Thissamaharama Polling Division

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Thissamaharama
Location of Thissamaharama
Coordinates: 6°18′41″N 81°18′18″E / 6.311388°N 81.305029°E / 6.311388; 81.305029
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceSouthern Province, Sri Lanka
Electoral DistrictHambantota Electoral District
Area
 • Total1,507.27 km2 (581.96 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)[1]
 • Total200,531
 • Density133/km2 (340/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeEC-09D

The Thissamaharama Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Hambantota Electoral District, in the Southern Province, Sri Lanka.

Presidential Election Results[edit]

Summary[edit]

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

Year Thissamaharama Hambantota Electoral District MAE[2] % Sri Lanka MAE[3] %
2019 SLPP SLPP 3.40% SLPP 10.64%
2015 UPFA UPFA 2.99% NDF 12.24%
2010 UPFA UPFA 2.57% UPFA 6.44%
2005 UPFA UPFA 2.95% UPFA 10.04%
1999 PA PA 0.09% PA 4.41%
1994 PA PA 1.68% PA 1.19%
1988 UNP UNP 0.66% UNP 2.23%
1982 UNP UNP 0.96% UNP 3.95%
Matches/Mean MAE 7/8 7/8 1.91% 8/8 6.39%

2019 Sri Lankan Presidential Election[edit]

Party Thissamaharama[4] Hambantota Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SLPP 91,577 62.55% 278,804 66.17% 6,924,255 52.25%
NDF 43,460 29.68% 108,906 25.85% 5,564,239 41.99%
NMPP 8,749 5.98% 26,295 6.24% 418,553 3.16%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 2,623 1.79% 7,369 1.75% 345,452 2.61%
Valid Votes 146,409 99.32% 421,374 99.25% 13,252,499 98.99%
Rejected Votes 1,007 0.68% 3,179 0.75% 135,452 1.01%
Total Polled 147,416 86.94% 424,553 87.36% 13,387,951 83.71%
Registered Electors 169,555 485,986 15,992,568

2015 Sri Lankan Presidential Election[edit]

Party Thissamaharama[5] Hambantota Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 78,546 59.99% 243,295 63.02% 5,768,090 47.58%
NDF 50,977 38.93% 138,708 35.93% 6,217,162 51.28%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,412 1.08% 4,073 1.05% 138,200 1.14%
Valid Votes 130,935 99.17% 386,076 99.14% 12,123,452 98.85%
Rejected Votes 1,102 0.83% 3,351 0.86% 140,925 1.15%
Total Polled 132,037 80.60% 389,427 81.23% 12,264,377 78.69%
Registered Electors 163,818 479,433 15,585,942

2010 Sri Lankan Presidential Election[edit]

Party Thissamaharama[6] Hambantota Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 71,581 64.58% 226,887 67.21% 6,015,934 57.88%
NDF 37,426 33.77% 105,336 31.20% 4,173,185 40.15%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,827 1.65% 5,341 1.58% 204,494 1.97%
Valid Votes 110,834 99.33% 337,564 99.35% 10,393,613 99.03%
Rejected Votes 748 0.67% 2,218 0.65% 101,838 0.97%
Total Polled 111,582 77.69% 339,782 78.29% 10,495,451 66.70%
Registered Electors 143,622 433,991 15,734,587

2005 Sri Lankan Presidential Election[edit]

Party Thissamaharama[7] Hambantota Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 63,197 60.47% 202,918 63.43% 4,887,152 50.29%
UNP 40,006 38.28% 112,712 35.23% 4,706,366 48.43%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,310 1.25% 4,295 1.34% 123,521 1.27%
Valid Votes 104,513 99.04% 319,925 99.09% 9,717,039 98.88%
Rejected Votes 1,012 0.96% 2,928 0.91% 109,869 1.12%
Total Polled 105,525 79.23% 322,853 79.47% 9,826,908 69.51%
Registered Electors 133,196 406,270 14,136,979

1999 Sri Lankan Presidential Election[edit]

Party Thissamaharama[8] Hambantota Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 39,021 47.44% 120,275 47.41% 4,312,157 51.12%
UNP 30,983 37.67% 95,088 37.48% 3,602,748 42.71%
JVP 10,865 13.21% 33,739 13.30% 343,927 4.08%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,386 1.69% 4,576 1.80% 176,679 2.09%
Valid Votes 82,255 98.00% 253,678 97.93% 8,435,754 97.69%
Rejected Votes 1,675 2.00% 5,375 2.07% 199,536 2.31%
Total Polled 83,930 73.16% 259,053 72.69% 8,635,290 72.17%
Registered Electors 114,717 356,394 11,965,536

1994 Sri Lankan Presidential Election[edit]

Party Thissamaharama[9] Hambantota Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 42,523 63.31% 132,873 61.52% 4,709,205 62.28%
UNP 23,102 34.39% 77,735 35.99% 2,715,283 35.91%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,543 2.30% 5,387 2.49% 137,040 1.81%
Valid Votes 67,168 97.91% 215,995 98.18% 7,561,526 98.03%
Rejected Votes 1,432 2.09% 4,013 1.82% 151,706 1.97%
Total Polled 68,600 64.31% 220,008 66.06% 7,713,232 69.12%
Registered Electors 106,669 333,054 11,158,880

1988 Sri Lankan Presidential Election[edit]

Party Thissamaharama[10] Hambantota Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 20,020 48.98% 41,198 49.62% 2,569,199 50.43%
SLFP 19,665 48.11% 39,343 47.39% 2,289,857 44.95%
SLMP 1,192 2.92% 2,478 2.98% 235,701 4.63%
Valid Votes 40,877 96.08% 83,019 95.56% 5,094,754 98.24%
Rejected Votes 1,667 3.92% 3,855 4.44% 91,499 1.76%
Total Polled 42,544 44.67% 86,874 29.40% 5,186,256 55.87%
Registered Electors 95,245 295,536 9,283,143

1982 Sri Lankan Presidential Election[edit]

Party Thissamaharama[11] Hambantota Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 25,656 47.21% 90,545 45.90% 3,450,815 52.93%
SLFP 20,624 37.95% 76,402 38.73% 2,546,348 39.05%
JVP 7,724 14.21% 28,835 14.62% 273,428 4.19%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 335 0.62% 1,496 0.76% 249,460 3.83%
Valid Votes 54,339 99.05% 197,278 99.09% 6,520,156 98.78%
Rejected Votes 523 0.95% 1,804 0.91% 80,470 1.22%
Total Polled 54,862 78.91% 199,082 81.37% 6,600,626 80.15%
Registered Electors 69,521 244,660 8,235,358

Parliamentary Election Results[edit]

Summary[edit]

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

Year Thissamaharama Hambantota Electoral District MAE[12] % Sri Lanka MAE[13] %
2015 UPFA UPFA 2.47% UNP 7.24%
2010 UPFA UPFA 5.66% UPFA 4.13%
2004 UPFA UPFA 1.02% UPFA 8.41%
2001 UNP UNP 1.61% UNP 3.81%
2000 UNP UNP 2.44% PA 6.69%
1994 PA PA 0.15% PA 4.71%
1989 UNP UNP 1.50% UNP 4.14%
Matches/Mean MAE 5/7 5/7 2.12% 7/7 5.59%

2015 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election[edit]

Party Thissamaharama[14] Hambantota Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 63,950 51.33% 196,980 53.87% 4,732,664 42.48%
UNP 48,184 38.67% 130,433 35.67% 5,098,916 45.77%
JVP 12,031 9.66% 36,527 9.99% 544,154 4.88%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 424 0.34% 1,743 0.48% 82,845 0.74%
Valid Votes 124,589 97.23% 365,683 97.29% 11,140,333 95.35%
Rejected Votes 3,494 2.73% 10,056 2.68% 516,926 4.42%
Total Polled 128,132 78.22% 375,885 81.20% 11,684,111 77.66%
Registered Electors 163,818 462,911 15,044,490

2010 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election[edit]

Party Thissamaharama[15] Hambantota Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 52,058 56.99% 174,808 62.87% 4,846,388 60.38%
UNP 33,172 36.32% 83,027 29.86% 2,357,057 29.37%
DNA 5,751 6.30% 19,186 6.90% 441,251 5.50%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 360 0.39% 1,033 0.37% 23,385 0.29%
Valid Votes 91,341 96.03% 278,054 96.11% 8,026,322 96.03%
Rejected Votes 3,776 3.97% 11,240 3.89% 581,465 6.96%
Total Polled 95,117 66.23% 289,294 66.47% 8,358,246 59.29%
Registered Electors 143,622 435,218 14,097,690

2004 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election[edit]

Party Thissamaharama[16] Hambantota Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 57,861 63.04% 178,895 64.05% 4,223,126 45.70%
UNP 33,449 36.44% 98,877 35.40% 3,486,792 37.73%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 477 0.52% 1,538 0.55% 58,285 0.63%
Valid Votes 91,787 93.57% 279,310 94.03% 9,241,931 94.52%
Rejected Votes 6,311 6.43% 17,724 5.97% 534,452 5.47%
Total Polled 98,098 76.41% 297,034 77.28% 9,777,821 75.74%
Registered Electors 128,377 384,361 12,909,631

2001 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election[edit]

Party Thissamaharama[17] Hambantota Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 37,939 41.51% 112,520 40.02% 4,086,026 45.62%
PA 32,159 35.18% 105,175 37.41% 3,330,815 37.19%
JVP 20,179 22.08% 59,693 21.23% 815,353 9.10%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,124 1.23% 3,774 1.34% 115,846 1.29%
Valid Votes 91,401 95.36% 281,162 95.46% 8,955,844 94.77%
Rejected Votes 4,451 4.64% 13,378 4.54% 494,009 5.23%
Total Polled 95,852 78.56% 294,540 79.81% 9,449,878 76.03%
Registered Electors 122,005 369,073 12,428,762

2000 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election[edit]

Party Thissamaharama[18] Hambantota Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 41,169 45.94% 119,074 43.12% 3,451,765 40.12%
PA 33,181 37.02% 110,308 39.95% 3,899,329 45.33%
JVP 13,958 15.57% 42,042 15.23% 518,725 6.03%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,311 1.46% 4,703 1.70% 260,613 3.03%
Valid Votes 89,619 N/A 276,127 N/A 8,602,617 N/A

1994 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election[edit]

Party Thissamaharama[19] Hambantota Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 41,739 53.42% 132,008 53.51% 3,887,805 48.94%
UNP 30,056 38.47% 95,382 38.67% 3,498,370 44.04%
SLPF 5,151 6.59% 15,309 6.21% 90,078 1.13%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,190 1.52% 3,980 1.61% 134,507 1.69%
Valid Votes 78,136 95.00% 246,679 94.80% 7,943,688 95.20%
Rejected Votes 4,116 5.00% 13,539 5.20% 400,395 4.80%
Total Polled 82,252 77.11% 260,218 78.19% 8,344,095 74.75%
Registered Electors 106,669 332,805 11,163,064

1989 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election[edit]

Party Thissamaharama[20] Hambantota Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 13,406 54.72% 31,639 55.92% 2,838,005 50.71%
SLFP 9,273 37.85% 22,459 39.70% 1,785,369 31.90%
USA 1,492 6.09% 1,686 2.98% 141,983 2.54%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 329 1.34% 791 1.40% 221,166 3.95%
Valid Votes 24,500 90.44% 56,575 92.88% 5,596,468 93.87%
Rejected Votes 2,589 9.56% 4,339 7.12% 365,563 6.13%
Total Polled 27,089 28.75% 60,914 20.64% 5,962,031 63.60%
Registered Electors 94,234 295,120 9,374,164

Demographics[edit]

Ethnicity[edit]

The Thissamaharama Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (93.3%) . In comparison, the Hambantota Electoral District (which contains the Thissamaharama Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (97.1%) [1]

Ethnicity in Thissamaharama[1]

  Sinhalese (93.3%)
  Malay (3.5%)
  Moor (2.2%)
  Other (1.0%)

Religion[edit]

The Thissamaharama Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (92.8%) . In comparison, the Hambantota Electoral District (which contains the Thissamaharama Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (96.7%) [1]

Religion in Thissamaharama[1]

  Buddhist (92.8%)
  Muslim (5.9%)
  Other (1.3%)

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 Thissamaharama and the Hambantota 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 Thissamaharama 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.
  5. ^ "2015 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2015.
  6. ^ "2010 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2010.
  7. ^ "2005 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2005.
  8. ^ "1999 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 1999.
  9. ^ "1994 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 1994.
  10. ^ "1988 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 1988.
  11. ^ "1982 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 1982.
  12. ^ The mean absolute error, between the percentages of votes each party got in Thissamaharama and the Hambantota 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 Thissamaharama 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.