Weligama Polling Division

Weligama
Polling Division
Location of Weligama
Coordinates: 5°59′09″N 80°26′44″E / 5.985803°N 80.445473°E / 5.985803; 80.445473
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceSouthern Province, Sri Lanka
Electoral DistrictMatara Electoral District
Area
 • Total
108.78 km2 (42.00 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)[1]
 • Total
124,941
 • Density1,149/km2 (2,980/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeEC-08G

The Weligama Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Matara Electoral District, in the Southern Province, Sri Lanka.

Presidential Election Results

Summary

The winner of Weligama has matched the final country result 6 out of 8 times. Hence, Weligama is a Weak Bellwether for Presidential Elections.

Year Weligama Matara Electoral District MAE[2] % Sri Lanka MAE[3] %
2019 SLPP SLPP 1.52% SLPP 12.61%
2015 UPFA UPFA 2.49% NDF 7.52%
2010 UPFA UPFA 1.20% UPFA 6.14%
2005 UPFA UPFA 0.40% UPFA 11.07%
1999 PA PA 1.91% PA 6.16%
1994 PA PA 1.67% PA 4.00%
1988 SLFP SLFP 4.47% UNP 12.41%
1982 UNP UNP 1.10% UNP 3.73%
Matches/Mean MAE 6/8 6/8 1.84% 8/8 7.95%

2019 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Weligama[4] Matara Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SLPP 52,439 65.93% 374,481 67.25% 6,924,255 52.25%
NDF 23,065 29.00% 149,026 26.76% 5,564,239 41.99%
NMPP 2,692 3.38% 23,439 4.21% 418,553 3.16%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,341 1.69% 9,922 1.78% 345,452 2.61%
Valid Votes 79,537 99.39% 556,868 99.33% 13,252,499 98.99%
Rejected Votes 491 0.61% 3,782 0.67% 135,452 1.01%
Total Polled 80,028 84.55% 560,650 85.93% 13,387,951 83.71%
Registered Electors 94,655 652,417 15,992,568

2015 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Weligama[5] Matara Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 40,715 55.36% 297,823 57.81% 5,768,090 47.58%
NDF 32,247 43.85% 212,435 41.24% 6,217,162 51.28%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 583 0.79% 4,892 0.95% 138,200 1.14%
Valid Votes 73,545 99.28% 515,150 99.06% 12,123,452 98.85%
Rejected Votes 534 0.72% 4,891 0.94% 140,925 1.15%
Total Polled 74,079 79.27% 520,041 80.23% 12,264,377 78.69%
Registered Electors 93,450 648,213 15,585,942

2010 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Weligama[6] Matara Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 41,359 64.37% 296,155 65.53% 6,015,934 57.88%
NDF 21,978 34.20% 148,510 32.86% 4,173,185 40.15%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 917 1.43% 7,264 1.61% 204,494 1.97%
Valid Votes 64,254 99.48% 451,929 99.34% 10,393,613 99.03%
Rejected Votes 333 0.52% 3,025 0.66% 101,838 0.97%
Total Polled 64,587 74.49% 454,954 76.51% 10,495,451 66.70%
Registered Electors 86,711 594,628 15,734,587

2005 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Weligama[7] Matara Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 40,027 61.52% 279,411 61.85% 4,887,152 50.29%
UNP 24,225 37.23% 165,837 36.71% 4,706,366 48.43%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 813 1.25% 6,474 1.43% 123,521 1.27%
Valid Votes 65,065 99.13% 451,722 99.11% 9,717,039 98.88%
Rejected Votes 568 0.87% 4,077 0.89% 109,869 1.12%
Total Polled 65,633 77.57% 455,799 78.95% 9,826,908 69.51%
Registered Electors 84,614 577,327 14,136,979

1999 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Weligama[8] Matara Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 30,939 56.59% 205,685 54.32% 4,312,157 51.12%
UNP 19,183 35.09% 139,677 36.89% 3,602,748 42.71%
JVP 3,674 6.72% 26,229 6.93% 343,927 4.08%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 878 1.61% 7,047 1.86% 176,679 2.09%
Valid Votes 54,674 98.16% 378,638 97.78% 8,435,754 97.69%
Rejected Votes 1,027 1.84% 8,583 2.22% 199,536 2.31%
Total Polled 55,701 71.12% 387,221 73.90% 8,635,290 72.17%
Registered Electors 78,320 524,002 11,965,536

1994 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Weligama[9] Matara Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 34,583 66.53% 227,865 64.69% 4,709,205 62.28%
UNP 16,708 32.14% 118,224 33.56% 2,715,283 35.91%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 691 1.33% 6,150 1.75% 137,040 1.81%
Valid Votes 51,982 98.72% 352,239 98.40% 7,561,526 98.03%
Rejected Votes 675 1.28% 5,731 1.60% 151,706 1.97%
Total Polled 52,657 67.96% 357,970 69.93% 7,713,232 69.12%
Registered Electors 77,479 511,933 11,158,880

1988 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Weligama[10] Matara Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SLFP 15,802 59.22% 57,424 54.30% 2,289,857 44.95%
UNP 10,351 38.79% 45,399 42.93% 2,569,199 50.43%
SLMP 532 1.99% 2,922 2.76% 235,701 4.63%
Valid Votes 26,685 98.02% 105,745 98.14% 5,094,754 98.24%
Rejected Votes 540 1.98% 2,003 1.86% 91,499 1.76%
Total Polled 27,225 38.57% 107,748 23.80% 5,186,256 55.87%
Registered Electors 70,591 452,637 9,283,143

1982 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Weligama[11] Matara Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 25,051 50.13% 164,725 49.32% 3,450,815 52.93%
SLFP 22,282 44.59% 144,587 43.29% 2,546,348 39.05%
JVP 2,276 4.55% 22,117 6.62% 273,428 4.19%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 366 0.73% 2,554 0.76% 249,460 3.83%
Valid Votes 49,975 99.11% 333,983 99.08% 6,520,156 98.78%
Rejected Votes 451 0.89% 3,091 0.92% 80,470 1.22%
Total Polled 50,426 80.39% 337,074 82.90% 6,600,626 80.15%
Registered Electors 62,725 406,595 8,235,358

Parliamentary Election Results

Summary

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

Year Weligama Matara Electoral District MAE[12] % Sri Lanka MAE[13] %
2015 UPFA UPFA 1.43% UNP 5.98%
2010 UPFA UPFA 0.30% UPFA 3.76%
2004 UPFA UPFA 0.13% UPFA 7.96%
2001 PA UNP 1.14% UNP 4.85%
2000 PA PA 0.91% PA 5.12%
1994 PA PA 2.81% PA 11.02%
1989 UNP UNP 5.37% UNP 3.64%
Matches/Mean MAE 5/7 6/7 1.73% 7/7 6.05%

2015 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Weligama[14] Matara Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 35,044 51.87% 250,505 52.70% 4,732,664 42.48%
UNP 28,075 41.56% 186,675 39.27% 5,098,916 45.77%
JVP 4,105 6.08% 35,270 7.42% 544,154 4.88%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 337 0.50% 2,890 0.61% 62,184 0.56%
Valid Votes 67,561 97.43% 475,340 96.93% 11,140,333 95.35%
Rejected Votes 1,634 2.36% 12,692 2.59% 516,926 4.42%
Total Polled 69,340 74.20% 490,409 78.61% 11,684,111 77.66%
Registered Electors 93,450 623,818 15,044,490

2010 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Weligama[15] Matara Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 29,814 65.62% 213,937 65.31% 4,846,388 60.38%
UNP 12,482 27.47% 91,114 27.81% 2,357,057 29.37%
DNA 2,812 6.19% 20,465 6.25% 441,251 5.50%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 328 0.72% 2,066 0.63% 53,531 0.67%
Valid Votes 45,436 96.16% 327,582 95.82% 8,026,322 96.03%
Rejected Votes 1,812 3.84% 14,289 4.18% 581,465 6.96%
Total Polled 47,248 54.49% 341,871 59.06% 8,358,246 59.29%
Registered Electors 86,711 578,858 14,097,690

2004 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Weligama[16] Matara Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 34,824 60.34% 241,235 60.27% 4,223,126 45.70%
UNP 19,996 34.64% 139,633 34.89% 3,486,792 37.73%
JHU 2,462 4.27% 16,229 4.05% 552,723 5.98%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 435 0.75% 3,136 0.78% 54,133 0.59%
Valid Votes 57,717 94.40% 400,233 94.62% 9,241,931 94.52%
Rejected Votes 3,422 5.60% 22,769 5.38% 534,452 5.47%
Total Polled 61,139 73.41% 423,002 76.84% 9,777,821 75.74%
Registered Electors 83,288 550,506 12,909,631

2001 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Weligama[17] Matara Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 25,703 43.64% 171,141 42.37% 3,330,815 37.19%
UNP 24,241 41.15% 171,661 42.49% 4,086,026 45.62%
JVP 8,058 13.68% 54,476 13.49% 815,353 9.10%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 901 1.53% 6,689 1.66% 133,373 1.49%
Valid Votes 58,903 95.76% 403,967 95.10% 8,955,844 94.77%
Rejected Votes 2,608 4.24% 20,820 4.90% 494,009 5.23%
Total Polled 61,511 75.87% 424,787 79.44% 9,449,878 76.03%
Registered Electors 81,072 534,694 12,428,762

2000 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Weligama[18] Matara Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 29,608 51.86% 203,690 51.47% 3,899,329 45.33%
UNP 20,276 35.51% 146,855 37.11% 3,451,765 40.12%
JVP 6,262 10.97% 38,757 9.79% 518,725 6.03%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 949 1.66% 6,462 1.63% 238,931 2.78%
Valid Votes 57,095 N/A 395,764 N/A 8,602,617 N/A

1994 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Weligama[19] Matara Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 34,760 62.57% 227,285 59.90% 3,887,805 48.94%
UNP 19,013 34.22% 142,024 37.43% 3,498,370 44.04%
SLPF 1,600 2.88% 8,736 2.30% 90,078 1.13%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 182 0.33% 1,422 0.37% 68,538 0.86%
Valid Votes 55,555 95.98% 379,467 95.67% 7,943,688 95.20%
Rejected Votes 2,325 4.02% 17,167 4.33% 400,395 4.80%
Total Polled 57,880 74.70% 396,634 77.60% 8,344,095 74.75%
Registered Electors 77,479 511,109 11,163,064

1989 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Weligama[20] Matara Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 9,141 51.31% 45,734 56.11% 2,838,005 50.71%
SLFP 7,508 42.14% 28,752 35.28% 1,785,369 31.90%
MEP 754 4.23% 1,313 1.61% 90,480 1.62%
USA 262 1.47% 4,225 5.18% 141,983 2.54%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 151 0.85% 1,481 1.82% 67,723 1.21%
Valid Votes 17,816 93.51% 81,505 94.08% 5,596,468 93.87%
Rejected Votes 1,237 6.49% 5,128 5.92% 365,563 6.13%
Total Polled 19,053 27.41% 86,633 19.17% 5,962,031 63.60%
Registered Electors 69,515 451,926 9,374,164

Demographics

Ethnicity

The Weligama Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (88.7%) and a significant Moor population (10.9%) . In comparison, the Matara Electoral District (which contains the Weligama Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (94.3%) [1]

Ethnicity in Weligama[1]

  Sinhalese (88.7%)
  Moor (10.9%)
  Other (0.3%)

Religion

The Weligama Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (88.5%) and a significant Muslim population (11.0%) . In comparison, the Matara Electoral District (which contains the Weligama Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (94.1%) [1]

Religion in Weligama[1]

  Buddhist (88.5%)
  Muslim (11.0%)
  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 Weligama and the Matara 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 Weligama 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 Weligama and the Matara 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 Weligama 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.