Anuradhapura West Polling Division

Anuradhapura West
Polling Division
Location of Anuradhapura West
Coordinates: 8°25′06″N 80°09′35″E / 8.418383°N 80.159689°E / 8.418383; 80.159689
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceNorth Central Province, Sri Lanka
Electoral DistrictAnuradhapura Electoral District
Area
 • Total
1,553.29 km2 (599.73 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)[1]
 • Total
72,353
 • Density47/km2 (120/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeEC-17D

The Anuradhapura West Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Anuradhapura Electoral District, in the North Central Province, Sri Lanka.

Presidential Election Results

Summary

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

Year Anuradhapura West Anuradhapura Electoral District MAE[2] % Sri Lanka MAE[3] %
2019 SLPP SLPP 0.37% SLPP 6.56%
2015 UPFA UPFA 1.47% NDF 7.33%
2010 UPFA UPFA 1.21% UPFA 7.00%
2005 UPFA UPFA 4.29% UPFA 0.46%
1999 PA PA 4.61% PA 1.83%
1994 PA PA 5.91% PA 4.27%
1988 SLFP SLFP 4.96% UNP 3.66%
1982 UNP UNP 2.24% UNP 1.32%
Matches/Mean MAE 6/8 6/8 3.13% 8/8 4.05%

2019 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Anuradhapura West[4] Anuradhapura Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SLPP 51,091 59.35% 342,223 58.97% 6,924,255 52.25%
NDF 30,301 35.20% 202,348 34.87% 5,564,239 41.99%
NMPP 2,789 3.24% 22,879 3.94% 418,553 3.16%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,909 2.22% 12,896 2.22% 345,452 2.61%
Valid Votes 86,090 99.21% 580,346 99.16% 13,252,499 98.99%
Rejected Votes 683 0.79% 4,916 0.84% 135,452 1.01%
Total Polled 86,773 84.49% 585,262 85.76% 13,387,951 83.71%
Registered Electors 102,705 682,450 15,992,568

2015 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Anuradhapura West[5] Anuradhapura Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 42,349 55.03% 281,161 53.59% 5,768,090 47.58%
NDF 33,791 43.91% 238,407 45.44% 6,217,162 51.28%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 817 1.06% 5,065 0.97% 138,200 1.14%
Valid Votes 76,957 99.07% 524,633 99.15% 12,123,452 98.85%
Rejected Votes 720 0.93% 4,500 0.85% 140,925 1.15%
Total Polled 77,677 75.64% 529,133 77.71% 12,264,377 78.69%
Registered Electors 102,691 680,877 15,585,942

2010 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Anuradhapura West[6] Anuradhapura Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 41,965 64.99% 298,448 66.32% 6,015,934 57.88%
NDF 21,288 32.97% 143,761 31.94% 4,173,185 40.15%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,322 2.05% 7,829 1.74% 204,494 1.97%
Valid Votes 64,575 99.11% 450,038 99.17% 10,393,613 99.03%
Rejected Votes 583 0.89% 3,785 0.83% 101,838 0.97%
Total Polled 65,158 69.66% 453,823 73.65% 10,495,451 66.70%
Registered Electors 93,534 616,186 15,734,587

2005 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Anuradhapura West[7] Anuradhapura Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 31,575 50.61% 231,040 55.08% 4,887,152 50.29%
UNP 29,829 47.82% 182,956 43.62% 4,706,366 48.43%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 980 1.57% 5,438 1.30% 123,521 1.27%
Valid Votes 62,384 98.94% 419,434 98.92% 9,717,039 98.88%
Rejected Votes 671 1.06% 4,563 1.08% 109,869 1.12%
Total Polled 63,055 72.95% 423,997 75.41% 9,826,908 69.51%
Registered Electors 86,433 562,259 14,136,979

1999 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Anuradhapura West[8] Anuradhapura Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 25,850 49.31% 189,073 54.14% 4,312,157 51.12%
UNP 23,492 44.81% 139,180 39.86% 3,602,748 42.71%
JVP 2,015 3.84% 14,612 4.18% 343,927 4.08%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,063 2.03% 6,336 1.81% 176,679 2.09%
Valid Votes 52,420 98.14% 349,201 98.05% 8,435,754 97.69%
Rejected Votes 991 1.86% 6,949 1.95% 199,536 2.31%
Total Polled 53,411 72.62% 356,150 75.63% 8,635,290 72.17%
Registered Electors 73,549 470,907 11,965,536

1994 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Anuradhapura West[9] Anuradhapura Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 27,142 58.00% 200,146 63.99% 4,709,205 62.28%
UNP 18,892 40.37% 107,342 34.32% 2,715,283 35.91%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 760 1.62% 5,309 1.70% 137,040 1.81%
Valid Votes 46,794 97.67% 312,797 98.05% 7,561,526 98.03%
Rejected Votes 1,115 2.33% 6,205 1.95% 151,706 1.97%
Total Polled 47,909 73.29% 319,002 76.16% 7,713,232 69.12%
Registered Electors 65,367 418,857 11,158,880

1988 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Anuradhapura West[10] Anuradhapura Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SLFP 15,492 50.29% 73,154 55.15% 2,289,857 44.95%
UNP 14,857 48.23% 56,951 42.94% 2,569,199 50.43%
SLMP 457 1.48% 2,529 1.91% 235,701 4.63%
Valid Votes 30,806 98.63% 132,634 98.36% 5,094,754 98.24%
Rejected Votes 428 1.37% 2,207 1.64% 91,499 1.76%
Total Polled 31,234 59.44% 134,841 40.18% 5,186,256 55.87%
Registered Electors 52,547 335,551 9,283,143

1982 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Anuradhapura West[11] Anuradhapura Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 18,894 52.96% 117,873 49.84% 3,450,815 52.93%
SLFP 15,054 42.19% 102,973 43.54% 2,546,348 39.05%
JVP 1,486 4.17% 13,911 5.88% 273,428 4.19%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 244 0.68% 1,766 0.75% 249,460 3.83%
Valid Votes 35,678 99.31% 236,523 99.04% 6,520,156 98.78%
Rejected Votes 249 0.69% 2,294 0.96% 80,470 1.22%
Total Polled 35,927 84.72% 238,817 84.68% 6,600,626 80.15%
Registered Electors 42,409 282,018 8,235,358

Parliamentary Election Results

Summary

The winner of Anuradhapura West has matched the final country result 4 out of 7 times. Hence, Anuradhapura West is a Weak Bellwether for Parliamentary Elections.

Year Anuradhapura West Anuradhapura Electoral District MAE[12] % Sri Lanka MAE[13] %
2015 UPFA UPFA 1.23% UNP 4.01%
2010 UPFA UPFA 2.19% UPFA 6.79%
2004 UPFA UPFA 4.02% UPFA 5.86%
2001 UNP UNP 3.66% UNP 2.87%
2000 UNP PA 4.47% PA 3.39%
1994 UNP PA 6.03% PA 2.52%
1989 UNP UNP 3.69% UNP 6.27%
Matches/Mean MAE 4/7 6/7 3.61% 7/7 4.53%

2015 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Anuradhapura West[14] Anuradhapura Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 35,082 50.04% 229,856 48.39% 4,732,664 42.48%
UNP 30,873 44.04% 213,072 44.85% 5,098,916 45.77%
JVP 3,542 5.05% 28,701 6.04% 544,154 4.88%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 613 0.87% 3,418 0.72% 80,543 0.72%
Valid Votes 70,110 93.78% 475,047 94.28% 11,140,333 95.35%
Rejected Votes 4,593 6.14% 28,462 5.65% 516,926 4.42%
Total Polled 74,757 72.80% 503,845 79.13% 11,684,111 77.66%
Registered Electors 102,691 636,733 15,044,490

2010 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Anuradhapura West[15] Anuradhapura Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 31,803 69.40% 221,204 66.52% 4,846,388 60.38%
UNP 11,370 24.81% 80,360 24.17% 2,357,057 29.37%
DNA 2,436 5.32% 18,129 5.45% 441,251 5.50%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 218 0.48% 12,845 3.86% 30,824 0.38%
Valid Votes 45,827 92.65% 332,538 93.55% 8,026,322 96.03%
Rejected Votes 3,636 7.35% 22,930 6.45% 581,465 6.96%
Total Polled 49,463 52.88% 355,468 57.35% 8,358,246 59.29%
Registered Electors 93,534 619,845 14,097,690

2004 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Anuradhapura West[16] Anuradhapura Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 28,821 52.96% 212,943 57.22% 4,223,126 45.70%
UNP 23,876 43.87% 148,612 39.94% 3,486,792 37.73%
JHU 1,260 2.32% 8,034 2.16% 552,723 5.98%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 464 0.85% 2,536 0.68% 51,070 0.55%
Valid Votes 54,421 94.12% 372,125 94.59% 9,241,931 94.52%
Rejected Votes 3,401 5.88% 21,281 5.41% 534,452 5.47%
Total Polled 57,822 71.00% 393,406 76.52% 9,777,821 75.74%
Registered Electors 81,435 514,149 12,909,631

2001 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Anuradhapura West[17] Anuradhapura Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 27,308 50.74% 165,055 45.93% 4,086,026 45.62%
PA 20,766 38.58% 149,393 41.57% 3,330,815 37.19%
JVP 5,003 9.30% 40,005 11.13% 815,353 9.10%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 747 1.39% 4,891 1.36% 108,710 1.21%
Valid Votes 53,824 94.73% 359,344 94.78% 8,955,844 94.77%
Rejected Votes 2,994 5.27% 19,796 5.22% 494,009 5.23%
Total Polled 56,818 72.74% 379,140 77.41% 9,449,878 76.03%
Registered Electors 78,106 489,776 12,428,762

2000 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Anuradhapura West[18] Anuradhapura Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 24,330 46.96% 144,662 41.24% 3,451,765 40.12%
PA 22,829 44.07% 169,424 48.30% 3,899,329 45.33%
JVP 2,715 5.24% 21,274 6.06% 518,725 6.03%
NUA 1,093 2.11% 9,369 2.67% 185,593 2.16%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 838 1.62% 6,042 1.72% 245,927 2.86%
Valid Votes 51,805 N/A 350,771 N/A 8,602,617 N/A

1994 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Anuradhapura West[19] Anuradhapura Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 24,548 49.58% 142,084 43.45% 3,498,370 44.04%
PA 24,306 49.09% 180,454 55.19% 3,887,805 48.94%
SLPF 505 1.02% 3,077 0.94% 90,078 1.13%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 151 0.30% 1,369 0.42% 68,538 0.86%
Valid Votes 49,510 95.35% 326,984 95.72% 7,943,688 95.20%
Rejected Votes 2,415 4.65% 14,620 4.28% 400,395 4.80%
Total Polled 51,925 79.44% 341,604 81.54% 8,344,095 74.75%
Registered Electors 65,367 418,959 11,163,064

1989 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Anuradhapura West[20] Anuradhapura Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 19,461 60.61% 92,726 56.39% 2,838,005 50.71%
SLFP 11,437 35.62% 64,010 38.92% 1,785,369 31.90%
IND 499 1.55% 4,057 2.47% 12,285 0.22%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 384 1.20% 2,255 1.37% 232,463 4.15%
ELJP 329 1.02% 1,397 0.85% 67,723 1.21%
Valid Votes 32,110 91.39% 164,445 92.03% 5,596,468 93.87%
Rejected Votes 3,024 8.61% 14,245 7.97% 365,563 6.13%
Total Polled 35,134 68.21% 178,690 53.49% 5,962,031 63.60%
Registered Electors 51,510 334,073 9,374,164

Demographics

Ethnicity

The Anuradhapura West Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (96.8%) . In comparison, the Anuradhapura Electoral District (which contains the Anuradhapura West Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (91.0%) [1]

Ethnicity in Anuradhapura West[1]

  Sinhalese (96.8%)
  Moor (2.7%)
  Other (0.5%)

Religion

The Anuradhapura West Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (95.5%) . In comparison, the Anuradhapura Electoral District (which contains the Anuradhapura West Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (90.1%) [1]

Religion in Anuradhapura West[1]

  Buddhist (95.5%)
  Muslim (2.8%)
  Roman Catholic (1.1%)
  Other (0.6%)

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 Anuradhapura West and the Anuradhapura 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 Anuradhapura West 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 Anuradhapura West and the Anuradhapura 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 Anuradhapura West 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.