Viyaluwa Polling Division

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Viyaluwa
Viyaluwa Polling Division Sri Lanka.svg
Coordinates: 7°06′26″N81°01′29″E / 7.107242°N 81.024663°E / 7.107242; 81.024663
Country Sri Lanka
Province Uva Province, Sri Lanka
Electoral District Badulla Electoral District
Area
  Total317.28 km2 (122.50 sq mi)
Population
 (2012) [1]
  Total65,365
  Density206/km2 (530/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code EC-19B

The Viyaluwa Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Badulla Electoral District, in the Uva Province, Sri Lanka.

Contents

Presidential Election Results

Summary

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

Year Viyaluwa Badulla Electoral District MAE [2]  % Sri Lanka MAE [3]  %
2019 SLPP SLPP 6.91% SLPP 4.16%
2015 UPFA NDF 10.51% NDF 12.38%
2010 UPFA UPFA 7.56% UPFA 3.10%
2005 UPFA UNP 4.48% UPFA 0.64%
1999 PA UNP 1.34% PA 3.47%
1994 PA PA 0.81% PA 5.89%
1988 UNP UNP 7.72% UNP 1.54%
1982 UNP UNP 7.45% UNP 3.46%
Matches/Mean MAE 7/8 6/8 5.85% 8/8 4.33%

2019 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Viyaluwa [4] Badulla Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SLPP 24,401 56.66% 276,211 49.29% 6,924,255 52.25%
NDF 16,227 37.68% 251,706 44.92% 5,564,239 41.99%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,639 3.81% 17,622 3.14% 345,452 2.61%
NMPP 795 1.85% 14,806 2.64% 418,553 3.16%
Valid Votes 43,062 98.80% 560,345 98.77% 13,252,499 98.99%
Rejected Votes 521 1.20% 6,978 1.23% 135,452 1.01%
Total Polled 43,583 85.53% 567,323 86.25% 13,387,951 83.71%
Registered Electors 50,956 657,766 15,992,568

2015 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Viyaluwa [5] Badulla Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 23,518 59.72% 249,243 49.15% 5,768,090 47.58%
NDF 15,128 38.42% 249,524 49.21% 6,217,162 51.28%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 733 1.86% 8,303 1.64% 138,200 1.14%
Valid Votes 39,379 97.96% 507,070 98.47% 12,123,452 98.85%
Rejected Votes 822 2.04% 7,871 1.53% 140,925 1.15%
Total Polled 40,201 78.37% 514,941 79.51% 12,264,377 78.69%
Registered Electors 51,295 647,628 15,585,942

2010 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Viyaluwa [6] Badulla Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 20,816 60.75% 237,579 53.23% 6,015,934 57.88%
NDF 12,529 36.56% 198,835 44.55% 4,173,185 40.15%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 922 2.69% 9,880 2.21% 204,494 1.97%
Valid Votes 34,267 96.98% 446,294 98.66% 10,393,613 99.03%
Rejected Votes 1,068 3.02% 6,083 1.34% 101,838 0.97%
Total Polled 35,335 73.26% 452,377 75.62% 10,495,451 66.70%
Registered Electors 48,231 598,190 15,734,587

2005 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Viyaluwa [7] Badulla Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 16,803 49.28% 192,734 45.18% 4,887,152 50.29%
UNP 16,423 48.17% 226,582 53.11% 4,706,366 48.43%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 868 2.55% 7,283 1.71% 123,521 1.27%
Valid Votes 34,094 98.24% 426,599 98.43% 9,717,039 98.88%
Rejected Votes 611 1.76% 6,825 1.57% 109,869 1.12%
Total Polled 34,705 77.04% 433,424 78.67% 9,826,908 69.51%
Registered Electors 45,049 550,926 14,136,979

1999 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Viyaluwa [8] Badulla Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 13,336 47.01% 167,000 46.33% 4,312,157 51.12%
UNP 13,003 45.84% 172,884 47.97% 3,602,748 42.71%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,073 3.78% 8,512 2.36% 176,679 2.09%
JVP 957 3.37% 12,025 3.34% 343,927 4.08%
Valid Votes 28,369 96.73% 360,421 97.04% 8,435,754 97.69%
Rejected Votes 958 3.27% 10,979 2.96% 199,536 2.31%
Total Polled 29,327 75.24% 371,400 78.25% 8,635,290 72.17%
Registered Electors 38,978 474,610 11,965,536

1994 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Viyaluwa [9] Badulla Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 15,304 55.68% 182,810 55.27% 4,709,205 62.28%
UNP 11,227 40.84% 139,611 42.21% 2,715,283 35.91%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 500 1.82% 4,504 1.36% 78,152 1.03%
Ind 2 456 1.66% 3,847 1.16% 58,888 0.78%
Valid Votes 27,487 96.48% 330,772 95.91% 7,561,526 98.03%
Rejected Votes 1,002 3.52% 14,093 4.09% 151,706 1.97%
Total Polled 28,489 78.39% 344,865 77.47% 7,713,232 69.12%
Registered Electors 36,342 445,146 11,158,880

1988 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Viyaluwa [10] Badulla Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 6,397 52.49% 80,779 60.09% 2,569,199 50.43%
SLFP 5,575 45.75% 50,223 37.36% 2,289,857 44.95%
SLMP 214 1.76% 3,422 2.55% 235,701 4.63%
Valid Votes 12,186 97.71% 134,424 97.62% 5,094,754 98.24%
Rejected Votes 285 2.29% 3,276 2.38% 91,499 1.76%
Total Polled 12,471 100.00% 137,700 44.21% 5,186,256 55.87%
Registered Electors 12,471 311,473 9,283,143

1982 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Viyaluwa [11] Badulla Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 12,251 51.69% 141,062 58.67% 3,450,815 52.93%
SLFP 10,836 45.72% 88,462 36.79% 2,546,348 39.05%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 374 1.58% 3,203 1.33% 249,460 3.83%
JVP 242 1.02% 7,713 3.21% 273,428 4.19%
Valid Votes 23,703 98.80% 240,440 98.77% 6,520,156 98.78%
Rejected Votes 289 1.20% 2,982 1.23% 80,470 1.22%
Total Polled 23,992 87.39% 243,422 85.47% 6,600,626 80.15%
Registered Electors 27,455 284,801 8,235,358

Parliamentary Election Results

Summary

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

Year Viyaluwa Badulla Electoral District MAE [12]  % Sri Lanka MAE [13]  %
2015 UNP UNP 7.08% UNP 3.24%
2010 UPFA UPFA 6.60% UPFA 4.52%
2004 UPFA UNP 3.76% UPFA 6.49%
2001 UNP UNP 3.11% UNP 4.11%
2000 PA UNP 2.00% PA 3.01%
1994 UNP UNP 2.10% PA 5.03%
1989 UNP UNP 1.23% UNP 5.50%
Matches/Mean MAE 6/7 4/7 3.70% 7/7 4.55%

2015 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Viyaluwa [14] Badulla Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 17,092 48.37% 258,844 54.82% 5,098,916 45.77%
UPFA 16,639 47.08% 179,459 38.01% 4,732,664 42.48%
JVP 1,076 3.04% 21,445 4.54% 544,154 4.88%
CWC 380 1.08% 10,259 2.17% 17,107 0.15%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 152 0.43% 2,159 0.46% 76,945 0.69%
Valid Votes 35,339 93.71% 472,166 95.03% 11,140,333 95.35%
Rejected Votes 2,309 6.12% 24,167 4.86% 516,926 4.42%
Total Polled 37,712 73.52% 496,849 80.07% 11,684,111 77.66%
Registered Electors 51,295 620,486 15,044,490

2010 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Viyaluwa [15] Badulla Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 16,967 66.82% 203,689 58.25% 4,846,388 60.38%
UNP 7,046 27.75% 112,886 32.28% 2,357,057 29.37%
DNA 705 2.78% 15,768 4.51% 441,251 5.50%
UPF 423 1.67% 11,481 3.28% 24,670 0.31%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 252 0.99% 5,854 1.67% 28,670 0.36%
Valid Votes 25,393 92.24% 349,678 93.54% 8,026,322 96.03%
Rejected Votes 2,135 7.76% 24,169 6.46% 581,465 6.96%
Total Polled 27,528 57.08% 373,847 62.46% 8,358,246 59.29%
Registered Electors 48,231 598,521 14,097,690

2004 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Viyaluwa [16] Badulla Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 14,805 52.60% 178,634 48.26% 4,223,126 45.70%
UNP 12,874 45.74% 181,705 49.09% 3,486,792 37.73%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 469 1.67% 9,839 2.66% 610,312 6.60%
Valid Votes 28,148 91.68% 370,178 92.47% 9,241,931 94.52%
Rejected Votes 2,556 8.32% 30,159 7.53% 534,452 5.47%
Total Polled 30,704 71.54% 400,337 78.33% 9,777,821 75.74%
Registered Electors 42,921 511,115 12,909,631

2001 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Viyaluwa [17] Badulla Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 14,792 50.94% 201,173 53.81% 4,086,026 45.62%
PA 11,949 41.15% 138,443 37.03% 3,330,815 37.19%
JVP 1,962 6.76% 26,820 7.17% 815,353 9.10%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 336 1.16% 7,401 1.98% 79,391 0.89%
Valid Votes 29,039 91.84% 373,837 93.35% 8,955,844 94.77%
Rejected Votes 2,579 8.16% 26,626 6.65% 494,009 5.23%
Total Polled 31,618 76.77% 400,463 81.51% 9,449,878 76.03%
Registered Electors 41,188 491,288 12,428,762

2000 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Viyaluwa [18] Badulla Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 13,082 46.52% 154,172 42.71% 3,899,329 45.33%
UNP 12,880 45.81% 167,351 46.36% 3,451,765 40.12%
JVP 1,131 4.02% 16,414 4.55% 518,725 6.03%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 684 2.43% 10,987 3.04% 431,432 5.02%
CWC 342 1.22% 12,092 3.35% 22,985 0.27%
Valid Votes 28,119 N/A 361,016 N/A 8,602,617 N/A

1994 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Viyaluwa [19] Badulla Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 14,340 52.26% 182,131 54.04% 3,498,370 44.04%
PA 12,646 46.08% 146,546 43.48% 3,887,805 48.94%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 455 1.66% 8,382 2.49% 223,505 2.81%
Valid Votes 27,441 90.91% 337,059 92.19% 7,943,688 95.20%
Rejected Votes 2,744 9.09% 28,540 7.81% 400,395 4.80%
Total Polled 30,185 83.06% 365,599 82.23% 8,344,095 74.75%
Registered Electors 36,342 444,632 11,163,064

1989 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Viyaluwa [20] Badulla Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 12,581 58.11% 135,089 58.97% 2,838,005 50.71%
SLFP 8,067 37.26% 81,011 35.36% 1,785,369 31.90%
USA 673 3.11% 5,712 2.49% 141,983 2.54%
ELJP 244 1.13% 5,589 2.44% 67,723 1.21%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 86 0.40% 1,693 0.74% 90,480 1.62%
Valid Votes 21,651 90.59% 229,094 92.08% 5,596,468 93.87%
Rejected Votes 2,248 9.41% 19,704 7.92% 365,563 6.13%
Total Polled 23,899 79.21% 248,798 75.55% 5,962,031 63.60%
Registered Electors 30,170 329,321 9,374,164

Demographics

Ethnicity

The Viyaluwa Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (87.8%) . In comparison, the Badulla Electoral District (which contains the Viyaluwa Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (73.0%) and a significant Indian Tamil population (18.5%) [1]

Ethnicity in Viyaluwa [1]

   Sinhalese (87.8%)
   Indian Tamil (9.5%)
   Moor (1.3%)
   Sri Lankan Tamil (1.2%)
  Other (0.1%)

Religion

The Viyaluwa Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (87.8%) and a significant Hindu population (10.1%) . In comparison, the Badulla Electoral District (which contains the Viyaluwa Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (72.6%) and a significant Hindu population (19.3%) [1]

Religion in Viyaluwa [1]

   Buddhist (87.8%)
   Hindu (10.1%)
   Muslim (1.3%)
  Other (0.8%)

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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 Viyaluwa and the Badulla 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 Viyaluwa and the country. It is a measure of the difference in voting behaviour between the two regions.
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  12. The mean absolute error, between the percentages of votes each party got in Viyaluwa and the Badulla 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 Viyaluwa and the country. It is a measure of the difference in voting behaviour between the two regions.
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