Beliatta Polling Division

Beliatta
Polling Division
Location of Beliatta
Coordinates: 6°05′26″N 80°42′23″E / 6.090694°N 80.706439°E / 6.090694; 80.706439
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceSouthern Province, Sri Lanka
Electoral DistrictHambantota Electoral District
Area
 • Total
141.63 km2 (54.68 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)[1]
 • Total
75,010
 • Density530/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeEC-09B

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

Presidential Election Results

Summary

The winner of Beliatta has matched the final country result 7 out of 8 times. Hence, Beliatta is a Strong Bellwether for Presidential Elections.

Year Beliatta Hambantota Electoral District MAE[2] % Sri Lanka MAE[3] %
2019 SLPP SLPP 0.26% SLPP 13.84%
2015 UPFA UPFA 0.62% NDF 15.84%
2010 UPFA UPFA 0.32% UPFA 8.67%
2005 UPFA UPFA 1.15% UPFA 14.16%
1999 PA PA 1.60% PA 3.43%
1994 PA PA 1.01% PA 1.52%
1988 UNP UNP 2.94% UNP 1.47%
1982 UNP UNP 0.82% UNP 4.30%
Matches/Mean MAE 7/8 7/8 1.09% 8/8 7.90%

2019 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Beliatta[4] Hambantota Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SLPP 42,668 66.01% 278,804 66.17% 6,924,255 52.25%
NDF 17,029 26.34% 108,906 25.85% 5,564,239 41.99%
NMPP 3,793 5.87% 26,295 6.24% 418,553 3.16%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,151 1.78% 7,369 1.75% 345,452 2.61%
Valid Votes 64,641 99.26% 421,374 99.25% 13,252,499 98.99%
Rejected Votes 483 0.74% 3,179 0.75% 135,452 1.01%
Total Polled 65,124 85.86% 424,553 87.36% 13,387,951 83.71%
Registered Electors 75,851 485,986 15,992,568

2015 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Beliatta[5] Hambantota Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 39,513 63.65% 243,295 63.02% 5,768,090 47.58%
NDF 21,912 35.29% 138,708 35.93% 6,217,162 51.28%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 658 1.06% 4,073 1.05% 138,200 1.14%
Valid Votes 62,083 99.12% 386,076 99.14% 12,123,452 98.85%
Rejected Votes 553 0.88% 3,351 0.86% 140,925 1.15%
Total Polled 62,636 80.06% 389,427 81.23% 12,264,377 78.69%
Registered Electors 78,234 479,433 15,585,942

2010 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Beliatta[6] Hambantota Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 38,055 66.93% 226,887 67.21% 6,015,934 57.88%
NDF 17,965 31.59% 105,336 31.20% 4,173,185 40.15%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 842 1.48% 5,341 1.58% 204,494 1.97%
Valid Votes 56,862 99.43% 337,564 99.35% 10,393,613 99.03%
Rejected Votes 324 0.57% 2,218 0.65% 101,838 0.97%
Total Polled 57,186 76.79% 339,782 78.29% 10,495,451 66.70%
Registered Electors 74,470 433,991 15,734,587

2005 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Beliatta[7] Hambantota Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 36,615 64.56% 202,918 63.43% 4,887,152 50.29%
UNP 19,290 34.01% 112,712 35.23% 4,706,366 48.43%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 808 1.42% 4,295 1.34% 123,521 1.27%
Valid Votes 56,713 99.14% 319,925 99.09% 9,717,039 98.88%
Rejected Votes 492 0.86% 2,928 0.91% 109,869 1.12%
Total Polled 57,205 78.51% 322,853 79.47% 9,826,908 69.51%
Registered Electors 72,862 406,270 14,136,979

1999 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Beliatta[8] Hambantota Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 24,492 49.85% 120,275 47.41% 4,312,157 51.12%
UNP 18,140 36.92% 95,088 37.48% 3,602,748 42.71%
JVP 5,691 11.58% 33,739 13.30% 343,927 4.08%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 807 1.64% 4,576 1.80% 176,679 2.09%
Valid Votes 49,130 98.16% 253,678 97.93% 8,435,754 97.69%
Rejected Votes 919 1.84% 5,375 2.07% 199,536 2.31%
Total Polled 50,049 73.23% 259,053 72.69% 8,635,290 72.17%
Registered Electors 68,349 356,394 11,965,536

1994 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Beliatta[9] Hambantota Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 26,335 60.54% 132,873 61.52% 4,709,205 62.28%
UNP 16,150 37.12% 77,735 35.99% 2,715,283 35.91%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,017 2.34% 5,387 2.49% 137,040 1.81%
Valid Votes 43,502 98.52% 215,995 98.18% 7,561,526 98.03%
Rejected Votes 652 1.48% 4,013 1.82% 151,706 1.97%
Total Polled 44,154 66.81% 220,008 66.06% 7,713,232 69.12%
Registered Electors 66,091 333,054 11,158,880

1988 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Beliatta[10] Hambantota Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 6,793 52.86% 41,198 49.62% 2,569,199 50.43%
SLFP 5,733 44.61% 39,343 47.39% 2,289,857 44.95%
SLMP 326 2.54% 2,478 2.98% 235,701 4.63%
Valid Votes 12,852 96.32% 83,019 95.56% 5,094,754 98.24%
Rejected Votes 491 3.68% 3,855 4.44% 91,499 1.76%
Total Polled 13,343 21.26% 86,874 29.40% 5,186,256 55.87%
Registered Electors 62,773 295,536 9,283,143

1982 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Beliatta[11] Hambantota Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 21,056 46.25% 90,545 45.90% 3,450,815 52.93%
SLFP 18,150 39.86% 76,402 38.73% 2,546,348 39.05%
JVP 5,957 13.08% 28,835 14.62% 273,428 4.19%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 368 0.81% 1,496 0.76% 249,460 3.83%
Valid Votes 45,531 99.18% 197,278 99.09% 6,520,156 98.78%
Rejected Votes 378 0.82% 1,804 0.91% 80,470 1.22%
Total Polled 45,909 81.61% 199,082 81.37% 6,600,626 80.15%
Registered Electors 56,254 244,660 8,235,358

Parliamentary Election Results

Summary

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

Year Beliatta Hambantota Electoral District MAE[12] % Sri Lanka MAE[13] %
2015 UPFA UPFA 0.31% UNP 9.38%
2010 UPFA UPFA 3.54% UPFA 4.86%
2004 UPFA UPFA 0.05% UPFA 9.32%
2001 PA UNP 2.24% UNP 5.06%
2000 PA UNP 3.25% PA 1.09%
1994 PA PA 0.46% PA 4.35%
1989 UNP UNP 1.07% UNP 6.18%
Matches/Mean MAE 5/7 5/7 1.56% 7/7 5.75%

2015 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Beliatta[14] Hambantota Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 31,389 53.87% 196,980 53.87% 4,732,664 42.48%
UNP 21,165 36.33% 130,433 35.67% 5,098,916 45.77%
JVP 5,399 9.27% 36,527 9.99% 544,154 4.88%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 311 0.53% 1,743 0.48% 82,845 0.74%
Valid Votes 58,264 97.39% 365,683 97.29% 11,140,333 95.35%
Rejected Votes 1,533 2.56% 10,056 2.68% 516,926 4.42%
Total Polled 59,825 76.47% 375,885 81.20% 11,684,111 77.66%
Registered Electors 78,234 462,911 15,044,490

2010 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Beliatta[15] Hambantota Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 31,330 66.60% 174,808 62.87% 4,846,388 60.38%
UNP 12,192 25.92% 83,027 29.86% 2,357,057 29.37%
DNA 3,338 7.10% 19,186 6.90% 441,251 5.50%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 181 0.38% 1,033 0.37% 23,385 0.29%
Valid Votes 47,041 96.08% 278,054 96.11% 8,026,322 96.03%
Rejected Votes 1,917 3.92% 11,240 3.89% 581,465 6.96%
Total Polled 48,958 65.74% 289,294 66.47% 8,358,246 59.29%
Registered Electors 74,470 435,218 14,097,690

2004 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Beliatta[16] Hambantota Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 32,017 64.06% 178,895 64.05% 4,223,126 45.70%
UNP 17,631 35.28% 98,877 35.40% 3,486,792 37.73%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 328 0.66% 1,538 0.55% 58,285 0.63%
Valid Votes 49,976 94.84% 279,310 94.03% 9,241,931 94.52%
Rejected Votes 2,717 5.16% 17,724 5.97% 534,452 5.47%
Total Polled 52,693 73.14% 297,034 77.28% 9,777,821 75.74%
Registered Electors 72,045 384,361 12,909,631

2001 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Beliatta[17] Hambantota Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 21,272 41.06% 105,175 37.41% 3,330,815 37.19%
UNP 20,457 39.49% 112,520 40.02% 4,086,026 45.62%
JVP 9,385 18.12% 59,693 21.23% 815,353 9.10%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 688 1.33% 3,774 1.34% 115,846 1.29%
Valid Votes 51,802 95.42% 281,162 95.46% 8,955,844 94.77%
Rejected Votes 2,484 4.58% 13,378 4.54% 494,009 5.23%
Total Polled 54,286 76.94% 294,540 79.81% 9,449,878 76.03%
Registered Electors 70,560 369,073 12,428,762

2000 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Beliatta[18] Hambantota Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 22,406 44.23% 110,308 39.95% 3,899,329 45.33%
UNP 20,221 39.92% 119,074 43.12% 3,451,765 40.12%
JVP 7,192 14.20% 42,042 15.23% 518,725 6.03%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 841 1.66% 4,703 1.70% 260,613 3.03%
Valid Votes 50,660 N/A 276,127 N/A 8,602,617 N/A

1994 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Beliatta[19] Hambantota Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 25,501 52.76% 132,008 53.51% 3,887,805 48.94%
UNP 18,643 38.57% 95,382 38.67% 3,498,370 44.04%
SLPF 3,169 6.56% 15,309 6.21% 90,078 1.13%
MEP 680 1.41% 2,080 0.84% 68,538 0.86%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 338 0.70% 1,900 0.77% 65,969 0.83%
Valid Votes 48,331 95.40% 246,679 94.80% 7,943,688 95.20%
Rejected Votes 2,333 4.60% 13,539 5.20% 400,395 4.80%
Total Polled 50,664 76.66% 260,218 78.19% 8,344,095 74.75%
Registered Electors 66,091 332,805 11,163,064

1989 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Beliatta[20] Hambantota Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 6,235 57.12% 31,639 55.92% 2,838,005 50.71%
SLFP 4,418 40.47% 22,459 39.70% 1,785,369 31.90%
DPLF 242 2.22% 648 1.15% 19,150 0.34%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 21 0.19% 1,829 3.23% 343,999 6.15%
Valid Votes 10,916 98.17% 56,575 92.88% 5,596,468 93.87%
Rejected Votes 204 1.83% 4,339 7.12% 365,563 6.13%
Total Polled 11,120 18.09% 60,914 20.64% 5,962,031 63.60%
Registered Electors 61,466 295,120 9,374,164

Demographics

Ethnicity

The Beliatta Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (99.8%) . In comparison, the Hambantota Electoral District (which contains the Beliatta Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (97.1%) [1]

Ethnicity in Beliatta[1]
  1. Sinhalese (99.8%)
  2. Other (0.20%)

Religion

The Beliatta Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (99.6%) . In comparison, the Hambantota Electoral District (which contains the Beliatta Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (96.7%) [1]

Religion in Beliatta[1]
  1. Buddhist (99.6%)
  2. Other (0.40%)

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "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 Beliatta and the Hambantota 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 Beliatta 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. Archived from the original on 2019-12-19. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  5. ^ "2015 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2015. Archived from the original on 2019-12-19. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  6. ^ "2010 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2010. Archived from the original on 2019-12-19. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  7. ^ "2005 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2005. Archived from the original on 2019-12-19. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  8. ^ "1999 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 1999. Archived from the original on 2019-12-19. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  9. ^ "1994 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 1994. Archived from the original on 2019-12-19. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  10. ^ "1988 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 1988. Archived from the original on 2019-12-19. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  11. ^ "1982 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 1982. Archived from the original on 2019-12-19. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  12. ^ The mean absolute error, between the percentages of votes each party got in Beliatta and the Hambantota 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 Beliatta 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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