Walapane Polling Division

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Walapane
Polling Division
Walapane Polling Division Sri Lanka.svg
Coordinates: 7°05′30″N80°52′52″E / 7.091562°N 80.881242°E / 7.091562; 80.881242
Country Sri Lanka
Province Central Province, Sri Lanka
Electoral District Nuwara Eliya Electoral District
Area
 • Total307.49 km2 (118.72 sq mi)
Population
 (2012) [1]
 • Total104,119
 • Density339/km2 (880/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code EC-06D

The Walapane Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Nuwara Eliya Electoral District, in the Central Province, Sri Lanka.

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Presidential Election Results

Summary

The winner of Walapane has matched the final country result 5 out of 8 times. Hence, Walapane is a Weak Bellwether for Presidential Elections.

Year Walapane Nuwara Eliya Electoral District MAE [2]  % Sri Lanka MAE [3]  %
2019 NDF NDF 9.30% SLPP 5.73%
2015 NDF NDF 13.06% NDF 0.40%
2010 UPFA NDF 11.37% UPFA 1.30%
2005 UNP UNP 14.53% UPFA 7.29%
1999 UNP UNP 0.52% PA 4.31%
1994 PA PA 3.35% PA 7.84%
1988 UNP UNP 7.45% UNP 2.81%
1982 UNP UNP 6.56% UNP 2.11%
Matches/Mean MAE 5/8 4/8 8.27% 8/8 3.97%

2019 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Walapane [4] Nuwara Eliya Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
NDF 33,908 48.51% 277,913 58.28% 5,564,239 41.99%
SLPP 32,602 46.65% 175,823 36.87% 6,924,255 52.25%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 2,595 3.71% 17,237 3.61% 345,452 2.61%
NMPP 787 1.13% 5,891 1.24% 418,553 3.16%
Valid Votes 69,892 98.62% 476,864 98.52% 13,252,499 98.99%
Rejected Votes 978 1.38% 7,155 1.48% 135,452 1.01%
Total Polled 70,870 85.81% 484,019 85.06% 13,387,951 83.71%
Registered Electors 82,593 569,028 15,992,568

2015 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Walapane [5] Nuwara Eliya Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
NDF 32,340 50.59% 272,605 63.88% 6,217,162 51.28%
UPFA 30,354 47.48% 145,339 34.06% 5,768,090 47.58%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,230 1.92% 8,822 2.07% 138,200 1.14%
Valid Votes 63,924 98.38% 426,766 98.31% 12,123,452 98.85%
Rejected Votes 1,052 1.62% 7,329 1.69% 140,925 1.15%
Total Polled 64,976 79.05% 434,095 79.25% 12,264,377 78.69%
Registered Electors 82,193 547,766 15,585,942

2010 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Walapane [6] Nuwara Eliya Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 29,618 55.89% 151,604 43.77% 6,015,934 57.88%
NDF 21,474 40.52% 180,604 52.14% 4,173,185 40.15%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,902 3.59% 14,174 4.09% 204,494 1.97%
Valid Votes 52,994 98.38% 346,382 98.17% 10,393,613 99.03%
Rejected Votes 875 1.62% 6,462 1.83% 101,838 0.97%
Total Polled 53,869 73.42% 352,844 75.65% 10,495,451 66.70%
Registered Electors 73,369 466,440 15,734,587

2005 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Walapane [7] Nuwara Eliya Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 30,852 55.57% 250,428 70.37% 4,706,366 48.43%
UPFA 23,688 42.67% 99,550 27.97% 4,887,152 50.29%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 979 1.76% 5,897 1.66% 123,521 1.27%
Valid Votes 55,519 98.23% 355,875 98.50% 9,717,039 98.88%
Rejected Votes 1,003 1.77% 5,410 1.50% 109,869 1.12%
Total Polled 56,522 78.78% 361,285 79.49% 9,826,908 69.51%
Registered Electors 71,744 454,528 14,136,979

1999 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Walapane [8] Nuwara Eliya Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 23,685 47.92% 152,836 48.68% 3,602,748 42.71%
PA 23,312 47.17% 147,210 46.88% 4,312,157 51.12%
JVP 1,299 2.63% 5,879 1.87% 343,927 4.08%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,125 2.28% 8,065 2.57% 176,679 2.09%
Valid Votes 49,421 97.31% 313,990 97.21% 8,435,754 97.69%
Rejected Votes 1,366 2.69% 8,997 2.79% 199,536 2.31%
Total Polled 50,787 79.20% 322,987 80.23% 8,635,290 72.17%
Registered Electors 64,127 402,589 11,965,536

1994 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Walapane [9] Nuwara Eliya Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 26,020 54.12% 168,929 57.14% 4,709,205 62.28%
UNP 20,955 43.59% 116,928 39.55% 2,715,283 35.91%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 594 1.24% 3,459 1.17% 78,152 1.03%
Ind 2 509 1.06% 6,314 2.14% 58,888 0.78%
Valid Votes 48,078 97.01% 295,630 96.15% 7,561,526 98.03%
Rejected Votes 1,480 2.99% 11,840 3.85% 151,706 1.97%
Total Polled 49,558 78.66% 307,470 78.19% 7,713,232 69.12%
Registered Electors 63,000 393,221 11,158,880

1988 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Walapane [10] Nuwara Eliya Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 18,099 54.81% 112,135 62.15% 2,569,199 50.43%
SLFP 14,519 43.97% 64,907 35.98% 2,289,857 44.95%
SLMP 404 1.22% 3,371 1.87% 235,701 4.63%
Valid Votes 33,022 98.42% 180,413 98.19% 5,094,754 98.24%
Rejected Votes 530 1.58% 3,320 1.81% 91,499 1.76%
Total Polled 33,552 75.89% 183,733 79.44% 5,186,256 55.87%
Registered Electors 44,214 231,278 9,283,143

1982 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Walapane [11] Nuwara Eliya Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 18,957 56.21% 109,017 63.10% 3,450,815 52.93%
SLFP 13,391 39.71% 57,093 33.05% 2,546,348 39.05%
JVP 1,023 3.03% 4,569 2.64% 273,428 4.19%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 352 1.04% 2,090 1.21% 249,460 3.83%
Valid Votes 33,723 98.84% 172,769 98.83% 6,520,156 98.78%
Rejected Votes 397 1.16% 2,048 1.17% 80,470 1.22%
Total Polled 34,120 88.82% 174,817 85.71% 6,600,626 80.15%
Registered Electors 38,414 203,968 8,235,358

Parliamentary Election Results

Summary

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

Year Walapane Nuwara Eliya Electoral District MAE [12]  % Sri Lanka MAE [13]  %
2015 UNP UNP 4.69% UNP 4.46%
2010 UPFA UPFA 8.34% UPFA 3.69%
2004 UNP UNP 9.68% UPFA 5.31%
2001 UNP UNP 12.64% UNP 5.20%
2000 PA PA 1.69% PA 4.75%
1994 UNP UNP 6.74% PA 6.99%
1989 UNP UNP 2.64% UNP 6.77%
Matches/Mean MAE 5/7 5/7 6.63% 7/7 5.31%

2015 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Walapane [14] Nuwara Eliya Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 30,753 54.46% 228,920 59.06% 5,098,916 45.77%
UPFA 24,387 43.19% 147,348 38.02% 4,732,664 42.48%
JVP 664 1.18% 5,590 1.44% 544,154 4.88%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 663 1.17% 5,727 1.48% 87,743 0.79%
Valid Votes 56,467 91.01% 387,585 92.12% 11,140,333 95.35%
Rejected Votes 5,539 8.93% 32,788 7.79% 516,926 4.42%
Total Polled 62,047 75.49% 420,734 78.77% 11,684,111 77.66%
Registered Electors 82,193 534,150 15,044,490

2010 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Walapane [15] Nuwara Eliya Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 26,017 66.08% 149,111 56.06% 4,846,388 60.38%
UNP 11,551 29.34% 96,885 36.43% 2,357,057 29.37%
UPF 881 2.24% 13,189 4.96% 24,670 0.31%
DNA 508 1.29% 3,984 1.50% 441,251 5.50%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 413 1.05% 2,793 1.05% 34,436 0.43%
Valid Votes 39,370 85.89% 265,962 87.64% 8,026,322 96.03%
Rejected Votes 6,424 14.01% 37,236 12.27% 581,465 6.96%
Total Polled 45,840 62.48% 303,470 64.94% 8,358,246 59.29%
Registered Electors 73,369 467,332 14,097,690

2004 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Walapane [16] Nuwara Eliya Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 22,768 46.38% 176,971 54.02% 3,486,792 37.73%
UPFA 20,607 41.98% 82,945 25.32% 4,223,126 45.70%
UPF 3,170 6.46% 49,728 15.18% 49,728 0.54%
CDUA 1,697 3.46% 10,736 3.28% 10,736 0.12%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 849 1.73% 7,229 2.21% 595,550 6.44%
Valid Votes 49,091 92.42% 327,609 93.06% 9,241,931 94.52%
Rejected Votes 4,028 7.58% 24,413 6.94% 534,452 5.47%
Total Polled 53,119 76.09% 352,022 80.70% 9,777,821 75.74%
Registered Electors 69,813 436,236 12,909,631

2001 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Walapane [17] Nuwara Eliya Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 26,431 54.93% 215,157 68.28% 4,086,026 45.62%
PA 18,582 38.62% 77,733 24.67% 3,330,815 37.19%
JVP 2,184 4.54% 11,080 3.52% 815,353 9.10%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 918 1.91% 11,129 3.53% 143,834 1.61%
Valid Votes 48,115 90.02% 315,099 91.74% 8,955,844 94.77%
Rejected Votes 5,335 9.98% 28,373 8.26% 494,009 5.23%
Total Polled 53,450 80.17% 343,472 82.32% 9,449,878 76.03%
Registered Electors 66,671 417,264 12,428,762

2000 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Walapane [18] Nuwara Eliya Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 24,390 51.40% 158,018 52.53% 3,899,329 45.33%
UNP 21,144 44.56% 126,486 42.05% 3,451,765 40.12%
JVP 1,290 2.72% 6,299 2.09% 518,725 6.03%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 628 1.32% 10,003 3.33% 247,240 2.87%
Valid Votes 47,452 N/A 300,806 N/A 8,602,617 N/A

1994 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Walapane [19] Nuwara Eliya Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 26,534 53.75% 175,478 58.12% 3,498,370 44.04%
PA 21,453 43.46% 97,658 32.35% 3,887,805 48.94%
IND1 1,189 2.41% 27,374 9.07% 48,199 0.61%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 187 0.38% 1,408 0.47% 158,616 2.00%
Valid Votes 49,363 94.28% 301,918 93.33% 7,943,688 95.20%
Rejected Votes 2,997 5.72% 21,592 6.67% 400,395 4.80%
Total Polled 52,360 83.11% 323,510 82.37% 8,344,095 74.75%
Registered Electors 63,000 392,770 11,163,064

1989 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Walapane [20] Nuwara Eliya Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 20,699 62.44% 109,853 63.34% 2,838,005 50.71%
SLFP 11,236 33.90% 47,128 27.18% 1,785,369 31.90%
DPLF 961 2.90% 10,509 6.06% 19,150 0.34%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 252 0.76% 5,934 3.42% 343,999 6.15%
Valid Votes 33,148 92.50% 173,424 92.73% 5,596,468 93.87%
Rejected Votes 2,687 7.50% 13,600 7.27% 365,563 6.13%
Total Polled 35,835 82.15% 187,024 81.49% 5,962,031 63.60%
Registered Electors 43,624 229,519 9,374,164

Demographics

Ethnicity

The Walapane Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (63.0%) and a significant Indian Tamil population (33.8%) . In comparison, the Nuwara Eliya Electoral District (which contains the Walapane Polling Division) has an Indian Tamil majority (53.1%) and a significant Sinhalese population (39.6%) [1]

Ethnicity in Walapane [1]

   Sinhalese (63.0%)
   Indian Tamil (33.8%)
   Sri Lankan Tamil (2.4%)
  Other (0.8%)

Religion

The Walapane Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (62.7%) and a significant Hindu population (33.1%) . In comparison, the Nuwara Eliya Electoral District (which contains the Walapane Polling Division) has a Hindu majority (51.0%) and a significant Buddhist population (39.1%) [1]

Religion in Walapane [1]

   Buddhist (62.7%)
   Hindu (33.1%)
   Roman Catholic (1.6%)
   Other Christian (1.6%)
  Other (1.0%)

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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 Walapane and the Nuwara Eliya 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 Walapane 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 Walapane and the Nuwara Eliya 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 Walapane 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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