Biyagama Polling Division

Biyagama
Polling Division
Location of Biyagama
Coordinates: 6°58′35″N 79°58′37″E / 6.976289°N 79.977035°E / 6.976289; 79.977035
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceWestern Province, Sri Lanka
Electoral DistrictGampaha Electoral District
Area
 • Total
65.19 km2 (25.17 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)[1]
 • Total
186,585
 • Density2,862/km2 (7,410/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeEC-02L

The Biyagama Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Gampaha Electoral District, in the Western Province, Sri Lanka.

Presidential Election Results

Summary

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

Year Biyagama Gampaha Electoral District MAE[2] % Sri Lanka MAE[3] %
2019 SLPP SLPP 3.34% SLPP 10.23%
2015 UPFA NDF 0.92% NDF 2.57%
2010 UPFA UPFA 0.17% UPFA 3.17%
2005 UPFA UPFA 0.18% UPFA 4.47%
1999 PA PA 1.51% PA 3.49%
1994 PA PA 0.73% PA 1.53%
1988 UNP SLFP 0.66% UNP 2.35%
1982 UNP UNP 2.83% UNP 2.19%
Matches/Mean MAE 7/8 7/8 1.29% 8/8 3.75%

2019 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Biyagama[4] Gampaha Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SLPP 68,145 63.13% 855,870 59.28% 6,924,255 52.25%
NDF 33,715 31.24% 494,671 34.26% 5,564,239 41.99%
NMPP 4,188 3.88% 61,760 4.28% 418,553 3.16%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,890 1.75% 31,499 2.18% 345,452 2.61%
Valid Votes 107,938 99.17% 1,443,800 98.92% 13,252,499 98.99%
Rejected Votes 902 0.83% 15,751 1.08% 135,452 1.01%
Total Polled 108,840 84.76% 1,459,551 83.31% 13,387,951 83.71%
Registered Electors 128,417 1,751,892 15,992,568

2015 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Biyagama[5] Gampaha Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 50,173 50.46% 664,347 49.49% 5,768,090 47.58%
NDF 48,667 48.94% 669,007 49.83% 6,217,162 51.28%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 593 0.60% 9,142 0.68% 138,200 1.14%
Valid Votes 99,433 99.01% 1,342,496 98.92% 12,123,452 98.85%
Rejected Votes 997 0.99% 14,647 1.08% 140,925 1.15%
Total Polled 100,430 82.52% 1,357,143 80.77% 12,264,377 78.69%
Registered Electors 121,702 1,680,263 15,585,942

2010 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Biyagama[6] Gampaha Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 52,066 61.54% 718,716 61.66% 6,015,934 57.88%
NDF 31,762 37.54% 434,506 37.28% 4,173,185 40.15%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 783 0.93% 12,426 1.07% 204,494 1.97%
Valid Votes 84,611 99.26% 1,165,648 99.24% 10,393,613 99.03%
Rejected Votes 629 0.74% 8,960 0.76% 101,838 0.97%
Total Polled 85,240 79.08% 1,174,608 78.03% 10,495,451 66.70%
Registered Electors 107,786 1,505,363 15,734,587

2005 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Biyagama[7] Gampaha Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 43,249 55.02% 596,698 54.78% 4,887,152 50.29%
UNP 34,685 44.13% 481,764 44.23% 4,706,366 48.43%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 667 0.85% 10,815 0.99% 123,521 1.27%
Valid Votes 78,601 99.05% 1,089,277 98.94% 9,717,039 98.88%
Rejected Votes 754 0.95% 11,724 1.06% 109,869 1.12%
Total Polled 79,355 80.00% 1,101,001 79.17% 9,826,908 69.51%
Registered Electors 99,193 1,390,691 14,136,979

1999 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Biyagama[8] Gampaha Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 36,550 55.01% 532,796 56.58% 4,312,157 51.12%
UNP 26,061 39.22% 353,969 37.59% 3,602,748 42.71%
JVP 2,825 4.25% 40,472 4.30% 343,927 4.08%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,006 1.51% 14,382 1.53% 176,679 2.09%
Valid Votes 66,442 97.87% 941,619 97.84% 8,435,754 97.69%
Rejected Votes 1,443 2.13% 20,768 2.16% 199,536 2.31%
Total Polled 67,885 77.11% 962,387 77.12% 8,635,290 72.17%
Registered Electors 88,034 1,247,860 11,965,536

1994 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Biyagama[9] Gampaha Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 36,459 63.92% 550,654 64.74% 4,709,205 62.28%
UNP 19,678 34.50% 288,608 33.93% 2,715,283 35.91%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 903 1.58% 11,256 1.32% 137,040 1.81%
Valid Votes 57,040 98.40% 850,518 98.48% 7,561,526 98.03%
Rejected Votes 930 1.60% 13,137 1.52% 151,706 1.97%
Total Polled 57,970 71.92% 863,655 74.16% 7,713,232 69.12%
Registered Electors 80,600 1,164,625 11,158,880

1988 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Biyagama[10] Gampaha Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 23,930 48.76% 350,092 48.08% 2,569,199 50.43%
SLFP 23,633 48.15% 355,553 48.83% 2,289,857 44.95%
SLMP 1,518 3.09% 22,467 3.09% 235,701 4.63%
Valid Votes 49,081 98.62% 728,112 98.63% 5,094,754 98.24%
Rejected Votes 685 1.38% 10,108 1.37% 91,499 1.76%
Total Polled 49,766 75.21% 738,220 74.93% 5,186,256 55.87%
Registered Electors 66,166 985,206 9,283,143

1982 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Biyagama[11] Gampaha Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 25,398 55.67% 365,847 52.50% 3,450,815 52.93%
SLFP 18,539 40.64% 301,808 43.31% 2,546,348 39.05%
JVP 1,389 3.04% 23,701 3.40% 273,428 4.19%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 297 0.65% 5,491 0.79% 249,460 3.83%
Valid Votes 45,623 99.11% 696,847 99.15% 6,520,156 98.78%
Rejected Votes 410 0.89% 5,992 0.85% 80,470 1.22%
Total Polled 46,033 83.01% 702,839 82.70% 6,600,626 80.15%
Registered Electors 55,457 849,896 8,235,358

Parliamentary Election Results

Summary

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

Year Biyagama Gampaha Electoral District MAE[12] % Sri Lanka MAE[13] %
2015 UPFA UNP 1.80% UNP 2.25%
2010 UPFA UPFA 1.55% UPFA 1.26%
2004 UPFA UPFA 3.12% UPFA 3.00%
2001 UNP UNP 2.21% UNP 1.64%
2000 PA PA 1.99% PA 0.33%
1994 PA PA 0.20% PA 4.82%
1989 UNP UNP 0.90% UNP 4.46%
Matches/Mean MAE 6/7 7/7 1.68% 7/7 2.54%

2020 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Biyagama[14] Gampaha Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SLPFA 62,301 68.25% 807,896 65.76% 6,853,693 59.09%
SJB 18,077 19.8% 285,809 23.27% 2,771,984 23.9%
JJB 4,374 4.79% 61,833 5.03% 445,958 3.84%
UNP 3,051 3.34% 28,282 2.3% 249,435 2.15%
OPPP 1,711 1.87% 21,627 1.76% 67,766 0.58%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,774 1.95% 23,027 1.88% 1,160,093 10.44%
Valid Votes 91,288 69.82% 1,228,474 68.78% 11,598,936 71.32%
Rejected Votes 4,946 3.78% 75,509 4.23% 744,373 4.58%
Total Polled 96,234 73.6% 1,303,983 73.01% 12,343,309 75.89%
Registered Electors 130,751 1,785,964 16,263,885

2015 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Biyagama[15] Gampaha Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 42,759 46.70% 549,958 44.96% 4,732,664 42.48%
UNP 41,232 45.03% 577,004 47.17% 5,098,916 45.77%
JVP 6,742 7.36% 87,880 7.18% 544,154 4.88%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 829 0.91% 8,332 0.68% 81,501 0.73%
Valid Votes 91,562 96.02% 1,223,174 95.51% 11,140,333 95.35%
Rejected Votes 3,737 3.92% 56,246 4.39% 516,926 4.42%
Total Polled 95,356 78.35% 1,280,647 78.21% 11,684,111 77.66%
Registered Electors 121,702 1,637,537 15,044,490

2010 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Biyagama[16] Gampaha Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 41,478 61.76% 589,476 63.40% 4,846,388 60.38%
UNP 20,438 30.43% 266,523 28.67% 2,357,057 29.37%
DNA 5,089 7.58% 69,747 7.50% 441,251 5.50%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 151 0.22% 3,985 0.43% 19,003 0.24%
Valid Votes 67,156 95.69% 929,731 94.83% 8,026,322 96.03%
Rejected Votes 2,998 4.27% 50,234 5.12% 581,465 6.96%
Total Polled 70,181 65.11% 980,467 65.06% 8,358,246 59.29%
Registered Electors 107,786 1,506,969 14,097,690

2004 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Biyagama[17] Gampaha Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 34,502 48.40% 509,963 51.52% 4,223,126 45.70%
UNP 24,696 34.65% 367,572 37.14% 3,486,792 37.73%
JHU 11,434 16.04% 102,516 10.36% 552,723 5.98%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 646 0.91% 9,691 0.98% 57,229 0.62%
Valid Votes 71,278 96.48% 989,742 95.96% 9,241,931 94.52%
Rejected Votes 2,585 3.50% 41,462 4.02% 534,452 5.47%
Total Polled 73,877 76.50% 1,031,464 77.72% 9,777,821 75.74%
Registered Electors 96,568 1,327,145 12,909,631

2001 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Biyagama[18] Gampaha Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 32,882 46.07% 437,289 43.94% 4,086,026 45.62%
PA 28,778 40.32% 428,780 43.08% 3,330,815 37.19%
JVP 8,665 12.14% 113,990 11.45% 815,353 9.10%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,056 1.48% 15,171 1.52% 137,826 1.54%
Valid Votes 71,381 96.46% 995,230 96.30% 8,955,844 94.77%
Rejected Votes 2,617 3.54% 38,187 3.70% 494,009 5.23%
Total Polled 73,998 78.94% 1,033,417 80.36% 9,449,878 76.03%
Registered Electors 93,735 1,285,973 12,428,762

2000 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Biyagama[19] Gampaha Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 30,828 45.40% 470,018 48.87% 3,899,329 45.33%
UNP 27,052 39.84% 378,328 39.34% 3,451,765 40.12%
JVP 5,796 8.54% 73,110 7.60% 518,725 6.03%
NUA 2,039 3.00% 11,013 1.15% 185,593 2.16%
SU 1,539 2.27% 20,297 2.11% 127,859 1.49%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 646 0.95% 8,943 0.93% 133,530 1.55%
Valid Votes 67,900 N/A 961,709 N/A 8,602,617 N/A

1994 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Biyagama[20] Gampaha Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 34,719 56.63% 509,030 56.79% 3,887,805 48.94%
UNP 25,537 41.66% 375,631 41.91% 3,498,370 44.04%
SLPF 1,048 1.71% 11,627 1.30% 90,078 1.13%
Valid Votes 61,304 96.27% 896,288 96.39% 7,943,688 95.20%
Rejected Votes 2,373 3.73% 33,553 3.61% 400,395 4.80%
Total Polled 63,677 79.00% 929,841 79.65% 8,344,095 74.75%
Registered Electors 80,600 1,167,469 11,163,064

1989 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Biyagama[21] Gampaha Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 25,435 54.53% 385,733 54.14% 2,838,005 50.71%
SLFP 18,521 39.71% 294,490 41.34% 1,785,369 31.90%
USA 1,435 3.08% 21,665 3.04% 141,983 2.54%
ELJP 1,253 2.69% 10,549 1.48% 67,723 1.21%
Valid Votes 46,644 94.90% 712,437 95.64% 5,596,468 93.87%
Rejected Votes 2,507 5.10% 32,497 4.36% 365,563 6.13%
Total Polled 49,151 75.57% 744,934 76.82% 5,962,031 63.60%
Registered Electors 65,038 969,658 9,374,164

Demographics

Ethnicity

The Biyagama Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (91.7%) . In comparison, the Gampaha Electoral District (which contains the Biyagama Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (90.5%) [1]

Ethnicity in Biyagama[1]

  Sinhalese (91.7%)
  Moor (6.5%)
  Other (1.8%)

Religion

The Biyagama Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (86.5%) . In comparison, the Gampaha Electoral District (which contains the Biyagama Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (71.3%) and a significant Roman Catholic population (19.5%) [1]

Religion in Biyagama[1]

  Buddhist (86.5%)
  Muslim (7.0%)
  Roman Catholic (4.6%)
  Other Christian (1.1%)
  Other (0.9%)

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 Biyagama and the Gampaha 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 Biyagama 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 Biyagama and the Gampaha 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 Biyagama and the country. It is a measure of the difference in voting behaviour between the two regions.
  14. ^ "2020 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2020.
  15. ^ "2015 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2015.
  16. ^ "2010 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2010.
  17. ^ "2004 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2004.
  18. ^ "2001 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2001.
  19. ^ "2000 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2000.
  20. ^ "1994 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 1994.
  21. ^ "1989 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 1989.