Mathugama Polling Division

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CountrySri Lanka
ISO 3166 codeEC-03E
Mathugama
Polling Division
Location of Mathugama
Coordinates: 6°31′32″N 80°03′46″E / 6.525455°N 80.062823°E / 6.525455; 80.062823
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceWestern Province, Sri Lanka
Electoral DistrictKalutara Electoral District
Area
 • Total
257.13 km2 (99.28 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)[1]
 • Total
145,246
 • Density565/km2 (1,460/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeEC-03E

The Mathugama Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Kalutara Electoral District, in the Western Province, Sri Lanka.

Summary

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

Year Mathugama Kalutara Electoral District MAE[2] % Sri Lanka MAE[3] %
2019 SLPP SLPP 0.92% SLPP 7.64%
2015 UPFA UPFA 1.17% NDF 6.06%
2010 UPFA UPFA 0.67% UPFA 5.58%
2005 UPFA UPFA 0.20% UPFA 5.36%
1999 PA PA 0.80% PA 0.97%
1994 PA PA 0.38% PA 1.31%
1988 SLFP SLFP 1.20% UNP 5.12%
1982 UNP UNP 1.67% UNP 5.07%
Matches/Mean MAE 6/8 6/8 0.88% 8/8 4.64%

2019 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Mathugama[4] Kalutara Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SLPP 55,932 60.42% 482,920 59.49% 6,924,255 52.25%
NDF 31,451 33.98% 284,213 35.01% 5,564,239 41.99%
NMPP 3,028 3.27% 27,681 3.41% 418,553 3.16%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 2,155 2.33% 16,949 2.09% 345,452 2.61%
Valid Votes 92,566 99.16% 811,763 99.16% 13,252,499 98.99%
Rejected Votes 786 0.84% 6,847 0.84% 135,452 1.01%
Total Polled 93,352 85.02% 818,610 85.71% 13,387,951 83.71%
Registered Electors 109,804 955,080 15,992,568

2015 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Mathugama[5] Kalutara Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 45,984 53.72% 395,890 52.65% 5,768,090 47.58%
NDF 38,668 45.17% 349,404 46.46% 6,217,162 51.28%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 945 1.10% 6,690 0.89% 138,200 1.14%
Valid Votes 85,597 98.77% 751,984 98.90% 12,123,452 98.85%
Rejected Votes 1,063 1.23% 8,381 1.10% 140,925 1.15%
Total Polled 86,660 79.51% 760,365 82.08% 12,264,377 78.69%
Registered Electors 108,996 926,346 15,585,942

2010 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Mathugama[6] Kalutara Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 47,988 63.58% 412,562 63.06% 6,015,934 57.88%
NDF 26,016 34.47% 231,807 35.43% 4,173,185 40.15%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,478 1.96% 9,880 1.51% 204,494 1.97%
Valid Votes 75,482 99.26% 654,249 99.31% 10,393,613 99.03%
Rejected Votes 564 0.74% 4,541 0.69% 101,838 0.97%
Total Polled 76,046 76.25% 658,790 79.05% 10,495,451 66.70%
Registered Electors 99,737 833,360 15,734,587

2005 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Mathugama[7] Kalutara Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 40,006 55.58% 341,693 55.48% 4,887,152 50.29%
UNP 30,853 42.86% 266,043 43.20% 4,706,366 48.43%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,123 1.56% 8,124 1.32% 123,521 1.27%
Valid Votes 71,982 98.96% 615,860 98.95% 9,717,039 98.88%
Rejected Votes 756 1.04% 6,517 1.05% 109,869 1.12%
Total Polled 72,738 77.81% 622,377 79.67% 9,826,908 69.51%
Registered Electors 93,479 781,175 14,136,979

1999 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Mathugama[8] Kalutara Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 32,352 51.71% 281,217 52.88% 4,312,157 51.12%
UNP 25,813 41.26% 217,423 40.88% 3,602,748 42.71%
JVP 3,221 5.15% 23,770 4.47% 343,927 4.08%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,179 1.88% 9,399 1.77% 176,679 2.09%
Valid Votes 62,565 97.67% 531,809 97.83% 8,435,754 97.69%
Rejected Votes 1,492 2.33% 11,796 2.17% 199,536 2.31%
Total Polled 64,057 75.74% 543,605 78.23% 8,635,290 72.17%
Registered Electors 84,575 694,860 11,965,536

1994 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Mathugama[9] Kalutara Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 33,726 61.04% 295,686 61.47% 4,709,205 62.28%
UNP 20,667 37.41% 178,466 37.10% 2,715,283 35.91%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 857 1.55% 6,867 1.43% 137,040 1.81%
Valid Votes 55,250 98.14% 481,019 98.50% 7,561,526 98.03%
Rejected Votes 1,045 1.86% 7,309 1.50% 151,706 1.97%
Total Polled 56,295 70.25% 488,328 73.97% 7,713,232 69.12%
Registered Electors 80,135 660,191 11,158,880

1988 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Mathugama[10] Kalutara Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SLFP 19,908 51.49% 179,761 49.57% 2,289,857 44.95%
UNP 17,917 46.34% 169,510 46.74% 2,569,199 50.43%
SLMP 836 2.16% 13,375 3.69% 235,701 4.63%
Valid Votes 38,661 98.18% 362,646 98.23% 5,094,754 98.24%
Rejected Votes 716 1.82% 6,537 1.77% 91,499 1.76%
Total Polled 39,377 55.89% 369,183 64.20% 5,186,256 55.87%
Registered Electors 70,457 575,008 9,283,143

1982 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Mathugama[11] Kalutara Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 24,494 48.46% 211,592 50.15% 3,450,815 52.93%
SLFP 23,154 45.81% 185,874 44.06% 2,546,348 39.05%
JVP 2,164 4.28% 14,499 3.44% 273,428 4.19%
LSSP 537 1.06% 8,613 2.04% 58,531 0.90%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 196 0.39% 1,314 0.31% 190,929 2.93%
Valid Votes 50,545 98.56% 421,892 98.76% 6,520,156 98.78%
Rejected Votes 741 1.44% 5,290 1.24% 80,470 1.22%
Total Polled 51,286 82.97% 427,182 83.97% 6,600,626 80.15%
Registered Electors 61,809 508,744 8,235,358

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