Galgamuwa Polling Division

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CountrySri Lanka
ISO 3166 codeEC-15A
Galgamuwa
Polling Division
Location of Galgamuwa
Coordinates: 8°03′22″N 80°15′52″E / 8.055996°N 80.264573°E / 8.055996; 80.264573
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceNorth Western Province, Sri Lanka
Electoral DistrictKurunegala Electoral District
Area
 • Total
669.85 km2 (258.63 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)[1]
 • Total
112,271
 • Density168/km2 (440/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeEC-15A

The Galgamuwa Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Kurunegala Electoral District, in the North Western Province, Sri Lanka.

Summary

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

Year Galgamuwa Kurunegala Electoral District MAE[2] % Sri Lanka MAE[3] %
2019 SLPP SLPP 1.19% SLPP 6.22%
2015 UPFA UPFA 6.17% NDF 11.78%
2010 UPFA UPFA 4.09% UPFA 8.98%
2005 UPFA UPFA 2.36% UPFA 4.18%
1999 PA PA 3.39% PA 2.66%
1994 PA PA 3.08% PA 0.11%
1988 SLFP UNP 3.96% UNP 4.41%
1982 UNP UNP 5.06% UNP 3.81%
Matches/Mean MAE 6/8 7/8 3.66% 8/8 5.27%

2019 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Galgamuwa[4] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SLPP 50,185 59.17% 652,278 57.90% 6,924,255 52.25%
NDF 30,373 35.81% 416,961 37.01% 5,564,239 41.99%
NMPP 2,553 3.01% 36,178 3.21% 418,553 3.16%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,698 2.00% 21,193 1.88% 345,452 2.61%
Valid Votes 84,809 99.39% 1,126,610 99.25% 13,252,499 98.99%
Rejected Votes 518 0.61% 8,522 0.75% 135,452 1.01%
Total Polled 85,327 85.37% 1,135,132 85.24% 13,387,951 83.71%
Registered Electors 99,948 1,331,705 15,992,568

2015 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Galgamuwa[5] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 46,848 59.66% 556,868 53.46% 5,768,090 47.58%
NDF 31,027 39.51% 476,602 45.76% 6,217,162 51.28%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 655 0.83% 8,154 0.78% 138,200 1.14%
Valid Votes 78,530 99.24% 1,041,624 99.12% 12,123,452 98.85%
Rejected Votes 602 0.76% 9,285 0.88% 140,925 1.15%
Total Polled 79,132 76.46% 1,050,909 78.82% 12,264,377 78.69%
Registered Electors 103,488 1,333,377 15,585,942

2010 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Galgamuwa[6] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 46,752 67.11% 582,784 63.08% 6,015,934 57.88%
NDF 21,666 31.10% 327,594 35.46% 4,173,185 40.15%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,243 1.78% 13,515 1.46% 204,494 1.97%
Valid Votes 69,661 99.52% 923,893 99.29% 10,393,613 99.03%
Rejected Votes 334 0.48% 6,644 0.71% 101,838 0.97%
Total Polled 69,995 72.64% 930,537 75.59% 10,495,451 66.70%
Registered Electors 96,354 1,230,966 15,734,587

2005 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Galgamuwa[7] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 37,876 54.63% 468,507 52.26% 4,887,152 50.29%
UNP 30,720 44.31% 418,809 46.72% 4,706,366 48.43%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 739 1.07% 9,181 1.02% 123,521 1.27%
Valid Votes 69,335 99.13% 896,497 99.07% 9,717,039 98.88%
Rejected Votes 610 0.87% 8,458 0.93% 109,869 1.12%
Total Polled 69,945 76.28% 904,955 77.87% 9,826,908 69.51%
Registered Electors 91,698 1,162,099 14,136,979

1999 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Galgamuwa[8] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 31,610 53.97% 377,483 50.77% 4,312,157 51.12%
UNP 23,395 39.94% 326,327 43.89% 3,602,748 42.71%
JVP 2,645 4.52% 27,354 3.68% 343,927 4.08%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 920 1.57% 12,355 1.66% 176,679 2.09%
Valid Votes 58,570 98.21% 743,519 97.99% 8,435,754 97.69%
Rejected Votes 1,068 1.79% 15,272 2.01% 199,536 2.31%
Total Polled 59,638 75.35% 758,791 75.83% 8,635,290 72.17%
Registered Electors 79,147 1,000,624 11,965,536

1994 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Galgamuwa[9] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 33,011 62.41% 403,838 59.36% 4,709,205 62.28%
UNP 19,033 35.99% 266,740 39.21% 2,715,283 35.91%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 847 1.60% 9,766 1.44% 137,040 1.81%
Valid Votes 52,891 98.40% 680,344 98.48% 7,561,526 98.03%
Rejected Votes 858 1.60% 10,511 1.52% 151,706 1.97%
Total Polled 53,749 76.92% 690,855 76.97% 7,713,232 69.12%
Registered Electors 69,872 897,539 11,158,880

1988 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Galgamuwa[10] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SLFP 13,705 50.08% 182,220 46.89% 2,289,857 44.95%
UNP 12,687 46.36% 198,662 51.12% 2,569,199 50.43%
SLMP 975 3.56% 7,717 1.99% 235,701 4.63%
Valid Votes 27,367 98.68% 388,599 98.91% 5,094,754 98.24%
Rejected Votes 366 1.32% 4,281 1.09% 91,499 1.76%
Total Polled 27,733 45.50% 392,880 53.49% 5,186,256 55.87%
Registered Electors 60,948 734,453 9,283,143

1982 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Galgamuwa[11] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 23,438 50.33% 345,769 55.77% 3,450,815 52.93%
SLFP 20,998 45.09% 248,479 40.08% 2,546,348 39.05%
JVP 1,882 4.04% 21,835 3.52% 273,428 4.19%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 250 0.54% 3,895 0.63% 249,460 3.83%
Valid Votes 46,568 99.21% 619,978 99.13% 6,520,156 98.78%
Rejected Votes 369 0.79% 5,431 0.87% 80,470 1.22%
Total Polled 46,937 87.61% 625,409 86.00% 6,600,626 80.15%
Registered Electors 53,576 727,202 8,235,358

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