Mulkirigala Polling Division

Mulkirigala
Polling Division
Location of Mulkirigala
Coordinates: 6°11′17″N 80°43′49″E / 6.187949°N 80.730273°E / 6.187949; 80.730273
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceSouthern Province, Sri Lanka
Electoral DistrictHambantota Electoral District
Area
 • Total
324.78 km2 (125.40 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)[1]
 • Total
130,611
 • Density402/km2 (1,040/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeEC-09A

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

Presidential Election Results

Summary

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

Year Mulkirigala Hambantota Electoral District MAE[2] % Sri Lanka MAE[3] %
2019 SLPP SLPP 1.17% SLPP 14.99%
2015 UPFA UPFA 1.62% NDF 16.88%
2010 UPFA UPFA 0.25% UPFA 8.77%
2005 UPFA UPFA 0.96% UPFA 12.08%
1999 PA PA 1.76% PA 4.08%
1994 PA PA 3.44% PA 3.97%
1988 UNP UNP 0.24% UNP 1.80%
1982 SLFP UNP 3.80% UNP 7.92%
Matches/Mean MAE 6/8 7/8 1.65% 8/8 8.81%

2019 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Mulkirigala[4] Hambantota Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SLPP 58,903 67.73% 278,804 66.17% 6,924,255 52.25%
NDF 22,329 25.68% 108,906 25.85% 5,564,239 41.99%
NMPP 4,192 4.82% 26,295 6.24% 418,553 3.16%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,542 1.77% 7,369 1.75% 345,452 2.61%
Valid Votes 86,966 99.21% 421,374 99.25% 13,252,499 98.99%
Rejected Votes 691 0.79% 3,179 0.75% 135,452 1.01%
Total Polled 87,657 87.80% 424,553 87.36% 13,387,951 83.71%
Registered Electors 99,833 485,986 15,992,568

2015 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Mulkirigala[5] Hambantota Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 52,202 64.58% 243,295 63.02% 5,768,090 47.58%
NDF 27,601 34.14% 138,708 35.93% 6,217,162 51.28%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,034 1.28% 4,073 1.05% 138,200 1.14%
Valid Votes 80,837 99.19% 386,076 99.14% 12,123,452 98.85%
Rejected Votes 658 0.81% 3,351 0.86% 140,925 1.15%
Total Polled 81,495 80.92% 389,427 81.23% 12,264,377 78.69%
Registered Electors 100,711 479,433 15,585,942

2010 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Mulkirigala[6] Hambantota Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 48,187 66.88% 226,887 67.21% 6,015,934 57.88%
NDF 22,537 31.28% 105,336 31.20% 4,173,185 40.15%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,326 1.84% 5,341 1.58% 204,494 1.97%
Valid Votes 72,050 99.27% 337,564 99.35% 10,393,613 99.03%
Rejected Votes 529 0.73% 2,218 0.65% 101,838 0.97%
Total Polled 72,579 77.47% 339,782 78.29% 10,495,451 66.70%
Registered Electors 93,685 433,991 15,734,587

2005 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Mulkirigala[7] Hambantota Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 42,897 62.36% 202,918 63.43% 4,887,152 50.29%
UNP 24,784 36.03% 112,712 35.23% 4,706,366 48.43%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,108 1.61% 4,295 1.34% 123,521 1.27%
Valid Votes 68,789 99.07% 319,925 99.09% 9,717,039 98.88%
Rejected Votes 645 0.93% 2,928 0.91% 109,869 1.12%
Total Polled 69,434 78.43% 322,853 79.47% 9,826,908 69.51%
Registered Electors 88,528 406,270 14,136,979

1999 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Mulkirigala[8] Hambantota Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 24,728 46.08% 120,275 47.41% 4,312,157 51.12%
UNP 21,426 39.93% 95,088 37.48% 3,602,748 42.71%
JVP 6,298 11.74% 33,739 13.30% 343,927 4.08%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,212 2.26% 4,576 1.80% 176,679 2.09%
Valid Votes 53,664 97.48% 253,678 97.93% 8,435,754 97.69%
Rejected Votes 1,389 2.52% 5,375 2.07% 199,536 2.31%
Total Polled 55,053 70.05% 259,053 72.69% 8,635,290 72.17%
Registered Electors 78,596 356,394 11,965,536

1994 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Mulkirigala[9] Hambantota Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 26,535 57.80% 132,873 61.52% 4,709,205 62.28%
UNP 17,983 39.17% 77,735 35.99% 2,715,283 35.91%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,391 3.03% 5,387 2.49% 137,040 1.81%
Valid Votes 45,909 97.85% 215,995 98.18% 7,561,526 98.03%
Rejected Votes 1,010 2.15% 4,013 1.82% 151,706 1.97%
Total Polled 46,919 64.07% 220,008 66.06% 7,713,232 69.12%
Registered Electors 73,236 333,054 11,158,880

1988 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Mulkirigala[10] Hambantota Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 5,952 49.30% 41,198 49.62% 2,569,199 50.43%
SLFP 5,740 47.54% 39,343 47.39% 2,289,857 44.95%
SLMP 382 3.16% 2,478 2.98% 235,701 4.63%
Valid Votes 12,074 94.79% 83,019 95.56% 5,094,754 98.24%
Rejected Votes 663 5.21% 3,855 4.44% 91,499 1.76%
Total Polled 12,737 19.08% 86,874 29.40% 5,186,256 55.87%
Registered Electors 66,740 295,536 9,283,143

1982 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Mulkirigala[11] Hambantota Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SLFP 19,605 43.57% 76,402 38.73% 2,546,348 39.05%
UNP 18,964 42.15% 90,545 45.90% 3,450,815 52.93%
JVP 5,966 13.26% 28,835 14.62% 273,428 4.19%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 458 1.02% 1,496 0.76% 249,460 3.83%
Valid Votes 44,993 98.94% 197,278 99.09% 6,520,156 98.78%
Rejected Votes 484 1.06% 1,804 0.91% 80,470 1.22%
Total Polled 45,477 79.10% 199,082 81.37% 6,600,626 80.15%
Registered Electors 57,491 244,660 8,235,358

Parliamentary Election Results

Summary

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

Year Mulkirigala Hambantota Electoral District MAE[12] % Sri Lanka MAE[13] %
2015 UPFA UPFA 1.84% UNP 10.97%
2010 UPFA UPFA 0.49% UPFA 1.91%
2004 UPFA UPFA 3.88% UPFA 7.15%
2001 UNP UNP 2.10% UNP 2.13%
2000 UNP UNP 1.55% PA 4.05%
1994 PA PA 1.58% PA 3.06%
1989 UNP UNP 2.71% UNP 6.95%
Matches/Mean MAE 5/7 5/7 2.02% 7/7 5.18%

2015 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Mulkirigala[14] Hambantota Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 42,503 56.55% 196,980 53.87% 4,732,664 42.48%
UNP 26,429 35.16% 130,433 35.67% 5,098,916 45.77%
JVP 5,854 7.79% 36,527 9.99% 544,154 4.88%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 378 0.50% 1,743 0.48% 82,845 0.74%
Valid Votes 75,164 96.98% 365,683 97.29% 11,140,333 95.35%
Rejected Votes 2,314 2.99% 10,056 2.68% 516,926 4.42%
Total Polled 77,505 76.96% 375,885 81.20% 11,684,111 77.66%
Registered Electors 100,711 462,911 15,044,490

2010 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Mulkirigala[15] Hambantota Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 35,851 62.73% 174,808 62.87% 4,846,388 60.38%
UNP 17,700 30.97% 83,027 29.86% 2,357,057 29.37%
DNA 3,364 5.89% 19,186 6.90% 441,251 5.50%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 236 0.41% 1,033 0.37% 23,385 0.29%
Valid Votes 57,151 95.55% 278,054 96.11% 8,026,322 96.03%
Rejected Votes 2,661 4.45% 11,240 3.89% 581,465 6.96%
Total Polled 59,812 63.84% 289,294 66.47% 8,358,246 59.29%
Registered Electors 93,685 435,218 14,097,690

2004 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Mulkirigala[16] Hambantota Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 34,604 60.11% 178,895 64.05% 4,223,126 45.70%
UNP 22,582 39.23% 98,877 35.40% 3,486,792 37.73%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 382 0.66% 1,538 0.55% 58,285 0.63%
Valid Votes 57,568 92.84% 279,310 94.03% 9,241,931 94.52%
Rejected Votes 4,438 7.16% 17,724 5.97% 534,452 5.47%
Total Polled 62,006 72.47% 297,034 77.28% 9,777,821 75.74%
Registered Electors 85,563 384,361 12,909,631

2001 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Mulkirigala[17] Hambantota Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 25,854 43.08% 112,520 40.02% 4,086,026 45.62%
PA 22,625 37.70% 105,175 37.41% 3,330,815 37.19%
JVP 10,600 17.66% 59,693 21.23% 815,353 9.10%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 928 1.55% 3,774 1.34% 115,846 1.29%
Valid Votes 60,007 94.78% 281,162 95.46% 8,955,844 94.77%
Rejected Votes 3,302 5.22% 13,378 4.54% 494,009 5.23%
Total Polled 63,309 76.85% 294,540 79.81% 9,449,878 76.03%
Registered Electors 82,382 369,073 12,428,762

2000 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Mulkirigala[18] Hambantota Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 26,409 44.52% 119,074 43.12% 3,451,765 40.12%
PA 24,401 41.13% 110,308 39.95% 3,899,329 45.33%
JVP 7,191 12.12% 42,042 15.23% 518,725 6.03%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,322 2.23% 4,703 1.70% 260,613 3.03%
Valid Votes 59,323 N/A 276,127 N/A 8,602,617 N/A

1994 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Mulkirigala[19] Hambantota Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 28,181 52.46% 132,008 53.51% 3,887,805 48.94%
UNP 22,078 41.10% 95,382 38.67% 3,498,370 44.04%
SLPF 2,679 4.99% 15,309 6.21% 90,078 1.13%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 782 1.46% 3,980 1.61% 134,507 1.69%
Valid Votes 53,720 93.45% 246,679 94.80% 7,943,688 95.20%
Rejected Votes 3,763 6.55% 13,539 5.20% 400,395 4.80%
Total Polled 57,483 78.49% 260,218 78.19% 8,344,095 74.75%
Registered Electors 73,236 332,805 11,163,064

1989 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Mulkirigala[20] Hambantota Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 8,653 59.87% 31,639 55.92% 2,838,005 50.71%
SLFP 5,581 38.61% 22,459 39.70% 1,785,369 31.90%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 220 1.52% 2,477 4.38% 363,149 6.49%
Valid Votes 14,454 97.28% 56,575 92.88% 5,596,468 93.87%
Rejected Votes 404 2.72% 4,339 7.12% 365,563 6.13%
Total Polled 14,858 22.47% 60,914 20.64% 5,962,031 63.60%
Registered Electors 66,111 295,120 9,374,164

Demographics

Ethnicity

The Mulkirigala Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (99.3%) . In comparison, the Hambantota Electoral District (which contains the Mulkirigala Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (97.1%)[1]

Ethnicity in Mulkirigala[1]
  1. Sinhalese (99.3%)
  2. Other (0.70%)

Religion

The Mulkirigala Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (99.2%) . In comparison, the Hambantota Electoral District (which contains the Mulkirigala Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (96.7%)[1]

Religion in Mulkirigala[1]
  1. Buddhist (99.2%)
  2. Other (0.80%)

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 Mulkirigala 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 Mulkirigala 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 Mulkirigala 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 Mulkirigala 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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