Habaraduwa Polling Division

The Habaraduwa Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Galle Electoral District, in the Southern Province, Sri Lanka.

Habaraduwa
Polling Division
Coordinates: 6.016068°N 80.318471°E / 6.016068; 80.318471
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceSouthern Province, Sri Lanka
Electoral DistrictGalle Electoral District
Area
 • Total109.63 km2 (42.33 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)[1]
 • Total107,269
 • Density978/km2 (2,530/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeEC-07J

Presidential Election Results

Summary

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

Year Habaraduwa Galle Electoral District MAE[2] % Sri Lanka MAE[3] %
2019 SLPP SLPP 4.67% SLPP 15.90%
2015 UPFA UPFA 3.20% NDF 11.08%
2010 UPFA UPFA 3.20% UPFA 8.68%
2005 UPFA UPFA 1.97% UPFA 10.02%
1999 PA PA 1.68% PA 5.58%
1994 PA PA 2.49% PA 1.44%
1988 SLFP SLFP 6.83% UNP 13.35%
1982 SLFP UNP 7.22% UNP 10.13%
Matches/Mean MAE 5/8 6/8 3.91% 8/8 9.52%

2019 Sri Lankan Presidential Election
Party Habaraduwa[4] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SLPP 47,659 69.40% 466,148 64.26% 6,924,255 52.25%
NDF 17,487 25.46% 217,401 29.97% 5,564,239 41.99%
NMPP 2,264 3.30% 27,006 3.72% 418,553 3.16%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,265 1.84% 14,803 2.04% 345,452 2.61%
Valid Votes 68,675 99.13% 725,358 99.20% 13,252,499 98.99%
Rejected Votes 600 0.87% 5,878 0.80% 135,452 1.01%
Total Polled 69,275 85.46% 731,236 85.15% 13,387,951 83.71%
Registered Electors 81,062 858,749 15,992,568

2015 Sri Lankan Presidential Election
Party Habaraduwa[5] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 38,028 58.86% 377,126 55.64% 5,768,090 47.58%
NDF 25,932 40.14% 293,994 43.37% 6,217,162 51.28%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 643 1.00% 6,691 0.99% 138,200 1.14%
Valid Votes 64,603 99.12% 677,811 99.05% 12,123,452 98.85%
Rejected Votes 572 0.88% 6,516 0.95% 140,925 1.15%
Total Polled 65,175 80.68% 684,327 80.46% 12,264,377 78.69%
Registered Electors 80,778 850,549 15,585,942

2010 Sri Lankan Presidential Election
Party Habaraduwa[6] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 39,435 66.93% 386,971 63.69% 6,015,934 57.88%
NDF 18,606 31.58% 211,633 34.83% 4,173,185 40.15%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 882 1.50% 9,017 1.48% 204,494 1.97%
Valid Votes 58,923 99.44% 607,621 99.38% 10,393,613 99.03%
Rejected Votes 329 0.56% 3,765 0.62% 101,838 0.97%
Total Polled 59,252 77.77% 611,386 77.82% 10,495,451 66.70%
Registered Electors 76,190 785,663 15,734,587

2005 Sri Lankan Presidential Election
Party Habaraduwa[7] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 35,002 60.40% 347,233 58.41% 4,887,152 50.29%
UNP 22,164 38.25% 239,320 40.26% 4,706,366 48.43%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 783 1.35% 7,915 1.33% 123,521 1.27%
Valid Votes 57,949 99.15% 594,468 99.08% 9,717,039 98.88%
Rejected Votes 495 0.85% 5,540 0.92% 109,869 1.12%
Total Polled 58,444 79.40% 600,008 79.86% 9,826,908 69.51%
Registered Electors 73,606 751,327 14,136,979

1999 Sri Lankan Presidential Election
Party Habaraduwa[8] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 28,137 56.61% 281,154 54.91% 4,312,157 51.12%
UNP 18,064 36.34% 195,906 38.26% 3,602,748 42.71%
JVP 2,727 5.49% 27,257 5.32% 343,927 4.08%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 776 1.56% 7,702 1.50% 176,679 2.09%
Valid Votes 49,704 97.86% 512,019 98.14% 8,435,754 97.69%
Rejected Votes 1,086 2.14% 9,716 1.86% 199,536 2.31%
Total Polled 50,790 74.88% 521,735 77.43% 8,635,290 72.17%
Registered Electors 67,833 673,785 11,965,536

1994 Sri Lankan Presidential Election
Party Habaraduwa[9] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 29,689 63.87% 285,398 61.40% 4,709,205 62.28%
UNP 16,115 34.67% 173,282 37.28% 2,715,283 35.91%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 679 1.46% 6,135 1.32% 137,040 1.81%
Valid Votes 46,483 98.61% 464,815 98.49% 7,561,526 98.03%
Rejected Votes 656 1.39% 7,112 1.51% 151,706 1.97%
Total Polled 47,139 71.05% 471,927 73.01% 7,713,232 69.12%
Registered Electors 66,342 646,373 11,158,880

1988 Sri Lankan Presidential Election
Party Habaraduwa[10] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SLFP 18,329 60.16% 148,615 53.09% 2,289,857 44.95%
UNP 11,500 37.75% 124,912 44.62% 2,569,199 50.43%
SLMP 637 2.09% 6,417 2.29% 235,701 4.63%
Valid Votes 30,466 98.58% 279,944 98.43% 5,094,754 98.24%
Rejected Votes 438 1.42% 4,461 1.57% 91,499 1.76%
Total Polled 30,904 50.36% 284,405 49.34% 5,186,256 55.87%
Registered Electors 61,369 576,390 9,283,143

1982 Sri Lankan Presidential Election
Party Habaraduwa[11] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SLFP 22,600 51.22% 180,925 42.96% 2,546,348 39.05%
UNP 18,960 42.97% 211,544 50.23% 3,450,815 52.93%
JVP 2,239 5.07% 20,962 4.98% 273,428 4.19%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 327 0.74% 7,707 1.83% 249,460 3.83%
Valid Votes 44,126 99.19% 421,138 98.78% 6,520,156 98.78%
Rejected Votes 361 0.81% 5,198 1.22% 80,470 1.22%
Total Polled 44,487 79.37% 426,336 81.84% 6,600,626 80.15%
Registered Electors 56,053 520,909 8,235,358

Parliamentary Election Results

Summary

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

Year Habaraduwa Galle Electoral District MAE[12] % Sri Lanka MAE[13] %
2015 UPFA UPFA 4.40% UNP 8.88%
2010 UPFA UPFA 0.66% UPFA 5.13%
2004 UPFA UPFA 1.90% UPFA 6.37%
2001 PA UNP 2.24% UNP 5.22%
2000 PA PA 1.14% PA 3.35%
1994 PA PA 3.51% PA 8.26%
1989 UNP UNP 2.07% UNP 4.69%
Matches/Mean MAE 5/7 6/7 2.27% 7/7 5.99%

2015 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election
Party Habaraduwa[14] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 32,017 55.24% 312,518 50.07% 4,732,664 42.48%
UNP 22,194 38.29% 265,180 42.49% 5,098,916 45.77%
JVP 3,282 5.66% 37,778 6.05% 544,154 4.88%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 472 0.81% 8,659 1.39% 82,852 0.74%
Valid Votes 57,965 97.78% 624,135 97.63% 11,140,333 95.35%
Rejected Votes 1,312 2.21% 15,107 2.36% 516,926 4.42%
Total Polled 59,284 73.39% 639,318 78.00% 11,684,111 77.66%
Registered Electors 80,778 819,666 15,044,490

2010 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election
Party Habaraduwa[15] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 27,660 67.02% 305,307 66.17% 4,846,388 60.38%
UNP 10,644 25.79% 120,101 26.03% 2,357,057 29.37%
DNA 2,809 6.81% 33,663 7.30% 441,251 5.50%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 160 0.39% 2,317 0.50% 32,313 0.40%
Valid Votes 41,273 94.48% 461,388 95.05% 8,026,322 96.03%
Rejected Votes 2,410 5.52% 24,013 4.95% 581,465 6.96%
Total Polled 43,683 57.33% 485,401 61.67% 8,358,246 59.29%
Registered Electors 76,190 787,139 14,097,690

2004 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election
Party Habaraduwa[16] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 30,648 58.97% 306,385 56.58% 4,223,126 45.70%
UNP 19,417 37.36% 209,399 38.67% 3,486,792 37.73%
JHU 1,667 3.21% 22,826 4.22% 552,723 5.98%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 238 0.46% 2,901 0.54% 60,066 0.65%
Valid Votes 51,970 94.31% 541,511 94.69% 9,241,931 94.52%
Rejected Votes 3,135 5.69% 30,380 5.31% 534,452 5.47%
Total Polled 55,105 75.94% 571,891 79.81% 9,777,821 75.74%
Registered Electors 72,566 716,609 12,909,631

2001 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election
Party Habaraduwa[17] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 23,508 44.58% 232,931 42.98% 3,330,815 37.19%
UNP 21,617 40.99% 238,989 44.10% 4,086,026 45.62%
JVP 6,882 13.05% 61,806 11.41% 815,353 9.10%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 728 1.38% 8,188 1.51% 143,033 1.60%
Valid Votes 52,735 95.73% 541,914 95.66% 8,955,844 94.77%
Rejected Votes 2,355 4.27% 24,561 4.34% 494,009 5.23%
Total Polled 55,090 77.08% 566,475 81.09% 9,449,878 76.03%
Registered Electors 71,473 698,558 12,428,762

2000 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election
Party Habaraduwa[18] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 25,974 50.87% 264,601 50.08% 3,899,329 45.33%
UNP 19,639 38.46% 212,055 40.14% 3,451,765 40.12%
JVP 4,481 8.78% 41,620 7.88% 518,725 6.03%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 964 1.89% 10,072 1.91% 250,489 2.91%
Valid Votes 51,058 N/A 528,348 N/A 8,602,617 N/A

1994 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election
Party Habaraduwa[19] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 29,716 59.63% 277,956 56.39% 3,887,805 48.94%
UNP 18,528 37.18% 203,268 41.24% 3,498,370 44.04%
SLPF 819 1.64% 7,239 1.47% 90,078 1.13%
MEP 732 1.47% 4,145 0.84% 68,538 0.86%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 39 0.08% 306 0.06% 813 0.01%
Valid Votes 49,834 96.21% 492,914 95.96% 7,943,688 95.20%
Rejected Votes 1,962 3.79% 20,763 4.04% 400,395 4.80%
Total Polled 51,796 78.07% 513,677 79.57% 8,344,095 74.75%
Registered Electors 66,342 645,559 11,163,064

1989 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election
Party Habaraduwa[20] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 14,840 51.59% 183,962 50.40% 2,838,005 50.71%
SLFP 12,857 44.69% 152,096 41.67% 1,785,369 31.90%
MEP 472 1.64% 2,676 0.73% 90,480 1.62%
USA 303 1.05% 18,160 4.98% 141,983 2.54%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 296 1.03% 8,111 2.22% 269,739 4.82%
Valid Votes 28,768 94.14% 365,005 93.94% 5,596,468 93.87%
Rejected Votes 1,792 5.86% 23,536 6.06% 365,563 6.13%
Total Polled 30,560 50.53% 388,541 68.03% 5,962,031 63.60%
Registered Electors 60,474 571,146 9,374,164

Demographics

Ethnicity

The Habaraduwa Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (99.7%) . In comparison, the Galle Electoral District (which contains the Habaraduwa Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (94.4%) [1]

Ethnicity in Habaraduwa[1]

  Sinhalese (99.7%)
  Other (0.3%)

Religion

The Habaraduwa Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (99.3%) . In comparison, the Galle Electoral District (which contains the Habaraduwa Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (93.9%) [1]

Religion in Habaraduwa[1]

  Buddhist (99.3%)
  Other (0.7%)
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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 Habaraduwa and the Galle 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 Habaraduwa 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 Habaraduwa and the Galle 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 Habaraduwa 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.
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