Negombo Polling Division

Negombo
Polling Division
Location of Negombo
Coordinates: 7°11′49″N 79°50′23″E / 7.196967°N 79.839856°E / 7.196967; 79.839856
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceWestern Province, Sri Lanka
Electoral DistrictGampaha Electoral District
Area
 • Total
30.36 km2 (11.72 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)[1]
 • Total
142,136
 • Density4,682/km2 (12,130/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeEC-02B

The Negombo Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Gampaha Electoral District, in the Western Province, Sri Lanka.

Presidential Election Results

Summary

The winner of Negombo has matched the final country result 5 out of 8 times. Hence, Negombo is a Weak Bellwether for Presidential Elections.

Year Negombo Gampaha Electoral District MAE[2] % Sri Lanka MAE[3] %
2019 NDF SLPP 18.95% SLPP 12.03%
2015 NDF NDF 17.26% NDF 15.52%
2010 NDF UPFA 15.32% UPFA 11.83%
2005 UNP UPFA 17.70% UPFA 13.35%
1999 PA PA 8.54% PA 3.63%
1994 PA PA 6.52% PA 4.25%
1988 UNP SLFP 13.09% UNP 9.97%
1982 UNP UNP 13.69% UNP 11.39%
Matches/Mean MAE 5/8 7/8 13.88% 8/8 10.25%

2019 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Negombo[4] Gampaha Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
NDF 44,032 53.03% 494,671 34.26% 5,564,239 41.99%
SLPP 31,743 38.23% 855,870 59.28% 6,924,255 52.25%
NMPP 4,132 4.98% 61,760 4.28% 418,553 3.16%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,586 1.91% 20,227 1.40% 295,797 2.23%
NPP 1,546 1.86% 11,272 0.78% 49,655 0.37%
Valid Votes 83,039 98.31% 1,443,800 98.92% 13,252,499 98.99%
Rejected Votes 1,430 1.69% 15,751 1.08% 135,452 1.01%
Total Polled 84,469 76.41% 1,459,551 83.31% 13,387,951 83.71%
Registered Electors 110,551 1,751,892 15,992,568

2015 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Negombo[5] Gampaha Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
NDF 53,331 67.10% 669,007 49.83% 6,217,162 51.28%
UPFA 25,432 32.00% 664,347 49.49% 5,768,090 47.58%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 719 0.90% 9,142 0.68% 138,200 1.14%
Valid Votes 79,482 98.92% 1,342,496 98.92% 12,123,452 98.85%
Rejected Votes 871 1.08% 14,647 1.08% 140,925 1.15%
Total Polled 80,353 75.65% 1,357,143 80.77% 12,264,377 78.69%
Registered Electors 106,213 1,680,263 15,585,942

2010 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Negombo[6] Gampaha Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
NDF 36,669 52.59% 434,506 37.28% 4,173,185 40.15%
UPFA 32,125 46.08% 718,716 61.66% 6,015,934 57.88%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 929 1.33% 12,426 1.07% 204,494 1.97%
Valid Votes 69,723 99.08% 1,165,648 99.24% 10,393,613 99.03%
Rejected Votes 650 0.92% 8,960 0.76% 101,838 0.97%
Total Polled 70,373 73.28% 1,174,608 78.03% 10,495,451 66.70%
Registered Electors 96,028 1,505,363 15,734,587

2005 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Negombo[7] Gampaha Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 40,805 62.01% 481,764 44.23% 4,706,366 48.43%
UPFA 24,236 36.83% 596,698 54.78% 4,887,152 50.29%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 761 1.16% 10,815 0.99% 123,521 1.27%
Valid Votes 65,802 98.80% 1,089,277 98.94% 9,717,039 98.88%
Rejected Votes 799 1.20% 11,724 1.06% 109,869 1.12%
Total Polled 66,601 74.53% 1,101,001 79.17% 9,826,908 69.51%
Registered Electors 89,361 1,390,691 14,136,979

1999 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Negombo[8] Gampaha Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 28,515 48.48% 532,796 56.58% 4,312,157 51.12%
UNP 28,156 47.87% 353,969 37.59% 3,602,748 42.71%
JVP 1,360 2.31% 40,472 4.30% 343,927 4.08%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 791 1.34% 14,382 1.53% 176,679 2.09%
Valid Votes 58,822 98.03% 941,619 97.84% 8,435,754 97.69%
Rejected Votes 1,181 1.97% 20,768 2.16% 199,536 2.31%
Total Polled 60,003 71.85% 962,387 77.12% 8,635,290 72.17%
Registered Electors 83,508 1,247,860 11,965,536

1994 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Negombo[9] Gampaha Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 31,648 58.23% 550,654 64.74% 4,709,205 62.28%
UNP 22,131 40.72% 288,608 33.93% 2,715,283 35.91%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 569 1.05% 11,256 1.32% 137,040 1.81%
Valid Votes 54,348 98.62% 850,518 98.48% 7,561,526 98.03%
Rejected Votes 761 1.38% 13,137 1.52% 151,706 1.97%
Total Polled 55,109 68.38% 863,655 74.16% 7,713,232 69.12%
Registered Electors 80,589 1,164,625 11,158,880

1988 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Negombo[10] Gampaha Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 29,016 61.30% 350,092 48.08% 2,569,199 50.43%
SLFP 16,601 35.07% 355,553 48.83% 2,289,857 44.95%
SLMP 1,720 3.63% 22,467 3.09% 235,701 4.63%
Valid Votes 47,337 98.78% 728,112 98.63% 5,094,754 98.24%
Rejected Votes 587 1.22% 10,108 1.37% 91,499 1.76%
Total Polled 47,924 70.22% 738,220 74.93% 5,186,256 55.87%
Registered Electors 68,250 985,206 9,283,143

1982 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Negombo[11] Gampaha Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 30,346 67.14% 365,847 52.50% 3,450,815 52.93%
SLFP 13,345 29.52% 301,808 43.31% 2,546,348 39.05%
JVP 1,049 2.32% 23,701 3.40% 273,428 4.19%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 460 1.02% 5,491 0.79% 249,460 3.83%
Valid Votes 45,200 99.10% 696,847 99.15% 6,520,156 98.78%
Rejected Votes 412 0.90% 5,992 0.85% 80,470 1.22%
Total Polled 45,612 76.17% 702,839 82.70% 6,600,626 80.15%
Registered Electors 59,884 849,896 8,235,358

Parliamentary Election Results

Summary

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

Year Negombo Gampaha Electoral District MAE[12] % Sri Lanka MAE[13] %
2015 UNP UNP 18.14% UNP 16.88%
2010 UPFA UPFA 14.19% UPFA 11.78%
2004 UNP UPFA 13.48% UPFA 9.45%
2001 UNP UNP 9.88% UNP 6.33%
2000 UNP PA 7.50% PA 5.23%
1994 PA PA 7.12% PA 2.93%
1989 UNP UNP 12.40% UNP 9.39%
Matches/Mean MAE 5/7 7/7 11.81% 7/7 8.85%

2020 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Negombo[14] Gampaha Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SLPFA 36,536 52.04% 807,896 65.76% 6,853,693 59.09%
SJB 25,023 35.64% 285,809 23.27% 2,771,984 23.9%
JJB 3,834 5.46% 61,833 5.03% 445,958 3.84%
UNP 2,784 3.97% 28,282 2.3% 249,435 2.15%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 2,035 2.89% 44,654 3.64% 1,227,859 11.02%
Valid Votes 70,212 62.68% 1,228,474 68.78% 11,598,936 71.32%
Rejected Votes 5,780 5.16% 75,509 4.23% 744,373 4.58%
Total Polled 75,992 67.84% 1,303,983 73.01% 12,343,309 75.89%
Registered Electors 112,012 1,785,964 16,263,885

2015 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Negombo[15] Gampaha Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 48,517 67.67% 577,004 47.17% 5,098,916 45.77%
UPFA 18,928 26.40% 549,958 44.96% 4,732,664 42.48%
JVP 3,902 5.44% 87,880 7.18% 544,154 4.88%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 348 0.49% 8,332 0.68% 81,501 0.73%
Valid Votes 71,695 94.38% 1,223,174 95.51% 11,140,333 95.35%
Rejected Votes 4,191 5.52% 56,246 4.39% 516,926 4.42%
Total Polled 75,962 71.52% 1,280,647 78.21% 11,684,111 77.66%
Registered Electors 106,213 1,637,537 15,044,490

2010 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Negombo[16] Gampaha Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 26,076 48.28% 589,476 63.40% 4,846,388 60.38%
UNP 23,987 44.41% 266,523 28.67% 2,357,057 29.37%
DNA 3,463 6.41% 69,747 7.50% 441,251 5.50%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 488 0.90% 3,985 0.43% 19,003 0.24%
Valid Votes 54,014 93.53% 929,731 94.83% 8,026,322 96.03%
Rejected Votes 3,711 6.43% 50,234 5.12% 581,465 6.96%
Total Polled 57,750 60.14% 980,467 65.06% 8,358,246 59.29%
Registered Electors 96,028 1,506,969 14,097,690

2004 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Negombo[17] Gampaha Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 33,709 55.52% 367,572 37.14% 3,486,792 37.73%
UPFA 24,357 40.12% 509,963 51.52% 4,223,126 45.70%
JHU 1,759 2.90% 102,516 10.36% 552,723 5.98%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 886 1.46% 9,691 0.98% 57,229 0.62%
Valid Votes 60,711 95.51% 989,742 95.96% 9,241,931 94.52%
Rejected Votes 2,842 4.47% 41,462 4.02% 534,452 5.47%
Total Polled 63,567 71.61% 1,031,464 77.72% 9,777,821 75.74%
Registered Electors 88,773 1,327,145 12,909,631

2001 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Negombo[18] Gampaha Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 35,678 57.20% 437,289 43.94% 4,086,026 45.62%
PA 21,811 34.97% 428,780 43.08% 3,330,815 37.19%
JVP 4,141 6.64% 113,990 11.45% 815,353 9.10%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 743 1.19% 15,171 1.52% 137,826 1.54%
Valid Votes 62,373 95.35% 995,230 96.30% 8,955,844 94.77%
Rejected Votes 3,044 4.65% 38,187 3.70% 494,009 5.23%
Total Polled 65,417 76.26% 1,033,417 80.36% 9,449,878 76.03%
Registered Electors 85,784 1,285,973 12,428,762

2000 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Negombo[19] Gampaha Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 28,983 47.92% 378,328 39.34% 3,451,765 40.12%
PA 24,826 41.05% 470,018 48.87% 3,899,329 45.33%
NUA 2,596 4.29% 11,013 1.15% 185,593 2.16%
JVP 2,557 4.23% 73,110 7.60% 518,725 6.03%
SU 975 1.61% 20,297 2.11% 127,859 1.49%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 545 0.90% 8,943 0.93% 133,530 1.55%
Valid Votes 60,482 N/A 961,709 N/A 8,602,617 N/A

1994 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Negombo[20] Gampaha Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 28,830 49.93% 509,030 56.79% 3,887,805 48.94%
UNP 28,624 49.57% 375,631 41.91% 3,498,370 44.04%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 289 0.50% 11,627 1.30% 90,078 1.13%
Valid Votes 57,743 95.75% 896,288 96.39% 7,943,688 95.20%
Rejected Votes 2,566 4.25% 33,553 3.61% 400,395 4.80%
Total Polled 60,309 74.84% 929,841 79.65% 8,344,095 74.75%
Registered Electors 80,589 1,167,469 11,163,064

1989 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Negombo[21] Gampaha Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 30,610 66.12% 385,733 54.14% 2,838,005 50.71%
SLFP 12,566 27.14% 294,490 41.34% 1,785,369 31.90%
USA 1,810 3.91% 21,665 3.04% 141,983 2.54%
ELJP 1,310 2.83% 10,549 1.48% 67,723 1.21%
Valid Votes 46,296 95.07% 712,437 95.64% 5,596,468 93.87%
Rejected Votes 2,403 4.93% 32,497 4.36% 365,563 6.13%
Total Polled 48,699 72.02% 744,934 76.82% 5,962,031 63.60%
Registered Electors 67,618 969,658 9,374,164

Demographics

Ethnicity

The Negombo Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (75.5%) and a significant Moor population (13.8%) . In comparison, the Gampaha Electoral District (which contains the Negombo Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (90.5%) [1]

Ethnicity in Negombo[1]

  Sinhalese (75.5%)
  Moor (13.8%)
  Sri Lankan Tamil (9.0%)
  Other (1.7%)

Religion

The Negombo Polling Division has a Roman Catholic majority (65.3%), a significant Muslim population (14.3%) and a significant Buddhist population (11.1%) . In comparison, the Gampaha Electoral District (which contains the Negombo Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (71.3%) and a significant Roman Catholic population (19.5%) [1]

Religion in Negombo[1]

  Roman Catholic (65.3%)
  Muslim (14.3%)
  Buddhist (11.1%)
  Hindu (5.9%)
  Other Christian (3.3%)
  Other (0.1%)

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 Negombo and the Gampaha 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 Negombo 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 Negombo and the Gampaha 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 Negombo and the country. It is a measure of the difference in voting behaviour between the two regions.
  14. ^ "2020 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2020.
  15. ^ "2015 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2015.
  16. ^ "2010 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2010.
  17. ^ "2004 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2004.
  18. ^ "2001 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2001.
  19. ^ "2000 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2000.
  20. ^ "1994 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 1994.
  21. ^ "1989 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 1989.