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Pathadumbara Polling Division

The Pathadumbara Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Kandy Electoral District, in the Central Province, Sri Lanka.

Pathadumbara
Polling Division
Location of Pathadumbara
Coordinates: 7°22′33″N 80°41′41″E / 7.375718°N 80.694795°E / 7.375718; 80.694795
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceCentral Province, Sri Lanka
Electoral DistrictKandy Electoral District
Area
 • Total139.16 km2 (53.73 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)[1]
 • Total115,019
 • Density827/km2 (2,140/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeEC-04C

Presidential Election Results

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Summary

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

Year Pathadumbara Kandy Electoral District MAE[2] % Sri Lanka MAE[3] %
2019 NDF SLPP 5.29% SLPP 7.33%
2015 NDF NDF 3.25% NDF 6.53%
2010 UPFA UPFA 4.27% UPFA 7.93%
2005 UNP UNP 5.51% UPFA 11.41%
1999 PA PA 11.83% PA 10.29%
1994 PA PA 3.91% PA 9.49%
1988 UNP UNP 2.30% UNP 5.20%
1982 UNP UNP 3.40% UNP 7.85%
Matches/Mean MAE 6/8 7/8 4.97% 8/8 8.25%

2019 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

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Party Pathadumbara[4] Kandy Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
NDF 35,848 50.20% 417,355 44.64% 5,564,239 41.99%
SLPP 32,057 44.89% 471,502 50.43% 6,924,255 52.25%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 2,070 2.90% 22,479 2.40% 345,452 2.61%
NMPP 1,439 2.02% 23,539 2.52% 418,553 3.16%
Valid Votes 71,414 99.05% 934,875 99.04% 13,252,499 98.99%
Rejected Votes 684 0.95% 9,020 0.96% 135,452 1.01%
Total Polled 72,098 83.50% 943,895 84.89% 13,387,951 83.71%
Registered Electors 86,342 1,111,860 15,992,568

2015 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

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Party Pathadumbara[5] Kandy Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
NDF 37,840 57.79% 466,994 54.56% 6,217,162 51.28%
UPFA 26,762 40.87% 378,585 44.23% 5,768,090 47.58%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 878 1.34% 10,329 1.21% 138,200 1.14%
Valid Votes 65,480 98.46% 855,908 98.73% 12,123,452 98.85%
Rejected Votes 1,023 1.54% 10,993 1.27% 140,925 1.15%
Total Polled 66,503 77.90% 866,901 79.71% 12,264,377 78.69%
Registered Electors 85,375 1,087,542 15,585,942

2010 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

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Party Pathadumbara[6] Kandy Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 28,628 49.61% 406,636 54.16% 6,015,934 57.88%
NDF 27,692 47.99% 329,492 43.89% 4,173,185 40.15%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,383 2.40% 14,658 1.95% 204,494 1.97%
Valid Votes 57,703 98.57% 750,786 98.85% 10,393,613 99.03%
Rejected Votes 838 1.43% 8,700 1.15% 101,838 0.97%
Total Polled 58,541 74.40% 759,486 75.87% 10,495,451 66.70%
Registered Electors 78,688 1,001,074 15,734,587

2005 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

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Party Pathadumbara[7] Kandy Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 31,957 59.81% 387,150 54.33% 4,706,366 48.43%
UPFA 20,610 38.57% 315,672 44.30% 4,887,152 50.29%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 866 1.62% 9,798 1.37% 123,521 1.27%
Valid Votes 53,433 98.37% 712,620 98.64% 9,717,039 98.88%
Rejected Votes 885 1.63% 9,817 1.36% 109,869 1.12%
Total Polled 54,318 75.63% 722,437 77.37% 9,826,908 69.51%
Registered Electors 71,823 933,754 14,136,979

1999 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

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Party Pathadumbara[8] Kandy Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 32,945 63.25% 308,187 50.29% 4,312,157 51.12%
UNP 17,372 33.35% 276,360 45.10% 3,602,748 42.71%
JVP 928 1.78% 15,512 2.53% 343,927 4.08%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 846 1.62% 12,752 2.08% 176,679 2.09%
Valid Votes 52,091 97.50% 612,811 97.29% 8,435,754 97.69%
Rejected Votes 1,338 2.50% 17,060 2.71% 199,536 2.31%
Total Polled 53,429 84.73% 629,871 77.61% 8,635,290 72.17%
Registered Electors 63,055 811,606 11,965,536

1994 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

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Party Pathadumbara[9] Kandy Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 23,082 52.61% 320,110 56.64% 4,709,205 62.28%
UNP 19,995 45.57% 235,519 41.68% 2,715,283 35.91%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 800 1.82% 9,488 1.68% 137,040 1.81%
Valid Votes 43,877 96.37% 565,117 97.55% 7,561,526 98.03%
Rejected Votes 1,652 3.63% 14,179 2.45% 151,706 1.97%
Total Polled 45,529 79.21% 579,296 77.85% 7,713,232 69.12%
Registered Electors 57,482 744,151 11,158,880

1988 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

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Party Pathadumbara[10] Kandy Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 20,902 57.19% 234,124 54.88% 2,569,199 50.43%
SLFP 15,087 41.28% 186,187 43.65% 2,289,857 44.95%
SLMP 557 1.52% 6,266 1.47% 235,701 4.63%
Valid Votes 36,546 98.36% 426,577 98.57% 5,094,754 98.24%
Rejected Votes 611 1.64% 6,167 1.43% 91,499 1.76%
Total Polled 37,157 76.23% 432,744 68.36% 5,186,256 55.87%
Registered Electors 48,741 633,030 9,283,143

1982 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

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Party Pathadumbara[11] Kandy Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 22,158 63.56% 289,621 59.80% 3,450,815 52.93%
SLFP 11,783 33.80% 178,647 36.89% 2,546,348 39.05%
JVP 669 1.92% 12,493 2.58% 273,428 4.19%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 252 0.72% 3,536 0.73% 249,460 3.83%
Valid Votes 34,862 98.92% 484,297 99.07% 6,520,156 98.78%
Rejected Votes 382 1.08% 4,548 0.93% 80,470 1.22%
Total Polled 35,244 84.14% 488,845 89.44% 6,600,626 80.15%
Registered Electors 41,888 546,565 8,235,358

Parliamentary Election Results

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Summary

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The winner of Pathadumbara has matched the final country result 4 out of 7 times. Hence, Pathadumbara is a Weak Bellwether for Parliamentary Elections.

Year Pathadumbara Kandy Electoral District MAE[12] % Sri Lanka MAE[13] %
2015 UNP UNP 3.89% UNP 9.67%
2010 UPFA UPFA 3.70% UPFA 4.80%
2004 UNP UNP 6.99% UPFA 12.28%
2001 PA UNP 6.70% UNP 4.46%
2000 PA PA 7.70% PA 8.30%
1994 UNP UNP 5.72% PA 10.28%
1989 UNP UNP 3.69% UNP 8.97%
Matches/Mean MAE 4/7 5/7 5.48% 7/7 8.39%

2015 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

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Party Pathadumbara[14] Kandy Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 35,619 59.61% 440,761 55.61% 5,098,916 45.77%
UPFA 20,822 34.85% 309,152 39.00% 4,732,664 42.48%
JVP 1,779 2.98% 30,669 3.87% 544,154 4.88%
CWC 944 1.58% 4,400 0.56% 17,107 0.15%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 591 0.99% 7,655 0.97% 82,981 0.74%
Valid Votes 59,755 94.56% 792,637 95.48% 11,140,333 95.35%
Rejected Votes 3,406 5.39% 37,065 4.46% 516,926 4.42%
Total Polled 63,195 74.02% 830,165 79.13% 11,684,111 77.66%
Registered Electors 85,375 1,049,160 15,044,490

2010 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

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Party Pathadumbara[15] Kandy Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 23,956 57.15% 339,819 60.81% 4,846,388 60.38%
UNP 16,214 38.68% 192,798 34.50% 2,357,057 29.37%
DNA 1,477 3.52% 23,728 4.25% 441,251 5.50%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 271 0.65% 2,459 0.44% 30,354 0.38%
Valid Votes 41,918 88.95% 558,804 90.49% 8,026,322 96.03%
Rejected Votes 5,177 10.99% 58,333 9.45% 581,465 6.96%
Total Polled 47,127 59.89% 617,559 61.70% 8,358,246 59.29%
Registered Electors 78,688 1,000,861 14,097,690

2004 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

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Party Pathadumbara[16] Kandy Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 26,230 57.60% 313,859 49.99% 3,486,792 37.73%
UPFA 16,071 35.29% 268,131 42.71% 4,223,126 45.70%
JHU 2,946 6.47% 42,192 6.72% 552,723 5.98%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 289 0.63% 3,684 0.59% 64,227 0.69%
Valid Votes 45,536 91.46% 627,866 93.24% 9,241,931 94.52%
Rejected Votes 4,250 8.54% 45,484 6.75% 534,452 5.47%
Total Polled 49,786 71.58% 673,380 76.47% 9,777,821 75.74%
Registered Electors 69,554 880,634 12,909,631

2001 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

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Party Pathadumbara[17] Kandy Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 19,911 47.35% 233,637 39.23% 3,330,815 37.19%
UNP 19,461 46.28% 314,297 52.77% 4,086,026 45.62%
JVP 2,071 4.92% 37,146 6.24% 815,353 9.10%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 609 1.45% 10,496 1.76% 129,347 1.44%
Valid Votes 42,052 93.20% 595,576 93.40% 8,955,844 94.77%
Rejected Votes 3,069 6.80% 42,103 6.60% 494,009 5.23%
Total Polled 45,121 67.02% 637,679 76.03% 9,449,878 76.03%
Registered Electors 67,327 838,687 12,428,762

2000 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

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Party Pathadumbara[18] Kandy Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 24,235 55.16% 282,282 46.66% 3,899,329 45.33%
UNP 13,805 31.42% 243,623 40.27% 3,451,765 40.12%
NUA 3,277 7.46% 32,023 5.29% 185,593 2.16%
JVP 1,016 2.31% 21,565 3.56% 518,725 6.03%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 630 1.43% 8,328 1.38% 138,824 1.61%
SU 521 1.19% 10,999 1.82% 127,859 1.49%
CWC 454 1.03% 6,108 1.01% 22,985 0.27%
Valid Votes 43,938 N/A 604,928 N/A 8,602,617 N/A

1994 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

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Party Pathadumbara[19] Kandy Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 25,471 58.21% 301,824 52.35% 3,498,370 44.04%
PA 17,816 40.72% 267,683 46.43% 3,887,805 48.94%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 467 1.07% 7,045 1.22% 175,576 2.21%
Valid Votes 43,754 94.12% 576,552 94.89% 7,943,688 95.20%
Rejected Votes 2,731 5.88% 31,019 5.11% 400,395 4.80%
Total Polled 46,485 80.87% 607,571 81.67% 8,344,095 74.75%
Registered Electors 57,482 743,939 11,163,064

1989 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

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Party Pathadumbara[20] Kandy Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 17,031 64.76% 204,973 61.72% 2,838,005 50.71%
SLFP 6,979 26.54% 105,977 31.91% 1,785,369 31.90%
SLMC 1,740 6.62% 14,697 4.43% 202,016 3.61%
USA 476 1.81% 5,147 1.55% 141,983 2.54%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 73 0.28% 1,315 0.40% 67,723 1.21%
Valid Votes 26,299 93.27% 332,109 93.69% 5,596,468 93.87%
Rejected Votes 1,897 6.73% 22,374 6.31% 365,563 6.13%
Total Polled 28,196 59.10% 354,483 56.42% 5,962,031 63.60%
Registered Electors 47,713 628,317 9,374,164

Demographics

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Ethnicity

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The Pathadumbara Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (66.0%), a significant Moor population (18.3%) and a significant Indian Tamil population (11.8%) . In comparison, the Kandy Electoral District (which contains the Pathadumbara Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (74.4%) and a significant Moor population (13.9%) [1]

Ethnicity in Pathadumbara[1]

  Sinhalese (66.0%)
  Moor (18.3%)
  Indian Tamil (11.8%)
  Sri Lankan Tamil (3.6%)
  Other (0.3%)

Religion

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The Pathadumbara Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (65.2%), a significant Muslim population (18.6%) and a significant Hindu population (13.8%) . In comparison, the Kandy Electoral District (which contains the Pathadumbara Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (73.4%) and a significant Muslim population (14.3%) [1]

Religion in Pathadumbara[1]

  Buddhist (65.2%)
  Muslim (18.6%)
  Hindu (13.8%)
  Roman Catholic (1.7%)
  Other (0.8%)

References

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  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 Pathadumbara and the Kandy 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 Pathadumbara 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 Pathadumbara and the Kandy 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 Pathadumbara 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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