Hali Ela Polling Division

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Hali Ela
Polling Division
Interactive map of Hali Ela
Coordinates: 6°56′58″N 81°00′57″E / 6.949504°N 81.015760°E / 6.949504; 81.015760
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceUva Province, Sri Lanka
Electoral DistrictBadulla Electoral District
Area
 • Total
158.16 km2 (61.07 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)[1]
 • Total
90,571
 • Density573/km2 (1,480/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeEC-19E

The Hali Ela Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Badulla Electoral District, in the Uva Province, Sri Lanka.

Presidential Election Results

Summary

The winner of Hali Ela has matched the final country result 5 out of 8 times. Hence, Hali Ela is a Weak Bellwether for Presidential Elections.

Year Hali Ela Badulla Electoral District MAE[2] % Sri Lanka MAE[3] %
2019 NDF SLPP 3.70% SLPP 6.50%
2015 NDF NDF 2.13% NDF 0.43%
2010 UPFA UPFA 2.37% UPFA 6.85%
2005 UNP UNP 0.17% UPFA 5.02%
1999 UNP UNP 0.62% PA 4.11%
1994 PA PA 1.38% PA 5.26%
1988 UNP UNP 1.44% UNP 7.01%
1982 UNP UNP 3.23% UNP 1.49%
Matches/Mean MAE 5/8 6/8 1.88% 8/8 4.58%

2019 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Hali Ela[4] Badulla Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
NDF 28,502 48.68% 251,706 44.92% 5,564,239 41.99%
SLPP 26,485 45.24% 276,211 49.29% 6,924,255 52.25%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 2,181 3.73% 17,622 3.14% 345,452 2.61%
NMPP 1,379 2.36% 14,806 2.64% 418,553 3.16%
Valid Votes 58,547 98.61% 560,345 98.77% 13,252,499 98.99%
Rejected Votes 824 1.39% 6,978 1.23% 135,452 1.01%
Total Polled 59,371 85.09% 567,323 86.25% 13,387,951 83.71%
Registered Electors 69,776 657,766 15,992,568

2015 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Hali Ela[5] Badulla Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
NDF 27,797 51.17% 249,524 49.21% 6,217,162 51.28%
UPFA 25,420 46.80% 249,243 49.15% 5,768,090 47.58%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,105 2.03% 8,303 1.64% 138,200 1.14%
Valid Votes 54,322 98.12% 507,070 98.47% 12,123,452 98.85%
Rejected Votes 1,040 1.88% 7,871 1.53% 140,925 1.15%
Total Polled 55,362 79.19% 514,941 79.51% 12,264,377 78.69%
Registered Electors 69,909 647,628 15,585,942

2010 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Hali Ela[6] Badulla Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 23,758 50.65% 237,579 53.23% 6,015,934 57.88%
NDF 21,946 46.79% 198,835 44.55% 4,173,185 40.15%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,202 2.56% 9,880 2.21% 204,494 1.97%
Valid Votes 46,906 98.60% 446,294 98.66% 10,393,613 99.03%
Rejected Votes 665 1.40% 6,083 1.34% 101,838 0.97%
Total Polled 47,571 75.36% 452,377 75.62% 10,495,451 66.70%
Registered Electors 63,124 598,190 15,734,587

2005 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Hali Ela[7] Badulla Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 23,638 53.11% 226,582 53.11% 4,706,366 48.43%
UPFA 19,946 44.81% 192,734 45.18% 4,887,152 50.29%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 927 2.08% 7,283 1.71% 123,521 1.27%
Valid Votes 44,511 98.27% 426,599 98.43% 9,717,039 98.88%
Rejected Votes 785 1.73% 6,825 1.57% 109,869 1.12%
Total Polled 45,296 78.23% 433,424 78.67% 9,826,908 69.51%
Registered Electors 57,900 550,926 14,136,979

1999 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Hali Ela[8] Badulla Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 18,382 47.24% 172,884 47.97% 3,602,748 42.71%
PA 18,253 46.91% 167,000 46.33% 4,312,157 51.12%
JVP 1,384 3.56% 12,025 3.34% 343,927 4.08%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 894 2.30% 8,512 2.36% 176,679 2.09%
Valid Votes 38,913 96.45% 360,421 97.04% 8,435,754 97.69%
Rejected Votes 1,433 3.55% 10,979 2.96% 199,536 2.31%
Total Polled 40,346 77.59% 371,400 78.25% 8,635,290 72.17%
Registered Electors 51,998 474,610 11,965,536

1994 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Hali Ela[9] Badulla Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 20,090 56.56% 182,810 55.27% 4,709,205 62.28%
UNP 14,430 40.62% 139,611 42.21% 2,715,283 35.91%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 511 1.44% 4,504 1.36% 78,152 1.03%
Ind 2 491 1.38% 3,847 1.16% 58,888 0.78%
Valid Votes 35,522 95.02% 330,772 95.91% 7,561,526 98.03%
Rejected Votes 1,861 4.98% 14,093 4.09% 151,706 1.97%
Total Polled 37,383 76.59% 344,865 77.47% 7,713,232 69.12%
Registered Electors 48,807 445,146 11,158,880

1988 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Hali Ela[10] Badulla Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 10,005 58.40% 80,779 60.09% 2,569,199 50.43%
SLFP 6,585 38.43% 50,223 37.36% 2,289,857 44.95%
SLMP 543 3.17% 3,422 2.55% 235,701 4.63%
Valid Votes 17,133 97.35% 134,424 97.62% 5,094,754 98.24%
Rejected Votes 466 2.65% 3,276 2.38% 91,499 1.76%
Total Polled 17,599 49.76% 137,700 44.21% 5,186,256 55.87%
Registered Electors 35,367 311,473 9,283,143

1982 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Hali Ela[11] Badulla Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 14,196 55.07% 141,062 58.67% 3,450,815 52.93%
SLFP 10,249 39.76% 88,462 36.79% 2,546,348 39.05%
JVP 1,011 3.92% 7,713 3.21% 273,428 4.19%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 322 1.25% 3,203 1.33% 249,460 3.83%
Valid Votes 25,778 98.66% 240,440 98.77% 6,520,156 98.78%
Rejected Votes 351 1.34% 2,982 1.23% 80,470 1.22%
Total Polled 26,129 85.39% 243,422 85.47% 6,600,626 80.15%
Registered Electors 30,598 284,801 8,235,358

Parliamentary Election Results

Summary

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

Year Hali Ela Badulla Electoral District MAE[12] % Sri Lanka MAE[13] %
2015 UNP UNP 2.44% UNP 8.37%
2010 UPFA UPFA 0.67% UPFA 1.89%
2004 UNP UNP 1.13% UPFA 5.57%
2001 UNP UNP 1.32% UNP 3.41%
2000 PA UNP 1.94% PA 2.11%
1994 UNP UNP 1.91% PA 8.90%
1989 UNP UNP 1.26% UNP 4.32%
Matches/Mean MAE 5/7 4/7 1.52% 7/7 4.94%

2015 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Hali Ela[14] Badulla Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 28,486 57.53% 258,844 54.82% 5,098,916 45.77%
UPFA 17,599 35.54% 179,459 38.01% 4,732,664 42.48%
JVP 2,070 4.18% 21,445 4.54% 544,154 4.88%
CWC 1,167 2.36% 10,259 2.17% 17,107 0.15%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 196 0.40% 2,159 0.46% 76,945 0.69%
Valid Votes 49,518 93.81% 472,166 95.03% 11,140,333 95.35%
Rejected Votes 3,204 6.07% 24,167 4.86% 516,926 4.42%
Total Polled 52,785 75.51% 496,849 80.07% 11,684,111 77.66%
Registered Electors 69,909 620,486 15,044,490

2010 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Hali Ela[15] Badulla Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 21,341 59.06% 203,689 58.25% 4,846,388 60.38%
UNP 11,858 32.81% 112,886 32.28% 2,357,057 29.37%
DNA 1,544 4.27% 15,768 4.51% 441,251 5.50%
UPF 1,173 3.25% 11,481 3.28% 24,670 0.31%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 221 0.61% 5,854 1.67% 28,670 0.36%
Valid Votes 36,137 92.59% 349,678 93.54% 8,026,322 96.03%
Rejected Votes 2,893 7.41% 24,169 6.46% 581,465 6.96%
Total Polled 39,030 61.83% 373,847 62.46% 8,358,246 59.29%
Registered Electors 63,124 598,521 14,097,690

2004 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Hali Ela[16] Badulla Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 19,125 50.20% 181,705 49.09% 3,486,792 37.73%
UPFA 17,926 47.05% 178,634 48.26% 4,223,126 45.70%
JHU 725 1.90% 6,932 1.87% 552,723 5.98%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 324 0.85% 2,907 0.79% 57,589 0.62%
Valid Votes 38,100 90.74% 370,178 92.47% 9,241,931 94.52%
Rejected Votes 3,886 9.26% 30,159 7.53% 534,452 5.47%
Total Polled 41,986 75.33% 400,337 78.33% 9,777,821 75.74%
Registered Electors 55,733 511,115 12,909,631

2001 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Hali Ela[17] Badulla Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 20,754 52.05% 201,173 53.81% 4,086,026 45.62%
PA 15,137 37.96% 138,443 37.03% 3,330,815 37.19%
JVP 2,775 6.96% 26,820 7.17% 815,353 9.10%
IND3 872 2.19% 5,065 1.35% 6,161 0.07%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 339 0.85% 2,336 0.62% 73,230 0.82%
Valid Votes 39,877 92.90% 373,837 93.35% 8,955,844 94.77%
Rejected Votes 3,047 7.10% 26,626 6.65% 494,009 5.23%
Total Polled 42,924 78.98% 400,463 81.51% 9,449,878 76.03%
Registered Electors 54,349 491,288 12,428,762

2000 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Hali Ela[18] Badulla Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 17,588 45.50% 154,172 42.71% 3,899,329 45.33%
UNP 17,338 44.86% 167,351 46.36% 3,451,765 40.12%
JVP 1,802 4.66% 16,414 4.55% 518,725 6.03%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 980 2.54% 10,987 3.04% 431,432 5.02%
CWC 944 2.44% 12,092 3.35% 22,985 0.27%
Valid Votes 38,652 N/A 361,016 N/A 8,602,617 N/A

1994 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Hali Ela[19] Badulla Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 20,677 56.04% 182,131 54.04% 3,498,370 44.04%
PA 15,341 41.58% 146,546 43.48% 3,887,805 48.94%
SLPF 465 1.26% 3,555 1.05% 90,078 1.13%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 411 1.11% 4,827 1.43% 133,427 1.68%
Valid Votes 36,894 91.52% 337,059 92.19% 7,943,688 95.20%
Rejected Votes 3,419 8.48% 28,540 7.81% 400,395 4.80%
Total Polled 40,313 82.60% 365,599 82.23% 8,344,095 74.75%
Registered Electors 48,807 444,632 11,163,064

1989 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Hali Ela[20] Badulla Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 14,240 57.62% 135,089 58.97% 2,838,005 50.71%
SLFP 8,454 34.21% 81,011 35.36% 1,785,369 31.90%
USA 1,122 4.54% 5,712 2.49% 141,983 2.54%
ELJP 673 2.72% 5,589 2.44% 67,723 1.21%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 223 0.90% 1,693 0.74% 90,480 1.62%
Valid Votes 24,712 91.73% 229,094 92.08% 5,596,468 93.87%
Rejected Votes 2,228 8.27% 19,704 7.92% 365,563 6.13%
Total Polled 26,940 77.71% 248,798 75.55% 5,962,031 63.60%
Registered Electors 34,666 329,321 9,374,164

Demographics

Ethnicity

The Hali Ela Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (64.5%) and a significant Indian Tamil population (27.9%) . In comparison, the Badulla Electoral District (which contains the Hali Ela Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (73.0%) and a significant Indian Tamil population (18.5%) [1]

Ethnicity in Hali Ela[1]
  1. Sinhalese (64.5%)
  2. Indian Tamil (27.9%)
  3. Moor (3.80%)
  4. Sri Lankan Tamil (3.00%)
  5. Other (0.80%)

Religion

The Hali Ela Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (64.2%) and a significant Hindu population (29.0%) . In comparison, the Badulla Electoral District (which contains the Hali Ela Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (72.6%) and a significant Hindu population (19.3%) [1]

Religion in Hali Ela[1]
  1. Buddhist (64.2%)
  2. Hindu (29.0%)
  3. Muslim (4.60%)
  4. Roman Catholic (1.40%)
  5. Other (0.90%)

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 Hali Ela and the Badulla 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 Hali Ela 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 Hali Ela and the Badulla 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 Hali Ela 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.