Harispattuwa Polling Division

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Harispattuwa
Polling Division
Location of Harispattuwa
Coordinates: 7°22′16″N 80°35′06″E / 7.371188°N 80.584934°E / 7.371188; 80.584934
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceCentral Province, Sri Lanka
Electoral DistrictKandy Electoral District
Area
 • Total
137.63 km2 (53.14 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)[1]
 • Total
209,488
 • Density1,522/km2 (3,940/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeEC-04B

The Harispattuwa Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Kandy Electoral District, in the Central Province, Sri Lanka.

Presidential Election Results

Summary

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

Year Harispattuwa Kandy Electoral District MAE[2] % Sri Lanka MAE[3] %
2019 SLPP SLPP 1.94% SLPP 4.00%
2015 NDF NDF 3.02% NDF 6.29%
2010 UPFA UPFA 2.74% UPFA 6.38%
2005 UNP UNP 2.76% UPFA 8.63%
1999 UNP PA 2.86% PA 4.29%
1994 PA PA 1.66% PA 3.92%
1988 UNP UNP 1.11% UNP 1.91%
1982 UNP UNP 2.44% UNP 6.93%
Matches/Mean MAE 6/8 7/8 2.32% 8/8 5.29%

2019 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Harispattuwa[4] Kandy Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SLPP 64,298 48.53% 471,502 50.43% 6,924,255 52.25%
NDF 62,044 46.83% 417,355 44.64% 5,564,239 41.99%
NMPP 3,401 2.57% 23,539 2.52% 418,553 3.16%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 2,754 2.08% 22,479 2.40% 345,452 2.61%
Valid Votes 132,497 99.15% 934,875 99.04% 13,252,499 98.99%
Rejected Votes 1,135 0.85% 9,020 0.96% 135,452 1.01%
Total Polled 133,632 84.10% 943,895 84.89% 13,387,951 83.71%
Registered Electors 158,903 1,111,860 15,992,568

2015 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Harispattuwa[5] Kandy Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
NDF 71,533 57.69% 466,994 54.56% 6,217,162 51.28%
UPFA 51,156 41.26% 378,585 44.23% 5,768,090 47.58%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,309 1.06% 10,329 1.21% 138,200 1.14%
Valid Votes 123,998 98.92% 855,908 98.73% 12,123,452 98.85%
Rejected Votes 1,356 1.08% 10,993 1.27% 140,925 1.15%
Total Polled 125,354 79.61% 866,901 79.71% 12,264,377 78.69%
Registered Electors 157,463 1,087,542 15,585,942

2010 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Harispattuwa[6] Kandy Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 56,508 51.50% 406,636 54.16% 6,015,934 57.88%
NDF 51,406 46.85% 329,492 43.89% 4,173,185 40.15%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,800 1.64% 14,658 1.95% 204,494 1.97%
Valid Votes 109,714 98.95% 750,786 98.85% 10,393,613 99.03%
Rejected Votes 1,161 1.05% 8,700 1.15% 101,838 0.97%
Total Polled 110,875 75.18% 759,486 75.87% 10,495,451 66.70%
Registered Electors 147,475 1,001,074 15,734,587

2005 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Harispattuwa[7] Kandy Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 59,899 57.17% 387,150 54.33% 4,706,366 48.43%
UPFA 43,540 41.55% 315,672 44.30% 4,887,152 50.29%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,338 1.28% 9,798 1.37% 123,521 1.27%
Valid Votes 104,777 98.65% 712,620 98.64% 9,717,039 98.88%
Rejected Votes 1,432 1.35% 9,817 1.36% 109,869 1.12%
Total Polled 106,209 76.87% 722,437 77.37% 9,826,908 69.51%
Registered Electors 138,171 933,754 14,136,979

1999 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Harispattuwa[8] Kandy Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 41,640 47.75% 276,360 45.10% 3,602,748 42.71%
PA 40,996 47.01% 308,187 50.29% 4,312,157 51.12%
JVP 2,782 3.19% 15,512 2.53% 343,927 4.08%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,780 2.04% 12,752 2.08% 176,679 2.09%
Valid Votes 87,198 96.98% 612,811 97.29% 8,435,754 97.69%
Rejected Votes 2,720 3.02% 17,060 2.71% 199,536 2.31%
Total Polled 89,918 74.84% 629,871 77.61% 8,635,290 72.17%
Registered Electors 120,150 811,606 11,965,536

1994 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Harispattuwa[9] Kandy Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 48,134 58.36% 320,110 56.64% 4,709,205 62.28%
UNP 33,007 40.02% 235,519 41.68% 2,715,283 35.91%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,332 1.62% 9,488 1.68% 137,040 1.81%
Valid Votes 82,473 97.85% 565,117 97.55% 7,561,526 98.03%
Rejected Votes 1,809 2.15% 14,179 2.45% 151,706 1.97%
Total Polled 84,282 77.15% 579,296 77.85% 7,713,232 69.12%
Registered Electors 109,246 744,151 11,158,880

1988 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Harispattuwa[10] Kandy Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 30,708 53.85% 234,124 54.88% 2,569,199 50.43%
SLFP 25,594 44.89% 186,187 43.65% 2,289,857 44.95%
SLMP 719 1.26% 6,266 1.47% 235,701 4.63%
Valid Votes 57,021 98.34% 426,577 98.57% 5,094,754 98.24%
Rejected Votes 962 1.66% 6,167 1.43% 91,499 1.76%
Total Polled 57,983 61.61% 432,744 68.36% 5,186,256 55.87%
Registered Electors 94,109 633,030 9,283,143

1982 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Harispattuwa[11] Kandy Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 43,186 61.50% 289,621 59.80% 3,450,815 52.93%
SLFP 23,301 33.18% 178,647 36.89% 2,546,348 39.05%
JVP 3,374 4.80% 12,493 2.58% 273,428 4.19%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 363 0.52% 3,536 0.73% 249,460 3.83%
Valid Votes 70,224 99.15% 484,297 99.07% 6,520,156 98.78%
Rejected Votes 605 0.85% 4,548 0.93% 80,470 1.22%
Total Polled 70,829 85.76% 488,845 89.44% 6,600,626 80.15%
Registered Electors 82,590 546,565 8,235,358

Parliamentary Election Results

Summary

The winner of Harispattuwa has matched the final country result 4 out of 7 times. Hence, Harispattuwa is a Weak Bellwether for Parliamentary Elections.

Year Harispattuwa Kandy Electoral District MAE[12] % Sri Lanka MAE[13] %
2015 UNP UNP 1.01% UNP 6.96%
2010 UPFA UPFA 3.09% UPFA 4.21%
2004 UNP UNP 1.06% UPFA 7.07%
2001 UNP UNP 6.23% UNP 8.11%
2000 UNP PA 4.24% PA 3.51%
1994 UNP UNP 2.15% PA 2.87%
1989 UNP UNP 0.70% UNP 6.10%
Matches/Mean MAE 4/7 5/7 2.64% 7/7 5.55%

2015 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Harispattuwa[14] Kandy Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 63,853 56.73% 440,761 55.61% 5,098,916 45.77%
UPFA 42,799 38.02% 309,152 39.00% 4,732,664 42.48%
JVP 4,459 3.96% 30,669 3.87% 544,154 4.88%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,453 1.29% 12,055 1.52% 100,088 0.90%
Valid Votes 112,564 95.60% 792,637 95.48% 11,140,333 95.35%
Rejected Votes 5,126 4.35% 37,065 4.46% 516,926 4.42%
Total Polled 117,748 74.78% 830,165 79.13% 11,684,111 77.66%
Registered Electors 157,463 1,049,160 15,044,490

2010 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Harispattuwa[15] Kandy Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 46,026 57.53% 339,819 60.81% 4,846,388 60.38%
UNP 30,124 37.66% 192,798 34.50% 2,357,057 29.37%
DNA 3,551 4.44% 23,728 4.25% 441,251 5.50%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 296 0.37% 2,459 0.44% 30,354 0.38%
Valid Votes 79,997 90.49% 558,804 90.49% 8,026,322 96.03%
Rejected Votes 8,345 9.44% 58,333 9.45% 581,465 6.96%
Total Polled 88,401 59.94% 617,559 61.70% 8,358,246 59.29%
Registered Electors 147,475 1,000,861 14,097,690

2004 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Harispattuwa[16] Kandy Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 46,572 50.58% 313,859 49.99% 3,486,792 37.73%
UPFA 37,806 41.06% 268,131 42.71% 4,223,126 45.70%
JHU 7,079 7.69% 42,192 6.72% 552,723 5.98%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 621 0.67% 3,684 0.59% 64,227 0.69%
Valid Votes 92,078 92.95% 627,866 93.24% 9,241,931 94.52%
Rejected Votes 6,988 7.05% 45,484 6.75% 534,452 5.47%
Total Polled 99,066 74.26% 673,380 76.47% 9,777,821 75.74%
Registered Electors 133,404 880,634 12,909,631

2001 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Harispattuwa[17] Kandy Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 53,249 58.60% 314,297 52.77% 4,086,026 45.62%
PA 28,636 31.51% 233,637 39.23% 3,330,815 37.19%
JVP 7,496 8.25% 37,146 6.24% 815,353 9.10%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,488 1.64% 10,496 1.76% 129,347 1.44%
Valid Votes 90,869 93.03% 595,576 93.40% 8,955,844 94.77%
Rejected Votes 6,813 6.97% 42,103 6.60% 494,009 5.23%
Total Polled 97,682 77.03% 637,679 76.03% 9,449,878 76.03%
Registered Electors 126,815 838,687 12,428,762

2000 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Harispattuwa[18] Kandy Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 35,828 40.94% 243,623 40.27% 3,451,765 40.12%
PA 34,177 39.05% 282,282 46.66% 3,899,329 45.33%
NUA 10,990 12.56% 32,023 5.29% 185,593 2.16%
JVP 3,732 4.26% 21,565 3.56% 518,725 6.03%
SU 1,592 1.82% 10,999 1.82% 127,859 1.49%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,193 1.36% 14,436 2.39% 161,809 1.88%
Valid Votes 87,512 N/A 604,928 N/A 8,602,617 N/A

1994 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Harispattuwa[19] Kandy Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 42,356 50.16% 301,824 52.35% 3,498,370 44.04%
PA 41,035 48.59% 267,683 46.43% 3,887,805 48.94%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,052 1.25% 7,045 1.22% 175,576 2.21%
Valid Votes 84,443 95.10% 576,552 94.89% 7,943,688 95.20%
Rejected Votes 4,352 4.90% 31,019 5.11% 400,395 4.80%
Total Polled 88,795 81.28% 607,571 81.67% 8,344,095 74.75%
Registered Electors 109,246 743,939 11,163,064

1989 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Harispattuwa[20] Kandy Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 21,218 61.51% 204,973 61.72% 2,838,005 50.71%
SLFP 10,538 30.55% 105,977 31.91% 1,785,369 31.90%
SLMC 2,476 7.18% 14,697 4.43% 202,016 3.61%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 265 0.77% 6,462 1.95% 209,706 3.75%
Valid Votes 34,497 93.19% 332,109 93.69% 5,596,468 93.87%
Rejected Votes 2,519 6.81% 22,374 6.31% 365,563 6.13%
Total Polled 37,016 40.10% 354,483 56.42% 5,962,031 63.60%
Registered Electors 92,300 628,317 9,374,164

Demographics

Ethnicity

The Harispattuwa Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (67.7%) and a significant Moor population (28.2%) . In comparison, the Kandy Electoral District (which contains the Harispattuwa Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (74.4%) and a significant Moor population (13.9%) [1]

Ethnicity in Harispattuwa[1]
  1. Sinhalese (67.7%)
  2. Moor (28.2%)
  3. Indian Tamil (2.10%)
  4. Sri Lankan Tamil (1.70%)
  5. Other (0.20%)

Religion

The Harispattuwa Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (67.1%) and a significant Muslim population (28.8%) . In comparison, the Kandy Electoral District (which contains the Harispattuwa Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (73.4%) and a significant Muslim population (14.3%) [1]

Religion in Harispattuwa[1]
  1. Buddhist (67.1%)
  2. Muslim (28.8%)
  3. Hindu (3.00%)
  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 Harispattuwa and the Kandy 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 Harispattuwa 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 Harispattuwa and the Kandy 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 Harispattuwa 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.