Weligama Polling Division

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CountrySri Lanka
ISO 3166 codeEC-08G
Weligama
Polling Division
Location of Weligama
Coordinates: 5°59′09″N 80°26′44″E / 5.985803°N 80.445473°E / 5.985803; 80.445473
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceSouthern Province, Sri Lanka
Electoral DistrictMatara Electoral District
Area
 • Total
108.78 km2 (42.00 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)[1]
 • Total
124,941
 • Density1,149/km2 (2,980/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeEC-08G

The Weligama Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Matara Electoral District, in the Southern Province, Sri Lanka.

Summary

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

Year Weligama Matara Electoral District MAE[2] % Sri Lanka MAE[3] %
2019 SLPP SLPP 1.52% SLPP 12.61%
2015 UPFA UPFA 2.49% NDF 7.52%
2010 UPFA UPFA 1.20% UPFA 6.14%
2005 UPFA UPFA 0.40% UPFA 11.07%
1999 PA PA 1.91% PA 6.16%
1994 PA PA 1.67% PA 4.00%
1988 SLFP SLFP 4.47% UNP 12.41%
1982 UNP UNP 1.10% UNP 3.73%
Matches/Mean MAE 6/8 6/8 1.84% 8/8 7.95%

2019 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Weligama[4] Matara Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SLPP 52,439 65.93% 374,481 67.25% 6,924,255 52.25%
NDF 23,065 29.00% 149,026 26.76% 5,564,239 41.99%
NMPP 2,692 3.38% 23,439 4.21% 418,553 3.16%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,341 1.69% 9,922 1.78% 345,452 2.61%
Valid Votes 79,537 99.39% 556,868 99.33% 13,252,499 98.99%
Rejected Votes 491 0.61% 3,782 0.67% 135,452 1.01%
Total Polled 80,028 84.55% 560,650 85.93% 13,387,951 83.71%
Registered Electors 94,655 652,417 15,992,568

2015 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Weligama[5] Matara Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 40,715 55.36% 297,823 57.81% 5,768,090 47.58%
NDF 32,247 43.85% 212,435 41.24% 6,217,162 51.28%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 583 0.79% 4,892 0.95% 138,200 1.14%
Valid Votes 73,545 99.28% 515,150 99.06% 12,123,452 98.85%
Rejected Votes 534 0.72% 4,891 0.94% 140,925 1.15%
Total Polled 74,079 79.27% 520,041 80.23% 12,264,377 78.69%
Registered Electors 93,450 648,213 15,585,942

2010 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Weligama[6] Matara Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 41,359 64.37% 296,155 65.53% 6,015,934 57.88%
NDF 21,978 34.20% 148,510 32.86% 4,173,185 40.15%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 917 1.43% 7,264 1.61% 204,494 1.97%
Valid Votes 64,254 99.48% 451,929 99.34% 10,393,613 99.03%
Rejected Votes 333 0.52% 3,025 0.66% 101,838 0.97%
Total Polled 64,587 74.49% 454,954 76.51% 10,495,451 66.70%
Registered Electors 86,711 594,628 15,734,587

2005 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Weligama[7] Matara Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 40,027 61.52% 279,411 61.85% 4,887,152 50.29%
UNP 24,225 37.23% 165,837 36.71% 4,706,366 48.43%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 813 1.25% 6,474 1.43% 123,521 1.27%
Valid Votes 65,065 99.13% 451,722 99.11% 9,717,039 98.88%
Rejected Votes 568 0.87% 4,077 0.89% 109,869 1.12%
Total Polled 65,633 77.57% 455,799 78.95% 9,826,908 69.51%
Registered Electors 84,614 577,327 14,136,979

1999 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Weligama[8] Matara Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 30,939 56.59% 205,685 54.32% 4,312,157 51.12%
UNP 19,183 35.09% 139,677 36.89% 3,602,748 42.71%
JVP 3,674 6.72% 26,229 6.93% 343,927 4.08%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 878 1.61% 7,047 1.86% 176,679 2.09%
Valid Votes 54,674 98.16% 378,638 97.78% 8,435,754 97.69%
Rejected Votes 1,027 1.84% 8,583 2.22% 199,536 2.31%
Total Polled 55,701 71.12% 387,221 73.90% 8,635,290 72.17%
Registered Electors 78,320 524,002 11,965,536

1994 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Weligama[9] Matara Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 34,583 66.53% 227,865 64.69% 4,709,205 62.28%
UNP 16,708 32.14% 118,224 33.56% 2,715,283 35.91%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 691 1.33% 6,150 1.75% 137,040 1.81%
Valid Votes 51,982 98.72% 352,239 98.40% 7,561,526 98.03%
Rejected Votes 675 1.28% 5,731 1.60% 151,706 1.97%
Total Polled 52,657 67.96% 357,970 69.93% 7,713,232 69.12%
Registered Electors 77,479 511,933 11,158,880

1988 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Weligama[10] Matara Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SLFP 15,802 59.22% 57,424 54.30% 2,289,857 44.95%
UNP 10,351 38.79% 45,399 42.93% 2,569,199 50.43%
SLMP 532 1.99% 2,922 2.76% 235,701 4.63%
Valid Votes 26,685 98.02% 105,745 98.14% 5,094,754 98.24%
Rejected Votes 540 1.98% 2,003 1.86% 91,499 1.76%
Total Polled 27,225 38.57% 107,748 23.80% 5,186,256 55.87%
Registered Electors 70,591 452,637 9,283,143

1982 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Weligama[11] Matara Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 25,051 50.13% 164,725 49.32% 3,450,815 52.93%
SLFP 22,282 44.59% 144,587 43.29% 2,546,348 39.05%
JVP 2,276 4.55% 22,117 6.62% 273,428 4.19%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 366 0.73% 2,554 0.76% 249,460 3.83%
Valid Votes 49,975 99.11% 333,983 99.08% 6,520,156 98.78%
Rejected Votes 451 0.89% 3,091 0.92% 80,470 1.22%
Total Polled 50,426 80.39% 337,074 82.90% 6,600,626 80.15%
Registered Electors 62,725 406,595 8,235,358

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