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Balangoda Polling Division

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CountrySri Lanka
ISO 3166 codeEC-21D
Balangoda
Polling Division
Interactive map of Balangoda
Coordinates: 6°39′33″N 80°46′41″E / 6.659259°N 80.778092°E / 6.659259; 80.778092
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceSabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka
Electoral DistrictRatnapura Electoral District
Area
 • Total
523.89 km2 (202.28 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)[1]
 • Total
141,040
 • Density269/km2 (700/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeEC-21D

The Balangoda Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Ratnapura Electoral District, in the Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka.

Summary

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

Year Balangoda Ratnapura Electoral District MAE[2] % Sri Lanka MAE[3] %
2019 SLPP SLPP 3.28% SLPP 3.60%
2015 UPFA UPFA 3.84% NDF 4.29%
2010 UPFA UPFA 2.57% UPFA 3.17%
2005 UPFA UPFA 2.73% UPFA 0.16%
1999 PA PA 2.39% PA 1.67%
1994 PA PA 1.47% PA 5.61%
1988 UNP UNP 0.41% UNP 1.58%
1982 UNP UNP 0.84% UNP 3.93%
Matches/Mean MAE 7/8 7/8 2.19% 8/8 3.00%

2019 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Balangoda[4] Ratnapura Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SLPP 53,120 56.42% 448,044 59.93% 6,924,255 52.25%
NDF 36,421 38.69% 264,503 35.38% 5,564,239 41.99%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 2,446 2.60% 16,237 2.17% 345,452 2.61%
NMPP 2,160 2.29% 18,887 2.53% 418,553 3.16%
Valid Votes 94,147 99.22% 747,671 99.22% 13,252,499 98.99%
Rejected Votes 741 0.78% 5,853 0.78% 135,452 1.01%
Total Polled 94,888 86.45% 753,524 87.11% 13,387,951 83.71%
Registered Electors 109,756 864,979 15,992,568

2015 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Balangoda[5] Ratnapura Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 44,798 51.81% 379,053 55.74% 5,768,090 47.58%
NDF 40,501 46.84% 292,514 43.01% 6,217,162 51.28%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,175 1.36% 8,517 1.25% 138,200 1.14%
Valid Votes 86,474 98.85% 680,084 98.89% 12,123,452 98.85%
Rejected Votes 1,009 1.15% 7,656 1.11% 140,925 1.15%
Total Polled 87,483 82.09% 687,740 82.69% 12,264,377 78.69%
Registered Electors 106,575 831,712 15,585,942

2010 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Balangoda[6] Ratnapura Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 46,716 61.07% 377,734 63.76% 6,015,934 57.88%
NDF 28,201 36.87% 203,566 34.36% 4,173,185 40.15%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,573 2.06% 11,126 1.88% 204,494 1.97%
Valid Votes 76,490 99.24% 592,426 99.26% 10,393,613 99.03%
Rejected Votes 589 0.76% 4,430 0.74% 101,838 0.97%
Total Polled 77,079 79.58% 596,856 79.75% 10,495,451 66.70%
Registered Electors 96,855 748,404 15,734,587

2005 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Balangoda[7] Ratnapura Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 35,410 50.17% 294,260 53.01% 4,887,152 50.29%
UNP 34,049 48.24% 252,838 45.55% 4,706,366 48.43%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,128 1.60% 7,976 1.44% 123,521 1.27%
Valid Votes 70,587 98.83% 555,074 99.02% 9,717,039 98.88%
Rejected Votes 836 1.17% 5,510 0.98% 109,869 1.12%
Total Polled 71,423 81.22% 560,584 82.57% 9,826,908 69.51%
Registered Electors 87,938 678,909 14,136,979

1999 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Balangoda[8] Ratnapura Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 31,231 49.87% 250,409 52.13% 4,312,157 51.12%
UNP 28,184 45.00% 202,621 42.18% 3,602,748 42.71%
JVP 1,810 2.89% 16,482 3.43% 343,927 4.08%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,403 2.24% 10,852 2.26% 176,679 2.09%
Valid Votes 62,628 98.07% 480,364 98.15% 8,435,754 97.69%
Rejected Votes 1,232 1.93% 9,038 1.85% 199,536 2.31%
Total Polled 63,860 81.62% 489,402 81.27% 8,635,290 72.17%
Registered Electors 78,239 602,172 11,965,536

1994 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Balangoda[9] Ratnapura Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 32,501 56.62% 257,265 58.07% 4,709,205 62.28%
UNP 23,943 41.71% 177,924 40.16% 2,715,283 35.91%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 959 1.67% 7,842 1.77% 137,040 1.81%
Valid Votes 57,403 97.82% 443,031 98.31% 7,561,526 98.03%
Rejected Votes 1,277 2.18% 7,595 1.69% 151,706 1.97%
Total Polled 58,680 80.23% 450,626 80.02% 7,713,232 69.12%
Registered Electors 73,136 563,174 11,158,880

1988 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Balangoda[10] Ratnapura Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 24,802 52.05% 180,622 51.75% 2,569,199 50.43%
SLFP 22,074 46.33% 159,879 45.81% 2,289,857 44.95%
SLMP 771 1.62% 8,516 2.44% 235,701 4.63%
Valid Votes 47,647 98.93% 349,017 98.84% 5,094,754 98.24%
Rejected Votes 516 1.07% 4,113 1.16% 91,499 1.76%
Total Polled 48,163 80.73% 353,130 76.64% 5,186,256 55.87%
Registered Electors 59,661 460,735 9,283,143

1982 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Balangoda[11] Ratnapura Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 22,923 50.53% 175,903 50.90% 3,450,815 52.93%
SLFP 20,679 45.58% 152,506 44.13% 2,546,348 39.05%
JVP 1,440 3.17% 11,283 3.26% 273,428 4.19%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 324 0.71% 5,912 1.71% 249,460 3.83%
Valid Votes 45,366 99.26% 345,604 99.02% 6,520,156 98.78%
Rejected Votes 336 0.74% 3,407 0.98% 80,470 1.22%
Total Polled 45,702 88.16% 349,011 85.91% 6,600,626 80.15%
Registered Electors 51,837 406,275 8,235,358

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