Panduwasnuwara Polling Division

Panduwasnuwara
Polling Division
Location of Panduwasnuwara
Coordinates: 7°35′04″N 80°06′07″E / 7.584317°N 80.101880°E / 7.584317; 80.101880
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceNorth Western Province, Sri Lanka
Electoral DistrictKurunegala Electoral District
Area
 • Total
300.15 km2 (115.89 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)[1]
 • Total
96,128
 • Density320/km2 (800/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeEC-15F

The Panduwasnuwara Polling Division is a polling division in the Kurunegala Electoral District, in the North Western Province, Sri Lanka.

Presidential election results

Summary

The winner of Panduwasnuwara has matched the final country result 6 out of 8 times. Hence, Panduwasnuwara is a weak bellwether for presidential elections.

Year Panduwasnuwara Kurunegala Electoral District MAE[2] % Sri Lanka MAE[3] %
2019 SLPP SLPP 1.25% SLPP 3.81%
2015 UPFA UPFA 2.21% NDF 7.83%
2010 UPFA UPFA 1.42% UPFA 3.48%
2005 UPFA UPFA 1.88% UPFA 0.13%
1999 PA PA 1.75% PA 1.11%
1994 PA PA 0.28% PA 3.28%
1988 SLFP UNP 2.85% UNP 3.42%
1982 UNP UNP 0.81% UNP 2.52%
Matches/Mean MAE 6/8 7/8 1.56% 8/8 3.20%

2019 Sri Lankan presidential election

Party Panduwasnuwara[4] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SLPP 35,508 57.01% 652,278 57.90% 6,924,255 52.25%
NDF 24,238 38.92% 416,961 37.01% 5,564,239 41.99%
NMPP 1,441 2.31% 36,178 3.21% 418,553 3.16%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,092 1.75% 21,193 1.88% 345,452 2.61%
Valid Votes 62,279 99.33% 1,126,610 99.25% 13,252,499 98.99%
Rejected Votes 419 0.67% 8,522 0.75% 135,452 1.01%
Total Polled 62,698 85.33% 1,135,132 85.24% 13,387,951 83.71%
Registered Electors 73,474 1,331,705 15,992,568

2015 Sri Lankan presidential election

Party Panduwasnuwara[5] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 32,197 55.73% 556,868 53.46% 5,768,090 47.58%
NDF 25,172 43.57% 476,602 45.76% 6,217,162 51.28%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 407 0.70% 8,154 0.78% 138,200 1.14%
Valid Votes 57,776 99.31% 1,041,624 99.12% 12,123,452 98.85%
Rejected Votes 403 0.69% 9,285 0.88% 140,925 1.15%
Total Polled 58,179 78.51% 1,050,909 78.82% 12,264,377 78.69%
Registered Electors 74,100 1,333,377 15,585,942

2010 Sri Lankan presidential election

Party Panduwasnuwara[6] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 32,854 61.66% 582,784 63.08% 6,015,934 57.88%
NDF 19,681 36.94% 327,594 35.46% 4,173,185 40.15%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 750 1.41% 13,515 1.46% 204,494 1.97%
Valid Votes 53,285 99.50% 923,893 99.29% 10,393,613 99.03%
Rejected Votes 270 0.50% 6,644 0.71% 101,838 0.97%
Total Polled 53,555 76.36% 930,537 75.59% 10,495,451 66.70%
Registered Electors 70,131 1,230,966 15,734,587

2005 Sri Lankan presidential election

Party Panduwasnuwara[7] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 26,365 50.36% 468,507 52.26% 4,887,152 50.29%
UNP 25,456 48.63% 418,809 46.72% 4,706,366 48.43%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 529 1.01% 9,181 1.02% 123,521 1.27%
Valid Votes 52,350 99.26% 896,497 99.07% 9,717,039 98.88%
Rejected Votes 392 0.74% 8,458 0.93% 109,869 1.12%
Total Polled 52,742 78.69% 904,955 77.87% 9,826,908 69.51%
Registered Electors 67,023 1,162,099 14,136,979

1999 Sri Lankan presidential election

Party Panduwasnuwara[8] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 22,991 53.16% 377,483 50.77% 4,312,157 51.12%
UNP 18,484 42.74% 326,327 43.89% 3,602,748 42.71%
JVP 1,197 2.77% 27,354 3.68% 343,927 4.08%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 580 1.34% 12,355 1.66% 176,679 2.09%
Valid Votes 43,252 98.11% 743,519 97.99% 8,435,754 97.69%
Rejected Votes 835 1.89% 15,272 2.01% 199,536 2.31%
Total Polled 44,087 75.14% 758,791 75.83% 8,635,290 72.17%
Registered Electors 58,677 1,000,624 11,965,536

1994 Sri Lankan presidential election

Party Panduwasnuwara[9] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 23,158 59.08% 403,838 59.36% 4,709,205 62.28%
UNP 15,482 39.49% 266,740 39.21% 2,715,283 35.91%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 560 1.43% 9,766 1.44% 137,040 1.81%
Valid Votes 39,200 98.70% 680,344 98.48% 7,561,526 98.03%
Rejected Votes 515 1.30% 10,511 1.52% 151,706 1.97%
Total Polled 39,715 75.41% 690,855 76.97% 7,713,232 69.12%
Registered Electors 52,667 897,539 11,158,880

1988 Sri Lankan presidential election

Party Panduwasnuwara[10] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SLFP 12,131 49.91% 182,220 46.89% 2,289,857 44.95%
UNP 11,747 48.33% 198,662 51.12% 2,569,199 50.43%
SLMP 430 1.77% 7,717 1.99% 235,701 4.63%
Valid Votes 24,308 98.95% 388,599 98.91% 5,094,754 98.24%
Rejected Votes 259 1.05% 4,281 1.09% 91,499 1.76%
Total Polled 24,567 51.09% 392,880 53.49% 5,186,256 55.87%
Registered Electors 48,087 734,453 9,283,143

1982 Sri Lankan presidential election

Party Panduwasnuwara[11] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 21,475 56.93% 345,769 55.77% 3,450,815 52.93%
SLFP 14,991 39.74% 248,479 40.08% 2,546,348 39.05%
JVP 1,048 2.78% 21,835 3.52% 273,428 4.19%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 207 0.55% 3,895 0.63% 249,460 3.83%
Valid Votes 37,721 98.99% 619,978 99.13% 6,520,156 98.78%
Rejected Votes 384 1.01% 5,431 0.87% 80,470 1.22%
Total Polled 38,105 87.89% 625,409 86.00% 6,600,626 80.15%
Registered Electors 43,356 727,202 8,235,358

Parliamentary election results

Summary

The winner of Panduwasnuwara has matched the final country result 6 out of 7 times. Hence, Panduwasnuwara is a strong bellwether] for Parliamentary Elections.

Year Panduwasnuwara Kurunegala Electoral District MAE[12] % Sri Lanka MAE[13] %
2015 UPFA UPFA 1.28% UNP 4.03%
2010 UPFA UPFA 8.91% UPFA 7.06%
2004 UPFA UPFA 3.42% UPFA 5.02%
2001 UNP UNP 1.07% UNP 4.34%
2000 PA PA 1.66% PA 2.51%
1994 PA PA 0.87% PA 2.87%
1989 UNP UNP 1.86% UNP 5.21%
Matches/Mean MAE 6/7 6/7 2.73% 7/7 4.43%

2015 Sri Lankan parliamentary election

Party Panduwasnuwara[14] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 27,006 51.27% 474,124 49.29% 4,732,664 42.48%
UNP 23,883 45.34% 441,275 45.87% 5,098,916 45.77%
JVP 1,511 2.87% 41,077 4.27% 544,154 4.88%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 272 0.52% 5,496 0.57% 83,041 0.75%
Valid Votes 52,672 95.37% 961,972 95.39% 11,140,333 95.35%
Rejected Votes 2,538 4.60% 46,036 4.56% 516,926 4.42%
Total Polled 55,228 74.53% 1,008,459 79.63% 11,684,111 77.66%
Registered Electors 74,100 1,266,443 15,044,490

2010 Sri Lankan parliamentary election

Party Panduwasnuwara[15] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 21,953 55.43% 429,316 63.91% 4,846,388 60.38%
UNP 16,847 42.54% 213,713 31.81% 2,357,057 29.37%
DNA 716 1.81% 26,440 3.94% 441,251 5.50%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 87 0.22% 2,288 0.34% 34,779 0.43%
Valid Votes 39,603 92.69% 671,757 92.58% 8,026,322 96.03%
Rejected Votes 3,092 7.24% 53,130 7.32% 581,465 6.96%
Total Polled 42,727 60.92% 725,566 59.08% 8,358,246 59.29%
Registered Electors 70,131 1,228,044 14,097,690

2004 Sri Lankan parliamentary election

Party Panduwasnuwara[16] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 22,103 48.77% 412,157 51.95% 4,223,126 45.70%
UNP 21,297 46.99% 340,768 42.95% 3,486,792 37.73%
JHU 1,803 3.98% 37,459 4.72% 552,723 5.98%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 122 0.27% 2,976 0.38% 64,640 0.70%
Valid Votes 45,325 95.10% 793,360 95.14% 9,241,931 94.52%
Rejected Votes 2,319 4.87% 40,261 4.83% 534,452 5.47%
Total Polled 47,658 73.34% 833,908 76.54% 9,777,821 75.74%
Registered Electors 64,979 1,089,482 12,909,631

2001 Sri Lankan parliamentary election

Party Panduwasnuwara[17] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 23,125 49.68% 382,768 48.59% 4,086,026 45.62%
PA 20,093 43.17% 332,775 42.24% 3,330,815 37.19%
JVP 2,875 6.18% 63,652 8.08% 815,353 9.10%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 456 0.98% 8,533 1.08% 133,770 1.49%
Valid Votes 46,549 95.77% 787,728 95.35% 8,955,844 94.77%
Rejected Votes 2,056 4.23% 38,451 4.65% 494,009 5.23%
Total Polled 48,605 77.60% 826,179 78.98% 9,449,878 76.03%
Registered Electors 62,636 1,046,102 12,428,762

2000 Sri Lankan parliamentary election

Party Panduwasnuwara[18] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 20,849 47.25% 358,794 48.75% 3,899,329 45.33%
UNP 19,348 43.85% 308,106 41.86% 3,451,765 40.12%
JVP 1,830 4.15% 40,780 5.54% 518,725 6.03%
NUA 1,302 2.95% 11,927 1.62% 185,593 2.16%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 798 1.81% 16,421 2.23% 221,514 2.57%
Valid Votes 44,127 N/A 736,028 N/A 8,602,617 N/A

1994 Sri Lankan parliamentary election

Party Panduwasnuwara[19] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 21,295 51.15% 366,856 51.87% 3,887,805 48.94%
UNP 20,011 48.07% 332,547 47.02% 3,498,370 44.04%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 326 0.78% 7,876 1.11% 158,616 2.00%
Valid Votes 41,632 95.97% 707,279 95.92% 7,943,688 95.20%
Rejected Votes 1,747 4.03% 30,071 4.08% 400,395 4.80%
Total Polled 43,379 82.36% 737,350 82.15% 8,344,095 74.75%
Registered Electors 52,667 897,580 11,163,064

1989 Sri Lankan parliamentary election

Party Panduwasnuwara[20] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 16,853 56.70% 314,724 58.51% 2,838,005 50.71%
SLFP 11,417 38.41% 195,526 36.35% 1,785,369 31.90%
ELJP 1,071 3.60% 13,759 2.56% 67,723 1.21%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 380 1.28% 13,907 2.59% 232,463 4.15%
Valid Votes 29,721 94.97% 537,916 94.02% 5,596,468 93.87%
Rejected Votes 1,573 5.03% 34,212 5.98% 365,563 6.13%
Total Polled 31,294 65.87% 572,128 72.88% 5,962,031 63.60%
Registered Electors 47,509 784,991 9,374,164

Demographics

Ethnicity

The Panduwasnuwara Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (90.1%). In comparison, the Kurunegala Electoral District (which contains the Panduwasnuwara Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (91.4%)[1]

Ethnicity in Panduwasnuwara[1]

  Sinhalese (90.1%)
  Moor (9.4%)
  Other (0.5%)

Religion

The Panduwasnuwara Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (87.4%) . In comparison, the Kurunegala Electoral District (which contains the Panduwasnuwara Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (88.5%) [1]

Religion in Panduwasnuwara[1]

  Buddhist (87.4%)
  Muslim (9.5%)
  Roman Catholic (2.6%)
  Other (0.5%)

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Census of Population and Housing 2012". Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka. 2012.
  2. ^ The mean absolute error, between the percentages of votes each party got in Panduwasnuwara and the Kurunegala 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 Panduwasnuwara 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 2020-06-07.
  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 2020-06-07.
  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 2020-06-07.
  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 2020-06-07.
  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 2020-06-07.
  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 2020-06-07.
  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 2020-06-07.
  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 2020-06-07.
  12. ^ The mean absolute error, between the percentages of votes each party got in Panduwasnuwara and the Kurunegala 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 Panduwasnuwara 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.