Pothuvil Polling Division

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Pothuvil
Polling Division
Pothuvil Polling Division Sri Lanka.svg
Coordinates: 7°02′47″N81°45′18″E / 7.046471°N 81.754894°E / 7.046471; 81.754894
Country Sri Lanka
Province Eastern Province, Sri Lanka
Electoral District Ampara Electoral District
Area
 • Total1,682.93 km2 (649.78 sq mi)
Population
 (2012) [1]
 • Total172,118
 • Density102/km2 (260/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code EC-13D

The Pothuvil Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Ampara Electoral District, in the Eastern Province, Sri Lanka.

Contents

Presidential Election Results

Summary

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

Year Pothuvil Ampara Electoral District MAE [2]  % Sri Lanka MAE [3]  %
2019 NDF NDF 16.57% SLPP 35.20%
2015 NDF NDF 12.27% NDF 25.96%
2010 NDF NDF 10.00% UPFA 19.77%
2005 UNP UNP 9.86% UPFA 17.17%
1999 PA PA 0.46% PA 3.11%
1994 PA PA 8.28% PA 18.40%
1988 SLFP UNP 5.26% UNP 4.58%
1982 UNP UNP 6.17% UNP 4.82%
Matches/Mean MAE 4/8 5/8 8.61% 8/8 16.13%

2019 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Pothuvil [4] Ampara Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
NDF 100,952 80.62% 259,673 63.09% 5,564,239 41.99%
SLPP 20,116 16.06% 135,058 32.82% 6,924,255 52.25%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 4,153 3.32% 16,839 4.09% 764,005 5.76%
Valid Votes 125,221 99.27% 411,570 99.24% 13,252,499 98.99%
Rejected Votes 925 0.73% 3,158 0.76% 135,452 1.01%
Total Polled 126,146 78.99% 414,728 82.32% 13,387,951 83.71%
Registered Electors 159,694 503,790 15,992,568

2015 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Pothuvil [5] Ampara Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
NDF 81,547 77.55% 233,360 65.22% 6,217,162 51.28%
UPFA 22,425 21.33% 121,027 33.82% 5,768,090 47.58%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,176 1.12% 3,430 0.96% 138,200 1.14%
Valid Votes 105,148 99.24% 357,817 99.27% 12,123,452 98.85%
Rejected Votes 802 0.76% 2,625 0.73% 140,925 1.15%
Total Polled 105,950 69.64% 360,442 73.85% 12,264,377 78.69%
Registered Electors 152,147 488,067 15,585,942

2010 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Pothuvil [6] Ampara Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
NDF 54,374 59.89% 153,105 49.94% 4,173,185 40.15%
UPFA 33,979 37.42% 146,912 47.92% 6,015,934 57.88%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 2,443 2.69% 6,545 2.13% 204,494 1.97%
Valid Votes 90,796 98.84% 306,562 99.06% 10,393,613 99.03%
Rejected Votes 1,066 1.16% 2,912 0.94% 101,838 0.97%
Total Polled 91,862 66.67% 309,474 36.77% 10,495,451 66.70%
Registered Electors 137,779 841,672 15,734,587

2005 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Pothuvil [7] Ampara Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 55,467 65.75% 159,198 55.81% 4,706,366 48.43%
UPFA 27,704 32.84% 122,329 42.88% 4,887,152 50.29%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,188 1.41% 3,740 1.31% 123,521 1.27%
Valid Votes 84,359 98.99% 285,267 98.98% 9,717,039 98.88%
Rejected Votes 863 1.01% 2,941 1.02% 109,869 1.12%
Total Polled 85,222 65.66% 288,208 70.65% 9,826,908 69.51%
Registered Electors 129,798 407,918 14,136,979

1999 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Pothuvil [8] Ampara Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 46,341 55.89% 149,593 55.59% 4,312,157 51.12%
UNP 34,407 41.50% 109,805 40.80% 3,602,748 42.71%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 2,168 2.61% 9,456 3.51% 520,606 6.17%
Valid Votes 82,916 98.39% 269,100 98.34% 8,435,754 97.69%
Rejected Votes 1,360 1.61% 4,549 1.66% 199,536 2.31%
Total Polled 84,276 76.35% 273,649 78.47% 8,635,290 72.17%
Registered Electors 110,386 348,712 11,965,536

1994 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Pothuvil [9] Ampara Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 56,780 80.76% 168,289 72.36% 4,709,205 62.28%
UNP 11,774 16.75% 59,074 25.40% 2,715,283 35.91%
Ind 2 1,407 2.00% 3,677 1.58% 58,888 0.78%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 349 0.50% 1,541 0.66% 78,152 1.03%
Valid Votes 70,310 98.67% 232,581 98.47% 7,561,526 98.03%
Rejected Votes 949 1.33% 3,621 1.53% 151,706 1.97%
Total Polled 71,259 72.92% 236,202 74.01% 7,713,232 69.12%
Registered Electors 97,721 319,166 11,158,880

1988 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Pothuvil [10] Ampara Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SLFP 27,239 47.09% 83,137 43.78% 2,289,857 44.95%
UNP 25,262 43.67% 96,420 50.77% 2,569,199 50.43%
SLMP 5,345 9.24% 10,352 5.45% 235,701 4.63%
Valid Votes 57,846 97.43% 189,909 98.04% 5,094,754 98.24%
Rejected Votes 1,524 2.57% 3,802 1.96% 91,499 1.76%
Total Polled 59,370 71.67% 193,711 72.72% 5,186,256 55.87%
Registered Electors 82,833 266,396 9,283,143

1982 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Pothuvil [11] Ampara Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 23,286 47.29% 90,772 56.39% 3,450,815 52.93%
SLFP 17,265 35.06% 53,096 32.99% 2,546,348 39.05%
ACTC 5,748 11.67% 8,079 5.02% 173,934 2.67%
JVP 2,518 5.11% 7,679 4.77% 273,428 4.19%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 423 0.86% 1,344 0.83% 75,526 1.16%
Valid Votes 49,240 98.44% 160,970 98.71% 6,520,156 98.78%
Rejected Votes 778 1.56% 2,101 1.29% 80,470 1.22%
Total Polled 50,018 75.74% 163,071 79.22% 6,600,626 80.15%
Registered Electors 66,037 205,838 8,235,358

Parliamentary Election Results

Summary

The winner of Pothuvil has matched the final country result 3 out of 7 times.

Year Pothuvil Ampara Electoral District MAE [12]  % Sri Lanka MAE [13]  %
2015 UNP UNP 4.97% UNP 12.41%
2010 UPFA UPFA 5.47% UPFA 13.13%
2004 SLMC UPFA 12.28% UPFA 25.03%
2001 SLMC SLMC 8.02% UNP 26.46%
2000 PA PA 2.32% PA 2.83%
1994 SLMC UNP 9.39% PA 28.69%
1989 TULF UNP 7.66% UNP 23.58%
Matches/Mean MAE 3/7 5/7 7.16% 7/7 18.88%

2015 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Pothuvil [14] Ampara Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 43,533 45.96% 151,013 46.34% 5,098,916 45.77%
ITAK 25,147 26.55% 45,421 13.94% 515,963 4.63%
UPFA 15,575 16.44% 89,334 27.42% 4,732,664 42.48%
ACMC 9,517 10.05% 33,102 10.16% 33,102 0.30%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 943 1.00% 6,978 2.14% 676,586 6.07%
Valid Votes 94,715 94.07% 325,848 94.55% 11,140,333 95.35%
Rejected Votes 5,837 5.80% 18,423 5.35% 516,926 4.42%
Total Polled 100,686 66.18% 344,618 73.99% 11,684,111 77.66%
Registered Electors 152,147 465,757 15,044,490

2010 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Pothuvil [15] Ampara Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 32,603 43.09% 132,096 51.66% 4,846,388 60.38%
UNP 27,189 35.93% 90,757 35.50% 2,357,057 29.37%
ITAK 14,248 18.83% 26,895 10.52% 233,190 2.91%
TMVP 934 1.23% 1,490 0.58% 20,284 0.25%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 695 0.92% 4,442 1.74% 477,444 5.95%
Valid Votes 75,669 945862.50% 255,688 1345726.32% 8,026,322 96.03%
Rejected Votes 4 50.00% 9 47.37% 581,465 6.96%
Total Polled 8 200.00% 19 237.50% 8,358,246 59.29%
Registered Electors 4 8 14,097,690

2004 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Pothuvil [16] Ampara Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SLMC 33,787 35.58% 76,563 26.42% 186,880 2.02%
ITAK 31,890 33.59% 55,533 19.16% 633,203 6.85%
UPFA 22,192 23.37% 111,747 38.56% 4,223,126 45.70%
UNP 5,723 6.03% 42,121 14.53% 3,486,792 37.73%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,358 1.43% 3,865 1.33% 639,878 6.92%
Valid Votes 94,950 94.64% 289,829 93.91% 9,241,931 94.52%
Rejected Votes 5,227 5.21% 18,264 5.92% 534,452 5.47%
Total Polled 100,332 81.54% 308,625 81.42% 9,777,821 75.74%
Registered Electors 123,051 379,044 12,909,631

2001 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Pothuvil [17] Ampara Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SLMC 29,047 31.85% 75,257 26.86% 105,346 1.18%
TULF 28,882 31.67% 48,789 17.41% 348,164 3.89%
PA 13,861 15.20% 65,246 23.29% 3,330,815 37.19%
UNP 9,515 10.43% 58,468 20.87% 4,086,026 45.62%
IND9 5,062 5.55% 14,808 5.28% 14,848 0.17%
EPDP 3,377 3.70% 5,901 2.11% 72,783 0.81%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,462 1.60% 11,721 4.18% 934,107 10.43%
Valid Votes 91,206 94.85% 280,190 94.20% 8,955,844 94.77%
Rejected Votes 4,940 5.14% 17,225 5.79% 494,009 5.23%
Total Polled 96,159 82.39% 297,440 82.51% 9,449,878 76.03%
Registered Electors 116,710 360,497 12,428,762

2000 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Pothuvil [18] Ampara Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 39,753 48.12% 136,423 51.13% 3,899,329 45.33%
UNP 30,750 37.22% 101,628 38.09% 3,451,765 40.12%
IG2 10,729 12.99% 19,812 7.43% 31,443 0.37%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,381 1.67% 8,937 3.35% 712,394 8.28%
Valid Votes 82,613 N/A 266,800 N/A 8,602,617 N/A

1994 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Pothuvil [19] Ampara Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SLMC 28,851 40.17% 75,092 31.19% 143,307 1.80%
UNP 16,717 23.28% 78,767 32.72% 3,498,370 44.04%
TULF 13,532 18.84% 24,526 10.19% 132,461 1.67%
PA 7,959 11.08% 54,150 22.49% 3,887,805 48.94%
IND1 2,420 3.37% 3,366 1.40% 48,199 0.61%
TELO 2,235 3.11% 4,192 1.74% 24,974 0.31%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 108 0.15% 673 0.28% 90,078 1.13%
Valid Votes 71,822 94.06% 240,766 94.98% 7,943,688 95.20%
Rejected Votes 4,536 5.94% 12,736 5.02% 400,395 4.80%
Total Polled 76,358 78.14% 253,502 79.54% 8,344,095 74.75%
Registered Electors 97,721 318,710 11,163,064

1989 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Pothuvil [20] Ampara Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
TULF 23,352 33.54% 43,424 20.32% 188,594 3.37%
SLMC 21,631 31.07% 61,325 28.69% 202,016 3.61%
SLFP 13,012 18.69% 45,400 21.24% 1,785,369 31.90%
UNP 11,475 16.48% 62,600 29.29% 2,838,005 50.71%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 157 0.23% 965 0.45% 965 0.02%
Valid Votes 69,627 95.17% 213,714 95.22% 5,596,468 93.87%
Rejected Votes 3,533 4.83% 10,727 4.78% 365,563 6.13%
Total Polled 73,160 88.97% 224,441 84.45% 5,962,031 63.60%
Registered Electors 82,231 265,768 9,374,164

Demographics

Ethnicity

The Pothuvil Polling Division has a Moor plurality (38.4%), a significant Sri Lankan Tamil population (31.8%) and a significant Sinhalese population (29.4%) . In comparison, the Ampara Electoral District (which contains the Pothuvil Polling Division) has a Moor plurality (43.4%), a significant Sinhalese population (38.9%) and a significant Sri Lankan Tamil population (17.3%) [1]

Ethnicity in Pothuvil [1]

   Moor (38.4%)
   Sri Lankan Tamil (31.8%)
   Sinhalese (29.4%)
  Other (0.4%)

Religion

The Pothuvil Polling Division has a Muslim plurality (38.4%), a significant Buddhist population (29.2%) and a significant Hindu population (29.0%) . In comparison, the Ampara Electoral District (which contains the Pothuvil Polling Division) has a Muslim plurality (43.4%), a significant Buddhist population (38.7%) and a significant Hindu population (15.8%) [1]

Religion in Pothuvil [1]

   Muslim (38.4%)
   Buddhist (29.2%)
   Hindu (29.0%)
   Other Christian (1.7%)
   Roman Catholic (1.6%)
  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 Pothuvil and the Ampara 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 Pothuvil 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 Pothuvil and the Ampara 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 Pothuvil 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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