Kurunegala Polling Division

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CountrySri Lanka
ISO 3166 codeEC-15L
Kurunegala
Polling Division
Location of Kurunegala
Coordinates: 7°31′02″N 80°21′10″E / 7.517243°N 80.352688°E / 7.517243; 80.352688
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceNorth Western Province, Sri Lanka
Electoral DistrictKurunegala Electoral District
Area
 • Total
249.29 km2 (96.25 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)[1]
 • Total
167,651
 • Density673/km2 (1,740/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeEC-15L

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

Summary

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

Year Kurunegala Kurunegala Electoral District MAE[2] % Sri Lanka MAE[3] %
2019 SLPP SLPP 1.87% SLPP 3.27%
2015 NDF UPFA 8.41% NDF 2.76%
2010 UPFA UPFA 5.69% UPFA 0.76%
2005 UNP UPFA 3.39% UPFA 1.56%
1999 PA PA 2.05% PA 2.74%
1994 PA PA 0.98% PA 3.98%
1988 UNP UNP 1.22% UNP 1.37%
1982 UNP UNP 3.07% UNP 4.15%
Matches/Mean MAE 7/8 7/8 3.33% 8/8 2.57%

2019 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Kurunegala[4] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SLPP 41,940 55.68% 652,278 57.90% 6,924,255 52.25%
NDF 29,021 38.53% 416,961 37.01% 5,564,239 41.99%
NMPP 3,030 4.02% 36,178 3.21% 418,553 3.16%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,332 1.77% 21,193 1.88% 345,452 2.61%
Valid Votes 75,323 99.18% 1,126,610 99.25% 13,252,499 98.99%
Rejected Votes 621 0.82% 8,522 0.75% 135,452 1.01%
Total Polled 75,944 83.73% 1,135,132 85.24% 13,387,951 83.71%
Registered Electors 90,702 1,331,705 15,992,568

2015 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Kurunegala[5] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
NDF 37,895 54.28% 476,602 45.76% 6,217,162 51.28%
UPFA 31,429 45.02% 556,868 53.46% 5,768,090 47.58%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 491 0.70% 8,154 0.78% 138,200 1.14%
Valid Votes 69,815 99.17% 1,041,624 99.12% 12,123,452 98.85%
Rejected Votes 583 0.83% 9,285 0.88% 140,925 1.15%
Total Polled 70,398 78.80% 1,050,909 78.82% 12,264,377 78.69%
Registered Electors 89,332 1,333,377 15,585,942

2010 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Kurunegala[6] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 34,912 57.31% 582,784 63.08% 6,015,934 57.88%
NDF 25,113 41.22% 327,594 35.46% 4,173,185 40.15%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 897 1.47% 13,515 1.46% 204,494 1.97%
Valid Votes 60,922 99.20% 923,893 99.29% 10,393,613 99.03%
Rejected Votes 492 0.80% 6,644 0.71% 101,838 0.97%
Total Polled 61,414 75.33% 930,537 75.59% 10,495,451 66.70%
Registered Electors 81,523 1,230,966 15,734,587

2005 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Kurunegala[7] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 29,564 50.20% 418,809 46.72% 4,706,366 48.43%
UPFA 28,791 48.88% 468,507 52.26% 4,887,152 50.29%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 541 0.92% 9,181 1.02% 123,521 1.27%
Valid Votes 58,896 98.95% 896,497 99.07% 9,717,039 98.88%
Rejected Votes 625 1.05% 8,458 0.93% 109,869 1.12%
Total Polled 59,521 77.30% 904,955 77.87% 9,826,908 69.51%
Registered Electors 77,003 1,162,099 14,136,979

1999 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Kurunegala[8] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 23,715 48.48% 377,483 50.77% 4,312,157 51.12%
UNP 22,450 45.90% 326,327 43.89% 3,602,748 42.71%
JVP 1,700 3.48% 27,354 3.68% 343,927 4.08%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,049 2.14% 12,355 1.66% 176,679 2.09%
Valid Votes 48,914 97.80% 743,519 97.99% 8,435,754 97.69%
Rejected Votes 1,101 2.20% 15,272 2.01% 199,536 2.31%
Total Polled 50,015 75.39% 758,791 75.83% 8,635,290 72.17%
Registered Electors 66,346 1,000,624 11,965,536

1994 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Kurunegala[9] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 24,685 58.39% 403,838 59.36% 4,709,205 62.28%
UNP 17,005 40.22% 266,740 39.21% 2,715,283 35.91%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 588 1.39% 9,766 1.44% 137,040 1.81%
Valid Votes 42,278 98.41% 680,344 98.48% 7,561,526 98.03%
Rejected Votes 682 1.59% 10,511 1.52% 151,706 1.97%
Total Polled 42,960 72.63% 690,855 76.97% 7,713,232 69.12%
Registered Electors 59,146 897,539 11,158,880

1988 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Kurunegala[10] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 13,598 52.32% 198,662 51.12% 2,569,199 50.43%
SLFP 11,851 45.60% 182,220 46.89% 2,289,857 44.95%
SLMP 541 2.08% 7,717 1.99% 235,701 4.63%
Valid Votes 25,990 98.86% 388,599 98.91% 5,094,754 98.24%
Rejected Votes 300 1.14% 4,281 1.09% 91,499 1.76%
Total Polled 26,290 49.42% 392,880 53.49% 5,186,256 55.87%
Registered Electors 53,193 734,453 9,283,143

1982 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Kurunegala[11] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 23,370 59.03% 345,769 55.77% 3,450,815 52.93%
SLFP 14,638 36.97% 248,479 40.08% 2,546,348 39.05%
JVP 1,300 3.28% 21,835 3.52% 273,428 4.19%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 285 0.72% 3,895 0.63% 249,460 3.83%
Valid Votes 39,593 99.26% 619,978 99.13% 6,520,156 98.78%
Rejected Votes 295 0.74% 5,431 0.87% 80,470 1.22%
Total Polled 39,888 79.06% 625,409 86.00% 6,600,626 80.15%
Registered Electors 50,454 727,202 8,235,358

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