Anamaduwa Polling Division

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Anamaduwa
Polling Division
Location of Anamaduwa
Coordinates: 7°56′04″N 79°58′58″E / 7.934547°N 79.982745°E / 7.934547; 79.982745
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceNorth Western Province, Sri Lanka
Electoral DistrictPuttalam Electoral District
Area
 • Total
1,122.61 km2 (433.44 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)[1]
 • Total
100,650
 • Density90/km2 (230/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeEC-16B

The Anamaduwa Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Puttalam Electoral District, in the North Western Province, Sri Lanka.

Presidential Election Results

Summary

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

Year Anamaduwa Puttalam Electoral District MAE[2] % Sri Lanka MAE[3] %
2019 SLPP SLPP 12.26% SLPP 10.67%
2015 UPFA NDF 13.01% NDF 14.29%
2010 UPFA UPFA 11.57% UPFA 12.24%
2005 UPFA UNP 6.73% UPFA 4.54%
1999 PA PA 3.11% PA 2.58%
1994 PA PA 3.15% PA 3.34%
1988 UNP UNP 3.81% UNP 1.58%
1982 UNP UNP 9.90% UNP 5.28%
Matches/Mean MAE 7/8 7/8 7.94% 8/8 6.81%

2019 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Anamaduwa[4] Puttalam Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SLPP 60,963 64.07% 230,760 50.83% 6,924,255 52.25%
NDF 29,842 31.36% 199,356 43.91% 5,564,239 41.99%
NMPP 2,183 2.29% 12,912 2.84% 418,553 3.16%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 2,160 2.27% 10,948 2.41% 345,452 2.61%
Valid Votes 95,148 99.33% 453,976 99.02% 13,252,499 98.99%
Rejected Votes 643 0.67% 4,478 0.98% 135,452 1.01%
Total Polled 95,791 82.54% 458,454 76.53% 13,387,951 83.71%
Registered Electors 116,053 599,042 15,992,568

2015 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Anamaduwa[5] Puttalam Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 52,225 62.10% 197,751 48.97% 5,768,090 47.58%
NDF 31,026 36.89% 202,073 50.04% 6,217,162 51.28%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 842 1.00% 4,026 1.00% 138,200 1.14%
Valid Votes 84,093 99.08% 403,850 98.95% 12,123,452 98.85%
Rejected Votes 778 0.92% 4,300 1.05% 140,925 1.15%
Total Polled 84,871 75.12% 408,150 72.50% 12,264,377 78.69%
Registered Electors 112,978 562,984 15,585,942

2010 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Anamaduwa[6] Puttalam Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 49,895 70.37% 201,981 58.70% 6,015,934 57.88%
NDF 19,622 27.67% 136,233 39.59% 4,173,185 40.15%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,389 1.96% 5,899 1.71% 204,494 1.97%
Valid Votes 70,906 99.29% 344,113 99.17% 10,393,613 99.03%
Rejected Votes 508 0.71% 2,886 0.83% 101,838 0.97%
Total Polled 71,414 70.22% 346,999 68.97% 10,495,451 66.70%
Registered Electors 101,696 503,106 15,734,587

2005 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Anamaduwa[7] Puttalam Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 38,002 54.96% 160,686 48.14% 4,887,152 50.29%
UNP 30,358 43.91% 169,264 50.71% 4,706,366 48.43%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 779 1.13% 3,833 1.15% 123,521 1.27%
Valid Votes 69,139 99.09% 333,783 98.95% 9,717,039 98.88%
Rejected Votes 632 0.91% 3,536 1.05% 109,869 1.12%
Total Polled 69,771 72.12% 337,319 70.56% 9,826,908 69.51%
Registered Electors 96,744 478,032 14,136,979

1999 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Anamaduwa[8] Puttalam Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 30,542 54.14% 141,725 51.47% 4,312,157 51.12%
UNP 22,733 40.30% 121,615 44.17% 3,602,748 42.71%
JVP 2,216 3.93% 7,876 2.86% 343,927 4.08%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 925 1.64% 4,123 1.50% 176,679 2.09%
Valid Votes 56,416 97.92% 275,339 97.94% 8,435,754 97.69%
Rejected Votes 1,199 2.08% 5,778 2.06% 199,536 2.31%
Total Polled 57,615 69.15% 281,117 68.85% 8,635,290 72.17%
Registered Electors 83,322 408,331 11,965,536

1994 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Anamaduwa[9] Puttalam Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 35,977 65.70% 165,795 62.65% 4,709,205 62.28%
UNP 17,821 32.54% 95,211 35.98% 2,715,283 35.91%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 964 1.76% 3,629 1.37% 137,040 1.81%
Valid Votes 54,762 98.13% 264,635 98.26% 7,561,526 98.03%
Rejected Votes 1,045 1.87% 4,689 1.74% 151,706 1.97%
Total Polled 55,807 69.75% 269,324 69.80% 7,713,232 69.12%
Registered Electors 80,010 385,854 11,158,880

1988 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Anamaduwa[10] Puttalam Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 21,252 52.10% 125,339 55.89% 2,569,199 50.43%
SLFP 18,875 46.27% 94,823 42.28% 2,289,857 44.95%
SLMP 662 1.62% 4,093 1.83% 235,701 4.63%
Valid Votes 40,789 99.05% 224,255 98.70% 5,094,754 98.24%
Rejected Votes 393 0.95% 2,965 1.30% 91,499 1.76%
Total Polled 41,182 60.96% 227,220 70.70% 5,186,256 55.87%
Registered Electors 67,553 321,387 9,283,143

1982 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Anamaduwa[11] Puttalam Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 20,789 48.10% 128,877 59.12% 3,450,815 52.93%
SLFP 19,757 45.71% 80,006 36.70% 2,546,348 39.05%
JVP 2,370 5.48% 7,001 3.21% 273,428 4.19%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 302 0.70% 2,096 0.96% 249,460 3.83%
Valid Votes 43,218 98.95% 217,980 99.09% 6,520,156 98.78%
Rejected Votes 458 1.05% 1,995 0.91% 80,470 1.22%
Total Polled 43,676 80.57% 219,975 81.41% 6,600,626 80.15%
Registered Electors 54,207 270,207 8,235,358

Parliamentary Election Results

Summary

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

Year Anamaduwa Puttalam Electoral District MAE[12] % Sri Lanka MAE[13] %
2015 UPFA UNP 12.51% UNP 9.50%
2010 UPFA UPFA 9.81% UPFA 11.39%
2004 UPFA UPFA 8.08% UPFA 6.52%
2001 UNP UNP 3.69% UNP 2.93%
2000 PA PA 4.87% PA 5.42%
1994 PA PA 2.13% PA 3.68%
1989 UNP UNP 1.08% UNP 7.15%
Matches/Mean MAE 6/7 7/7 6.02% 7/7 6.66%

2015 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Anamaduwa[14] Puttalam Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 42,432 57.42% 153,130 44.03% 4,732,664 42.48%
UNP 28,886 39.09% 180,185 51.81% 5,098,916 45.77%
JVP 2,159 2.92% 12,211 3.51% 544,154 4.88%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 425 0.58% 2,263 0.65% 82,383 0.74%
Valid Votes 73,902 93.21% 347,789 91.37% 11,140,333 95.35%
Rejected Votes 5,300 6.68% 23,124 6.08% 516,926 4.42%
Total Polled 79,284 70.18% 380,632 68.83% 11,684,111 77.66%
Registered Electors 112,978 553,009 15,044,490

2010 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Anamaduwa[15] Puttalam Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 38,413 75.27% 167,769 64.84% 4,846,388 60.38%
UNP 11,109 21.77% 81,152 31.36% 2,357,057 29.37%
DNA 1,269 2.49% 8,792 3.40% 441,251 5.50%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 240 0.47% 1,028 0.40% 33,372 0.42%
Valid Votes 51,031 90.68% 258,741 92.29% 8,026,322 96.03%
Rejected Votes 5,232 9.30% 21,562 7.69% 581,465 6.96%
Total Polled 56,275 55.34% 280,354 55.67% 8,358,246 59.29%
Registered Electors 101,696 503,635 14,097,690

2004 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Anamaduwa[16] Puttalam Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 33,715 58.37% 142,784 49.31% 4,223,126 45.70%
UNP 22,547 39.04% 135,152 46.67% 3,486,792 37.73%
JHU 1,231 2.13% 10,000 3.45% 552,723 5.98%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 264 0.46% 1,652 0.57% 62,157 0.67%
Valid Votes 57,757 90.88% 289,588 93.06% 9,241,931 94.52%
Rejected Votes 5,761 9.07% 21,431 6.89% 534,452 5.47%
Total Polled 63,550 68.63% 311,194 69.15% 9,777,821 75.74%
Registered Electors 92,596 450,057 12,909,631

2001 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Anamaduwa[17] Puttalam Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 26,507 45.90% 146,873 50.61% 4,086,026 45.62%
PA 25,709 44.52% 120,981 41.69% 3,330,815 37.19%
JVP 4,754 8.23% 18,095 6.24% 815,353 9.10%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 783 1.36% 4,260 1.47% 116,969 1.31%
Valid Votes 57,753 95.02% 290,209 95.20% 8,955,844 94.77%
Rejected Votes 3,030 4.98% 14,638 4.80% 494,009 5.23%
Total Polled 60,783 69.12% 304,847 71.53% 9,449,878 76.03%
Registered Electors 87,938 426,193 12,428,762

2000 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Anamaduwa[18] Puttalam Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 30,909 54.89% 138,747 48.40% 3,899,329 45.33%
UNP 21,233 37.71% 118,566 41.36% 3,451,765 40.12%
JVP 2,843 5.05% 11,256 3.93% 518,725 6.03%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 738 1.31% 16,167 5.64% 389,649 4.53%
NLF 587 1.04% 1,959 0.68% 32,275 0.38%
Valid Votes 56,310 N/A 286,695 N/A 8,602,617 N/A

1994 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Anamaduwa[19] Puttalam Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 32,679 55.75% 150,587 53.64% 3,887,805 48.94%
UNP 25,367 43.28% 127,671 45.48% 3,498,370 44.04%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 567 0.97% 2,453 0.87% 158,616 2.00%
Valid Votes 58,613 95.18% 280,711 95.52% 7,943,688 95.20%
Rejected Votes 2,949 4.79% 13,144 4.47% 400,395 4.80%
Total Polled 61,580 76.97% 293,873 76.19% 8,344,095 74.75%
Registered Electors 80,010 385,690 11,163,064

1989 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Anamaduwa[20] Puttalam Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 29,291 63.78% 139,309 62.62% 2,838,005 50.71%
SLFP 15,208 33.12% 71,687 32.22% 1,785,369 31.90%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 919 2.00% 8,081 3.63% 271,209 4.85%
USA 505 1.10% 3,398 1.53% 141,983 2.54%
Valid Votes 45,923 94.26% 222,475 94.40% 5,596,468 93.87%
Rejected Votes 2,799 5.74% 13,205 5.60% 365,563 6.13%
Total Polled 48,722 72.82% 235,680 73.94% 5,962,031 63.60%
Registered Electors 66,912 318,755 9,374,164

Demographics

Ethnicity

The Anamaduwa Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (94.4%) . In comparison, the Puttalam Electoral District (which contains the Anamaduwa Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (73.6%) and a significant Moor population (19.4%) [1]

Ethnicity in Anamaduwa[1]
  1. Sinhalese (94.4%)
  2. Moor (4.60%)
  3. Other (1.00%)

Religion

The Anamaduwa Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (87.7%) . In comparison, the Puttalam Electoral District (which contains the Anamaduwa Polling Division) has a Buddhist plurality (43.2%), a significant Roman Catholic population (31.5%) and a significant Muslim population (19.7%) [1]

Religion in Anamaduwa[1]
  1. Buddhist (87.7%)
  2. Roman Catholic (6.50%)
  3. Muslim (4.70%)
  4. Other (1.10%)

References

  1. "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 Anamaduwa and the Puttalam 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 Anamaduwa 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 Anamaduwa and the Puttalam 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 Anamaduwa 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.