Gampola Polling Division

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Polling Division in Sri Lanka

Gampola

Polling Division

Coordinates: 7°10′15″N 80°40′04″E﻿ / ﻿7.170807°N 80.667777°E﻿ / 7.170807; 80.667777
Country| Sri Lanka
Province| Central Province, Sri Lanka
Electoral District| Kandy Electoral District
Area

• Total| 151.3 km2 (58.4 sq mi)
Population

(2012)[1]

• Total| 80,187
• Density| 530/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code| EC-04L

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

## Presidential Election Results[edit]

### Summary[edit]

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

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

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2019 |  | NDF |  | SLPP | 7.56%  |  | SLPP | 9.57%
2015 |  | NDF |  | NDF | 2.34%  |  | NDF | 5.62%
2010 |  | UPFA |  | UPFA | 4.33%  |  | UPFA | 7.99%
2005 |  | UNP |  | UNP | 2.95%  |  | UPFA | 8.84%
1999 |  | PA |  | PA | 2.75%  |  | PA | 1.44%
1994 |  | PA |  | PA | 2.33%  |  | PA | 3.25%
1988 |  | UNP |  | UNP | 0.99%  |  | UNP | 3.94%
1982 |  | UNP |  | UNP | 1.66%  |  | UNP | 6.17%
Matches/Mean MAE  | 6/8  | 7/8  | 3.11%  | 8/8  | 5.85%

### 2019 Sri Lankan Presidential Election[edit]

Party  | Gampola[4] | Kandy Electoral District | Sri Lanka

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Votes  | %  | Votes  | %  | Votes  | %
| NDF |  | 46,531  | 52.95%  |  | 417,355  | 44.64%  |  | 5,564,239  | 41.99%
| SLPP |  | 37,648  | 42.84%  |  | 471,502  | 50.43%  |  | 6,924,255  | 52.25%
| Other Parties (with < 1%)  |  | 2,233  | 2.54%  |  | 22,479  | 2.40%  |  | 345,452  | 2.61%
| NMPP  |  | 1,469  | 1.67%  |  | 23,539  | 2.52%  |  | 418,553  | 3.16%
Valid Votes  | 87,881  | 99.08%  | 934,875  | 99.04%  | 13,252,499  | 98.99%
Rejected Votes  | 816  | 0.92%  | 9,020  | 0.96%  | 135,452  | 1.01%
Total Polled  | 88,697  | 84.43%  | 943,895  | 84.89%  | 13,387,951  | 83.71%
Registered Electors  | 105,054  |  | 1,111,860  |  | 15,992,568  |

### 2015 Sri Lankan Presidential Election[edit]

Party  | Gampola[5] | Kandy Electoral District | Sri Lanka

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Votes  | %  | Votes  | %  | Votes  | %
| NDF |  | 45,328  | 56.81%  |  | 466,994  | 54.56%  |  | 6,217,162  | 51.28%
| UPFA |  | 33,293  | 41.73%  |  | 378,585  | 44.23%  |  | 5,768,090  | 47.58%
| Other Parties (with < 1%)  |  | 1,164  | 1.46%  |  | 10,329  | 1.21%  |  | 138,200  | 1.14%
Valid Votes  | 79,785  | 98.74%  | 855,908  | 98.73%  | 12,123,452  | 98.85%
Rejected Votes  | 1,020  | 1.26%  | 10,993  | 1.27%  | 140,925  | 1.15%
Total Polled  | 80,805  | 79.05%  | 866,901  | 79.71%  | 12,264,377  | 78.69%
Registered Electors  | 102,219  |  | 1,087,542  |  | 15,585,942  |

### 2010 Sri Lankan Presidential Election[edit]

Party  | Gampola[6] | Kandy Electoral District | Sri Lanka

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Votes  | %  | Votes  | %  | Votes  | %
| UPFA |  | 33,078  | 49.62%  |  | 406,636  | 54.16%  |  | 6,015,934  | 57.88%
| NDF |  | 32,090  | 48.14%  |  | 329,492  | 43.89%  |  | 4,173,185  | 40.15%
| Other Parties (with < 1%)  |  | 1,489  | 2.23%  |  | 14,658  | 1.95%  |  | 204,494  | 1.97%
Valid Votes  | 66,657  | 98.73%  | 750,786  | 98.85%  | 10,393,613  | 99.03%
Rejected Votes  | 857  | 1.27%  | 8,700  | 1.15%  | 101,838  | 0.97%
Total Polled  | 67,514  | 74.07%  | 759,486  | 75.87%  | 10,495,451  | 66.70%
Registered Electors  | 91,146  |  | 1,001,074  |  | 15,734,587  |

### 2005 Sri Lankan Presidential Election[edit]

Party  | Gampola[7] | Kandy Electoral District | Sri Lanka

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Votes  | %  | Votes  | %  | Votes  | %
| UNP |  | 35,829  | 57.23%  |  | 387,150  | 54.33%  |  | 4,706,366  | 48.43%
| UPFA |  | 25,790  | 41.20%  |  | 315,672  | 44.30%  |  | 4,887,152  | 50.29%
| Other Parties (with < 1%)  |  | 984  | 1.57%  |  | 9,798  | 1.37%  |  | 123,521  | 1.27%
Valid Votes  | 62,603  | 98.37%  | 712,620  | 98.64%  | 9,717,039  | 98.88%
Rejected Votes  | 1,036  | 1.63%  | 9,817  | 1.36%  | 109,869  | 1.12%
Total Polled  | 63,639  | 75.61%  | 722,437  | 77.37%  | 9,826,908  | 69.51%
Registered Electors  | 84,167  |  | 933,754  |  | 14,136,979  |

### 1999 Sri Lankan Presidential Election[edit]

Party  | Gampola[8] | Kandy Electoral District | Sri Lanka

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Votes  | %  | Votes  | %  | Votes  | %
| PA |  | 29,986  | 53.65%  |  | 308,187  | 50.29%  |  | 4,312,157  | 51.12%
| UNP |  | 23,928  | 42.81%  |  | 276,360  | 45.10%  |  | 3,602,748  | 42.71%
| Other Parties (with < 1%)  |  | 1,151  | 2.06%  |  | 12,752  | 2.08%  |  | 176,679  | 2.09%
| JVP |  | 828  | 1.48%  |  | 15,512  | 2.53%  |  | 343,927  | 4.08%
Valid Votes  | 55,893  | 97.17%  | 612,811  | 97.29%  | 8,435,754  | 97.69%
Rejected Votes  | 1,626  | 2.83%  | 17,060  | 2.71%  | 199,536  | 2.31%
Total Polled  | 57,519  | 78.65%  | 629,871  | 77.61%  | 8,635,290  | 72.17%
Registered Electors  | 73,137  |  | 811,606  |  | 11,965,536  |

### 1994 Sri Lankan Presidential Election[edit]

Party  | Gampola[9] | Kandy Electoral District | Sri Lanka

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Votes  | %  | Votes  | %  | Votes  | %
| PA |  | 29,558  | 59.04%  |  | 320,110  | 56.64%  |  | 4,709,205  | 62.28%
| UNP |  | 19,692  | 39.33%  |  | 235,519  | 41.68%  |  | 2,715,283  | 35.91%
| Other Parties (with < 1%)  |  | 817  | 1.63%  |  | 9,488  | 1.68%  |  | 137,040  | 1.81%
Valid Votes  | 50,067  | 97.05%  | 565,117  | 97.55%  | 7,561,526  | 98.03%
Rejected Votes  | 1,524  | 2.95%  | 14,179  | 2.45%  | 151,706  | 1.97%
Total Polled  | 51,591  | 77.22%  | 579,296  | 77.85%  | 7,713,232  | 69.12%
Registered Electors  | 66,812  |  | 744,151  |  | 11,158,880  |

### 1988 Sri Lankan Presidential Election[edit]

Party  | Gampola[10] | Kandy Electoral District | Sri Lanka

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Votes  | %  | Votes  | %  | Votes  | %
| UNP |  | 24,800  | 56.12%  |  | 234,124  | 54.88%  |  | 2,569,199  | 50.43%
| SLFP |  | 18,976  | 42.94%  |  | 186,187  | 43.65%  |  | 2,289,857  | 44.95%
| Other Parties (with < 1%)  |  | 418  | 0.95%  |  | 6,266  | 1.47%  |  | 235,701  | 4.63%
Valid Votes  | 44,194  | 98.84%  | 426,577  | 98.57%  | 5,094,754  | 98.24%
Rejected Votes  | 517  | 1.16%  | 6,167  | 1.43%  | 91,499  | 1.76%
Total Polled  | 44,711  | 80.67%  | 432,744  | 68.36%  | 5,186,256  | 55.87%
Registered Electors  | 55,425  |  | 633,030  |  | 9,283,143  |

### 1982 Sri Lankan Presidential Election[edit]

Party  | Gampola[11] | Kandy Electoral District | Sri Lanka

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Votes  | %  | Votes  | %  | Votes  | %
| UNP |  | 26,380  | 62.01%  |  | 289,621  | 59.80%  |  | 3,450,815  | 52.93%
| SLFP |  | 15,340  | 36.06%  |  | 178,647  | 36.89%  |  | 2,546,348  | 39.05%
| JVP |  | 528  | 1.24%  |  | 12,493  | 2.58%  |  | 273,428  | 4.19%
| Other Parties (with < 1%)  |  | 293  | 0.69%  |  | 3,536  | 0.73%  |  | 249,460  | 3.83%
Valid Votes  | 42,541  | 99.08%  | 484,297  | 99.07%  | 6,520,156  | 98.78%
Rejected Votes  | 394  | 0.92%  | 4,548  | 0.93%  | 80,470  | 1.22%
Total Polled  | 42,935  | 84.91%  | 488,845  | 89.44%  | 6,600,626  | 80.15%
Registered Electors  | 50,563  |  | 546,565  |  | 8,235,358  |

## Parliamentary Election Results[edit]

### Summary[edit]

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

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

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2015 |  | UNP |  | UNP | 2.35%  |  | UNP | 8.21%
2010 |  | UPFA |  | UPFA | 3.81%  |  | UPFA | 4.88%
2004 |  | UNP |  | UNP | 3.63%  |  | UPFA | 9.05%
2001 |  | UNP |  | UNP | 5.97%  |  | UNP | 4.82%
2000 |  | PA |  | PA | 4.92%  |  | PA | 5.57%
1994 |  | UNP |  | UNP | 1.89%  |  | PA | 6.65%
1989 |  | UNP |  | UNP | 1.90%  |  | UNP | 5.80%
Matches/Mean MAE  | 5/7  | 5/7  | 3.50%  | 7/7  | 6.43%

### 2015 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election[edit]

Party  | Gampola[14] | Kandy Electoral District | Sri Lanka

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Votes  | %  | Votes  | %  | Votes  | %
| UNP |  | 42,657  | 58.22%  |  | 440,761  | 55.61%  |  | 5,098,916  | 45.77%
| UPFA |  | 27,025  | 36.89%  |  | 309,152  | 39.00%  |  | 4,732,664  | 42.48%
| JVP |  | 1,583  | 2.16%  |  | 30,669  | 3.87%  |  | 544,154  | 4.88%
| CWC |  | 1,399  | 1.91%  |  | 4,400  | 0.56%  |  | 17,107  | 0.15%
| Other Parties (with < 1%)  |  | 600  | 0.82%  |  | 7,655  | 0.97%  |  | 82,981  | 0.74%
Valid Votes  | 73,264  | 94.53%  | 792,637  | 95.48%  | 11,140,333  | 95.35%
Rejected Votes  | 4,204  | 5.42%  | 37,065  | 4.46%  | 516,926  | 4.42%
Total Polled  | 77,505  | 75.82%  | 830,165  | 79.13%  | 11,684,111  | 77.66%
Registered Electors  | 102,219  |  | 1,049,160  |  | 15,044,490  |

### 2010 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election[edit]

Party  | Gampola[15] | Kandy Electoral District | Sri Lanka

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Votes  | %  | Votes  | %  | Votes  | %
| UPFA |  | 27,843  | 57.53%  |  | 339,819  | 60.81%  |  | 4,846,388  | 60.38%
| UNP |  | 19,144  | 39.55%  |  | 192,798  | 34.50%  |  | 2,357,057  | 29.37%
| DNA  |  | 1,228  | 2.54%  |  | 23,728  | 4.25%  |  | 441,251  | 5.50%
| Other Parties (with < 1%)  |  | 186  | 0.38%  |  | 2,459  | 0.44%  |  | 30,354  | 0.38%
Valid Votes  | 48,401  | 87.62%  | 558,804  | 90.49%  | 8,026,322  | 96.03%
Rejected Votes  | 6,780  | 12.27%  | 58,333  | 9.45%  | 581,465  | 6.96%
Total Polled  | 55,239  | 60.60%  | 617,559  | 61.70%  | 8,358,246  | 59.29%
Registered Electors  | 91,146  |  | 1,000,861  |  | 14,097,690  |

### 2004 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election[edit]

Party  | Gampola[16] | Kandy Electoral District | Sri Lanka

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Votes  | %  | Votes  | %  | Votes  | %
| UNP |  | 30,109  | 54.76%  |  | 313,859  | 49.99%  |  | 3,486,792  | 37.73%
| UPFA |  | 22,066  | 40.14%  |  | 268,131  | 42.71%  |  | 4,223,126  | 45.70%
| JHU |  | 2,515  | 4.57%  |  | 42,192  | 6.72%  |  | 552,723  | 5.98%
| Other Parties (with < 1%)  |  | 289  | 0.53%  |  | 3,684  | 0.59%  |  | 64,227  | 0.69%
Valid Votes  | 54,979  | 92.57%  | 627,866  | 93.24%  | 9,241,931  | 94.52%
Rejected Votes  | 4,415  | 7.43%  | 45,484  | 6.75%  | 534,452  | 5.47%
Total Polled  | 59,394  | 72.70%  | 673,380  | 76.47%  | 9,777,821  | 75.74%
Registered Electors  | 81,694  |  | 880,634  |  | 12,909,631  |

### 2001 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election[edit]

Party  | Gampola[17] | Kandy Electoral District | Sri Lanka

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Votes  | %  | Votes  | %  | Votes  | %
| UNP |  | 25,089  | 47.35%  |  | 314,297  | 52.77%  |  | 4,086,026  | 45.62%
| PA |  | 24,798  | 46.80%  |  | 233,637  | 39.23%  |  | 3,330,815  | 37.19%
| JVP |  | 2,168  | 4.09%  |  | 37,146  | 6.24%  |  | 815,353  | 9.10%
| Other Parties (with < 1%)  |  | 930  | 1.76%  |  | 10,496  | 1.76%  |  | 129,347  | 1.44%
Valid Votes  | 52,985  | 92.43%  | 595,576  | 93.40%  | 8,955,844  | 94.77%
Rejected Votes  | 4,338  | 7.57%  | 42,103  | 6.60%  | 494,009  | 5.23%
Total Polled  | 57,323  | 73.63%  | 637,679  | 76.03%  | 9,449,878  | 76.03%
Registered Electors  | 77,854  |  | 838,687  |  | 12,428,762  |

### 2000 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election[edit]

Party  | Gampola[18] | Kandy Electoral District | Sri Lanka

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Votes  | %  | Votes  | %  | Votes  | %
| PA |  | 29,140  | 53.64%  |  | 282,282  | 46.66%  |  | 3,899,329  | 45.33%
| UNP |  | 19,769  | 36.39%  |  | 243,623  | 40.27%  |  | 3,451,765  | 40.12%
| NUA |  | 2,544  | 4.68%  |  | 32,023  | 5.29%  |  | 185,593  | 2.16%
| Other Parties (with < 1%)  |  | 1,688  | 3.11%  |  | 25,435  | 4.20%  |  | 289,668  | 3.37%
| JVP |  | 1,181  | 2.17%  |  | 21,565  | 3.56%  |  | 518,725  | 6.03%
Valid Votes  | 54,322  | N/A  | 604,928  | N/A  | 8,602,617  | N/A

### 1994 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election[edit]

Party  | Gampola[19] | Kandy Electoral District | Sri Lanka

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Votes  | %  | Votes  | %  | Votes  | %
| UNP |  | 27,942  | 54.49%  |  | 301,824  | 52.35%  |  | 3,498,370  | 44.04%
| PA |  | 22,962  | 44.78%  |  | 267,683  | 46.43%  |  | 3,887,805  | 48.94%
| Other Parties (with < 1%)  |  | 376  | 0.73%  |  | 7,045  | 1.22%  |  | 175,576  | 2.21%
Valid Votes  | 51,280  | 94.27%  | 576,552  | 94.89%  | 7,943,688  | 95.20%
Rejected Votes  | 3,117  | 5.73%  | 31,019  | 5.11%  | 400,395  | 4.80%
Total Polled  | 54,397  | 81.42%  | 607,571  | 81.67%  | 8,344,095  | 74.75%
Registered Electors  | 66,812  |  | 743,939  |  | 11,163,064  |

### 1989 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election[edit]

Party  | Gampola[20] | Kandy Electoral District | Sri Lanka

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Votes  | %  | Votes  | %  | Votes  | %
| UNP |  | 23,262  | 60.18%  |  | 204,973  | 61.72%  |  | 2,838,005  | 50.71%
| SLFP |  | 13,450  | 34.80%  |  | 105,977  | 31.91%  |  | 1,785,369  | 31.90%
| SLMC  |  | 1,555  | 4.02%  |  | 14,697  | 4.43%  |  | 202,016  | 3.61%
| Other Parties (with < 1%)  |  | 385  | 1.00%  |  | 6,462  | 1.95%  |  | 209,706  | 3.75%
Valid Votes  | 38,652  | 93.60%  | 332,109  | 93.69%  | 5,596,468  | 93.87%
Rejected Votes  | 2,642  | 6.40%  | 22,374  | 6.31%  | 365,563  | 6.13%
Total Polled  | 41,294  | 75.61%  | 354,483  | 56.42%  | 5,962,031  | 63.60%
Registered Electors  | 54,611  |  | 628,317  |  | 9,374,164  |

## Demographics[edit]

### Ethnicity[edit]

The Gampola Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (61.3%), a significant Indian Tamil population (16.6%) and a significant Moor population (12.6%) . In comparison, the Kandy Electoral District (which contains the Gampola Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (74.4%) and a significant Moor population (13.9%) [1]

Ethnicity in Gampola[1]

Sinhalese (61.3%)

Indian Tamil (16.6%)

Moor (12.6%)

Sri Lankan Tamil (9.4%)

Other (0.2%)

### Religion[edit]

The Gampola Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (60.9%), a significant Hindu population (24.1%) and a significant Muslim population (12.8%) . In comparison, the Kandy Electoral District (which contains the Gampola Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (73.4%) and a significant Muslim population (14.3%) [1]

Religion in Gampola[1]

Buddhist (60.9%)

Hindu (24.1%)

Muslim (12.8%)

Other Christian (1.2%)

Other (1.0%)

## 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 Gampola 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 Gampola 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 Gampola 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 Gampola 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.