Akmeemana Polling Division

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

Akmeemana
Polling Division
Coordinates: 6.058691°N 80.259485°E / 6.058691; 80.259485
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceSouthern Province, Sri Lanka
Electoral DistrictGalle Electoral District
Area
 • Total94.84 km2 (36.62 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)[1]
 • Total128,107
 • Density1,351/km2 (3,500/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeEC-07I

Presidential Election Results

Summary

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

Year Akmeemana Galle Electoral District MAE[2] % Sri Lanka MAE[3] %
2019 SLPP SLPP 0.52% SLPP 11.08%
2015 UPFA UPFA 2.90% NDF 4.99%
2010 UPFA UPFA 2.18% UPFA 3.32%
2005 UPFA UPFA 0.52% UPFA 8.55%
1999 PA PA 1.53% PA 5.36%
1994 PA PA 0.09% PA 0.99%
1988 SLFP SLFP 3.17% UNP 9.77%
1982 UNP UNP 2.67% UNP 5.52%
Matches/Mean MAE 6/8 6/8 1.70% 8/8 6.20%

2019 Sri Lankan Presidential Election
Party Akmeemana[4] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SLPP 51,418 63.58% 466,148 64.26% 6,924,255 52.25%
NDF 24,117 29.82% 217,401 29.97% 5,564,239 41.99%
NMPP 3,745 4.63% 27,006 3.72% 418,553 3.16%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,595 1.97% 14,803 2.04% 345,452 2.61%
Valid Votes 80,875 99.26% 725,358 99.20% 13,252,499 98.99%
Rejected Votes 605 0.74% 5,878 0.80% 135,452 1.01%
Total Polled 81,480 85.22% 731,236 85.15% 13,387,951 83.71%
Registered Electors 95,614 858,749 15,992,568

2015 Sri Lankan Presidential Election
Party Akmeemana[5] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 39,604 52.77% 377,126 55.64% 5,768,090 47.58%
NDF 34,807 46.38% 293,994 43.37% 6,217,162 51.28%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 643 0.86% 6,691 0.99% 138,200 1.14%
Valid Votes 75,054 99.03% 677,811 99.05% 12,123,452 98.85%
Rejected Votes 738 0.97% 6,516 0.95% 140,925 1.15%
Total Polled 75,792 80.48% 684,327 80.46% 12,264,377 78.69%
Registered Electors 94,175 850,549 15,585,942

2010 Sri Lankan Presidential Election
Party Akmeemana[6] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 40,321 61.53% 386,971 63.69% 6,015,934 57.88%
NDF 24,345 37.15% 211,633 34.83% 4,173,185 40.15%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 860 1.31% 9,017 1.48% 204,494 1.97%
Valid Votes 65,526 99.44% 607,621 99.38% 10,393,613 99.03%
Rejected Votes 371 0.56% 3,765 0.62% 101,838 0.97%
Total Polled 65,897 77.64% 611,386 77.82% 10,495,451 66.70%
Registered Electors 84,872 785,663 15,734,587

2005 Sri Lankan Presidential Election
Party Akmeemana[7] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 36,424 58.96% 347,233 58.41% 4,887,152 50.29%
UNP 24,570 39.77% 239,320 40.26% 4,706,366 48.43%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 785 1.27% 7,915 1.33% 123,521 1.27%
Valid Votes 61,779 99.10% 594,468 99.08% 9,717,039 98.88%
Rejected Votes 560 0.90% 5,540 0.92% 109,869 1.12%
Total Polled 62,339 79.42% 600,008 79.86% 9,826,908 69.51%
Registered Electors 78,496 751,327 14,136,979

1999 Sri Lankan Presidential Election
Party Akmeemana[8] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 30,327 56.73% 281,154 54.91% 4,312,157 51.12%
UNP 19,749 36.94% 195,906 38.26% 3,602,748 42.71%
JVP 2,602 4.87% 27,257 5.32% 343,927 4.08%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 783 1.46% 7,702 1.50% 176,679 2.09%
Valid Votes 53,461 98.04% 512,019 98.14% 8,435,754 97.69%
Rejected Votes 1,070 1.96% 9,716 1.86% 199,536 2.31%
Total Polled 54,531 78.77% 521,735 77.43% 8,635,290 72.17%
Registered Electors 69,229 673,785 11,965,536

1994 Sri Lankan Presidential Election
Party Akmeemana[9] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 29,135 61.52% 285,398 61.40% 4,709,205 62.28%
UNP 17,679 37.33% 173,282 37.28% 2,715,283 35.91%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 546 1.15% 6,135 1.32% 137,040 1.81%
Valid Votes 47,360 98.60% 464,815 98.49% 7,561,526 98.03%
Rejected Votes 672 1.40% 7,112 1.51% 151,706 1.97%
Total Polled 48,032 74.68% 471,927 73.01% 7,713,232 69.12%
Registered Electors 64,320 646,373 11,158,880

1988 Sri Lankan Presidential Election
Party Akmeemana[10] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SLFP 22,877 56.62% 148,615 53.09% 2,289,857 44.95%
UNP 16,865 41.74% 124,912 44.62% 2,569,199 50.43%
SLMP 664 1.64% 6,417 2.29% 235,701 4.63%
Valid Votes 40,406 99.10% 279,944 98.43% 5,094,754 98.24%
Rejected Votes 368 0.90% 4,461 1.57% 91,499 1.76%
Total Polled 40,774 70.64% 284,405 49.34% 5,186,256 55.87%
Registered Electors 57,724 576,390 9,283,143

1982 Sri Lankan Presidential Election
Party Akmeemana[11] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 20,269 48.51% 211,544 50.23% 3,450,815 52.93%
SLFP 19,623 46.97% 180,925 42.96% 2,546,348 39.05%
JVP 1,533 3.67% 20,962 4.98% 273,428 4.19%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 355 0.85% 7,707 1.83% 249,460 3.83%
Valid Votes 41,780 99.08% 421,138 98.78% 6,520,156 98.78%
Rejected Votes 389 0.92% 5,198 1.22% 80,470 1.22%
Total Polled 42,169 82.57% 426,336 81.84% 6,600,626 80.15%
Registered Electors 51,073 520,909 8,235,358

Parliamentary Election Results

Summary

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

Year Akmeemana Galle Electoral District MAE[12] % Sri Lanka MAE[13] %
2015 UPFA UPFA 0.67% UNP 4.70%
2010 UPFA UPFA 1.01% UPFA 3.73%
2004 UPFA UPFA 0.74% UPFA 4.77%
2001 PA UNP 1.27% UNP 3.84%
2000 PA PA 1.75% PA 3.81%
1994 PA PA 0.21% PA 4.76%
1989 UNP UNP 4.01% UNP 6.56%
Matches/Mean MAE 5/7 6/7 1.38% 7/7 4.60%

2015 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election
Party Akmeemana[14] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 33,819 49.27% 312,518 50.07% 4,732,664 42.48%
UNP 28,902 42.10% 265,180 42.49% 5,098,916 45.77%
JVP 5,330 7.76% 37,778 6.05% 544,154 4.88%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 594 0.87% 8,659 1.39% 82,852 0.74%
Valid Votes 68,645 97.87% 624,135 97.63% 11,140,333 95.35%
Rejected Votes 1,484 2.12% 15,107 2.36% 516,926 4.42%
Total Polled 70,136 74.47% 639,318 78.00% 11,684,111 77.66%
Registered Electors 94,175 819,666 15,044,490

2010 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election
Party Akmeemana[15] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 31,998 64.92% 305,307 66.17% 4,846,388 60.38%
UNP 13,062 26.50% 120,101 26.03% 2,357,057 29.37%
DNA 4,026 8.17% 33,663 7.30% 441,251 5.50%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 201 0.41% 2,317 0.50% 32,313 0.40%
Valid Votes 49,287 96.03% 461,388 95.05% 8,026,322 96.03%
Rejected Votes 2,036 3.97% 24,013 4.95% 581,465 6.96%
Total Polled 51,323 60.47% 485,401 61.67% 8,358,246 59.29%
Registered Electors 84,872 787,139 14,097,690

2004 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election
Party Akmeemana[16] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 30,897 55.64% 306,385 56.58% 4,223,126 45.70%
UNP 21,249 38.27% 209,399 38.67% 3,486,792 37.73%
JHU 3,095 5.57% 22,826 4.22% 552,723 5.98%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 286 0.52% 2,901 0.54% 60,066 0.65%
Valid Votes 55,527 94.86% 541,511 94.69% 9,241,931 94.52%
Rejected Votes 3,007 5.14% 30,380 5.31% 534,452 5.47%
Total Polled 58,534 76.92% 571,891 79.81% 9,777,821 75.74%
Registered Electors 76,101 716,609 12,909,631

2001 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election
Party Akmeemana[17] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 25,562 45.19% 232,931 42.98% 3,330,815 37.19%
UNP 24,798 43.84% 238,989 44.10% 4,086,026 45.62%
JVP 5,426 9.59% 61,806 11.41% 815,353 9.10%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 784 1.39% 8,188 1.51% 143,033 1.60%
Valid Votes 56,570 95.84% 541,914 95.66% 8,955,844 94.77%
Rejected Votes 2,456 4.16% 24,561 4.34% 494,009 5.23%
Total Polled 59,026 80.42% 566,475 81.09% 9,449,878 76.03%
Registered Electors 73,397 698,558 12,428,762

2000 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election
Party Akmeemana[18] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 28,840 52.30% 264,601 50.08% 3,899,329 45.33%
UNP 21,342 38.70% 212,055 40.14% 3,451,765 40.12%
JVP 3,925 7.12% 41,620 7.88% 518,725 6.03%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,039 1.88% 10,072 1.91% 250,489 2.91%
Valid Votes 55,146 N/A 528,348 N/A 8,602,617 N/A

1994 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election
Party Akmeemana[19] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 28,027 56.08% 277,956 56.39% 3,887,805 48.94%
UNP 20,576 41.17% 203,268 41.24% 3,498,370 44.04%
MEP 704 1.41% 4,145 0.84% 68,538 0.86%
SLPF 645 1.29% 7,239 1.47% 90,078 1.13%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 23 0.05% 306 0.06% 813 0.01%
Valid Votes 49,975 96.51% 492,914 95.96% 7,943,688 95.20%
Rejected Votes 1,808 3.49% 20,763 4.04% 400,395 4.80%
Total Polled 51,783 80.51% 513,677 79.57% 8,344,095 74.75%
Registered Electors 64,320 645,559 11,163,064

1989 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election
Party Akmeemana[20] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 19,615 48.69% 183,962 50.40% 2,838,005 50.71%
SLFP 19,613 48.68% 152,096 41.67% 1,785,369 31.90%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 606 1.50% 24,850 6.81% 434,479 7.76%
ELJP 452 1.12% 4,097 1.12% 67,723 1.21%
Valid Votes 40,286 95.60% 365,005 93.94% 5,596,468 93.87%
Rejected Votes 1,856 4.40% 23,536 6.06% 365,563 6.13%
Total Polled 42,142 74.71% 388,541 68.03% 5,962,031 63.60%
Registered Electors 56,408 571,146 9,374,164

Demographics

Ethnicity

The Akmeemana Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (96.3%) . In comparison, the Galle Electoral District (which contains the Akmeemana Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (94.4%) [1]

Ethnicity in Akmeemana[1]

  Sinhalese (96.3%)
  Moor (2.5%)
  Other (1.1%)

Religion

The Akmeemana Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (95.6%) . In comparison, the Galle Electoral District (which contains the Akmeemana Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (93.9%) [1]

Religion in Akmeemana[1]

  Buddhist (95.6%)
  Muslim (2.6%)
  Other (1.8%)

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 Akmeemana 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 Akmeemana 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 Akmeemana 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 Akmeemana 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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