Mathugama | |
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Coordinates: 6°31′32″N80°03′46″E / 6.525455°N 80.062823°E | |
Country | Sri Lanka |
Province | Western Province, Sri Lanka |
Electoral District | Kalutara Electoral District |
Area | |
• Total | 257.13 km2 (99.28 sq mi) |
Population (2012) [1] | |
• Total | 145,246 |
• Density | 565/km2 (1,460/sq mi) |
ISO 3166 code | EC-03E |
The Mathugama Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Kalutara Electoral District, in the Western Province, Sri Lanka.
The winner of Mathugama has matched the final country result 6 out of 8 times. Hence, Mathugama is a Weak Bellwether for Presidential Elections.
Year | Mathugama | Kalutara Electoral District | MAE [2] % | Sri Lanka | MAE [3] % | |||
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2019 | SLPP | SLPP | 0.92% | SLPP | 7.64% | |||
2015 | UPFA | UPFA | 1.17% | NDF | 6.06% | |||
2010 | UPFA | UPFA | 0.67% | UPFA | 5.58% | |||
2005 | UPFA | UPFA | 0.20% | UPFA | 5.36% | |||
1999 | PA | PA | 0.80% | PA | 0.97% | |||
1994 | PA | PA | 0.38% | PA | 1.31% | |||
1988 | SLFP | SLFP | 1.20% | UNP | 5.12% | |||
1982 | UNP | UNP | 1.67% | UNP | 5.07% | |||
Matches/Mean MAE | 6/8 | 6/8 | 0.88% | 8/8 | 4.64% |
Party | Mathugama [4] | Kalutara Electoral District | Sri Lanka | |||||||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | |||||
SLPP | 55,932 | 60.42% | 482,920 | 59.49% | 6,924,255 | 52.25% | ||||
NDF | 31,451 | 33.98% | 284,213 | 35.01% | 5,564,239 | 41.99% | ||||
NMPP | 3,028 | 3.27% | 27,681 | 3.41% | 418,553 | 3.16% | ||||
Other Parties (with < 1%) | 2,155 | 2.33% | 16,949 | 2.09% | 345,452 | 2.61% | ||||
Valid Votes | 92,566 | 99.16% | 811,763 | 99.16% | 13,252,499 | 98.99% | ||||
Rejected Votes | 786 | 0.84% | 6,847 | 0.84% | 135,452 | 1.01% | ||||
Total Polled | 93,352 | 85.02% | 818,610 | 85.71% | 13,387,951 | 83.71% | ||||
Registered Electors | 109,804 | 955,080 | 15,992,568 |
Party | Mathugama [5] | Kalutara Electoral District | Sri Lanka | |||||||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | |||||
UPFA | 45,984 | 53.72% | 395,890 | 52.65% | 5,768,090 | 47.58% | ||||
NDF | 38,668 | 45.17% | 349,404 | 46.46% | 6,217,162 | 51.28% | ||||
Other Parties (with < 1%) | 945 | 1.10% | 6,690 | 0.89% | 138,200 | 1.14% | ||||
Valid Votes | 85,597 | 98.77% | 751,984 | 98.90% | 12,123,452 | 98.85% | ||||
Rejected Votes | 1,063 | 1.23% | 8,381 | 1.10% | 140,925 | 1.15% | ||||
Total Polled | 86,660 | 79.51% | 760,365 | 82.08% | 12,264,377 | 78.69% | ||||
Registered Electors | 108,996 | 926,346 | 15,585,942 |
Party | Mathugama [6] | Kalutara Electoral District | Sri Lanka | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | |||||
UPFA | 47,988 | 63.58% | 412,562 | 63.06% | 6,015,934 | 57.88% | ||||
NDF | 26,016 | 34.47% | 231,807 | 35.43% | 4,173,185 | 40.15% | ||||
Other Parties (with < 1%) | 1,478 | 1.96% | 9,880 | 1.51% | 204,494 | 1.97% | ||||
Valid Votes | 75,482 | 99.26% | 654,249 | 99.31% | 10,393,613 | 99.03% | ||||
Rejected Votes | 564 | 0.74% | 4,541 | 0.69% | 101,838 | 0.97% | ||||
Total Polled | 76,046 | 76.25% | 658,790 | 79.05% | 10,495,451 | 66.70% | ||||
Registered Electors | 99,737 | 833,360 | 15,734,587 |
Party | Mathugama [7] | Kalutara Electoral District | Sri Lanka | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | |||||
UPFA | 40,006 | 55.58% | 341,693 | 55.48% | 4,887,152 | 50.29% | ||||
UNP | 30,853 | 42.86% | 266,043 | 43.20% | 4,706,366 | 48.43% | ||||
Other Parties (with < 1%) | 1,123 | 1.56% | 8,124 | 1.32% | 123,521 | 1.27% | ||||
Valid Votes | 71,982 | 98.96% | 615,860 | 98.95% | 9,717,039 | 98.88% | ||||
Rejected Votes | 756 | 1.04% | 6,517 | 1.05% | 109,869 | 1.12% | ||||
Total Polled | 72,738 | 77.81% | 622,377 | 79.67% | 9,826,908 | 69.51% | ||||
Registered Electors | 93,479 | 781,175 | 14,136,979 |
Party | Mathugama [8] | Kalutara Electoral District | Sri Lanka | |||||||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | |||||
PA | 32,352 | 51.71% | 281,217 | 52.88% | 4,312,157 | 51.12% | ||||
UNP | 25,813 | 41.26% | 217,423 | 40.88% | 3,602,748 | 42.71% | ||||
JVP | 3,221 | 5.15% | 23,770 | 4.47% | 343,927 | 4.08% | ||||
Other Parties (with < 1%) | 1,179 | 1.88% | 9,399 | 1.77% | 176,679 | 2.09% | ||||
Valid Votes | 62,565 | 97.67% | 531,809 | 97.83% | 8,435,754 | 97.69% | ||||
Rejected Votes | 1,492 | 2.33% | 11,796 | 2.17% | 199,536 | 2.31% | ||||
Total Polled | 64,057 | 75.74% | 543,605 | 78.23% | 8,635,290 | 72.17% | ||||
Registered Electors | 84,575 | 694,860 | 11,965,536 |
Party | Mathugama [9] | Kalutara Electoral District | Sri Lanka | |||||||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | |||||
PA | 33,726 | 61.04% | 295,686 | 61.47% | 4,709,205 | 62.28% | ||||
UNP | 20,667 | 37.41% | 178,466 | 37.10% | 2,715,283 | 35.91% | ||||
Other Parties (with < 1%) | 857 | 1.55% | 6,867 | 1.43% | 137,040 | 1.81% | ||||
Valid Votes | 55,250 | 98.14% | 481,019 | 98.50% | 7,561,526 | 98.03% | ||||
Rejected Votes | 1,045 | 1.86% | 7,309 | 1.50% | 151,706 | 1.97% | ||||
Total Polled | 56,295 | 70.25% | 488,328 | 73.97% | 7,713,232 | 69.12% | ||||
Registered Electors | 80,135 | 660,191 | 11,158,880 |
Party | Mathugama [10] | Kalutara Electoral District | Sri Lanka | |||||||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | |||||
SLFP | 19,908 | 51.49% | 179,761 | 49.57% | 2,289,857 | 44.95% | ||||
UNP | 17,917 | 46.34% | 169,510 | 46.74% | 2,569,199 | 50.43% | ||||
SLMP | 836 | 2.16% | 13,375 | 3.69% | 235,701 | 4.63% | ||||
Valid Votes | 38,661 | 98.18% | 362,646 | 98.23% | 5,094,754 | 98.24% | ||||
Rejected Votes | 716 | 1.82% | 6,537 | 1.77% | 91,499 | 1.76% | ||||
Total Polled | 39,377 | 55.89% | 369,183 | 64.20% | 5,186,256 | 55.87% | ||||
Registered Electors | 70,457 | 575,008 | 9,283,143 |
Party | Mathugama [11] | Kalutara Electoral District | Sri Lanka | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | |||||
UNP | 24,494 | 48.46% | 211,592 | 50.15% | 3,450,815 | 52.93% | ||||
SLFP | 23,154 | 45.81% | 185,874 | 44.06% | 2,546,348 | 39.05% | ||||
JVP | 2,164 | 4.28% | 14,499 | 3.44% | 273,428 | 4.19% | ||||
LSSP | 537 | 1.06% | 8,613 | 2.04% | 58,531 | 0.90% | ||||
Other Parties (with < 1%) | 196 | 0.39% | 1,314 | 0.31% | 190,929 | 2.93% | ||||
Valid Votes | 50,545 | 98.56% | 421,892 | 98.76% | 6,520,156 | 98.78% | ||||
Rejected Votes | 741 | 1.44% | 5,290 | 1.24% | 80,470 | 1.22% | ||||
Total Polled | 51,286 | 82.97% | 427,182 | 83.97% | 6,600,626 | 80.15% | ||||
Registered Electors | 61,809 | 508,744 | 8,235,358 |
The winner of Mathugama has matched the final country result 6 out of 7 times. Hence, Mathugama is a Strong Bellwether for Parliamentary Elections.
Year | Mathugama | Kalutara Electoral District | MAE [12] % | Sri Lanka | MAE [13] % | |||
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2015 | UPFA | UPFA | 0.25% | UNP | 2.98% | |||
2010 | UPFA | UPFA | 0.90% | UPFA | 2.32% | |||
2004 | UPFA | UPFA | 2.02% | UPFA | 4.29% | |||
2001 | UNP | UNP | 0.58% | UNP | 1.36% | |||
2000 | PA | PA | 0.49% | PA | 1.15% | |||
1994 | PA | PA | 1.60% | PA | 1.98% | |||
1989 | UNP | UNP | 2.10% | UNP | 4.42% | |||
Matches/Mean MAE | 6/7 | 6/7 | 1.13% | 7/7 | 2.64% |
Party | Mathugama [14] | Kalutara Electoral District | Sri Lanka | |||||||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | |||||
UPFA | 38,114 | 48.30% | 338,801 | 48.58% | 4,732,664 | 42.48% | ||||
UNP | 35,267 | 44.70% | 310,234 | 44.48% | 5,098,916 | 45.77% | ||||
JVP | 4,087 | 5.18% | 38,475 | 5.52% | 544,154 | 4.88% | ||||
BJP | 953 | 1.21% | 5,727 | 0.82% | 20,377 | 0.18% | ||||
Other Parties (with < 1%) | 484 | 0.61% | 4,224 | 0.61% | 65,202 | 0.59% | ||||
Valid Votes | 78,905 | 96.34% | 697,461 | 97.00% | 11,140,333 | 95.35% | ||||
Rejected Votes | 2,978 | 3.64% | 21,366 | 2.97% | 516,926 | 4.42% | ||||
Total Polled | 81,905 | 75.14% | 719,001 | 80.13% | 11,684,111 | 77.66% | ||||
Registered Electors | 108,996 | 897,349 | 15,044,490 |
Party | Mathugama [15] | Kalutara Electoral District | Sri Lanka | |||||||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | |||||
UPFA | 35,920 | 63.59% | 313,836 | 63.74% | 4,846,388 | 60.38% | ||||
UNP | 17,295 | 30.62% | 139,596 | 28.35% | 2,357,057 | 29.37% | ||||
DNA | 2,990 | 5.29% | 36,722 | 7.46% | 441,251 | 5.50% | ||||
Other Parties (with < 1%) | 279 | 0.49% | 2,246 | 0.46% | 34,923 | 0.44% | ||||
Valid Votes | 56,484 | 89.52% | 492,400 | 90.41% | 8,026,322 | 96.03% | ||||
Rejected Votes | 6,566 | 10.41% | 51,751 | 9.50% | 581,465 | 6.96% | ||||
Total Polled | 63,100 | 63.27% | 544,606 | 65.21% | 8,358,246 | 59.29% | ||||
Registered Electors | 99,737 | 835,186 | 14,097,690 |
Party | Mathugama [16] | Kalutara Electoral District | Sri Lanka | |||||||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | |||||
UPFA | 36,294 | 54.97% | 291,208 | 51.72% | 4,223,126 | 45.70% | ||||
UNP | 24,912 | 37.73% | 212,721 | 37.78% | 3,486,792 | 37.73% | ||||
JHU | 4,542 | 6.88% | 56,615 | 10.06% | 552,723 | 5.98% | ||||
Other Parties (with < 1%) | 282 | 0.43% | 2,475 | 0.44% | 49,030 | 0.53% | ||||
Valid Votes | 66,030 | 94.29% | 563,019 | 94.82% | 9,241,931 | 94.52% | ||||
Rejected Votes | 4,000 | 5.71% | 30,741 | 5.18% | 534,452 | 5.47% | ||||
Total Polled | 70,030 | 77.02% | 593,760 | 79.58% | 9,777,821 | 75.74% | ||||
Registered Electors | 90,919 | 746,138 | 12,909,631 |
Party | Mathugama [17] | Kalutara Electoral District | Sri Lanka | |||||||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | |||||
UNP | 29,290 | 45.63% | 254,339 | 45.94% | 4,086,026 | 45.62% | ||||
PA | 25,761 | 40.13% | 226,468 | 40.91% | 3,330,815 | 37.19% | ||||
JVP | 7,697 | 11.99% | 60,451 | 10.92% | 815,353 | 9.10% | ||||
Other Parties (with < 1%) | 1,438 | 2.24% | 12,361 | 2.23% | 137,091 | 1.53% | ||||
Valid Votes | 64,186 | 93.49% | 553,619 | 94.44% | 8,955,844 | 94.77% | ||||
Rejected Votes | 4,472 | 6.51% | 32,617 | 5.56% | 494,009 | 5.23% | ||||
Total Polled | 68,658 | 77.86% | 586,236 | 81.68% | 9,449,878 | 76.03% | ||||
Registered Electors | 88,182 | 717,764 | 12,428,762 |
Party | Mathugama [18] | Kalutara Electoral District | Sri Lanka | |||||||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | |||||
PA | 29,968 | 47.38% | 255,175 | 46.86% | 3,899,329 | 45.33% | ||||
UNP | 25,518 | 40.34% | 217,215 | 39.89% | 3,451,765 | 40.12% | ||||
JVP | 4,709 | 7.44% | 38,373 | 7.05% | 518,725 | 6.03% | ||||
SU | 1,648 | 2.61% | 15,619 | 2.87% | 127,859 | 1.49% | ||||
Other Parties (with < 1%) | 1,412 | 2.23% | 18,136 | 3.33% | 321,730 | 3.74% | ||||
Valid Votes | 63,255 | N/A | 544,518 | N/A | 8,602,617 | N/A |
Party | Mathugama [19] | Kalutara Electoral District | Sri Lanka | |||||||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | |||||
PA | 30,514 | 51.96% | 271,754 | 53.77% | 3,887,805 | 48.94% | ||||
UNP | 26,520 | 45.16% | 221,115 | 43.75% | 3,498,370 | 44.04% | ||||
SLPF | 969 | 1.65% | 6,238 | 1.23% | 90,078 | 1.13% | ||||
MEP | 670 | 1.14% | 5,914 | 1.17% | 68,538 | 0.86% | ||||
Other Parties (with < 1%) | 54 | 0.09% | 339 | 0.07% | 813 | 0.01% | ||||
Valid Votes | 58,727 | 93.57% | 505,360 | 95.21% | 7,943,688 | 95.20% | ||||
Rejected Votes | 4,034 | 6.43% | 25,397 | 4.79% | 400,395 | 4.80% | ||||
Total Polled | 62,761 | 78.32% | 530,757 | 80.20% | 8,344,095 | 74.75% | ||||
Registered Electors | 80,135 | 661,793 | 11,163,064 |
Party | Mathugama [20] | Kalutara Electoral District | Sri Lanka | |||||||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | |||||
UNP | 13,643 | 50.40% | 160,069 | 49.84% | 2,838,005 | 50.71% | ||||
SLFP | 12,156 | 44.91% | 131,510 | 40.94% | 1,785,369 | 31.90% | ||||
SLMC | 436 | 1.61% | 12,971 | 4.04% | 202,016 | 3.61% | ||||
USA | 414 | 1.53% | 12,342 | 3.84% | 141,983 | 2.54% | ||||
ELJP | 312 | 1.15% | 1,611 | 0.50% | 67,723 | 1.21% | ||||
Other Parties (with < 1%) | 108 | 0.40% | 2,690 | 0.84% | 90,480 | 1.62% | ||||
Valid Votes | 27,069 | 91.17% | 321,193 | 94.10% | 5,596,468 | 93.87% | ||||
Rejected Votes | 2,621 | 8.83% | 20,139 | 5.90% | 365,563 | 6.13% | ||||
Total Polled | 29,690 | 43.06% | 341,332 | 59.86% | 5,962,031 | 63.60% | ||||
Registered Electors | 68,955 | 570,193 | 9,374,164 |
The Mathugama Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (88.0%) . In comparison, the Kalutara Electoral District (which contains the Mathugama Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (86.8%) [1]
The Mathugama Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (87.1%) . In comparison, the Kalutara Electoral District (which contains the Mathugama Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (83.4%) [1]
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