Mullaitivu Polling Division

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Polling Division in Sri Lanka

Mullaitivu

Polling Division

Coordinates: 9°07′24″N 80°40′11″E﻿ / ﻿9.123436°N 80.669748°E﻿ / 9.123436; 80.669748
Country| Sri Lanka
Province| Northern Province, Sri Lanka
Electoral District| Vanni Electoral District
Area

• Total

| 2,712.46 km2 (1,047.29 sq mi)
Population

(2012)[1]

• Total

| 92,238
• Density| 34/km2 (90/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code| EC-11C

The Mullaitivu Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Vanni Electoral District, in the Northern Province, Sri Lanka.

## Presidential Election Results

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### Summary

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

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

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2019 |  | NDF |  | NDF | 3.91%  |  | SLPP | 41.93%
2015 |  | NDF |  | NDF | 0.65%  |  | NDF | 28.42%
2010 |  | NDF |  | NDF | 6.86%  |  | UPFA | 36.23%
2005 |  | UPFA |  | UNP | 35.66%  |  | UPFA | 6.73%
1999 |  | PA |  | UNP | 35.58%  |  | PA | 10.65%
1994 |  | PA |  | PA | 8.95%  |  | PA | 13.62%
1988 |  | UNP |  | UNP | 2.29%  |  | UNP | 9.54%
1982 |  | ACTC  |  | UNP | 15.40%  |  | UNP | 19.27%
Matches/Mean MAE  | 5/8  | 4/8  | 13.66%  | 8/8  | 20.80%

### 2019 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

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Party  | Mullaitivu[4] | Vanni Electoral District | Sri Lanka

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Votes  | %  | Votes  | %  | Votes  | %
| NDF |  | 47,594  | 86.19%  |  | 174,739  | 82.12%  |  | 5,564,239  | 41.99%
| SLPP |  | 4,252  | 7.70%  |  | 26,105  | 12.27%  |  | 6,924,255  | 52.25%
| Other Parties (with < 1%)  |  | 2,469  | 4.47%  |  | 9,388  | 4.41%  |  | 729,468  | 5.50%
| DUNF  |  | 902  | 1.63%  |  | 2,546  | 1.20%  |  | 34,537  | 0.26%
Valid Votes  | 55,217  | 98.26%  | 212,778  | 98.48%  | 13,252,499  | 98.99%
Rejected Votes  | 979  | 1.74%  | 3,294  | 1.52%  | 135,452  | 1.01%
Total Polled  | 56,196  | 77.47%  | 216,072  | 76.59%  | 13,387,951  | 83.71%
Registered Electors  | 72,538  |  | 282,119  |  | 15,992,568  |

### 2015 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

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Party  | Mullaitivu[5] | Vanni Electoral District | Sri Lanka

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Votes  | %  | Votes  | %  | Votes  | %
| NDF |  | 35,441  | 78.95%  |  | 141,417  | 78.47%  |  | 6,217,162  | 51.28%
| UPFA |  | 7,935  | 17.68%  |  | 34,377  | 19.07%  |  | 5,768,090  | 47.58%
| Other Parties (with < 1%)  |  | 1,513  | 3.37%  |  | 4,431  | 2.46%  |  | 138,200  | 1.14%
Valid Votes  | 44,889  | 97.71%  | 180,225  | 98.14%  | 12,123,452  | 98.85%
Rejected Votes  | 1,052  | 2.29%  | 3,416  | 1.86%  | 140,925  | 1.15%
Total Polled  | 45,941  | 71.87%  | 183,641  | 70.25%  | 12,264,377  | 78.69%
Registered Electors  | 63,920  |  | 261,422  |  | 15,585,942  |

### 2010 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

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Party  | Mullaitivu[6] | Vanni Electoral District | Sri Lanka

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Votes  | %  | Votes  | %  | Votes  | %
| NDF |  | 6,882  | 73.47%  |  | 70,367  | 66.86%  |  | 4,173,185  | 40.15%
| UPFA |  | 1,726  | 18.43%  |  | 28,740  | 27.31%  |  | 6,015,934  | 57.88%
| Other Parties (with < 1%)  |  | 423  | 4.52%  |  | 3,333  | 3.17%  |  | 141,978  | 1.37%
| DUNF  |  | 237  | 2.53%  |  | 2,021  | 1.92%  |  | 39,226  | 0.38%
| UDF  |  | 99  | 1.06%  |  | 791  | 0.75%  |  | 23,290  | 0.22%
Valid Votes  | 9,367  | 97.32%  | 105,252  | 97.75%  | 10,393,613  | 99.03%
Rejected Votes  | 258  | 2.68%  | 2,428  | 2.25%  | 101,838  | 0.97%
Total Polled  | 9,625  | 14.00%  | 107,680  | 19.60%  | 10,495,451  | 66.70%
Registered Electors  | 68,729  |  | 549,344  |  | 15,734,587  |

### 2005 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

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Party  | Mullaitivu[7] | Vanni Electoral District | Sri Lanka

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Votes  | %  | Votes  | %  | Votes  | %
| UPFA |  | 510  | 57.24%  |  | 17,197  | 20.36%  |  | 4,887,152  | 50.29%
| UNP |  | 372  | 41.75%  |  | 65,798  | 77.89%  |  | 4,706,366  | 48.43%
| Other Parties (with < 1%)  |  | 9  | 1.01%  |  | 1,481  | 1.75%  |  | 123,521  | 1.27%
Valid Votes  | 891  | 98.78%  | 84,476  | 98.37%  | 9,717,039  | 98.88%
Rejected Votes  | 11  | 1.22%  | 1,398  | 1.63%  | 109,869  | 1.12%
Total Polled  | 902  | 1.35%  | 85,874  | 16.66%  | 9,826,908  | 69.51%
Registered Electors  | 66,596  |  | 515,573  |  | 14,136,979  |

### 1999 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

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Party  | Mullaitivu[8] | Vanni Electoral District | Sri Lanka

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Votes  | %  | Votes  | %  | Votes  | %
| PA |  | 751  | 63.54%  |  | 16,202  | 25.84%  |  | 4,312,157  | 51.12%
| UNP |  | 389  | 32.91%  |  | 43,803  | 69.87%  |  | 3,602,748  | 42.71%
| Other Parties (with < 1%)  |  | 27  | 2.28%  |  | 2,203  | 3.51%  |  | 176,679  | 2.09%
| JVP |  | 15  | 1.27%  |  | 482  | 0.77%  |  | 343,927  | 4.08%
Valid Votes  | 1,182  | 97.52%  | 62,690  | 97.68%  | 8,435,754  | 97.69%
Rejected Votes  | 30  | 2.48%  | 1,490  | 2.32%  | 199,536  | 2.31%
Total Polled  | 1,212  | 2.30%  | 64,180  | 31.13%  | 8,635,290  | 72.17%
Registered Electors  | 52,688  |  | 206,176  |  | 11,965,536  |

### 1994 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

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Party  | Mullaitivu[9] | Vanni Electoral District | Sri Lanka

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Votes  | %  | Votes  | %  | Votes  | %
| PA |  | 1,128  | 76.32%  |  | 33,585  | 85.30%  |  | 4,709,205  | 62.28%
| UNP |  | 330  | 22.33%  |  | 4,493  | 11.41%  |  | 2,715,283  | 35.91%
| Other Parties (with < 1%)  |  | 20  | 1.35%  |  | 1,294  | 3.29%  |  | 137,040  | 1.81%
Valid Votes  | 1,478  | 98.21%  | 39,372  | 98.30%  | 7,561,526  | 98.03%
Rejected Votes  | 27  | 1.79%  | 681  | 1.70%  | 151,706  | 1.97%
Total Polled  | 1,505  | 2.88%  | 40,053  | 22.27%  | 7,713,232  | 69.12%
Registered Electors  | 52,197  |  | 179,858  |  | 11,158,880  |

### 1988 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

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Party  | Mullaitivu[10] | Vanni Electoral District | Sri Lanka

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Votes  | %  | Votes  | %  | Votes  | %
| UNP |  | 3,098  | 52.90%  |  | 10,580  | 55.78%  |  | 2,569,199  | 50.43%
| SLFP |  | 1,639  | 27.99%  |  | 4,889  | 25.77%  |  | 2,289,857  | 44.95%
| SLMP |  | 1,119  | 19.11%  |  | 3,500  | 18.45%  |  | 235,701  | 4.63%
Valid Votes  | 5,856  | 94.68%  | 18,969  | 96.40%  | 5,094,754  | 98.24%
Rejected Votes  | 329  | 5.32%  | 708  | 3.60%  | 91,499  | 1.76%
Total Polled  | 6,185  | 14.86%  | 19,677  | 20.70%  | 5,186,256  | 55.87%
Registered Electors  | 41,624  |  | 95,061  |  | 9,283,143  |

### 1982 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

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Party  | Mullaitivu[11] | Vanni Electoral District | Sri Lanka

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Votes  | %  | Votes  | %  | Votes  | %
| ACTC  |  | 6,654  | 40.97%  |  | 11,521  | 16.29%  |  | 173,934  | 2.67%
| SLFP |  | 5,471  | 33.69%  |  | 23,221  | 32.83%  |  | 2,546,348  | 39.05%
| UNP |  | 3,678  | 22.65%  |  | 32,834  | 46.42%  |  | 3,450,815  | 52.93%
| Other Parties (with < 1%)  |  | 234  | 1.44%  |  | 877  | 1.24%  |  | 75,526  | 1.16%
| JVP |  | 204  | 1.26%  |  | 2,286  | 3.23%  |  | 273,428  | 4.19%
Valid Votes  | 16,241  | 94.36%  | 70,739  | 96.66%  | 6,520,156  | 98.78%
Rejected Votes  | 971  | 5.64%  | 2,447  | 3.34%  | 80,470  | 1.22%
Total Polled  | 17,212  | 49.93%  | 73,186  | 60.87%  | 6,600,626  | 80.15%
Registered Electors  | 34,472  |  | 120,235  |  | 8,235,358  |

## Parliamentary Election Results

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### Summary

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The winner of Mullaitivu has matched the final country result 1 out of 7 times.

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

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2015 |  | ITAK |  | ITAK | 11.73%  |  | UNP | 32.00%
2010 |  | ITAK |  | ITAK | 11.41%  |  | UPFA | 32.48%
2004 |  | ITAK |  | ITAK | 18.68%  |  | UPFA | 40.65%
2001 |  | PA |  | TULF | 27.52%  |  | UNP | 7.60%
2000 |  | PA |  | TELO | 20.13%  |  | PA | 15.16%
1994 |  | DPLF |  | DPLF | 5.90%  |  | PA | 23.50%
1989 |  | TULF |  | TULF | 7.23%  |  | UNP | 34.73%
Matches/Mean MAE  | 1/7  | 0/7  | 14.66%  | 7/7  | 26.59%

### 2015 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

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Party  | Mullaitivu[14] | Vanni Electoral District | Sri Lanka

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Votes  | %  | Votes  | %  | Votes  | %
| ITAK |  | 27,269  | 71.14%  |  | 89,886  | 54.79%  |  | 515,963  | 4.63%
| UNP |  | 6,244  | 16.29%  |  | 39,513  | 24.09%  |  | 5,098,916  | 45.77%
| UPFA |  | 2,582  | 6.74%  |  | 20,965  | 12.78%  |  | 4,732,664  | 42.48%
| Other Parties (with < 1%)  |  | 1,267  | 3.31%  |  | 11,569  | 7.05%  |  | 652,154  | 5.85%
| EPDP |  | 970  | 2.53%  |  | 2,120  | 1.29%  |  | 33,481  | 0.30%
Valid Votes  | 38,332  | 86.16%  | 164,053  | 90.17%  | 11,140,333  | 95.35%
Rejected Votes  | 6,012  | 13.51%  | 17,155  | 9.43%  | 516,926  | 4.42%
Total Polled  | 44,487  | 69.60%  | 181,930  | 71.89%  | 11,684,111  | 77.66%
Registered Electors  | 63,920  |  | 253,058  |  | 15,044,490  |

### 2010 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

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Party  | Mullaitivu[15] | Vanni Electoral District | Sri Lanka

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Votes  | %  | Votes  | %  | Votes  | %
| ITAK |  | 5,241  | 53.79%  |  | 41,673  | 39.02%  |  | 233,190  | 2.91%
| UPFA |  | 2,238  | 22.97%  |  | 37,522  | 35.13%  |  | 4,846,388  | 60.38%
| EPDP |  | 593  | 6.09%  |  | 2,867  | 2.68%  |  | 2,867  | 0.04%
| DPLF |  | 527  | 5.41%  |  | 5,900  | 5.52%  |  | 6,036  | 0.08%
| EDF  |  | 393  | 4.03%  |  | 1,394  | 1.31%  |  | 3,709  | 0.05%
| UNP |  | 169  | 1.73%  |  | 12,783  | 11.97%  |  | 2,357,057  | 29.37%
| IG9V  |  | 145  | 1.49%  |  | 262  | 0.25%  |  | 262  | 0.00%
| IG1V  |  | 131  | 1.34%  |  | 1,979  | 1.85%  |  | 1,979  | 0.02%
| TULF |  | 124  | 1.27%  |  | 1,073  | 1.00%  |  | 9,223  | 0.11%
| DUA  |  | 114  | 1.17%  |  | 506  | 0.47%  |  | 1,270  | 0.02%
| Other Parties (with < 1%)  |  | 69  | 0.71%  |  | 852  | 0.80%  |  | 489,044  | 6.09%
Valid Votes  | 9,744  | 85.76%  | 106,811  | 91.15%  | 8,026,322  | 96.03%
Rejected Votes  | 1,610  | 14.17%  | 10,208  | 8.71%  | 581,465  | 6.96%
Total Polled  | 11,362  | 16.53%  | 117,185  | 38.53%  | 8,358,246  | 59.29%
Registered Electors  | 68,729  |  | 304,111  |  | 14,097,690  |

### 2004 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

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Party  | Mullaitivu[16] | Vanni Electoral District | Sri Lanka

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Votes  | %  | Votes  | %  | Votes  | %
| ITAK |  | 27,667  | 96.85%  |  | 90,252  | 74.68%  |  | 633,203  | 6.85%
| Other Parties (with < 1%)  |  | 509  | 1.78%  |  | 24,181  | 20.01%  |  | 4,110,386  | 44.48%
| UPFA |  | 391  | 1.37%  |  | 6,415  | 5.31%  |  | 4,223,126  | 45.70%
Valid Votes  | 28,567  | 93.78%  | 120,848  | 92.59%  | 9,241,931  | 94.52%
Rejected Votes  | 1,895  | 6.22%  | 9,665  | 7.41%  | 534,452  | 5.47%
Total Polled  | 30,462  | 57.00%  | 130,513  | 57.60%  | 9,777,821  | 75.74%
Registered Electors  | 53,439  |  | 226,604  |  | 12,909,631  |

### 2001 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

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Party  | Mullaitivu[17] | Vanni Electoral District | Sri Lanka

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Votes  | %  | Votes  | %  | Votes  | %
| PA |  | 298  | 49.50%  |  | 7,831  | 8.29%  |  | 3,330,815  | 37.19%
| UNP |  | 237  | 39.37%  |  | 26,575  | 28.12%  |  | 4,086,026  | 45.62%
| JVP |  | 56  | 9.30%  |  | 683  | 0.72%  |  | 815,353  | 9.10%
| Other Parties (with < 1%)  |  | 11  | 1.83%  |  | 59,417  | 62.87%  |  | 568,341  | 6.35%
Valid Votes  | 602  | 95.56%  | 94,506  | 92.33%  | 8,955,844  | 94.77%
Rejected Votes  | 28  | 4.44%  | 7,855  | 7.67%  | 494,009  | 5.23%
Total Polled  | 630  | 1.19%  | 102,361  | 46.77%  | 9,449,878  | 76.03%
Registered Electors  | 53,158  |  | 218,861  |  | 12,428,762  |

### 2000 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

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Party  | Mullaitivu[18] | Vanni Electoral District | Sri Lanka

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Votes  | %  | Votes  | %  | Votes  | %
| PA |  | 439  | 67.33%  |  | 6,323  | 9.45%  |  | 3,899,329  | 45.33%
| UNP |  | 182  | 27.91%  |  | 10,618  | 15.88%  |  | 3,451,765  | 40.12%
| JVP |  | 18  | 2.76%  |  | 412  | 0.62%  |  | 518,725  | 6.03%
| Other Parties (with < 1%)  |  | 13  | 1.99%  |  | 49,522  | 74.05%  |  | 667,193  | 7.76%
Valid Votes  | 652  | N/A  | 66,875  | N/A  | 8,602,617  | N/A

### 1994 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

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Party  | Mullaitivu[19] | Vanni Electoral District | Sri Lanka

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Votes  | %  | Votes  | %  | Votes  | %
| DPLF |  | 7,080  | 32.63%  |  | 11,567  | 27.36%  |  | 11,567  | 0.15%
| PA |  | 4,869  | 22.44%  |  | 5,583  | 13.21%  |  | 3,887,805  | 48.94%
| UNP |  | 4,497  | 20.73%  |  | 7,850  | 18.57%  |  | 3,498,370  | 44.04%
| TULF |  | 1,756  | 8.09%  |  | 3,039  | 7.19%  |  | 132,461  | 1.67%
| EPRLF |  | 1,465  | 6.75%  |  | 3,465  | 8.20%  |  | 9,411  | 0.12%
| SLMC  |  | 1,412  | 6.51%  |  | 8,142  | 19.26%  |  | 143,307  | 1.80%
| IND1  |  | 502  | 2.31%  |  | 624  | 1.48%  |  | 48,199  | 0.61%
| Other Parties (with < 1%)  |  | 116  | 0.53%  |  | 2,001  | 4.73%  |  | 19,127  | 0.24%
Valid Votes  | 21,697  | 92.47%  | 42,271  | 93.35%  | 7,943,688  | 95.20%
Rejected Votes  | 1,766  | 7.53%  | 3,009  | 6.65%  | 400,395  | 4.80%
Total Polled  | 23,463  | 32.39%  | 45,280  | 25.23%  | 8,344,095  | 74.75%
Registered Electors  | 72,434  |  | 179,435  |  | 11,163,064  |

### 1989 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

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Party  | Mullaitivu[20] | Vanni Electoral District | Sri Lanka

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Votes  | %  | Votes  | %  | Votes  | %
| TULF |  | 2,937  | 38.03%  |  | 17,271  | 39.99%  |  | 188,594  | 3.37%
| IND  |  | 2,882  | 37.32%  |  | 7,879  | 18.24%  |  | 12,285  | 0.22%
| SLMC  |  | 1,440  | 18.65%  |  | 7,945  | 18.40%  |  | 202,016  | 3.61%
| UNP |  | 426  | 5.52%  |  | 8,525  | 19.74%  |  | 2,838,005  | 50.71%
| Other Parties (with < 1%)  |  | 37  | 0.48%  |  | 1,568  | 3.63%  |  | 1,785,369  | 31.90%
Valid Votes  | 7,722  | 85.52%  | 43,188  | 90.64%  | 5,596,468  | 93.87%
Rejected Votes  | 1,307  | 14.48%  | 4,462  | 9.36%  | 365,563  | 6.13%
Total Polled  | 9,029  | 22.45%  | 47,650  | 33.69%  | 5,962,031  | 63.60%
Registered Electors  | 40,224  |  | 141,448  |  | 9,374,164  |

## Demographics

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### Ethnicity

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The Mullaitivu Polling Division has a Sri Lankan Tamil majority (85.8%) . In comparison, the Vanni Electoral District (which contains the Mullaitivu Polling Division) has a Sri Lankan Tamil majority (82.5%) [1]

Ethnicity in Mullaitivu[1]

Sri Lankan Tamil (85.8%)

Sinhalese (9.7%)

Indian Tamil (2.5%)

Moor (2.0%)

Other (0.1%)

### Religion

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The Mullaitivu Polling Division has a Hindu majority (75.2%) . In comparison, the Vanni Electoral District (which contains the Mullaitivu Polling Division) has a Hindu majority (58.5%) and a significant Roman Catholic population (21.1%) [1]

Religion in Mullaitivu[1]

Hindu (75.2%)

Roman Catholic (9.8%)

Buddhist (8.9%)

Other Christian (4.0%)

Muslim (2.0%)

Other (0.1%)

## 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 Mullaitivu and the Vanni 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 Mullaitivu 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 Mullaitivu and the Vanni 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 Mullaitivu 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.