Ambalangoda Polling Division

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

Ambalangoda
Polling Division
Coordinates: 6.208642°N 80.099580°E / 6.208642; 80.099580
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceSouthern Province, Sri Lanka
Electoral DistrictGalle Electoral District
Area
 • Total78.58 km2 (30.34 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)[1]
 • Total78,716
 • Density1,002/km2 (2,600/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeEC-07B

Presidential Election Results

Summary

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

Year Ambalangoda Galle Electoral District MAE[2] % Sri Lanka MAE[3] %
2019 SLPP SLPP 1.52% SLPP 12.89%
2015 UPFA UPFA 0.52% NDF 7.37%
2010 UPFA UPFA 0.97% UPFA 4.52%
2005 UPFA UPFA 1.03% UPFA 9.06%
1999 PA PA 0.98% PA 4.89%
1994 PA PA 2.49% PA 1.44%
1988 SLFP SLFP 3.07% UNP 3.75%
1982 UNP UNP 1.51% UNP 4.58%
Matches/Mean MAE 6/8 6/8 1.51% 8/8 6.06%

2019 Sri Lankan Presidential Election
Party Ambalangoda[4] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SLPP 41,528 65.78% 466,148 64.26% 6,924,255 52.25%
NDF 17,793 28.19% 217,401 29.97% 5,564,239 41.99%
NMPP 2,480 3.93% 27,006 3.72% 418,553 3.16%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,328 2.10% 14,803 2.04% 345,452 2.61%
Valid Votes 63,129 99.18% 725,358 99.20% 13,252,499 98.99%
Rejected Votes 525 0.82% 5,878 0.80% 135,452 1.01%
Total Polled 63,654 84.30% 731,236 85.15% 13,387,951 83.71%
Registered Electors 75,507 858,749 15,992,568

2015 Sri Lankan Presidential Election
Party Ambalangoda[5] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 32,871 55.15% 377,126 55.64% 5,768,090 47.58%
NDF 26,187 43.93% 293,994 43.37% 6,217,162 51.28%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 546 0.92% 6,691 0.99% 138,200 1.14%
Valid Votes 59,604 98.95% 677,811 99.05% 12,123,452 98.85%
Rejected Votes 635 1.05% 6,516 0.95% 140,925 1.15%
Total Polled 60,239 79.76% 684,327 80.46% 12,264,377 78.69%
Registered Electors 75,524 850,549 15,585,942

2010 Sri Lankan Presidential Election
Party Ambalangoda[6] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 33,488 62.79% 386,971 63.69% 6,015,934 57.88%
NDF 19,191 35.98% 211,633 34.83% 4,173,185 40.15%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 655 1.23% 9,017 1.48% 204,494 1.97%
Valid Votes 53,334 99.40% 607,621 99.38% 10,393,613 99.03%
Rejected Votes 320 0.60% 3,765 0.62% 101,838 0.97%
Total Polled 53,654 78.01% 611,386 77.82% 10,495,451 66.70%
Registered Electors 68,780 785,663 15,734,587

2005 Sri Lankan Presidential Election
Party Ambalangoda[7] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 30,418 59.51% 347,233 58.41% 4,887,152 50.29%
UNP 20,093 39.31% 239,320 40.26% 4,706,366 48.43%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 599 1.17% 7,915 1.33% 123,521 1.27%
Valid Votes 51,110 99.01% 594,468 99.08% 9,717,039 98.88%
Rejected Votes 509 0.99% 5,540 0.92% 109,869 1.12%
Total Polled 51,619 79.58% 600,008 79.86% 9,826,908 69.51%
Registered Electors 64,864 751,327 14,136,979

1999 Sri Lankan Presidential Election
Party Ambalangoda[8] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 24,642 55.79% 281,154 54.91% 4,312,157 51.12%
UNP 16,358 37.03% 195,906 38.26% 3,602,748 42.71%
JVP 2,595 5.87% 27,257 5.32% 343,927 4.08%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 576 1.30% 7,702 1.50% 176,679 2.09%
Valid Votes 44,171 98.05% 512,019 98.14% 8,435,754 97.69%
Rejected Votes 880 1.95% 9,716 1.86% 199,536 2.31%
Total Polled 45,051 76.95% 521,735 77.43% 8,635,290 72.17%
Registered Electors 58,545 673,785 11,965,536

1994 Sri Lankan Presidential Election
Party Ambalangoda[9] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 25,258 63.92% 285,398 61.40% 4,709,205 62.28%
UNP 13,735 34.76% 173,282 37.28% 2,715,283 35.91%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 520 1.32% 6,135 1.32% 137,040 1.81%
Valid Votes 39,513 98.72% 464,815 98.49% 7,561,526 98.03%
Rejected Votes 514 1.28% 7,112 1.51% 151,706 1.97%
Total Polled 40,027 71.42% 471,927 73.01% 7,713,232 69.12%
Registered Electors 56,041 646,373 11,158,880

1988 Sri Lankan Presidential Election
Party Ambalangoda[10] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SLFP 3,444 49.48% 148,615 53.09% 2,289,857 44.95%
UNP 3,282 47.16% 124,912 44.62% 2,569,199 50.43%
SLMP 234 3.36% 6,417 2.29% 235,701 4.63%
Valid Votes 6,960 97.89% 279,944 98.43% 5,094,754 98.24%
Rejected Votes 150 2.11% 4,461 1.57% 91,499 1.76%
Total Polled 7,110 14.25% 284,405 49.34% 5,186,256 55.87%
Registered Electors 49,885 576,390 9,283,143

1982 Sri Lankan Presidential Election
Party Ambalangoda[11] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 17,784 48.22% 211,544 50.23% 3,450,815 52.93%
SLFP 16,225 43.99% 180,925 42.96% 2,546,348 39.05%
JVP 2,271 6.16% 20,962 4.98% 273,428 4.19%
LSSP 515 1.40% 6,391 1.52% 58,531 0.90%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 86 0.23% 1,316 0.31% 190,929 2.93%
Valid Votes 36,881 98.73% 421,138 98.78% 6,520,156 98.78%
Rejected Votes 474 1.27% 5,198 1.22% 80,470 1.22%
Total Polled 37,355 82.85% 426,336 81.84% 6,600,626 80.15%
Registered Electors 45,086 520,909 8,235,358

Parliamentary Election Results

Summary

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

Year Ambalangoda Galle Electoral District MAE[12] % Sri Lanka MAE[13] %
2015 UPFA UPFA 0.99% UNP 4.59%
2010 UPFA UPFA 1.25% UPFA 5.87%
2004 UPFA UPFA 0.75% UPFA 5.31%
2001 PA UNP 0.69% UNP 3.73%
2000 PA PA 0.62% PA 2.09%
1994 PA PA 0.31% PA 5.17%
1989 UNP UNP 0.98% UNP 3.10%
Matches/Mean MAE 5/7 6/7 0.80% 7/7 4.27%

2015 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election
Party Ambalangoda[14] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 26,473 48.78% 312,518 50.07% 4,732,664 42.48%
UNP 22,671 41.78% 265,180 42.49% 5,098,916 45.77%
JVP 3,532 6.51% 37,778 6.05% 544,154 4.88%
DP 1,236 2.28% 2,967 0.48% 28,587 0.26%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 357 0.66% 5,692 0.91% 54,265 0.49%
Valid Votes 54,269 97.52% 624,135 97.63% 11,140,333 95.35%
Rejected Votes 1,372 2.47% 15,107 2.36% 516,926 4.42%
Total Polled 55,650 73.69% 639,318 78.00% 11,684,111 77.66%
Registered Electors 75,524 819,666 15,044,490

2010 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election
Party Ambalangoda[15] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 26,210 66.34% 305,307 66.17% 4,846,388 60.38%
UNP 8,926 22.59% 120,101 26.03% 2,357,057 29.37%
DNA 4,180 10.58% 33,663 7.30% 441,251 5.50%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 192 0.49% 2,317 0.50% 32,313 0.40%
Valid Votes 39,508 94.82% 461,388 95.05% 8,026,322 96.03%
Rejected Votes 2,160 5.18% 24,013 4.95% 581,465 6.96%
Total Polled 41,668 60.58% 485,401 61.67% 8,358,246 59.29%
Registered Electors 68,780 787,139 14,097,690

2004 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election
Party Ambalangoda[16] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 26,435 56.75% 306,385 56.58% 4,223,126 45.70%
UNP 17,289 37.11% 209,399 38.67% 3,486,792 37.73%
JHU 2,544 5.46% 22,826 4.22% 552,723 5.98%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 317 0.68% 2,901 0.54% 60,066 0.65%
Valid Votes 46,585 95.13% 541,511 94.69% 9,241,931 94.52%
Rejected Votes 2,384 4.87% 30,380 5.31% 534,452 5.47%
Total Polled 48,969 77.12% 571,891 79.81% 9,777,821 75.74%
Registered Electors 63,495 716,609 12,909,631

2001 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election
Party Ambalangoda[17] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 20,409 43.24% 232,931 42.98% 3,330,815 37.19%
UNP 20,295 43.00% 238,989 44.10% 4,086,026 45.62%
JVP 5,761 12.21% 61,806 11.41% 815,353 9.10%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 734 1.56% 8,188 1.51% 143,033 1.60%
Valid Votes 47,199 96.05% 541,914 95.66% 8,955,844 94.77%
Rejected Votes 1,942 3.95% 24,561 4.34% 494,009 5.23%
Total Polled 49,141 79.50% 566,475 81.09% 9,449,878 76.03%
Registered Electors 61,813 698,558 12,428,762

2000 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election
Party Ambalangoda[18] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 22,657 49.24% 264,601 50.08% 3,899,329 45.33%
UNP 18,662 40.56% 212,055 40.14% 3,451,765 40.12%
JVP 3,772 8.20% 41,620 7.88% 518,725 6.03%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 920 2.00% 10,072 1.91% 250,489 2.91%
Valid Votes 46,011 N/A 528,348 N/A 8,602,617 N/A

1994 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election
Party Ambalangoda[19] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 24,417 56.74% 277,956 56.39% 3,887,805 48.94%
UNP 17,643 41.00% 203,268 41.24% 3,498,370 44.04%
SLPF 780 1.81% 7,239 1.47% 90,078 1.13%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 192 0.45% 4,451 0.90% 69,351 0.87%
Valid Votes 43,032 95.98% 492,914 95.96% 7,943,688 95.20%
Rejected Votes 1,801 4.02% 20,763 4.04% 400,395 4.80%
Total Polled 44,833 80.00% 513,677 79.57% 8,344,095 74.75%
Registered Electors 56,041 645,559 11,163,064

1989 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election
Party Ambalangoda[20] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 15,386 50.18% 183,962 50.40% 2,838,005 50.71%
SLFP 12,248 39.94% 152,096 41.67% 1,785,369 31.90%
USA 2,365 7.71% 18,160 4.98% 141,983 2.54%
ELJP 373 1.22% 4,097 1.12% 67,723 1.21%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 292 0.95% 6,690 1.83% 292,496 5.23%
Valid Votes 30,664 92.45% 365,005 93.94% 5,596,468 93.87%
Rejected Votes 2,505 7.55% 23,536 6.06% 365,563 6.13%
Total Polled 33,169 68.07% 388,541 68.03% 5,962,031 63.60%
Registered Electors 48,725 571,146 9,374,164

Demographics

Ethnicity

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

Ethnicity in Ambalangoda[1]

  Sinhalese (99.7%)
  Other (0.3%)

Religion

The Ambalangoda Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (99.2%) . In comparison, the Galle Electoral District (which contains the Ambalangoda Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (93.9%) [1]

Religion in Ambalangoda[1]

  Buddhist (99.2%)
  Other (0.8%)

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 Ambalangoda 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 Ambalangoda 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 Ambalangoda 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 Ambalangoda 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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