Balapitiya Polling Division

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CountrySri Lanka
ISO 3166 codeEC-07A
Balapitiya
Polling Division
Location of Balapitiya
Coordinates: 6°18′18″N 80°02′47″E / 6.304866°N 80.046444°E / 6.304866; 80.046444
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceSouthern Province, Sri Lanka
Electoral DistrictGalle Electoral District
Area
 • Total
55.93 km2 (21.59 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)[1]
 • Total
67,432
 • Density1,206/km2 (3,120/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeEC-07A

The Balapitiya Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Galle Electoral District, in the Southern Province, Sri Lanka.

Summary

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

Year Balapitiya Galle Electoral District MAE[2] % Sri Lanka MAE[3] %
2019 SLPP SLPP 1.36% SLPP 12.50%
2015 UPFA UPFA 2.74% NDF 10.62%
2010 UPFA UPFA 1.25% UPFA 6.75%
2005 UPFA UPFA 1.84% UPFA 6.20%
1999 PA PA 1.82% PA 2.03%
1994 PA PA 3.20% PA 4.23%
1988 UNP SLFP 13.11% UNP 6.08%
1982 UNP UNP 5.73% UNP 2.98%
Matches/Mean MAE 7/8 6/8 3.88% 8/8 6.42%

2019 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Balapitiya[4] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SLPP 28,185 66.07% 466,148 64.26% 6,924,255 52.25%
NDF 12,567 29.46% 217,401 29.97% 5,564,239 41.99%
NMPP 1,127 2.64% 27,006 3.72% 418,553 3.16%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 779 1.83% 14,803 2.04% 345,452 2.61%
Valid Votes 42,658 99.29% 725,358 99.20% 13,252,499 98.99%
Rejected Votes 306 0.71% 5,878 0.80% 135,452 1.01%
Total Polled 42,964 81.30% 731,236 85.15% 13,387,951 83.71%
Registered Electors 52,844 858,749 15,992,568

2015 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Balapitiya[5] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 23,283 58.45% 377,126 55.64% 5,768,090 47.58%
NDF 16,196 40.66% 293,994 43.37% 6,217,162 51.28%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 352 0.88% 6,691 0.99% 138,200 1.14%
Valid Votes 39,831 99.04% 677,811 99.05% 12,123,452 98.85%
Rejected Votes 388 0.96% 6,516 0.95% 140,925 1.15%
Total Polled 40,219 76.10% 684,327 80.46% 12,264,377 78.69%
Registered Electors 52,852 850,549 15,585,942

2010 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Balapitiya[6] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 23,634 64.93% 386,971 63.69% 6,015,934 57.88%
NDF 12,198 33.51% 211,633 34.83% 4,173,185 40.15%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 569 1.56% 9,017 1.48% 204,494 1.97%
Valid Votes 36,401 99.34% 607,621 99.38% 10,393,613 99.03%
Rejected Votes 241 0.66% 3,765 0.62% 101,838 0.97%
Total Polled 36,642 73.12% 611,386 77.82% 10,495,451 66.70%
Registered Electors 50,109 785,663 15,734,587

2005 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Balapitiya[7] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 20,743 56.59% 347,233 58.41% 4,887,152 50.29%
UNP 15,460 42.18% 239,320 40.26% 4,706,366 48.43%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 449 1.23% 7,915 1.33% 123,521 1.27%
Valid Votes 36,652 99.21% 594,468 99.08% 9,717,039 98.88%
Rejected Votes 291 0.79% 5,540 0.92% 109,869 1.12%
Total Polled 36,943 75.66% 600,008 79.86% 9,826,908 69.51%
Registered Electors 48,826 751,327 14,136,979

1999 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Balapitiya[8] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 17,524 53.43% 281,154 54.91% 4,312,157 51.12%
UNP 13,372 40.77% 195,906 38.26% 3,602,748 42.71%
JVP 1,466 4.47% 27,257 5.32% 343,927 4.08%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 438 1.34% 7,702 1.50% 176,679 2.09%
Valid Votes 32,800 98.38% 512,019 98.14% 8,435,754 97.69%
Rejected Votes 539 1.62% 9,716 1.86% 199,536 2.31%
Total Polled 33,339 72.81% 521,735 77.43% 8,635,290 72.17%
Registered Electors 45,790 673,785 11,965,536

1994 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Balapitiya[9] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 17,307 58.25% 285,398 61.40% 4,709,205 62.28%
UNP 12,087 40.68% 173,282 37.28% 2,715,283 35.91%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 320 1.08% 6,135 1.32% 137,040 1.81%
Valid Votes 29,714 98.75% 464,815 98.49% 7,561,526 98.03%
Rejected Votes 375 1.25% 7,112 1.51% 151,706 1.97%
Total Polled 30,089 68.40% 471,927 73.01% 7,713,232 69.12%
Registered Electors 43,988 646,373 11,158,880

1988 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Balapitiya[10] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 5,093 57.08% 124,912 44.62% 2,569,199 50.43%
SLFP 3,475 38.95% 148,615 53.09% 2,289,857 44.95%
SLMP 354 3.97% 6,417 2.29% 235,701 4.63%
Valid Votes 8,922 98.22% 279,944 98.43% 5,094,754 98.24%
Rejected Votes 162 1.78% 4,461 1.57% 91,499 1.76%
Total Polled 9,084 22.04% 284,405 49.34% 5,186,256 55.87%
Registered Electors 41,220 576,390 9,283,143

1982 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Balapitiya[11] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 14,949 52.38% 211,544 50.23% 3,450,815 52.93%
SLFP 9,295 32.57% 180,925 42.96% 2,546,348 39.05%
LSSP 3,060 10.72% 6,391 1.52% 58,531 0.90%
JVP 1,178 4.13% 20,962 4.98% 273,428 4.19%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 59 0.21% 1,316 0.31% 190,929 2.93%
Valid Votes 28,541 98.12% 421,138 98.78% 6,520,156 98.78%
Rejected Votes 546 1.88% 5,198 1.22% 80,470 1.22%
Total Polled 29,087 77.68% 426,336 81.84% 6,600,626 80.15%
Registered Electors 37,444 520,909 8,235,358

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