Akuressa Polling Division

Akuressa
Polling Division
Location of Akuressa
Coordinates: 6°04′58″N 80°28′51″E / 6.082773°N 80.480722°E / 6.082773; 80.480722
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceSouthern Province, Sri Lanka
Electoral DistrictMatara Electoral District
Area
 • Total
256.55 km2 (99.05 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)[1]
 • Total
120,072
 • Density468/km2 (1,210/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeEC-08C

The Akuressa Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Matara Electoral District, in the Southern Province, Sri Lanka.

Presidential Election Results

Summary

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

Year Akuressa Matara Electoral District MAE[2] % Sri Lanka MAE[3] %
2019 SLPP SLPP 0.32% SLPP 14.05%
2015 UPFA UPFA 0.07% NDF 9.96%
2010 UPFA UPFA 0.40% UPFA 7.75%
2005 UPFA UPFA 0.69% UPFA 10.82%
1999 PA PA 1.03% PA 3.27%
1994 PA PA 1.52% PA 0.83%
1988 UNP SLFP 15.35% UNP 7.06%
1982 UNP UNP 1.49% UNP 2.92%
Matches/Mean MAE 7/8 6/8 2.61% 8/8 7.08%

2019 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Akuressa[4] Matara Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SLPP 53,478 66.81% 374,481 67.25% 6,924,255 52.25%
NDF 21,415 26.75% 149,026 26.76% 5,564,239 41.99%
NMPP 3,787 4.73% 23,439 4.21% 418,553 3.16%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,369 1.71% 9,922 1.78% 345,452 2.61%
Valid Votes 80,049 99.38% 556,868 99.33% 13,252,499 98.99%
Rejected Votes 499 0.62% 3,782 0.67% 135,452 1.01%
Total Polled 80,548 86.04% 560,650 85.93% 13,387,951 83.71%
Registered Electors 93,616 652,417 15,992,568

2015 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Akuressa[5] Matara Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 42,860 57.70% 297,823 57.81% 5,768,090 47.58%
NDF 30,647 41.26% 212,435 41.24% 6,217,162 51.28%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 778 1.05% 4,892 0.95% 138,200 1.14%
Valid Votes 74,285 99.23% 515,150 99.06% 12,123,452 98.85%
Rejected Votes 575 0.77% 4,891 0.94% 140,925 1.15%
Total Polled 74,860 79.83% 520,041 80.23% 12,264,377 78.69%
Registered Electors 93,769 648,213 15,585,942

2010 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Akuressa[6] Matara Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 44,527 65.95% 296,155 65.53% 6,015,934 57.88%
NDF 21,926 32.47% 148,510 32.86% 4,173,185 40.15%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,066 1.58% 7,264 1.61% 204,494 1.97%
Valid Votes 67,519 99.34% 451,929 99.34% 10,393,613 99.03%
Rejected Votes 449 0.66% 3,025 0.66% 101,838 0.97%
Total Polled 67,968 77.67% 454,954 76.51% 10,495,451 66.70%
Registered Electors 87,510 594,628 15,734,587

2005 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Akuressa[7] Matara Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 41,091 61.11% 279,411 61.85% 4,887,152 50.29%
UNP 25,103 37.33% 165,837 36.71% 4,706,366 48.43%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,052 1.56% 6,474 1.43% 123,521 1.27%
Valid Votes 67,246 99.16% 451,722 99.11% 9,717,039 98.88%
Rejected Votes 570 0.84% 4,077 0.89% 109,869 1.12%
Total Polled 67,816 79.91% 455,799 78.95% 9,826,908 69.51%
Registered Electors 84,867 577,327 14,136,979

1999 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Akuressa[8] Matara Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 30,040 53.00% 205,685 54.32% 4,312,157 51.12%
UNP 21,330 37.63% 139,677 36.89% 3,602,748 42.71%
JVP 4,231 7.46% 26,229 6.93% 343,927 4.08%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,079 1.90% 7,047 1.86% 176,679 2.09%
Valid Votes 56,680 98.11% 378,638 97.78% 8,435,754 97.69%
Rejected Votes 1,090 1.89% 8,583 2.22% 199,536 2.31%
Total Polled 57,770 75.11% 387,221 73.90% 8,635,290 72.17%
Registered Electors 76,916 524,002 11,965,536

1994 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Akuressa[9] Matara Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 32,632 63.17% 227,865 64.69% 4,709,205 62.28%
UNP 18,165 35.17% 118,224 33.56% 2,715,283 35.91%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 858 1.66% 6,150 1.75% 137,040 1.81%
Valid Votes 51,655 98.28% 352,239 98.40% 7,561,526 98.03%
Rejected Votes 903 1.72% 5,731 1.60% 151,706 1.97%
Total Polled 52,558 70.49% 357,970 69.93% 7,713,232 69.12%
Registered Electors 74,562 511,933 11,158,880

1988 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Akuressa[10] Matara Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 5,346 58.34% 45,399 42.93% 2,569,199 50.43%
SLFP 3,505 38.25% 57,424 54.30% 2,289,857 44.95%
SLMP 312 3.40% 2,922 2.76% 235,701 4.63%
Valid Votes 9,163 97.07% 105,745 98.14% 5,094,754 98.24%
Rejected Votes 277 2.93% 2,003 1.86% 91,499 1.76%
Total Polled 9,440 14.07% 107,748 23.80% 5,186,256 55.87%
Registered Electors 67,076 452,637 9,283,143

1982 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Akuressa[11] Matara Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 24,667 49.08% 164,725 49.32% 3,450,815 52.93%
SLFP 20,389 40.57% 144,587 43.29% 2,546,348 39.05%
JVP 4,781 9.51% 22,117 6.62% 273,428 4.19%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 424 0.84% 2,554 0.76% 249,460 3.83%
Valid Votes 50,261 99.17% 333,983 99.08% 6,520,156 98.78%
Rejected Votes 421 0.83% 3,091 0.92% 80,470 1.22%
Total Polled 50,682 84.76% 337,074 82.90% 6,600,626 80.15%
Registered Electors 59,798 406,595 8,235,358

Parliamentary Election Results

Summary

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

Year Akuressa Matara Electoral District MAE[12] % Sri Lanka MAE[13] %
2015 UPFA UPFA 0.66% UNP 8.10%
2010 UPFA UPFA 0.22% UPFA 3.30%
2004 UPFA UPFA 0.44% UPFA 7.52%
2001 UNP UNP 0.81% UNP 3.95%
2000 PA PA 0.37% PA 4.60%
1994 PA PA 1.69% PA 6.73%
1989 UNP UNP 3.40% UNP 4.85%
Matches/Mean MAE 6/7 6/7 1.09% 7/7 5.58%

2015 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Akuressa[14] Matara Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 35,582 53.14% 250,505 52.70% 4,732,664 42.48%
UNP 25,643 38.30% 186,675 39.27% 5,098,916 45.77%
JVP 5,358 8.00% 35,270 7.42% 544,154 4.88%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 370 0.55% 2,890 0.61% 62,184 0.56%
Valid Votes 66,953 95.01% 475,340 96.93% 11,140,333 95.35%
Rejected Votes 1,796 2.55% 12,692 2.59% 516,926 4.42%
Total Polled 70,466 75.15% 490,409 78.61% 11,684,111 77.66%
Registered Electors 93,769 623,818 15,044,490

2010 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Akuressa[15] Matara Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 30,816 65.00% 213,937 65.31% 4,846,388 60.38%
UNP 13,196 27.84% 91,114 27.81% 2,357,057 29.37%
DNA 3,075 6.49% 20,465 6.25% 441,251 5.50%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 320 0.68% 2,066 0.63% 53,531 0.67%
Valid Votes 47,407 95.62% 327,582 95.82% 8,026,322 96.03%
Rejected Votes 2,170 4.38% 14,289 4.18% 581,465 6.96%
Total Polled 49,577 56.65% 341,871 59.06% 8,358,246 59.29%
Registered Electors 87,510 578,858 14,097,690

2004 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Akuressa[16] Matara Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 35,747 60.30% 241,235 60.27% 4,223,126 45.70%
UNP 21,318 35.96% 139,633 34.89% 3,486,792 37.73%
JHU 1,733 2.92% 16,229 4.05% 552,723 5.98%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 484 0.82% 3,136 0.78% 54,133 0.59%
Valid Votes 59,282 94.54% 400,233 94.62% 9,241,931 94.52%
Rejected Votes 3,427 5.46% 22,769 5.38% 534,452 5.47%
Total Polled 62,709 76.17% 423,002 76.84% 9,777,821 75.74%
Registered Electors 82,330 550,506 12,909,631

2001 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Akuressa[17] Matara Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 25,372 41.78% 171,661 42.49% 4,086,026 45.62%
PA 25,294 41.65% 171,141 42.37% 3,330,815 37.19%
JVP 9,120 15.02% 54,476 13.49% 815,353 9.10%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 941 1.55% 6,689 1.66% 133,373 1.49%
Valid Votes 60,727 95.04% 403,967 95.10% 8,955,844 94.77%
Rejected Votes 3,172 4.96% 20,820 4.90% 494,009 5.23%
Total Polled 63,899 80.02% 424,787 79.44% 9,449,878 76.03%
Registered Electors 79,850 534,694 12,428,762

2000 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Akuressa[18] Matara Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 30,699 51.80% 203,690 51.47% 3,899,329 45.33%
UNP 21,688 36.60% 146,855 37.11% 3,451,765 40.12%
JVP 5,879 9.92% 38,757 9.79% 518,725 6.03%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 995 1.68% 6,462 1.63% 238,931 2.78%
Valid Votes 59,261 N/A 395,764 N/A 8,602,617 N/A

1994 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Akuressa[19] Matara Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 32,837 57.98% 227,285 59.90% 3,887,805 48.94%
UNP 21,999 38.84% 142,024 37.43% 3,498,370 44.04%
SLPF 1,554 2.74% 8,736 2.30% 90,078 1.13%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 247 0.44% 1,422 0.37% 68,538 0.86%
Valid Votes 56,637 95.49% 379,467 95.67% 7,943,688 95.20%
Rejected Votes 2,674 4.51% 17,167 4.33% 400,395 4.80%
Total Polled 59,311 79.55% 396,634 77.60% 8,344,095 74.75%
Registered Electors 74,562 511,109 11,163,064

1989 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Akuressa[20] Matara Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 5,454 60.06% 45,734 56.11% 2,838,005 50.71%
SLFP 2,902 31.96% 28,752 35.28% 1,785,369 31.90%
USA 481 5.30% 4,225 5.18% 141,983 2.54%
ELJP 162 1.78% 1,481 1.82% 67,723 1.21%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 82 0.90% 1,313 1.61% 90,480 1.62%
Valid Votes 9,081 91.57% 81,505 94.08% 5,596,468 93.87%
Rejected Votes 836 8.43% 5,128 5.92% 365,563 6.13%
Total Polled 9,917 14.96% 86,633 19.17% 5,962,031 63.60%
Registered Electors 66,310 451,926 9,374,164

Demographics

Ethnicity

The Akuressa Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (96.3%) . In comparison, the Matara Electoral District (which contains the Akuressa Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (94.3%) [1]

Ethnicity in Akuressa[1]

  Sinhalese (96.3%)
  Other (1.9%)
  Moor (1.8%)

Religion

The Akuressa Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (96.3%) . In comparison, the Matara Electoral District (which contains the Akuressa Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (94.1%) [1]

Religion in Akuressa[1]

  Buddhist (96.3%)
  Muslim (1.9%)
  Hindu (1.4%)
  Other (0.5%)

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "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 Akuressa and the Matara 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 Akuressa 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. Archived from the original on 2019-12-19. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  5. ^ "2015 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2015. Archived from the original on 2019-12-19. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  6. ^ "2010 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2010. Archived from the original on 2019-12-19. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  7. ^ "2005 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2005. Archived from the original on 2019-12-19. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  8. ^ "1999 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 1999. Archived from the original on 2019-12-19. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  9. ^ "1994 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 1994. Archived from the original on 2019-12-19. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  10. ^ "1988 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 1988. Archived from the original on 2019-12-19. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  11. ^ "1982 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 1982. Archived from the original on 2019-12-19. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  12. ^ The mean absolute error, between the percentages of votes each party got in Akuressa and the Matara 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 Akuressa 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.