Dodangaslanda Polling Division

Dodangaslanda
Polling Division
Location of Dodangaslanda
Coordinates: 7°31′00″N 80°31′49″E / 7.516676°N 80.530144°E / 7.516676; 80.530144
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceNorth Western Province, Sri Lanka
Electoral DistrictKurunegala Electoral District
Area
 • Total
222.9 km2 (86.1 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)[1]
 • Total
88,714
 • Density398/km2 (1,030/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeEC-15N

The Dodangaslanda Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Kurunegala Electoral District, in the North Western Province, Sri Lanka.

Presidential Election Results

Summary

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

Year Dodangaslanda Kurunegala Electoral District MAE[2] % Sri Lanka MAE[3] %
2019 SLPP SLPP 1.23% SLPP 3.90%
2015 UPFA UPFA 0.13% NDF 5.76%
2010 UPFA UPFA 1.95% UPFA 2.98%
2005 UPFA UPFA 1.04% UPFA 2.87%
1999 PA PA 1.39% PA 1.05%
1994 PA PA 1.82% PA 4.83%
1988 UNP UNP 4.37% UNP 3.71%
1982 UNP UNP 3.94% UNP 2.73%
Matches/Mean MAE 7/8 7/8 1.98% 8/8 3.48%

2019 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Dodangaslanda[4] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SLPP 32,074 56.21% 652,278 57.90% 6,924,255 52.25%
NDF 21,489 37.66% 416,961 37.01% 5,564,239 41.99%
NMPP 2,078 3.64% 36,178 3.21% 418,553 3.16%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,416 2.48% 21,193 1.88% 345,452 2.61%
Valid Votes 57,057 99.06% 1,126,610 99.25% 13,252,499 98.99%
Rejected Votes 540 0.94% 8,522 0.75% 135,452 1.01%
Total Polled 57,597 83.05% 1,135,132 85.24% 13,387,951 83.71%
Registered Electors 69,356 1,331,705 15,992,568

2015 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Dodangaslanda[5] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 28,010 53.45% 556,868 53.46% 5,768,090 47.58%
NDF 23,847 45.50% 476,602 45.76% 6,217,162 51.28%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 552 1.05% 8,154 0.78% 138,200 1.14%
Valid Votes 52,409 99.03% 1,041,624 99.12% 12,123,452 98.85%
Rejected Votes 512 0.97% 9,285 0.88% 140,925 1.15%
Total Polled 52,921 75.38% 1,050,909 78.82% 12,264,377 78.69%
Registered Electors 70,204 1,333,377 15,585,942

2010 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Dodangaslanda[6] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 28,907 60.89% 582,784 63.08% 6,015,934 57.88%
NDF 17,596 37.07% 327,594 35.46% 4,173,185 40.15%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 968 2.04% 13,515 1.46% 204,494 1.97%
Valid Votes 47,471 99.36% 923,893 99.29% 10,393,613 99.03%
Rejected Votes 308 0.64% 6,644 0.71% 101,838 0.97%
Total Polled 47,779 72.56% 930,537 75.59% 10,495,451 66.70%
Registered Electors 65,846 1,230,966 15,734,587

2005 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Dodangaslanda[7] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 24,658 53.15% 468,507 52.26% 4,887,152 50.29%
UNP 21,100 45.48% 418,809 46.72% 4,706,366 48.43%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 633 1.36% 9,181 1.02% 123,521 1.27%
Valid Votes 46,391 98.71% 896,497 99.07% 9,717,039 98.88%
Rejected Votes 607 1.29% 8,458 0.93% 109,869 1.12%
Total Polled 46,998 74.43% 904,955 77.87% 9,826,908 69.51%
Registered Electors 63,143 1,162,099 14,136,979

1999 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Dodangaslanda[8] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 19,594 49.21% 377,483 50.77% 4,312,157 51.12%
UNP 17,011 42.72% 326,327 43.89% 3,602,748 42.71%
JVP 2,283 5.73% 27,354 3.68% 343,927 4.08%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 933 2.34% 12,355 1.66% 176,679 2.09%
Valid Votes 39,821 97.20% 743,519 97.99% 8,435,754 97.69%
Rejected Votes 1,147 2.80% 15,272 2.01% 199,536 2.31%
Total Polled 40,968 73.93% 758,791 75.83% 8,635,290 72.17%
Registered Electors 55,412 1,000,624 11,965,536

1994 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Dodangaslanda[9] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 20,241 57.26% 403,838 59.36% 4,709,205 62.28%
UNP 14,374 40.66% 266,740 39.21% 2,715,283 35.91%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 735 2.08% 9,766 1.44% 137,040 1.81%
Valid Votes 35,350 98.06% 680,344 98.48% 7,561,526 98.03%
Rejected Votes 699 1.94% 10,511 1.52% 151,706 1.97%
Total Polled 36,049 73.41% 690,855 76.97% 7,713,232 69.12%
Registered Electors 49,109 897,539 11,158,880

1988 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Dodangaslanda[10] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 11,077 54.63% 198,662 51.12% 2,569,199 50.43%
SLFP 8,411 41.48% 182,220 46.89% 2,289,857 44.95%
SLMP 787 3.88% 7,717 1.99% 235,701 4.63%
Valid Votes 20,275 98.68% 388,599 98.91% 5,094,754 98.24%
Rejected Votes 271 1.32% 4,281 1.09% 91,499 1.76%
Total Polled 20,546 46.45% 392,880 53.49% 5,186,256 55.87%
Registered Electors 44,229 734,453 9,283,143

1982 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Dodangaslanda[11] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 17,538 49.70% 345,769 55.77% 3,450,815 52.93%
SLFP 14,470 41.00% 248,479 40.08% 2,546,348 39.05%
JVP 3,048 8.64% 21,835 3.52% 273,428 4.19%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 235 0.67% 3,895 0.63% 249,460 3.83%
Valid Votes 35,291 99.05% 619,978 99.13% 6,520,156 98.78%
Rejected Votes 337 0.95% 5,431 0.87% 80,470 1.22%
Total Polled 35,628 85.87% 625,409 86.00% 6,600,626 80.15%
Registered Electors 41,493 727,202 8,235,358

Parliamentary Election Results

Summary

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

Year Dodangaslanda Kurunegala Electoral District MAE[12] % Sri Lanka MAE[13] %
2015 UPFA UPFA 0.15% UNP 2.93%
2010 UPFA UPFA 4.95% UPFA 3.32%
2004 UPFA UPFA 1.10% UPFA 5.91%
2001 UNP UNP 2.27% UNP 2.56%
2000 PA PA 1.98% PA 0.99%
1994 PA PA 0.90% PA 2.46%
1989 UNP UNP 0.65% UNP 5.33%
Matches/Mean MAE 6/7 6/7 1.71% 7/7 3.36%

2015 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Dodangaslanda[14] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 23,544 49.23% 474,124 49.29% 4,732,664 42.48%
UNP 21,829 45.64% 441,275 45.87% 5,098,916 45.77%
JVP 2,237 4.68% 41,077 4.27% 544,154 4.88%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 218 0.46% 5,496 0.57% 83,041 0.75%
Valid Votes 47,828 93.66% 961,972 95.39% 11,140,333 95.35%
Rejected Votes 3,217 6.30% 46,036 4.56% 516,926 4.42%
Total Polled 51,066 72.74% 1,008,459 79.63% 11,684,111 77.66%
Registered Electors 70,204 1,266,443 15,044,490

2010 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Dodangaslanda[15] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 20,217 58.86% 429,316 63.91% 4,846,388 60.38%
UNP 12,771 37.18% 213,713 31.81% 2,357,057 29.37%
DNA 1,245 3.62% 26,440 3.94% 441,251 5.50%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 116 0.34% 2,288 0.34% 34,779 0.43%
Valid Votes 34,349 90.97% 671,757 92.58% 8,026,322 96.03%
Rejected Votes 3,358 8.89% 53,130 7.32% 581,465 6.96%
Total Polled 37,758 57.34% 725,566 59.08% 8,358,246 59.29%
Registered Electors 65,846 1,228,044 14,097,690

2004 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Dodangaslanda[16] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 22,426 53.65% 412,157 51.95% 4,223,126 45.70%
UNP 18,073 43.24% 340,768 42.95% 3,486,792 37.73%
JHU 1,138 2.72% 37,459 4.72% 552,723 5.98%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 163 0.39% 2,976 0.38% 64,640 0.70%
Valid Votes 41,800 93.81% 793,360 95.14% 9,241,931 94.52%
Rejected Votes 2,739 6.15% 40,261 4.83% 534,452 5.47%
Total Polled 44,557 72.18% 833,908 76.54% 9,777,821 75.74%
Registered Electors 61,727 1,089,482 12,909,631

2001 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Dodangaslanda[17] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 18,703 45.32% 382,768 48.59% 4,086,026 45.62%
PA 17,938 43.46% 332,775 42.24% 3,330,815 37.19%
JVP 4,147 10.05% 63,652 8.08% 815,353 9.10%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 483 1.17% 8,533 1.08% 133,770 1.49%
Valid Votes 41,271 93.82% 787,728 95.35% 8,955,844 94.77%
Rejected Votes 2,720 6.18% 38,451 4.65% 494,009 5.23%
Total Polled 43,991 74.56% 826,179 78.98% 9,449,878 76.03%
Registered Electors 58,998 1,046,102 12,428,762

2000 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Dodangaslanda[18] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 18,208 45.15% 358,794 48.75% 3,899,329 45.33%
UNP 16,951 42.03% 308,106 41.86% 3,451,765 40.12%
JVP 3,155 7.82% 40,780 5.54% 518,725 6.03%
NUA 1,177 2.92% 11,927 1.62% 185,593 2.16%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 837 2.08% 16,421 2.23% 221,514 2.57%
Valid Votes 40,328 N/A 736,028 N/A 8,602,617 N/A

1994 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Dodangaslanda[19] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 18,300 50.71% 366,856 51.87% 3,887,805 48.94%
UNP 17,193 47.65% 332,547 47.02% 3,498,370 44.04%
SLPF 466 1.29% 4,990 0.71% 90,078 1.13%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 125 0.35% 2,886 0.41% 68,538 0.86%
Valid Votes 36,084 94.15% 707,279 95.92% 7,943,688 95.20%
Rejected Votes 2,243 5.85% 30,071 4.08% 400,395 4.80%
Total Polled 38,327 78.04% 737,350 82.15% 8,344,095 74.75%
Registered Electors 49,109 897,580 11,163,064

1989 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Dodangaslanda[20] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 16,774 57.86% 314,724 58.51% 2,838,005 50.71%
SLFP 10,744 37.06% 195,526 36.35% 1,785,369 31.90%
ELJP 858 2.96% 13,759 2.56% 67,723 1.21%
USA 532 1.84% 11,059 2.06% 141,983 2.54%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 82 0.28% 2,848 0.53% 90,480 1.62%
Valid Votes 28,990 92.52% 537,916 94.02% 5,596,468 93.87%
Rejected Votes 2,344 7.48% 34,212 5.98% 365,563 6.13%
Total Polled 31,334 71.75% 572,128 72.88% 5,962,031 63.60%
Registered Electors 43,674 784,991 9,374,164

Demographics

Ethnicity

The Dodangaslanda Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (85.7%) and a significant Moor population (11.2%) . In comparison, the Kurunegala Electoral District (which contains the Dodangaslanda Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (91.4%) [1]

Ethnicity in Dodangaslanda[1]

  Sinhalese (85.7%)
  Moor (11.2%)
  Sri Lankan Tamil (2.8%)
  Other (0.4%)

Religion

The Dodangaslanda Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (85.2%) and a significant Muslim population (11.3%) . In comparison, the Kurunegala Electoral District (which contains the Dodangaslanda Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (88.5%) [1]

Religion in Dodangaslanda[1]

  Buddhist (85.2%)
  Muslim (11.3%)
  Hindu (2.6%)
  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 Dodangaslanda and the Kurunegala 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 Dodangaslanda 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 Dodangaslanda and the Kurunegala 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 Dodangaslanda 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.