Matale Polling Division

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CountrySri Lanka
ISO 3166 codeEC-05C
Matale
Polling Division
Location of Matale
Coordinates: 7°32′41″N 80°36′55″E / 7.544767°N 80.615234°E / 7.544767; 80.615234
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceCentral Province, Sri Lanka
Electoral DistrictMatale Electoral District
Area
 • Total
139.62 km2 (53.91 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)[1]
 • Total
105,106
 • Density753/km2 (1,950/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeEC-05C

The Matale Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Matale Electoral District, in the Central Province, Sri Lanka.

Summary

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

Year Matale Matale Electoral District MAE[2] % Sri Lanka MAE[3] %
2019 NDF SLPP 8.02% SLPP 5.34%
2015 NDF UPFA 9.33% NDF 5.44%
2010 UPFA UPFA 9.76% UPFA 7.85%
2005 UNP UNP 7.25% UPFA 9.26%
1999 PA PA 2.58% PA 2.36%
1994 PA PA 1.12% PA 2.26%
1988 UNP UNP 5.36% UNP 11.14%
1982 UNP UNP 4.24% UNP 7.84%
Matches/Mean MAE 6/8 6/8 5.96% 8/8 6.44%

2019 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Matale[4] Matale Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
NDF 33,251 48.01% 134,291 39.59% 5,564,239 41.99%
SLPP 32,486 46.90% 187,821 55.37% 6,924,255 52.25%
NMPP 1,895 2.74% 8,890 2.62% 418,553 3.16%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,629 2.35% 8,219 2.42% 345,452 2.61%
Valid Votes 69,261 98.84% 339,221 99.05% 13,252,499 98.99%
Rejected Votes 812 1.16% 3,252 0.95% 135,452 1.01%
Total Polled 70,073 82.59% 342,473 85.30% 13,387,951 83.71%
Registered Electors 84,846 401,496 15,992,568

2015 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Matale[5] Matale Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
NDF 36,052 56.65% 145,928 47.22% 6,217,162 51.28%
UPFA 26,684 41.93% 158,880 51.41% 5,768,090 47.58%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 901 1.42% 4,214 1.36% 138,200 1.14%
Valid Votes 63,637 98.80% 309,022 98.83% 12,123,452 98.85%
Rejected Votes 773 1.20% 3,653 1.17% 140,925 1.15%
Total Polled 64,410 76.47% 312,675 78.76% 12,264,377 78.69%
Registered Electors 84,225 397,005 15,585,942

2010 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Matale[6] Matale Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 26,996 49.67% 157,953 59.74% 6,015,934 57.88%
NDF 26,013 47.86% 100,513 38.01% 4,173,185 40.15%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,338 2.46% 5,953 2.25% 204,494 1.97%
Valid Votes 54,347 98.82% 264,419 99.00% 10,393,613 99.03%
Rejected Votes 650 1.18% 2,666 1.00% 101,838 0.97%
Total Polled 54,997 73.18% 267,085 75.08% 10,495,451 66.70%
Registered Electors 75,154 355,738 15,734,587

2005 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Matale[7] Matale Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 29,637 57.62% 125,937 50.25% 4,706,366 48.43%
UPFA 20,945 40.72% 120,533 48.09% 4,887,152 50.29%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 857 1.67% 4,150 1.66% 123,521 1.27%
Valid Votes 51,439 98.22% 250,620 98.51% 9,717,039 98.88%
Rejected Votes 932 1.78% 3,785 1.49% 109,869 1.12%
Total Polled 52,371 73.58% 254,405 76.51% 9,826,908 69.51%
Registered Electors 71,171 332,515 14,136,979

1999 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Matale[8] Matale Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 21,709 48.86% 111,232 51.42% 4,312,157 51.12%
UNP 20,185 45.43% 91,944 42.51% 3,602,748 42.71%
JVP 1,392 3.13% 7,924 3.66% 343,927 4.08%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,147 2.58% 5,210 2.41% 176,679 2.09%
Valid Votes 44,433 97.11% 216,310 97.23% 8,435,754 97.69%
Rejected Votes 1,322 2.89% 6,171 2.77% 199,536 2.31%
Total Polled 45,755 71.42% 222,481 76.18% 8,635,290 72.17%
Registered Electors 64,069 292,055 11,965,536

1994 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Matale[9] Matale Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 25,234 59.84% 121,449 60.98% 4,709,205 62.28%
UNP 16,006 37.96% 73,324 36.82% 2,715,283 35.91%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 930 2.21% 4,391 2.20% 137,040 1.81%
Valid Votes 42,170 97.11% 199,164 97.40% 7,561,526 98.03%
Rejected Votes 1,253 2.89% 5,317 2.60% 151,706 1.97%
Total Polled 43,423 74.05% 204,481 76.95% 7,713,232 69.12%
Registered Electors 58,638 265,743 11,158,880

1988 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Matale[10] Matale Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 12,544 63.13% 37,007 57.85% 2,569,199 50.43%
SLFP 6,889 34.67% 25,825 40.37% 2,289,857 44.95%
SLMP 437 2.20% 1,135 1.77% 235,701 4.63%
Valid Votes 19,870 97.72% 63,967 98.29% 5,094,754 98.24%
Rejected Votes 463 2.28% 1,110 1.71% 91,499 1.76%
Total Polled 20,333 41.63% 65,077 30.13% 5,186,256 55.87%
Registered Electors 48,841 215,999 9,283,143

1982 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Matale[11] Matale Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 22,452 62.77% 94,031 58.11% 3,450,815 52.93%
SLFP 11,632 32.52% 59,299 36.65% 2,546,348 39.05%
JVP 1,400 3.91% 7,169 4.43% 273,428 4.19%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 287 0.80% 1,315 0.81% 249,460 3.83%
Valid Votes 35,771 99.08% 161,814 99.13% 6,520,156 98.78%
Rejected Votes 332 0.92% 1,414 0.87% 80,470 1.22%
Total Polled 36,103 82.61% 163,228 85.97% 6,600,626 80.15%
Registered Electors 43,705 189,867 8,235,358

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