Matara Polling Division

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CountrySri Lanka
ISO 3166 codeEC-08F
Matara
Polling Division
Location of Matara
Coordinates: 5°57′46″N 80°34′05″E / 5.962655°N 80.567989°E / 5.962655; 80.567989
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceSouthern Province, Sri Lanka
Electoral DistrictMatara Electoral District
Area
 • Total
56.48 km2 (21.81 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)[1]
 • Total
115,805
 • Density2,050/km2 (5,300/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeEC-08F

The Matara Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Matara Electoral District, in the Southern Province, Sri Lanka.

Summary

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

Year Matara Matara Electoral District MAE[2] % Sri Lanka MAE[3] %
2019 SLPP SLPP 3.16% SLPP 11.35%
2015 NDF UPFA 8.93% NDF 1.07%
2010 UPFA UPFA 10.50% UPFA 3.16%
2005 UPFA UPFA 0.36% UPFA 11.07%
1999 PA PA 1.08% PA 5.25%
1994 PA PA 1.63% PA 3.96%
1988 SLFP SLFP 4.21% UNP 12.21%
1982 UNP UNP 1.42% UNP 2.29%
Matches/Mean MAE 7/8 6/8 3.91% 8/8 6.30%

2019 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Matara[4] Matara Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SLPP 47,203 63.66% 374,481 67.25% 6,924,255 52.25%
NDF 21,747 29.33% 149,026 26.76% 5,564,239 41.99%
NMPP 4,084 5.51% 23,439 4.21% 418,553 3.16%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,116 1.51% 9,922 1.78% 345,452 2.61%
Valid Votes 74,150 99.25% 556,868 99.33% 13,252,499 98.99%
Rejected Votes 563 0.75% 3,782 0.67% 135,452 1.01%
Total Polled 74,713 85.80% 560,650 85.93% 13,387,951 83.71%
Registered Electors 87,076 652,417 15,992,568

2015 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Matara[5] Matara Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
NDF 35,248 50.47% 212,435 41.24% 6,217,162 51.28%
UPFA 34,191 48.96% 297,823 57.81% 5,768,090 47.58%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 397 0.57% 4,892 0.95% 138,200 1.14%
Valid Votes 69,836 99.08% 515,150 99.06% 12,123,452 98.85%
Rejected Votes 652 0.92% 4,891 0.94% 140,925 1.15%
Total Polled 70,488 81.04% 520,041 80.23% 12,264,377 78.69%
Registered Electors 86,984 648,213 15,585,942

2010 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Matara[6] Matara Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 33,948 55.07% 296,155 65.53% 6,015,934 57.88%
NDF 27,102 43.97% 148,510 32.86% 4,173,185 40.15%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 592 0.96% 7,264 1.61% 204,494 1.97%
Valid Votes 61,642 99.41% 451,929 99.34% 10,393,613 99.03%
Rejected Votes 367 0.59% 3,025 0.66% 101,838 0.97%
Total Polled 62,009 77.19% 454,954 76.51% 10,495,451 66.70%
Registered Electors 80,334 594,628 15,734,587

2005 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Matara[7] Matara Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 37,829 61.69% 279,411 61.85% 4,887,152 50.29%
UNP 22,941 37.41% 165,837 36.71% 4,706,366 48.43%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 552 0.90% 6,474 1.43% 123,521 1.27%
Valid Votes 61,322 99.22% 451,722 99.11% 9,717,039 98.88%
Rejected Votes 483 0.78% 4,077 0.89% 109,869 1.12%
Total Polled 61,805 77.47% 455,799 78.95% 9,826,908 69.51%
Registered Electors 79,784 577,327 14,136,979

1999 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Matara[8] Matara Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 28,865 55.79% 205,685 54.32% 4,312,157 51.12%
UNP 18,743 36.22% 139,677 36.89% 3,602,748 42.71%
JVP 3,273 6.33% 26,229 6.93% 343,927 4.08%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 862 1.67% 7,047 1.86% 176,679 2.09%
Valid Votes 51,743 96.66% 378,638 97.78% 8,435,754 97.69%
Rejected Votes 1,790 3.34% 8,583 2.22% 199,536 2.31%
Total Polled 53,533 73.74% 387,221 73.90% 8,635,290 72.17%
Registered Electors 72,593 524,002 11,965,536

1994 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Matara[9] Matara Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 32,503 66.51% 227,865 64.69% 4,709,205 62.28%
UNP 15,751 32.23% 118,224 33.56% 2,715,283 35.91%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 618 1.26% 6,150 1.75% 137,040 1.81%
Valid Votes 48,872 98.69% 352,239 98.40% 7,561,526 98.03%
Rejected Votes 648 1.31% 5,731 1.60% 151,706 1.97%
Total Polled 49,520 67.41% 357,970 69.93% 7,713,232 69.12%
Registered Electors 73,461 511,933 11,158,880

1988 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Matara[10] Matara Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SLFP 17,718 58.24% 57,424 54.30% 2,289,857 44.95%
UNP 11,606 38.15% 45,399 42.93% 2,569,199 50.43%
SLMP 1,098 3.61% 2,922 2.76% 235,701 4.63%
Valid Votes 30,422 98.39% 105,745 98.14% 5,094,754 98.24%
Rejected Votes 497 1.61% 2,003 1.86% 91,499 1.76%
Total Polled 30,919 47.98% 107,748 23.80% 5,186,256 55.87%
Registered Electors 64,438 452,637 9,283,143

1982 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Matara[11] Matara Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 23,221 51.76% 164,725 49.32% 3,450,815 52.93%
SLFP 19,333 43.09% 144,587 43.29% 2,546,348 39.05%
JVP 2,067 4.61% 22,117 6.62% 273,428 4.19%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 245 0.55% 2,554 0.76% 249,460 3.83%
Valid Votes 44,866 99.10% 333,983 99.08% 6,520,156 98.78%
Rejected Votes 408 0.90% 3,091 0.92% 80,470 1.22%
Total Polled 45,274 80.48% 337,074 82.90% 6,600,626 80.15%
Registered Electors 56,252 406,595 8,235,358

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