Matale Polling Division

Matale
Polling Division
Location of Matale
Coordinates: 7°32′41″N 80°36′55″E / 7.544767°N 80.615234°E / 7.544767; 80.615234
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceCentral Province, Sri Lanka
Electoral DistrictMatale Electoral District
Area
 • Total
139.62 km2 (53.91 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)[1]
 • Total
105,106
 • Density753/km2 (1,950/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeEC-05C

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

Presidential Election Results

Summary

The winner of Matale has matched the final country result 6 out of 8 times. Hence, Matale is a Weak Bellwether for Presidential Elections.

Year Matale Matale Electoral District MAE[2] % Sri Lanka MAE[3] %
2019 NDF SLPP 8.02% SLPP 5.34%
2015 NDF UPFA 9.33% NDF 5.44%
2010 UPFA UPFA 9.76% UPFA 7.85%
2005 UNP UNP 7.25% UPFA 9.26%
1999 PA PA 2.58% PA 2.36%
1994 PA PA 1.12% PA 2.26%
1988 UNP UNP 5.36% UNP 11.14%
1982 UNP UNP 4.24% UNP 7.84%
Matches/Mean MAE 6/8 6/8 5.96% 8/8 6.44%

2019 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Matale[4] Matale Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
NDF 33,251 48.01% 134,291 39.59% 5,564,239 41.99%
SLPP 32,486 46.90% 187,821 55.37% 6,924,255 52.25%
NMPP 1,895 2.74% 8,890 2.62% 418,553 3.16%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,629 2.35% 8,219 2.42% 345,452 2.61%
Valid Votes 69,261 98.84% 339,221 99.05% 13,252,499 98.99%
Rejected Votes 812 1.16% 3,252 0.95% 135,452 1.01%
Total Polled 70,073 82.59% 342,473 85.30% 13,387,951 83.71%
Registered Electors 84,846 401,496 15,992,568

2015 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Matale[5] Matale Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
NDF 36,052 56.65% 145,928 47.22% 6,217,162 51.28%
UPFA 26,684 41.93% 158,880 51.41% 5,768,090 47.58%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 901 1.42% 4,214 1.36% 138,200 1.14%
Valid Votes 63,637 98.80% 309,022 98.83% 12,123,452 98.85%
Rejected Votes 773 1.20% 3,653 1.17% 140,925 1.15%
Total Polled 64,410 76.47% 312,675 78.76% 12,264,377 78.69%
Registered Electors 84,225 397,005 15,585,942

2010 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Matale[6] Matale Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 26,996 49.67% 157,953 59.74% 6,015,934 57.88%
NDF 26,013 47.86% 100,513 38.01% 4,173,185 40.15%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,338 2.46% 5,953 2.25% 204,494 1.97%
Valid Votes 54,347 98.82% 264,419 99.00% 10,393,613 99.03%
Rejected Votes 650 1.18% 2,666 1.00% 101,838 0.97%
Total Polled 54,997 73.18% 267,085 75.08% 10,495,451 66.70%
Registered Electors 75,154 355,738 15,734,587

2005 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Matale[7] Matale Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 29,637 57.62% 125,937 50.25% 4,706,366 48.43%
UPFA 20,945 40.72% 120,533 48.09% 4,887,152 50.29%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 857 1.67% 4,150 1.66% 123,521 1.27%
Valid Votes 51,439 98.22% 250,620 98.51% 9,717,039 98.88%
Rejected Votes 932 1.78% 3,785 1.49% 109,869 1.12%
Total Polled 52,371 73.58% 254,405 76.51% 9,826,908 69.51%
Registered Electors 71,171 332,515 14,136,979

1999 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Matale[8] Matale Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 21,709 48.86% 111,232 51.42% 4,312,157 51.12%
UNP 20,185 45.43% 91,944 42.51% 3,602,748 42.71%
JVP 1,392 3.13% 7,924 3.66% 343,927 4.08%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,147 2.58% 5,210 2.41% 176,679 2.09%
Valid Votes 44,433 97.11% 216,310 97.23% 8,435,754 97.69%
Rejected Votes 1,322 2.89% 6,171 2.77% 199,536 2.31%
Total Polled 45,755 71.42% 222,481 76.18% 8,635,290 72.17%
Registered Electors 64,069 292,055 11,965,536

1994 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Matale[9] Matale Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 25,234 59.84% 121,449 60.98% 4,709,205 62.28%
UNP 16,006 37.96% 73,324 36.82% 2,715,283 35.91%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 930 2.21% 4,391 2.20% 137,040 1.81%
Valid Votes 42,170 97.11% 199,164 97.40% 7,561,526 98.03%
Rejected Votes 1,253 2.89% 5,317 2.60% 151,706 1.97%
Total Polled 43,423 74.05% 204,481 76.95% 7,713,232 69.12%
Registered Electors 58,638 265,743 11,158,880

1988 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Matale[10] Matale Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 12,544 63.13% 37,007 57.85% 2,569,199 50.43%
SLFP 6,889 34.67% 25,825 40.37% 2,289,857 44.95%
SLMP 437 2.20% 1,135 1.77% 235,701 4.63%
Valid Votes 19,870 97.72% 63,967 98.29% 5,094,754 98.24%
Rejected Votes 463 2.28% 1,110 1.71% 91,499 1.76%
Total Polled 20,333 41.63% 65,077 30.13% 5,186,256 55.87%
Registered Electors 48,841 215,999 9,283,143

1982 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Matale[11] Matale Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 22,452 62.77% 94,031 58.11% 3,450,815 52.93%
SLFP 11,632 32.52% 59,299 36.65% 2,546,348 39.05%
JVP 1,400 3.91% 7,169 4.43% 273,428 4.19%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 287 0.80% 1,315 0.81% 249,460 3.83%
Valid Votes 35,771 99.08% 161,814 99.13% 6,520,156 98.78%
Rejected Votes 332 0.92% 1,414 0.87% 80,470 1.22%
Total Polled 36,103 82.61% 163,228 85.97% 6,600,626 80.15%
Registered Electors 43,705 189,867 8,235,358

Parliamentary Election Results

Summary

The winner of Matale has matched the final country result 4 out of 7 times. Hence, Matale is a Weak Bellwether for Parliamentary Elections.

Year Matale Matale Electoral District MAE[12] % Sri Lanka MAE[13] %
2015 UNP UNP 7.81% UNP 7.82%
2010 UPFA UPFA 7.97% UPFA 3.20%
2004 UNP UPFA 7.51% UPFA 8.05%
2001 UNP UNP 8.86% UNP 9.08%
2000 UNP PA 6.18% PA 4.20%
1994 UNP PA 2.69% PA 4.10%
1989 UNP UNP 4.99% UNP 10.61%
Matches/Mean MAE 4/7 7/7 6.57% 7/7 6.72%

2015 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Matale[14] Matale Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 33,056 57.90% 138,241 49.87% 5,098,916 45.77%
UPFA 21,255 37.23% 126,315 45.57% 4,732,664 42.48%
JVP 2,389 4.18% 10,947 3.95% 544,154 4.88%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 390 0.68% 1,690 0.61% 82,293 0.74%
Valid Votes 57,090 93.31% 277,193 92.73% 11,140,333 95.35%
Rejected Votes 4,043 6.61% 21,537 7.21% 516,926 4.42%
Total Polled 61,180 72.64% 298,917 78.73% 11,684,111 77.66%
Registered Electors 84,225 379,675 15,044,490

2010 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Matale[15] Matale Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 23,734 58.41% 131,069 67.02% 4,846,388 60.38%
UNP 14,659 36.07% 55,737 28.50% 2,357,057 29.37%
DNA 1,974 4.86% 7,636 3.90% 441,251 5.50%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 269 0.66% 1,122 0.57% 34,715 0.43%
Valid Votes 40,636 90.99% 195,564 90.93% 8,026,322 96.03%
Rejected Votes 3,990 8.93% 19,310 8.98% 581,465 6.96%
Total Polled 44,660 59.42% 215,060 60.23% 8,358,246 59.29%
Registered Electors 75,154 357,063 14,097,690

2004 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Matale[16] Matale Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 24,058 52.00% 100,642 45.73% 3,486,792 37.73%
UPFA 18,496 39.98% 108,259 49.19% 4,223,126 45.70%
JHU 3,135 6.78% 8,819 4.01% 552,723 5.98%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 577 1.25% 2,342 1.06% 54,554 0.59%
Valid Votes 46,266 92.21% 220,062 91.84% 9,241,931 94.52%
Rejected Votes 3,910 7.79% 19,549 8.16% 534,452 5.47%
Total Polled 50,176 71.82% 239,611 76.66% 9,777,821 75.74%
Registered Electors 69,860 312,556 12,909,631

2001 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Matale[17] Matale Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 28,478 60.76% 109,991 50.43% 4,086,026 45.62%
PA 15,044 32.10% 88,999 40.81% 3,330,815 37.19%
JVP 2,816 6.01% 16,063 7.37% 815,353 9.10%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 535 1.14% 3,037 1.39% 62,170 0.69%
Valid Votes 46,873 93.79% 218,090 93.38% 8,955,844 94.77%
Rejected Votes 3,106 6.21% 15,449 6.62% 494,009 5.23%
Total Polled 49,979 74.56% 233,539 77.95% 9,449,878 76.03%
Registered Electors 67,034 299,606 12,428,762

2000 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Matale[18] Matale Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 22,089 48.41% 91,836 42.11% 3,451,765 40.12%
PA 19,877 43.57% 110,213 50.53% 3,899,329 45.33%
JVP 2,233 4.89% 10,673 4.89% 518,725 6.03%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 809 1.77% 3,917 1.80% 87,139 1.01%
SU 618 1.35% 1,458 0.67% 127,859 1.49%
Valid Votes 45,626 N/A 218,097 N/A 8,602,617 N/A

1994 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Matale[19] Matale Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 22,446 51.38% 100,121 48.61% 3,498,370 44.04%
PA 20,607 47.17% 102,680 49.85% 3,887,805 48.94%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 632 1.45% 3,161 1.53% 138,277 1.74%
Valid Votes 43,685 94.32% 205,962 94.22% 7,943,688 95.20%
Rejected Votes 2,630 5.68% 12,646 5.78% 400,395 4.80%
Total Polled 46,315 78.98% 218,608 81.88% 8,344,095 74.75%
Registered Electors 58,638 266,974 11,163,064

1989 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Matale[20] Matale Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 21,422 68.85% 88,869 63.81% 2,838,005 50.71%
SLFP 8,553 27.49% 45,717 32.82% 1,785,369 31.90%
USA 773 2.48% 2,344 1.68% 141,983 2.54%
ELJP 364 1.17% 2,350 1.69% 67,723 1.21%
Valid Votes 31,112 92.71% 139,280 92.11% 5,596,468 93.87%
Rejected Votes 2,445 7.29% 11,927 7.89% 365,563 6.13%
Total Polled 33,557 70.62% 151,207 70.35% 5,962,031 63.60%
Registered Electors 47,520 214,938 9,374,164

Demographics

Ethnicity

The Matale Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (68.3%), a significant Moor population (15.1%) and a significant Sri Lankan Tamil population (12.4%) . In comparison, the Matale Electoral District (which contains the Matale Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (80.8%) [1]

Ethnicity in Matale[1]

  Sinhalese (68.3%)
  Moor (15.1%)
  Sri Lankan Tamil (12.4%)
  Indian Tamil (3.7%)
  Other (0.5%)

Religion

The Matale Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (67.5%), a significant Muslim population (15.5%) and a significant Hindu population (14.4%) . In comparison, the Matale Electoral District (which contains the Matale Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (79.5%) [1]

Religion in Matale[1]

  Buddhist (67.5%)
  Muslim (15.5%)
  Hindu (14.4%)
  Roman Catholic (1.7%)
  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 Matale 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 Matale 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 Matale 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 Matale 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.