Mahanuwara Polling Division

Mahanuwara
Polling Division
Location of Mahanuwara
Coordinates: 7°16′05″N 80°37′21″E / 7.268171°N 80.622615°E / 7.268171; 80.622615
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceCentral Province, Sri Lanka
Electoral DistrictKandy Electoral District
Area
 • Total
34.16 km2 (13.19 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)[1]
 • Total
96,017
 • Density2,811/km2 (7,280/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeEC-04I

The Mahanuwara Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Kandy Electoral District, in the Central Province, Sri Lanka.

Presidential Election Results

Summary

The winner of Mahanuwara has matched the final country result 4 out of 8 times.

Year Mahanuwara Kandy Electoral District MAE[2] % Sri Lanka MAE[3] %
2019 NDF SLPP 6.57% SLPP 8.58%
2015 NDF NDF 11.20% NDF 14.46%
2010 NDF UPFA 11.68% UPFA 15.30%
2005 UNP UNP 9.23% UPFA 15.08%
1999 UNP PA 9.50% PA 10.86%
1994 PA PA 3.46% PA 9.06%
1988 UNP UNP 5.72% UNP 8.45%
1982 UNP UNP 8.43% UNP 12.65%
Matches/Mean MAE 4/8 7/8 8.22% 8/8 11.80%

2019 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Mahanuwara[4] Kandy Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
NDF 16,334 51.36% 417,355 44.64% 5,564,239 41.99%
SLPP 13,795 43.38% 471,502 50.43% 6,924,255 52.25%
NMPP 966 3.04% 23,539 2.52% 418,553 3.16%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 709 2.23% 22,479 2.40% 345,452 2.61%
Valid Votes 31,804 98.73% 934,875 99.04% 13,252,499 98.99%
Rejected Votes 409 1.27% 9,020 0.96% 135,452 1.01%
Total Polled 32,213 79.52% 943,895 84.89% 13,387,951 83.71%
Registered Electors 40,507 1,111,860 15,992,568

2015 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Mahanuwara[5] Kandy Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
NDF 20,316 66.14% 466,994 54.56% 6,217,162 51.28%
UPFA 10,200 33.21% 378,585 44.23% 5,768,090 47.58%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 199 0.65% 10,329 1.21% 138,200 1.14%
Valid Votes 30,715 98.71% 855,908 98.73% 12,123,452 98.85%
Rejected Votes 401 1.29% 10,993 1.27% 140,925 1.15%
Total Polled 31,116 77.75% 866,901 79.71% 12,264,377 78.69%
Registered Electors 40,020 1,087,542 15,585,942

2010 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Mahanuwara[6] Kandy Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
NDF 15,358 56.30% 329,492 43.89% 4,173,185 40.15%
UPFA 11,636 42.66% 406,636 54.16% 6,015,934 57.88%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 283 1.04% 14,658 1.95% 204,494 1.97%
Valid Votes 27,277 99.03% 750,786 98.85% 10,393,613 99.03%
Rejected Votes 268 0.97% 8,700 1.15% 101,838 0.97%
Total Polled 27,545 74.57% 759,486 75.87% 10,495,451 66.70%
Registered Electors 36,938 1,001,074 15,734,587

2005 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Mahanuwara[7] Kandy Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 17,130 63.89% 387,150 54.33% 4,706,366 48.43%
UPFA 9,435 35.19% 315,672 44.30% 4,887,152 50.29%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 246 0.92% 9,798 1.37% 123,521 1.27%
Valid Votes 26,811 98.77% 712,620 98.64% 9,717,039 98.88%
Rejected Votes 335 1.23% 9,817 1.36% 109,869 1.12%
Total Polled 27,146 74.73% 722,437 77.37% 9,826,908 69.51%
Registered Electors 36,326 933,754 14,136,979

1999 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Mahanuwara[8] Kandy Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 13,809 54.60% 276,360 45.10% 3,602,748 42.71%
PA 10,101 39.94% 308,187 50.29% 4,312,157 51.12%
JVP 639 2.53% 15,512 2.53% 343,927 4.08%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 394 1.56% 9,472 1.55% 140,825 1.67%
SMBP 349 1.38% 3,280 0.54% 35,854 0.43%
Valid Votes 25,292 97.59% 612,811 97.29% 8,435,754 97.69%
Rejected Votes 624 2.41% 17,060 2.71% 199,536 2.31%
Total Polled 25,916 75.32% 629,871 77.61% 8,635,290 72.17%
Registered Electors 34,410 811,606 11,965,536

1994 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Mahanuwara[9] Kandy Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 12,339 52.98% 320,110 56.64% 4,709,205 62.28%
UNP 10,477 44.98% 235,519 41.68% 2,715,283 35.91%
SMBP 258 1.11% 2,618 0.46% 32,651 0.43%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 217 0.93% 6,870 1.22% 104,389 1.38%
Valid Votes 23,291 97.56% 565,117 97.55% 7,561,526 98.03%
Rejected Votes 583 2.44% 14,179 2.45% 151,706 1.97%
Total Polled 23,874 73.83% 579,296 77.85% 7,713,232 69.12%
Registered Electors 32,335 744,151 11,158,880

1988 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Mahanuwara[10] Kandy Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 11,301 59.87% 234,124 54.88% 2,569,199 50.43%
SLFP 6,959 36.86% 186,187 43.65% 2,289,857 44.95%
SLMP 617 3.27% 6,266 1.47% 235,701 4.63%
Valid Votes 18,877 98.45% 426,577 98.57% 5,094,754 98.24%
Rejected Votes 297 1.55% 6,167 1.43% 91,499 1.76%
Total Polled 19,174 66.21% 432,744 68.36% 5,186,256 55.87%
Registered Electors 28,958 633,030 9,283,143

1982 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Mahanuwara[11] Kandy Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 15,729 68.60% 289,621 59.80% 3,450,815 52.93%
SLFP 6,498 28.34% 178,647 36.89% 2,546,348 39.05%
JVP 408 1.78% 12,493 2.58% 273,428 4.19%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 295 1.29% 3,536 0.73% 249,460 3.83%
Valid Votes 22,930 99.12% 484,297 99.07% 6,520,156 98.78%
Rejected Votes 203 0.88% 4,548 0.93% 80,470 1.22%
Total Polled 23,133 77.76% 488,845 89.44% 6,600,626 80.15%
Registered Electors 29,751 546,565 8,235,358

Parliamentary Election Results

Summary

The winner of Mahanuwara has matched the final country result 3 out of 7 times.

Year Mahanuwara Kandy Electoral District MAE[12] % Sri Lanka MAE[13] %
2015 UNP UNP 8.65% UNP 14.07%
2010 UNP UPFA 15.38% UPFA 15.78%
2004 UNP UNP 9.94% UPFA 15.62%
2001 UNP UNP 12.24% UNP 13.80%
2000 UNP PA 12.27% PA 11.54%
1994 UNP UNP 2.61% PA 7.40%
1989 UNP UNP 2.36% UNP 7.92%
Matches/Mean MAE 3/7 5/7 9.06% 7/7 12.31%

2015 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Mahanuwara[14] Kandy Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 18,346 64.26% 440,761 55.61% 5,098,916 45.77%
UPFA 8,369 29.31% 309,152 39.00% 4,732,664 42.48%
JVP 1,497 5.24% 30,669 3.87% 544,154 4.88%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 339 1.19% 12,055 1.52% 100,088 0.90%
Valid Votes 28,551 97.50% 792,637 95.48% 11,140,333 95.35%
Rejected Votes 721 2.46% 37,065 4.46% 516,926 4.42%
Total Polled 29,282 73.17% 830,165 79.13% 11,684,111 77.66%
Registered Electors 40,020 1,049,160 15,044,490

2010 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Mahanuwara[15] Kandy Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 10,226 48.76% 192,798 34.50% 2,357,057 29.37%
UPFA 9,187 43.81% 339,819 60.81% 4,846,388 60.38%
DNA 1,454 6.93% 23,728 4.25% 441,251 5.50%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 105 0.50% 2,459 0.44% 30,354 0.38%
Valid Votes 20,972 93.75% 558,804 90.49% 8,026,322 96.03%
Rejected Votes 1,389 6.21% 58,333 9.45% 581,465 6.96%
Total Polled 22,369 60.56% 617,559 61.70% 8,358,246 59.29%
Registered Electors 36,938 1,000,861 14,097,690

2004 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Mahanuwara[16] Kandy Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 14,367 55.99% 313,859 49.99% 3,486,792 37.73%
UPFA 7,141 27.83% 268,131 42.71% 4,223,126 45.70%
JHU 3,959 15.43% 42,192 6.72% 552,723 5.98%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 192 0.75% 3,684 0.59% 64,227 0.69%
Valid Votes 25,659 95.81% 627,866 93.24% 9,241,931 94.52%
Rejected Votes 1,123 4.19% 45,484 6.75% 534,452 5.47%
Total Polled 26,782 72.86% 673,380 76.47% 9,777,821 75.74%
Registered Electors 36,760 880,634 12,909,631

2001 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Mahanuwara[17] Kandy Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 16,764 65.64% 314,297 52.77% 4,086,026 45.62%
PA 6,489 25.41% 233,637 39.23% 3,330,815 37.19%
JVP 1,551 6.07% 37,146 6.24% 815,353 9.10%
SU 551 2.16% 4,040 0.68% 50,665 0.57%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 183 0.72% 6,456 1.08% 78,682 0.88%
Valid Votes 25,538 95.68% 595,576 93.40% 8,955,844 94.77%
Rejected Votes 1,152 4.32% 42,103 6.60% 494,009 5.23%
Total Polled 26,690 75.50% 637,679 76.03% 9,449,878 76.03%
Registered Electors 35,351 838,687 12,428,762

2000 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Mahanuwara[18] Kandy Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 12,460 49.53% 243,623 40.27% 3,451,765 40.12%
PA 7,254 28.83% 282,282 46.66% 3,899,329 45.33%
NUA 1,803 7.17% 32,023 5.29% 185,593 2.16%
SU 1,722 6.85% 10,999 1.82% 127,859 1.49%
JVP 1,105 4.39% 21,565 3.56% 518,725 6.03%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 412 1.64% 8,328 1.38% 138,824 1.61%
CWC 401 1.59% 6,108 1.01% 22,985 0.27%
Valid Votes 25,157 N/A 604,928 N/A 8,602,617 N/A

1994 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Mahanuwara[19] Kandy Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 13,342 54.58% 301,824 52.35% 3,498,370 44.04%
PA 10,591 43.33% 267,683 46.43% 3,887,805 48.94%
MEP 355 1.45% 3,495 0.61% 68,538 0.86%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 155 0.63% 3,550 0.62% 107,038 1.35%
Valid Votes 24,443 96.67% 576,552 94.89% 7,943,688 95.20%
Rejected Votes 843 3.33% 31,019 5.11% 400,395 4.80%
Total Polled 25,286 78.20% 607,571 81.67% 8,344,095 74.75%
Registered Electors 32,335 743,939 11,163,064

1989 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Mahanuwara[20] Kandy Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 9,513 61.87% 204,973 61.72% 2,838,005 50.71%
SLFP 3,911 25.44% 105,977 31.91% 1,785,369 31.90%
SLMC 1,263 8.21% 14,697 4.43% 202,016 3.61%
USA 556 3.62% 5,147 1.55% 141,983 2.54%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 132 0.86% 1,315 0.40% 67,723 1.21%
Valid Votes 15,375 95.24% 332,109 93.69% 5,596,468 93.87%
Rejected Votes 768 4.76% 22,374 6.31% 365,563 6.13%
Total Polled 16,143 57.11% 354,483 56.42% 5,962,031 63.60%
Registered Electors 28,267 628,317 9,374,164

Demographics

Ethnicity

The Mahanuwara Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (70.6%), a significant Sri Lankan Tamil population (11.3%) and a significant Moor population (11.2%) . In comparison, the Kandy Electoral District (which contains the Mahanuwara Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (74.4%) and a significant Moor population (13.9%) [1]

Ethnicity in Mahanuwara[1]

  Sinhalese (70.6%)
  Sri Lankan Tamil (11.3%)
  Moor (11.2%)
  Indian Tamil (5.0%)
  Other (1.9%)

Religion

The Mahanuwara Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (67.2%), a significant Hindu population (13.5%) and a significant Muslim population (12.6%) . In comparison, the Kandy Electoral District (which contains the Mahanuwara Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (73.4%) and a significant Muslim population (14.3%) [1]

Religion in Mahanuwara[1]

  Buddhist (67.2%)
  Hindu (13.5%)
  Muslim (12.6%)
  Roman Catholic (4.3%)
  Other Christian (2.5%)
  Other (0.0%)

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 Mahanuwara and the Kandy 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 Mahanuwara 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.
  5. ^ "2015 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2015.
  6. ^ "2010 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2010.
  7. ^ "2005 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2005.
  8. ^ "1999 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 1999.
  9. ^ "1994 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 1994.
  10. ^ "1988 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 1988.
  11. ^ "1982 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 1982.
  12. ^ The mean absolute error, between the percentages of votes each party got in Mahanuwara and the Kandy 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 Mahanuwara 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.