Ratgama Polling Division

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CountrySri Lanka
ISO 3166 codeEC-07G
Ratgama
Polling Division
Location of Ratgama
Coordinates: 6°09′15″N 80°06′36″E / 6.154226°N 80.110039°E / 6.154226; 80.110039
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceSouthern Province, Sri Lanka
Electoral DistrictGalle Electoral District
Area
 • Total
66.81 km2 (25.80 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)[1]
 • Total
101,909
 • Density1,525/km2 (3,950/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeEC-07G

The Ratgama Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Galle Electoral District, in the Southern Province, Sri Lanka.

Summary

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

Year Ratgama Galle Electoral District MAE[2] % Sri Lanka MAE[3] %
2019 SLPP SLPP 3.24% SLPP 14.44%
2015 UPFA UPFA 4.84% NDF 12.72%
2010 UPFA UPFA 3.25% UPFA 8.73%
2005 UPFA UPFA 2.39% UPFA 10.43%
1999 PA PA 0.83% PA 4.67%
1994 PA PA 0.08% PA 1.04%
1988 SLFP SLFP 0.96% UNP 5.85%
1982 UNP UNP 3.44% UNP 6.48%
Matches/Mean MAE 6/8 6/8 2.38% 8/8 8.04%

2019 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Ratgama[4] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SLPP 42,756 67.92% 466,148 64.26% 6,924,255 52.25%
NDF 17,062 27.11% 217,401 29.97% 5,564,239 41.99%
NMPP 1,896 3.01% 27,006 3.72% 418,553 3.16%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,233 1.96% 14,803 2.04% 345,452 2.61%
Valid Votes 62,947 99.09% 725,358 99.20% 13,252,499 98.99%
Rejected Votes 581 0.91% 5,878 0.80% 135,452 1.01%
Total Polled 63,528 82.66% 731,236 85.15% 13,387,951 83.71%
Registered Electors 76,853 858,749 15,992,568

2015 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Ratgama[5] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 36,209 60.57% 377,126 55.64% 5,768,090 47.58%
NDF 23,038 38.54% 293,994 43.37% 6,217,162 51.28%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 536 0.90% 6,691 0.99% 138,200 1.14%
Valid Votes 59,783 99.20% 677,811 99.05% 12,123,452 98.85%
Rejected Votes 480 0.80% 6,516 0.95% 140,925 1.15%
Total Polled 60,263 77.08% 684,327 80.46% 12,264,377 78.69%
Registered Electors 78,182 850,549 15,585,942

2010 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Ratgama[6] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 37,329 67.05% 386,971 63.69% 6,015,934 57.88%
NDF 17,617 31.64% 211,633 34.83% 4,173,185 40.15%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 726 1.30% 9,017 1.48% 204,494 1.97%
Valid Votes 55,672 99.40% 607,621 99.38% 10,393,613 99.03%
Rejected Votes 336 0.60% 3,765 0.62% 101,838 0.97%
Total Polled 56,008 75.24% 611,386 77.82% 10,495,451 66.70%
Registered Electors 74,442 785,663 15,734,587

2005 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Ratgama[7] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 34,259 60.89% 347,233 58.41% 4,887,152 50.29%
UNP 21,330 37.91% 239,320 40.26% 4,706,366 48.43%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 676 1.20% 7,915 1.33% 123,521 1.27%
Valid Votes 56,265 99.12% 594,468 99.08% 9,717,039 98.88%
Rejected Votes 498 0.88% 5,540 0.92% 109,869 1.12%
Total Polled 56,763 76.98% 600,008 79.86% 9,826,908 69.51%
Registered Electors 73,737 751,327 14,136,979

1999 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Ratgama[8] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 28,404 56.03% 281,154 54.91% 4,312,157 51.12%
UNP 19,134 37.74% 195,906 38.26% 3,602,748 42.71%
JVP 2,497 4.93% 27,257 5.32% 343,927 4.08%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 663 1.31% 7,702 1.50% 176,679 2.09%
Valid Votes 50,698 98.54% 512,019 98.14% 8,435,754 97.69%
Rejected Votes 749 1.46% 9,716 1.86% 199,536 2.31%
Total Polled 51,447 75.10% 521,735 77.43% 8,635,290 72.17%
Registered Electors 68,503 673,785 11,965,536

1994 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Ratgama[9] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 28,618 61.46% 285,398 61.40% 4,709,205 62.28%
UNP 17,406 37.38% 173,282 37.28% 2,715,283 35.91%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 539 1.16% 6,135 1.32% 137,040 1.81%
Valid Votes 46,563 98.60% 464,815 98.49% 7,561,526 98.03%
Rejected Votes 660 1.40% 7,112 1.51% 151,706 1.97%
Total Polled 47,223 71.31% 471,927 73.01% 7,713,232 69.12%
Registered Electors 66,221 646,373 11,158,880

1988 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Ratgama[10] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SLFP 13,290 51.37% 148,615 53.09% 2,289,857 44.95%
UNP 11,539 44.60% 124,912 44.62% 2,569,199 50.43%
SLMP 1,043 4.03% 6,417 2.29% 235,701 4.63%
Valid Votes 25,872 98.27% 279,944 98.43% 5,094,754 98.24%
Rejected Votes 456 1.73% 4,461 1.57% 91,499 1.76%
Total Polled 26,328 43.25% 284,405 49.34% 5,186,256 55.87%
Registered Electors 60,877 576,390 9,283,143

1982 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Ratgama[11] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 20,801 46.20% 211,544 50.23% 3,450,815 52.93%
SLFP 20,798 46.19% 180,925 42.96% 2,546,348 39.05%
JVP 2,409 5.35% 20,962 4.98% 273,428 4.19%
LSSP 907 2.01% 6,391 1.52% 58,531 0.90%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 110 0.24% 1,316 0.31% 190,929 2.93%
Valid Votes 45,025 98.37% 421,138 98.78% 6,520,156 98.78%
Rejected Votes 748 1.63% 5,198 1.22% 80,470 1.22%
Total Polled 45,773 82.93% 426,336 81.84% 6,600,626 80.15%
Registered Electors 55,193 520,909 8,235,358

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