Baddegama Polling Division

Baddegama
Polling Division
Location of Baddegama
Coordinates: 6°09′18″N 80°17′09″E / 6.154981°N 80.285886°E / 6.154981; 80.285886
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceSouthern Province, Sri Lanka
Electoral DistrictGalle Electoral District
Area
 • Total
411.58 km2 (158.91 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)[1]
 • Total
174,783
 • Density425/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeEC-07F

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

Presidential Election Results

Summary

The winner of Baddegama has matched the final country result 5 out of 8 times. Hence, Baddegama is a Weak Bellwether for Presidential Elections.

Year Baddegama Galle Electoral District MAE[2] % Sri Lanka MAE[3] %
2019 SLPP SLPP 0.67% SLPP 10.67%
2015 UPFA UPFA 1.03% NDF 8.94%
2010 UPFA UPFA 0.27% UPFA 5.29%
2005 UPFA UPFA 0.18% UPFA 8.16%
1999 PA PA 0.98% PA 4.71%
1994 PA PA 0.22% PA 1.26%
1988 SLFP SLFP 2.65% UNP 9.26%
1982 SLFP UNP 4.72% UNP 7.58%
Matches/Mean MAE 5/8 6/8 1.34% 8/8 6.98%

2019 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Baddegama[4] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SLPP 51,698 63.56% 466,148 64.26% 6,924,255 52.25%
NDF 24,945 30.67% 217,401 29.97% 5,564,239 41.99%
NMPP 2,811 3.46% 27,006 3.72% 418,553 3.16%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,880 2.31% 14,803 2.04% 345,452 2.61%
Valid Votes 81,334 99.20% 725,358 99.20% 13,252,499 98.99%
Rejected Votes 657 0.80% 5,878 0.80% 135,452 1.01%
Total Polled 81,991 85.85% 731,236 85.15% 13,387,951 83.71%
Registered Electors 95,503 858,749 15,992,568

2015 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Baddegama[5] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 43,369 56.57% 377,126 55.64% 5,768,090 47.58%
NDF 32,347 42.19% 293,994 43.37% 6,217,162 51.28%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 951 1.24% 6,691 0.99% 138,200 1.14%
Valid Votes 76,667 98.79% 677,811 99.05% 12,123,452 98.85%
Rejected Votes 941 1.21% 6,516 0.95% 140,925 1.15%
Total Polled 77,608 81.15% 684,327 80.46% 12,264,377 78.69%
Registered Electors 95,641 850,549 15,585,942

2010 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Baddegama[6] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 44,495 63.29% 386,971 63.69% 6,015,934 57.88%
NDF 24,446 34.77% 211,633 34.83% 4,173,185 40.15%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,361 1.94% 9,017 1.48% 204,494 1.97%
Valid Votes 70,302 99.31% 607,621 99.38% 10,393,613 99.03%
Rejected Votes 489 0.69% 3,765 0.62% 101,838 0.97%
Total Polled 70,791 78.83% 611,386 77.82% 10,495,451 66.70%
Registered Electors 89,805 785,663 15,734,587

2005 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Baddegama[7] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 40,558 58.33% 347,233 58.41% 4,887,152 50.29%
UNP 27,764 39.93% 239,320 40.26% 4,706,366 48.43%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,208 1.74% 7,915 1.33% 123,521 1.27%
Valid Votes 69,530 99.00% 594,468 99.08% 9,717,039 98.88%
Rejected Votes 699 1.00% 5,540 0.92% 109,869 1.12%
Total Polled 70,229 81.87% 600,008 79.86% 9,826,908 69.51%
Registered Electors 85,786 751,327 14,136,979

1999 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Baddegama[8] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 34,097 56.36% 281,154 54.91% 4,312,157 51.12%
UNP 22,969 37.97% 195,906 38.26% 3,602,748 42.71%
JVP 2,406 3.98% 27,257 5.32% 343,927 4.08%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,024 1.69% 7,702 1.50% 176,679 2.09%
Valid Votes 60,496 98.14% 512,019 98.14% 8,435,754 97.69%
Rejected Votes 1,145 1.86% 9,716 1.86% 199,536 2.31%
Total Polled 61,641 80.20% 521,735 77.43% 8,635,290 72.17%
Registered Electors 76,860 673,785 11,965,536

1994 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Baddegama[9] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 33,932 61.16% 285,398 61.40% 4,709,205 62.28%
UNP 20,785 37.46% 173,282 37.28% 2,715,283 35.91%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 762 1.37% 6,135 1.32% 137,040 1.81%
Valid Votes 55,479 98.31% 464,815 98.49% 7,561,526 98.03%
Rejected Votes 952 1.69% 7,112 1.51% 151,706 1.97%
Total Polled 56,431 75.92% 471,927 73.01% 7,713,232 69.12%
Registered Electors 74,331 646,373 11,158,880

1988 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Baddegama[10] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SLFP 27,061 55.95% 148,615 53.09% 2,289,857 44.95%
UNP 20,368 42.11% 124,912 44.62% 2,569,199 50.43%
SLMP 941 1.95% 6,417 2.29% 235,701 4.63%
Valid Votes 48,370 98.39% 279,944 98.43% 5,094,754 98.24%
Rejected Votes 793 1.61% 4,461 1.57% 91,499 1.76%
Total Polled 49,163 75.23% 284,405 49.34% 5,186,256 55.87%
Registered Electors 65,351 576,390 9,283,143

1982 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Baddegama[11] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SLFP 23,689 48.78% 180,925 42.96% 2,546,348 39.05%
UNP 22,301 45.92% 211,544 50.23% 3,450,815 52.93%
JVP 1,981 4.08% 20,962 4.98% 273,428 4.19%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 589 1.21% 7,707 1.83% 249,460 3.83%
Valid Votes 48,560 98.90% 421,138 98.78% 6,520,156 98.78%
Rejected Votes 540 1.10% 5,198 1.22% 80,470 1.22%
Total Polled 49,100 83.16% 426,336 81.84% 6,600,626 80.15%
Registered Electors 59,040 520,909 8,235,358

Parliamentary Election Results

Summary

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

Year Baddegama Galle Electoral District MAE[12] % Sri Lanka MAE[13] %
2015 UPFA UPFA 0.98% UNP 5.36%
2010 UPFA UPFA 1.30% UPFA 5.17%
2004 UPFA UPFA 0.95% UPFA 6.31%
2001 PA UNP 1.35% UNP 3.81%
2000 PA PA 1.88% PA 3.84%
1994 PA PA 0.77% PA 5.57%
1989 UNP UNP 2.78% UNP 5.21%
Matches/Mean MAE 5/7 6/7 1.43% 7/7 5.04%

2015 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Baddegama[14] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 36,425 51.74% 312,518 50.07% 4,732,664 42.48%
UNP 30,029 42.66% 265,180 42.49% 5,098,916 45.77%
JVP 3,406 4.84% 37,778 6.05% 544,154 4.88%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 537 0.76% 8,659 1.39% 82,852 0.74%
Valid Votes 70,397 97.14% 624,135 97.63% 11,140,333 95.35%
Rejected Votes 2,065 2.85% 15,107 2.36% 516,926 4.42%
Total Polled 72,471 75.77% 639,318 78.00% 11,684,111 77.66%
Registered Electors 95,641 819,666 15,044,490

2010 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Baddegama[15] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 35,733 67.62% 305,307 66.17% 4,846,388 60.38%
UNP 14,119 26.72% 120,101 26.03% 2,357,057 29.37%
DNA 2,696 5.10% 33,663 7.30% 441,251 5.50%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 292 0.55% 2,317 0.50% 32,313 0.40%
Valid Votes 52,840 93.66% 461,388 95.05% 8,026,322 96.03%
Rejected Votes 3,577 6.34% 24,013 4.95% 581,465 6.96%
Total Polled 56,417 62.82% 485,401 61.67% 8,358,246 59.29%
Registered Electors 89,805 787,139 14,097,690

2004 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Baddegama[16] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 35,936 57.62% 306,385 56.58% 4,223,126 45.70%
UNP 24,572 39.40% 209,399 38.67% 3,486,792 37.73%
JHU 1,368 2.19% 22,826 4.22% 552,723 5.98%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 493 0.79% 2,901 0.54% 60,066 0.65%
Valid Votes 62,369 92.95% 541,511 94.69% 9,241,931 94.52%
Rejected Votes 4,727 7.05% 30,380 5.31% 534,452 5.47%
Total Polled 67,096 80.47% 571,891 79.81% 9,777,821 75.74%
Registered Electors 83,381 716,609 12,909,631

2001 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Baddegama[17] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 28,326 45.32% 232,931 42.98% 3,330,815 37.19%
UNP 27,446 43.92% 238,989 44.10% 4,086,026 45.62%
JVP 5,714 9.14% 61,806 11.41% 815,353 9.10%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,011 1.62% 8,188 1.51% 143,033 1.60%
Valid Votes 62,497 94.09% 541,914 95.66% 8,955,844 94.77%
Rejected Votes 3,928 5.91% 24,561 4.34% 494,009 5.23%
Total Polled 66,425 81.98% 566,475 81.09% 9,449,878 76.03%
Registered Electors 81,026 698,558 12,428,762

2000 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Baddegama[18] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 31,845 52.64% 264,601 50.08% 3,899,329 45.33%
UNP 23,548 38.93% 212,055 40.14% 3,451,765 40.12%
JVP 3,937 6.51% 41,620 7.88% 518,725 6.03%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,161 1.92% 10,072 1.91% 250,489 2.91%
Valid Votes 60,491 N/A 528,348 N/A 8,602,617 N/A

1994 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Baddegama[19] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 33,572 57.47% 277,956 56.39% 3,887,805 48.94%
UNP 23,874 40.87% 203,268 41.24% 3,498,370 44.04%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 973 1.67% 11,690 2.37% 159,429 2.01%
Valid Votes 58,419 95.21% 492,914 95.96% 7,943,688 95.20%
Rejected Votes 2,937 4.79% 20,763 4.04% 400,395 4.80%
Total Polled 61,356 82.54% 513,677 79.57% 8,344,095 74.75%
Registered Electors 74,331 645,559 11,163,064

1989 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Baddegama[20] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 23,790 50.64% 183,962 50.40% 2,838,005 50.71%
SLFP 22,325 47.52% 152,096 41.67% 1,785,369 31.90%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 864 1.84% 28,947 7.93% 502,202 8.97%
Valid Votes 46,979 94.56% 365,005 93.94% 5,596,468 93.87%
Rejected Votes 2,705 5.44% 23,536 6.06% 365,563 6.13%
Total Polled 49,684 77.16% 388,541 68.03% 5,962,031 63.60%
Registered Electors 64,390 571,146 9,374,164

Demographics

Ethnicity

The Baddegama Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (94.5%) . In comparison, the Galle Electoral District (which contains the Baddegama Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (94.4%) [1]

Ethnicity in Baddegama[1]

  Sinhalese (94.5%)
  Sri Lankan Tamil (3.3%)
  Indian Tamil (2.2%)
  Other (0.0%)

Religion

The Baddegama Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (94.1%) . In comparison, the Galle Electoral District (which contains the Baddegama Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (93.9%) [1]

Religion in Baddegama[1]

  Buddhist (94.1%)
  Hindu (4.4%)
  Other (1.5%)

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 Baddegama 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 Baddegama 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 Baddegama 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 Baddegama 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.