Galigamuwa Polling Division

Galigamuwa
Polling Division
Map
Coordinates: 7°13′27″N 80°18′20″E / 7.224161°N 80.305520°E / 7.224161; 80.305520
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceSabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka
Electoral DistrictKegalle Electoral District
Area
 • Total
131.09 km2 (50.61 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)[1]
 • Total
74,490
 • Density568/km2 (1,470/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeEC-22B

The Galigamuwa Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Kegalle Electoral District, in the Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka.

Presidential Election Results

Summary

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

Year Galigamuwa Kegalle Electoral District MAE[2] % Sri Lanka MAE[3] %
2019 SLPP SLPP 2.57% SLPP 5.35%
2015 UPFA UPFA 3.27% NDF 7.46%
2010 UPFA UPFA 2.79% UPFA 6.56%
2005 UPFA UPFA 1.67% UPFA 2.41%
1999 PA PA 0.76% PA 0.79%
1994 PA PA 1.73% PA 4.44%
1988 UNP UNP 4.07% UNP 1.53%
1982 UNP UNP 4.66% UNP 1.65%
Matches/Mean MAE 7/8 7/8 2.69% 8/8 3.77%

2019 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Galigamuwa[4] Kegalle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SLPP 32,376 58.36% 320,484 55.66% 6,924,255 52.25%
NDF 20,475 36.91% 228,032 39.60% 5,564,239 41.99%
NMPP 1,405 2.53% 15,043 2.61% 418,553 3.16%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,224 2.21% 12,272 2.13% 345,452 2.61%
Valid Votes 55,480 99.16% 575,831 99.11% 13,252,499 98.99%
Rejected Votes 472 0.84% 5,152 0.89% 135,452 1.01%
Total Polled 55,952 85.64% 580,983 85.89% 13,387,951 83.71%
Registered Electors 65,331 676,440 15,992,568

2015 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Galigamuwa[5] Kegalle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 28,608 55.11% 278,130 51.82% 5,768,090 47.58%
NDF 22,699 43.73% 252,533 47.05% 6,217,162 51.28%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 604 1.16% 6,108 1.14% 138,200 1.14%
Valid Votes 51,911 98.38% 536,771 98.80% 12,123,452 98.85%
Rejected Votes 855 1.62% 6,515 1.20% 140,925 1.15%
Total Polled 52,766 78.32% 543,286 79.85% 12,264,377 78.69%
Registered Electors 67,375 680,414 15,585,942

2010 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Galigamuwa[6] Kegalle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 30,980 64.61% 296,639 61.80% 6,015,934 57.88%
NDF 16,077 33.53% 174,877 36.44% 4,173,185 40.15%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 889 1.85% 8,448 1.76% 204,494 1.97%
Valid Votes 47,946 99.32% 479,964 99.25% 10,393,613 99.03%
Rejected Votes 330 0.68% 3,604 0.75% 101,838 0.97%
Total Polled 48,276 74.77% 483,568 76.11% 10,495,451 66.70%
Registered Electors 64,565 635,342 15,734,587

2005 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Galigamuwa[7] Kegalle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 25,086 52.68% 239,184 51.02% 4,887,152 50.29%
UNP 21,875 45.94% 223,483 47.67% 4,706,366 48.43%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 655 1.38% 6,106 1.30% 123,521 1.27%
Valid Votes 47,616 99.08% 468,773 98.99% 9,717,039 98.88%
Rejected Votes 443 0.92% 4,795 1.01% 109,869 1.12%
Total Polled 48,059 77.60% 473,568 78.68% 9,826,908 69.51%
Registered Electors 61,932 601,872 14,136,979

1999 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Galigamuwa[8] Kegalle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 21,032 50.34% 210,185 51.30% 4,312,157 51.12%
UNP 18,227 43.63% 176,376 43.05% 3,602,748 42.71%
JVP 1,670 4.00% 14,997 3.66% 343,927 4.08%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 852 2.04% 8,122 1.98% 176,679 2.09%
Valid Votes 41,781 98.24% 409,680 98.05% 8,435,754 97.69%
Rejected Votes 750 1.76% 8,136 1.95% 199,536 2.31%
Total Polled 42,531 74.32% 417,816 76.52% 8,635,290 72.17%
Registered Electors 57,224 546,038 11,965,536

1994 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Galigamuwa[9] Kegalle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 22,942 57.83% 211,676 56.06% 4,709,205 62.28%
UNP 16,086 40.55% 159,707 42.30% 2,715,283 35.91%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 641 1.62% 6,209 1.64% 137,040 1.81%
Valid Votes 39,669 98.28% 377,592 98.14% 7,561,526 98.03%
Rejected Votes 696 1.72% 7,139 1.86% 151,706 1.97%
Total Polled 40,365 74.69% 384,731 74.84% 7,713,232 69.12%
Registered Electors 54,044 514,055 11,158,880

1988 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Galigamuwa[10] Kegalle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 16,732 53.16% 168,720 57.11% 2,569,199 50.43%
SLFP 14,160 44.99% 119,769 40.54% 2,289,857 44.95%
SLMP 580 1.84% 6,923 2.34% 235,701 4.63%
Valid Votes 31,472 98.22% 295,412 98.57% 5,094,754 98.24%
Rejected Votes 570 1.78% 4,277 1.43% 91,499 1.76%
Total Polled 32,042 66.38% 299,689 67.98% 5,186,256 55.87%
Registered Electors 48,269 440,836 9,283,143

1982 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Galigamuwa[11] Kegalle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 19,599 52.39% 195,444 57.02% 3,450,815 52.93%
SLFP 15,842 42.35% 126,538 36.92% 2,546,348 39.05%
JVP 1,477 3.95% 13,706 4.00% 273,428 4.19%
LSSP 403 1.08% 6,184 1.80% 58,531 0.90%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 86 0.23% 890 0.26% 190,929 2.93%
Valid Votes 37,407 98.71% 342,762 98.69% 6,520,156 98.78%
Rejected Votes 490 1.29% 4,537 1.31% 80,470 1.22%
Total Polled 37,897 84.01% 347,299 84.30% 6,600,626 80.15%
Registered Electors 45,109 411,994 8,235,358

Parliamentary Election Results

Summary

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

Year Galigamuwa Kegalle Electoral District MAE[12] % Sri Lanka MAE[13] %
2015 UPFA UNP 2.84% UNP 3.19%
2010 UPFA UPFA 2.14% UPFA 6.12%
2004 UPFA UPFA 1.59% UPFA 5.30%
2001 UNP UNP 1.95% UNP 2.92%
2000 PA PA 0.49% PA 2.78%
1994 PA UNP 1.75% PA 2.82%
1989 UNP UNP 3.49% UNP 6.01%
Matches/Mean MAE 6/7 6/7 2.03% 7/7 4.16%

2015 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Galigamuwa[14] Kegalle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 23,663 48.73% 227,208 45.47% 4,732,664 42.48%
UNP 22,724 46.80% 247,467 49.52% 5,098,916 45.77%
JVP 1,716 3.53% 18,394 3.68% 544,154 4.88%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 456 0.94% 6,661 1.33% 101,045 0.91%
Valid Votes 48,559 96.42% 499,730 96.35% 11,140,333 95.35%
Rejected Votes 1,795 3.56% 18,770 3.62% 516,926 4.42%
Total Polled 50,364 74.75% 518,674 79.81% 11,684,111 77.66%
Registered Electors 67,375 649,878 15,044,490

2010 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Galigamuwa[15] Kegalle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 24,552 69.00% 242,463 66.89% 4,846,388 60.38%
UNP 9,423 26.48% 104,925 28.95% 2,357,057 29.37%
DNA 1,485 4.17% 13,518 3.73% 441,251 5.50%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 125 0.35% 1,549 0.43% 33,973 0.42%
Valid Votes 35,585 93.51% 362,455 93.32% 8,026,322 96.03%
Rejected Votes 2,471 6.49% 25,965 6.68% 581,465 6.96%
Total Polled 38,056 58.94% 388,420 60.93% 8,358,246 59.29%
Registered Electors 64,565 637,524 14,097,690

2004 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Galigamuwa[16] Kegalle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 22,980 52.75% 214,267 50.88% 4,223,126 45.70%
UNP 18,693 42.91% 186,641 44.32% 3,486,792 37.73%
JHU 1,715 3.94% 18,034 4.28% 552,723 5.98%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 177 0.41% 2,187 0.52% 59,247 0.64%
Valid Votes 43,565 94.83% 421,134 94.25% 9,241,931 94.52%
Rejected Votes 2,373 5.17% 25,685 5.75% 534,452 5.47%
Total Polled 45,938 75.87% 446,816 78.35% 9,777,821 75.74%
Registered Electors 60,550 570,299 12,909,631

2001 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Galigamuwa[17] Kegalle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 20,569 47.33% 208,104 49.36% 4,086,026 45.62%
PA 18,619 42.84% 170,901 40.53% 3,330,815 37.19%
JVP 3,736 8.60% 36,711 8.71% 815,353 9.10%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 539 1.24% 5,924 1.40% 123,245 1.38%
Valid Votes 43,463 95.15% 421,640 94.90% 8,955,844 94.77%
Rejected Votes 2,217 4.85% 22,669 5.10% 494,009 5.23%
Total Polled 45,680 77.42% 444,309 80.10% 9,449,878 76.03%
Registered Electors 59,001 554,698 12,428,762

2000 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Galigamuwa[18] Kegalle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 20,284 48.52% 201,114 48.88% 3,899,329 45.33%
UNP 18,109 43.32% 175,627 42.69% 3,451,765 40.12%
JVP 2,468 5.90% 22,028 5.35% 518,725 6.03%
SU 556 1.33% 4,549 1.11% 127,859 1.49%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 390 0.93% 8,094 1.97% 291,648 3.39%
Valid Votes 41,807 N/A 411,412 N/A 8,602,617 N/A

1994 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Galigamuwa[19] Kegalle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 20,730 49.74% 190,689 47.91% 3,887,805 48.94%
UNP 20,647 49.54% 203,938 51.24% 3,498,370 44.04%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 300 0.72% 3,383 0.85% 90,078 1.13%
Valid Votes 41,677 96.06% 398,010 95.89% 7,943,688 95.20%
Rejected Votes 1,709 3.94% 17,043 4.11% 400,395 4.80%
Total Polled 43,386 80.28% 415,053 80.78% 8,344,095 74.75%
Registered Electors 54,044 513,825 11,163,064

1989 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Galigamuwa[20] Kegalle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 16,931 59.69% 174,334 61.12% 2,838,005 50.71%
SLFP 10,311 36.35% 80,668 28.28% 1,785,369 31.90%
USA 637 2.25% 15,168 5.32% 141,983 2.54%
ELJP 393 1.39% 14,056 4.93% 67,723 1.21%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 91 0.32% 1,028 0.36% 90,480 1.62%
Valid Votes 28,363 94.88% 285,254 93.95% 5,596,468 93.87%
Rejected Votes 1,530 5.12% 18,362 6.05% 365,563 6.13%
Total Polled 29,893 63.18% 303,616 69.46% 5,962,031 63.60%
Registered Electors 47,312 437,131 9,374,164

Demographics

Ethnicity

The Galigamuwa Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (94.5%) . In comparison, the Kegalle Electoral District (which contains the Galigamuwa Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (85.5%) [1]

Ethnicity in Galigamuwa[1]

  Sinhalese (94.5%)
  Indian Tamil (3.2%)
  Moor (1.5%)
  Other (0.8%)

Religion

The Galigamuwa Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (94.0%) . In comparison, the Kegalle Electoral District (which contains the Galigamuwa Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (84.4%) [1]

Religion in Galigamuwa[1]

  Buddhist (94.0%)
  Hindu (3.3%)
  Muslim (1.6%)
  Other (1.1%)

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 Galigamuwa and the Kegalle 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 Galigamuwa 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 Galigamuwa and the Kegalle 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 Galigamuwa 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.