Ambalangoda Polling Division

Ambalangoda
Polling Division
Location of Ambalangoda
Coordinates: 6°12′31″N 80°05′58″E / 6.208642°N 80.099580°E / 6.208642; 80.099580
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceSouthern Province, Sri Lanka
Electoral DistrictGalle Electoral District
Area
 • Total
78.58 km2 (30.34 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)[1]
 • Total
78,716
 • Density1,002/km2 (2,600/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeEC-07B

The Ambalangoda Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Galle Electoral District, in the Southern Province, Sri Lanka.

Presidential Election Results

Summary

The winner of Ambalangoda has matched the final country result 6 out of 8 times. Hence, Ambalangoda is a Weak Bellwether for Presidential Elections.

Year Ambalangoda Galle Electoral District MAE[2] % Sri Lanka MAE[3] %
2019 SLPP SLPP 1.52% SLPP 12.89%
2015 UPFA UPFA 0.52% NDF 7.37%
2010 UPFA UPFA 0.97% UPFA 4.52%
2005 UPFA UPFA 1.03% UPFA 9.06%
1999 PA PA 0.98% PA 4.89%
1994 PA PA 2.49% PA 1.44%
1988 SLFP SLFP 3.07% UNP 3.75%
1982 UNP UNP 1.51% UNP 4.58%
Matches/Mean MAE 6/8 6/8 1.51% 8/8 6.06%

2019 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Ambalangoda[4] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SLPP 41,528 65.78% 466,148 64.26% 6,924,255 52.25%
NDF 17,793 28.19% 217,401 29.97% 5,564,239 41.99%
NMPP 2,480 3.93% 27,006 3.72% 418,553 3.16%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,328 2.10% 14,803 2.04% 345,452 2.61%
Valid Votes 63,129 99.18% 725,358 99.20% 13,252,499 98.99%
Rejected Votes 525 0.82% 5,878 0.80% 135,452 1.01%
Total Polled 63,654 84.30% 731,236 85.15% 13,387,951 83.71%
Registered Electors 75,507 858,749 15,992,568

2015 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Ambalangoda[5] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 32,871 55.15% 377,126 55.64% 5,768,090 47.58%
NDF 26,187 43.93% 293,994 43.37% 6,217,162 51.28%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 546 0.92% 6,691 0.99% 138,200 1.14%
Valid Votes 59,604 98.95% 677,811 99.05% 12,123,452 98.85%
Rejected Votes 635 1.05% 6,516 0.95% 140,925 1.15%
Total Polled 60,239 79.76% 684,327 80.46% 12,264,377 78.69%
Registered Electors 75,524 850,549 15,585,942

2010 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Ambalangoda[6] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 33,488 62.79% 386,971 63.69% 6,015,934 57.88%
NDF 19,191 35.98% 211,633 34.83% 4,173,185 40.15%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 655 1.23% 9,017 1.48% 204,494 1.97%
Valid Votes 53,334 99.40% 607,621 99.38% 10,393,613 99.03%
Rejected Votes 320 0.60% 3,765 0.62% 101,838 0.97%
Total Polled 53,654 78.01% 611,386 77.82% 10,495,451 66.70%
Registered Electors 68,780 785,663 15,734,587

2005 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Ambalangoda[7] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 30,418 59.51% 347,233 58.41% 4,887,152 50.29%
UNP 20,093 39.31% 239,320 40.26% 4,706,366 48.43%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 599 1.17% 7,915 1.33% 123,521 1.27%
Valid Votes 51,110 99.01% 594,468 99.08% 9,717,039 98.88%
Rejected Votes 509 0.99% 5,540 0.92% 109,869 1.12%
Total Polled 51,619 79.58% 600,008 79.86% 9,826,908 69.51%
Registered Electors 64,864 751,327 14,136,979

1999 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Ambalangoda[8] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 24,642 55.79% 281,154 54.91% 4,312,157 51.12%
UNP 16,358 37.03% 195,906 38.26% 3,602,748 42.71%
JVP 2,595 5.87% 27,257 5.32% 343,927 4.08%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 576 1.30% 7,702 1.50% 176,679 2.09%
Valid Votes 44,171 98.05% 512,019 98.14% 8,435,754 97.69%
Rejected Votes 880 1.95% 9,716 1.86% 199,536 2.31%
Total Polled 45,051 76.95% 521,735 77.43% 8,635,290 72.17%
Registered Electors 58,545 673,785 11,965,536

1994 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Ambalangoda[9] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 25,258 63.92% 285,398 61.40% 4,709,205 62.28%
UNP 13,735 34.76% 173,282 37.28% 2,715,283 35.91%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 520 1.32% 6,135 1.32% 137,040 1.81%
Valid Votes 39,513 98.72% 464,815 98.49% 7,561,526 98.03%
Rejected Votes 514 1.28% 7,112 1.51% 151,706 1.97%
Total Polled 40,027 71.42% 471,927 73.01% 7,713,232 69.12%
Registered Electors 56,041 646,373 11,158,880

1988 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Ambalangoda[10] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SLFP 3,444 49.48% 148,615 53.09% 2,289,857 44.95%
UNP 3,282 47.16% 124,912 44.62% 2,569,199 50.43%
SLMP 234 3.36% 6,417 2.29% 235,701 4.63%
Valid Votes 6,960 97.89% 279,944 98.43% 5,094,754 98.24%
Rejected Votes 150 2.11% 4,461 1.57% 91,499 1.76%
Total Polled 7,110 14.25% 284,405 49.34% 5,186,256 55.87%
Registered Electors 49,885 576,390 9,283,143

1982 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Ambalangoda[11] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 17,784 48.22% 211,544 50.23% 3,450,815 52.93%
SLFP 16,225 43.99% 180,925 42.96% 2,546,348 39.05%
JVP 2,271 6.16% 20,962 4.98% 273,428 4.19%
LSSP 515 1.40% 6,391 1.52% 58,531 0.90%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 86 0.23% 1,316 0.31% 190,929 2.93%
Valid Votes 36,881 98.73% 421,138 98.78% 6,520,156 98.78%
Rejected Votes 474 1.27% 5,198 1.22% 80,470 1.22%
Total Polled 37,355 82.85% 426,336 81.84% 6,600,626 80.15%
Registered Electors 45,086 520,909 8,235,358

Parliamentary Election Results

Summary

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

Year Ambalangoda Galle Electoral District MAE[12] % Sri Lanka MAE[13] %
2015 UPFA UPFA 0.99% UNP 4.59%
2010 UPFA UPFA 1.25% UPFA 5.87%
2004 UPFA UPFA 0.75% UPFA 5.31%
2001 PA UNP 0.69% UNP 3.73%
2000 PA PA 0.62% PA 2.09%
1994 PA PA 0.31% PA 5.17%
1989 UNP UNP 0.98% UNP 3.10%
Matches/Mean MAE 5/7 6/7 0.80% 7/7 4.27%

2015 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Ambalangoda[14] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 26,473 48.78% 312,518 50.07% 4,732,664 42.48%
UNP 22,671 41.78% 265,180 42.49% 5,098,916 45.77%
JVP 3,532 6.51% 37,778 6.05% 544,154 4.88%
DP 1,236 2.28% 2,967 0.48% 28,587 0.26%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 357 0.66% 5,692 0.91% 54,265 0.49%
Valid Votes 54,269 97.52% 624,135 97.63% 11,140,333 95.35%
Rejected Votes 1,372 2.47% 15,107 2.36% 516,926 4.42%
Total Polled 55,650 73.69% 639,318 78.00% 11,684,111 77.66%
Registered Electors 75,524 819,666 15,044,490

2010 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Ambalangoda[15] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 26,210 66.34% 305,307 66.17% 4,846,388 60.38%
UNP 8,926 22.59% 120,101 26.03% 2,357,057 29.37%
DNA 4,180 10.58% 33,663 7.30% 441,251 5.50%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 192 0.49% 2,317 0.50% 32,313 0.40%
Valid Votes 39,508 94.82% 461,388 95.05% 8,026,322 96.03%
Rejected Votes 2,160 5.18% 24,013 4.95% 581,465 6.96%
Total Polled 41,668 60.58% 485,401 61.67% 8,358,246 59.29%
Registered Electors 68,780 787,139 14,097,690

2004 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Ambalangoda[16] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 26,435 56.75% 306,385 56.58% 4,223,126 45.70%
UNP 17,289 37.11% 209,399 38.67% 3,486,792 37.73%
JHU 2,544 5.46% 22,826 4.22% 552,723 5.98%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 317 0.68% 2,901 0.54% 60,066 0.65%
Valid Votes 46,585 95.13% 541,511 94.69% 9,241,931 94.52%
Rejected Votes 2,384 4.87% 30,380 5.31% 534,452 5.47%
Total Polled 48,969 77.12% 571,891 79.81% 9,777,821 75.74%
Registered Electors 63,495 716,609 12,909,631

2001 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Ambalangoda[17] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 20,409 43.24% 232,931 42.98% 3,330,815 37.19%
UNP 20,295 43.00% 238,989 44.10% 4,086,026 45.62%
JVP 5,761 12.21% 61,806 11.41% 815,353 9.10%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 734 1.56% 8,188 1.51% 143,033 1.60%
Valid Votes 47,199 96.05% 541,914 95.66% 8,955,844 94.77%
Rejected Votes 1,942 3.95% 24,561 4.34% 494,009 5.23%
Total Polled 49,141 79.50% 566,475 81.09% 9,449,878 76.03%
Registered Electors 61,813 698,558 12,428,762

2000 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Ambalangoda[18] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 22,657 49.24% 264,601 50.08% 3,899,329 45.33%
UNP 18,662 40.56% 212,055 40.14% 3,451,765 40.12%
JVP 3,772 8.20% 41,620 7.88% 518,725 6.03%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 920 2.00% 10,072 1.91% 250,489 2.91%
Valid Votes 46,011 N/A 528,348 N/A 8,602,617 N/A

1994 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Ambalangoda[19] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 24,417 56.74% 277,956 56.39% 3,887,805 48.94%
UNP 17,643 41.00% 203,268 41.24% 3,498,370 44.04%
SLPF 780 1.81% 7,239 1.47% 90,078 1.13%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 192 0.45% 4,451 0.90% 69,351 0.87%
Valid Votes 43,032 95.98% 492,914 95.96% 7,943,688 95.20%
Rejected Votes 1,801 4.02% 20,763 4.04% 400,395 4.80%
Total Polled 44,833 80.00% 513,677 79.57% 8,344,095 74.75%
Registered Electors 56,041 645,559 11,163,064

1989 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Ambalangoda[20] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 15,386 50.18% 183,962 50.40% 2,838,005 50.71%
SLFP 12,248 39.94% 152,096 41.67% 1,785,369 31.90%
USA 2,365 7.71% 18,160 4.98% 141,983 2.54%
ELJP 373 1.22% 4,097 1.12% 67,723 1.21%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 292 0.95% 6,690 1.83% 292,496 5.23%
Valid Votes 30,664 92.45% 365,005 93.94% 5,596,468 93.87%
Rejected Votes 2,505 7.55% 23,536 6.06% 365,563 6.13%
Total Polled 33,169 68.07% 388,541 68.03% 5,962,031 63.60%
Registered Electors 48,725 571,146 9,374,164

Demographics

Ethnicity

The Ambalangoda Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (99.7%) . In comparison, the Galle Electoral District (which contains the Ambalangoda Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (94.4%) [1]

Ethnicity in Ambalangoda[1]

  Sinhalese (99.7%)
  Other (0.3%)

Religion

The Ambalangoda Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (99.2%) . In comparison, the Galle Electoral District (which contains the Ambalangoda Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (93.9%) [1]

Religion in Ambalangoda[1]

  Buddhist (99.2%)
  Other (0.8%)

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 Ambalangoda and the Galle 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 Ambalangoda 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 Ambalangoda and the Galle 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 Ambalangoda 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.