Dodangaslanda Polling Division

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Dodangaslanda
Polling Division
Location of Dodangaslanda
Coordinates: 7°31′00″N 80°31′49″E / 7.516676°N 80.530144°E / 7.516676; 80.530144
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceNorth Western Province, Sri Lanka
Electoral DistrictKurunegala Electoral District
Area
 • Total
222.9 km2 (86.1 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)[1]
 • Total
88,714
 • Density398/km2 (1,030/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeEC-15N

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

Presidential Election Results

Summary

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

Year Dodangaslanda Kurunegala Electoral District MAE[2] % Sri Lanka MAE[3] %
2019 SLPP SLPP 1.23% SLPP 3.90%
2015 UPFA UPFA 0.13% NDF 5.76%
2010 UPFA UPFA 1.95% UPFA 2.98%
2005 UPFA UPFA 1.04% UPFA 2.87%
1999 PA PA 1.39% PA 1.05%
1994 PA PA 1.82% PA 4.83%
1988 UNP UNP 4.37% UNP 3.71%
1982 UNP UNP 3.94% UNP 2.73%
Matches/Mean MAE 7/8 7/8 1.98% 8/8 3.48%

2019 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Dodangaslanda[4] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SLPP 32,074 56.21% 652,278 57.90% 6,924,255 52.25%
NDF 21,489 37.66% 416,961 37.01% 5,564,239 41.99%
NMPP 2,078 3.64% 36,178 3.21% 418,553 3.16%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,416 2.48% 21,193 1.88% 345,452 2.61%
Valid Votes 57,057 99.06% 1,126,610 99.25% 13,252,499 98.99%
Rejected Votes 540 0.94% 8,522 0.75% 135,452 1.01%
Total Polled 57,597 83.05% 1,135,132 85.24% 13,387,951 83.71%
Registered Electors 69,356 1,331,705 15,992,568

2015 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Dodangaslanda[5] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 28,010 53.45% 556,868 53.46% 5,768,090 47.58%
NDF 23,847 45.50% 476,602 45.76% 6,217,162 51.28%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 552 1.05% 8,154 0.78% 138,200 1.14%
Valid Votes 52,409 99.03% 1,041,624 99.12% 12,123,452 98.85%
Rejected Votes 512 0.97% 9,285 0.88% 140,925 1.15%
Total Polled 52,921 75.38% 1,050,909 78.82% 12,264,377 78.69%
Registered Electors 70,204 1,333,377 15,585,942

2010 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Dodangaslanda[6] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 28,907 60.89% 582,784 63.08% 6,015,934 57.88%
NDF 17,596 37.07% 327,594 35.46% 4,173,185 40.15%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 968 2.04% 13,515 1.46% 204,494 1.97%
Valid Votes 47,471 99.36% 923,893 99.29% 10,393,613 99.03%
Rejected Votes 308 0.64% 6,644 0.71% 101,838 0.97%
Total Polled 47,779 72.56% 930,537 75.59% 10,495,451 66.70%
Registered Electors 65,846 1,230,966 15,734,587

2005 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Dodangaslanda[7] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 24,658 53.15% 468,507 52.26% 4,887,152 50.29%
UNP 21,100 45.48% 418,809 46.72% 4,706,366 48.43%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 633 1.36% 9,181 1.02% 123,521 1.27%
Valid Votes 46,391 98.71% 896,497 99.07% 9,717,039 98.88%
Rejected Votes 607 1.29% 8,458 0.93% 109,869 1.12%
Total Polled 46,998 74.43% 904,955 77.87% 9,826,908 69.51%
Registered Electors 63,143 1,162,099 14,136,979

1999 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Dodangaslanda[8] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 19,594 49.21% 377,483 50.77% 4,312,157 51.12%
UNP 17,011 42.72% 326,327 43.89% 3,602,748 42.71%
JVP 2,283 5.73% 27,354 3.68% 343,927 4.08%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 933 2.34% 12,355 1.66% 176,679 2.09%
Valid Votes 39,821 97.20% 743,519 97.99% 8,435,754 97.69%
Rejected Votes 1,147 2.80% 15,272 2.01% 199,536 2.31%
Total Polled 40,968 73.93% 758,791 75.83% 8,635,290 72.17%
Registered Electors 55,412 1,000,624 11,965,536

1994 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Dodangaslanda[9] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 20,241 57.26% 403,838 59.36% 4,709,205 62.28%
UNP 14,374 40.66% 266,740 39.21% 2,715,283 35.91%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 735 2.08% 9,766 1.44% 137,040 1.81%
Valid Votes 35,350 98.06% 680,344 98.48% 7,561,526 98.03%
Rejected Votes 699 1.94% 10,511 1.52% 151,706 1.97%
Total Polled 36,049 73.41% 690,855 76.97% 7,713,232 69.12%
Registered Electors 49,109 897,539 11,158,880

1988 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Dodangaslanda[10] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 11,077 54.63% 198,662 51.12% 2,569,199 50.43%
SLFP 8,411 41.48% 182,220 46.89% 2,289,857 44.95%
SLMP 787 3.88% 7,717 1.99% 235,701 4.63%
Valid Votes 20,275 98.68% 388,599 98.91% 5,094,754 98.24%
Rejected Votes 271 1.32% 4,281 1.09% 91,499 1.76%
Total Polled 20,546 46.45% 392,880 53.49% 5,186,256 55.87%
Registered Electors 44,229 734,453 9,283,143

1982 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Dodangaslanda[11] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 17,538 49.70% 345,769 55.77% 3,450,815 52.93%
SLFP 14,470 41.00% 248,479 40.08% 2,546,348 39.05%
JVP 3,048 8.64% 21,835 3.52% 273,428 4.19%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 235 0.67% 3,895 0.63% 249,460 3.83%
Valid Votes 35,291 99.05% 619,978 99.13% 6,520,156 98.78%
Rejected Votes 337 0.95% 5,431 0.87% 80,470 1.22%
Total Polled 35,628 85.87% 625,409 86.00% 6,600,626 80.15%
Registered Electors 41,493 727,202 8,235,358

Parliamentary Election Results

Summary

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

Year Dodangaslanda Kurunegala Electoral District MAE[12] % Sri Lanka MAE[13] %
2015 UPFA UPFA 0.15% UNP 2.93%
2010 UPFA UPFA 4.95% UPFA 3.32%
2004 UPFA UPFA 1.10% UPFA 5.91%
2001 UNP UNP 2.27% UNP 2.56%
2000 PA PA 1.98% PA 0.99%
1994 PA PA 0.90% PA 2.46%
1989 UNP UNP 0.65% UNP 5.33%
Matches/Mean MAE 6/7 6/7 1.71% 7/7 3.36%

2015 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Dodangaslanda[14] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 23,544 49.23% 474,124 49.29% 4,732,664 42.48%
UNP 21,829 45.64% 441,275 45.87% 5,098,916 45.77%
JVP 2,237 4.68% 41,077 4.27% 544,154 4.88%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 218 0.46% 5,496 0.57% 83,041 0.75%
Valid Votes 47,828 93.66% 961,972 95.39% 11,140,333 95.35%
Rejected Votes 3,217 6.30% 46,036 4.56% 516,926 4.42%
Total Polled 51,066 72.74% 1,008,459 79.63% 11,684,111 77.66%
Registered Electors 70,204 1,266,443 15,044,490

2010 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Dodangaslanda[15] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 20,217 58.86% 429,316 63.91% 4,846,388 60.38%
UNP 12,771 37.18% 213,713 31.81% 2,357,057 29.37%
DNA 1,245 3.62% 26,440 3.94% 441,251 5.50%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 116 0.34% 2,288 0.34% 34,779 0.43%
Valid Votes 34,349 90.97% 671,757 92.58% 8,026,322 96.03%
Rejected Votes 3,358 8.89% 53,130 7.32% 581,465 6.96%
Total Polled 37,758 57.34% 725,566 59.08% 8,358,246 59.29%
Registered Electors 65,846 1,228,044 14,097,690

2004 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Dodangaslanda[16] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 22,426 53.65% 412,157 51.95% 4,223,126 45.70%
UNP 18,073 43.24% 340,768 42.95% 3,486,792 37.73%
JHU 1,138 2.72% 37,459 4.72% 552,723 5.98%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 163 0.39% 2,976 0.38% 64,640 0.70%
Valid Votes 41,800 93.81% 793,360 95.14% 9,241,931 94.52%
Rejected Votes 2,739 6.15% 40,261 4.83% 534,452 5.47%
Total Polled 44,557 72.18% 833,908 76.54% 9,777,821 75.74%
Registered Electors 61,727 1,089,482 12,909,631

2001 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Dodangaslanda[17] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 18,703 45.32% 382,768 48.59% 4,086,026 45.62%
PA 17,938 43.46% 332,775 42.24% 3,330,815 37.19%
JVP 4,147 10.05% 63,652 8.08% 815,353 9.10%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 483 1.17% 8,533 1.08% 133,770 1.49%
Valid Votes 41,271 93.82% 787,728 95.35% 8,955,844 94.77%
Rejected Votes 2,720 6.18% 38,451 4.65% 494,009 5.23%
Total Polled 43,991 74.56% 826,179 78.98% 9,449,878 76.03%
Registered Electors 58,998 1,046,102 12,428,762

2000 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Dodangaslanda[18] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 18,208 45.15% 358,794 48.75% 3,899,329 45.33%
UNP 16,951 42.03% 308,106 41.86% 3,451,765 40.12%
JVP 3,155 7.82% 40,780 5.54% 518,725 6.03%
NUA 1,177 2.92% 11,927 1.62% 185,593 2.16%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 837 2.08% 16,421 2.23% 221,514 2.57%
Valid Votes 40,328 N/A 736,028 N/A 8,602,617 N/A

1994 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Dodangaslanda[19] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 18,300 50.71% 366,856 51.87% 3,887,805 48.94%
UNP 17,193 47.65% 332,547 47.02% 3,498,370 44.04%
SLPF 466 1.29% 4,990 0.71% 90,078 1.13%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 125 0.35% 2,886 0.41% 68,538 0.86%
Valid Votes 36,084 94.15% 707,279 95.92% 7,943,688 95.20%
Rejected Votes 2,243 5.85% 30,071 4.08% 400,395 4.80%
Total Polled 38,327 78.04% 737,350 82.15% 8,344,095 74.75%
Registered Electors 49,109 897,580 11,163,064

1989 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Dodangaslanda[20] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 16,774 57.86% 314,724 58.51% 2,838,005 50.71%
SLFP 10,744 37.06% 195,526 36.35% 1,785,369 31.90%
ELJP 858 2.96% 13,759 2.56% 67,723 1.21%
USA 532 1.84% 11,059 2.06% 141,983 2.54%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 82 0.28% 2,848 0.53% 90,480 1.62%
Valid Votes 28,990 92.52% 537,916 94.02% 5,596,468 93.87%
Rejected Votes 2,344 7.48% 34,212 5.98% 365,563 6.13%
Total Polled 31,334 71.75% 572,128 72.88% 5,962,031 63.60%
Registered Electors 43,674 784,991 9,374,164

Demographics

Ethnicity

The Dodangaslanda Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (85.7%) and a significant Moor population (11.2%) . In comparison, the Kurunegala Electoral District (which contains the Dodangaslanda Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (91.4%) [1]

Ethnicity in Dodangaslanda[1]
  1. Sinhalese (85.7%)
  2. Moor (11.2%)
  3. Sri Lankan Tamil (2.80%)
  4. Other (0.40%)

Religion

The Dodangaslanda Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (85.2%) and a significant Muslim population (11.3%) . In comparison, the Kurunegala Electoral District (which contains the Dodangaslanda Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (88.5%) [1]

Religion in Dodangaslanda[1]
  1. Buddhist (85.2%)
  2. Muslim (11.3%)
  3. Hindu (2.60%)
  4. Other (0.80%)

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 Dodangaslanda and the Kurunegala 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 Dodangaslanda 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 Dodangaslanda and the Kurunegala 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 Dodangaslanda 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.