Medawachchiya Polling Division

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CountrySri Lanka
ISO 3166 codeEC-17A
Medawachchiya
Polling Division
Location of Medawachchiya
Coordinates: 8°41′52″N 80°36′20″E / 8.697648°N 80.605503°E / 8.697648; 80.605503
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceNorth Central Province, Sri Lanka
Electoral DistrictAnuradhapura Electoral District
Area
 • Total
1,354.18 km2 (522.85 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)[1]
 • Total
92,229
 • Density68/km2 (180/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeEC-17A

The Medawachchiya Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Anuradhapura Electoral District, in the North Central Province, Sri Lanka.

Summary

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

Year Medawachchiya Anuradhapura Electoral District MAE[2] % Sri Lanka MAE[3] %
2019 SLPP SLPP 1.35% SLPP 7.86%
2015 UPFA UPFA 5.37% NDF 11.21%
2010 UPFA UPFA 2.95% UPFA 11.14%
2005 UPFA UPFA 1.46% UPFA 6.21%
1999 PA PA 1.91% PA 4.68%
1994 PA PA 1.06% PA 2.70%
1988 SLFP SLFP 3.64% UNP 12.02%
1982 UNP UNP 1.10% UNP 4.64%
Matches/Mean MAE 6/8 6/8 2.35% 8/8 7.56%

2019 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Medawachchiya[4] Anuradhapura Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SLPP 42,287 60.40% 342,223 58.97% 6,924,255 52.25%
NDF 23,423 33.46% 202,348 34.87% 5,564,239 41.99%
NMPP 2,619 3.74% 22,879 3.94% 418,553 3.16%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,677 2.40% 12,896 2.22% 345,452 2.61%
Valid Votes 70,006 99.24% 580,346 99.16% 13,252,499 98.99%
Rejected Votes 537 0.76% 4,916 0.84% 135,452 1.01%
Total Polled 70,543 85.85% 585,262 85.76% 13,387,951 83.71%
Registered Electors 82,173 682,450 15,992,568

2015 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Medawachchiya[5] Anuradhapura Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 35,772 59.01% 281,161 53.59% 5,768,090 47.58%
NDF 24,261 40.02% 238,407 45.44% 6,217,162 51.28%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 587 0.97% 5,065 0.97% 138,200 1.14%
Valid Votes 60,620 99.30% 524,633 99.15% 12,123,452 98.85%
Rejected Votes 426 0.70% 4,500 0.85% 140,925 1.15%
Total Polled 61,046 74.45% 529,133 77.71% 12,264,377 78.69%
Registered Electors 81,996 680,877 15,585,942

2010 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Medawachchiya[6] Anuradhapura Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 35,996 69.25% 298,448 66.32% 6,015,934 57.88%
NDF 14,971 28.80% 143,761 31.94% 4,173,185 40.15%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,015 1.95% 7,829 1.74% 204,494 1.97%
Valid Votes 51,982 99.44% 450,038 99.17% 10,393,613 99.03%
Rejected Votes 293 0.56% 3,785 0.83% 101,838 0.97%
Total Polled 52,275 69.07% 453,823 73.65% 10,495,451 66.70%
Registered Electors 75,683 616,186 15,734,587

2005 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Medawachchiya[7] Anuradhapura Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 29,071 56.53% 231,040 55.08% 4,887,152 50.29%
UNP 21,647 42.09% 182,956 43.62% 4,706,366 48.43%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 709 1.38% 5,438 1.30% 123,521 1.27%
Valid Votes 51,427 99.14% 419,434 98.92% 9,717,039 98.88%
Rejected Votes 446 0.86% 4,563 1.08% 109,869 1.12%
Total Polled 51,873 72.66% 423,997 75.41% 9,826,908 69.51%
Registered Electors 71,396 562,259 14,136,979

1999 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Medawachchiya[8] Anuradhapura Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 24,878 56.13% 189,073 54.14% 4,312,157 51.12%
UNP 16,742 37.77% 139,180 39.86% 3,602,748 42.71%
JVP 1,875 4.23% 14,612 4.18% 343,927 4.08%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 828 1.87% 6,336 1.81% 176,679 2.09%
Valid Votes 44,323 98.35% 349,201 98.05% 8,435,754 97.69%
Rejected Votes 745 1.65% 6,949 1.95% 199,536 2.31%
Total Polled 45,068 72.55% 356,150 75.63% 8,635,290 72.17%
Registered Electors 62,120 470,907 11,965,536

1994 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Medawachchiya[9] Anuradhapura Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 25,938 64.95% 200,146 63.99% 4,709,205 62.28%
UNP 13,185 33.01% 107,342 34.32% 2,715,283 35.91%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 414 1.04% 2,775 0.89% 78,152 1.03%
Ind 2 401 1.00% 2,534 0.81% 58,888 0.78%
Valid Votes 39,938 98.36% 312,797 98.05% 7,561,526 98.03%
Rejected Votes 667 1.64% 6,205 1.95% 151,706 1.97%
Total Polled 40,605 72.78% 319,002 76.16% 7,713,232 69.12%
Registered Electors 55,792 418,857 11,158,880

1988 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Medawachchiya[10] Anuradhapura Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SLFP 12,542 58.94% 73,154 55.15% 2,289,857 44.95%
UNP 8,367 39.32% 56,951 42.94% 2,569,199 50.43%
SLMP 371 1.74% 2,529 1.91% 235,701 4.63%
Valid Votes 21,280 97.89% 132,634 98.36% 5,094,754 98.24%
Rejected Votes 459 2.11% 2,207 1.64% 91,499 1.76%
Total Polled 21,739 45.47% 134,841 40.18% 5,186,256 55.87%
Registered Electors 47,805 335,551 9,283,143

1982 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Medawachchiya[11] Anuradhapura Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 16,590 47.89% 117,873 49.84% 3,450,815 52.93%
SLFP 15,079 43.52% 102,973 43.54% 2,546,348 39.05%
JVP 2,749 7.93% 13,911 5.88% 273,428 4.19%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 227 0.66% 1,766 0.75% 249,460 3.83%
Valid Votes 34,645 99.00% 236,523 99.04% 6,520,156 98.78%
Rejected Votes 350 1.00% 2,294 0.96% 80,470 1.22%
Total Polled 34,995 84.40% 238,817 84.68% 6,600,626 80.15%
Registered Electors 41,463 282,018 8,235,358

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