Baddegama Polling Division

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

Baddegama
Polling Division
Coordinates: 6.154981°N 80.285886°E / 6.154981; 80.285886
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceSouthern Province, Sri Lanka
Electoral DistrictGalle Electoral District
Area
 • Total411.58 km2 (158.91 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)[1]
 • Total174,783
 • Density425/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeEC-07F

Presidential Election Results

Summary

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

Year Baddegama Galle Electoral District MAE[2] % Sri Lanka MAE[3] %
2019 SLPP SLPP 0.67% SLPP 10.67%
2015 UPFA UPFA 1.03% NDF 8.94%
2010 UPFA UPFA 0.27% UPFA 5.29%
2005 UPFA UPFA 0.18% UPFA 8.16%
1999 PA PA 0.98% PA 4.71%
1994 PA PA 0.22% PA 1.26%
1988 SLFP SLFP 2.65% UNP 9.26%
1982 SLFP UNP 4.72% UNP 7.58%
Matches/Mean MAE 5/8 6/8 1.34% 8/8 6.98%

2019 Sri Lankan Presidential Election
Party Baddegama[4] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SLPP 51,698 63.56% 466,148 64.26% 6,924,255 52.25%
NDF 24,945 30.67% 217,401 29.97% 5,564,239 41.99%
NMPP 2,811 3.46% 27,006 3.72% 418,553 3.16%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,880 2.31% 14,803 2.04% 345,452 2.61%
Valid Votes 81,334 99.20% 725,358 99.20% 13,252,499 98.99%
Rejected Votes 657 0.80% 5,878 0.80% 135,452 1.01%
Total Polled 81,991 85.85% 731,236 85.15% 13,387,951 83.71%
Registered Electors 95,503 858,749 15,992,568

2015 Sri Lankan Presidential Election
Party Baddegama[5] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 43,369 56.57% 377,126 55.64% 5,768,090 47.58%
NDF 32,347 42.19% 293,994 43.37% 6,217,162 51.28%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 951 1.24% 6,691 0.99% 138,200 1.14%
Valid Votes 76,667 98.79% 677,811 99.05% 12,123,452 98.85%
Rejected Votes 941 1.21% 6,516 0.95% 140,925 1.15%
Total Polled 77,608 81.15% 684,327 80.46% 12,264,377 78.69%
Registered Electors 95,641 850,549 15,585,942

2010 Sri Lankan Presidential Election
Party Baddegama[6] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 44,495 63.29% 386,971 63.69% 6,015,934 57.88%
NDF 24,446 34.77% 211,633 34.83% 4,173,185 40.15%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,361 1.94% 9,017 1.48% 204,494 1.97%
Valid Votes 70,302 99.31% 607,621 99.38% 10,393,613 99.03%
Rejected Votes 489 0.69% 3,765 0.62% 101,838 0.97%
Total Polled 70,791 78.83% 611,386 77.82% 10,495,451 66.70%
Registered Electors 89,805 785,663 15,734,587

2005 Sri Lankan Presidential Election
Party Baddegama[7] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 40,558 58.33% 347,233 58.41% 4,887,152 50.29%
UNP 27,764 39.93% 239,320 40.26% 4,706,366 48.43%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,208 1.74% 7,915 1.33% 123,521 1.27%
Valid Votes 69,530 99.00% 594,468 99.08% 9,717,039 98.88%
Rejected Votes 699 1.00% 5,540 0.92% 109,869 1.12%
Total Polled 70,229 81.87% 600,008 79.86% 9,826,908 69.51%
Registered Electors 85,786 751,327 14,136,979

1999 Sri Lankan Presidential Election
Party Baddegama[8] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 34,097 56.36% 281,154 54.91% 4,312,157 51.12%
UNP 22,969 37.97% 195,906 38.26% 3,602,748 42.71%
JVP 2,406 3.98% 27,257 5.32% 343,927 4.08%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,024 1.69% 7,702 1.50% 176,679 2.09%
Valid Votes 60,496 98.14% 512,019 98.14% 8,435,754 97.69%
Rejected Votes 1,145 1.86% 9,716 1.86% 199,536 2.31%
Total Polled 61,641 80.20% 521,735 77.43% 8,635,290 72.17%
Registered Electors 76,860 673,785 11,965,536

1994 Sri Lankan Presidential Election
Party Baddegama[9] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 33,932 61.16% 285,398 61.40% 4,709,205 62.28%
UNP 20,785 37.46% 173,282 37.28% 2,715,283 35.91%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 762 1.37% 6,135 1.32% 137,040 1.81%
Valid Votes 55,479 98.31% 464,815 98.49% 7,561,526 98.03%
Rejected Votes 952 1.69% 7,112 1.51% 151,706 1.97%
Total Polled 56,431 75.92% 471,927 73.01% 7,713,232 69.12%
Registered Electors 74,331 646,373 11,158,880

1988 Sri Lankan Presidential Election
Party Baddegama[10] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SLFP 27,061 55.95% 148,615 53.09% 2,289,857 44.95%
UNP 20,368 42.11% 124,912 44.62% 2,569,199 50.43%
SLMP 941 1.95% 6,417 2.29% 235,701 4.63%
Valid Votes 48,370 98.39% 279,944 98.43% 5,094,754 98.24%
Rejected Votes 793 1.61% 4,461 1.57% 91,499 1.76%
Total Polled 49,163 75.23% 284,405 49.34% 5,186,256 55.87%
Registered Electors 65,351 576,390 9,283,143

1982 Sri Lankan Presidential Election
Party Baddegama[11] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SLFP 23,689 48.78% 180,925 42.96% 2,546,348 39.05%
UNP 22,301 45.92% 211,544 50.23% 3,450,815 52.93%
JVP 1,981 4.08% 20,962 4.98% 273,428 4.19%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 589 1.21% 7,707 1.83% 249,460 3.83%
Valid Votes 48,560 98.90% 421,138 98.78% 6,520,156 98.78%
Rejected Votes 540 1.10% 5,198 1.22% 80,470 1.22%
Total Polled 49,100 83.16% 426,336 81.84% 6,600,626 80.15%
Registered Electors 59,040 520,909 8,235,358

Parliamentary Election Results

Summary

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

Year Baddegama Galle Electoral District MAE[12] % Sri Lanka MAE[13] %
2015 UPFA UPFA 0.98% UNP 5.36%
2010 UPFA UPFA 1.30% UPFA 5.17%
2004 UPFA UPFA 0.95% UPFA 6.31%
2001 PA UNP 1.35% UNP 3.81%
2000 PA PA 1.88% PA 3.84%
1994 PA PA 0.77% PA 5.57%
1989 UNP UNP 2.78% UNP 5.21%
Matches/Mean MAE 5/7 6/7 1.43% 7/7 5.04%

2015 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election
Party Baddegama[14] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 36,425 51.74% 312,518 50.07% 4,732,664 42.48%
UNP 30,029 42.66% 265,180 42.49% 5,098,916 45.77%
JVP 3,406 4.84% 37,778 6.05% 544,154 4.88%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 537 0.76% 8,659 1.39% 82,852 0.74%
Valid Votes 70,397 97.14% 624,135 97.63% 11,140,333 95.35%
Rejected Votes 2,065 2.85% 15,107 2.36% 516,926 4.42%
Total Polled 72,471 75.77% 639,318 78.00% 11,684,111 77.66%
Registered Electors 95,641 819,666 15,044,490

2010 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election
Party Baddegama[15] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 35,733 67.62% 305,307 66.17% 4,846,388 60.38%
UNP 14,119 26.72% 120,101 26.03% 2,357,057 29.37%
DNA 2,696 5.10% 33,663 7.30% 441,251 5.50%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 292 0.55% 2,317 0.50% 32,313 0.40%
Valid Votes 52,840 93.66% 461,388 95.05% 8,026,322 96.03%
Rejected Votes 3,577 6.34% 24,013 4.95% 581,465 6.96%
Total Polled 56,417 62.82% 485,401 61.67% 8,358,246 59.29%
Registered Electors 89,805 787,139 14,097,690

2004 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election
Party Baddegama[16] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 35,936 57.62% 306,385 56.58% 4,223,126 45.70%
UNP 24,572 39.40% 209,399 38.67% 3,486,792 37.73%
JHU 1,368 2.19% 22,826 4.22% 552,723 5.98%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 493 0.79% 2,901 0.54% 60,066 0.65%
Valid Votes 62,369 92.95% 541,511 94.69% 9,241,931 94.52%
Rejected Votes 4,727 7.05% 30,380 5.31% 534,452 5.47%
Total Polled 67,096 80.47% 571,891 79.81% 9,777,821 75.74%
Registered Electors 83,381 716,609 12,909,631

2001 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election
Party Baddegama[17] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 28,326 45.32% 232,931 42.98% 3,330,815 37.19%
UNP 27,446 43.92% 238,989 44.10% 4,086,026 45.62%
JVP 5,714 9.14% 61,806 11.41% 815,353 9.10%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,011 1.62% 8,188 1.51% 143,033 1.60%
Valid Votes 62,497 94.09% 541,914 95.66% 8,955,844 94.77%
Rejected Votes 3,928 5.91% 24,561 4.34% 494,009 5.23%
Total Polled 66,425 81.98% 566,475 81.09% 9,449,878 76.03%
Registered Electors 81,026 698,558 12,428,762

2000 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election
Party Baddegama[18] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 31,845 52.64% 264,601 50.08% 3,899,329 45.33%
UNP 23,548 38.93% 212,055 40.14% 3,451,765 40.12%
JVP 3,937 6.51% 41,620 7.88% 518,725 6.03%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,161 1.92% 10,072 1.91% 250,489 2.91%
Valid Votes 60,491 N/A 528,348 N/A 8,602,617 N/A

1994 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election
Party Baddegama[19] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 33,572 57.47% 277,956 56.39% 3,887,805 48.94%
UNP 23,874 40.87% 203,268 41.24% 3,498,370 44.04%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 973 1.67% 11,690 2.37% 159,429 2.01%
Valid Votes 58,419 95.21% 492,914 95.96% 7,943,688 95.20%
Rejected Votes 2,937 4.79% 20,763 4.04% 400,395 4.80%
Total Polled 61,356 82.54% 513,677 79.57% 8,344,095 74.75%
Registered Electors 74,331 645,559 11,163,064

1989 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election
Party Baddegama[20] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 23,790 50.64% 183,962 50.40% 2,838,005 50.71%
SLFP 22,325 47.52% 152,096 41.67% 1,785,369 31.90%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 864 1.84% 28,947 7.93% 502,202 8.97%
Valid Votes 46,979 94.56% 365,005 93.94% 5,596,468 93.87%
Rejected Votes 2,705 5.44% 23,536 6.06% 365,563 6.13%
Total Polled 49,684 77.16% 388,541 68.03% 5,962,031 63.60%
Registered Electors 64,390 571,146 9,374,164

Demographics

Ethnicity

The Baddegama Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (94.5%) . In comparison, the Galle Electoral District (which contains the Baddegama Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (94.4%) [1]

Ethnicity in Baddegama[1]

  Sinhalese (94.5%)
  Sri Lankan Tamil (3.3%)
  Indian Tamil (2.2%)
  Other (0.0%)

Religion

The Baddegama Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (94.1%) . In comparison, the Galle Electoral District (which contains the Baddegama Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (93.9%) [1]

Religion in Baddegama[1]

  Buddhist (94.1%)
  Hindu (4.4%)
  Other (1.5%)

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 Baddegama 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 Baddegama 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 Baddegama 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 Baddegama 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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