Udunuwara Polling Division

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Udunuwara
Polling Division
Location of Udunuwara
Coordinates: 7°13′08″N 80°33′28″E / 7.218960°N 80.557775°E / 7.218960; 80.557775
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceCentral Province, Sri Lanka
Electoral DistrictKandy
Area
 • Total
68.0 km2 (26.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)[1]
 • Total
110,905
 • Density1,631/km2 (4,220/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeEC-04K

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

Presidential election results

Summary

The winner of Udunuwara has matched the final country result 7 out of 9 times. Hence, Udunuwara is a weak bellwether for presidential elections.

Year Udunuwara Kandy MAE[2] % Sri Lanka MAE[3] %
2024 Dissanayake Dissanayake % Dissanayake %
2019 Premadasa Rajapaksa 2.85% Rajapaksa 4.90%
2015 Sirisena Sirisena 4.08% Sirisena 7.35%
2010 Rajapaksa Rajapaksa 3.23% Rajapaksa 6.88%
2005 Wickremesinghe Wickremesinghe 2.52% Rajapaksa 8.40%
1999 Kumaratunga Kumaratunga 2.21% Kumaratunga 3.68%
1994 Kumaratunga Kumaratunga 0.47% Kumaratunga 5.12%
1988 Premadasa Premadasa 5.60% Premadasa 8.40%
1982 Jayawardene Jayawardene 3.94% Jayawardene 8.37%
Matches/Mean MAE 7/9 8/9 3.11% 9/9 6.64%

2024 Sri Lankan presidential election

Candidate Udunuwara Kandy Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
Anura Kumara Dissanayake 33,232 46.92% 394,534 42.46% 5,634,915 42.31%
Sajith Premadasa 23,326 32.93% 323,998 34.71% 4,363,035 32.76%
Ranil Wickremesinghe 10,383 14.66% 162,707 17.43% 2,299,767 17.27%
Namal Rajapaksa 1,367 1.93% 19,403 2.08% 342,781 2.57%
Dilith Jayaweera 845 1.19% 9,098 0.97% 122,396 0.92%
Others 1,593 2.37% 23,776 2.55% 556,722 4.18%
Valid Votes 70,827 97.83% 933,516 97.48% 13,319,616 97.80%
Rejected Votes 1,573 2.17% 24,153 2.52% 300,300 2.20%
Total Polled 72,400 80.52% 957,669 80.38% 13,619,916 79.46%
Registered Electors 89,918 1,191,399 17,140,354

2019 Sri Lankan presidential election

Party Udunuwara[4] Kandy Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
Sajith Premadasa 33,131 47.60% 417,355 44.64% 5,564,239 41.99%
Gotabaya Rajapaksa 33,003 47.41% 471,502 50.43% 6,924,255 52.25%
Anura Kumara Dissanayake 1,913 2.75% 23,539 2.52% 418,553 3.16%
Others 1,560 2.24% 22,479 2.40% 345,452 2.61%
Valid Votes 69,607 99.20% 934,875 99.04% 13,252,499 98.99%
Rejected Votes 563 0.80% 9,020 0.96% 135,452 1.01%
Total Polled 70,170 84.70% 943,895 84.89% 13,387,951 83.71%
Registered Electors 82,842 1,111,860 15,992,568

2015 Sri Lankan presidential election

Party Udunuwara[5] Kandy Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
Maithripala Sirisena 38,018 58.71% 466,994 54.56% 6,217,162 51.28%
Mahinda Rajapaksa 25,984 40.13% 378,585 44.23% 5,768,090 47.58%
Others 752 1.16% 10,329 1.21% 138,200 1.14%
Valid Votes 64,754 98.84% 855,908 98.73% 12,123,452 98.85%
Rejected Votes 763 1.16% 10,993 1.27% 140,925 1.15%
Total Polled 65,517 79.61% 866,901 79.71% 12,264,377 78.69%
Registered Electors 82,298 1,087,542 15,585,942

2010 Sri Lankan presidential election

Party Udunuwara[6] Kandy Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
Mahinda Rajapaksa 29,235 50.88% 406,636 54.16% 6,015,934 57.88%
Sarath Fonseka 27,123 47.21% 329,492 43.89% 4,173,185 40.15%
Others 1,096 1.91% 14,658 1.95% 204,494 1.97%
Valid Votes 57,454 98.91% 750,786 98.85% 10,393,613 99.03%
Rejected Votes 631 1.09% 8,700 1.15% 101,838 0.97%
Total Polled 58,085 75.62% 759,486 75.87% 10,495,451 66.70%
Registered Electors 76,812 1,001,074 15,734,587

2005 Sri Lankan presidential election

Party Udunuwara[7] Kandy Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
Ranil Wickremesinghe 30,979 56.90% 387,150 54.33% 4,706,366 48.43%
Mahinda Rajapaksa 22,733 41.75% 315,672 44.30% 4,887,152 50.29%
Others 733 1.35% 9,798 1.37% 123,521 1.27%
Valid Votes 54,445 98.68% 712,620 98.64% 9,717,039 98.88%
Rejected Votes 726 1.32% 9,817 1.36% 109,869 1.12%
Total Polled 55,171 76.80% 722,437 77.37% 9,826,908 69.51%
Registered Electors 71,840 933,754 14,136,979

1999 Sri Lankan presidential election

Party Udunuwara[8] Kandy Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
Chandrika Kumaratunga 22,192 47.86% 308,187 50.29% 4,312,157 51.12%
Ranil Wickremesinghe 21,920 47.27% 276,360 45.10% 3,602,748 42.71%
Nandana Gunathilake 1,199 2.59% 15,512 2.53% 343,927 4.08%
Others 1,061 2.29% 12,752 2.08% 176,679 2.09%
Valid Votes 46,372 97.47% 612,811 97.29% 8,435,754 97.69%
Rejected Votes 1,204 2.53% 17,060 2.71% 199,536 2.31%
Total Polled 47,576 76.13% 629,871 77.61% 8,635,290 72.17%
Registered Electors 62,497 811,606 11,965,536

1994 Sri Lankan presidential election

Party Udunuwara[9] Kandy Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
Chandrika Kumaratunga 24,199 57.07% 320,110 56.64% 4,709,205 62.28%
Srima Dissanayake 17,442 41.14% 235,519 41.68% 2,715,283 35.91%
Others 758 1.79% 9,488 1.68% 137,040 1.81%
Valid Votes 42,399 97.82% 565,117 97.55% 7,561,526 98.03%
Rejected Votes 945 2.18% 14,179 2.45% 151,706 1.97%
Total Polled 43,344 76.48% 579,296 77.85% 7,713,232 69.12%
Registered Electors 56,671 744,151 11,158,880

1988 Sri Lankan presidential election

Party Udunuwara[10] Kandy Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
Ranasinghe Premadasa 16,582 60.70% 234,124 54.88% 2,569,199 50.43%
Sirimavo Bandaranaike 10,420 38.14% 186,187 43.65% 2,289,857 44.95%
Ossie Abeygunasekera 315 1.15% 6,266 1.47% 235,701 4.63%
Valid Votes 27,317 98.03% 426,577 98.57% 5,094,754 98.24%
Rejected Votes 550 1.97% 6,167 1.43% 91,499 1.76%
Total Polled 27,867 55.49% 432,744 68.36% 5,186,256 55.87%
Registered Electors 50,223 633,030 9,283,143

1982 Sri Lankan presidential election

Party Udunuwara[11] Kandy Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
J. R. Jayewardene 23,440 64.02% 289,621 59.80% 3,450,815 52.93%
Hector Kobbekaduwa 12,100 33.05% 178,647 36.89% 2,546,348 39.05%
Rohana Wijeweera 852 2.33% 12,493 2.58% 273,428 4.19%
Others 224 0.61% 3,536 0.73% 249,460 3.83%
Valid Votes 36,616 99.33% 484,297 99.07% 6,520,156 98.78%
Rejected Votes 246 0.67% 4,548 0.93% 80,470 1.22%
Total Polled 36,862 85.28% 488,845 89.44% 6,600,626 80.15%
Registered Electors 43,223 546,565 8,235,358

Parliamentary election results

Summary

The winner of Udunuwara has matched the final country result 6 out of 7 times. Hence, Udunuwara is a strong bellwether for parliamentary elections.

Year Udunuwara Kandy MAE[12] % Sri Lanka MAE[13] %
2015 UNFGG UNFGG 3.97% UNFGG 9.70%
2010 UPFA UPFA 1.06% UPFA 2.30%
2004 UNF UNF 1.88% UPFA 4.50%
2001 UNF UNF 5.48% UNF 7.70%
2000 PA PA 2.83% PA 2.26%
1994 PA UNP 2.99% PA 2.38%
1989 UNP UNP 5.25% UNP 8.05%
Matches/Mean MAE 6/7 5/7 3.35% 7/7 5.27%

2015 Sri Lankan parliamentary election

Party Udunuwara[14] Kandy Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNFGG 35,580 59.99% 440,761 55.61% 5,098,916 45.77%
UPFA 20,808 35.08% 309,152 39.00% 4,732,664 42.48%
JVP 2,307 3.89% 30,669 3.87% 544,154 4.88%
Others 618 1.04% 12,055 1.52% 100,088 0.90%
Valid Votes 59,313 96.10% 792,637 95.48% 11,140,333 95.35%
Rejected Votes 2,365 3.83% 37,065 4.46% 516,926 4.42%
Total Polled 61,722 75.00% 830,165 79.13% 11,684,111 77.66%
Registered Electors 82,298 1,049,160 15,044,490

2010 Sri Lankan parliamentary election

Party Udunuwara[15] Kandy Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 26,154 59.69% 339,819 60.81% 4,846,388 60.38%
UNF 15,590 35.58% 192,798 34.50% 2,357,057 29.37%
DNA 1,949 4.45% 23,728 4.25% 441,251 5.50%
Others 120 0.27% 2,459 0.44% 30,354 0.38%
Valid Votes 43,813 91.50% 558,804 90.49% 8,026,322 96.03%
Rejected Votes 4,043 8.44% 58,333 9.45% 581,465 6.96%
Total Polled 47,882 62.34% 617,559 61.70% 8,358,246 59.29%
Registered Electors 76,812 1,000,861 14,097,690

2004 Sri Lankan parliamentary election

Party Udunuwara[16] Kandy Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNF 23,413 47.63% 313,859 49.99% 3,486,792 37.73%
UPFA 21,739 44.23% 268,131 42.71% 4,223,126 45.70%
JHU 3,678 7.48% 42,192 6.72% 552,723 5.98%
Others 325 0.66% 3,684 0.59% 64,227 0.69%
Valid Votes 49,155 94.25% 627,866 93.24% 9,241,931 94.52%
Rejected Votes 2,999 5.75% 45,484 6.75% 534,452 5.47%
Total Polled 52,154 74.67% 673,380 76.47% 9,777,821 75.74%
Registered Electors 69,844 880,634 12,909,631

2001 Sri Lankan parliamentary election

Party Udunuwara[17] Kandy Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNF 28,101 58.86% 314,297 52.77% 4,086,026 45.62%
PA 15,990 33.49% 233,637 39.23% 3,330,815 37.19%
JVP 2,859 5.99% 37,146 6.24% 815,353 9.10%
Others 793 1.66% 10,496 1.76% 129,347 1.44%
Valid Votes 47,743 93.96% 595,576 93.40% 8,955,844 94.77%
Rejected Votes 3,068 6.04% 42,103 6.60% 494,009 5.23%
Total Polled 50,811 77.15% 637,679 76.03% 9,449,878 76.03%
Registered Electors 65,863 838,687 12,428,762

2000 Sri Lankan parliamentary election

Party Udunuwara[18] Kandy Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 19,988 41.93% 282,282 46.66% 3,899,329 45.33%
UNP 19,591 41.10% 243,623 40.27% 3,451,765 40.12%
NUA 4,990 10.47% 32,023 5.29% 185,593 2.16%
JVP 1,698 3.56% 21,565 3.56% 518,725 6.03%
SU 731 1.53% 10,999 1.82% 127,859 1.49%
Others 674 1.41% 14,436 2.39% 161,809 1.88%
Valid Votes 47,672 N/A 604,928 N/A 8,602,617 N/A

1994 Sri Lankan parliamentary election

Party Udunuwara[19] Kandy Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 21,635 49.23% 267,683 46.43% 3,887,805 48.94%
UNP 21,586 49.12% 301,824 52.35% 3,498,370 44.04%
Others 725 1.65% 7,045 1.22% 175,576 2.21%
Valid Votes 43,946 95.15% 576,552 94.89% 7,943,688 95.20%
Rejected Votes 2,238 4.85% 31,019 5.11% 400,395 4.80%
Total Polled 46,184 81.49% 607,571 81.67% 8,344,095 74.75%
Registered Electors 56,671 743,939 11,163,064

1989 Sri Lankan parliamentary election

Party Udunuwara[20] Kandy Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 9,012 59.27% 204,973 61.72% 2,838,005 50.71%
SLFP 3,352 22.05% 105,977 31.91% 1,785,369 31.90%
SLMC 2,682 17.64% 14,697 4.43% 202,016 3.61%
Others 158 1.04% 6,462 1.95% 209,706 3.75%
Valid Votes 15,204 93.55% 332,109 93.69% 5,596,468 93.87%
Rejected Votes 1,048 6.45% 22,374 6.31% 365,563 6.13%
Total Polled 16,252 33.22% 354,483 56.42% 5,962,031 63.60%
Registered Electors 48,915 628,317 9,374,164

Demographics

Ethnicity

The Udunuwara Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (72.7%) and a significant Moor population (24.4%) . In comparison, the Kandy Electoral District (which contains the Udunuwara Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (74.4%) and a significant Moor population (13.9%) [1]

Ethnicity in Udunuwara[1]
  1. Sinhalese (72.7%)
  2. Moor (24.4%)
  3. Sri Lankan Tamil (1.90%)
  4. Other (1.00%)

Religion

The Udunuwara Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (72.0%) and a significant Muslim population (24.5%) . In comparison, the Kandy Electoral District (which contains the Udunuwara Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (73.4%) and a significant Muslim population (14.3%) [1]

Religion in Udunuwara[1]
  1. Buddhist (72.0%)
  2. Muslim (24.5%)
  3. Hindu (2.30%)
  4. Other (1.20%)

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 Udunuwara 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 Udunuwara 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 2020-06-07.
  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 2020-06-07.
  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 2020-06-07.
  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 2020-06-07.
  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 2020-06-07.
  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 2020-06-07.
  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 2020-06-07.
  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 2020-06-07.
  12. The mean absolute error, between the percentages of votes each party got in Udunuwara 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 Udunuwara 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.