Point Pedro Polling Division

Point Pedro
Polling Division
Location of Point Pedro
Coordinates: 9°40′32″N 80°20′26″E / 9.675482°N 80.340672°E / 9.675482; 80.340672
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceNorthern Province, Sri Lanka
Electoral DistrictJaffna Electoral District
Area
 • Total
178.61 km2 (68.96 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)[1]
 • Total
60,331
 • Density338/km2 (880/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeEC-10G

The Point Pedro Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Jaffna Electoral District, in the Northern Province, Sri Lanka.

Presidential Election Results

Summary

The winner of Point Pedro has matched the final country result 2 out of 8 times.

Year Point Pedro Jaffna Electoral District MAE[2] % Sri Lanka MAE[3] %
2019 NDF NDF 1.41% SLPP 40.34%
2015 NDF NDF 3.25% NDF 27.31%
2010 NDF NDF 4.92% UPFA 34.19%
2005 UNP UNP 1.09% UPFA 23.51%
1999 UNP PA 8.30% PA 11.24%
1994 PA PA 3.57% PA 36.40%
1988 SLFP SLFP 3.34% UNP 14.21%
1982 SLFP ACTC 4.16% UNP 18.83%
Matches/Mean MAE 2/8 3/8 3.75% 8/8 25.75%

2019 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Point Pedro[4] Jaffna Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
NDF 19,931 82.31% 312,722 83.86% 5,564,239 41.99%
SLPP 1,848 7.63% 23,261 6.24% 6,924,255 52.25%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,362 5.62% 23,295 6.25% 717,212 5.41%
IND10 644 2.66% 6,845 1.84% 12,256 0.09%
DUNF 431 1.78% 6,790 1.82% 34,537 0.26%
Valid Votes 24,216 97.15% 372,913 97.07% 13,252,499 98.99%
Rejected Votes 710 2.85% 11,251 2.93% 135,452 1.01%
Total Polled 24,926 67.96% 384,164 68.00% 13,387,951 83.71%
Registered Electors 36,677 564,984 15,992,568

2015 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Point Pedro[5] Jaffna Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
NDF 17,388 77.90% 253,574 74.42% 6,217,162 51.28%
UPFA 4,213 18.88% 74,454 21.85% 5,768,090 47.58%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 719 3.22% 12,723 3.73% 138,200 1.14%
Valid Votes 22,320 97.48% 340,751 97.14% 12,123,452 98.85%
Rejected Votes 576 2.52% 10,038 2.86% 140,925 1.15%
Total Polled 22,896 63.36% 350,789 64.22% 12,264,377 78.69%
Registered Electors 36,138 546,265 15,585,942

2010 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Point Pedro[6] Jaffna Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
NDF 8,585 69.30% 113,877 63.84% 4,173,185 40.15%
UPFA 2,361 19.06% 44,154 24.75% 6,015,934 57.88%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 666 5.38% 10,438 5.85% 132,316 1.27%
Ind 5 326 2.63% 3,205 1.80% 9,662 0.09%
UDF 227 1.83% 3,325 1.86% 23,290 0.22%
DUNF 223 1.80% 3,370 1.89% 39,226 0.38%
Valid Votes 12,388 96.57% 178,369 96.35% 10,393,613 99.03%
Rejected Votes 440 3.43% 6,763 3.65% 101,838 0.97%
Total Polled 12,828 26.39% 185,132 25.15% 10,495,451 66.70%
Registered Electors 48,613 736,032 15,734,587

2005 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Point Pedro[7] Jaffna Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 25 71.43% 5,523 70.20% 4,706,366 48.43%
UPFA 9 25.71% 1,967 25.00% 4,887,152 50.29%
NLF 1 2.86% 24 0.31% 9,296 0.10%
Valid Votes 35 89.74% 7,868 92.30% 9,717,039 98.88%
Rejected Votes 4 10.26% 656 7.70% 109,869 1.12%
Total Polled 39 0.08% 8,524 1.20% 9,826,908 69.51%
Registered Electors 47,188 707,970 14,136,979

1999 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Point Pedro[8] Jaffna Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 4,270 52.60% 48,005 43.03% 3,602,748 42.71%
PA 3,062 37.72% 52,043 46.65% 4,312,157 51.12%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 433 5.33% 6,256 5.61% 469,886 5.57%
LDA 258 3.18% 3,394 3.04% 23,668 0.28%
Ind 2 95 1.17% 1,873 1.68% 27,052 0.32%
Valid Votes 8,118 94.71% 111,568 94.91% 8,435,754 97.69%
Rejected Votes 453 5.29% 5,981 5.09% 199,536 2.31%
Total Polled 8,571 20.26% 117,549 19.15% 8,635,290 72.17%
Registered Electors 42,304 613,718 11,965,536

1994 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Point Pedro[9] Jaffna Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 8 100.00% 16,934 96.35% 4,709,205 62.28%
Valid Votes 8 100.00% 17,575 99.20% 7,561,526 98.03%

1988 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Point Pedro[10] Jaffna Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SLFP 3,921 41.49% 44,197 36.82% 2,289,857 44.95%
SLMP 2,910 30.79% 42,198 35.15% 235,701 4.63%
UNP 2,620 27.72% 33,650 28.03% 2,569,199 50.43%
Valid Votes 9,451 92.45% 120,045 93.38% 5,094,754 98.24%
Rejected Votes 772 7.55% 8,517 6.62% 91,499 1.76%
Total Polled 10,223 25.45% 128,562 23.30% 5,186,256 55.87%
Registered Electors 40,175 551,713 9,283,143

1982 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Point Pedro[11] Jaffna Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SLFP 6,348 41.04% 77,210 35.42% 2,546,348 39.05%
ACTC 5,367 34.70% 87,263 40.03% 173,934 2.67%
UNP 3,198 20.67% 44,775 20.54% 3,450,815 52.93%
LSSP 217 1.40% 3,376 1.55% 58,531 0.90%
JVP 189 1.22% 3,098 1.42% 273,428 4.19%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 150 0.97% 2,176 1.00% 16,995 0.26%
Valid Votes 15,469 96.36% 218,003 95.36% 6,520,156 98.78%
Rejected Votes 585 3.64% 10,610 4.64% 80,470 1.22%
Total Polled 16,054 46.05% 228,613 45.86% 6,600,626 80.15%
Registered Electors 34,859 498,545 8,235,358

Parliamentary Election Results

Summary

The winner of Point Pedro has matched the final country result 0 out of 7 times.

Year Point Pedro Jaffna Electoral District MAE[12] % Sri Lanka MAE[13] %
2015 ITAK ITAK 2.87% UNP 36.96%
2010 ITAK ITAK 3.76% UPFA 23.59%
2004 ITAK ITAK 5.01% UPFA 6.50%
2001 TULF TULF 8.53% UNP 19.78%
2000 ACTC EPDP 10.07% PA 12.16%
1994 IND1 IND2 61.42% PA 0.60%
1989 INDI INDI 2.26% UNP 25.32%
Matches/Mean MAE 0/7 0/7 13.42% 7/7 17.84%

2015 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Point Pedro[14] Jaffna Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
ITAK 12,678 66.43% 207,577 70.08% 515,963 4.63%
EPDP 1,920 10.06% 30,232 10.21% 33,481 0.30%
AITC 1,858 9.73% 15,022 5.07% 18,644 0.17%
UNP 1,187 6.22% 20,025 6.76% 5,098,916 45.77%
UPFA 1,050 5.50% 17,309 5.84% 4,732,664 42.48%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 393 2.06% 6,034 2.04% 580,476 5.21%
Valid Votes 19,086 91.18% 296,199 90.91% 11,140,333 95.35%
Rejected Votes 1,631 7.79% 25,496 7.83% 516,926 4.42%
Total Polled 20,932 57.92% 325,805 61.56% 11,684,111 77.66%
Registered Electors 36,138 529,239 15,044,490

2010 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Point Pedro[15] Jaffna Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
ITAK 3,783 38.24% 65,119 44.03% 233,190 2.91%
UPFA 3,402 34.38% 47,622 32.20% 4,846,388 60.38%
AITC 1,123 11.35% 6,362 4.30% 7,544 0.09%
UNP 697 7.04% 12,624 8.54% 2,357,057 29.37%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 408 4.12% 12,362 8.36% 492,201 6.13%
IG1J 267 2.70% 2,648 1.79% 2,648 0.03%
IG3J 214 2.16% 1,161 0.79% 1,161 0.01%
Valid Votes 9,894 89.04% 147,898 87.89% 8,026,322 96.03%
Rejected Votes 1,194 10.75% 19,774 11.75% 581,465 6.96%
Total Polled 11,112 22.86% 168,277 22.68% 8,358,246 59.29%
Registered Electors 48,613 742,005 14,097,690

2004 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Point Pedro[16] Jaffna Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
ITAK 22,400 95.84% 257,320 90.60% 633,203 6.85%
EPDP 676 2.89% 18,612 6.55% 24,942 0.27%
IP1D 248 1.06% 5,156 1.82% 6,121 0.07%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 48 0.21% 2,938 1.03% 764,786 8.28%
Valid Votes 23,372 95.79% 284,026 93.04% 9,241,931 94.52%
Rejected Votes 1,028 4.21% 21,233 6.96% 534,452 5.47%
Total Polled 24,400 53.68% 305,259 46.65% 9,777,821 75.74%
Registered Electors 45,457 654,415 12,909,631

2001 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Point Pedro[17] Jaffna Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
TULF 8,525 64.54% 102,324 54.84% 348,164 3.89%
EPDP 2,736 20.71% 57,208 30.66% 72,783 0.81%
UNP 1,273 9.64% 16,245 8.71% 4,086,026 45.62%
DLF 429 3.25% 2,054 1.10% 6,214 0.07%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 245 1.85% 8,767 4.70% 1,046,289 11.68%
Valid Votes 13,208 94.13% 186,598 94.59% 8,955,844 94.77%
Rejected Votes 823 5.87% 10,681 5.41% 494,009 5.23%
Total Polled 14,031 32.56% 197,279 31.14% 9,449,878 76.03%
Registered Electors 43,087 633,457 12,428,762

2000 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Point Pedro[18] Jaffna Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
ACTC 2,493 30.66% 10,618 9.24% 27,289 0.32%
EPDP 1,862 22.90% 41,536 36.13% 50,702 0.59%
TULF 1,540 18.94% 32,761 28.50% 105,907 1.23%
UNP 978 12.03% 10,896 9.48% 3,451,765 40.12%
DPLF 705 8.67% 4,778 4.16% 20,655 0.24%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 249 3.06% 7,419 6.45% 903,409 10.50%
IG2 180 2.21% 4,905 4.27% 31,443 0.37%
IG6 123 1.51% 2,058 1.79% 3,162 0.04%
Valid Votes 8,130 N/A 114,971 N/A 8,602,617 N/A

1994 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Point Pedro[19] Jaffna Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
IND1 31 91.18% 374 2.77% 48,199 0.61%
IND2 3 8.82% 10,744 79.71% 16,690 0.21%
Valid Votes 34 97.14% 13,479 97.41% 7,943,688 95.20%
Rejected Votes 1 2.86% 358 2.59% 400,395 4.80%
Total Polled 35 0.09% 13,837 2.32% 8,344,095 74.75%
Registered Electors 40,336 596,375 11,163,064

1989 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Point Pedro[20] Jaffna Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
INDI 5,860 59.44% 150,340 62.68% 175,579 3.14%
TULF 2,428 24.63% 60,013 25.02% 188,594 3.37%
UNP 569 5.77% 5,460 2.28% 2,838,005 50.71%
DPLF 384 3.90% 7,993 3.33% 19,150 0.34%
ACTC 342 3.47% 7,610 3.17% 7,610 0.14%
SLMC 275 2.79% 8,439 3.52% 202,016 3.61%
Valid Votes 9,858 91.69% 239,855 90.49% 5,596,468 93.87%
Rejected Votes 894 8.31% 25,203 9.51% 365,563 6.13%
Total Polled 10,752 26.84% 265,058 44.76% 5,962,031 63.60%
Registered Electors 40,060 592,210 9,374,164

Demographics

Ethnicity

The Point Pedro Polling Division has a Sri Lankan Tamil majority (99.1%) . In comparison, the Jaffna Electoral District (which contains the Point Pedro Polling Division) has a Sri Lankan Tamil majority (98.6%) [1]

Ethnicity in Point Pedro[1]

  Sri Lankan Tamil (99.1%)
  Other (0.9%)

Religion

The Point Pedro Polling Division has a Hindu majority (80.6%) and a significant Roman Catholic population (16.8%) . In comparison, the Jaffna Electoral District (which contains the Point Pedro Polling Division) has a Hindu majority (82.6%) and a significant Roman Catholic population (12.6%) [1]

Religion in Point Pedro[1]

  Hindu (80.6%)
  Roman Catholic (16.8%)
  Other Christian (2.1%)
  Other (0.5%)

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 Point Pedro and the Jaffna 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 Point Pedro 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 Point Pedro and the Jaffna 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 Point Pedro 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.