Badulla Polling Division

Badulla
Polling Division
Location of Badulla
Coordinates: 6°59′21″N 81°05′16″E / 6.989235°N 81.087681°E / 6.989235; 81.087681
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceUva Province, Sri Lanka
Electoral DistrictBadulla Electoral District
Area
 • Total
47.09 km2 (18.18 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)[1]
 • Total
75,042
 • Density1,594/km2 (4,130/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeEC-19D

The Badulla Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Badulla Electoral District, in the Uva Province, Sri Lanka.

Presidential Election Results

Summary

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

Year Badulla Badulla Electoral District MAE[2] % Sri Lanka MAE[3] %
2019 SLPP SLPP 1.18% SLPP 1.63%
2015 NDF NDF 2.93% NDF 1.14%
2010 UPFA UPFA 1.83% UPFA 6.27%
2005 UNP UNP 2.37% UPFA 2.44%
1999 PA UNP 4.92% PA 0.29%
1994 PA PA 6.10% PA 0.47%
1988 UNP UNP 1.66% UNP 7.43%
1982 UNP UNP 1.92% UNP 2.20%
Matches/Mean MAE 7/8 6/8 2.86% 8/8 2.73%

2019 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Badulla[4] Badulla Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SLPP 23,029 50.49% 276,211 49.29% 6,924,255 52.25%
NDF 19,912 43.66% 251,706 44.92% 5,564,239 41.99%
NMPP 1,522 3.34% 14,806 2.64% 418,553 3.16%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,144 2.51% 17,622 3.14% 345,452 2.61%
Valid Votes 45,607 98.65% 560,345 98.77% 13,252,499 98.99%
Rejected Votes 623 1.35% 6,978 1.23% 135,452 1.01%
Total Polled 46,230 85.16% 567,323 86.25% 13,387,951 83.71%
Registered Electors 54,289 657,766 15,992,568

2015 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Badulla[5] Badulla Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
NDF 22,659 52.41% 249,524 49.21% 6,217,162 51.28%
UPFA 20,062 46.40% 249,243 49.15% 5,768,090 47.58%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 513 1.19% 8,303 1.64% 138,200 1.14%
Valid Votes 43,234 98.56% 507,070 98.47% 12,123,452 98.85%
Rejected Votes 630 1.44% 7,871 1.53% 140,925 1.15%
Total Polled 43,864 79.49% 514,941 79.51% 12,264,377 78.69%
Registered Electors 55,185 647,628 15,585,942

2010 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Badulla[6] Badulla Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 19,799 51.57% 237,579 53.23% 6,015,934 57.88%
NDF 17,917 46.67% 198,835 44.55% 4,173,185 40.15%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 676 1.76% 9,880 2.21% 204,494 1.97%
Valid Votes 38,392 98.86% 446,294 98.66% 10,393,613 99.03%
Rejected Votes 441 1.14% 6,083 1.34% 101,838 0.97%
Total Polled 38,833 75.45% 452,377 75.62% 10,495,451 66.70%
Registered Electors 51,468 598,190 15,734,587

2005 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Badulla[7] Badulla Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 18,624 50.85% 226,582 53.11% 4,706,366 48.43%
UPFA 17,494 47.77% 192,734 45.18% 4,887,152 50.29%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 505 1.38% 7,283 1.71% 123,521 1.27%
Valid Votes 36,623 98.62% 426,599 98.43% 9,717,039 98.88%
Rejected Votes 512 1.38% 6,825 1.57% 109,869 1.12%
Total Polled 37,135 76.30% 433,424 78.67% 9,826,908 69.51%
Registered Electors 48,670 550,926 14,136,979

1999 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Badulla[8] Badulla Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 16,039 51.58% 167,000 46.33% 4,312,157 51.12%
UNP 13,310 42.80% 172,884 47.97% 3,602,748 42.71%
JVP 1,125 3.62% 12,025 3.34% 343,927 4.08%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 624 2.01% 8,512 2.36% 176,679 2.09%
Valid Votes 31,098 97.24% 360,421 97.04% 8,435,754 97.69%
Rejected Votes 882 2.76% 10,979 2.96% 199,536 2.31%
Total Polled 31,980 75.09% 371,400 78.25% 8,635,290 72.17%
Registered Electors 42,591 474,610 11,965,536

1994 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Badulla[9] Badulla Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 17,416 61.66% 182,810 55.27% 4,709,205 62.28%
UNP 10,210 36.15% 139,611 42.21% 2,715,283 35.91%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 617 2.18% 8,351 2.52% 137,040 1.81%
Valid Votes 28,243 96.72% 330,772 95.91% 7,561,526 98.03%
Rejected Votes 958 3.28% 14,093 4.09% 151,706 1.97%
Total Polled 29,201 72.93% 344,865 77.47% 7,713,232 69.12%
Registered Electors 40,039 445,146 11,158,880

1988 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Badulla[10] Badulla Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 4,968 57.82% 80,779 60.09% 2,569,199 50.43%
SLFP 3,160 36.78% 50,223 37.36% 2,289,857 44.95%
SLMP 464 5.40% 3,422 2.55% 235,701 4.63%
Valid Votes 8,592 97.89% 134,424 97.62% 5,094,754 98.24%
Rejected Votes 185 2.11% 3,276 2.38% 91,499 1.76%
Total Polled 8,777 27.49% 137,700 44.21% 5,186,256 55.87%
Registered Electors 31,924 311,473 9,283,143

1982 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Badulla[11] Badulla Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 12,435 56.52% 141,062 58.67% 3,450,815 52.93%
SLFP 8,485 38.56% 88,462 36.79% 2,546,348 39.05%
JVP 717 3.26% 7,713 3.21% 273,428 4.19%
LSSP 253 1.15% 2,115 0.88% 58,531 0.90%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 113 0.51% 1,088 0.45% 190,929 2.93%
Valid Votes 22,003 98.97% 240,440 98.77% 6,520,156 98.78%
Rejected Votes 228 1.03% 2,982 1.23% 80,470 1.22%
Total Polled 22,231 81.08% 243,422 85.47% 6,600,626 80.15%
Registered Electors 27,419 284,801 8,235,358

Parliamentary Election Results

Summary

The winner of Badulla has matched the final country result 5 out of 7 times. Hence, Badulla is a Weak Bellwether for Parliamentary Elections.

Year Badulla Badulla Electoral District MAE[12] % Sri Lanka MAE[13] %
2015 UNP UNP 0.86% UNP 6.84%
2010 UPFA UPFA 1.30% UPFA 3.32%
2004 UNP UNP 1.44% UPFA 4.28%
2001 UNP UNP 2.81% UNP 2.31%
2000 PA UNP 3.61% PA 1.52%
1994 UNP UNP 5.03% PA 2.30%
1989 UNP UNP 4.08% UNP 2.10%
Matches/Mean MAE 5/7 4/7 2.73% 7/7 3.24%

2015 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Badulla[14] Badulla Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 22,526 55.63% 258,844 54.82% 5,098,916 45.77%
UPFA 15,023 37.10% 179,459 38.01% 4,732,664 42.48%
JVP 2,251 5.56% 21,445 4.54% 544,154 4.88%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 690 1.70% 12,418 2.63% 94,052 0.84%
Valid Votes 40,490 96.30% 472,166 95.03% 11,140,333 95.35%
Rejected Votes 1,522 3.62% 24,167 4.86% 516,926 4.42%
Total Polled 42,044 76.19% 496,849 80.07% 11,684,111 77.66%
Registered Electors 55,185 620,486 15,044,490

2010 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Badulla[15] Badulla Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 18,670 57.63% 203,689 58.25% 4,846,388 60.38%
UNP 11,314 34.92% 112,886 32.28% 2,357,057 29.37%
DNA 1,655 5.11% 15,768 4.51% 441,251 5.50%
UPF 598 1.85% 11,481 3.28% 24,670 0.31%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 161 0.50% 5,854 1.67% 28,670 0.36%
Valid Votes 32,398 95.83% 349,678 93.54% 8,026,322 96.03%
Rejected Votes 1,409 4.17% 24,169 6.46% 581,465 6.96%
Total Polled 33,807 65.69% 373,847 62.46% 8,358,246 59.29%
Registered Electors 51,468 598,521 14,097,690

2004 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Badulla[16] Badulla Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 15,825 48.35% 181,705 49.09% 3,486,792 37.73%
UPFA 15,103 46.14% 178,634 48.26% 4,223,126 45.70%
JHU 1,586 4.85% 6,932 1.87% 552,723 5.98%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 217 0.66% 2,907 0.79% 57,589 0.62%
Valid Votes 32,731 94.30% 370,178 92.47% 9,241,931 94.52%
Rejected Votes 1,980 5.70% 30,159 7.53% 534,452 5.47%
Total Polled 34,711 74.05% 400,337 78.33% 9,777,821 75.74%
Registered Electors 46,872 511,115 12,909,631

2001 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Badulla[17] Badulla Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 16,240 49.70% 201,173 53.81% 4,086,026 45.62%
PA 12,518 38.31% 138,443 37.03% 3,330,815 37.19%
JVP 2,851 8.72% 26,820 7.17% 815,353 9.10%
IND3 817 2.50% 5,065 1.35% 6,161 0.07%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 251 0.77% 2,336 0.62% 73,230 0.82%
Valid Votes 32,677 94.55% 373,837 93.35% 8,955,844 94.77%
Rejected Votes 1,884 5.45% 26,626 6.65% 494,009 5.23%
Total Polled 34,561 75.89% 400,463 81.51% 9,449,878 76.03%
Registered Electors 45,540 491,288 12,428,762

2000 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Badulla[18] Badulla Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 14,638 46.58% 154,172 42.71% 3,899,329 45.33%
UNP 13,312 42.36% 167,351 46.36% 3,451,765 40.12%
JVP 1,778 5.66% 16,414 4.55% 518,725 6.03%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 637 2.03% 5,935 1.64% 245,839 2.86%
CWC 631 2.01% 12,092 3.35% 22,985 0.27%
NUA 430 1.37% 5,052 1.40% 185,593 2.16%
Valid Votes 31,426 N/A 361,016 N/A 8,602,617 N/A

1994 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Badulla[19] Badulla Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 14,147 48.85% 182,131 54.04% 3,498,370 44.04%
PA 14,070 48.58% 146,546 43.48% 3,887,805 48.94%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 404 1.39% 4,827 1.43% 133,427 1.68%
SLPF 340 1.17% 3,555 1.05% 90,078 1.13%
Valid Votes 28,961 93.73% 337,059 92.19% 7,943,688 95.20%
Rejected Votes 1,937 6.27% 28,540 7.81% 400,395 4.80%
Total Polled 30,898 77.17% 365,599 82.23% 8,344,095 74.75%
Registered Electors 40,039 444,632 11,163,064

1989 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Badulla[20] Badulla Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 10,874 52.74% 135,089 58.97% 2,838,005 50.71%
SLFP 7,154 34.70% 81,011 35.36% 1,785,369 31.90%
USA 1,704 8.26% 5,712 2.49% 141,983 2.54%
ELJP 716 3.47% 5,589 2.44% 67,723 1.21%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 171 0.83% 1,693 0.74% 90,480 1.62%
Valid Votes 20,619 93.81% 229,094 92.08% 5,596,468 93.87%
Rejected Votes 1,360 6.19% 19,704 7.92% 365,563 6.13%
Total Polled 21,979 70.94% 248,798 75.55% 5,962,031 63.60%
Registered Electors 30,982 329,321 9,374,164

Demographics

Ethnicity

The Badulla Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (70.0%) and a significant Indian Tamil population (14.6%) . In comparison, the Badulla Electoral District (which contains the Badulla Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (73.0%) and a significant Indian Tamil population (18.5%) [1]

Ethnicity in Badulla[1]
  1. Sinhalese (70.0%)
  2. Indian Tamil (14.6%)
  3. Moor (9.40%)
  4. Sri Lankan Tamil (5.00%)
  5. Other (1.00%)

Religion

The Badulla Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (68.8%), a significant Hindu population (18.0%) and a significant Muslim population (10.3%) . In comparison, the Badulla Electoral District (which contains the Badulla Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (72.6%) and a significant Hindu population (19.3%) [1]

Religion in Badulla[1]
  1. Buddhist (68.8%)
  2. Hindu (18.0%)
  3. Muslim (10.3%)
  4. Roman Catholic (1.70%)
  5. Other Christian (1.10%)
  6. Other (0.00%)

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Census of Population and Housing 2012". statistics.gov.lk. Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka. 2012.
  2. ^ The mean absolute error, between the percentages of votes each party got in Badulla and the Badulla Electoral District. It is a measure of the difference in voting behaviour between the two regions.
  3. ^ The mean absolute error, between the percentages of votes each party got in Badulla and the country. It is a measure of the difference in voting behaviour between the two regions.
  4. ^ "2019 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2019. Archived from the original on 2019-12-19. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  5. ^ "2015 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2015. Archived from the original on 2019-12-19. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  6. ^ "2010 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2010. Archived from the original on 2019-12-19. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  7. ^ "2005 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2005. Archived from the original on 2019-12-19. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  8. ^ "1999 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 1999. Archived from the original on 2019-12-19. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  9. ^ "1994 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 1994. Archived from the original on 2019-12-19. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  10. ^ "1988 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 1988. Archived from the original on 2019-12-19. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  11. ^ "1982 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 1982. Archived from the original on 2019-12-19. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  12. ^ The mean absolute error, between the percentages of votes each party got in Badulla and the Badulla Electoral District. It is a measure of the difference in voting behaviour between the two regions.
  13. ^ The mean absolute error, between the percentages of votes each party got in Badulla and the country. It is a measure of the difference in voting behaviour between the two regions.
  14. ^ "2015 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2015.
  15. ^ "2010 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2010.
  16. ^ "2004 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2004.
  17. ^ "2001 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2001.
  18. ^ "2000 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2000.
  19. ^ "1994 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 1994.
  20. ^ "1989 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 1989.

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