Maharagama Polling Division

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CountrySri Lanka
ISO 3166 codeEC-01M
Maharagama
Polling Division
Location of Maharagama
Coordinates: 6°51′17″N 79°56′18″E / 6.854785°N 79.938434°E / 6.854785; 79.938434
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceWestern Province, Sri Lanka
Electoral DistrictColombo Electoral District
Area
 • Total
37.89 km2 (14.63 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)[1]
 • Total
196,423
 • Density5,184/km2 (13,430/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeEC-01M

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

Summary

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

Year Maharagama Colombo Electoral District MAE[2] % Sri Lanka MAE[3] %
2019 SLPP SLPP 12.32% SLPP 13.30%
2015 UPFA NDF 7.09% NDF 2.69%
2010 UPFA UPFA 9.09% UPFA 3.87%
2005 UPFA UNP 11.20% UPFA 8.69%
1999 PA PA 7.47% PA 5.93%
1994 PA PA 4.93% PA 7.35%
1988 SLFP UNP 10.71% UNP 11.93%
1982 UNP UNP 7.59% UNP 3.78%
Matches/Mean MAE 6/8 7/8 8.80% 8/8 7.19%

2019 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Maharagama[4] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SLPP 71,893 65.60% 727,713 53.19% 6,924,255 52.25%
NDF 29,688 27.09% 559,921 40.92% 5,564,239 41.99%
NMPP 5,820 5.31% 53,803 3.93% 418,553 3.16%
NPP 1,165 1.06% 10,335 0.76% 49,655 0.37%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,035 0.94% 16,405 1.20% 295,797 2.23%
Valid Votes 109,601 98.98% 1,368,177 98.89% 13,252,499 98.99%
Rejected Votes 1,129 1.02% 15,333 1.11% 135,452 1.01%
Total Polled 110,730 82.87% 1,383,510 82.82% 13,387,951 83.71%
Registered Electors 133,614 1,670,403 15,992,568

2015 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Maharagama[5] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 53,327 50.62% 562,614 43.40% 5,768,090 47.58%
NDF 51,480 48.86% 725,073 55.93% 6,217,162 51.28%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 546 0.52% 8,673 0.67% 138,200 1.14%
Valid Votes 105,353 98.86% 1,296,360 98.83% 12,123,452 98.85%
Rejected Votes 1,220 1.14% 15,334 1.17% 140,925 1.15%
Total Polled 106,573 82.10% 1,311,694 81.34% 12,264,377 78.69%
Registered Electors 129,801 1,612,660 15,585,942

2010 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Maharagama[6] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 59,360 62.32% 614,740 52.93% 6,015,934 57.88%
NDF 35,162 36.91% 533,022 45.90% 4,173,185 40.15%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 733 0.77% 13,620 1.17% 204,494 1.97%
Valid Votes 95,255 99.20% 1,161,382 99.03% 10,393,613 99.03%
Rejected Votes 768 0.80% 11,394 0.97% 101,838 0.97%
Total Polled 96,023 79.20% 1,172,776 76.09% 10,495,451 66.70%
Registered Electors 121,247 1,541,242 15,734,587

2005 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Maharagama[7] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 53,681 59.37% 534,431 47.96% 4,887,152 50.29%
UNP 36,093 39.91% 569,627 51.12% 4,706,366 48.43%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 651 0.72% 10,192 0.91% 123,521 1.27%
Valid Votes 90,425 99.00% 1,114,250 98.86% 9,717,039 98.88%
Rejected Votes 910 1.00% 12,879 1.14% 109,869 1.12%
Total Polled 91,335 76.66% 1,127,129 75.85% 9,826,908 69.51%
Registered Electors 119,137 1,486,021 14,136,979

1999 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Maharagama[8] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 43,584 56.54% 474,310 49.18% 4,312,157 51.12%
UNP 27,338 35.47% 425,185 44.08% 3,602,748 42.71%
JVP 4,168 5.41% 44,009 4.56% 343,927 4.08%
SMBP 1,119 1.45% 8,209 0.85% 35,854 0.43%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 872 1.13% 12,821 1.33% 140,825 1.67%
Valid Votes 77,081 96.40% 964,534 97.06% 8,435,754 97.69%
Rejected Votes 2,876 3.60% 29,197 2.94% 199,536 2.31%
Total Polled 79,957 73.61% 993,731 73.39% 8,635,290 72.17%
Registered Electors 108,622 1,354,025 11,965,536

1994 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Maharagama[9] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 47,818 69.79% 557,708 64.82% 4,709,205 62.28%
UNP 19,514 28.48% 288,741 33.56% 2,715,283 35.91%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,189 1.74% 13,937 1.62% 137,040 1.81%
Valid Votes 68,521 98.10% 860,386 98.17% 7,561,526 98.03%
Rejected Votes 1,328 1.90% 16,060 1.83% 151,706 1.97%
Total Polled 69,849 68.94% 876,446 69.59% 7,713,232 69.12%
Registered Electors 101,317 1,259,484 11,158,880

1988 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Maharagama[10] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SLFP 31,396 57.69% 339,958 46.23% 2,289,857 44.95%
UNP 20,770 38.16% 361,337 49.14% 2,569,199 50.43%
SLMP 2,260 4.15% 34,020 4.63% 235,701 4.63%
Valid Votes 54,426 98.59% 735,315 98.49% 5,094,754 98.24%
Rejected Votes 779 1.41% 11,295 1.51% 91,499 1.76%
Total Polled 55,205 66.04% 746,610 67.53% 5,186,256 55.87%
Registered Electors 83,598 1,105,583 9,283,143

1982 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Maharagama[11] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 26,967 49.46% 436,290 57.86% 3,450,815 52.93%
SLFP 23,874 43.79% 274,476 36.40% 2,546,348 39.05%
JVP 2,595 4.76% 28,580 3.79% 273,428 4.19%
LSSP 946 1.73% 9,655 1.28% 58,531 0.90%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 143 0.26% 5,030 0.67% 190,929 2.93%
Valid Votes 54,525 98.92% 754,031 98.95% 6,520,156 98.78%
Rejected Votes 593 1.08% 7,990 1.05% 80,470 1.22%
Total Polled 55,118 76.98% 762,021 76.88% 6,600,626 80.15%
Registered Electors 71,597 991,194 8,235,358

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