Yatiyanthota Polling Division

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Yatiyanthota
Coordinates: 7°03′26″N80°22′17″E / 7.057316°N 80.371443°E / 7.057316; 80.371443
Country Sri Lanka
Province Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka
Electoral District Kegalle Electoral District
Area
  Total306.09 km2 (118.18 sq mi)
Population
 (2012) [1]
  Total108,191
  Density353/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.

Contents

Presidential Election Results

Summary

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]  %
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%

2019 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Yatiyanthota [4] Kegalle Electoral District Sri Lanka
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

2015 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Yatiyanthota [5] Kegalle Electoral District Sri Lanka
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

2010 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Yatiyanthota [6] Kegalle Electoral District Sri Lanka
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

2005 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Yatiyanthota [7] Kegalle Electoral District Sri Lanka
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

1999 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Yatiyanthota [8] Kegalle Electoral District Sri Lanka
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

1994 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Yatiyanthota [9] Kegalle Electoral District Sri Lanka
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

1988 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Yatiyanthota [10] Kegalle Electoral District Sri Lanka
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

1982 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Yatiyanthota [11] Kegalle Electoral District Sri Lanka
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

Parliamentary Election Results

Summary

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]  %
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%

2015 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Yatiyanthota [14] Kegalle Electoral District Sri Lanka
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

2010 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Yatiyanthota [15] Kegalle Electoral District Sri Lanka
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

2004 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Yatiyanthota [16] Kegalle Electoral District Sri Lanka
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

2001 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Yatiyanthota [17] Kegalle Electoral District Sri Lanka
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

2000 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

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

1994 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Yatiyanthota [19] Kegalle Electoral District Sri Lanka
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

1989 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Yatiyanthota [20] Kegalle Electoral District Sri Lanka
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

Demographics

Ethnicity

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]

Ethnicity in Yatiyanthota [1]

   Sinhalese (77.3%)
   Indian Tamil (16.5%)
   Sri Lankan Tamil (3.4%)
   Moor (2.6%)
  Other (0.1%)

Religion

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]

Religion in Yatiyanthota [1]

   Buddhist (77.0%)
   Hindu (18.2%)
   Muslim (2.7%)
   Roman Catholic (1.1%)
  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 Yatiyanthota and the Kegalle 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 Yatiyanthota 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 Yatiyanthota and the Kegalle 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 Yatiyanthota and the country. It is a measure of the difference in voting behaviour between the two regions.
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