Tangalle Polling Division

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CountrySri Lanka
ISO 3166 codeEC-09C
Tangalle
Polling Division
Location of Tangalle
Coordinates: 6°07′01″N 80°51′51″E / 6.116993°N 80.864196°E / 6.116993; 80.864196
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceSouthern Province, Sri Lanka
Electoral DistrictHambantota Electoral District
Area
 • Total
511.85 km2 (197.63 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)[1]
 • Total
193,751
 • Density379/km2 (980/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeEC-09C

The Tangalle Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Hambantota Electoral District, in the Southern Province, Sri Lanka.

Summary

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

Year Tangalle Hambantota Electoral District MAE[2] % Sri Lanka MAE[3] %
2019 SLPP SLPP 3.51% SLPP 17.90%
2015 UPFA UPFA 2.11% NDF 17.31%
2010 UPFA UPFA 3.31% UPFA 12.28%
2005 UPFA UPFA 2.86% UPFA 15.86%
1999 PA PA 1.17% PA 5.57%
1994 PA PA 1.04% PA 0.55%
1988 UNP UNP 0.34% UNP 1.89%
1982 UNP UNP 2.40% UNP 5.68%
Matches/Mean MAE 7/8 7/8 2.09% 8/8 9.63%

2019 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Tangalle[4] Hambantota Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SLPP 72,673 69.53% 278,804 66.17% 6,924,255 52.25%
NDF 22,141 21.18% 108,906 25.85% 5,564,239 41.99%
NMPP 7,830 7.49% 26,295 6.24% 418,553 3.16%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,881 1.80% 7,369 1.75% 345,452 2.61%
Valid Votes 104,525 99.34% 421,374 99.25% 13,252,499 98.99%
Rejected Votes 696 0.66% 3,179 0.75% 135,452 1.01%
Total Polled 105,221 86.81% 424,553 87.36% 13,387,951 83.71%
Registered Electors 121,212 485,986 15,992,568

2015 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Tangalle[5] Hambantota Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 62,739 65.18% 243,295 63.02% 5,768,090 47.58%
NDF 32,598 33.87% 138,708 35.93% 6,217,162 51.28%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 911 0.95% 4,073 1.05% 138,200 1.14%
Valid Votes 96,248 99.12% 386,076 99.14% 12,123,452 98.85%
Rejected Votes 851 0.88% 3,351 0.86% 140,925 1.15%
Total Polled 97,099 80.82% 389,427 81.23% 12,264,377 78.69%
Registered Electors 120,148 479,433 15,585,942

2010 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Tangalle[6] Hambantota Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 60,082 70.59% 226,887 67.21% 6,015,934 57.88%
NDF 23,729 27.88% 105,336 31.20% 4,173,185 40.15%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,308 1.54% 5,341 1.58% 204,494 1.97%
Valid Votes 85,119 99.40% 337,564 99.35% 10,393,613 99.03%
Rejected Votes 511 0.60% 2,218 0.65% 101,838 0.97%
Total Polled 85,630 78.27% 339,782 78.29% 10,495,451 66.70%
Registered Electors 109,409 433,991 15,734,587

2005 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Tangalle[7] Hambantota Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 53,291 66.35% 202,918 63.43% 4,887,152 50.29%
UNP 25,992 32.36% 112,712 35.23% 4,706,366 48.43%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,036 1.29% 4,295 1.34% 123,521 1.27%
Valid Votes 80,319 99.14% 319,925 99.09% 9,717,039 98.88%
Rejected Votes 695 0.86% 2,928 0.91% 109,869 1.12%
Total Polled 81,014 79.42% 322,853 79.47% 9,826,908 69.51%
Registered Electors 102,009 406,270 14,136,979

1999 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Tangalle[8] Hambantota Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 29,828 47.19% 120,275 47.41% 4,312,157 51.12%
UNP 22,431 35.48% 95,088 37.48% 3,602,748 42.71%
JVP 9,887 15.64% 33,739 13.30% 343,927 4.08%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,068 1.69% 4,576 1.80% 176,679 2.09%
Valid Votes 63,214 98.10% 253,678 97.93% 8,435,754 97.69%
Rejected Votes 1,222 1.90% 5,375 2.07% 199,536 2.31%
Total Polled 64,436 72.28% 259,053 72.69% 8,635,290 72.17%
Registered Electors 89,147 356,394 11,965,536

1994 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Tangalle[9] Hambantota Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 33,442 62.62% 132,873 61.52% 4,709,205 62.28%
UNP 18,680 34.98% 77,735 35.99% 2,715,283 35.91%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,283 2.40% 5,387 2.49% 137,040 1.81%
Valid Votes 53,405 98.54% 215,995 98.18% 7,561,526 98.03%
Rejected Votes 789 1.46% 4,013 1.82% 151,706 1.97%
Total Polled 54,194 66.97% 220,008 66.06% 7,713,232 69.12%
Registered Electors 80,917 333,054 11,158,880

1988 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Tangalle[10] Hambantota Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 8,292 49.10% 41,198 49.62% 2,569,199 50.43%
SLFP 8,026 47.53% 39,343 47.39% 2,289,857 44.95%
SLMP 569 3.37% 2,478 2.98% 235,701 4.63%
Valid Votes 16,887 94.37% 83,019 95.56% 5,094,754 98.24%
Rejected Votes 1,007 5.63% 3,855 4.44% 91,499 1.76%
Total Polled 17,894 25.41% 86,874 29.40% 5,186,256 55.87%
Registered Electors 70,422 295,536 9,283,143

1982 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Tangalle[11] Hambantota Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 23,196 46.64% 90,545 45.90% 3,450,815 52.93%
SLFP 17,253 34.69% 76,402 38.73% 2,546,348 39.05%
JVP 8,966 18.03% 28,835 14.62% 273,428 4.19%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 318 0.64% 1,496 0.76% 249,460 3.83%
Valid Votes 49,733 99.21% 197,278 99.09% 6,520,156 98.78%
Rejected Votes 397 0.79% 1,804 0.91% 80,470 1.22%
Total Polled 50,130 85.41% 199,082 81.37% 6,600,626 80.15%
Registered Electors 58,690 244,660 8,235,358

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