Gampaha Polling Division

Polling Division in Sri Lanka

Gampaha

Polling Division

Coordinates: 7°04′30″N 79°59′29″E﻿ / ﻿7.074904°N 79.991512°E﻿ / 7.074904; 79.991512
Country| Sri Lanka
Province| Western Province, Sri Lanka
Electoral District| Gampaha Electoral District
Area

• Total| 97.5 km2 (37.6 sq mi)
Population

(2012)[1]

• Total| 197,667
• Density| 2,027/km2 (5,250/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code| EC-02H

The Gampaha Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Gampaha Electoral District, in the Western Province, Sri Lanka.

## Presidential Election Results[edit]

### Summary[edit]

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

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

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2019 |  | SLPP |  | SLPP | 7.80%  |  | SLPP | 14.86%
2015 |  | UPFA |  | NDF | 4.38%  |  | NDF | 6.01%
2010 |  | UPFA |  | UPFA | 6.61%  |  | UPFA | 9.89%
2005 |  | UPFA |  | UPFA | 8.86%  |  | UPFA | 13.12%
1999 |  | PA |  | PA | 5.26%  |  | PA | 10.29%
1994 |  | PA |  | PA | 6.01%  |  | PA | 8.23%
1988 |  | SLFP |  | SLFP | 6.19%  |  | UNP | 9.09%
1982 |  | SLFP |  | UNP | 4.96%  |  | UNP | 6.76%
Matches/Mean MAE  | 5/8  | 7/8  | 6.26%  | 8/8  | 9.78%

### 2019 Sri Lankan Presidential Election[edit]

Party  | Gampaha[4] | Gampaha Electoral District | Sri Lanka

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Votes  | %  | Votes  | %  | Votes  | %
| SLPP |  | 84,507  | 67.31%  |  | 855,870  | 59.28%  |  | 6,924,255  | 52.25%
| NDF |  | 31,984  | 25.48%  |  | 494,671  | 34.26%  |  | 5,564,239  | 41.99%
| NMPP  |  | 6,256  | 4.98%  |  | 61,760  | 4.28%  |  | 418,553  | 3.16%
| Other Parties (with < 1%)  |  | 2,800  | 2.23%  |  | 31,499  | 2.18%  |  | 345,452  | 2.61%
Valid Votes  | 125,547  | 99.06%  | 1,443,800  | 98.92%  | 13,252,499  | 98.99%
Rejected Votes  | 1,191  | 0.94%  | 15,751  | 1.08%  | 135,452  | 1.01%
Total Polled  | 126,738  | 83.70%  | 1,459,551  | 83.31%  | 13,387,951  | 83.71%
Registered Electors  | 151,418  |  | 1,751,892  |  | 15,992,568  |

### 2015 Sri Lankan Presidential Election[edit]

Party  | Gampaha[5] | Gampaha Electoral District | Sri Lanka

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Votes  | %  | Votes  | %  | Votes  | %
| UPFA |  | 63,962  | 53.95%  |  | 664,347  | 49.49%  |  | 5,768,090  | 47.58%
| NDF |  | 53,922  | 45.48%  |  | 669,007  | 49.83%  |  | 6,217,162  | 51.28%
| Other Parties (with < 1%)  |  | 680  | 0.57%  |  | 9,142  | 0.68%  |  | 138,200  | 1.14%
Valid Votes  | 118,564  | 98.98%  | 1,342,496  | 98.92%  | 12,123,452  | 98.85%
Rejected Votes  | 1,222  | 1.02%  | 14,647  | 1.08%  | 140,925  | 1.15%
Total Polled  | 119,786  | 81.33%  | 1,357,143  | 80.77%  | 12,264,377  | 78.69%
Registered Electors  | 147,280  |  | 1,680,263  |  | 15,585,942  |

### 2010 Sri Lankan Presidential Election[edit]

Party  | Gampaha[6] | Gampaha Electoral District | Sri Lanka

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Votes  | %  | Votes  | %  | Votes  | %
| UPFA |  | 71,811  | 68.44%  |  | 718,716  | 61.66%  |  | 6,015,934  | 57.88%
| NDF |  | 32,262  | 30.75%  |  | 434,506  | 37.28%  |  | 4,173,185  | 40.15%
| Other Parties (with < 1%)  |  | 854  | 0.81%  |  | 12,426  | 1.07%  |  | 204,494  | 1.97%
Valid Votes  | 104,927  | 99.35%  | 1,165,648  | 99.24%  | 10,393,613  | 99.03%
Rejected Votes  | 682  | 0.65%  | 8,960  | 0.76%  | 101,838  | 0.97%
Total Polled  | 105,609  | 79.05%  | 1,174,608  | 78.03%  | 10,495,451  | 66.70%
Registered Electors  | 133,606  |  | 1,505,363  |  | 15,734,587  |

### 2005 Sri Lankan Presidential Election[edit]

Party  | Gampaha[7] | Gampaha Electoral District | Sri Lanka

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Votes  | %  | Votes  | %  | Votes  | %
| UPFA |  | 62,018  | 63.78%  |  | 596,698  | 54.78%  |  | 4,887,152  | 50.29%
| UNP |  | 34,376  | 35.35%  |  | 481,764  | 44.23%  |  | 4,706,366  | 48.43%
| Other Parties (with < 1%)  |  | 847  | 0.87%  |  | 10,815  | 0.99%  |  | 123,521  | 1.27%
Valid Votes  | 97,241  | 99.04%  | 1,089,277  | 98.94%  | 9,717,039  | 98.88%
Rejected Votes  | 944  | 0.96%  | 11,724  | 1.06%  | 109,869  | 1.12%
Total Polled  | 98,185  | 78.73%  | 1,101,001  | 79.17%  | 9,826,908  | 69.51%
Registered Electors  | 124,714  |  | 1,390,691  |  | 14,136,979  |

### 1999 Sri Lankan Presidential Election[edit]

Party  | Gampaha[8] | Gampaha Electoral District | Sri Lanka

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Votes  | %  | Votes  | %  | Votes  | %
| PA |  | 51,606  | 61.67%  |  | 532,796  | 56.58%  |  | 4,312,157  | 51.12%
| UNP |  | 26,257  | 31.38%  |  | 353,969  | 37.59%  |  | 3,602,748  | 42.71%
| JVP |  | 4,433  | 5.30%  |  | 40,472  | 4.30%  |  | 343,927  | 4.08%
| Other Parties (with < 1%)  |  | 1,386  | 1.66%  |  | 14,382  | 1.53%  |  | 176,679  | 2.09%
Valid Votes  | 83,682  | 97.92%  | 941,619  | 97.84%  | 8,435,754  | 97.69%
Rejected Votes  | 1,780  | 2.08%  | 20,768  | 2.16%  | 199,536  | 2.31%
Total Polled  | 85,462  | 76.43%  | 962,387  | 77.12%  | 8,635,290  | 72.17%
Registered Electors  | 111,814  |  | 1,247,860  |  | 11,965,536  |

### 1994 Sri Lankan Presidential Election[edit]

Party  | Gampaha[9] | Gampaha Electoral District | Sri Lanka

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Votes  | %  | Votes  | %  | Votes  | %
| PA |  | 51,197  | 70.81%  |  | 550,654  | 64.74%  |  | 4,709,205  | 62.28%
| UNP |  | 20,094  | 27.79%  |  | 288,608  | 33.93%  |  | 2,715,283  | 35.91%
| Other Parties (with < 1%)  |  | 1,011  | 1.40%  |  | 11,256  | 1.32%  |  | 137,040  | 1.81%
Valid Votes  | 72,302  | 98.69%  | 850,518  | 98.48%  | 7,561,526  | 98.03%
Rejected Votes  | 958  | 1.31%  | 13,137  | 1.52%  | 151,706  | 1.97%
Total Polled  | 73,260  | 72.96%  | 863,655  | 74.16%  | 7,713,232  | 69.12%
Registered Electors  | 100,416  |  | 1,164,625  |  | 11,158,880  |

### 1988 Sri Lankan Presidential Election[edit]

Party  | Gampaha[10] | Gampaha Electoral District | Sri Lanka

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Votes  | %  | Votes  | %  | Votes  | %
| SLFP |  | 34,340  | 55.27%  |  | 355,553  | 48.83%  |  | 2,289,857  | 44.95%
| UNP |  | 25,948  | 41.77%  |  | 350,092  | 48.08%  |  | 2,569,199  | 50.43%
| SLMP |  | 1,839  | 2.96%  |  | 22,467  | 3.09%  |  | 235,701  | 4.63%
Valid Votes  | 62,127  | 98.85%  | 728,112  | 98.63%  | 5,094,754  | 98.24%
Rejected Votes  | 721  | 1.15%  | 10,108  | 1.37%  | 91,499  | 1.76%
Total Polled  | 62,848  | 73.57%  | 738,220  | 74.93%  | 5,186,256  | 55.87%
Registered Electors  | 85,424  |  | 985,206  |  | 9,283,143  |

### 1982 Sri Lankan Presidential Election[edit]

Party  | Gampaha[11] | Gampaha Electoral District | Sri Lanka

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Votes  | %  | Votes  | %  | Votes  | %
| SLFP |  | 28,532  | 48.53%  |  | 301,808  | 43.31%  |  | 2,546,348  | 39.05%
| UNP |  | 27,845  | 47.36%  |  | 365,847  | 52.50%  |  | 3,450,815  | 52.93%
| JVP |  | 1,942  | 3.30%  |  | 23,701  | 3.40%  |  | 273,428  | 4.19%
| Other Parties (with < 1%)  |  | 470  | 0.80%  |  | 5,491  | 0.79%  |  | 249,460  | 3.83%
Valid Votes  | 58,789  | 99.13%  | 696,847  | 99.15%  | 6,520,156  | 98.78%
Rejected Votes  | 517  | 0.87%  | 5,992  | 0.85%  | 80,470  | 1.22%
Total Polled  | 59,306  | 81.95%  | 702,839  | 82.70%  | 6,600,626  | 80.15%
Registered Electors  | 72,371  |  | 849,896  |  | 8,235,358  |

## Parliamentary Election Results[edit]

### Summary[edit]

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

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

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2015 |  | UPFA |  | UNP | 6.05%  |  | UNP | 6.29%
2010 |  | UPFA |  | UPFA | 6.08%  |  | UPFA | 8.06%
2004 |  | UPFA |  | UPFA | 7.38%  |  | UPFA | 10.06%
2001 |  | PA |  | UNP | 5.18%  |  | UNP | 8.18%
2000 |  | PA |  | PA | 5.06%  |  | PA | 6.97%
1994 |  | PA |  | PA | 6.01%  |  | PA | 10.46%
1989 |  | UNP |  | UNP | 4.03%  |  | UNP | 4.71%
Matches/Mean MAE  | 5/7  | 7/7  | 5.68%  | 7/7  | 7.82%

### 2015 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election[edit]

Party  | Gampaha[14] | Gampaha Electoral District | Sri Lanka

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Votes  | %  | Votes  | %  | Votes  | %
| UPFA |  | 53,901  | 50.38%  |  | 549,958  | 44.96%  |  | 4,732,664  | 42.48%
| UNP |  | 42,585  | 39.81%  |  | 577,004  | 47.17%  |  | 5,098,916  | 45.77%
| JVP |  | 9,754  | 9.12%  |  | 87,880  | 7.18%  |  | 544,154  | 4.88%
| Other Parties (with < 1%)  |  | 739  | 0.69%  |  | 8,332  | 0.68%  |  | 81,501  | 0.73%
Valid Votes  | 106,979  | 95.89%  | 1,223,174  | 95.51%  | 11,140,333  | 95.35%
Rejected Votes  | 4,457  | 3.99%  | 56,246  | 4.39%  | 516,926  | 4.42%
Total Polled  | 111,569  | 75.75%  | 1,280,647  | 78.21%  | 11,684,111  | 77.66%
Registered Electors  | 147,280  |  | 1,637,537  |  | 15,044,490  |

### 2010 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election[edit]

Party  | Gampaha[15] | Gampaha Electoral District | Sri Lanka

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Votes  | %  | Votes  | %  | Votes  | %
| UPFA |  | 58,268  | 69.62%  |  | 589,476  | 63.40%  |  | 4,846,388  | 60.38%
| UNP |  | 17,976  | 21.48%  |  | 266,523  | 28.67%  |  | 2,357,057  | 29.37%
| DNA  |  | 7,188  | 8.59%  |  | 69,747  | 7.50%  |  | 441,251  | 5.50%
| Other Parties (with < 1%)  |  | 266  | 0.32%  |  | 3,985  | 0.43%  |  | 19,003  | 0.24%
Valid Votes  | 83,698  | 95.44%  | 929,731  | 94.83%  | 8,026,322  | 96.03%
Rejected Votes  | 3,930  | 4.48%  | 50,234  | 5.12%  | 581,465  | 6.96%
Total Polled  | 87,698  | 65.64%  | 980,467  | 65.06%  | 8,358,246  | 59.29%
Registered Electors  | 133,606  |  | 1,506,969  |  | 14,097,690  |

### 2004 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election[edit]

Party  | Gampaha[16] | Gampaha Electoral District | Sri Lanka

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Votes  | %  | Votes  | %  | Votes  | %
| UPFA |  | 51,944  | 58.64%  |  | 509,963  | 51.52%  |  | 4,223,126  | 45.70%
| UNP |  | 24,652  | 27.83%  |  | 367,572  | 37.14%  |  | 3,486,792  | 37.73%
| JHU |  | 11,357  | 12.82%  |  | 102,516  | 10.36%  |  | 552,723  | 5.98%
| Other Parties (with < 1%)  |  | 624  | 0.70%  |  | 9,691  | 0.98%  |  | 57,229  | 0.62%
Valid Votes  | 88,577  | 96.19%  | 989,742  | 95.96%  | 9,241,931  | 94.52%
Rejected Votes  | 3,485  | 3.78%  | 41,462  | 4.02%  | 534,452  | 5.47%
Total Polled  | 92,082  | 76.21%  | 1,031,464  | 77.72%  | 9,777,821  | 75.74%
Registered Electors  | 120,833  |  | 1,327,145  |  | 12,909,631  |

### 2001 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election[edit]

Party  | Gampaha[17] | Gampaha Electoral District | Sri Lanka

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Votes  | %  | Votes  | %  | Votes  | %
| PA |  | 41,519  | 46.94%  |  | 428,780  | 43.08%  |  | 3,330,815  | 37.19%
| UNP |  | 32,479  | 36.72%  |  | 437,289  | 43.94%  |  | 4,086,026  | 45.62%
| JVP |  | 12,791  | 14.46%  |  | 113,990  | 11.45%  |  | 815,353  | 9.10%
| SU  |  | 1,090  | 1.23%  |  | 8,105  | 0.81%  |  | 50,665  | 0.57%
| Other Parties (with < 1%)  |  | 573  | 0.65%  |  | 7,066  | 0.71%  |  | 87,161  | 0.97%
Valid Votes  | 88,452  | 96.82%  | 995,230  | 96.30%  | 8,955,844  | 94.77%
Rejected Votes  | 2,909  | 3.18%  | 38,187  | 3.70%  | 494,009  | 5.23%
Total Polled  | 91,361  | 78.24%  | 1,033,417  | 80.36%  | 9,449,878  | 76.03%
Registered Electors  | 116,768  |  | 1,285,973  |  | 12,428,762  |

### 2000 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election[edit]

Party  | Gampaha[18] | Gampaha Electoral District | Sri Lanka

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Votes  | %  | Votes  | %  | Votes  | %
| PA |  | 45,394  | 53.55%  |  | 470,018  | 48.87%  |  | 3,899,329  | 45.33%
| UNP |  | 27,794  | 32.79%  |  | 378,328  | 39.34%  |  | 3,451,765  | 40.12%
| JVP |  | 8,284  | 9.77%  |  | 73,110  | 7.60%  |  | 518,725  | 6.03%
| SU  |  | 2,434  | 2.87%  |  | 20,297  | 2.11%  |  | 127,859  | 1.49%
| Other Parties (with < 1%)  |  | 861  | 1.02%  |  | 19,956  | 2.08%  |  | 319,123  | 3.71%
Valid Votes  | 84,767  | N/A  | 961,709  | N/A  | 8,602,617  | N/A

### 1994 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election[edit]

Party  | Gampaha[19] | Gampaha Electoral District | Sri Lanka

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Votes  | %  | Votes  | %  | Votes  | %
| PA |  | 47,822  | 62.68%  |  | 509,030  | 56.79%  |  | 3,887,805  | 48.94%
| UNP |  | 27,133  | 35.56%  |  | 375,631  | 41.91%  |  | 3,498,370  | 44.04%
| SLPF  |  | 1,340  | 1.76%  |  | 11,627  | 1.30%  |  | 90,078  | 1.13%
Valid Votes  | 76,295  | 96.88%  | 896,288  | 96.39%  | 7,943,688  | 95.20%
Rejected Votes  | 2,456  | 3.12%  | 33,553  | 3.61%  | 400,395  | 4.80%
Total Polled  | 78,751  | 78.42%  | 929,841  | 79.65%  | 8,344,095  | 74.75%
Registered Electors  | 100,416  |  | 1,167,469  |  | 11,163,064  |

### 1989 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election[edit]

Party  | Gampaha[20] | Gampaha Electoral District | Sri Lanka

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Votes  | %  | Votes  | %  | Votes  | %
| UNP |  | 30,376  | 50.27%  |  | 385,733  | 54.14%  |  | 2,838,005  | 50.71%
| SLFP |  | 27,765  | 45.95%  |  | 294,490  | 41.34%  |  | 1,785,369  | 31.90%
| USA  |  | 1,426  | 2.36%  |  | 21,665  | 3.04%  |  | 141,983  | 2.54%
| ELJP  |  | 859  | 1.42%  |  | 10,549  | 1.48%  |  | 67,723  | 1.21%
Valid Votes  | 60,426  | 96.34%  | 712,437  | 95.64%  | 5,596,468  | 93.87%
Rejected Votes  | 2,297  | 3.66%  | 32,497  | 4.36%  | 365,563  | 6.13%
Total Polled  | 62,723  | 75.85%  | 744,934  | 76.82%  | 5,962,031  | 63.60%
Registered Electors  | 82,689  |  | 969,658  |  | 9,374,164  |

## Demographics[edit]

### Ethnicity[edit]

The Gampaha Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (98.8%) . In comparison, the Gampaha Electoral District (which contains the Gampaha Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (90.5%) [1]

Ethnicity in Gampaha[1]

Sinhalese (98.8%)

Other (1.2%)

### Religion[edit]

The Gampaha Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (87.6%) and a significant Roman Catholic population (10.7%) . In comparison, the Gampaha Electoral District (which contains the Gampaha Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (71.3%) and a significant Roman Catholic population (19.5%) [1]

Religion in Gampaha[1]

Buddhist (87.6%)

Roman Catholic (10.7%)

Other Christian (1.1%)

Other (0.7%)

## References[edit]

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 Gampaha and the Gampaha 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 Gampaha 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 Gampaha and the Gampaha 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 Gampaha 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.