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Balangoda
Polling Division
Coordinates: 6°39′33″N 80°46′41″E / 6.659259°N 80.778092°E / 6.659259; 80.778092
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceSabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka
Electoral DistrictRatnapura Electoral District
Area
 • Total523.89 km2 (202.28 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)[1]
 • Total141,040
 • Density269/km2 (700/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeEC-21D

The Balangoda Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Ratnapura Electoral District, in the Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka.

Presidential Election Results[edit]

Summary[edit]

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

Year Balangoda Ratnapura Electoral District MAE[2] % Sri Lanka MAE[3] %
2019 SLPP SLPP 3.28% SLPP 3.60%
2015 UPFA UPFA 3.84% NDF 4.29%
2010 UPFA UPFA 2.57% UPFA 3.17%
2005 UPFA UPFA 2.73% UPFA 0.16%
1999 PA PA 2.39% PA 1.67%
1994 PA PA 1.47% PA 5.61%
1988 UNP UNP 0.41% UNP 1.58%
1982 UNP UNP 0.84% UNP 3.93%
Matches/Mean MAE 7/8 7/8 2.19% 8/8 3.00%

2019 Sri Lankan Presidential Election[edit]

Party Balangoda[4] Ratnapura Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SLPP 53,120 56.42% 448,044 59.93% 6,924,255 52.25%
NDF 36,421 38.69% 264,503 35.38% 5,564,239 41.99%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 2,446 2.60% 16,237 2.17% 345,452 2.61%
NMPP 2,160 2.29% 18,887 2.53% 418,553 3.16%
Valid Votes 94,147 99.22% 747,671 99.22% 13,252,499 98.99%
Rejected Votes 741 0.78% 5,853 0.78% 135,452 1.01%
Total Polled 94,888 86.45% 753,524 87.11% 13,387,951 83.71%
Registered Electors 109,756 864,979 15,992,568

2015 Sri Lankan Presidential Election[edit]

Party Balangoda[5] Ratnapura Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 44,798 51.81% 379,053 55.74% 5,768,090 47.58%
NDF 40,501 46.84% 292,514 43.01% 6,217,162 51.28%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,175 1.36% 8,517 1.25% 138,200 1.14%
Valid Votes 86,474 98.85% 680,084 98.89% 12,123,452 98.85%
Rejected Votes 1,009 1.15% 7,656 1.11% 140,925 1.15%
Total Polled 87,483 82.09% 687,740 82.69% 12,264,377 78.69%
Registered Electors 106,575 831,712 15,585,942

2010 Sri Lankan Presidential Election[edit]

Party Balangoda[6] Ratnapura Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 46,716 61.07% 377,734 63.76% 6,015,934 57.88%
NDF 28,201 36.87% 203,566 34.36% 4,173,185 40.15%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,573 2.06% 11,126 1.88% 204,494 1.97%
Valid Votes 76,490 99.24% 592,426 99.26% 10,393,613 99.03%
Rejected Votes 589 0.76% 4,430 0.74% 101,838 0.97%
Total Polled 77,079 79.58% 596,856 79.75% 10,495,451 66.70%
Registered Electors 96,855 748,404 15,734,587

2005 Sri Lankan Presidential Election[edit]

Party Balangoda[7] Ratnapura Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 35,410 50.17% 294,260 53.01% 4,887,152 50.29%
UNP 34,049 48.24% 252,838 45.55% 4,706,366 48.43%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,128 1.60% 7,976 1.44% 123,521 1.27%
Valid Votes 70,587 98.83% 555,074 99.02% 9,717,039 98.88%
Rejected Votes 836 1.17% 5,510 0.98% 109,869 1.12%
Total Polled 71,423 81.22% 560,584 82.57% 9,826,908 69.51%
Registered Electors 87,938 678,909 14,136,979

1999 Sri Lankan Presidential Election[edit]

Party Balangoda[8] Ratnapura Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 31,231 49.87% 250,409 52.13% 4,312,157 51.12%
UNP 28,184 45.00% 202,621 42.18% 3,602,748 42.71%
JVP 1,810 2.89% 16,482 3.43% 343,927 4.08%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,403 2.24% 10,852 2.26% 176,679 2.09%
Valid Votes 62,628 98.07% 480,364 98.15% 8,435,754 97.69%
Rejected Votes 1,232 1.93% 9,038 1.85% 199,536 2.31%
Total Polled 63,860 81.62% 489,402 81.27% 8,635,290 72.17%
Registered Electors 78,239 602,172 11,965,536

1994 Sri Lankan Presidential Election[edit]

Party Balangoda[9] Ratnapura Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 32,501 56.62% 257,265 58.07% 4,709,205 62.28%
UNP 23,943 41.71% 177,924 40.16% 2,715,283 35.91%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 959 1.67% 7,842 1.77% 137,040 1.81%
Valid Votes 57,403 97.82% 443,031 98.31% 7,561,526 98.03%
Rejected Votes 1,277 2.18% 7,595 1.69% 151,706 1.97%
Total Polled 58,680 80.23% 450,626 80.02% 7,713,232 69.12%
Registered Electors 73,136 563,174 11,158,880

1988 Sri Lankan Presidential Election[edit]

Party Balangoda[10] Ratnapura Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 24,802 52.05% 180,622 51.75% 2,569,199 50.43%
SLFP 22,074 46.33% 159,879 45.81% 2,289,857 44.95%
SLMP 771 1.62% 8,516 2.44% 235,701 4.63%
Valid Votes 47,647 98.93% 349,017 98.84% 5,094,754 98.24%
Rejected Votes 516 1.07% 4,113 1.16% 91,499 1.76%
Total Polled 48,163 80.73% 353,130 76.64% 5,186,256 55.87%
Registered Electors 59,661 460,735 9,283,143

1982 Sri Lankan Presidential Election[edit]

Party Balangoda[11] Ratnapura Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 22,923 50.53% 175,903 50.90% 3,450,815 52.93%
SLFP 20,679 45.58% 152,506 44.13% 2,546,348 39.05%
JVP 1,440 3.17% 11,283 3.26% 273,428 4.19%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 324 0.71% 5,912 1.71% 249,460 3.83%
Valid Votes 45,366 99.26% 345,604 99.02% 6,520,156 98.78%
Rejected Votes 336 0.74% 3,407 0.98% 80,470 1.22%
Total Polled 45,702 88.16% 349,011 85.91% 6,600,626 80.15%
Registered Electors 51,837 406,275 8,235,358

Parliamentary Election Results[edit]

Summary[edit]

The winner of Balangoda has matched the final country result 6 out of 7 times. Hence, Balangoda is a Strong Bellwether for Parliamentary Elections.

Year Balangoda Ratnapura Electoral District MAE[12] % Sri Lanka MAE[13] %
2015 UNP UPFA 3.64% UNP 3.69%
2010 UPFA UPFA 4.38% UPFA 3.71%
2004 UPFA UPFA 2.08% UPFA 5.13%
2001 UNP UNP 2.55% UNP 3.78%
2000 PA PA 0.93% PA 4.23%
1994 UNP PA 2.78% PA 3.46%
1989 UNP UNP 2.00% UNP 6.69%
Matches/Mean MAE 6/7 6/7 2.62% 7/7 4.39%

2015 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election[edit]

Party Balangoda[14] Ratnapura Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 38,039 48.90% 284,117 44.96% 5,098,916 45.77%
UPFA 37,015 47.58% 323,636 51.21% 4,732,664 42.48%
JVP 2,307 2.97% 21,525 3.41% 544,154 4.88%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 430 0.55% 2,720 0.43% 83,333 0.75%
Valid Votes 77,791 95.13% 631,998 96.46% 11,140,333 95.35%
Rejected Votes 3,940 4.82% 23,026 3.51% 516,926 4.42%
Total Polled 81,771 76.73% 655,222 80.88% 11,684,111 77.66%
Registered Electors 106,575 810,082 15,044,490

2010 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election[edit]

Party Balangoda[15] Ratnapura Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 36,020 64.47% 305,327 68.87% 4,846,388 60.38%
UNP 18,410 32.95% 125,076 28.21% 2,357,057 29.37%
DNA 1,200 2.15% 11,053 2.49% 441,251 5.50%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 238 0.43% 1,853 0.42% 35,498 0.44%
Valid Votes 55,868 90.90% 443,309 92.28% 8,026,322 96.03%
Rejected Votes 5,584 9.09% 37,022 7.71% 581,465 6.96%
Total Polled 61,461 63.46% 480,395 64.02% 8,358,246 59.29%
Registered Electors 96,855 750,416 14,097,690

2004 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election[edit]

Party Balangoda[16] Ratnapura Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 32,042 51.24% 261,450 53.14% 4,223,126 45.70%
UNP 27,685 44.27% 205,490 41.77% 3,486,792 37.73%
JHU 2,364 3.78% 20,801 4.23% 552,723 5.98%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 448 0.72% 4,262 0.87% 58,082 0.63%
Valid Votes 62,539 93.51% 492,003 94.55% 9,241,931 94.52%
Rejected Votes 4,340 6.49% 28,346 5.45% 534,452 5.47%
Total Polled 66,879 78.42% 520,349 80.42% 9,777,821 75.74%
Registered Electors 85,285 647,035 12,909,631

2001 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election[edit]

Party Balangoda[17] Ratnapura Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 30,982 49.83% 227,202 46.41% 4,086,026 45.62%
PA 25,849 41.58% 212,794 43.46% 3,330,815 37.19%
JVP 4,106 6.60% 40,377 8.25% 815,353 9.10%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,237 1.99% 9,205 1.88% 131,990 1.47%
Valid Votes 62,174 92.84% 489,578 94.14% 8,955,844 94.77%
Rejected Votes 4,793 7.16% 30,483 5.86% 494,009 5.23%
Total Polled 66,967 81.68% 520,061 83.41% 9,449,878 76.03%
Registered Electors 81,992 623,506 12,428,762

2000 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election[edit]

Party Balangoda[18] Ratnapura Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 31,411 52.02% 244,142 50.63% 3,899,329 45.33%
UNP 25,789 42.71% 204,017 42.30% 3,451,765 40.12%
JVP 2,232 3.70% 22,222 4.61% 518,725 6.03%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 952 1.58% 11,873 2.46% 239,421 2.78%
Valid Votes 60,384 N/A 482,254 N/A 8,602,617 N/A

1994 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election[edit]

Party Balangoda[19] Ratnapura Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 29,959 50.78% 220,750 47.96% 3,498,370 44.04%
PA 28,292 47.95% 233,687 50.77% 3,887,805 48.94%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 746 1.26% 5,848 1.27% 223,848 2.82%
Valid Votes 58,997 93.85% 460,285 95.12% 7,943,688 95.20%
Rejected Votes 3,870 6.16% 23,611 4.88% 400,395 4.80%
Total Polled 62,861 85.95% 483,890 85.77% 8,344,095 74.75%
Registered Electors 73,136 564,194 11,163,064

1989 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election[edit]

Party Balangoda[20] Ratnapura Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 27,987 61.06% 196,323 57.89% 2,838,005 50.71%
SLFP 16,662 36.35% 123,360 36.38% 1,785,369 31.90%
USP 931 2.03% 17,323 5.11% 17,323 0.31%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 252 0.55% 2,116 0.62% 68,609 1.23%
Valid Votes 45,832 93.47% 339,122 94.37% 5,596,468 93.87%
Rejected Votes 3,201 6.53% 20,248 5.63% 365,563 6.13%
Total Polled 49,033 83.30% 359,370 78.60% 5,962,031 63.60%
Registered Electors 58,861 457,224 9,374,164

Demographics[edit]

Ethnicity[edit]

The Balangoda Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (81.5%) and a significant Indian Tamil population (10.5%) . In comparison, the Ratnapura Electoral District (which contains the Balangoda Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (87.1%) [1]

Ethnicity in Balangoda[1]

  Sinhalese (81.5%)
  Indian Tamil (10.5%)
  Moor (4.3%)
  Sri Lankan Tamil (3.5%)
  Other (0.2%)

Religion[edit]

The Balangoda Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (80.3%) and a significant Hindu population (12.1%) . In comparison, the Ratnapura Electoral District (which contains the Balangoda Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (86.7%) [1]

Religion in Balangoda[1]

  Buddhist (80.3%)
  Hindu (12.1%)
  Muslim (4.5%)
  Roman Catholic (2.1%)
  Other (1.0%)

References[edit]

  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 Balangoda and the Ratnapura 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 Balangoda 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 Balangoda and the Ratnapura 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 Balangoda 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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