Balapitiya Polling Division

Balapitiya
Polling Division
Location of Balapitiya
Coordinates: 6°18′18″N 80°02′47″E / 6.304866°N 80.046444°E / 6.304866; 80.046444
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceSouthern Province, Sri Lanka
Electoral DistrictGalle Electoral District
Area
 • Total
55.93 km2 (21.59 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)[1]
 • Total
67,432
 • Density1,206/km2 (3,120/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeEC-07A

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

Presidential Election Results

Summary

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

Year Balapitiya Galle Electoral District MAE[2] % Sri Lanka MAE[3] %
2019 SLPP SLPP 1.36% SLPP 12.50%
2015 UPFA UPFA 2.74% NDF 10.62%
2010 UPFA UPFA 1.25% UPFA 6.75%
2005 UPFA UPFA 1.84% UPFA 6.20%
1999 PA PA 1.82% PA 2.03%
1994 PA PA 3.20% PA 4.23%
1988 UNP SLFP 13.11% UNP 6.08%
1982 UNP UNP 5.73% UNP 2.98%
Matches/Mean MAE 7/8 6/8 3.88% 8/8 6.42%

2019 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Balapitiya[4] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SLPP 28,185 66.07% 466,148 64.26% 6,924,255 52.25%
NDF 12,567 29.46% 217,401 29.97% 5,564,239 41.99%
NMPP 1,127 2.64% 27,006 3.72% 418,553 3.16%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 779 1.83% 14,803 2.04% 345,452 2.61%
Valid Votes 42,658 99.29% 725,358 99.20% 13,252,499 98.99%
Rejected Votes 306 0.71% 5,878 0.80% 135,452 1.01%
Total Polled 42,964 81.30% 731,236 85.15% 13,387,951 83.71%
Registered Electors 52,844 858,749 15,992,568

2015 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Balapitiya[5] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 23,283 58.45% 377,126 55.64% 5,768,090 47.58%
NDF 16,196 40.66% 293,994 43.37% 6,217,162 51.28%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 352 0.88% 6,691 0.99% 138,200 1.14%
Valid Votes 39,831 99.04% 677,811 99.05% 12,123,452 98.85%
Rejected Votes 388 0.96% 6,516 0.95% 140,925 1.15%
Total Polled 40,219 76.10% 684,327 80.46% 12,264,377 78.69%
Registered Electors 52,852 850,549 15,585,942

2010 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Balapitiya[6] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 23,634 64.93% 386,971 63.69% 6,015,934 57.88%
NDF 12,198 33.51% 211,633 34.83% 4,173,185 40.15%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 569 1.56% 9,017 1.48% 204,494 1.97%
Valid Votes 36,401 99.34% 607,621 99.38% 10,393,613 99.03%
Rejected Votes 241 0.66% 3,765 0.62% 101,838 0.97%
Total Polled 36,642 73.12% 611,386 77.82% 10,495,451 66.70%
Registered Electors 50,109 785,663 15,734,587

2005 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Balapitiya[7] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 20,743 56.59% 347,233 58.41% 4,887,152 50.29%
UNP 15,460 42.18% 239,320 40.26% 4,706,366 48.43%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 449 1.23% 7,915 1.33% 123,521 1.27%
Valid Votes 36,652 99.21% 594,468 99.08% 9,717,039 98.88%
Rejected Votes 291 0.79% 5,540 0.92% 109,869 1.12%
Total Polled 36,943 75.66% 600,008 79.86% 9,826,908 69.51%
Registered Electors 48,826 751,327 14,136,979

1999 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Balapitiya[8] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 17,524 53.43% 281,154 54.91% 4,312,157 51.12%
UNP 13,372 40.77% 195,906 38.26% 3,602,748 42.71%
JVP 1,466 4.47% 27,257 5.32% 343,927 4.08%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 438 1.34% 7,702 1.50% 176,679 2.09%
Valid Votes 32,800 98.38% 512,019 98.14% 8,435,754 97.69%
Rejected Votes 539 1.62% 9,716 1.86% 199,536 2.31%
Total Polled 33,339 72.81% 521,735 77.43% 8,635,290 72.17%
Registered Electors 45,790 673,785 11,965,536

1994 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Balapitiya[9] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 17,307 58.25% 285,398 61.40% 4,709,205 62.28%
UNP 12,087 40.68% 173,282 37.28% 2,715,283 35.91%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 320 1.08% 6,135 1.32% 137,040 1.81%
Valid Votes 29,714 98.75% 464,815 98.49% 7,561,526 98.03%
Rejected Votes 375 1.25% 7,112 1.51% 151,706 1.97%
Total Polled 30,089 68.40% 471,927 73.01% 7,713,232 69.12%
Registered Electors 43,988 646,373 11,158,880

1988 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Balapitiya[10] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 5,093 57.08% 124,912 44.62% 2,569,199 50.43%
SLFP 3,475 38.95% 148,615 53.09% 2,289,857 44.95%
SLMP 354 3.97% 6,417 2.29% 235,701 4.63%
Valid Votes 8,922 98.22% 279,944 98.43% 5,094,754 98.24%
Rejected Votes 162 1.78% 4,461 1.57% 91,499 1.76%
Total Polled 9,084 22.04% 284,405 49.34% 5,186,256 55.87%
Registered Electors 41,220 576,390 9,283,143

1982 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Balapitiya[11] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 14,949 52.38% 211,544 50.23% 3,450,815 52.93%
SLFP 9,295 32.57% 180,925 42.96% 2,546,348 39.05%
LSSP 3,060 10.72% 6,391 1.52% 58,531 0.90%
JVP 1,178 4.13% 20,962 4.98% 273,428 4.19%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 59 0.21% 1,316 0.31% 190,929 2.93%
Valid Votes 28,541 98.12% 421,138 98.78% 6,520,156 98.78%
Rejected Votes 546 1.88% 5,198 1.22% 80,470 1.22%
Total Polled 29,087 77.68% 426,336 81.84% 6,600,626 80.15%
Registered Electors 37,444 520,909 8,235,358

Parliamentary Election Results

Summary

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

Year Balapitiya Galle Electoral District MAE[12] % Sri Lanka MAE[13] %
2015 UPFA UPFA 1.22% UNP 6.00%
2010 UPFA UPFA 1.11% UPFA 3.49%
2004 UPFA UPFA 3.31% UPFA 4.51%
2001 UNP UNP 2.14% UNP 1.90%
2000 PA PA 2.95% PA 2.25%
1994 PA PA 3.24% PA 2.58%
1989 UNP UNP 13.14% UNP 7.12%
Matches/Mean MAE 6/7 6/7 3.87% 7/7 3.98%

2015 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Balapitiya[14] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 18,237 50.59% 312,518 50.07% 4,732,664 42.48%
UNP 14,524 40.29% 265,180 42.49% 5,098,916 45.77%
JVP 2,099 5.82% 37,778 6.05% 544,154 4.88%
BJP 867 2.41% 3,041 0.49% 20,377 0.18%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 322 0.89% 5,618 0.90% 62,475 0.56%
Valid Votes 36,049 97.27% 624,135 97.63% 11,140,333 95.35%
Rejected Votes 1,002 2.70% 15,107 2.36% 516,926 4.42%
Total Polled 37,061 70.12% 639,318 78.00% 11,684,111 77.66%
Registered Electors 52,852 819,666 15,044,490

2010 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Balapitiya[15] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 17,374 65.01% 305,307 66.17% 4,846,388 60.38%
UNP 7,295 27.30% 120,101 26.03% 2,357,057 29.37%
DNA 1,899 7.11% 33,663 7.30% 441,251 5.50%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 158 0.59% 2,317 0.50% 32,313 0.40%
Valid Votes 26,726 95.44% 461,388 95.05% 8,026,322 96.03%
Rejected Votes 1,277 4.56% 24,013 4.95% 581,465 6.96%
Total Polled 28,003 55.88% 485,401 61.67% 8,358,246 59.29%
Registered Electors 50,109 787,139 14,097,690

2004 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Balapitiya[16] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 18,002 52.61% 306,385 56.58% 4,223,126 45.70%
UNP 14,117 41.26% 209,399 38.67% 3,486,792 37.73%
JHU 1,944 5.68% 22,826 4.22% 552,723 5.98%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 154 0.45% 2,901 0.54% 60,066 0.65%
Valid Votes 34,217 95.83% 541,511 94.69% 9,241,931 94.52%
Rejected Votes 1,489 4.17% 30,380 5.31% 534,452 5.47%
Total Polled 35,706 73.79% 571,891 79.81% 9,777,821 75.74%
Registered Electors 48,387 716,609 12,909,631

2001 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Balapitiya[17] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 16,030 46.59% 238,989 44.10% 4,086,026 45.62%
PA 13,956 40.56% 232,931 42.98% 3,330,815 37.19%
JVP 3,930 11.42% 61,806 11.41% 815,353 9.10%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 494 1.44% 8,188 1.51% 143,033 1.60%
Valid Votes 34,410 96.02% 541,914 95.66% 8,955,844 94.77%
Rejected Votes 1,426 3.98% 24,561 4.34% 494,009 5.23%
Total Polled 35,836 75.01% 566,475 81.09% 9,449,878 76.03%
Registered Electors 47,774 698,558 12,428,762

2000 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Balapitiya[18] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 15,755 47.05% 264,601 50.08% 3,899,329 45.33%
UNP 14,594 43.58% 212,055 40.14% 3,451,765 40.12%
JVP 2,417 7.22% 41,620 7.88% 518,725 6.03%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 720 2.15% 10,072 1.91% 250,489 2.91%
Valid Votes 33,486 N/A 528,348 N/A 8,602,617 N/A

1994 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Balapitiya[19] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 16,907 53.37% 277,956 56.39% 3,887,805 48.94%
UNP 14,239 44.95% 203,268 41.24% 3,498,370 44.04%
SLPF 421 1.33% 7,239 1.47% 90,078 1.13%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 111 0.35% 4,451 0.90% 69,351 0.87%
Valid Votes 31,678 95.83% 492,914 95.96% 7,943,688 95.20%
Rejected Votes 1,380 4.17% 20,763 4.04% 400,395 4.80%
Total Polled 33,058 75.15% 513,677 79.57% 8,344,095 74.75%
Registered Electors 43,988 645,559 11,163,064

1989 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Balapitiya[20] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 13,052 53.97% 183,962 50.40% 2,838,005 50.71%
USA 6,475 26.77% 18,160 4.98% 141,983 2.54%
SLFP 4,130 17.08% 152,096 41.67% 1,785,369 31.90%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 527 2.18% 10,787 2.96% 360,219 6.44%
Valid Votes 24,184 91.69% 365,005 93.94% 5,596,468 93.87%
Rejected Votes 2,191 8.31% 23,536 6.06% 365,563 6.13%
Total Polled 26,375 65.37% 388,541 68.03% 5,962,031 63.60%
Registered Electors 40,345 571,146 9,374,164

Demographics

Ethnicity

The Balapitiya Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (98.1%) . In comparison, the Galle Electoral District (which contains the Balapitiya Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (94.4%) [1]

Ethnicity in Balapitiya[1]

  Sinhalese (98.1%)
  Moor (1.6%)
  Other (0.2%)

Religion

The Balapitiya Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (97.9%) . In comparison, the Galle Electoral District (which contains the Balapitiya Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (93.9%) [1]

Religion in Balapitiya[1]

  Buddhist (97.9%)
  Muslim (1.7%)
  Other (0.4%)

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 Balapitiya 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 Balapitiya 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 Balapitiya 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 Balapitiya 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.