Dambulla Polling Division

Polling Division in Sri Lanka

Dambulla

Polling Division

Coordinates: 7°46′34″N 80°38′22″E﻿ / ﻿7.776091°N 80.639443°E﻿ / 7.776091; 80.639443
Country| Sri Lanka
Province| Central Province, Sri Lanka
Electoral District| Matale Electoral District
Area

• Total| 730.76 km2 (282.15 sq mi)
Population

(2012)[1]

• Total| 171,913
• Density| 235/km2 (610/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code| EC-05A

The Dambulla Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Matale Electoral District, in the Central Province, Sri Lanka.

## Presidential Election Results

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### Summary

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

Year  | Dambulla  | Matale Electoral District | MAE[2] %  | Sri Lanka  | MAE[3] %

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2019 |  | SLPP |  | SLPP | 5.47%  |  | SLPP | 8.07%
2015 |  | UPFA |  | UPFA | 5.23%  |  | NDF | 9.14%
2010 |  | UPFA |  | UPFA | 6.00%  |  | UPFA | 7.94%
2005 |  | UPFA |  | UNP | 4.09%  |  | UPFA | 2.12%
1999 |  | PA |  | PA | 1.03%  |  | PA | 0.78%
1994 |  | PA |  | PA | 0.82%  |  | PA | 1.96%
1988 |  | UNP |  | UNP | 1.61%  |  | UNP | 4.37%
1982 |  | UNP |  | UNP | 5.10%  |  | UNP | 1.34%
Matches/Mean MAE  | 7/8  | 6/8  | 3.67%  | 8/8  | 4.46%

### 2019 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

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Party  | Dambulla[4] | Matale Electoral District | Sri Lanka

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Votes  | %  | Votes  | %  | Votes  | %
| SLPP |  | 68,177  | 61.11%  |  | 187,821  | 55.37%  |  | 6,924,255  | 52.25%
| NDF |  | 37,717  | 33.81%  |  | 134,291  | 39.59%  |  | 5,564,239  | 41.99%
| NMPP  |  | 3,221  | 2.89%  |  | 8,890  | 2.62%  |  | 418,553  | 3.16%
| Other Parties (with < 1%)  |  | 2,457  | 2.20%  |  | 8,219  | 2.42%  |  | 345,452  | 2.61%
Valid Votes  | 111,572  | 99.11%  | 339,221  | 99.05%  | 13,252,499  | 98.99%
Rejected Votes  | 1,000  | 0.89%  | 3,252  | 0.95%  | 135,452  | 1.01%
Total Polled  | 112,572  | 85.14%  | 342,473  | 85.30%  | 13,387,951  | 83.71%
Registered Electors  | 132,221  |  | 401,496  |  | 15,992,568  |

### 2015 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

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Party  | Dambulla[5] | Matale Electoral District | Sri Lanka

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Votes  | %  | Votes  | %  | Votes  | %
| UPFA |  | 57,657  | 56.82%  |  | 158,880  | 51.41%  |  | 5,768,090  | 47.58%
| NDF |  | 42,652  | 42.03%  |  | 145,928  | 47.22%  |  | 6,217,162  | 51.28%
| Other Parties (with < 1%)  |  | 1,163  | 1.15%  |  | 4,214  | 1.36%  |  | 138,200  | 1.14%
Valid Votes  | 101,472  | 98.95%  | 309,022  | 98.83%  | 12,123,452  | 98.85%
Rejected Votes  | 1,074  | 1.05%  | 3,653  | 1.17%  | 140,925  | 1.15%
Total Polled  | 102,546  | 77.79%  | 312,675  | 78.76%  | 12,264,377  | 78.69%
Registered Electors  | 131,831  |  | 397,005  |  | 15,585,942  |

### 2010 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

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Party  | Dambulla[6] | Matale Electoral District | Sri Lanka

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Votes  | %  | Votes  | %  | Votes  | %
| UPFA |  | 58,016  | 65.97%  |  | 157,953  | 59.74%  |  | 6,015,934  | 57.88%
| NDF |  | 28,171  | 32.03%  |  | 100,513  | 38.01%  |  | 4,173,185  | 40.15%
| Other Parties (with < 1%)  |  | 1,762  | 2.00%  |  | 5,953  | 2.25%  |  | 204,494  | 1.97%
Valid Votes  | 87,949  | 99.12%  | 264,419  | 99.00%  | 10,393,613  | 99.03%
Rejected Votes  | 778  | 0.88%  | 2,666  | 1.00%  | 101,838  | 0.97%
Total Polled  | 88,727  | 74.28%  | 267,085  | 75.08%  | 10,495,451  | 66.70%
Registered Electors  | 119,453  |  | 355,738  |  | 15,734,587  |

### 2005 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

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Party  | Dambulla[7] | Matale Electoral District | Sri Lanka

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Votes  | %  | Votes  | %  | Votes  | %
| UPFA |  | 43,853  | 52.34%  |  | 120,533  | 48.09%  |  | 4,887,152  | 50.29%
| UNP |  | 38,692  | 46.18%  |  | 125,937  | 50.25%  |  | 4,706,366  | 48.43%
| Other Parties (with < 1%)  |  | 1,233  | 1.47%  |  | 4,150  | 1.66%  |  | 123,521  | 1.27%
Valid Votes  | 83,778  | 98.74%  | 250,620  | 98.51%  | 9,717,039  | 98.88%
Rejected Votes  | 1,073  | 1.26%  | 3,785  | 1.49%  | 109,869  | 1.12%
Total Polled  | 84,851  | 76.17%  | 254,405  | 76.51%  | 9,826,908  | 69.51%
Registered Electors  | 111,401  |  | 332,515  |  | 14,136,979  |

### 1999 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

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Party  | Dambulla[8] | Matale Electoral District | Sri Lanka

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Votes  | %  | Votes  | %  | Votes  | %
| PA |  | 35,811  | 49.90%  |  | 111,232  | 51.42%  |  | 4,312,157  | 51.12%
| UNP |  | 30,850  | 42.99%  |  | 91,944  | 42.51%  |  | 3,602,748  | 42.71%
| JVP |  | 3,496  | 4.87%  |  | 7,924  | 3.66%  |  | 343,927  | 4.08%
| Other Parties (with < 1%)  |  | 1,611  | 2.24%  |  | 5,210  | 2.41%  |  | 176,679  | 2.09%
Valid Votes  | 71,768  | 97.45%  | 216,310  | 97.23%  | 8,435,754  | 97.69%
Rejected Votes  | 1,876  | 2.55%  | 6,171  | 2.77%  | 199,536  | 2.31%
Total Polled  | 73,644  | 75.65%  | 222,481  | 76.18%  | 8,635,290  | 72.17%
Registered Electors  | 97,348  |  | 292,055  |  | 11,965,536  |

### 1994 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

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Party  | Dambulla[9] | Matale Electoral District | Sri Lanka

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Votes  | %  | Votes  | %  | Votes  | %
| PA |  | 37,869  | 60.20%  |  | 121,449  | 60.98%  |  | 4,709,205  | 62.28%
| UNP |  | 23,746  | 37.75%  |  | 73,324  | 36.82%  |  | 2,715,283  | 35.91%
| Other Parties (with < 1%)  |  | 1,291  | 2.05%  |  | 4,391  | 2.20%  |  | 137,040  | 1.81%
Valid Votes  | 62,906  | 97.73%  | 199,164  | 97.40%  | 7,561,526  | 98.03%
Rejected Votes  | 1,458  | 2.27%  | 5,317  | 2.60%  | 151,706  | 1.97%
Total Polled  | 64,364  | 74.96%  | 204,481  | 76.95%  | 7,713,232  | 69.12%
Registered Electors  | 85,870  |  | 265,743  |  | 11,158,880  |

### 1988 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

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Party  | Dambulla[10] | Matale Electoral District | Sri Lanka

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Votes  | %  | Votes  | %  | Votes  | %
| UNP |  | 4,276  | 56.20%  |  | 37,007  | 57.85%  |  | 2,569,199  | 50.43%
| SLFP |  | 3,195  | 42.00%  |  | 25,825  | 40.37%  |  | 2,289,857  | 44.95%
| SLMP |  | 137  | 1.80%  |  | 1,135  | 1.77%  |  | 235,701  | 4.63%
Valid Votes  | 7,608  | 98.68%  | 63,967  | 98.29%  | 5,094,754  | 98.24%
Rejected Votes  | 102  | 1.32%  | 1,110  | 1.71%  | 91,499  | 1.76%
Total Polled  | 7,710  | 10.63%  | 65,077  | 30.13%  | 5,186,256  | 55.87%
Registered Electors  | 72,515  |  | 215,999  |  | 9,283,143  |

### 1982 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

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Party  | Dambulla[11] | Matale Electoral District | Sri Lanka

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Votes  | %  | Votes  | %  | Votes  | %
| UNP |  | 27,368  | 52.62%  |  | 94,031  | 58.11%  |  | 3,450,815  | 52.93%
| SLFP |  | 21,748  | 41.81%  |  | 59,299  | 36.65%  |  | 2,546,348  | 39.05%
| JVP |  | 2,501  | 4.81%  |  | 7,169  | 4.43%  |  | 273,428  | 4.19%
| Other Parties (with < 1%)  |  | 395  | 0.76%  |  | 1,315  | 0.81%  |  | 249,460  | 3.83%
Valid Votes  | 52,012  | 99.27%  | 161,814  | 99.13%  | 6,520,156  | 98.78%
Rejected Votes  | 385  | 0.73%  | 1,414  | 0.87%  | 80,470  | 1.22%
Total Polled  | 52,397  | 86.56%  | 163,228  | 85.97%  | 6,600,626  | 80.15%
Registered Electors  | 60,536  |  | 189,867  |  | 8,235,358  |

## Parliamentary Election Results

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### Summary

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The winner of Dambulla has matched the final country result 6 out of 7 times. Hence, Dambulla is a Strong Bellwether for Parliamentary Elections.

Year  | Dambulla  | Matale Electoral District | MAE[12] %  | Sri Lanka  | MAE[13] %

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2015 |  | UPFA |  | UNP | 4.80%  |  | UNP | 3.91%
2010 |  | UPFA |  | UPFA | 3.35%  |  | UPFA | 7.46%
2004 |  | UPFA |  | UPFA | 5.73%  |  | UPFA | 5.92%
2001 |  | UNP |  | UNP | 1.63%  |  | UNP | 2.45%
2000 |  | PA |  | PA | 0.79%  |  | PA | 2.78%
1994 |  | PA |  | PA | 2.24%  |  | PA | 2.45%
1989 |  | UNP |  | UNP | 9.83%  |  | UNP | 5.19%
Matches/Mean MAE  | 6/7  | 7/7  | 4.05%  | 7/7  | 4.31%

### 2015 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

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Party  | Dambulla[14] | Matale Electoral District | Sri Lanka

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Votes  | %  | Votes  | %  | Votes  | %
| UPFA |  | 45,550  | 50.64%  |  | 126,315  | 45.57%  |  | 4,732,664  | 42.48%
| UNP |  | 40,378  | 44.89%  |  | 138,241  | 49.87%  |  | 5,098,916  | 45.77%
| JVP |  | 3,562  | 3.96%  |  | 10,947  | 3.95%  |  | 544,154  | 4.88%
| Other Parties (with < 1%)  |  | 467  | 0.52%  |  | 1,690  | 0.61%  |  | 82,293  | 0.74%
Valid Votes  | 89,957  | 93.04%  | 277,193  | 92.73%  | 11,140,333  | 95.35%
Rejected Votes  | 6,671  | 6.90%  | 21,537  | 7.21%  | 516,926  | 4.42%
Total Polled  | 96,686  | 73.34%  | 298,917  | 78.73%  | 11,684,111  | 77.66%
Registered Electors  | 131,831  |  | 379,675  |  | 15,044,490  |

### 2010 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

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Party  | Dambulla[15] | Matale Electoral District | Sri Lanka

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Votes  | %  | Votes  | %  | Votes  | %
| UPFA |  | 42,847  | 70.40%  |  | 131,069  | 67.02%  |  | 4,846,388  | 60.38%
| UNP |  | 15,080  | 24.78%  |  | 55,737  | 28.50%  |  | 2,357,057  | 29.37%
| DNA  |  | 2,645  | 4.35%  |  | 7,636  | 3.90%  |  | 441,251  | 5.50%
| Other Parties (with < 1%)  |  | 286  | 0.47%  |  | 1,122  | 0.57%  |  | 34,715  | 0.43%
Valid Votes  | 60,858  | 91.06%  | 195,564  | 90.93%  | 8,026,322  | 96.03%
Rejected Votes  | 5,932  | 8.88%  | 19,310  | 8.98%  | 581,465  | 6.96%
Total Polled  | 66,830  | 55.95%  | 215,060  | 60.23%  | 8,358,246  | 59.29%
Registered Electors  | 119,453  |  | 357,063  |  | 14,097,690  |

### 2004 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

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Party  | Dambulla[16] | Matale Electoral District | Sri Lanka

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Votes  | %  | Votes  | %  | Votes  | %
| UPFA |  | 40,616  | 55.90%  |  | 108,259  | 49.19%  |  | 4,223,126  | 45.70%
| UNP |  | 29,456  | 40.54%  |  | 100,642  | 45.73%  |  | 3,486,792  | 37.73%
| JHU |  | 1,982  | 2.73%  |  | 8,819  | 4.01%  |  | 552,723  | 5.98%
| Other Parties (with < 1%)  |  | 606  | 0.83%  |  | 2,342  | 1.06%  |  | 54,554  | 0.59%
Valid Votes  | 72,660  | 91.32%  | 220,062  | 91.84%  | 9,241,931  | 94.52%
Rejected Votes  | 6,905  | 8.68%  | 19,549  | 8.16%  | 534,452  | 5.47%
Total Polled  | 79,565  | 74.12%  | 239,611  | 76.66%  | 9,777,821  | 75.74%
Registered Electors  | 107,353  |  | 312,556  |  | 12,909,631  |

### 2001 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

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Party  | Dambulla[17] | Matale Electoral District | Sri Lanka

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Votes  | %  | Votes  | %  | Votes  | %
| UNP |  | 34,066  | 47.73%  |  | 109,991  | 50.43%  |  | 4,086,026  | 45.62%
| PA |  | 29,281  | 41.03%  |  | 88,999  | 40.81%  |  | 3,330,815  | 37.19%
| JVP |  | 6,958  | 9.75%  |  | 16,063  | 7.37%  |  | 815,353  | 9.10%
| Other Parties (with < 1%)  |  | 1,064  | 1.49%  |  | 3,037  | 1.39%  |  | 62,170  | 0.69%
Valid Votes  | 71,369  | 93.18%  | 218,090  | 93.38%  | 8,955,844  | 94.77%
Rejected Votes  | 5,225  | 6.82%  | 15,449  | 6.62%  | 494,009  | 5.23%
Total Polled  | 76,594  | 74.87%  | 233,539  | 77.95%  | 9,449,878  | 76.03%
Registered Electors  | 102,302  |  | 299,606  |  | 12,428,762  |

### 2000 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

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Party  | Dambulla[18] | Matale Electoral District | Sri Lanka

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Votes  | %  | Votes  | %  | Votes  | %
| PA |  | 35,421  | 49.36%  |  | 110,213  | 50.53%  |  | 3,899,329  | 45.33%
| UNP |  | 30,455  | 42.44%  |  | 91,836  | 42.11%  |  | 3,451,765  | 40.12%
| JVP |  | 4,396  | 6.13%  |  | 10,673  | 4.89%  |  | 518,725  | 6.03%
| NLF  |  | 778  | 1.08%  |  | 2,350  | 1.08%  |  | 32,275  | 0.38%
| Other Parties (with < 1%)  |  | 706  | 0.98%  |  | 3,025  | 1.39%  |  | 182,723  | 2.12%
Valid Votes  | 71,756  | N/A  | 218,097  | N/A  | 8,602,617  | N/A

### 1994 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

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Party  | Dambulla[19] | Matale Electoral District | Sri Lanka

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Votes  | %  | Votes  | %  | Votes  | %
| PA |  | 34,286  | 51.99%  |  | 102,680  | 49.85%  |  | 3,887,805  | 48.94%
| UNP |  | 30,468  | 46.20%  |  | 100,121  | 48.61%  |  | 3,498,370  | 44.04%
| Other Parties (with < 1%)  |  | 1,197  | 1.81%  |  | 3,161  | 1.53%  |  | 138,277  | 1.74%
Valid Votes  | 65,951  | 94.44%  | 205,962  | 94.22%  | 7,943,688  | 95.20%
Rejected Votes  | 3,881  | 5.56%  | 12,646  | 5.78%  | 400,395  | 4.80%
Total Polled  | 69,832  | 81.32%  | 218,608  | 81.88%  | 8,344,095  | 74.75%
Registered Electors  | 85,870  |  | 266,974  |  | 11,163,064  |

### 1989 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

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Party  | Dambulla[20] | Matale Electoral District | Sri Lanka

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Votes  | %  | Votes  | %  | Votes  | %
| UNP |  | 23,381  | 53.76%  |  | 88,869  | 63.81%  |  | 2,838,005  | 50.71%
| SLFP |  | 18,786  | 43.19%  |  | 45,717  | 32.82%  |  | 1,785,369  | 31.90%
| ELJP  |  | 882  | 2.03%  |  | 2,350  | 1.69%  |  | 67,723  | 1.21%
| USA  |  | 445  | 1.02%  |  | 2,344  | 1.68%  |  | 141,983  | 2.54%
Valid Votes  | 43,494  | 91.93%  | 139,280  | 92.11%  | 5,596,468  | 93.87%
Rejected Votes  | 3,818  | 8.07%  | 11,927  | 7.89%  | 365,563  | 6.13%
Total Polled  | 47,312  | 65.97%  | 151,207  | 70.35%  | 5,962,031  | 63.60%
Registered Electors  | 71,722  |  | 214,938  |  | 9,374,164  |

## Demographics

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### Ethnicity

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The Dambulla Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (90.9%) . In comparison, the Matale Electoral District (which contains the Dambulla Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (80.8%) [1]

Ethnicity in Dambulla[1]

Sinhalese (90.9%)

Moor (7.2%)

Sri Lankan Tamil (1.3%)

Other (0.5%)

### Religion

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The Dambulla Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (88.4%) . In comparison, the Matale Electoral District (which contains the Dambulla Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (79.5%) [1]

Religion in Dambulla[1]

Buddhist (88.4%)

Muslim (7.3%)

Roman Catholic (2.5%)

Hindu (1.6%)

Other (0.3%)

## 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 Dambulla and the Matale 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 Dambulla 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 2020-06-07.
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 2020-06-07.
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 2020-06-07.
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 2020-06-07.
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 2020-06-07.
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 2020-06-07.
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 2020-06-07.
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 2020-06-07.
12. ^ The mean absolute error, between the percentages of votes each party got in Dambulla and the Matale 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 Dambulla 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.