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Rakwana Polling Division

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CountrySri Lanka
ISO 3166 codeEC-21E
Rakwana
Polling Division
Interactive map of Rakwana
Coordinates: 6°32′36″N 80°40′38″E / 6.543272°N 80.677187°E / 6.543272; 80.677187
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceSabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka
Electoral DistrictRatnapura Electoral District
Area
 • Total
433.63 km2 (167.43 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)[1]
 • Total
134,039
 • Density309/km2 (800/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeEC-21E

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

Summary

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

Year Rakwana Ratnapura Electoral District MAE[2] % Sri Lanka MAE[3] %
2019 SLPP SLPP 5.96% SLPP 0.92%
2015 UPFA UPFA 3.57% NDF 4.58%
2010 UPFA UPFA 3.59% UPFA 2.17%
2005 UNP UPFA 4.57% UPFA 1.82%
1999 PA PA 4.48% PA 3.75%
1994 PA PA 6.41% PA 10.56%
1988 UNP UNP 5.54% UNP 5.82%
1982 UNP UNP 4.34% UNP 2.14%
Matches/Mean MAE 6/8 7/8 4.81% 8/8 3.97%

2019 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Rakwana[4] Ratnapura Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SLPP 48,867 53.86% 448,044 59.93% 6,924,255 52.25%
NDF 38,008 41.89% 264,503 35.38% 5,564,239 41.99%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 2,120 2.34% 16,237 2.17% 345,452 2.61%
NMPP 1,743 1.92% 18,887 2.53% 418,553 3.16%
Valid Votes 90,738 99.17% 747,671 99.22% 13,252,499 98.99%
Rejected Votes 757 0.83% 5,853 0.78% 135,452 1.01%
Total Polled 91,495 86.30% 753,524 87.11% 13,387,951 83.71%
Registered Electors 106,025 864,979 15,992,568

2015 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Rakwana[5] Ratnapura Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 42,940 51.99% 379,053 55.74% 5,768,090 47.58%
NDF 38,366 46.45% 292,514 43.01% 6,217,162 51.28%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,283 1.55% 8,517 1.25% 138,200 1.14%
Valid Votes 82,589 98.78% 680,084 98.89% 12,123,452 98.85%
Rejected Votes 1,023 1.22% 7,656 1.11% 140,925 1.15%
Total Polled 83,612 81.48% 687,740 82.69% 12,264,377 78.69%
Registered Electors 102,618 831,712 15,585,942

2010 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Rakwana[6] Ratnapura Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 43,368 59.95% 377,734 63.76% 6,015,934 57.88%
NDF 27,302 37.74% 203,566 34.36% 4,173,185 40.15%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,674 2.31% 11,126 1.88% 204,494 1.97%
Valid Votes 72,344 99.23% 592,426 99.26% 10,393,613 99.03%
Rejected Votes 562 0.77% 4,430 0.74% 101,838 0.97%
Total Polled 72,906 78.49% 596,856 79.75% 10,495,451 66.70%
Registered Electors 92,891 748,404 15,734,587

2005 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Rakwana[7] Ratnapura Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 34,413 50.16% 252,838 45.55% 4,706,366 48.43%
UPFA 33,169 48.35% 294,260 53.01% 4,887,152 50.29%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,023 1.49% 7,976 1.44% 123,521 1.27%
Valid Votes 68,605 98.84% 555,074 99.02% 9,717,039 98.88%
Rejected Votes 805 1.16% 5,510 0.98% 109,869 1.12%
Total Polled 69,410 82.05% 560,584 82.57% 9,826,908 69.51%
Registered Electors 84,595 678,909 14,136,979

1999 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Rakwana[8] Ratnapura Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 28,305 47.81% 250,409 52.13% 4,312,157 51.12%
UNP 28,059 47.39% 202,621 42.18% 3,602,748 42.71%
JVP 1,552 2.62% 16,482 3.43% 343,927 4.08%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,293 2.18% 10,852 2.26% 176,679 2.09%
Valid Votes 59,209 98.25% 480,364 98.15% 8,435,754 97.69%
Rejected Votes 1,055 1.75% 9,038 1.85% 199,536 2.31%
Total Polled 60,264 79.89% 489,402 81.27% 8,635,290 72.17%
Registered Electors 75,436 602,172 11,965,536

1994 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Rakwana[9] Ratnapura Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 27,997 51.48% 257,265 58.07% 4,709,205 62.28%
UNP 25,338 46.59% 177,924 40.16% 2,715,283 35.91%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,049 1.93% 7,842 1.77% 137,040 1.81%
Valid Votes 54,384 98.09% 443,031 98.31% 7,561,526 98.03%
Rejected Votes 1,057 1.91% 7,595 1.69% 151,706 1.97%
Total Polled 55,441 79.54% 450,626 80.02% 7,713,232 69.12%
Registered Electors 69,702 563,174 11,158,880

1988 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Rakwana[10] Ratnapura Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 26,643 57.93% 180,622 51.75% 2,569,199 50.43%
SLFP 18,744 40.75% 159,879 45.81% 2,289,857 44.95%
SLMP 608 1.32% 8,516 2.44% 235,701 4.63%
Valid Votes 45,995 98.84% 349,017 98.84% 5,094,754 98.24%
Rejected Votes 538 1.16% 4,113 1.16% 91,499 1.76%
Total Polled 46,533 79.46% 353,130 76.64% 5,186,256 55.87%
Registered Electors 58,565 460,735 9,283,143

1982 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Rakwana[11] Ratnapura Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 24,986 55.93% 175,903 50.90% 3,450,815 52.93%
SLFP 17,936 40.15% 152,506 44.13% 2,546,348 39.05%
JVP 1,339 3.00% 11,283 3.26% 273,428 4.19%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 410 0.92% 5,912 1.71% 249,460 3.83%
Valid Votes 44,671 99.36% 345,604 99.02% 6,520,156 98.78%
Rejected Votes 289 0.64% 3,407 0.98% 80,470 1.22%
Total Polled 44,960 87.50% 349,011 85.91% 6,600,626 80.15%
Registered Electors 51,385 406,275 8,235,358

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