Gampaha Polling Division

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CountrySri Lanka
ISO 3166 codeEC-02H
Gampaha
Polling Division
Interactive map of Gampaha
Coordinates: 7°04′30″N 79°59′29″E / 7.074904°N 79.991512°E / 7.074904; 79.991512
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceWestern Province, Sri Lanka
Electoral DistrictGampaha Electoral District
Area
 • Total
97.5 km2 (37.6 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)[1]
 • Total
197,667
 • Density2,027/km2 (5,250/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeEC-02H

The Gampaha Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Gampaha Electoral District, in the Western Province, Sri Lanka.

Summary

The winner of Gampaha has matched the final country result 5 out of 8 times. Hence, Gampaha is a Weak Bellwether for Presidential Elections.

Year Gampaha Gampaha Electoral District MAE[2] % Sri Lanka MAE[3] %
2024   NPP   NPP   NPP
2019 SLPP SLPP 7.80% SLPP 14.86%
2015 UPFA NDF 4.38% NDF 6.01%
2010 UPFA UPFA 6.61% UPFA 9.89%
2005 UPFA UPFA 8.86% UPFA 13.12%
1999 PA PA 5.26% PA 10.29%
1994 PA PA 6.01% PA 8.23%
1988 SLFP SLFP 6.19% UNP 9.09%
1982 SLFP UNP 4.96% UNP 6.76%
Matches/Mean MAE 5/8 7/8 6.26% 8/8 9.78%

2019 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Gampaha[4] Gampaha Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SLPP 84,507 67.31% 855,870 59.28% 6,924,255 52.25%
NDF 31,984 25.48% 494,671 34.26% 5,564,239 41.99%
NMPP 6,256 4.98% 61,760 4.28% 418,553 3.16%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 2,800 2.23% 31,499 2.18% 345,452 2.61%
Valid Votes 125,547 99.06% 1,443,800 98.92% 13,252,499 98.99%
Rejected Votes 1,191 0.94% 15,751 1.08% 135,452 1.01%
Total Polled 126,738 83.70% 1,459,551 83.31% 13,387,951 83.71%
Registered Electors 151,418 1,751,892 15,992,568

2015 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Gampaha[5] Gampaha Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 63,962 53.95% 664,347 49.49% 5,768,090 47.58%
NDF 53,922 45.48% 669,007 49.83% 6,217,162 51.28%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 680 0.57% 9,142 0.68% 138,200 1.14%
Valid Votes 118,564 98.98% 1,342,496 98.92% 12,123,452 98.85%
Rejected Votes 1,222 1.02% 14,647 1.08% 140,925 1.15%
Total Polled 119,786 81.33% 1,357,143 80.77% 12,264,377 78.69%
Registered Electors 147,280 1,680,263 15,585,942

2010 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Gampaha[6] Gampaha Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 71,811 68.44% 718,716 61.66% 6,015,934 57.88%
NDF 32,262 30.75% 434,506 37.28% 4,173,185 40.15%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 854 0.81% 12,426 1.07% 204,494 1.97%
Valid Votes 104,927 99.35% 1,165,648 99.24% 10,393,613 99.03%
Rejected Votes 682 0.65% 8,960 0.76% 101,838 0.97%
Total Polled 105,609 79.05% 1,174,608 78.03% 10,495,451 66.70%
Registered Electors 133,606 1,505,363 15,734,587

2005 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Gampaha[7] Gampaha Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 62,018 63.78% 596,698 54.78% 4,887,152 50.29%
UNP 34,376 35.35% 481,764 44.23% 4,706,366 48.43%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 847 0.87% 10,815 0.99% 123,521 1.27%
Valid Votes 97,241 99.04% 1,089,277 98.94% 9,717,039 98.88%
Rejected Votes 944 0.96% 11,724 1.06% 109,869 1.12%
Total Polled 98,185 78.73% 1,101,001 79.17% 9,826,908 69.51%
Registered Electors 124,714 1,390,691 14,136,979

1999 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Gampaha[8] Gampaha Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 51,606 61.67% 532,796 56.58% 4,312,157 51.12%
UNP 26,257 31.38% 353,969 37.59% 3,602,748 42.71%
JVP 4,433 5.30% 40,472 4.30% 343,927 4.08%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,386 1.66% 14,382 1.53% 176,679 2.09%
Valid Votes 83,682 97.92% 941,619 97.84% 8,435,754 97.69%
Rejected Votes 1,780 2.08% 20,768 2.16% 199,536 2.31%
Total Polled 85,462 76.43% 962,387 77.12% 8,635,290 72.17%
Registered Electors 111,814 1,247,860 11,965,536

1994 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Gampaha[9] Gampaha Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 51,197 70.81% 550,654 64.74% 4,709,205 62.28%
UNP 20,094 27.79% 288,608 33.93% 2,715,283 35.91%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,011 1.40% 11,256 1.32% 137,040 1.81%
Valid Votes 72,302 98.69% 850,518 98.48% 7,561,526 98.03%
Rejected Votes 958 1.31% 13,137 1.52% 151,706 1.97%
Total Polled 73,260 72.96% 863,655 74.16% 7,713,232 69.12%
Registered Electors 100,416 1,164,625 11,158,880

1988 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Gampaha[10] Gampaha Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SLFP 34,340 55.27% 355,553 48.83% 2,289,857 44.95%
UNP 25,948 41.77% 350,092 48.08% 2,569,199 50.43%
SLMP 1,839 2.96% 22,467 3.09% 235,701 4.63%
Valid Votes 62,127 98.85% 728,112 98.63% 5,094,754 98.24%
Rejected Votes 721 1.15% 10,108 1.37% 91,499 1.76%
Total Polled 62,848 73.57% 738,220 74.93% 5,186,256 55.87%
Registered Electors 85,424 985,206 9,283,143

1982 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Gampaha[11] Gampaha Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SLFP 28,532 48.53% 301,808 43.31% 2,546,348 39.05%
UNP 27,845 47.36% 365,847 52.50% 3,450,815 52.93%
JVP 1,942 3.30% 23,701 3.40% 273,428 4.19%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 470 0.80% 5,491 0.79% 249,460 3.83%
Valid Votes 58,789 99.13% 696,847 99.15% 6,520,156 98.78%
Rejected Votes 517 0.87% 5,992 0.85% 80,470 1.22%
Total Polled 59,306 81.95% 702,839 82.70% 6,600,626 80.15%
Registered Electors 72,371 849,896 8,235,358

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