Tangalle Polling Division

Tangalle
Polling Division
Location of Tangalle
Coordinates: 6°07′01″N 80°51′51″E / 6.116993°N 80.864196°E / 6.116993; 80.864196
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceSouthern Province, Sri Lanka
Electoral DistrictHambantota Electoral District
Area
 • Total
511.85 km2 (197.63 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)[1]
 • Total
193,751
 • Density379/km2 (980/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeEC-09C

The Tangalle Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Hambantota Electoral District, in the Southern Province, Sri Lanka.

Presidential Election Results

Summary

The winner of Tangalle has matched the final country result 7 out of 8 times. Hence, Tangalle is a Strong Bellwether for Presidential Elections.

Year Tangalle Hambantota Electoral District MAE[2] % Sri Lanka MAE[3] %
2019 SLPP SLPP 3.51% SLPP 17.90%
2015 UPFA UPFA 2.11% NDF 17.31%
2010 UPFA UPFA 3.31% UPFA 12.28%
2005 UPFA UPFA 2.86% UPFA 15.86%
1999 PA PA 1.17% PA 5.57%
1994 PA PA 1.04% PA 0.55%
1988 UNP UNP 0.34% UNP 1.89%
1982 UNP UNP 2.40% UNP 5.68%
Matches/Mean MAE 7/8 7/8 2.09% 8/8 9.63%

2019 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Tangalle[4] Hambantota Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SLPP 72,673 69.53% 278,804 66.17% 6,924,255 52.25%
NDF 22,141 21.18% 108,906 25.85% 5,564,239 41.99%
NMPP 7,830 7.49% 26,295 6.24% 418,553 3.16%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,881 1.80% 7,369 1.75% 345,452 2.61%
Valid Votes 104,525 99.34% 421,374 99.25% 13,252,499 98.99%
Rejected Votes 696 0.66% 3,179 0.75% 135,452 1.01%
Total Polled 105,221 86.81% 424,553 87.36% 13,387,951 83.71%
Registered Electors 121,212 485,986 15,992,568

2015 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Tangalle[5] Hambantota Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 62,739 65.18% 243,295 63.02% 5,768,090 47.58%
NDF 32,598 33.87% 138,708 35.93% 6,217,162 51.28%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 911 0.95% 4,073 1.05% 138,200 1.14%
Valid Votes 96,248 99.12% 386,076 99.14% 12,123,452 98.85%
Rejected Votes 851 0.88% 3,351 0.86% 140,925 1.15%
Total Polled 97,099 80.82% 389,427 81.23% 12,264,377 78.69%
Registered Electors 120,148 479,433 15,585,942

2010 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Tangalle[6] Hambantota Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 60,082 70.59% 226,887 67.21% 6,015,934 57.88%
NDF 23,729 27.88% 105,336 31.20% 4,173,185 40.15%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,308 1.54% 5,341 1.58% 204,494 1.97%
Valid Votes 85,119 99.40% 337,564 99.35% 10,393,613 99.03%
Rejected Votes 511 0.60% 2,218 0.65% 101,838 0.97%
Total Polled 85,630 78.27% 339,782 78.29% 10,495,451 66.70%
Registered Electors 109,409 433,991 15,734,587

2005 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Tangalle[7] Hambantota Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 53,291 66.35% 202,918 63.43% 4,887,152 50.29%
UNP 25,992 32.36% 112,712 35.23% 4,706,366 48.43%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,036 1.29% 4,295 1.34% 123,521 1.27%
Valid Votes 80,319 99.14% 319,925 99.09% 9,717,039 98.88%
Rejected Votes 695 0.86% 2,928 0.91% 109,869 1.12%
Total Polled 81,014 79.42% 322,853 79.47% 9,826,908 69.51%
Registered Electors 102,009 406,270 14,136,979

1999 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Tangalle[8] Hambantota Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 29,828 47.19% 120,275 47.41% 4,312,157 51.12%
UNP 22,431 35.48% 95,088 37.48% 3,602,748 42.71%
JVP 9,887 15.64% 33,739 13.30% 343,927 4.08%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,068 1.69% 4,576 1.80% 176,679 2.09%
Valid Votes 63,214 98.10% 253,678 97.93% 8,435,754 97.69%
Rejected Votes 1,222 1.90% 5,375 2.07% 199,536 2.31%
Total Polled 64,436 72.28% 259,053 72.69% 8,635,290 72.17%
Registered Electors 89,147 356,394 11,965,536

1994 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Tangalle[9] Hambantota Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 33,442 62.62% 132,873 61.52% 4,709,205 62.28%
UNP 18,680 34.98% 77,735 35.99% 2,715,283 35.91%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,283 2.40% 5,387 2.49% 137,040 1.81%
Valid Votes 53,405 98.54% 215,995 98.18% 7,561,526 98.03%
Rejected Votes 789 1.46% 4,013 1.82% 151,706 1.97%
Total Polled 54,194 66.97% 220,008 66.06% 7,713,232 69.12%
Registered Electors 80,917 333,054 11,158,880

1988 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Tangalle[10] Hambantota Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 8,292 49.10% 41,198 49.62% 2,569,199 50.43%
SLFP 8,026 47.53% 39,343 47.39% 2,289,857 44.95%
SLMP 569 3.37% 2,478 2.98% 235,701 4.63%
Valid Votes 16,887 94.37% 83,019 95.56% 5,094,754 98.24%
Rejected Votes 1,007 5.63% 3,855 4.44% 91,499 1.76%
Total Polled 17,894 25.41% 86,874 29.40% 5,186,256 55.87%
Registered Electors 70,422 295,536 9,283,143

1982 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Tangalle[11] Hambantota Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 23,196 46.64% 90,545 45.90% 3,450,815 52.93%
SLFP 17,253 34.69% 76,402 38.73% 2,546,348 39.05%
JVP 8,966 18.03% 28,835 14.62% 273,428 4.19%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 318 0.64% 1,496 0.76% 249,460 3.83%
Valid Votes 49,733 99.21% 197,278 99.09% 6,520,156 98.78%
Rejected Votes 397 0.79% 1,804 0.91% 80,470 1.22%
Total Polled 50,130 85.41% 199,082 81.37% 6,600,626 80.15%
Registered Electors 58,690 244,660 8,235,358

Parliamentary Election Results

Summary

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

Year Tangalle Hambantota Electoral District MAE[12] % Sri Lanka MAE[13] %
2015 UPFA UPFA 2.71% UNP 12.50%
2010 UPFA UPFA 4.13% UPFA 5.43%
2004 UPFA UPFA 4.03% UPFA 12.64%
2001 PA UNP 2.52% UNP 6.03%
2000 UNP UNP 1.36% PA 3.77%
1994 PA PA 0.89% PA 5.55%
1989 SLFP UNP 11.64% UNP 9.95%
Matches/Mean MAE 3/7 5/7 3.90% 7/7 7.98%

2015 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Tangalle[14] Hambantota Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 50,697 55.86% 196,980 53.87% 4,732,664 42.48%
UNP 28,700 31.62% 130,433 35.67% 5,098,916 45.77%
JVP 10,842 11.95% 36,527 9.99% 544,154 4.88%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 517 0.57% 1,743 0.48% 82,845 0.74%
Valid Votes 90,756 97.35% 365,683 97.29% 11,140,333 95.35%
Rejected Votes 2,430 2.61% 10,056 2.68% 516,926 4.42%
Total Polled 93,224 77.59% 375,885 81.20% 11,684,111 77.66%
Registered Electors 120,148 462,911 15,044,490

2010 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Tangalle[15] Hambantota Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 46,289 66.95% 174,808 62.87% 4,846,388 60.38%
UNP 17,174 24.84% 83,027 29.86% 2,357,057 29.37%
DNA 5,449 7.88% 19,186 6.90% 441,251 5.50%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 230 0.33% 1,033 0.37% 23,385 0.29%
Valid Votes 69,142 96.45% 278,054 96.11% 8,026,322 96.03%
Rejected Votes 2,547 3.55% 11,240 3.89% 581,465 6.96%
Total Polled 71,689 65.52% 289,294 66.47% 8,358,246 59.29%
Registered Electors 109,409 435,218 14,097,690

2004 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Tangalle[16] Hambantota Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 48,744 68.15% 178,895 64.05% 4,223,126 45.70%
UNP 22,472 31.42% 98,877 35.40% 3,486,792 37.73%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 312 0.44% 1,538 0.55% 58,285 0.63%
Valid Votes 71,528 94.55% 279,310 94.03% 9,241,931 94.52%
Rejected Votes 4,121 5.45% 17,724 5.97% 534,452 5.47%
Total Polled 75,649 76.90% 297,034 77.28% 9,777,821 75.74%
Registered Electors 98,376 384,361 12,909,631

2001 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Tangalle[17] Hambantota Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 26,745 37.66% 105,175 37.41% 3,330,815 37.19%
UNP 25,539 35.96% 112,520 40.02% 4,086,026 45.62%
JVP 17,744 24.99% 59,693 21.23% 815,353 9.10%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 984 1.39% 3,774 1.34% 115,846 1.29%
Valid Votes 71,012 95.91% 281,162 95.46% 8,955,844 94.77%
Rejected Votes 3,028 4.09% 13,378 4.54% 494,009 5.23%
Total Polled 74,040 78.66% 294,540 79.81% 9,449,878 76.03%
Registered Electors 94,126 369,073 12,428,762

2000 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Tangalle[18] Hambantota Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 28,755 41.20% 119,074 43.12% 3,451,765 40.12%
PA 27,595 39.54% 110,308 39.95% 3,899,329 45.33%
JVP 12,298 17.62% 42,042 15.23% 518,725 6.03%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,142 1.64% 4,703 1.70% 260,613 3.03%
Valid Votes 69,790 N/A 276,127 N/A 8,602,617 N/A

1994 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Tangalle[19] Hambantota Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 33,090 54.34% 132,008 53.51% 3,887,805 48.94%
UNP 22,882 37.58% 95,382 38.67% 3,498,370 44.04%
SLPF 4,054 6.66% 15,309 6.21% 90,078 1.13%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 869 1.43% 3,980 1.61% 134,507 1.69%
Valid Votes 60,895 94.95% 246,679 94.80% 7,943,688 95.20%
Rejected Votes 3,239 5.05% 13,539 5.20% 400,395 4.80%
Total Polled 64,134 79.26% 260,218 78.19% 8,344,095 74.75%
Registered Electors 80,917 332,805 11,163,064

1989 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Tangalle[20] Hambantota Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SLFP 1,948 53.41% 22,459 39.70% 1,785,369 31.90%
UNP 1,640 44.97% 31,639 55.92% 2,838,005 50.71%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 59 1.62% 2,477 4.38% 363,149 6.49%
Valid Votes 3,647 79.14% 56,575 92.88% 5,596,468 93.87%
Rejected Votes 961 20.86% 4,339 7.12% 365,563 6.13%
Total Polled 4,608 6.65% 60,914 20.64% 5,962,031 63.60%
Registered Electors 69,327 295,120 9,374,164

Demographics

Ethnicity

The Tangalle Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (98.4%) . In comparison, the Hambantota Electoral District (which contains the Tangalle Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (97.1%) [1]

Ethnicity in Tangalle[1]

  Sinhalese (98.4%)
  Other (1.6%)

Religion

The Tangalle Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (98.0%) . In comparison, the Hambantota Electoral District (which contains the Tangalle Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (96.7%) [1]

Religion in Tangalle[1]

  Buddhist (98.0%)
  Muslim (1.3%)
  Other (0.7%)

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 Tangalle and the Hambantota 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 Tangalle 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 Tangalle and the Hambantota 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 Tangalle 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.