Yatiyanthota Polling Division

Yatiyanthota
Polling Division
Map
Coordinates: 7°03′26″N 80°22′17″E / 7.057316°N 80.371443°E / 7.057316; 80.371443
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceSabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka
Electoral DistrictKegalle Electoral District
Area
 • Total
306.09 km2 (118.18 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)[1]
 • Total
108,191
 • Density353/km2 (910/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeEC-22G

The Yatiyanthota Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Kegalle Electoral District, in the Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka.

Presidential Election Results

Summary

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

Year Yatiyanthota Kegalle Electoral District MAE[2] % Sri Lanka MAE[3] %
2019 SLPP SLPP 4.20% SLPP 1.42%
2015 UPFA UPFA 0.94% NDF 5.14%
2010 UPFA UPFA 2.27% UPFA 1.53%
2005 UNP UPFA 2.58% UPFA 1.85%
1999 PA PA 0.83% PA 0.90%
1994 PA PA 2.32% PA 8.50%
1988 UNP UNP 2.82% UNP 8.19%
1982 UNP UNP 3.28% UNP 6.31%
Matches/Mean MAE 6/8 7/8 2.40% 8/8 4.23%

2019 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Yatiyanthota[4] Kegalle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SLPP 32,753 51.62% 320,484 55.66% 6,924,255 52.25%
NDF 28,215 44.47% 228,032 39.60% 5,564,239 41.99%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,489 2.35% 12,272 2.13% 345,452 2.61%
NMPP 990 1.56% 15,043 2.61% 418,553 3.16%
Valid Votes 63,447 98.97% 575,831 99.11% 13,252,499 98.99%
Rejected Votes 659 1.03% 5,152 0.89% 135,452 1.01%
Total Polled 64,106 85.66% 580,983 85.89% 13,387,951 83.71%
Registered Electors 74,836 676,440 15,992,568

2015 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Yatiyanthota[5] Kegalle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 30,890 52.62% 278,130 51.82% 5,768,090 47.58%
NDF 26,970 45.94% 252,533 47.05% 6,217,162 51.28%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 843 1.44% 6,108 1.14% 138,200 1.14%
Valid Votes 58,703 98.64% 536,771 98.80% 12,123,452 98.85%
Rejected Votes 809 1.36% 6,515 1.20% 140,925 1.15%
Total Polled 59,512 80.16% 543,286 79.85% 12,264,377 78.69%
Registered Electors 74,244 680,414 15,585,942

2010 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Yatiyanthota[6] Kegalle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 31,456 59.25% 296,639 61.80% 6,015,934 57.88%
NDF 20,346 38.32% 174,877 36.44% 4,173,185 40.15%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,288 2.43% 8,448 1.76% 204,494 1.97%
Valid Votes 53,090 99.19% 479,964 99.25% 10,393,613 99.03%
Rejected Votes 431 0.81% 3,604 0.75% 101,838 0.97%
Total Polled 53,521 76.50% 483,568 76.11% 10,495,451 66.70%
Registered Electors 69,964 635,342 15,734,587

2005 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Yatiyanthota[7] Kegalle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 26,056 50.23% 223,483 47.67% 4,706,366 48.43%
UPFA 25,080 48.35% 239,184 51.02% 4,887,152 50.29%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 738 1.42% 6,106 1.30% 123,521 1.27%
Valid Votes 51,874 98.98% 468,773 98.99% 9,717,039 98.88%
Rejected Votes 536 1.02% 4,795 1.01% 109,869 1.12%
Total Polled 52,410 79.73% 473,568 78.68% 9,826,908 69.51%
Registered Electors 65,737 601,872 14,136,979

1999 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Yatiyanthota[8] Kegalle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 22,655 51.03% 210,185 51.30% 4,312,157 51.12%
UNP 19,765 44.52% 176,376 43.05% 3,602,748 42.71%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,071 2.41% 8,122 1.98% 176,679 2.09%
JVP 902 2.03% 14,997 3.66% 343,927 4.08%
Valid Votes 44,393 97.80% 409,680 98.05% 8,435,754 97.69%
Rejected Votes 998 2.20% 8,136 1.95% 199,536 2.31%
Total Polled 45,391 75.75% 417,816 76.52% 8,635,290 72.17%
Registered Electors 59,922 546,038 11,965,536

1994 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Yatiyanthota[9] Kegalle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 21,930 53.55% 211,676 56.06% 4,709,205 62.28%
UNP 18,200 44.44% 159,707 42.30% 2,715,283 35.91%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 822 2.01% 6,209 1.64% 137,040 1.81%
Valid Votes 40,952 97.63% 377,592 98.14% 7,561,526 98.03%
Rejected Votes 992 2.37% 7,139 1.86% 151,706 1.97%
Total Polled 41,944 73.16% 384,731 74.84% 7,713,232 69.12%
Registered Electors 57,328 514,055 11,158,880

1988 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Yatiyanthota[10] Kegalle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 21,614 59.51% 168,720 57.11% 2,569,199 50.43%
SLFP 13,452 37.04% 119,769 40.54% 2,289,857 44.95%
SLMP 1,253 3.45% 6,923 2.34% 235,701 4.63%
Valid Votes 36,319 98.60% 295,412 98.57% 5,094,754 98.24%
Rejected Votes 516 1.40% 4,277 1.43% 91,499 1.76%
Total Polled 36,835 75.70% 299,689 67.98% 5,186,256 55.87%
Registered Electors 48,662 440,836 9,283,143

1982 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Yatiyanthota[11] Kegalle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 22,889 59.84% 195,444 57.02% 3,450,815 52.93%
SLFP 12,517 32.72% 126,538 36.92% 2,546,348 39.05%
LSSP 1,838 4.80% 6,184 1.80% 58,531 0.90%
JVP 862 2.25% 13,706 4.00% 273,428 4.19%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 147 0.38% 890 0.26% 190,929 2.93%
Valid Votes 38,253 98.02% 342,762 98.69% 6,520,156 98.78%
Rejected Votes 771 1.98% 4,537 1.31% 80,470 1.22%
Total Polled 39,024 85.18% 347,299 84.30% 6,600,626 80.15%
Registered Electors 45,811 411,994 8,235,358

Parliamentary Election Results

Summary

The winner of Yatiyanthota has matched the final country result 6 out of 7 times. Hence, Yatiyanthota is a Strong Bellwether for Parliamentary Elections.

Year Yatiyanthota Kegalle Electoral District MAE[12] % Sri Lanka MAE[13] %
2015 UNP UNP 0.37% UNP 3.38%
2010 UPFA UPFA 3.19% UPFA 3.93%
2004 UPFA UPFA 2.53% UPFA 5.58%
2001 UNP UNP 1.43% UNP 4.33%
2000 PA PA 1.47% PA 4.11%
1994 UNP UNP 3.81% PA 7.24%
1989 UNP UNP 7.96% UNP 13.69%
Matches/Mean MAE 6/7 6/7 2.97% 7/7 6.04%

2015 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Yatiyanthota[14] Kegalle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 27,123 49.48% 247,467 49.52% 5,098,916 45.77%
UPFA 25,250 46.07% 227,208 45.47% 4,732,664 42.48%
CWC 1,139 2.08% 2,448 0.49% 17,107 0.15%
JVP 997 1.82% 18,394 3.68% 544,154 4.88%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 304 0.55% 4,213 0.84% 83,938 0.75%
Valid Votes 54,813 95.16% 499,730 96.35% 11,140,333 95.35%
Rejected Votes 2,743 4.76% 18,770 3.62% 516,926 4.42%
Total Polled 57,602 77.58% 518,674 79.81% 11,684,111 77.66%
Registered Electors 74,244 649,878 15,044,490

2010 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Yatiyanthota[15] Kegalle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 25,522 64.36% 242,463 66.89% 4,846,388 60.38%
UNP 13,404 33.80% 104,925 28.95% 2,357,057 29.37%
DNA 552 1.39% 13,518 3.73% 441,251 5.50%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 174 0.44% 1,549 0.43% 33,973 0.42%
Valid Votes 39,652 91.07% 362,455 93.32% 8,026,322 96.03%
Rejected Votes 3,889 8.93% 25,965 6.68% 581,465 6.96%
Total Polled 43,541 62.23% 388,420 60.93% 8,358,246 59.29%
Registered Electors 69,964 637,524 14,097,690

2004 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Yatiyanthota[16] Kegalle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 22,081 49.11% 214,267 50.88% 4,223,126 45.70%
UNP 21,500 47.81% 186,641 44.32% 3,486,792 37.73%
JHU 1,083 2.41% 18,034 4.28% 552,723 5.98%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 302 0.67% 2,187 0.52% 59,247 0.64%
Valid Votes 44,966 92.00% 421,134 94.25% 9,241,931 94.52%
Rejected Votes 3,910 8.00% 25,685 5.75% 534,452 5.47%
Total Polled 48,876 76.17% 446,816 78.35% 9,777,821 75.74%
Registered Electors 64,170 570,299 12,909,631

2001 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Yatiyanthota[17] Kegalle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 22,704 49.86% 208,104 49.36% 4,086,026 45.62%
PA 19,508 42.84% 170,901 40.53% 3,330,815 37.19%
JVP 2,678 5.88% 36,711 8.71% 815,353 9.10%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 645 1.42% 5,924 1.40% 123,245 1.38%
Valid Votes 45,535 92.82% 421,640 94.90% 8,955,844 94.77%
Rejected Votes 3,521 7.18% 22,669 5.10% 494,009 5.23%
Total Polled 49,056 78.43% 444,309 80.10% 9,449,878 76.03%
Registered Electors 62,548 554,698 12,428,762

2000 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Yatiyanthota[18] Kegalle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 22,659 51.62% 201,114 48.88% 3,899,329 45.33%
UNP 18,738 42.69% 175,627 42.69% 3,451,765 40.12%
JVP 1,347 3.07% 22,028 5.35% 518,725 6.03%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,149 2.62% 12,643 3.07% 419,507 4.88%
Valid Votes 43,893 N/A 411,412 N/A 8,602,617 N/A

1994 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Yatiyanthota[19] Kegalle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 24,145 55.27% 203,938 51.24% 3,498,370 44.04%
PA 19,340 44.27% 190,689 47.91% 3,887,805 48.94%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 202 0.46% 3,383 0.85% 90,078 1.13%
Valid Votes 43,687 94.37% 398,010 95.89% 7,943,688 95.20%
Rejected Votes 2,604 5.63% 17,043 4.11% 400,395 4.80%
Total Polled 46,291 80.75% 415,053 80.78% 8,344,095 74.75%
Registered Electors 57,328 513,825 11,163,064

1989 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Yatiyanthota[20] Kegalle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 24,062 68.54% 174,334 61.12% 2,838,005 50.71%
SLFP 6,377 18.17% 80,668 28.28% 1,785,369 31.90%
USA 4,248 12.10% 15,168 5.32% 141,983 2.54%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 417 1.19% 15,084 5.29% 158,203 2.83%
Valid Votes 35,104 93.17% 285,254 93.95% 5,596,468 93.87%
Rejected Votes 2,573 6.83% 18,362 6.05% 365,563 6.13%
Total Polled 37,677 78.29% 303,616 69.46% 5,962,031 63.60%
Registered Electors 48,126 437,131 9,374,164

Demographics

Ethnicity

The Yatiyanthota Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (77.3%) and a significant Indian Tamil population (16.5%) . In comparison, the Kegalle Electoral District (which contains the Yatiyanthota Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (85.5%) [1]

Ethnicity in Yatiyanthota[1]

  Sinhalese (77.3%)
  Indian Tamil (16.5%)
  Sri Lankan Tamil (3.4%)
  Moor (2.6%)
  Other (0.1%)

Religion

The Yatiyanthota Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (77.0%) and a significant Hindu population (18.2%) . In comparison, the Kegalle Electoral District (which contains the Yatiyanthota Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (84.4%) [1]

Religion in Yatiyanthota[1]

  Buddhist (77.0%)
  Hindu (18.2%)
  Muslim (2.7%)
  Roman Catholic (1.1%)
  Other (1.0%)

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 Yatiyanthota and the Kegalle 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 Yatiyanthota 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 Yatiyanthota and the Kegalle 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 Yatiyanthota 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.