Kalawewa Polling Division

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Kalawewa
Location of Kalawewa
Coordinates: 8°07′39″N 80°18′59″E / 8.127574°N 80.316343°E / 8.127574; 80.316343
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceNorth Central Province, Sri Lanka
Electoral DistrictAnuradhapura Electoral District
Area
 • Total577.7 km2 (223.1 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)[1]
 • Total168,529
 • Density292/km2 (760/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeEC-17E

The Kalawewa Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Anuradhapura Electoral District, in the North Central Province, Sri Lanka.

Presidential Election Results[edit]

Summary[edit]

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

Year Kalawewa Anuradhapura Electoral District MAE[2] % Sri Lanka MAE[3] %
2019 SLPP SLPP 1.82% SLPP 8.35%
2015 UPFA UPFA 2.32% NDF 8.17%
2010 UPFA UPFA 1.83% UPFA 10.00%
2005 UPFA UPFA 1.86% UPFA 6.60%
1999 PA PA 5.93% PA 8.68%
1994 PA PA 5.78% PA 7.41%
1988 SLFP SLFP 5.52% UNP 13.87%
1982 UNP UNP 0.89% UNP 4.32%
Matches/Mean MAE 6/8 6/8 3.24% 8/8 8.43%

2019 Sri Lankan Presidential Election[edit]

Party Kalawewa[4] Anuradhapura Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SLPP 63,306 60.89% 342,223 58.97% 6,924,255 52.25%
NDF 34,215 32.91% 202,348 34.87% 5,564,239 41.99%
NMPP 4,023 3.87% 22,879 3.94% 418,553 3.16%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 2,416 2.32% 12,896 2.22% 345,452 2.61%
Valid Votes 103,960 99.26% 580,346 99.16% 13,252,499 98.99%
Rejected Votes 773 0.74% 4,916 0.84% 135,452 1.01%
Total Polled 104,733 84.50% 585,262 85.76% 13,387,951 83.71%
Registered Electors 123,938 682,450 15,992,568

2015 Sri Lankan Presidential Election[edit]

Party Kalawewa[5] Anuradhapura Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 54,008 55.92% 281,161 53.59% 5,768,090 47.58%
NDF 41,612 43.09% 238,407 45.44% 6,217,162 51.28%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 960 0.99% 5,065 0.97% 138,200 1.14%
Valid Votes 96,580 99.21% 524,633 99.15% 12,123,452 98.85%
Rejected Votes 771 0.79% 4,500 0.85% 140,925 1.15%
Total Polled 97,351 77.78% 529,133 77.71% 12,264,377 78.69%
Registered Electors 125,162 680,877 15,585,942

2010 Sri Lankan Presidential Election[edit]

Party Kalawewa[6] Anuradhapura Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 57,967 68.20% 298,448 66.32% 6,015,934 57.88%
NDF 25,591 30.11% 143,761 31.94% 4,173,185 40.15%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,441 1.70% 7,829 1.74% 204,494 1.97%
Valid Votes 84,999 99.24% 450,038 99.17% 10,393,613 99.03%
Rejected Votes 650 0.76% 3,785 0.83% 101,838 0.97%
Total Polled 85,649 74.30% 453,823 73.65% 10,495,451 66.70%
Registered Electors 115,275 616,186 15,734,587

2005 Sri Lankan Presidential Election[edit]

Party Kalawewa[7] Anuradhapura Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 46,073 56.97% 231,040 55.08% 4,887,152 50.29%
UNP 33,758 41.74% 182,956 43.62% 4,706,366 48.43%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,048 1.30% 5,438 1.30% 123,521 1.27%
Valid Votes 80,879 98.98% 419,434 98.92% 9,717,039 98.88%
Rejected Votes 836 1.02% 4,563 1.08% 109,869 1.12%
Total Polled 81,715 76.57% 423,997 75.41% 9,826,908 69.51%
Registered Electors 106,717 562,259 14,136,979

1999 Sri Lankan Presidential Election[edit]

Party Kalawewa[8] Anuradhapura Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 42,154 60.42% 189,073 54.14% 4,312,157 51.12%
UNP 23,388 33.52% 139,180 39.86% 3,602,748 42.71%
JVP 2,845 4.08% 14,612 4.18% 343,927 4.08%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,378 1.98% 6,336 1.81% 176,679 2.09%
Valid Votes 69,765 97.89% 349,201 98.05% 8,435,754 97.69%
Rejected Votes 1,503 2.11% 6,949 1.95% 199,536 2.31%
Total Polled 71,268 78.64% 356,150 75.63% 8,635,290 72.17%
Registered Electors 90,631 470,907 11,965,536

1994 Sri Lankan Presidential Election[edit]

Party Kalawewa[9] Anuradhapura Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 42,661 69.82% 200,146 63.99% 4,709,205 62.28%
UNP 17,331 28.36% 107,342 34.32% 2,715,283 35.91%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,108 1.81% 5,309 1.70% 137,040 1.81%
Valid Votes 61,100 97.91% 312,797 98.05% 7,561,526 98.03%
Rejected Votes 1,304 2.09% 6,205 1.95% 151,706 1.97%
Total Polled 62,404 78.31% 319,002 76.16% 7,713,232 69.12%
Registered Electors 79,687 418,857 11,158,880

1988 Sri Lankan Presidential Election[edit]

Party Kalawewa[10] Anuradhapura Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SLFP 14,637 60.50% 73,154 55.15% 2,289,857 44.95%
UNP 8,947 36.98% 56,951 42.94% 2,569,199 50.43%
SLMP 611 2.53% 2,529 1.91% 235,701 4.63%
Valid Votes 24,195 98.51% 132,634 98.36% 5,094,754 98.24%
Rejected Votes 365 1.49% 2,207 1.64% 91,499 1.76%
Total Polled 24,560 37.24% 134,841 40.18% 5,186,256 55.87%
Registered Electors 65,945 335,551 9,283,143

1982 Sri Lankan Presidential Election[edit]

Party Kalawewa[11] Anuradhapura Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 22,467 49.19% 117,873 49.84% 3,450,815 52.93%
SLFP 20,442 44.75% 102,973 43.54% 2,546,348 39.05%
JVP 2,410 5.28% 13,911 5.88% 273,428 4.19%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 359 0.79% 1,766 0.75% 249,460 3.83%
Valid Votes 45,678 98.97% 236,523 99.04% 6,520,156 98.78%
Rejected Votes 474 1.03% 2,294 0.96% 80,470 1.22%
Total Polled 46,152 84.28% 238,817 84.68% 6,600,626 80.15%
Registered Electors 54,762 282,018 8,235,358

Parliamentary Election Results[edit]

Summary[edit]

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

Year Kalawewa Anuradhapura Electoral District MAE[12] % Sri Lanka MAE[13] %
2015 UPFA UPFA 3.81% UNP 6.49%
2010 UPFA UPFA 3.15% UPFA 7.96%
2004 UPFA UPFA 2.50% UPFA 6.81%
2001 PA UNP 3.75% UNP 5.23%
2000 PA PA 3.86% PA 4.59%
1994 PA PA 4.04% PA 7.12%
1989 UNP UNP 7.66% UNP 6.01%
Matches/Mean MAE 5/7 6/7 4.11% 7/7 6.31%

2015 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election[edit]

Party Kalawewa[14] Anuradhapura Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 45,236 52.82% 229,856 48.39% 4,732,664 42.48%
UNP 35,318 41.24% 213,072 44.85% 5,098,916 45.77%
JVP 4,623 5.40% 28,701 6.04% 544,154 4.88%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 462 0.54% 3,418 0.72% 80,543 0.72%
Valid Votes 85,639 93.93% 475,047 94.28% 11,140,333 95.35%
Rejected Votes 5,485 6.02% 28,462 5.65% 516,926 4.42%
Total Polled 91,177 72.85% 503,845 79.13% 11,684,111 77.66%
Registered Electors 125,162 636,733 15,044,490

2010 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election[edit]

Party Kalawewa[15] Anuradhapura Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 42,905 70.96% 221,204 66.52% 4,846,388 60.38%
UNP 14,662 24.25% 80,360 24.17% 2,357,057 29.37%
DNA 2,583 4.27% 18,129 5.45% 441,251 5.50%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 315 0.52% 12,845 3.86% 30,824 0.38%
Valid Votes 60,465 93.62% 332,538 93.55% 8,026,322 96.03%
Rejected Votes 4,124 6.38% 22,930 6.45% 581,465 6.96%
Total Polled 64,589 56.03% 355,468 57.35% 8,358,246 59.29%
Registered Electors 115,275 619,845 14,097,690

2004 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election[edit]

Party Kalawewa[16] Anuradhapura Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 42,639 59.95% 212,943 57.22% 4,223,126 45.70%
UNP 26,744 37.60% 148,612 39.94% 3,486,792 37.73%
JHU 1,314 1.85% 8,034 2.16% 552,723 5.98%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 426 0.60% 2,536 0.68% 51,070 0.55%
Valid Votes 71,123 94.11% 372,125 94.59% 9,241,931 94.52%
Rejected Votes 4,454 5.89% 21,281 5.41% 534,452 5.47%
Total Polled 75,577 73.99% 393,406 76.52% 9,777,821 75.74%
Registered Electors 102,138 514,149 12,909,631

2001 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election[edit]

Party Kalawewa[17] Anuradhapura Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 31,042 45.47% 149,393 41.57% 3,330,815 37.19%
UNP 28,282 41.43% 165,055 45.93% 4,086,026 45.62%
JVP 7,947 11.64% 40,005 11.13% 815,353 9.10%
NLF 686 1.00% 3,279 0.91% 45,901 0.51%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 310 0.45% 1,612 0.45% 62,809 0.70%
Valid Votes 68,267 93.95% 359,344 94.78% 8,955,844 94.77%
Rejected Votes 4,398 6.05% 19,796 5.22% 494,009 5.23%
Total Polled 72,665 74.82% 379,140 77.41% 9,449,878 76.03%
Registered Electors 97,120 489,776 12,428,762

2000 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election[edit]

Party Kalawewa[18] Anuradhapura Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 35,026 52.83% 169,424 48.30% 3,899,329 45.33%
UNP 24,754 37.34% 144,662 41.24% 3,451,765 40.12%
JVP 4,303 6.49% 21,274 6.06% 518,725 6.03%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,382 2.08% 6,042 1.72% 245,927 2.86%
NUA 834 1.26% 9,369 2.67% 185,593 2.16%
Valid Votes 66,299 N/A 350,771 N/A 8,602,617 N/A

1994 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election[edit]

Party Kalawewa[19] Anuradhapura Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 37,744 59.34% 180,454 55.19% 3,887,805 48.94%
UNP 25,091 39.45% 142,084 43.45% 3,498,370 44.04%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 767 1.21% 4,446 1.36% 158,616 2.00%
Valid Votes 63,602 95.27% 326,984 95.72% 7,943,688 95.20%
Rejected Votes 3,160 4.73% 14,620 4.28% 400,395 4.80%
Total Polled 66,762 83.78% 341,604 81.54% 8,344,095 74.75%
Registered Electors 79,687 418,959 11,163,064

1989 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election[edit]

Party Kalawewa[20] Anuradhapura Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 14,940 48.64% 92,726 56.39% 2,838,005 50.71%
SLFP 14,522 47.28% 64,010 38.92% 1,785,369 31.90%
USA 438 1.43% 1,724 1.05% 141,983 2.54%
IND 404 1.32% 4,057 2.47% 12,285 0.22%
ELJP 333 1.08% 1,397 0.85% 67,723 1.21%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 79 0.26% 531 0.32% 90,480 1.62%
Valid Votes 30,716 89.62% 164,445 92.03% 5,596,468 93.87%
Rejected Votes 3,557 10.38% 14,245 7.97% 365,563 6.13%
Total Polled 34,273 52.35% 178,690 53.49% 5,962,031 63.60%
Registered Electors 65,472 334,073 9,374,164

Demographics[edit]

Ethnicity[edit]

The Kalawewa Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (97.4%) . In comparison, the Anuradhapura Electoral District (which contains the Kalawewa Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (91.0%) [1]

Ethnicity in Kalawewa[1]

  Sinhalese (97.4%)
  Moor (1.7%)
  Other (0.8%)

Religion[edit]

The Kalawewa Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (96.7%) . In comparison, the Anuradhapura Electoral District (which contains the Kalawewa Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (90.1%) [1]

Religion in Kalawewa[1]

  Buddhist (96.7%)
  Muslim (1.7%)
  Other (1.6%)

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 Kalawewa and the Anuradhapura 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 Kalawewa 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 Kalawewa and the Anuradhapura 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 Kalawewa 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.