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Harispattuwa
Polling Division
Location of Harispattuwa
Coordinates: 7°22′16″N 80°35′06″E / 7.371188°N 80.584934°E / 7.371188; 80.584934
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceCentral Province, Sri Lanka
Electoral DistrictKandy Electoral District
Area
 • Total
137.63 km2 (53.14 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)[1]
 • Total
209,488
 • Density1,522/km2 (3,940/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeEC-04B

The Harispattuwa Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Kandy Electoral District, in the Central Province, Sri Lanka.

Presidential Election Results

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Summary

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

Year Harispattuwa Kandy Electoral District MAE[2] % Sri Lanka MAE[3] %
2019 SLPP SLPP 1.94% SLPP 4.00%
2015 NDF NDF 3.02% NDF 6.29%
2010 UPFA UPFA 2.74% UPFA 6.38%
2005 UNP UNP 2.76% UPFA 8.63%
1999 UNP PA 2.86% PA 4.29%
1994 PA PA 1.66% PA 3.92%
1988 UNP UNP 1.11% UNP 1.91%
1982 UNP UNP 2.44% UNP 6.93%
Matches/Mean MAE 6/8 7/8 2.32% 8/8 5.29%

2019 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

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Party Harispattuwa[4] Kandy Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SLPP 64,298 48.53% 471,502 50.43% 6,924,255 52.25%
NDF 62,044 46.83% 417,355 44.64% 5,564,239 41.99%
NMPP 3,401 2.57% 23,539 2.52% 418,553 3.16%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 2,754 2.08% 22,479 2.40% 345,452 2.61%
Valid Votes 132,497 99.15% 934,875 99.04% 13,252,499 98.99%
Rejected Votes 1,135 0.85% 9,020 0.96% 135,452 1.01%
Total Polled 133,632 84.10% 943,895 84.89% 13,387,951 83.71%
Registered Electors 158,903 1,111,860 15,992,568

2015 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

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Party Harispattuwa[5] Kandy Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
NDF 71,533 57.69% 466,994 54.56% 6,217,162 51.28%
UPFA 51,156 41.26% 378,585 44.23% 5,768,090 47.58%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,309 1.06% 10,329 1.21% 138,200 1.14%
Valid Votes 123,998 98.92% 855,908 98.73% 12,123,452 98.85%
Rejected Votes 1,356 1.08% 10,993 1.27% 140,925 1.15%
Total Polled 125,354 79.61% 866,901 79.71% 12,264,377 78.69%
Registered Electors 157,463 1,087,542 15,585,942

2010 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

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Party Harispattuwa[6] Kandy Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 56,508 51.50% 406,636 54.16% 6,015,934 57.88%
NDF 51,406 46.85% 329,492 43.89% 4,173,185 40.15%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,800 1.64% 14,658 1.95% 204,494 1.97%
Valid Votes 109,714 98.95% 750,786 98.85% 10,393,613 99.03%
Rejected Votes 1,161 1.05% 8,700 1.15% 101,838 0.97%
Total Polled 110,875 75.18% 759,486 75.87% 10,495,451 66.70%
Registered Electors 147,475 1,001,074 15,734,587

2005 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

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Party Harispattuwa[7] Kandy Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 59,899 57.17% 387,150 54.33% 4,706,366 48.43%
UPFA 43,540 41.55% 315,672 44.30% 4,887,152 50.29%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,338 1.28% 9,798 1.37% 123,521 1.27%
Valid Votes 104,777 98.65% 712,620 98.64% 9,717,039 98.88%
Rejected Votes 1,432 1.35% 9,817 1.36% 109,869 1.12%
Total Polled 106,209 76.87% 722,437 77.37% 9,826,908 69.51%
Registered Electors 138,171 933,754 14,136,979

1999 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

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Party Harispattuwa[8] Kandy Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 41,640 47.75% 276,360 45.10% 3,602,748 42.71%
PA 40,996 47.01% 308,187 50.29% 4,312,157 51.12%
JVP 2,782 3.19% 15,512 2.53% 343,927 4.08%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,780 2.04% 12,752 2.08% 176,679 2.09%
Valid Votes 87,198 96.98% 612,811 97.29% 8,435,754 97.69%
Rejected Votes 2,720 3.02% 17,060 2.71% 199,536 2.31%
Total Polled 89,918 74.84% 629,871 77.61% 8,635,290 72.17%
Registered Electors 120,150 811,606 11,965,536

1994 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

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Party Harispattuwa[9] Kandy Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 48,134 58.36% 320,110 56.64% 4,709,205 62.28%
UNP 33,007 40.02% 235,519 41.68% 2,715,283 35.91%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,332 1.62% 9,488 1.68% 137,040 1.81%
Valid Votes 82,473 97.85% 565,117 97.55% 7,561,526 98.03%
Rejected Votes 1,809 2.15% 14,179 2.45% 151,706 1.97%
Total Polled 84,282 77.15% 579,296 77.85% 7,713,232 69.12%
Registered Electors 109,246 744,151 11,158,880

1988 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

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Party Harispattuwa[10] Kandy Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 30,708 53.85% 234,124 54.88% 2,569,199 50.43%
SLFP 25,594 44.89% 186,187 43.65% 2,289,857 44.95%
SLMP 719 1.26% 6,266 1.47% 235,701 4.63%
Valid Votes 57,021 98.34% 426,577 98.57% 5,094,754 98.24%
Rejected Votes 962 1.66% 6,167 1.43% 91,499 1.76%
Total Polled 57,983 61.61% 432,744 68.36% 5,186,256 55.87%
Registered Electors 94,109 633,030 9,283,143

1982 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

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Party Harispattuwa[11] Kandy Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 43,186 61.50% 289,621 59.80% 3,450,815 52.93%
SLFP 23,301 33.18% 178,647 36.89% 2,546,348 39.05%
JVP 3,374 4.80% 12,493 2.58% 273,428 4.19%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 363 0.52% 3,536 0.73% 249,460 3.83%
Valid Votes 70,224 99.15% 484,297 99.07% 6,520,156 98.78%
Rejected Votes 605 0.85% 4,548 0.93% 80,470 1.22%
Total Polled 70,829 85.76% 488,845 89.44% 6,600,626 80.15%
Registered Electors 82,590 546,565 8,235,358

Parliamentary Election Results

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Summary

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The winner of Harispattuwa has matched the final country result 4 out of 7 times. Hence, Harispattuwa is a Weak Bellwether for Parliamentary Elections.

Year Harispattuwa Kandy Electoral District MAE[12] % Sri Lanka MAE[13] %
2015 UNP UNP 1.01% UNP 6.96%
2010 UPFA UPFA 3.09% UPFA 4.21%
2004 UNP UNP 1.06% UPFA 7.07%
2001 UNP UNP 6.23% UNP 8.11%
2000 UNP PA 4.24% PA 3.51%
1994 UNP UNP 2.15% PA 2.87%
1989 UNP UNP 0.70% UNP 6.10%
Matches/Mean MAE 4/7 5/7 2.64% 7/7 5.55%

2015 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

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Party Harispattuwa[14] Kandy Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 63,853 56.73% 440,761 55.61% 5,098,916 45.77%
UPFA 42,799 38.02% 309,152 39.00% 4,732,664 42.48%
JVP 4,459 3.96% 30,669 3.87% 544,154 4.88%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,453 1.29% 12,055 1.52% 100,088 0.90%
Valid Votes 112,564 95.60% 792,637 95.48% 11,140,333 95.35%
Rejected Votes 5,126 4.35% 37,065 4.46% 516,926 4.42%
Total Polled 117,748 74.78% 830,165 79.13% 11,684,111 77.66%
Registered Electors 157,463 1,049,160 15,044,490

2010 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

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Party Harispattuwa[15] Kandy Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 46,026 57.53% 339,819 60.81% 4,846,388 60.38%
UNP 30,124 37.66% 192,798 34.50% 2,357,057 29.37%
DNA 3,551 4.44% 23,728 4.25% 441,251 5.50%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 296 0.37% 2,459 0.44% 30,354 0.38%
Valid Votes 79,997 90.49% 558,804 90.49% 8,026,322 96.03%
Rejected Votes 8,345 9.44% 58,333 9.45% 581,465 6.96%
Total Polled 88,401 59.94% 617,559 61.70% 8,358,246 59.29%
Registered Electors 147,475 1,000,861 14,097,690

2004 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

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Party Harispattuwa[16] Kandy Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 46,572 50.58% 313,859 49.99% 3,486,792 37.73%
UPFA 37,806 41.06% 268,131 42.71% 4,223,126 45.70%
JHU 7,079 7.69% 42,192 6.72% 552,723 5.98%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 621 0.67% 3,684 0.59% 64,227 0.69%
Valid Votes 92,078 92.95% 627,866 93.24% 9,241,931 94.52%
Rejected Votes 6,988 7.05% 45,484 6.75% 534,452 5.47%
Total Polled 99,066 74.26% 673,380 76.47% 9,777,821 75.74%
Registered Electors 133,404 880,634 12,909,631

2001 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

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Party Harispattuwa[17] Kandy Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 53,249 58.60% 314,297 52.77% 4,086,026 45.62%
PA 28,636 31.51% 233,637 39.23% 3,330,815 37.19%
JVP 7,496 8.25% 37,146 6.24% 815,353 9.10%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,488 1.64% 10,496 1.76% 129,347 1.44%
Valid Votes 90,869 93.03% 595,576 93.40% 8,955,844 94.77%
Rejected Votes 6,813 6.97% 42,103 6.60% 494,009 5.23%
Total Polled 97,682 77.03% 637,679 76.03% 9,449,878 76.03%
Registered Electors 126,815 838,687 12,428,762

2000 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

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Party Harispattuwa[18] Kandy Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 35,828 40.94% 243,623 40.27% 3,451,765 40.12%
PA 34,177 39.05% 282,282 46.66% 3,899,329 45.33%
NUA 10,990 12.56% 32,023 5.29% 185,593 2.16%
JVP 3,732 4.26% 21,565 3.56% 518,725 6.03%
SU 1,592 1.82% 10,999 1.82% 127,859 1.49%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,193 1.36% 14,436 2.39% 161,809 1.88%
Valid Votes 87,512 N/A 604,928 N/A 8,602,617 N/A

1994 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

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Party Harispattuwa[19] Kandy Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 42,356 50.16% 301,824 52.35% 3,498,370 44.04%
PA 41,035 48.59% 267,683 46.43% 3,887,805 48.94%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,052 1.25% 7,045 1.22% 175,576 2.21%
Valid Votes 84,443 95.10% 576,552 94.89% 7,943,688 95.20%
Rejected Votes 4,352 4.90% 31,019 5.11% 400,395 4.80%
Total Polled 88,795 81.28% 607,571 81.67% 8,344,095 74.75%
Registered Electors 109,246 743,939 11,163,064

1989 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

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Party Harispattuwa[20] Kandy Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 21,218 61.51% 204,973 61.72% 2,838,005 50.71%
SLFP 10,538 30.55% 105,977 31.91% 1,785,369 31.90%
SLMC 2,476 7.18% 14,697 4.43% 202,016 3.61%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 265 0.77% 6,462 1.95% 209,706 3.75%
Valid Votes 34,497 93.19% 332,109 93.69% 5,596,468 93.87%
Rejected Votes 2,519 6.81% 22,374 6.31% 365,563 6.13%
Total Polled 37,016 40.10% 354,483 56.42% 5,962,031 63.60%
Registered Electors 92,300 628,317 9,374,164

Demographics

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Ethnicity

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The Harispattuwa Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (67.7%) and a significant Moor population (28.2%) . In comparison, the Kandy Electoral District (which contains the Harispattuwa Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (74.4%) and a significant Moor population (13.9%) [1]

Ethnicity in Harispattuwa[1]

  Sinhalese (67.7%)
  Moor (28.2%)
  Indian Tamil (2.1%)
  Sri Lankan Tamil (1.7%)
  Other (0.2%)

Religion

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The Harispattuwa Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (67.1%) and a significant Muslim population (28.8%) . In comparison, the Kandy Electoral District (which contains the Harispattuwa Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (73.4%) and a significant Muslim population (14.3%) [1]

Religion in Harispattuwa[1]

  Buddhist (67.1%)
  Muslim (28.8%)
  Hindu (3.0%)
  Other (1.1%)

References

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  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 Harispattuwa and the Kandy 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 Harispattuwa 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 Harispattuwa and the Kandy 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 Harispattuwa 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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