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Nivithigala Polling Division

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CountrySri Lanka
ISO 3166 codeEC-21F
Nivithigala
Polling Division
Interactive map of Nivithigala
Coordinates: 6°35′22″N 80°27′50″E / 6.589471°N 80.463780°E / 6.589471; 80.463780
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceSabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka
Electoral DistrictRatnapura Electoral District
Area
 • Total
354.64 km2 (136.93 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)[1]
 • Total
141,281
 • Density398/km2 (1,030/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeEC-21F

The Nivithigala Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Ratnapura Electoral District, in the Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka.

Summary

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

Year Nivithigala Ratnapura Electoral District MAE[2] % Sri Lanka MAE[3] %
2019 SLPP SLPP 1.74% SLPP 5.10%
2015 UPFA UPFA 2.41% NDF 10.57%
2010 UPFA UPFA 1.67% UPFA 7.42%
2005 UPFA UPFA 0.24% UPFA 2.53%
1999 PA PA 1.56% PA 2.32%
1994 PA PA 0.08% PA 4.23%
1988 UNP UNP 0.85% UNP 1.37%
1982 UNP UNP 1.81% UNP 4.84%
Matches/Mean MAE 7/8 7/8 1.29% 8/8 4.80%

2019 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Nivithigala[4] Ratnapura Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SLPP 50,806 58.35% 448,044 59.93% 6,924,255 52.25%
NDF 32,691 37.55% 264,503 35.38% 5,564,239 41.99%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 2,230 2.56% 16,237 2.17% 345,452 2.61%
NMPP 1,344 1.54% 18,887 2.53% 418,553 3.16%
Valid Votes 87,071 99.18% 747,671 99.22% 13,252,499 98.99%
Rejected Votes 723 0.82% 5,853 0.78% 135,452 1.01%
Total Polled 87,794 87.97% 753,524 87.11% 13,387,951 83.71%
Registered Electors 99,796 864,979 15,992,568

2015 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Nivithigala[5] Ratnapura Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 46,275 58.01% 379,053 55.74% 5,768,090 47.58%
NDF 32,188 40.35% 292,514 43.01% 6,217,162 51.28%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,309 1.64% 8,517 1.25% 138,200 1.14%
Valid Votes 79,772 98.82% 680,084 98.89% 12,123,452 98.85%
Rejected Votes 956 1.18% 7,656 1.11% 140,925 1.15%
Total Polled 80,728 83.96% 687,740 82.69% 12,264,377 78.69%
Registered Electors 96,156 831,712 15,585,942

2010 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Nivithigala[6] Ratnapura Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 45,248 65.30% 377,734 63.76% 6,015,934 57.88%
NDF 22,431 32.37% 203,566 34.36% 4,173,185 40.15%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,613 2.33% 11,126 1.88% 204,494 1.97%
Valid Votes 69,292 99.18% 592,426 99.26% 10,393,613 99.03%
Rejected Votes 574 0.82% 4,430 0.74% 101,838 0.97%
Total Polled 69,866 80.33% 596,856 79.75% 10,495,451 66.70%
Registered Electors 86,973 748,404 15,734,587

2005 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Nivithigala[7] Ratnapura Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 34,569 52.71% 294,260 53.01% 4,887,152 50.29%
UNP 29,987 45.72% 252,838 45.55% 4,706,366 48.43%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,026 1.56% 7,976 1.44% 123,521 1.27%
Valid Votes 65,582 99.15% 555,074 99.02% 9,717,039 98.88%
Rejected Votes 560 0.85% 5,510 0.98% 109,869 1.12%
Total Polled 66,142 84.63% 560,584 82.57% 9,826,908 69.51%
Registered Electors 78,157 678,909 14,136,979

1999 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Nivithigala[8] Ratnapura Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 32,193 54.42% 250,409 52.13% 4,312,157 51.12%
UNP 24,516 41.45% 202,621 42.18% 3,602,748 42.71%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,258 2.13% 10,852 2.26% 176,679 2.09%
JVP 1,186 2.00% 16,482 3.43% 343,927 4.08%
Valid Votes 59,153 98.43% 480,364 98.15% 8,435,754 97.69%
Rejected Votes 941 1.57% 9,038 1.85% 199,536 2.31%
Total Polled 60,094 85.32% 489,402 81.27% 8,635,290 72.17%
Registered Electors 70,432 602,172 11,965,536

1994 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Nivithigala[9] Ratnapura Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 31,980 57.96% 257,265 58.07% 4,709,205 62.28%
UNP 22,172 40.18% 177,924 40.16% 2,715,283 35.91%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,026 1.86% 7,842 1.77% 137,040 1.81%
Valid Votes 55,178 98.51% 443,031 98.31% 7,561,526 98.03%
Rejected Votes 836 1.49% 7,595 1.69% 151,706 1.97%
Total Polled 56,014 83.74% 450,626 80.02% 7,713,232 69.12%
Registered Electors 66,888 563,174 11,158,880

1988 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Nivithigala[10] Ratnapura Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 23,198 51.13% 180,622 51.75% 2,569,199 50.43%
SLFP 21,298 46.94% 159,879 45.81% 2,289,857 44.95%
SLMP 876 1.93% 8,516 2.44% 235,701 4.63%
Valid Votes 45,372 98.98% 349,017 98.84% 5,094,754 98.24%
Rejected Votes 467 1.02% 4,113 1.16% 91,499 1.76%
Total Polled 45,839 84.89% 353,130 76.64% 5,186,256 55.87%
Registered Electors 54,001 460,735 9,283,143

1982 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Nivithigala[11] Ratnapura Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 21,556 50.17% 175,903 50.90% 3,450,815 52.93%
SLFP 20,308 47.27% 152,506 44.13% 2,546,348 39.05%
JVP 779 1.81% 11,283 3.26% 273,428 4.19%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 319 0.74% 5,912 1.71% 249,460 3.83%
Valid Votes 42,962 99.25% 345,604 99.02% 6,520,156 98.78%
Rejected Votes 324 0.75% 3,407 0.98% 80,470 1.22%
Total Polled 43,286 89.23% 349,011 85.91% 6,600,626 80.15%
Registered Electors 48,510 406,275 8,235,358

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