Presidential Election Results
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The winner of Yatiyanthota has matched the final country result 6 out of 8 times. Hence, Yatiyanthota is a Weak Bellwether for Presidential Elections.
Party
Yatiyanthota[ 4]
Kegalle Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
SLPP
32,753
51.62%
320,484
55.66%
6,924,255
52.25%
NDF
28,215
44.47%
228,032
39.60%
5,564,239
41.99%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
1,489
2.35%
12,272
2.13%
345,452
2.61%
NMPP
990
1.56%
15,043
2.61%
418,553
3.16%
Valid Votes
63,447
98.97%
575,831
99.11%
13,252,499
98.99%
Rejected Votes
659
1.03%
5,152
0.89%
135,452
1.01%
Total Polled
64,106
85.66%
580,983
85.89%
13,387,951
83.71%
Registered Electors
74,836
676,440
15,992,568
Party
Yatiyanthota[ 5]
Kegalle Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UPFA
30,890
52.62%
278,130
51.82%
5,768,090
47.58%
NDF
26,970
45.94%
252,533
47.05%
6,217,162
51.28%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
843
1.44%
6,108
1.14%
138,200
1.14%
Valid Votes
58,703
98.64%
536,771
98.80%
12,123,452
98.85%
Rejected Votes
809
1.36%
6,515
1.20%
140,925
1.15%
Total Polled
59,512
80.16%
543,286
79.85%
12,264,377
78.69%
Registered Electors
74,244
680,414
15,585,942
Party
Yatiyanthota[ 6]
Kegalle Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UPFA
31,456
59.25%
296,639
61.80%
6,015,934
57.88%
NDF
20,346
38.32%
174,877
36.44%
4,173,185
40.15%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
1,288
2.43%
8,448
1.76%
204,494
1.97%
Valid Votes
53,090
99.19%
479,964
99.25%
10,393,613
99.03%
Rejected Votes
431
0.81%
3,604
0.75%
101,838
0.97%
Total Polled
53,521
76.50%
483,568
76.11%
10,495,451
66.70%
Registered Electors
69,964
635,342
15,734,587
Party
Yatiyanthota[ 7]
Kegalle Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UNP
26,056
50.23%
223,483
47.67%
4,706,366
48.43%
UPFA
25,080
48.35%
239,184
51.02%
4,887,152
50.29%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
738
1.42%
6,106
1.30%
123,521
1.27%
Valid Votes
51,874
98.98%
468,773
98.99%
9,717,039
98.88%
Rejected Votes
536
1.02%
4,795
1.01%
109,869
1.12%
Total Polled
52,410
79.73%
473,568
78.68%
9,826,908
69.51%
Registered Electors
65,737
601,872
14,136,979
Party
Yatiyanthota[ 8]
Kegalle Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
PA
22,655
51.03%
210,185
51.30%
4,312,157
51.12%
UNP
19,765
44.52%
176,376
43.05%
3,602,748
42.71%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
1,071
2.41%
8,122
1.98%
176,679
2.09%
JVP
902
2.03%
14,997
3.66%
343,927
4.08%
Valid Votes
44,393
97.80%
409,680
98.05%
8,435,754
97.69%
Rejected Votes
998
2.20%
8,136
1.95%
199,536
2.31%
Total Polled
45,391
75.75%
417,816
76.52%
8,635,290
72.17%
Registered Electors
59,922
546,038
11,965,536
Party
Yatiyanthota[ 9]
Kegalle Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
PA
21,930
53.55%
211,676
56.06%
4,709,205
62.28%
UNP
18,200
44.44%
159,707
42.30%
2,715,283
35.91%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
822
2.01%
6,209
1.64%
137,040
1.81%
Valid Votes
40,952
97.63%
377,592
98.14%
7,561,526
98.03%
Rejected Votes
992
2.37%
7,139
1.86%
151,706
1.97%
Total Polled
41,944
73.16%
384,731
74.84%
7,713,232
69.12%
Registered Electors
57,328
514,055
11,158,880
Party
Yatiyanthota[ 10]
Kegalle Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UNP
21,614
59.51%
168,720
57.11%
2,569,199
50.43%
SLFP
13,452
37.04%
119,769
40.54%
2,289,857
44.95%
SLMP
1,253
3.45%
6,923
2.34%
235,701
4.63%
Valid Votes
36,319
98.60%
295,412
98.57%
5,094,754
98.24%
Rejected Votes
516
1.40%
4,277
1.43%
91,499
1.76%
Total Polled
36,835
75.70%
299,689
67.98%
5,186,256
55.87%
Registered Electors
48,662
440,836
9,283,143
Party
Yatiyanthota[ 11]
Kegalle Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UNP
22,889
59.84%
195,444
57.02%
3,450,815
52.93%
SLFP
12,517
32.72%
126,538
36.92%
2,546,348
39.05%
LSSP
1,838
4.80%
6,184
1.80%
58,531
0.90%
JVP
862
2.25%
13,706
4.00%
273,428
4.19%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
147
0.38%
890
0.26%
190,929
2.93%
Valid Votes
38,253
98.02%
342,762
98.69%
6,520,156
98.78%
Rejected Votes
771
1.98%
4,537
1.31%
80,470
1.22%
Total Polled
39,024
85.18%
347,299
84.30%
6,600,626
80.15%
Registered Electors
45,811
411,994
8,235,358
Parliamentary Election Results
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The winner of Yatiyanthota has matched the final country result 6 out of 7 times. Hence, Yatiyanthota is a Strong Bellwether for Parliamentary Elections.
Party
Yatiyanthota[ 14]
Kegalle Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UNP
27,123
49.48%
247,467
49.52%
5,098,916
45.77%
UPFA
25,250
46.07%
227,208
45.47%
4,732,664
42.48%
CWC
1,139
2.08%
2,448
0.49%
17,107
0.15%
JVP
997
1.82%
18,394
3.68%
544,154
4.88%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
304
0.55%
4,213
0.84%
83,938
0.75%
Valid Votes
54,813
95.16%
499,730
96.35%
11,140,333
95.35%
Rejected Votes
2,743
4.76%
18,770
3.62%
516,926
4.42%
Total Polled
57,602
77.58%
518,674
79.81%
11,684,111
77.66%
Registered Electors
74,244
649,878
15,044,490
Party
Yatiyanthota[ 15]
Kegalle Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UPFA
25,522
64.36%
242,463
66.89%
4,846,388
60.38%
UNP
13,404
33.80%
104,925
28.95%
2,357,057
29.37%
DNA
552
1.39%
13,518
3.73%
441,251
5.50%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
174
0.44%
1,549
0.43%
33,973
0.42%
Valid Votes
39,652
91.07%
362,455
93.32%
8,026,322
96.03%
Rejected Votes
3,889
8.93%
25,965
6.68%
581,465
6.96%
Total Polled
43,541
62.23%
388,420
60.93%
8,358,246
59.29%
Registered Electors
69,964
637,524
14,097,690
Party
Yatiyanthota[ 16]
Kegalle Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UPFA
22,081
49.11%
214,267
50.88%
4,223,126
45.70%
UNP
21,500
47.81%
186,641
44.32%
3,486,792
37.73%
JHU
1,083
2.41%
18,034
4.28%
552,723
5.98%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
302
0.67%
2,187
0.52%
59,247
0.64%
Valid Votes
44,966
92.00%
421,134
94.25%
9,241,931
94.52%
Rejected Votes
3,910
8.00%
25,685
5.75%
534,452
5.47%
Total Polled
48,876
76.17%
446,816
78.35%
9,777,821
75.74%
Registered Electors
64,170
570,299
12,909,631
Party
Yatiyanthota[ 17]
Kegalle Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UNP
22,704
49.86%
208,104
49.36%
4,086,026
45.62%
PA
19,508
42.84%
170,901
40.53%
3,330,815
37.19%
JVP
2,678
5.88%
36,711
8.71%
815,353
9.10%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
645
1.42%
5,924
1.40%
123,245
1.38%
Valid Votes
45,535
92.82%
421,640
94.90%
8,955,844
94.77%
Rejected Votes
3,521
7.18%
22,669
5.10%
494,009
5.23%
Total Polled
49,056
78.43%
444,309
80.10%
9,449,878
76.03%
Registered Electors
62,548
554,698
12,428,762
Party
Yatiyanthota[ 18]
Kegalle Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
PA
22,659
51.62%
201,114
48.88%
3,899,329
45.33%
UNP
18,738
42.69%
175,627
42.69%
3,451,765
40.12%
JVP
1,347
3.07%
22,028
5.35%
518,725
6.03%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
1,149
2.62%
12,643
3.07%
419,507
4.88%
Valid Votes
43,893
N/A
411,412
N/A
8,602,617
N/A
Party
Yatiyanthota[ 19]
Kegalle Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UNP
24,145
55.27%
203,938
51.24%
3,498,370
44.04%
PA
19,340
44.27%
190,689
47.91%
3,887,805
48.94%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
202
0.46%
3,383
0.85%
90,078
1.13%
Valid Votes
43,687
94.37%
398,010
95.89%
7,943,688
95.20%
Rejected Votes
2,604
5.63%
17,043
4.11%
400,395
4.80%
Total Polled
46,291
80.75%
415,053
80.78%
8,344,095
74.75%
Registered Electors
57,328
513,825
11,163,064
Party
Yatiyanthota[ 20]
Kegalle Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UNP
24,062
68.54%
174,334
61.12%
2,838,005
50.71%
SLFP
6,377
18.17%
80,668
28.28%
1,785,369
31.90%
USA
4,248
12.10%
15,168
5.32%
141,983
2.54%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
417
1.19%
15,084
5.29%
158,203
2.83%
Valid Votes
35,104
93.17%
285,254
93.95%
5,596,468
93.87%
Rejected Votes
2,573
6.83%
18,362
6.05%
365,563
6.13%
Total Polled
37,677
78.29%
303,616
69.46%
5,962,031
63.60%
Registered Electors
48,126
437,131
9,374,164
The Yatiyanthota Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (77.3%) and a significant Indian Tamil population (16.5%) . In comparison, the Kegalle Electoral District (which contains the Yatiyanthota Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (85.5%) [ 1]
Ethnicity in Yatiyanthota[ 1]
Other (0.1%)
The Yatiyanthota Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (77.0%) and a significant Hindu population (18.2%) . In comparison, the Kegalle Electoral District (which contains the Yatiyanthota Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (84.4%) [ 1]
Religion in Yatiyanthota[ 1]
Other (1.0%)