Votes 70,668 99.51% 923,893 99.29% 10,393,613 99.03%
Rejected Votes 349 0.49% 6,644 0.71% 101,838 0.97%
Total Polled 71,017 74.96% 930,537 75.59% 10,495,451 66.70%
Registered Electors 94,743 1,230,966 15,734,587

2005 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Kuliyapitiya [7] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 34,357 49.87% 468,507 52.26% 4,887,152 50.29%
UNP 33,874 49.17% 418,809 46.72% 4,706,366 48.43%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 661 0.96% 9,181 1.02% 123,521 1.27%
Valid Votes 68,892 99.05% 896,497 99.07% 9,717,039 98.88%
Rejected Votes 658 0.95% 8,458 0.93% 109,869 1.12%
Total Polled 69,550 77.52% 904,955 77.87% 9,826,908 69.51%
Registered Electors 89,722 1,162,099 14,136,979

1999 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Kuliyapitiya [8] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 28,350 48.80% 377,483 50.77% 4,312,157 51.12%
UNP 27,228 46.86% 326,327 43.89% 3,602,748 42.71%
JVP 1,662 2.86% 27,354 3.68% 343,927 4.08%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 860 1.48% 12,355 1.66% 176,679 2.09%
Valid Votes 58,100 98.35% 743,519 97.99% 8,435,754 97.69%
Rejected Votes 977 1.65% 15,272 2.01% 199,536 2.31%
Total Polled 59,077 76.10% 758,791 75.83% 8,635,290 72.17%
Registered Electors 77,629 1,000,624 11,965,536

1994 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Kuliyapitiya [9] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 29,638 55.55% 403,838 59.36% 4,709,205 62.28%
UNP 22,999 43.11% 266,740 39.21% 2,715,283 35.91%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 712 1.33% 9,766 1.44% 137,040 1.81%
Valid Votes 53,349 98.57% 680,344 98.48% 7,561,526 98.03%
Rejected Votes 773 1.43% 10,511 1.52% 151,706 1.97%
Total Polled 54,122 78.17% 690,855 76.97% 7,713,232 69.12%
Registered Electors 69,233 897,539 11,158,880

1988 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Kuliyapitiya [10] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 18,063 49.87% 198,662 51.12% 2,569,199 50.43%
SLFP 17,660 48.76% 182,220 46.89% 2,289,857 44.95%
SLMP 495 1.37% 7,717 1.99% 235,701 4.63%
Valid Votes 36,218 99.08% 388,599 98.91% 5,094,754 98.24%
Rejected Votes 338 0.92% 4,281 1.09% 91,499 1.76%
Total Polled 36,556 58.70% 392,880 53.49% 5,186,256 55.87%
Registered Electors 62,275 734,453 9,283,143

1982 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Kuliyapitiya [11] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 28,797 58.17% 345,769 55.77% 3,450,815 52.93%
SLFP 19,142 38.67% 248,479 40.08% 2,546,348 39.05%
JVP 1,247 2.52% 21,835 3.52% 273,428 4.19%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 320 0.65% 3,895 0.63% 249,460 3.83%
Valid Votes 49,506 99.22% 619,978 99.13% 6,520,156 98.78%
Rejected Votes 391 0.78% 5,431 0.87% 80,470 1.22%
Total Polled 49,897 87.10% 625,409 86.00% 6,600,626 80.15%
Registered Electors 57,287 727,202 8,235,358

Parliamentary Election Results

Summary

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

Year Kuliyapitiya Kurunegala Electoral District MAE [12]  % Sri Lanka MAE [13]  %
2015 UNP UPFA 4.33% UNP 3.55%
2010 UPFA UPFA 5.51% UPFA 3.84%
2004 UPFA UPFA 2.20% UPFA 4.28%
2001 UNP UNP 1.46% UNP 4.12%
2000 UNP PA 4.16% PA 3.09%
1994 UNP PA 2.46% PA 2.62%
1989 UNP UNP 0.47% UNP 5.45%
Matches/Mean MAE 5/7 6/7 2.94% 7/7 3.85%

2015 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Kuliyapitiya [14] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 37,037 50.81% 441,275 45.87% 5,098,916 45.77%
UPFA 32,951 45.20% 474,124 49.29% 4,732,664 42.48%
JVP 2,299 3.15% 41,077 4.27% 544,154 4.88%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 609 0.84% 5,496 0.57% 83,041 0.75%
Valid Votes 72,896 96.15% 961,972 95.39% 11,140,333 95.35%
Rejected Votes 2,901 3.83% 46,036 4.56% 516,926 4.42%
Total Polled 75,818 75.46% 1,008,459 79.63% 11,684,111 77.66%
Registered Electors 100,474 1,266,443 15,044,490

2010 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Kuliyapitiya [15] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 29,501 58.31% 429,316 63.91% 4,846,388 60.38%
UNP 19,146 37.84% 213,713 31.81% 2,357,057 29.37%
DNA 1,826 3.61% 26,440 3.94% 441,251 5.50%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 121 0.24% 2,288 0.34% 34,779 0.43%
Valid Votes 50,594 93.35% 671,757 92.58% 8,026,322 96.03%
Rejected Votes 3,558 6.56% 53,130 7.32% 581,465 6.96%
Total Polled 54,197 57.20% 725,566 59.08% 8,358,246 59.29%
Registered Electors 94,743 1,228,044 14,097,690

2004 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Kuliyapitiya [16] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 29,878 49.25% 412,157 51.95% 4,223,126 45.70%
UNP 27,127 44.71% 340,768 42.95% 3,486,792 37.73%
JHU 3,413 5.63% 37,459 4.72% 552,723 5.98%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 249 0.41% 2,976 0.38% 64,640 0.70%
Valid Votes 60,667 94.56% 793,360 95.14% 9,241,931 94.52%
Rejected Votes 3,455 5.39% 40,261 4.83% 534,452 5.47%
Total Polled 64,157 74.24% 833,908 76.54% 9,777,821 75.74%
Registered Electors 86,416 1,089,482 12,909,631

2001 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Kuliyapitiya [17] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 30,901 50.71% 382,768 48.59% 4,086,026 45.62%
PA 25,266 41.46% 332,775 42.24% 3,330,815 37.19%
JVP 4,162 6.83% 63,652 8.08% 815,353 9.10%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 608 1.00% 8,533 1.08% 133,770 1.49%
Valid Votes 60,937 94.59% 787,728 95.35% 8,955,844 94.77%
Rejected Votes 3,482 5.41% 38,451 4.65% 494,009 5.23%
Total Polled 64,419 77.68% 826,179 78.98% 9,449,878 76.03%
Registered Electors 82,926 1,046,102 12,428,762

2000 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Kuliyapitiya [18] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 26,570 45.62% 308,106 41.86% 3,451,765 40.12%
PA 25,374 43.56% 358,794 48.75% 3,899,329 45.33%
JVP 2,916 5.01% 40,780 5.54% 518,725 6.03%
NUA 1,834 3.15% 11,927 1.62% 185,593 2.16%
SU 830 1.42% 6,691 0.91% 127,859 1.49%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 722 1.24% 9,730 1.32% 93,655 1.09%
Valid Votes 58,246 N/A 736,028 N/A 8,602,617 N/A

1994 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Kuliyapitiya [19] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 27,173 49.49% 332,547 47.02% 3,498,370 44.04%
PA 27,109 49.38% 366,856 51.87% 3,887,805 48.94%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 619 1.13% 7,876 1.11% 158,616 2.00%
Valid Votes 54,901 96.10% 707,279 95.92% 7,943,688 95.20%
Rejected Votes 2,229 3.90% 30,071 4.08% 400,395 4.80%
Total Polled 57,130 82.52% 737,350 82.15% 8,344,095 74.75%
Registered Electors 69,233 897,580 11,163,064

1989 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Kuliyapitiya [20] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 24,386 58.14% 314,724 58.51% 2,838,005 50.71%
SLFP 15,487 36.92% 195,526 36.35% 1,785,369 31.90%
ELJP 1,448 3.45% 13,759 2.56% 67,723 1.21%
USA 441 1.05% 11,059 2.06% 141,983 2.54%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 183 0.44% 2,848 0.53% 90,480 1.62%
Valid Votes 41,945 94.46% 537,916 94.02% 5,596,468 93.87%
Rejected Votes 2,459 5.54% 34,212 5.98% 365,563 6.13%
Total Polled 44,404 72.42% 572,128 72.88% 5,962,031 63.60%
Registered Electors 61,316 784,991 9,374,164

Demographics

Ethnicity

The Kuliyapitiya Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (84.6%) and a significant Moor population (14.4%) . In comparison, the Kurunegala Electoral District (which contains the Kuliyapitiya Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (91.4%) [1]

Ethnicity in Kuliyapitiya [1]

   Sinhalese (84.6%)
   Moor (14.4%)
  Other (1.0%)

Religion

The Kuliyapitiya Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (80.5%) and a significant Muslim population (14.6%) . In comparison, the Kurunegala Electoral District (which contains the Kuliyapitiya Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (88.5%) [1]

Religion in Kuliyapitiya [1]

   Buddhist (80.5%)
   Muslim (14.6%)
   Roman Catholic (3.7%)
  Other (1.2%)

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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 Kuliyapitiya and the Kurunegala 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 Kuliyapitiya 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 Kuliyapitiya and the Kurunegala 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 Kuliyapitiya 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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