Galle Polling Division

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

Galle
Polling Division
Coordinates: 6.048872°N 80.211834°E / 6.048872; 80.211834
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceSouthern Province, Sri Lanka
Electoral DistrictGalle Electoral District
Area
 • Total22.22 km2 (8.58 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)[1]
 • Total101,749
 • Density4,579/km2 (11,860/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeEC-07H

Presidential Election Results

Summary

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

Year Galle Galle Electoral District MAE[2] % Sri Lanka MAE[3] %
2019 NDF SLPP 16.40% SLPP 5.02%
2015 NDF UPFA 18.88% NDF 10.98%
2010 NDF UPFA 15.83% UPFA 10.28%
2005 UNP UPFA 10.98% UPFA 2.97%
1999 PA PA 5.72% PA 1.94%
1994 PA PA 4.33% PA 5.35%
1988 UNP SLFP 6.47% UNP 1.19%
1982 UNP UNP 11.71% UNP 8.68%
Matches/Mean MAE 5/8 6/8 11.29% 8/8 5.80%

2019 Sri Lankan Presidential Election
Party Galle[4] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
NDF 31,248 46.89% 217,401 29.97% 5,564,239 41.99%
SLPP 31,108 46.68% 466,148 64.26% 6,924,255 52.25%
NMPP 3,044 4.57% 27,006 3.72% 418,553 3.16%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,238 1.86% 14,803 2.04% 345,452 2.61%
Valid Votes 66,638 99.00% 725,358 99.20% 13,252,499 98.99%
Rejected Votes 673 1.00% 5,878 0.80% 135,452 1.01%
Total Polled 67,311 83.49% 731,236 85.15% 13,387,951 83.71%
Registered Electors 80,618 858,749 15,992,568

2015 Sri Lankan Presidential Election
Party Galle[5] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
NDF 39,547 62.58% 293,994 43.37% 6,217,162 51.28%
UPFA 23,184 36.69% 377,126 55.64% 5,768,090 47.58%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 459 0.73% 6,691 0.99% 138,200 1.14%
Valid Votes 63,190 99.30% 677,811 99.05% 12,123,452 98.85%
Rejected Votes 447 0.70% 6,516 0.95% 140,925 1.15%
Total Polled 63,637 79.86% 684,327 80.46% 12,264,377 78.69%
Registered Electors 79,685 850,549 15,585,942

2010 Sri Lankan Presidential Election
Party Galle[6] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
NDF 27,625 51.12% 211,633 34.83% 4,173,185 40.15%
UPFA 25,797 47.74% 386,971 63.69% 6,015,934 57.88%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 616 1.14% 9,017 1.48% 204,494 1.97%
Valid Votes 54,038 99.43% 607,621 99.38% 10,393,613 99.03%
Rejected Votes 312 0.57% 3,765 0.62% 101,838 0.97%
Total Polled 54,350 75.93% 611,386 77.82% 10,495,451 66.70%
Registered Electors 71,575 785,663 15,734,587

2005 Sri Lankan Presidential Election
Party Galle[7] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 27,166 51.57% 239,320 40.26% 4,706,366 48.43%
UPFA 24,972 47.40% 347,233 58.41% 4,887,152 50.29%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 540 1.03% 7,915 1.33% 123,521 1.27%
Valid Votes 52,678 99.02% 594,468 99.08% 9,717,039 98.88%
Rejected Votes 520 0.98% 5,540 0.92% 109,869 1.12%
Total Polled 53,198 74.48% 600,008 79.86% 9,826,908 69.51%
Registered Electors 71,425 751,327 14,136,979

1999 Sri Lankan Presidential Election
Party Galle[8] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 22,008 48.93% 281,154 54.91% 4,312,157 51.12%
UNP 20,042 44.56% 195,906 38.26% 3,602,748 42.71%
JVP 2,207 4.91% 27,257 5.32% 343,927 4.08%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 721 1.60% 7,702 1.50% 176,679 2.09%
Valid Votes 44,978 97.83% 512,019 98.14% 8,435,754 97.69%
Rejected Votes 1,000 2.17% 9,716 1.86% 199,536 2.31%
Total Polled 45,978 72.64% 521,735 77.43% 8,635,290 72.17%
Registered Electors 63,300 673,785 11,965,536

1994 Sri Lankan Presidential Election
Party Galle[9] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 23,587 57.06% 285,398 61.40% 4,709,205 62.28%
UNP 17,258 41.75% 173,282 37.28% 2,715,283 35.91%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 493 1.19% 6,135 1.32% 137,040 1.81%
Valid Votes 41,338 98.53% 464,815 98.49% 7,561,526 98.03%
Rejected Votes 615 1.47% 7,112 1.51% 151,706 1.97%
Total Polled 41,953 67.65% 471,927 73.01% 7,713,232 69.12%
Registered Electors 62,011 646,373 11,158,880

1988 Sri Lankan Presidential Election
Party Galle[10] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 19,227 51.23% 124,912 44.62% 2,569,199 50.43%
SLFP 17,432 46.45% 148,615 53.09% 2,289,857 44.95%
SLMP 869 2.32% 6,417 2.29% 235,701 4.63%
Valid Votes 37,528 98.34% 279,944 98.43% 5,094,754 98.24%
Rejected Votes 633 1.66% 4,461 1.57% 91,499 1.76%
Total Polled 38,161 68.04% 284,405 49.34% 5,186,256 55.87%
Registered Electors 56,083 576,390 9,283,143

1982 Sri Lankan Presidential Election
Party Galle[11] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 23,785 62.57% 211,544 50.23% 3,450,815 52.93%
SLFP 11,508 30.27% 180,925 42.96% 2,546,348 39.05%
JVP 2,279 6.00% 20,962 4.98% 273,428 4.19%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 443 1.17% 7,707 1.83% 249,460 3.83%
Valid Votes 38,015 98.99% 421,138 98.78% 6,520,156 98.78%
Rejected Votes 389 1.01% 5,198 1.22% 80,470 1.22%
Total Polled 38,404 74.46% 426,336 81.84% 6,600,626 80.15%
Registered Electors 51,574 520,909 8,235,358

Parliamentary Election Results

Summary

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

Year Galle Galle Electoral District MAE[12] % Sri Lanka MAE[13] %
2015 UNP UPFA 14.89% UNP 9.42%
2010 UPFA UPFA 13.78% UPFA 8.71%
2004 UNP UPFA 11.85% UPFA 5.58%
2001 UNP UNP 10.09% UNP 6.82%
2000 UNP PA 6.79% PA 4.37%
1994 PA PA 3.73% PA 1.68%
1989 UNP UNP 3.40% UNP 3.22%
Matches/Mean MAE 5/7 6/7 9.22% 7/7 5.69%

2015 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election
Party Galle[14] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 33,798 57.61% 265,180 42.49% 5,098,916 45.77%
UPFA 19,613 33.43% 312,518 50.07% 4,732,664 42.48%
JVP 4,777 8.14% 37,778 6.05% 544,154 4.88%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 479 0.82% 8,659 1.39% 82,852 0.74%
Valid Votes 58,667 98.10% 624,135 97.63% 11,140,333 95.35%
Rejected Votes 1,133 1.89% 15,107 2.36% 516,926 4.42%
Total Polled 59,804 75.05% 639,318 78.00% 11,684,111 77.66%
Registered Electors 79,685 819,666 15,044,490

2010 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election
Party Galle[15] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 20,348 50.08% 305,307 66.17% 4,846,388 60.38%
UNP 14,804 36.44% 120,101 26.03% 2,357,057 29.37%
DNA 5,324 13.10% 33,663 7.30% 441,251 5.50%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 152 0.37% 2,317 0.50% 32,313 0.40%
Valid Votes 40,628 95.88% 461,388 95.05% 8,026,322 96.03%
Rejected Votes 1,744 4.12% 24,013 4.95% 581,465 6.96%
Total Polled 42,372 59.20% 485,401 61.67% 8,358,246 59.29%
Registered Electors 71,575 787,139 14,097,690

2004 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election
Party Galle[16] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 23,585 48.25% 209,399 38.67% 3,486,792 37.73%
UPFA 20,779 42.51% 306,385 56.58% 4,223,126 45.70%
JHU 4,166 8.52% 22,826 4.22% 552,723 5.98%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 349 0.71% 2,901 0.54% 60,066 0.65%
Valid Votes 48,879 95.64% 541,511 94.69% 9,241,931 94.52%
Rejected Votes 2,227 4.36% 30,380 5.31% 534,452 5.47%
Total Polled 51,106 72.80% 571,891 79.81% 9,777,821 75.74%
Registered Electors 70,204 716,609 12,909,631

2001 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election
Party Galle[17] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 27,516 55.80% 238,989 44.10% 4,086,026 45.62%
PA 15,640 31.71% 232,931 42.98% 3,330,815 37.19%
JVP 5,263 10.67% 61,806 11.41% 815,353 9.10%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 897 1.82% 8,188 1.51% 143,033 1.60%
Valid Votes 49,316 96.09% 541,914 95.66% 8,955,844 94.77%
Rejected Votes 2,006 3.91% 24,561 4.34% 494,009 5.23%
Total Polled 51,322 74.43% 566,475 81.09% 9,449,878 76.03%
Registered Electors 68,949 698,558 12,428,762

2000 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election
Party Galle[18] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 22,351 47.15% 212,055 40.14% 3,451,765 40.12%
PA 20,004 42.20% 264,601 50.08% 3,899,329 45.33%
JVP 3,855 8.13% 41,620 7.88% 518,725 6.03%
SU 833 1.76% 4,535 0.86% 127,859 1.49%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 358 0.76% 5,537 1.05% 122,630 1.43%
Valid Votes 47,401 N/A 528,348 N/A 8,602,617 N/A

1994 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election
Party Galle[19] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 23,347 52.07% 277,956 56.39% 3,887,805 48.94%
UNP 19,885 44.34% 203,268 41.24% 3,498,370 44.04%
MEP 983 2.19% 4,145 0.84% 68,538 0.86%
SLPF 612 1.36% 7,239 1.47% 90,078 1.13%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 15 0.03% 306 0.06% 813 0.01%
Valid Votes 44,842 96.93% 492,914 95.96% 7,943,688 95.20%
Rejected Votes 1,418 3.07% 20,763 4.04% 400,395 4.80%
Total Polled 46,260 74.60% 513,677 79.57% 8,344,095 74.75%
Registered Electors 62,011 645,559 11,163,064

1989 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election
Party Galle[20] Galle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 17,547 48.08% 183,962 50.40% 2,838,005 50.71%
SLFP 13,523 37.05% 152,096 41.67% 1,785,369 31.90%
SLMC 2,899 7.94% 4,014 1.10% 202,016 3.61%
ELJP 1,779 4.87% 4,097 1.12% 67,723 1.21%
USA 469 1.29% 18,160 4.98% 141,983 2.54%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 281 0.77% 2,676 0.73% 90,480 1.62%
Valid Votes 36,498 95.83% 365,005 93.94% 5,596,468 93.87%
Rejected Votes 1,587 4.17% 23,536 6.06% 365,563 6.13%
Total Polled 38,085 69.58% 388,541 68.03% 5,962,031 63.60%
Registered Electors 54,738 571,146 9,374,164

Demographics

Ethnicity

The Galle Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (66.8%) and a significant Moor population (32.1%) . In comparison, the Galle Electoral District (which contains the Galle Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (94.4%) [1]

Ethnicity in Galle[1]

  Sinhalese (66.8%)
  Moor (32.1%)
  Other (1.2%)

Religion

The Galle Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (65.7%) and a significant Muslim population (32.3%) . In comparison, the Galle Electoral District (which contains the Galle Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (93.9%) [1]

Religion in Galle[1]

  Buddhist (65.7%)
  Muslim (32.3%)
  Other (2.0%)

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 Galle 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 Galle 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 Galle 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 Galle 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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