Mahara Polling Division

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CountrySri Lanka
ISO 3166 codeEC-02J
Mahara
Polling Division
Location of Mahara
Coordinates: 7°01′23″N 79°59′54″E / 7.023040°N 79.998235°E / 7.023040; 79.998235
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceWestern Province, Sri Lanka
Electoral DistrictGampaha Electoral District
Area
 • Total
103.66 km2 (40.02 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)[1]
 • Total
207,782
 • Density2,004/km2 (5,190/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeEC-02J

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

Summary

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

Year Mahara Gampaha Electoral District MAE[2] % Sri Lanka MAE[3] %
2019 SLPP SLPP 4.70% SLPP 11.66%
2015 UPFA NDF 3.88% NDF 5.51%
2010 UPFA UPFA 4.11% UPFA 7.42%
2005 UPFA UPFA 4.64% UPFA 8.91%
1999 PA PA 2.23% PA 7.24%
1994 PA PA 2.24% PA 4.48%
1988 SLFP SLFP 3.20% UNP 6.10%
1982 UNP UNP 4.18% UNP 5.99%
Matches/Mean MAE 6/8 7/8 3.65% 8/8 7.16%

2019 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Mahara[4] Gampaha Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SLPP 83,989 64.43% 855,870 59.28% 6,924,255 52.25%
NDF 38,407 29.46% 494,671 34.26% 5,564,239 41.99%
NMPP 5,547 4.26% 61,760 4.28% 418,553 3.16%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 2,407 1.85% 31,499 2.18% 345,452 2.61%
Valid Votes 130,350 99.11% 1,443,800 98.92% 13,252,499 98.99%
Rejected Votes 1,166 0.89% 15,751 1.08% 135,452 1.01%
Total Polled 131,516 83.81% 1,459,551 83.31% 13,387,951 83.71%
Registered Electors 156,924 1,751,892 15,992,568

2015 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Mahara[5] Gampaha Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 64,314 53.43% 664,347 49.49% 5,768,090 47.58%
NDF 55,334 45.97% 669,007 49.83% 6,217,162 51.28%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 733 0.61% 9,142 0.68% 138,200 1.14%
Valid Votes 120,381 99.05% 1,342,496 98.92% 12,123,452 98.85%
Rejected Votes 1,154 0.95% 14,647 1.08% 140,925 1.15%
Total Polled 121,535 81.32% 1,357,143 80.77% 12,264,377 78.69%
Registered Electors 149,453 1,680,263 15,585,942

2010 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Mahara[6] Gampaha Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 69,085 65.85% 718,716 61.66% 6,015,934 57.88%
NDF 34,807 33.18% 434,506 37.28% 4,173,185 40.15%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,013 0.97% 12,426 1.07% 204,494 1.97%
Valid Votes 104,905 99.40% 1,165,648 99.24% 10,393,613 99.03%
Rejected Votes 629 0.60% 8,960 0.76% 101,838 0.97%
Total Polled 105,534 78.42% 1,174,608 78.03% 10,495,451 66.70%
Registered Electors 134,581 1,505,363 15,734,587

2005 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Mahara[7] Gampaha Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 56,759 59.51% 596,698 54.78% 4,887,152 50.29%
UNP 37,772 39.60% 481,764 44.23% 4,706,366 48.43%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 849 0.89% 10,815 0.99% 123,521 1.27%
Valid Votes 95,380 99.06% 1,089,277 98.94% 9,717,039 98.88%
Rejected Votes 901 0.94% 11,724 1.06% 109,869 1.12%
Total Polled 96,281 78.89% 1,101,001 79.17% 9,826,908 69.51%
Registered Electors 122,039 1,390,691 14,136,979

1999 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Mahara[8] Gampaha Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 46,703 58.69% 532,796 56.58% 4,312,157 51.12%
UNP 27,771 34.90% 353,969 37.59% 3,602,748 42.71%
JVP 3,941 4.95% 40,472 4.30% 343,927 4.08%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,159 1.46% 14,382 1.53% 176,679 2.09%
Valid Votes 79,574 97.78% 941,619 97.84% 8,435,754 97.69%
Rejected Votes 1,809 2.22% 20,768 2.16% 199,536 2.31%
Total Polled 81,383 75.56% 962,387 77.12% 8,635,290 72.17%
Registered Electors 107,701 1,247,860 11,965,536

1994 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Mahara[9] Gampaha Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 46,494 66.98% 550,654 64.74% 4,709,205 62.28%
UNP 21,935 31.60% 288,608 33.93% 2,715,283 35.91%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 985 1.42% 11,256 1.32% 137,040 1.81%
Valid Votes 69,414 98.49% 850,518 98.48% 7,561,526 98.03%
Rejected Votes 1,064 1.51% 13,137 1.52% 151,706 1.97%
Total Polled 70,478 71.85% 863,655 74.16% 7,713,232 69.12%
Registered Electors 98,091 1,164,625 11,158,880

1988 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Mahara[10] Gampaha Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SLFP 30,305 51.60% 355,553 48.83% 2,289,857 44.95%
UNP 26,024 44.31% 350,092 48.08% 2,569,199 50.43%
SLMP 2,407 4.10% 22,467 3.09% 235,701 4.63%
Valid Votes 58,736 98.76% 728,112 98.63% 5,094,754 98.24%
Rejected Votes 735 1.24% 10,108 1.37% 91,499 1.76%
Total Polled 59,471 74.40% 738,220 74.93% 5,186,256 55.87%
Registered Electors 79,936 985,206 9,283,143

1982 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Mahara[11] Gampaha Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 25,853 48.07% 365,847 52.50% 3,450,815 52.93%
SLFP 25,580 47.57% 301,808 43.31% 2,546,348 39.05%
JVP 1,952 3.63% 23,701 3.40% 273,428 4.19%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 393 0.73% 5,491 0.79% 249,460 3.83%
Valid Votes 53,778 99.23% 696,847 99.15% 6,520,156 98.78%
Rejected Votes 418 0.77% 5,992 0.85% 80,470 1.22%
Total Polled 54,196 82.54% 702,839 82.70% 6,600,626 80.15%
Registered Electors 65,660 849,896 8,235,358

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