Bentara Elpitiya Polling Division

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CountrySri Lanka
ISO 3166 codeEC-07D
Bentara Elpitiya
Polling Division
Location of Bentara Elpitiya
Coordinates: 6°20′33″N 80°07′01″E / 6.342381°N 80.116962°E / 6.342381; 80.116962
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceSouthern Province, Sri Lanka
Electoral DistrictGalle Electoral District
Area
 • Total
235.87 km2 (91.07 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)[1]
 • Total
114,701
 • Density486/km2 (1,260/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeEC-07D

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

Summary

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

Year Bentara Elpitiya Galle Electoral District MAE[2] % Sri Lanka MAE[3] %
2019 SLPP SLPP 2.28% SLPP 13.58%
2015 UPFA UPFA 3.48% NDF 11.37%
2010 UPFA UPFA 3.73% UPFA 9.21%
2005 UPFA UPFA 0.82% UPFA 8.88%
1999 PA PA 0.80% PA 4.70%
1994 PA PA 0.99% PA 0.25%
1988 SLFP SLFP 3.35% UNP 9.97%
1982 UNP UNP 1.56% UNP 4.48%
Matches/Mean MAE 6/8 6/8 2.12% 8/8 7.81%

2019 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Bentara Elpitiya[4] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SLPP 49,734 66.70% 466,148 64.26% 6,924,255 52.25%
NDF 20,606 27.63% 217,401 29.97% 5,564,239 41.99%
NMPP 2,511 3.37% 27,006 3.72% 418,553 3.16%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,715 2.30% 14,803 2.04% 345,452 2.61%
Valid Votes 74,566 99.34% 725,358 99.20% 13,252,499 98.99%
Rejected Votes 499 0.66% 5,878 0.80% 135,452 1.01%
Total Polled 75,065 84.89% 731,236 85.15% 13,387,951 83.71%
Registered Electors 88,427 858,749 15,992,568

2015 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Bentara Elpitiya[5] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 42,015 59.08% 377,126 55.64% 5,768,090 47.58%
NDF 28,287 39.78% 293,994 43.37% 6,217,162 51.28%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 808 1.14% 6,691 0.99% 138,200 1.14%
Valid Votes 71,110 99.20% 677,811 99.05% 12,123,452 98.85%
Rejected Votes 574 0.80% 6,516 0.95% 140,925 1.15%
Total Polled 71,684 80.09% 684,327 80.46% 12,264,377 78.69%
Registered Electors 89,500 850,549 15,585,942

2010 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Bentara Elpitiya[6] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 44,036 67.42% 386,971 63.69% 6,015,934 57.88%
NDF 20,219 30.95% 211,633 34.83% 4,173,185 40.15%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,065 1.63% 9,017 1.48% 204,494 1.97%
Valid Votes 65,320 99.42% 607,621 99.38% 10,393,613 99.03%
Rejected Votes 382 0.58% 3,765 0.62% 101,838 0.97%
Total Polled 65,702 77.50% 611,386 77.82% 10,495,451 66.70%
Registered Electors 84,772 785,663 15,734,587

2005 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Bentara Elpitiya[7] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 38,779 59.16% 347,233 58.41% 4,887,152 50.29%
UNP 25,767 39.31% 239,320 40.26% 4,706,366 48.43%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,000 1.53% 7,915 1.33% 123,521 1.27%
Valid Votes 65,546 99.13% 594,468 99.08% 9,717,039 98.88%
Rejected Votes 572 0.87% 5,540 0.92% 109,869 1.12%
Total Polled 66,118 80.36% 600,008 79.86% 9,826,908 69.51%
Registered Electors 82,282 751,327 14,136,979

1999 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Bentara Elpitiya[8] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 31,626 55.68% 281,154 54.91% 4,312,157 51.12%
UNP 21,196 37.32% 195,906 38.26% 3,602,748 42.71%
JVP 3,128 5.51% 27,257 5.32% 343,927 4.08%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 845 1.49% 7,702 1.50% 176,679 2.09%
Valid Votes 56,795 98.29% 512,019 98.14% 8,435,754 97.69%
Rejected Votes 991 1.71% 9,716 1.86% 199,536 2.31%
Total Polled 57,786 76.77% 521,735 77.43% 8,635,290 72.17%
Registered Electors 75,271 673,785 11,965,536

1994 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Bentara Elpitiya[9] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 32,213 62.43% 285,398 61.40% 4,709,205 62.28%
UNP 18,747 36.33% 173,282 37.28% 2,715,283 35.91%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 640 1.24% 6,135 1.32% 137,040 1.81%
Valid Votes 51,600 98.52% 464,815 98.49% 7,561,526 98.03%
Rejected Votes 773 1.48% 7,112 1.51% 151,706 1.97%
Total Polled 52,373 72.98% 471,927 73.01% 7,713,232 69.12%
Registered Electors 71,765 646,373 11,158,880

1988 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Bentara Elpitiya[10] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SLFP 12,057 56.53% 148,615 53.09% 2,289,857 44.95%
UNP 8,789 41.21% 124,912 44.62% 2,569,199 50.43%
SLMP 481 2.26% 6,417 2.29% 235,701 4.63%
Valid Votes 21,327 98.62% 279,944 98.43% 5,094,754 98.24%
Rejected Votes 299 1.38% 4,461 1.57% 91,499 1.76%
Total Polled 21,626 32.97% 284,405 49.34% 5,186,256 55.87%
Registered Electors 65,597 576,390 9,283,143

1982 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Bentara Elpitiya[11] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 23,668 49.33% 211,544 50.23% 3,450,815 52.93%
SLFP 21,805 45.45% 180,925 42.96% 2,546,348 39.05%
JVP 2,106 4.39% 20,962 4.98% 273,428 4.19%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 399 0.83% 7,707 1.83% 249,460 3.83%
Valid Votes 47,978 98.59% 421,138 98.78% 6,520,156 98.78%
Rejected Votes 686 1.41% 5,198 1.22% 80,470 1.22%
Total Polled 48,664 83.05% 426,336 81.84% 6,600,626 80.15%
Registered Electors 58,596 520,909 8,235,358

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