Polgahawela Polling Division

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CountrySri Lanka
ISO 3166 codeEC-15K
Polgahawela
Polling Division
Location of Polgahawela
Coordinates: 7°27′43″N 80°16′40″E / 7.461812°N 80.277710°E / 7.461812; 80.277710
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceNorth Western Province, Sri Lanka
Electoral DistrictKurunegala Electoral District
Area
 • Total
311.05 km2 (120.10 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)[1]
 • Total
135,712
 • Density436/km2 (1,130/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeEC-15K

The Polgahawela Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Kurunegala Electoral District, in the North Western Province, Sri Lanka.

Summary

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

Year Polgahawela Kurunegala Electoral District MAE[2] % Sri Lanka MAE[3] %
2019 SLPP SLPP 0.08% SLPP 5.13%
2015 UPFA UPFA 1.55% NDF 4.09%
2010 UPFA UPFA 0.11% UPFA 5.00%
2005 UPFA UPFA 0.65% UPFA 1.17%
1999 PA PA 0.82% PA 1.51%
1994 PA PA 2.23% PA 5.22%
1988 SLFP UNP 5.24% UNP 5.75%
1982 UNP UNP 0.58% UNP 2.59%
Matches/Mean MAE 6/8 7/8 1.41% 8/8 3.81%

2019 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Polgahawela[4] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SLPP 36,836 57.98% 652,278 57.90% 6,924,255 52.25%
NDF 23,458 36.92% 416,961 37.01% 5,564,239 41.99%
NMPP 2,085 3.28% 36,178 3.21% 418,553 3.16%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,150 1.81% 21,193 1.88% 345,452 2.61%
Valid Votes 63,529 99.26% 1,126,610 99.25% 13,252,499 98.99%
Rejected Votes 472 0.74% 8,522 0.75% 135,452 1.01%
Total Polled 64,001 84.41% 1,135,132 85.24% 13,387,951 83.71%
Registered Electors 75,819 1,331,705 15,992,568

2015 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Polgahawela[5] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 31,108 51.92% 556,868 53.46% 5,768,090 47.58%
NDF 28,365 47.34% 476,602 45.76% 6,217,162 51.28%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 446 0.74% 8,154 0.78% 138,200 1.14%
Valid Votes 59,919 99.28% 1,041,624 99.12% 12,123,452 98.85%
Rejected Votes 435 0.72% 9,285 0.88% 140,925 1.15%
Total Polled 60,354 78.06% 1,050,909 78.82% 12,264,377 78.69%
Registered Electors 77,321 1,333,377 15,585,942

2010 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Polgahawela[6] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 34,501 63.24% 582,784 63.08% 6,015,934 57.88%
NDF 19,328 35.43% 327,594 35.46% 4,173,185 40.15%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 726 1.33% 13,515 1.46% 204,494 1.97%
Valid Votes 54,555 99.43% 923,893 99.29% 10,393,613 99.03%
Rejected Votes 311 0.57% 6,644 0.71% 101,838 0.97%
Total Polled 54,866 74.87% 930,537 75.59% 10,495,451 66.70%
Registered Electors 73,283 1,230,966 15,734,587

2005 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Polgahawela[7] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 27,581 51.59% 468,507 52.26% 4,887,152 50.29%
UNP 25,317 47.35% 418,809 46.72% 4,706,366 48.43%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 569 1.06% 9,181 1.02% 123,521 1.27%
Valid Votes 53,467 99.19% 896,497 99.07% 9,717,039 98.88%
Rejected Votes 437 0.81% 8,458 0.93% 109,869 1.12%
Total Polled 53,904 77.20% 904,955 77.87% 9,826,908 69.51%
Registered Electors 69,821 1,162,099 14,136,979

1999 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Polgahawela[8] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 22,890 50.22% 377,483 50.77% 4,312,157 51.12%
UNP 20,537 45.06% 326,327 43.89% 3,602,748 42.71%
JVP 1,353 2.97% 27,354 3.68% 343,927 4.08%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 799 1.75% 12,355 1.66% 176,679 2.09%
Valid Votes 45,579 98.05% 743,519 97.99% 8,435,754 97.69%
Rejected Votes 908 1.95% 15,272 2.01% 199,536 2.31%
Total Polled 46,487 75.12% 758,791 75.83% 8,635,290 72.17%
Registered Electors 61,882 1,000,624 11,965,536

1994 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Polgahawela[9] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 23,447 57.10% 403,838 59.36% 4,709,205 62.28%
UNP 17,030 41.47% 266,740 39.21% 2,715,283 35.91%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 585 1.42% 9,766 1.44% 137,040 1.81%
Valid Votes 41,062 98.45% 680,344 98.48% 7,561,526 98.03%
Rejected Votes 647 1.55% 10,511 1.52% 151,706 1.97%
Total Polled 41,709 74.65% 690,855 76.97% 7,713,232 69.12%
Registered Electors 55,872 897,539 11,158,880

1988 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Polgahawela[10] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SLFP 15,872 52.36% 182,220 46.89% 2,289,857 44.95%
UNP 13,915 45.90% 198,662 51.12% 2,569,199 50.43%
SLMP 528 1.74% 7,717 1.99% 235,701 4.63%
Valid Votes 30,315 98.78% 388,599 98.91% 5,094,754 98.24%
Rejected Votes 375 1.22% 4,281 1.09% 91,499 1.76%
Total Polled 30,690 59.75% 392,880 53.49% 5,186,256 55.87%
Registered Electors 51,363 734,453 9,283,143

1982 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Polgahawela[11] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 22,384 55.77% 345,769 55.77% 3,450,815 52.93%
SLFP 16,625 41.42% 248,479 40.08% 2,546,348 39.05%
JVP 911 2.27% 21,835 3.52% 273,428 4.19%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 214 0.53% 3,895 0.63% 249,460 3.83%
Valid Votes 40,134 98.44% 619,978 99.13% 6,520,156 98.78%
Rejected Votes 637 1.56% 5,431 0.87% 80,470 1.22%
Total Polled 40,771 85.27% 625,409 86.00% 6,600,626 80.15%
Registered Electors 47,812 727,202 8,235,358

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