Laggala Polling Division

Laggala
Polling Division
Location of Laggala
Coordinates: 7°36′40″N 80°47′14″E / 7.611125°N 80.787205°E / 7.611125; 80.787205
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceCentral Province, Sri Lanka
Electoral DistrictMatale Electoral District
Area
 • Total
986.7 km2 (381.0 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)[1]
 • Total
88,131
 • Density89/km2 (230/sq mi)

The Laggala Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Matale Electoral District, in the Central Province, Sri Lanka.

Presidential Election Results

Summary

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

Year Laggala Matale Electoral District MAE[2] % Sri Lanka MAE[3] %
2019 SLPP SLPP 4.36% SLPP 6.97%
2015 UPFA UPFA 8.74% NDF 12.67%
2010 UPFA UPFA 4.36% UPFA 6.31%
2005 UPFA UNP 2.52% UPFA 0.54%
1999 PA PA 4.80% PA 5.06%
1994 PA PA 4.16% PA 3.05%
1988 UNP UNP 8.15% UNP 2.29%
1982 UNP UNP 2.14% UNP 1.92%
Matches/Mean MAE 7/8 6/8 4.90% 8/8 4.85%

2019 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Laggala[4] Matale Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SLPP 36,363 60.23% 187,821 55.37% 6,924,255 52.25%
NDF 21,384 35.42% 134,291 39.59% 5,564,239 41.99%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,561 2.59% 8,219 2.42% 345,452 2.61%
NMPP 1,070 1.77% 8,890 2.62% 418,553 3.16%
Valid Votes 60,378 99.18% 339,221 99.05% 13,252,499 98.99%
Rejected Votes 501 0.82% 3,252 0.95% 135,452 1.01%
Total Polled 60,879 87.43% 342,473 85.30% 13,387,951 83.71%
Registered Electors 69,632 401,496 15,992,568

2015 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Laggala[5] Matale Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 33,821 60.20% 158,880 51.41% 5,768,090 47.58%
NDF 21,511 38.29% 145,928 47.22% 6,217,162 51.28%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 846 1.51% 4,214 1.36% 138,200 1.14%
Valid Votes 56,178 98.98% 309,022 98.83% 12,123,452 98.85%
Rejected Votes 581 1.02% 3,653 1.17% 140,925 1.15%
Total Polled 56,759 80.71% 312,675 78.76% 12,264,377 78.69%
Registered Electors 70,323 397,005 15,585,942

2010 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Laggala[6] Matale Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 31,277 64.09% 157,953 59.74% 6,015,934 57.88%
NDF 16,300 33.40% 100,513 38.01% 4,173,185 40.15%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,221 2.50% 5,953 2.25% 204,494 1.97%
Valid Votes 48,798 99.27% 264,419 99.00% 10,393,613 99.03%
Rejected Votes 361 0.73% 2,666 1.00% 101,838 0.97%
Total Polled 49,159 75.98% 267,085 75.08% 10,495,451 66.70%
Registered Electors 64,696 355,738 15,734,587

2005 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Laggala[7] Matale Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 23,637 50.53% 120,533 48.09% 4,887,152 50.29%
UNP 22,249 47.56% 125,937 50.25% 4,706,366 48.43%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 895 1.91% 4,150 1.66% 123,521 1.27%
Valid Votes 46,781 98.57% 250,620 98.51% 9,717,039 98.88%
Rejected Votes 679 1.43% 3,785 1.49% 109,869 1.12%
Total Polled 47,460 77.82% 254,405 76.51% 9,826,908 69.51%
Registered Electors 60,990 332,515 14,136,979

1999 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Laggala[8] Matale Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 24,073 57.07% 111,232 51.42% 4,312,157 51.12%
UNP 16,091 38.15% 91,944 42.51% 3,602,748 42.71%
JVP 1,069 2.53% 7,924 3.66% 343,927 4.08%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 946 2.24% 5,210 2.41% 176,679 2.09%
Valid Votes 42,179 97.43% 216,310 97.23% 8,435,754 97.69%
Rejected Votes 1,112 2.57% 6,171 2.77% 199,536 2.31%
Total Polled 43,291 80.57% 222,481 76.18% 8,635,290 72.17%
Registered Electors 53,732 292,055 11,965,536

1994 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Laggala[9] Matale Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 26,092 65.21% 121,449 60.98% 4,709,205 62.28%
UNP 13,013 32.52% 73,324 36.82% 2,715,283 35.91%
Ind 2 507 1.27% 2,111 1.06% 58,888 0.78%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 399 1.00% 2,280 1.14% 78,152 1.03%
Valid Votes 40,011 97.81% 199,164 97.40% 7,561,526 98.03%
Rejected Votes 897 2.19% 5,317 2.60% 151,706 1.97%
Total Polled 40,908 84.30% 204,481 76.95% 7,713,232 69.12%
Registered Electors 48,525 265,743 11,158,880

1988 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Laggala[10] Matale Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 9,055 49.81% 37,007 57.85% 2,569,199 50.43%
SLFP 8,908 49.00% 25,825 40.37% 2,289,857 44.95%
SLMP 216 1.19% 1,135 1.77% 235,701 4.63%
Valid Votes 18,179 98.92% 63,967 98.29% 5,094,754 98.24%
Rejected Votes 198 1.08% 1,110 1.71% 91,499 1.76%
Total Polled 18,377 44.70% 65,077 30.13% 5,186,256 55.87%
Registered Electors 41,110 215,999 9,283,143

1982 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Laggala[11] Matale Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 17,354 56.18% 94,031 58.11% 3,450,815 52.93%
SLFP 12,149 39.33% 59,299 36.65% 2,546,348 39.05%
JVP 1,158 3.75% 7,169 4.43% 273,428 4.19%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 228 0.74% 1,315 0.81% 249,460 3.83%
Valid Votes 30,889 99.13% 161,814 99.13% 6,520,156 98.78%
Rejected Votes 272 0.87% 1,414 0.87% 80,470 1.22%
Total Polled 31,161 88.70% 163,228 85.97% 6,600,626 80.15%
Registered Electors 35,129 189,867 8,235,358

Parliamentary Election Results

Summary

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

Year Laggala Matale Electoral District MAE[12] % Sri Lanka MAE[13] %
2015 UPFA UNP 7.78% UNP 6.70%
2010 UPFA UPFA 6.90% UPFA 10.82%
2004 UPFA UPFA 1.43% UPFA 6.13%
2001 PA UNP 9.98% UNP 8.42%
2000 PA PA 6.23% PA 7.40%
1994 PA PA 2.76% PA 2.62%
1989 UNP UNP 7.61% UNP 12.81%
Matches/Mean MAE 5/7 7/7 6.10% 7/7 7.84%

2015 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Laggala[14] Matale Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 26,748 54.40% 126,315 45.57% 4,732,664 42.48%
UNP 20,867 42.44% 138,241 49.87% 5,098,916 45.77%
JVP 1,324 2.69% 10,947 3.95% 544,154 4.88%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 233 0.47% 1,690 0.61% 82,293 0.74%
Valid Votes 49,172 91.90% 277,193 92.73% 11,140,333 95.35%
Rejected Votes 4,292 8.02% 21,537 7.21% 516,926 4.42%
Total Polled 53,504 76.08% 298,917 78.73% 11,684,111 77.66%
Registered Electors 70,323 379,675 15,044,490

2010 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Laggala[15] Matale Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 27,777 74.79% 131,069 67.02% 4,846,388 60.38%
UNP 8,478 22.83% 55,737 28.50% 2,357,057 29.37%
DNA 688 1.85% 7,636 3.90% 441,251 5.50%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 198 0.53% 1,122 0.57% 34,715 0.43%
Valid Votes 37,141 91.89% 195,564 90.93% 8,026,322 96.03%
Rejected Votes 3,217 7.96% 19,310 8.98% 581,465 6.96%
Total Polled 40,421 62.48% 215,060 60.23% 8,358,246 59.29%
Registered Electors 64,696 357,063 14,097,690

2004 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Laggala[16] Matale Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 21,307 51.88% 108,259 49.19% 4,223,126 45.70%
UNP 18,784 45.74% 100,642 45.73% 3,486,792 37.73%
JHU 579 1.41% 8,819 4.01% 552,723 5.98%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 396 0.96% 2,342 1.06% 54,554 0.59%
Valid Votes 41,066 91.94% 220,062 91.84% 9,241,931 94.52%
Rejected Votes 3,598 8.06% 19,549 8.16% 534,452 5.47%
Total Polled 44,664 75.96% 239,611 76.66% 9,777,821 75.74%
Registered Electors 58,799 312,556 12,909,631

2001 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Laggala[17] Matale Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 20,938 52.61% 88,999 40.81% 3,330,815 37.19%
UNP 16,117 40.49% 109,991 50.43% 4,086,026 45.62%
JVP 2,133 5.36% 16,063 7.37% 815,353 9.10%
NLF 402 1.01% 1,824 0.84% 45,901 0.51%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 211 0.53% 1,213 0.56% 16,269 0.18%
Valid Votes 39,801 93.56% 218,090 93.38% 8,955,844 94.77%
Rejected Votes 2,740 6.44% 15,449 6.62% 494,009 5.23%
Total Polled 42,541 75.64% 233,539 77.95% 9,449,878 76.03%
Registered Electors 56,244 299,606 12,428,762

2000 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Laggala[18] Matale Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 23,692 58.17% 110,213 50.53% 3,899,329 45.33%
UNP 14,941 36.68% 91,836 42.11% 3,451,765 40.12%
JVP 1,283 3.15% 10,673 4.89% 518,725 6.03%
NLF 460 1.13% 2,350 1.08% 32,275 0.38%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 352 0.86% 3,025 1.39% 182,723 2.12%
Valid Votes 40,728 N/A 218,097 N/A 8,602,617 N/A

1994 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Laggala[19] Matale Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 20,648 52.66% 102,680 49.85% 3,887,805 48.94%
UNP 17,970 45.83% 100,121 48.61% 3,498,370 44.04%
IND1 437 1.11% 1,728 0.84% 48,199 0.61%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 153 0.39% 1,433 0.70% 90,078 1.13%
Valid Votes 39,208 93.74% 205,962 94.22% 7,943,688 95.20%
Rejected Votes 2,618 6.26% 12,646 5.78% 400,395 4.80%
Total Polled 41,826 86.19% 218,608 81.88% 8,344,095 74.75%
Registered Electors 48,525 266,974 11,163,064

1989 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Laggala[20] Matale Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 19,839 72.17% 88,869 63.81% 2,838,005 50.71%
SLFP 7,143 25.98% 45,717 32.82% 1,785,369 31.90%
USA 350 1.27% 2,344 1.68% 141,983 2.54%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 157 0.57% 2,350 1.69% 67,723 1.21%
Valid Votes 27,489 91.81% 139,280 92.11% 5,596,468 93.87%
Rejected Votes 2,453 8.19% 11,927 7.89% 365,563 6.13%
Total Polled 29,942 73.65% 151,207 70.35% 5,962,031 63.60%
Registered Electors 40,656 214,938 9,374,164

Demographics

Ethnicity

The Laggala Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (93.2%) . In comparison, the Matale Electoral District (which contains the Laggala Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (80.8%) [1]

Ethnicity in Laggala[1]

  Sinhalese (93.2%)
  Indian Tamil (4.0%)
  Sri Lankan Tamil (2.2%)
  Other (0.5%)

Religion

The Laggala Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (92.9%) . In comparison, the Matale Electoral District (which contains the Laggala Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (79.5%) [1]

Religion in Laggala[1]

  Buddhist (92.9%)
  Hindu (5.9%)
  Other (1.2%)

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 Laggala and the Matale 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 Laggala 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 Laggala and the Matale 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 Laggala 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.