Tangalle Polling Division

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Tangalle
Polling Division
Location of Tangalle
Coordinates: 6°07′01″N 80°51′51″E / 6.116993°N 80.864196°E / 6.116993; 80.864196
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceSouthern Province, Sri Lanka
Electoral DistrictHambantota Electoral District
Area
 • Total
511.85 km2 (197.63 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)[1]
 • Total
193,751
 • Density379/km2 (980/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeEC-09C

The Tangalle Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Hambantota Electoral District, in the Southern Province, Sri Lanka.

Presidential Election Results

Summary

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

Year Tangalle Hambantota Electoral District MAE[2] % Sri Lanka MAE[3] %
2019 SLPP SLPP 3.51% SLPP 17.90%
2015 UPFA UPFA 2.11% NDF 17.31%
2010 UPFA UPFA 3.31% UPFA 12.28%
2005 UPFA UPFA 2.86% UPFA 15.86%
1999 PA PA 1.17% PA 5.57%
1994 PA PA 1.04% PA 0.55%
1988 UNP UNP 0.34% UNP 1.89%
1982 UNP UNP 2.40% UNP 5.68%
Matches/Mean MAE 7/8 7/8 2.09% 8/8 9.63%

2019 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Tangalle[4] Hambantota Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SLPP 72,673 69.53% 278,804 66.17% 6,924,255 52.25%
NDF 22,141 21.18% 108,906 25.85% 5,564,239 41.99%
NMPP 7,830 7.49% 26,295 6.24% 418,553 3.16%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,881 1.80% 7,369 1.75% 345,452 2.61%
Valid Votes 104,525 99.34% 421,374 99.25% 13,252,499 98.99%
Rejected Votes 696 0.66% 3,179 0.75% 135,452 1.01%
Total Polled 105,221 86.81% 424,553 87.36% 13,387,951 83.71%
Registered Electors 121,212 485,986 15,992,568

2015 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Tangalle[5] Hambantota Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 62,739 65.18% 243,295 63.02% 5,768,090 47.58%
NDF 32,598 33.87% 138,708 35.93% 6,217,162 51.28%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 911 0.95% 4,073 1.05% 138,200 1.14%
Valid Votes 96,248 99.12% 386,076 99.14% 12,123,452 98.85%
Rejected Votes 851 0.88% 3,351 0.86% 140,925 1.15%
Total Polled 97,099 80.82% 389,427 81.23% 12,264,377 78.69%
Registered Electors 120,148 479,433 15,585,942

2010 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Tangalle[6] Hambantota Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 60,082 70.59% 226,887 67.21% 6,015,934 57.88%
NDF 23,729 27.88% 105,336 31.20% 4,173,185 40.15%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,308 1.54% 5,341 1.58% 204,494 1.97%
Valid Votes 85,119 99.40% 337,564 99.35% 10,393,613 99.03%
Rejected Votes 511 0.60% 2,218 0.65% 101,838 0.97%
Total Polled 85,630 78.27% 339,782 78.29% 10,495,451 66.70%
Registered Electors 109,409 433,991 15,734,587

2005 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Tangalle[7] Hambantota Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 53,291 66.35% 202,918 63.43% 4,887,152 50.29%
UNP 25,992 32.36% 112,712 35.23% 4,706,366 48.43%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,036 1.29% 4,295 1.34% 123,521 1.27%
Valid Votes 80,319 99.14% 319,925 99.09% 9,717,039 98.88%
Rejected Votes 695 0.86% 2,928 0.91% 109,869 1.12%
Total Polled 81,014 79.42% 322,853 79.47% 9,826,908 69.51%
Registered Electors 102,009 406,270 14,136,979

1999 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Tangalle[8] Hambantota Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 29,828 47.19% 120,275 47.41% 4,312,157 51.12%
UNP 22,431 35.48% 95,088 37.48% 3,602,748 42.71%
JVP 9,887 15.64% 33,739 13.30% 343,927 4.08%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,068 1.69% 4,576 1.80% 176,679 2.09%
Valid Votes 63,214 98.10% 253,678 97.93% 8,435,754 97.69%
Rejected Votes 1,222 1.90% 5,375 2.07% 199,536 2.31%
Total Polled 64,436 72.28% 259,053 72.69% 8,635,290 72.17%
Registered Electors 89,147 356,394 11,965,536

1994 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Tangalle[9] Hambantota Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 33,442 62.62% 132,873 61.52% 4,709,205 62.28%
UNP 18,680 34.98% 77,735 35.99% 2,715,283 35.91%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,283 2.40% 5,387 2.49% 137,040 1.81%
Valid Votes 53,405 98.54% 215,995 98.18% 7,561,526 98.03%
Rejected Votes 789 1.46% 4,013 1.82% 151,706 1.97%
Total Polled 54,194 66.97% 220,008 66.06% 7,713,232 69.12%
Registered Electors 80,917 333,054 11,158,880

1988 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Tangalle[10] Hambantota Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 8,292 49.10% 41,198 49.62% 2,569,199 50.43%
SLFP 8,026 47.53% 39,343 47.39% 2,289,857 44.95%
SLMP 569 3.37% 2,478 2.98% 235,701 4.63%
Valid Votes 16,887 94.37% 83,019 95.56% 5,094,754 98.24%
Rejected Votes 1,007 5.63% 3,855 4.44% 91,499 1.76%
Total Polled 17,894 25.41% 86,874 29.40% 5,186,256 55.87%
Registered Electors 70,422 295,536 9,283,143

1982 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Tangalle[11] Hambantota Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 23,196 46.64% 90,545 45.90% 3,450,815 52.93%
SLFP 17,253 34.69% 76,402 38.73% 2,546,348 39.05%
JVP 8,966 18.03% 28,835 14.62% 273,428 4.19%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 318 0.64% 1,496 0.76% 249,460 3.83%
Valid Votes 49,733 99.21% 197,278 99.09% 6,520,156 98.78%
Rejected Votes 397 0.79% 1,804 0.91% 80,470 1.22%
Total Polled 50,130 85.41% 199,082 81.37% 6,600,626 80.15%
Registered Electors 58,690 244,660 8,235,358

Parliamentary Election Results

Summary

The winner of Tangalle has matched the final country result 3 out of 7 times.

Year Tangalle Hambantota Electoral District MAE[12] % Sri Lanka MAE[13] %
2015 UPFA UPFA 2.71% UNP 12.50%
2010 UPFA UPFA 4.13% UPFA 5.43%
2004 UPFA UPFA 4.03% UPFA 12.64%
2001 PA UNP 2.52% UNP 6.03%
2000 UNP UNP 1.36% PA 3.77%
1994 PA PA 0.89% PA 5.55%
1989 SLFP UNP 11.64% UNP 9.95%
Matches/Mean MAE 3/7 5/7 3.90% 7/7 7.98%

2015 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Tangalle[14] Hambantota Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 50,697 55.86% 196,980 53.87% 4,732,664 42.48%
UNP 28,700 31.62% 130,433 35.67% 5,098,916 45.77%
JVP 10,842 11.95% 36,527 9.99% 544,154 4.88%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 517 0.57% 1,743 0.48% 82,845 0.74%
Valid Votes 90,756 97.35% 365,683 97.29% 11,140,333 95.35%
Rejected Votes 2,430 2.61% 10,056 2.68% 516,926 4.42%
Total Polled 93,224 77.59% 375,885 81.20% 11,684,111 77.66%
Registered Electors 120,148 462,911 15,044,490

2010 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Tangalle[15] Hambantota Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 46,289 66.95% 174,808 62.87% 4,846,388 60.38%
UNP 17,174 24.84% 83,027 29.86% 2,357,057 29.37%
DNA 5,449 7.88% 19,186 6.90% 441,251 5.50%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 230 0.33% 1,033 0.37% 23,385 0.29%
Valid Votes 69,142 96.45% 278,054 96.11% 8,026,322 96.03%
Rejected Votes 2,547 3.55% 11,240 3.89% 581,465 6.96%
Total Polled 71,689 65.52% 289,294 66.47% 8,358,246 59.29%
Registered Electors 109,409 435,218 14,097,690

2004 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Tangalle[16] Hambantota Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 48,744 68.15% 178,895 64.05% 4,223,126 45.70%
UNP 22,472 31.42% 98,877 35.40% 3,486,792 37.73%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 312 0.44% 1,538 0.55% 58,285 0.63%
Valid Votes 71,528 94.55% 279,310 94.03% 9,241,931 94.52%
Rejected Votes 4,121 5.45% 17,724 5.97% 534,452 5.47%
Total Polled 75,649 76.90% 297,034 77.28% 9,777,821 75.74%
Registered Electors 98,376 384,361 12,909,631

2001 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Tangalle[17] Hambantota Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 26,745 37.66% 105,175 37.41% 3,330,815 37.19%
UNP 25,539 35.96% 112,520 40.02% 4,086,026 45.62%
JVP 17,744 24.99% 59,693 21.23% 815,353 9.10%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 984 1.39% 3,774 1.34% 115,846 1.29%
Valid Votes 71,012 95.91% 281,162 95.46% 8,955,844 94.77%
Rejected Votes 3,028 4.09% 13,378 4.54% 494,009 5.23%
Total Polled 74,040 78.66% 294,540 79.81% 9,449,878 76.03%
Registered Electors 94,126 369,073 12,428,762

2000 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Tangalle[18] Hambantota Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 28,755 41.20% 119,074 43.12% 3,451,765 40.12%
PA 27,595 39.54% 110,308 39.95% 3,899,329 45.33%
JVP 12,298 17.62% 42,042 15.23% 518,725 6.03%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,142 1.64% 4,703 1.70% 260,613 3.03%
Valid Votes 69,790 N/A 276,127 N/A 8,602,617 N/A

1994 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Tangalle[19] Hambantota Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 33,090 54.34% 132,008 53.51% 3,887,805 48.94%
UNP 22,882 37.58% 95,382 38.67% 3,498,370 44.04%
SLPF 4,054 6.66% 15,309 6.21% 90,078 1.13%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 869 1.43% 3,980 1.61% 134,507 1.69%
Valid Votes 60,895 94.95% 246,679 94.80% 7,943,688 95.20%
Rejected Votes 3,239 5.05% 13,539 5.20% 400,395 4.80%
Total Polled 64,134 79.26% 260,218 78.19% 8,344,095 74.75%
Registered Electors 80,917 332,805 11,163,064

1989 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Tangalle[20] Hambantota Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SLFP 1,948 53.41% 22,459 39.70% 1,785,369 31.90%
UNP 1,640 44.97% 31,639 55.92% 2,838,005 50.71%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 59 1.62% 2,477 4.38% 363,149 6.49%
Valid Votes 3,647 79.14% 56,575 92.88% 5,596,468 93.87%
Rejected Votes 961 20.86% 4,339 7.12% 365,563 6.13%
Total Polled 4,608 6.65% 60,914 20.64% 5,962,031 63.60%
Registered Electors 69,327 295,120 9,374,164

Demographics

Ethnicity

The Tangalle Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (98.4%) . In comparison, the Hambantota Electoral District (which contains the Tangalle Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (97.1%) [1]

Ethnicity in Tangalle[1]
  1. Sinhalese (98.4%)
  2. Other (1.60%)

Religion

The Tangalle Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (98.0%) . In comparison, the Hambantota Electoral District (which contains the Tangalle Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (96.7%) [1]

Religion in Tangalle[1]
  1. Buddhist (98.0%)
  2. Muslim (1.30%)
  3. Other (0.70%)

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 Tangalle and the Hambantota 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 Tangalle 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 Tangalle and the Hambantota 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 Tangalle 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.