Matara Polling Division

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Matara
Polling Division
Matara Polling Division Sri Lanka.svg
Coordinates: 5°57′46″N80°34′05″E / 5.962655°N 80.567989°E / 5.962655; 80.567989
Country Sri Lanka
Province Southern Province, Sri Lanka
Electoral District Matara Electoral District
Area
 • Total56.48 km2 (21.81 sq mi)
Population
 (2012) [1]
 • Total115,805
 • Density2,050/km2 (5,300/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code EC-08F

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

Year Matara Matara Electoral District MAE [2]  % Sri Lanka MAE [3]  %
2019 SLPP SLPP 3.16% SLPP 11.35%
2015 NDF UPFA 8.93% NDF 1.07%
2010 UPFA UPFA 10.50% UPFA 3.16%
2005 UPFA UPFA 0.36% UPFA 11.07%
1999 PA PA 1.08% PA 5.25%
1994 PA PA 1.63% PA 3.96%
1988 SLFP SLFP 4.21% UNP 12.21%
1982 UNP UNP 1.42% UNP 2.29%
Matches/Mean MAE 7/8 6/8 3.91% 8/8 6.30%

2019 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Matara [4] Matara Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SLPP 47,203 63.66% 374,481 67.25% 6,924,255 52.25%
NDF 21,747 29.33% 149,026 26.76% 5,564,239 41.99%
NMPP 4,084 5.51% 23,439 4.21% 418,553 3.16%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,116 1.51% 9,922 1.78% 345,452 2.61%
Valid Votes 74,150 99.25% 556,868 99.33% 13,252,499 98.99%
Rejected Votes 563 0.75% 3,782 0.67% 135,452 1.01%
Total Polled 74,713 85.80% 560,650 85.93% 13,387,951 83.71%
Registered Electors 87,076 652,417 15,992,568

2015 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Matara [5] Matara Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
NDF 35,248 50.47% 212,435 41.24% 6,217,162 51.28%
UPFA 34,191 48.96% 297,823 57.81% 5,768,090 47.58%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 397 0.57% 4,892 0.95% 138,200 1.14%
Valid Votes 69,836 99.08% 515,150 99.06% 12,123,452 98.85%
Rejected Votes 652 0.92% 4,891 0.94% 140,925 1.15%
Total Polled 70,488 81.04% 520,041 80.23% 12,264,377 78.69%
Registered Electors 86,984 648,213 15,585,942

2010 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Matara [6] Matara Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 33,948 55.07% 296,155 65.53% 6,015,934 57.88%
NDF 27,102 43.97% 148,510 32.86% 4,173,185 40.15%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 592 0.96% 7,264 1.61% 204,494 1.97%
Valid Votes 61,642 99.41% 451,929 99.34% 10,393,613 99.03%
Rejected Votes 367 0.59% 3,025 0.66% 101,838 0.97%
Total Polled 62,009 77.19% 454,954 76.51% 10,495,451 66.70%
Registered Electors 80,334 594,628 15,734,587

2005 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Matara [7] Matara Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 37,829 61.69% 279,411 61.85% 4,887,152 50.29%
UNP 22,941 37.41% 165,837 36.71% 4,706,366 48.43%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 552 0.90% 6,474 1.43% 123,521 1.27%
Valid Votes 61,322 99.22% 451,722 99.11% 9,717,039 98.88%
Rejected Votes 483 0.78% 4,077 0.89% 109,869 1.12%
Total Polled 61,805 77.47% 455,799 78.95% 9,826,908 69.51%
Registered Electors 79,784 577,327 14,136,979

1999 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Matara [8] Matara Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 28,865 55.79% 205,685 54.32% 4,312,157 51.12%
UNP 18,743 36.22% 139,677 36.89% 3,602,748 42.71%
JVP 3,273 6.33% 26,229 6.93% 343,927 4.08%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 862 1.67% 7,047 1.86% 176,679 2.09%
Valid Votes 51,743 96.66% 378,638 97.78% 8,435,754 97.69%
Rejected Votes 1,790 3.34% 8,583 2.22% 199,536 2.31%
Total Polled 53,533 73.74% 387,221 73.90% 8,635,290 72.17%
Registered Electors 72,593 524,002 11,965,536

1994 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Matara [9] Matara Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 32,503 66.51% 227,865 64.69% 4,709,205 62.28%
UNP 15,751 32.23% 118,224 33.56% 2,715,283 35.91%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 618 1.26% 6,150 1.75% 137,040 1.81%
Valid Votes 48,872 98.69% 352,239 98.40% 7,561,526 98.03%
Rejected Votes 648 1.31% 5,731 1.60% 151,706 1.97%
Total Polled 49,520 67.41% 357,970 69.93% 7,713,232 69.12%
Registered Electors 73,461 511,933 11,158,880

1988 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Matara [10] Matara Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SLFP 17,718 58.24% 57,424 54.30% 2,289,857 44.95%
UNP 11,606 38.15% 45,399 42.93% 2,569,199 50.43%
SLMP 1,098 3.61% 2,922 2.76% 235,701 4.63%
Valid Votes 30,422 98.39% 105,745 98.14% 5,094,754 98.24%
Rejected Votes 497 1.61% 2,003 1.86% 91,499 1.76%
Total Polled 30,919 47.98% 107,748 23.80% 5,186,256 55.87%
Registered Electors 64,438 452,637 9,283,143

1982 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Matara [11] Matara Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 23,221 51.76% 164,725 49.32% 3,450,815 52.93%
SLFP 19,333 43.09% 144,587 43.29% 2,546,348 39.05%
JVP 2,067 4.61% 22,117 6.62% 273,428 4.19%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 245 0.55% 2,554 0.76% 249,460 3.83%
Valid Votes 44,866 99.10% 333,983 99.08% 6,520,156 98.78%
Rejected Votes 408 0.90% 3,091 0.92% 80,470 1.22%
Total Polled 45,274 80.48% 337,074 82.90% 6,600,626 80.15%
Registered Electors 56,252 406,595 8,235,358

Parliamentary Election Results

Summary

The winner of Matara has matched the final country result 6 out of 7 times. Hence, Matara is a Strong Bellwether for Parliamentary Elections.

Year Matara Matara Electoral District MAE [12]  % Sri Lanka MAE [13]  %
2015 UNP UPFA 8.13% UNP 1.23%
2010 UPFA UPFA 13.41% UPFA 9.50%
2004 UPFA UPFA 1.95% UPFA 6.98%
2001 PA UNP 0.83% UNP 3.68%
2000 PA PA 0.90% PA 5.06%
1994 PA PA 1.63% PA 9.86%
1989 UNP UNP 2.25% UNP 2.20%
Matches/Mean MAE 6/7 6/7 4.16% 7/7 5.50%

2015 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Matara [14] Matara Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 30,832 47.17% 186,675 39.27% 5,098,916 45.77%
UPFA 28,364 43.39% 250,505 52.70% 4,732,664 42.48%
JVP 5,910 9.04% 35,270 7.42% 544,154 4.88%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 259 0.40% 2,890 0.61% 62,184 0.56%
Valid Votes 65,365 97.97% 475,340 96.93% 11,140,333 95.35%
Rejected Votes 1,240 1.86% 12,692 2.59% 516,926 4.42%
Total Polled 66,716 76.70% 490,409 78.61% 11,684,111 77.66%
Registered Electors 86,984 623,818 15,044,490

2010 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Matara [15] Matara Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 24,353 50.66% 213,937 65.31% 4,846,388 60.38%
UNP 19,875 41.34% 91,114 27.81% 2,357,057 29.37%
DNA 3,624 7.54% 20,465 6.25% 441,251 5.50%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 222 0.46% 2,066 0.63% 53,531 0.67%
Valid Votes 48,074 97.37% 327,582 95.82% 8,026,322 96.03%
Rejected Votes 1,299 2.63% 14,289 4.18% 581,465 6.96%
Total Polled 49,373 61.46% 341,871 59.06% 8,358,246 59.29%
Registered Electors 80,334 578,858 14,097,690

2004 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Matara [16] Matara Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 32,967 57.74% 241,235 60.27% 4,223,126 45.70%
UNP 19,458 34.08% 139,633 34.89% 3,486,792 37.73%
JHU 4,309 7.55% 16,229 4.05% 552,723 5.98%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 357 0.63% 3,136 0.78% 54,133 0.59%
Valid Votes 57,091 96.62% 400,233 94.62% 9,241,931 94.52%
Rejected Votes 1,999 3.38% 22,769 5.38% 534,452 5.47%
Total Polled 59,090 75.31% 423,002 76.84% 9,777,821 75.74%
Registered Electors 78,465 550,506 12,909,631

2001 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Matara [17] Matara Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 24,480 43.25% 171,141 42.37% 3,330,815 37.19%
UNP 24,376 43.06% 171,661 42.49% 4,086,026 45.62%
JVP 6,763 11.95% 54,476 13.49% 815,353 9.10%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 987 1.74% 6,689 1.66% 133,373 1.49%
Valid Votes 56,606 96.62% 403,967 95.10% 8,955,844 94.77%
Rejected Votes 1,983 3.38% 20,820 4.90% 494,009 5.23%
Total Polled 58,589 77.81% 424,787 79.44% 9,449,878 76.03%
Registered Electors 75,301 534,694 12,428,762

2000 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Matara [18] Matara Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 28,736 52.20% 203,690 51.47% 3,899,329 45.33%
UNP 19,706 35.79% 146,855 37.11% 3,451,765 40.12%
JVP 5,200 9.45% 38,757 9.79% 518,725 6.03%
SU 1,024 1.86% 3,375 0.85% 127,859 1.49%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 388 0.70% 3,087 0.78% 111,072 1.29%
Valid Votes 55,054 N/A 395,764 N/A 8,602,617 N/A

1994 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Matara [19] Matara Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 32,629 61.50% 227,285 59.90% 3,887,805 48.94%
UNP 18,915 35.65% 142,024 37.43% 3,498,370 44.04%
SLPF 1,264 2.38% 8,736 2.30% 90,078 1.13%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 246 0.46% 1,422 0.37% 68,538 0.86%
Valid Votes 53,054 97.02% 379,467 95.67% 7,943,688 95.20%
Rejected Votes 1,632 2.98% 17,167 4.33% 400,395 4.80%
Total Polled 54,686 74.44% 396,634 77.60% 8,344,095 74.75%
Registered Electors 73,461 511,109 11,163,064

1989 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Matara [20] Matara Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 16,505 52.53% 45,734 56.11% 2,838,005 50.71%
SLFP 11,094 35.31% 28,752 35.28% 1,785,369 31.90%
USA 2,879 9.16% 4,225 5.18% 141,983 2.54%
ELJP 705 2.24% 1,481 1.82% 67,723 1.21%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 240 0.76% 1,313 1.61% 90,480 1.62%
Valid Votes 31,423 94.48% 81,505 94.08% 5,596,468 93.87%
Rejected Votes 1,835 5.52% 5,128 5.92% 365,563 6.13%
Total Polled 33,258 53.12% 86,633 19.17% 5,962,031 63.60%
Registered Electors 62,612 451,926 9,374,164

Demographics

Ethnicity

The Matara Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (95.9%) . In comparison, the Matara Electoral District (which contains the Matara Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (94.3%) [1]

Ethnicity in Matara [1]

   Sinhalese (95.9%)
   Moor (3.7%)
  Other (0.4%)

Religion

The Matara Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (95.3%) . In comparison, the Matara Electoral District (which contains the Matara Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (94.1%) [1]

Religion in Matara [1]

   Buddhist (95.3%)
   Muslim (3.8%)
  Other (0.9%)

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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 Matara 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 Matara 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 Matara 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 Matara 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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