Dedigama Polling Division

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CountrySri Lanka
ISO 3166 codeEC-22A
Dedigama
Polling Division
Interactive map of Dedigama
Coordinates: 7°11′53″N 80°13′53″E / 7.198160°N 80.231464°E / 7.198160; 80.231464
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceSabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka
Electoral DistrictKegalle Electoral District
Area
 • Total
205.59 km2 (79.38 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)[1]
 • Total
113,056
 • Density550/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeEC-22A

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

Summary

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

Year Dedigama Kegalle Electoral District MAE[2] % Sri Lanka MAE[3] %
2019 SLPP SLPP 1.16% SLPP 3.93%
2015 UPFA UPFA 0.96% NDF 5.14%
2010 UPFA UPFA 0.41% UPFA 4.16%
2005 UPFA UPFA 0.21% UPFA 0.52%
1999 PA PA 1.39% PA 1.45%
1994 PA PA 1.20% PA 7.35%
1988 UNP UNP 0.34% UNP 5.31%
1982 UNP UNP 1.56% UNP 1.58%
Matches/Mean MAE 7/8 7/8 0.90% 8/8 3.68%

2019 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Dedigama[4] Kegalle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SLPP 41,632 56.84% 320,484 55.66% 6,924,255 52.25%
NDF 28,097 38.36% 228,032 39.60% 5,564,239 41.99%
NMPP 2,164 2.95% 15,043 2.61% 418,553 3.16%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,347 1.84% 12,272 2.13% 345,452 2.61%
Valid Votes 73,240 99.20% 575,831 99.11% 13,252,499 98.99%
Rejected Votes 593 0.80% 5,152 0.89% 135,452 1.01%
Total Polled 73,833 85.50% 580,983 85.89% 13,387,951 83.71%
Registered Electors 86,351 676,440 15,992,568

2015 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Dedigama[5] Kegalle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 36,838 52.87% 278,130 51.82% 5,768,090 47.58%
NDF 32,163 46.16% 252,533 47.05% 6,217,162 51.28%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 671 0.96% 6,108 1.14% 138,200 1.14%
Valid Votes 69,672 98.98% 536,771 98.80% 12,123,452 98.85%
Rejected Votes 715 1.02% 6,515 1.20% 140,925 1.15%
Total Polled 70,387 80.17% 543,286 79.85% 12,264,377 78.69%
Registered Electors 87,800 680,414 15,585,942

2010 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Dedigama[6] Kegalle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 39,736 62.34% 296,639 61.80% 6,015,934 57.88%
NDF 23,097 36.24% 174,877 36.44% 4,173,185 40.15%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 905 1.42% 8,448 1.76% 204,494 1.97%
Valid Votes 63,738 99.40% 479,964 99.25% 10,393,613 99.03%
Rejected Votes 383 0.60% 3,604 0.75% 101,838 0.97%
Total Polled 64,121 76.74% 483,568 76.11% 10,495,451 66.70%
Registered Electors 83,554 635,342 15,734,587

2005 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Dedigama[7] Kegalle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 32,231 50.93% 239,184 51.02% 4,887,152 50.29%
UNP 30,391 48.02% 223,483 47.67% 4,706,366 48.43%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 661 1.04% 6,106 1.30% 123,521 1.27%
Valid Votes 63,283 99.04% 468,773 98.99% 9,717,039 98.88%
Rejected Votes 613 0.96% 4,795 1.01% 109,869 1.12%
Total Polled 63,896 79.67% 473,568 78.68% 9,826,908 69.51%
Registered Electors 80,201 601,872 14,136,979

1999 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Dedigama[8] Kegalle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 28,307 50.07% 210,185 51.30% 4,312,157 51.12%
UNP 25,324 44.80% 176,376 43.05% 3,602,748 42.71%
JVP 2,005 3.55% 14,997 3.66% 343,927 4.08%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 897 1.59% 8,122 1.98% 176,679 2.09%
Valid Votes 56,533 98.15% 409,680 98.05% 8,435,754 97.69%
Rejected Votes 1,065 1.85% 8,136 1.95% 199,536 2.31%
Total Polled 57,598 77.53% 417,816 76.52% 8,635,290 72.17%
Registered Electors 74,291 546,038 11,965,536

1994 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Dedigama[9] Kegalle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 28,939 54.93% 211,676 56.06% 4,709,205 62.28%
UNP 22,989 43.64% 159,707 42.30% 2,715,283 35.91%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 755 1.43% 6,209 1.64% 137,040 1.81%
Valid Votes 52,683 98.51% 377,592 98.14% 7,561,526 98.03%
Rejected Votes 795 1.49% 7,139 1.86% 151,706 1.97%
Total Polled 53,478 76.24% 384,731 74.84% 7,713,232 69.12%
Registered Electors 70,142 514,055 11,158,880

1988 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Dedigama[10] Kegalle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 20,951 57.27% 168,720 57.11% 2,569,199 50.43%
SLFP 15,046 41.13% 119,769 40.54% 2,289,857 44.95%
SLMP 587 1.60% 6,923 2.34% 235,701 4.63%
Valid Votes 36,584 98.93% 295,412 98.57% 5,094,754 98.24%
Rejected Votes 396 1.07% 4,277 1.43% 91,499 1.76%
Total Polled 36,980 59.97% 299,689 67.98% 5,186,256 55.87%
Registered Electors 61,669 440,836 9,283,143

1982 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Dedigama[11] Kegalle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 26,926 55.58% 195,444 57.02% 3,450,815 52.93%
SLFP 18,803 38.81% 126,538 36.92% 2,546,348 39.05%
JVP 2,201 4.54% 13,706 4.00% 273,428 4.19%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 518 1.07% 7,074 2.06% 249,460 3.83%
Valid Votes 48,448 98.90% 342,762 98.69% 6,520,156 98.78%
Rejected Votes 538 1.10% 4,537 1.31% 80,470 1.22%
Total Polled 48,986 85.00% 347,299 84.30% 6,600,626 80.15%
Registered Electors 57,629 411,994 8,235,358

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