Yatiyanthota | |
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Coordinates: 7°03′26″N80°22′17″E / 7.057316°N 80.371443°E | |
Country | Sri Lanka |
Province | Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka |
Electoral District | Kegalle Electoral District |
Area | |
• Total | 306.09 km2 (118.18 sq mi) |
Population (2012) [1] | |
• Total | 108,191 |
• Density | 353/km2 (910/sq mi) |
ISO 3166 code | EC-22G |
The Yatiyanthota Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Kegalle Electoral District, in the Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka.
The winner of Yatiyanthota has matched the final country result 6 out of 8 times. Hence, Yatiyanthota is a Weak Bellwether for Presidential Elections.
Year | Yatiyanthota | Kegalle Electoral District | MAE [2] % | Sri Lanka | MAE [3] % | |||
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2019 | SLPP | SLPP | 4.20% | SLPP | 1.42% | |||
2015 | UPFA | UPFA | 0.94% | NDF | 5.14% | |||
2010 | UPFA | UPFA | 2.27% | UPFA | 1.53% | |||
2005 | UNP | UPFA | 2.58% | UPFA | 1.85% | |||
1999 | PA | PA | 0.83% | PA | 0.90% | |||
1994 | PA | PA | 2.32% | PA | 8.50% | |||
1988 | UNP | UNP | 2.82% | UNP | 8.19% | |||
1982 | UNP | UNP | 3.28% | UNP | 6.31% | |||
Matches/Mean MAE | 6/8 | 7/8 | 2.40% | 8/8 | 4.23% |
Party | Yatiyanthota [4] | Kegalle Electoral District | Sri Lanka | |||||||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | |||||
SLPP | 32,753 | 51.62% | 320,484 | 55.66% | 6,924,255 | 52.25% | ||||
NDF | 28,215 | 44.47% | 228,032 | 39.60% | 5,564,239 | 41.99% | ||||
Other Parties (with < 1%) | 1,489 | 2.35% | 12,272 | 2.13% | 345,452 | 2.61% | ||||
NMPP | 990 | 1.56% | 15,043 | 2.61% | 418,553 | 3.16% | ||||
Valid Votes | 63,447 | 98.97% | 575,831 | 99.11% | 13,252,499 | 98.99% | ||||
Rejected Votes | 659 | 1.03% | 5,152 | 0.89% | 135,452 | 1.01% | ||||
Total Polled | 64,106 | 85.66% | 580,983 | 85.89% | 13,387,951 | 83.71% | ||||
Registered Electors | 74,836 | 676,440 | 15,992,568 |
Party | Yatiyanthota [5] | Kegalle Electoral District | Sri Lanka | |||||||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | |||||
UPFA | 30,890 | 52.62% | 278,130 | 51.82% | 5,768,090 | 47.58% | ||||
NDF | 26,970 | 45.94% | 252,533 | 47.05% | 6,217,162 | 51.28% | ||||
Other Parties (with < 1%) | 843 | 1.44% | 6,108 | 1.14% | 138,200 | 1.14% | ||||
Valid Votes | 58,703 | 98.64% | 536,771 | 98.80% | 12,123,452 | 98.85% | ||||
Rejected Votes | 809 | 1.36% | 6,515 | 1.20% | 140,925 | 1.15% | ||||
Total Polled | 59,512 | 80.16% | 543,286 | 79.85% | 12,264,377 | 78.69% | ||||
Registered Electors | 74,244 | 680,414 | 15,585,942 |
Party | Yatiyanthota [6] | Kegalle Electoral District | Sri Lanka | |||||||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | |||||
UPFA | 31,456 | 59.25% | 296,639 | 61.80% | 6,015,934 | 57.88% | ||||
NDF | 20,346 | 38.32% | 174,877 | 36.44% | 4,173,185 | 40.15% | ||||
Other Parties (with < 1%) | 1,288 | 2.43% | 8,448 | 1.76% | 204,494 | 1.97% | ||||
Valid Votes | 53,090 | 99.19% | 479,964 | 99.25% | 10,393,613 | 99.03% | ||||
Rejected Votes | 431 | 0.81% | 3,604 | 0.75% | 101,838 | 0.97% | ||||
Total Polled | 53,521 | 76.50% | 483,568 | 76.11% | 10,495,451 | 66.70% | ||||
Registered Electors | 69,964 | 635,342 | 15,734,587 |
Party | Yatiyanthota [7] | Kegalle Electoral District | Sri Lanka | |||||||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | |||||
UNP | 26,056 | 50.23% | 223,483 | 47.67% | 4,706,366 | 48.43% | ||||
UPFA | 25,080 | 48.35% | 239,184 | 51.02% | 4,887,152 | 50.29% | ||||
Other Parties (with < 1%) | 738 | 1.42% | 6,106 | 1.30% | 123,521 | 1.27% | ||||
Valid Votes | 51,874 | 98.98% | 468,773 | 98.99% | 9,717,039 | 98.88% | ||||
Rejected Votes | 536 | 1.02% | 4,795 | 1.01% | 109,869 | 1.12% | ||||
Total Polled | 52,410 | 79.73% | 473,568 | 78.68% | 9,826,908 | 69.51% | ||||
Registered Electors | 65,737 | 601,872 | 14,136,979 |
Party | Yatiyanthota [8] | Kegalle Electoral District | Sri Lanka | |||||||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | |||||
PA | 22,655 | 51.03% | 210,185 | 51.30% | 4,312,157 | 51.12% | ||||
UNP | 19,765 | 44.52% | 176,376 | 43.05% | 3,602,748 | 42.71% | ||||
Other Parties (with < 1%) | 1,071 | 2.41% | 8,122 | 1.98% | 176,679 | 2.09% | ||||
JVP | 902 | 2.03% | 14,997 | 3.66% | 343,927 | 4.08% | ||||
Valid Votes | 44,393 | 97.80% | 409,680 | 98.05% | 8,435,754 | 97.69% | ||||
Rejected Votes | 998 | 2.20% | 8,136 | 1.95% | 199,536 | 2.31% | ||||
Total Polled | 45,391 | 75.75% | 417,816 | 76.52% | 8,635,290 | 72.17% | ||||
Registered Electors | 59,922 | 546,038 | 11,965,536 |
Party | Yatiyanthota [9] | Kegalle Electoral District | Sri Lanka | |||||||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | |||||
PA | 21,930 | 53.55% | 211,676 | 56.06% | 4,709,205 | 62.28% | ||||
UNP | 18,200 | 44.44% | 159,707 | 42.30% | 2,715,283 | 35.91% | ||||
Other Parties (with < 1%) | 822 | 2.01% | 6,209 | 1.64% | 137,040 | 1.81% | ||||
Valid Votes | 40,952 | 97.63% | 377,592 | 98.14% | 7,561,526 | 98.03% | ||||
Rejected Votes | 992 | 2.37% | 7,139 | 1.86% | 151,706 | 1.97% | ||||
Total Polled | 41,944 | 73.16% | 384,731 | 74.84% | 7,713,232 | 69.12% | ||||
Registered Electors | 57,328 | 514,055 | 11,158,880 |
Party | Yatiyanthota [10] | Kegalle Electoral District | Sri Lanka | |||||||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | |||||
UNP | 21,614 | 59.51% | 168,720 | 57.11% | 2,569,199 | 50.43% | ||||
SLFP | 13,452 | 37.04% | 119,769 | 40.54% | 2,289,857 | 44.95% | ||||
SLMP | 1,253 | 3.45% | 6,923 | 2.34% | 235,701 | 4.63% | ||||
Valid Votes | 36,319 | 98.60% | 295,412 | 98.57% | 5,094,754 | 98.24% | ||||
Rejected Votes | 516 | 1.40% | 4,277 | 1.43% | 91,499 | 1.76% | ||||
Total Polled | 36,835 | 75.70% | 299,689 | 67.98% | 5,186,256 | 55.87% | ||||
Registered Electors | 48,662 | 440,836 | 9,283,143 |
Party | Yatiyanthota [11] | Kegalle Electoral District | Sri Lanka | |||||||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | |||||
UNP | 22,889 | 59.84% | 195,444 | 57.02% | 3,450,815 | 52.93% | ||||
SLFP | 12,517 | 32.72% | 126,538 | 36.92% | 2,546,348 | 39.05% | ||||
LSSP | 1,838 | 4.80% | 6,184 | 1.80% | 58,531 | 0.90% | ||||
JVP | 862 | 2.25% | 13,706 | 4.00% | 273,428 | 4.19% | ||||
Other Parties (with < 1%) | 147 | 0.38% | 890 | 0.26% | 190,929 | 2.93% | ||||
Valid Votes | 38,253 | 98.02% | 342,762 | 98.69% | 6,520,156 | 98.78% | ||||
Rejected Votes | 771 | 1.98% | 4,537 | 1.31% | 80,470 | 1.22% | ||||
Total Polled | 39,024 | 85.18% | 347,299 | 84.30% | 6,600,626 | 80.15% | ||||
Registered Electors | 45,811 | 411,994 | 8,235,358 |
The winner of Yatiyanthota has matched the final country result 6 out of 7 times. Hence, Yatiyanthota is a Strong Bellwether for Parliamentary Elections.
Year | Yatiyanthota | Kegalle Electoral District | MAE [12] % | Sri Lanka | MAE [13] % | |||
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2015 | UNP | UNP | 0.37% | UNP | 3.38% | |||
2010 | UPFA | UPFA | 3.19% | UPFA | 3.93% | |||
2004 | UPFA | UPFA | 2.53% | UPFA | 5.58% | |||
2001 | UNP | UNP | 1.43% | UNP | 4.33% | |||
2000 | PA | PA | 1.47% | PA | 4.11% | |||
1994 | UNP | UNP | 3.81% | PA | 7.24% | |||
1989 | UNP | UNP | 7.96% | UNP | 13.69% | |||
Matches/Mean MAE | 6/7 | 6/7 | 2.97% | 7/7 | 6.04% |
Party | Yatiyanthota [14] | Kegalle Electoral District | Sri Lanka | |||||||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | |||||
UNP | 27,123 | 49.48% | 247,467 | 49.52% | 5,098,916 | 45.77% | ||||
UPFA | 25,250 | 46.07% | 227,208 | 45.47% | 4,732,664 | 42.48% | ||||
CWC | 1,139 | 2.08% | 2,448 | 0.49% | 17,107 | 0.15% | ||||
JVP | 997 | 1.82% | 18,394 | 3.68% | 544,154 | 4.88% | ||||
Other Parties (with < 1%) | 304 | 0.55% | 4,213 | 0.84% | 83,938 | 0.75% | ||||
Valid Votes | 54,813 | 95.16% | 499,730 | 96.35% | 11,140,333 | 95.35% | ||||
Rejected Votes | 2,743 | 4.76% | 18,770 | 3.62% | 516,926 | 4.42% | ||||
Total Polled | 57,602 | 77.58% | 518,674 | 79.81% | 11,684,111 | 77.66% | ||||
Registered Electors | 74,244 | 649,878 | 15,044,490 |
Party | Yatiyanthota [15] | Kegalle Electoral District | Sri Lanka | |||||||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | |||||
UPFA | 25,522 | 64.36% | 242,463 | 66.89% | 4,846,388 | 60.38% | ||||
UNP | 13,404 | 33.80% | 104,925 | 28.95% | 2,357,057 | 29.37% | ||||
DNA | 552 | 1.39% | 13,518 | 3.73% | 441,251 | 5.50% | ||||
Other Parties (with < 1%) | 174 | 0.44% | 1,549 | 0.43% | 33,973 | 0.42% | ||||
Valid Votes | 39,652 | 91.07% | 362,455 | 93.32% | 8,026,322 | 96.03% | ||||
Rejected Votes | 3,889 | 8.93% | 25,965 | 6.68% | 581,465 | 6.96% | ||||
Total Polled | 43,541 | 62.23% | 388,420 | 60.93% | 8,358,246 | 59.29% | ||||
Registered Electors | 69,964 | 637,524 | 14,097,690 |
Party | Yatiyanthota [16] | Kegalle Electoral District | Sri Lanka | |||||||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | |||||
UPFA | 22,081 | 49.11% | 214,267 | 50.88% | 4,223,126 | 45.70% | ||||
UNP | 21,500 | 47.81% | 186,641 | 44.32% | 3,486,792 | 37.73% | ||||
JHU | 1,083 | 2.41% | 18,034 | 4.28% | 552,723 | 5.98% | ||||
Other Parties (with < 1%) | 302 | 0.67% | 2,187 | 0.52% | 59,247 | 0.64% | ||||
Valid Votes | 44,966 | 92.00% | 421,134 | 94.25% | 9,241,931 | 94.52% | ||||
Rejected Votes | 3,910 | 8.00% | 25,685 | 5.75% | 534,452 | 5.47% | ||||
Total Polled | 48,876 | 76.17% | 446,816 | 78.35% | 9,777,821 | 75.74% | ||||
Registered Electors | 64,170 | 570,299 | 12,909,631 |
Party | Yatiyanthota [17] | Kegalle Electoral District | Sri Lanka | |||||||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | |||||
UNP | 22,704 | 49.86% | 208,104 | 49.36% | 4,086,026 | 45.62% | ||||
PA | 19,508 | 42.84% | 170,901 | 40.53% | 3,330,815 | 37.19% | ||||
JVP | 2,678 | 5.88% | 36,711 | 8.71% | 815,353 | 9.10% | ||||
Other Parties (with < 1%) | 645 | 1.42% | 5,924 | 1.40% | 123,245 | 1.38% | ||||
Valid Votes | 45,535 | 92.82% | 421,640 | 94.90% | 8,955,844 | 94.77% | ||||
Rejected Votes | 3,521 | 7.18% | 22,669 | 5.10% | 494,009 | 5.23% | ||||
Total Polled | 49,056 | 78.43% | 444,309 | 80.10% | 9,449,878 | 76.03% | ||||
Registered Electors | 62,548 | 554,698 | 12,428,762 |
Party | Yatiyanthota [18] | Kegalle Electoral District | Sri Lanka | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | |||||
PA | 22,659 | 51.62% | 201,114 | 48.88% | 3,899,329 | 45.33% | ||||
UNP | 18,738 | 42.69% | 175,627 | 42.69% | 3,451,765 | 40.12% | ||||
JVP | 1,347 | 3.07% | 22,028 | 5.35% | 518,725 | 6.03% | ||||
Other Parties (with < 1%) | 1,149 | 2.62% | 12,643 | 3.07% | 419,507 | 4.88% | ||||
Valid Votes | 43,893 | N/A | 411,412 | N/A | 8,602,617 | N/A |
Party | Yatiyanthota [19] | Kegalle Electoral District | Sri Lanka | |||||||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | |||||
UNP | 24,145 | 55.27% | 203,938 | 51.24% | 3,498,370 | 44.04% | ||||
PA | 19,340 | 44.27% | 190,689 | 47.91% | 3,887,805 | 48.94% | ||||
Other Parties (with < 1%) | 202 | 0.46% | 3,383 | 0.85% | 90,078 | 1.13% | ||||
Valid Votes | 43,687 | 94.37% | 398,010 | 95.89% | 7,943,688 | 95.20% | ||||
Rejected Votes | 2,604 | 5.63% | 17,043 | 4.11% | 400,395 | 4.80% | ||||
Total Polled | 46,291 | 80.75% | 415,053 | 80.78% | 8,344,095 | 74.75% | ||||
Registered Electors | 57,328 | 513,825 | 11,163,064 |
Party | Yatiyanthota [20] | Kegalle Electoral District | Sri Lanka | |||||||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | |||||
UNP | 24,062 | 68.54% | 174,334 | 61.12% | 2,838,005 | 50.71% | ||||
SLFP | 6,377 | 18.17% | 80,668 | 28.28% | 1,785,369 | 31.90% | ||||
USA | 4,248 | 12.10% | 15,168 | 5.32% | 141,983 | 2.54% | ||||
Other Parties (with < 1%) | 417 | 1.19% | 15,084 | 5.29% | 158,203 | 2.83% | ||||
Valid Votes | 35,104 | 93.17% | 285,254 | 93.95% | 5,596,468 | 93.87% | ||||
Rejected Votes | 2,573 | 6.83% | 18,362 | 6.05% | 365,563 | 6.13% | ||||
Total Polled | 37,677 | 78.29% | 303,616 | 69.46% | 5,962,031 | 63.60% | ||||
Registered Electors | 48,126 | 437,131 | 9,374,164 |
The Yatiyanthota Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (77.3%) and a significant Indian Tamil population (16.5%) . In comparison, the Kegalle Electoral District (which contains the Yatiyanthota Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (85.5%) [1]
The Yatiyanthota Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (77.0%) and a significant Hindu population (18.2%) . In comparison, the Kegalle Electoral District (which contains the Yatiyanthota Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (84.4%) [1]
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