Teldeniya Polling Division

Teldeniya
Polling Division
Location of Teldeniya
Coordinates: 7°17′53″N 80°47′46″E / 7.297949°N 80.796226°E / 7.297949; 80.796226
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceCentral Province, Sri Lanka
Electoral DistrictKandy Electoral District
Area
 • Total
187.68 km2 (72.46 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)[1]
 • Total
61,034
 • Density325/km2 (840/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeEC-04E

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

Presidential Election Results

Summary

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

Year Teldeniya Kandy Electoral District MAE[2] % Sri Lanka MAE[3] %
2019 SLPP SLPP 0.34% SLPP 2.42%
2015 NDF NDF 4.50% NDF 1.21%
2010 UPFA UPFA 2.24% UPFA 1.45%
2005 UNP UNP 3.03% UPFA 2.86%
1999 PA PA 1.90% PA 0.81%
1994 PA PA 0.52% PA 6.12%
1988 UNP UNP 4.28% UNP 1.68%
1982 UNP UNP 10.22% UNP 5.33%
Matches/Mean MAE 7/8 7/8 3.38% 8/8 2.74%

2019 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Teldeniya[4] Kandy Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SLPP 20,296 50.28% 471,502 50.43% 6,924,255 52.25%
NDF 18,238 45.18% 417,355 44.64% 5,564,239 41.99%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,153 2.86% 22,479 2.40% 345,452 2.61%
NMPP 681 1.69% 23,539 2.52% 418,553 3.16%
Valid Votes 40,368 98.97% 934,875 99.04% 13,252,499 98.99%
Rejected Votes 422 1.03% 9,020 0.96% 135,452 1.01%
Total Polled 40,790 85.86% 943,895 84.89% 13,387,951 83.71%
Registered Electors 47,510 1,111,860 15,992,568

2015 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Teldeniya[5] Kandy Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
NDF 18,624 49.83% 466,994 54.56% 6,217,162 51.28%
UPFA 18,150 48.56% 378,585 44.23% 5,768,090 47.58%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 603 1.61% 10,329 1.21% 138,200 1.14%
Valid Votes 37,377 98.64% 855,908 98.73% 12,123,452 98.85%
Rejected Votes 517 1.36% 10,993 1.27% 140,925 1.15%
Total Polled 37,894 79.47% 866,901 79.71% 12,264,377 78.69%
Registered Electors 47,685 1,087,542 15,585,942

2010 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Teldeniya[6] Kandy Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 19,009 56.11% 406,636 54.16% 6,015,934 57.88%
NDF 13,957 41.20% 329,492 43.89% 4,173,185 40.15%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 910 2.69% 14,658 1.95% 204,494 1.97%
Valid Votes 33,876 98.52% 750,786 98.85% 10,393,613 99.03%
Rejected Votes 509 1.48% 8,700 1.15% 101,838 0.97%
Total Polled 34,385 76.17% 759,486 75.87% 10,495,451 66.70%
Registered Electors 45,144 1,001,074 15,734,587

2005 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Teldeniya[7] Kandy Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 16,646 51.11% 387,150 54.33% 4,706,366 48.43%
UPFA 15,367 47.19% 315,672 44.30% 4,887,152 50.29%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 554 1.70% 9,798 1.37% 123,521 1.27%
Valid Votes 32,567 98.63% 712,620 98.64% 9,717,039 98.88%
Rejected Votes 452 1.37% 9,817 1.36% 109,869 1.12%
Total Polled 33,019 79.63% 722,437 77.37% 9,826,908 69.51%
Registered Electors 41,465 933,754 14,136,979

1999 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Teldeniya[8] Kandy Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 14,497 52.25% 308,187 50.29% 4,312,157 51.12%
UNP 11,955 43.09% 276,360 45.10% 3,602,748 42.71%
JVP 669 2.41% 15,512 2.53% 343,927 4.08%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 622 2.24% 12,752 2.08% 176,679 2.09%
Valid Votes 27,743 97.47% 612,811 97.29% 8,435,754 97.69%
Rejected Votes 720 2.53% 17,060 2.71% 199,536 2.31%
Total Polled 28,463 78.60% 629,871 77.61% 8,635,290 72.17%
Registered Electors 36,214 811,606 11,965,536

1994 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Teldeniya[9] Kandy Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 14,309 55.99% 320,110 56.64% 4,709,205 62.28%
UNP 10,742 42.03% 235,519 41.68% 2,715,283 35.91%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 505 1.98% 9,488 1.68% 137,040 1.81%
Valid Votes 25,556 97.61% 565,117 97.55% 7,561,526 98.03%
Rejected Votes 625 2.39% 14,179 2.45% 151,706 1.97%
Total Polled 26,181 79.36% 579,296 77.85% 7,713,232 69.12%
Registered Electors 32,992 744,151 11,158,880

1988 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Teldeniya[10] Kandy Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 9,912 50.63% 234,124 54.88% 2,569,199 50.43%
SLFP 9,417 48.10% 186,187 43.65% 2,289,857 44.95%
SLMP 247 1.26% 6,266 1.47% 235,701 4.63%
Valid Votes 19,576 98.30% 426,577 98.57% 5,094,754 98.24%
Rejected Votes 339 1.70% 6,167 1.43% 91,499 1.76%
Total Polled 19,915 72.00% 432,744 68.36% 5,186,256 55.87%
Registered Electors 27,659 633,030 9,283,143

1982 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Teldeniya[11] Kandy Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 13,258 49.08% 289,621 59.80% 3,450,815 52.93%
SLFP 12,747 47.19% 178,647 36.89% 2,546,348 39.05%
JVP 821 3.04% 12,493 2.58% 273,428 4.19%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 186 0.69% 3,536 0.73% 249,460 3.83%
Valid Votes 27,012 99.02% 484,297 99.07% 6,520,156 98.78%
Rejected Votes 267 0.98% 4,548 0.93% 80,470 1.22%
Total Polled 27,279 867.38% 488,845 89.44% 6,600,626 80.15%
Registered Electors 3,145 546,565 8,235,358

Parliamentary Election Results

Summary

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

Year Teldeniya Kandy Electoral District MAE[12] % Sri Lanka MAE[13] %
2015 UNP UNP 3.57% UNP 3.23%
2010 UPFA UPFA 1.20% UPFA 2.55%
2004 UNP UNP 3.40% UPFA 5.58%
2001 UNP UNP 1.98% UNP 4.12%
2000 PA PA 3.17% PA 3.61%
1994 UNP UNP 1.11% PA 3.84%
1989 UNP UNP 5.36% UNP 5.63%
Matches/Mean MAE 5/7 5/7 2.83% 7/7 4.08%

2015 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Teldeniya[14] Kandy Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 17,501 52.09% 440,761 55.61% 5,098,916 45.77%
UPFA 14,454 43.02% 309,152 39.00% 4,732,664 42.48%
JVP 962 2.86% 30,669 3.87% 544,154 4.88%
CWC 480 1.43% 4,400 0.56% 17,107 0.15%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 198 0.59% 7,655 0.97% 82,981 0.74%
Valid Votes 33,595 93.82% 792,637 95.48% 11,140,333 95.35%
Rejected Votes 2,195 6.13% 37,065 4.46% 516,926 4.42%
Total Polled 35,807 75.09% 830,165 79.13% 11,684,111 77.66%
Registered Electors 47,685 1,049,160 15,044,490

2010 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Teldeniya[15] Kandy Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 14,275 62.29% 339,819 60.81% 4,846,388 60.38%
UNP 7,732 33.74% 192,798 34.50% 2,357,057 29.37%
DNA 800 3.49% 23,728 4.25% 441,251 5.50%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 109 0.48% 2,459 0.44% 30,354 0.38%
Valid Votes 22,916 86.54% 558,804 90.49% 8,026,322 96.03%
Rejected Votes 3,540 13.37% 58,333 9.45% 581,465 6.96%
Total Polled 26,479 58.65% 617,559 61.70% 8,358,246 59.29%
Registered Electors 45,144 1,000,861 14,097,690

2004 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Teldeniya[16] Kandy Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 13,380 48.65% 313,859 49.99% 3,486,792 37.73%
UPFA 13,321 48.43% 268,131 42.71% 4,223,126 45.70%
JHU 674 2.45% 42,192 6.72% 552,723 5.98%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 128 0.47% 3,684 0.59% 64,227 0.69%
Valid Votes 27,503 91.11% 627,866 93.24% 9,241,931 94.52%
Rejected Votes 2,685 8.89% 45,484 6.75% 534,452 5.47%
Total Polled 30,188 75.98% 673,380 76.47% 9,777,821 75.74%
Registered Electors 39,730 880,634 12,909,631

2001 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Teldeniya[17] Kandy Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 13,792 50.64% 314,297 52.77% 4,086,026 45.62%
PA 11,276 41.40% 233,637 39.23% 3,330,815 37.19%
JVP 1,697 6.23% 37,146 6.24% 815,353 9.10%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 469 1.72% 10,496 1.76% 129,347 1.44%
Valid Votes 27,234 90.74% 595,576 93.40% 8,955,844 94.77%
Rejected Votes 2,780 9.26% 42,103 6.60% 494,009 5.23%
Total Polled 30,014 79.20% 637,679 76.03% 9,449,878 76.03%
Registered Electors 37,897 838,687 12,428,762

2000 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Teldeniya[18] Kandy Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 13,881 51.15% 282,282 46.66% 3,899,329 45.33%
UNP 10,373 38.23% 243,623 40.27% 3,451,765 40.12%
JVP 843 3.11% 21,565 3.56% 518,725 6.03%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 795 2.93% 19,327 3.19% 266,683 3.10%
CWC 772 2.84% 6,108 1.01% 22,985 0.27%
NUA 472 1.74% 32,023 5.29% 185,593 2.16%
Valid Votes 27,136 N/A 604,928 N/A 8,602,617 N/A

1994 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Teldeniya[19] Kandy Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 13,408 51.44% 301,824 52.35% 3,498,370 44.04%
PA 12,457 47.79% 267,683 46.43% 3,887,805 48.94%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 199 0.76% 7,045 1.22% 175,576 2.21%
Valid Votes 26,064 93.65% 576,552 94.89% 7,943,688 95.20%
Rejected Votes 1,766 6.35% 31,019 5.11% 400,395 4.80%
Total Polled 27,830 84.35% 607,571 81.67% 8,344,095 74.75%
Registered Electors 32,992 743,939 11,163,064

1989 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Teldeniya[20] Kandy Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 6,019 56.99% 204,973 61.72% 2,838,005 50.71%
SLFP 4,146 39.26% 105,977 31.91% 1,785,369 31.90%
SLMC 249 2.36% 14,697 4.43% 202,016 3.61%
USA 113 1.07% 5,147 1.55% 141,983 2.54%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 34 0.32% 1,315 0.40% 67,723 1.21%
Valid Votes 10,561 93.30% 332,109 93.69% 5,596,468 93.87%
Rejected Votes 758 6.70% 22,374 6.31% 365,563 6.13%
Total Polled 11,319 41.53% 354,483 56.42% 5,962,031 63.60%
Registered Electors 27,254 628,317 9,374,164

Demographics

Ethnicity

The Teldeniya Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (75.1%) and a significant Indian Tamil population (10.6%) . In comparison, the Kandy Electoral District (which contains the Teldeniya Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (74.4%) and a significant Moor population (13.9%) [1]

Ethnicity in Teldeniya[1]

  Sinhalese (75.1%)
  Indian Tamil (10.6%)
  Sri Lankan Tamil (7.7%)
  Moor (6.5%)
  Other (0.1%)

Religion

The Teldeniya Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (74.8%) and a significant Hindu population (16.2%) . In comparison, the Kandy Electoral District (which contains the Teldeniya Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (73.4%) and a significant Muslim population (14.3%) [1]

Religion in Teldeniya[1]

  Buddhist (74.8%)
  Hindu (16.2%)
  Muslim (6.6%)
  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 Teldeniya and the Kandy 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 Teldeniya 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 Teldeniya and the Kandy 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 Teldeniya 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.