Vavuniya Polling Division

Polling Division in Sri Lanka

Vavuniya

Polling Division

Coordinates: 8°47′44″N 80°26′56″E﻿ / ﻿8.795424°N 80.448831°E﻿ / 8.795424; 80.448831
Country| Sri Lanka
Province| Northern Province, Sri Lanka
Electoral District| Vanni Electoral District
Area

• Total| 1,928.44 km2 (744.57 sq mi)
Population

(2012)[1]

• Total| 172,115
• Density| 89/km2 (230/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code| EC-11B

The Vavuniya 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 Vavuniya has matched the final country result 4 out of 8 times.

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

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2019 |  | NDF |  | NDF | 4.04%  |  | SLPP | 33.87%
2015 |  | NDF |  | NDF | 3.25%  |  | NDF | 24.17%
2010 |  | NDF |  | NDF | 0.91%  |  | UPFA | 27.38%
2005 |  | UNP |  | UNP | 1.49%  |  | UPFA | 30.85%
1999 |  | UNP |  | UNP | 6.18%  |  | PA | 30.88%
1994 |  | PA |  | PA | 3.31%  |  | PA | 19.83%
1988 |  | UNP |  | UNP | 5.67%  |  | UNP | 8.67%
1982 |  | UNP |  | UNP | 2.74%  |  | UNP | 5.47%
Matches/Mean MAE  | 4/8  | 4/8  | 3.45%  | 8/8  | 22.64%

### 2019 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

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

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Votes  | %  | Votes  | %  | Votes  | %
| NDF |  | 65,141  | 77.83%  |  | 174,739  | 82.12%  |  | 5,564,239  | 41.99%
| SLPP |  | 13,715  | 16.39%  |  | 26,105  | 12.27%  |  | 6,924,255  | 52.25%
| Other Parties (with < 1%)  |  | 3,944  | 4.71%  |  | 9,388  | 4.41%  |  | 729,468  | 5.50%
| DUNF  |  | 901  | 1.08%  |  | 2,546  | 1.20%  |  | 34,537  | 0.26%
Valid Votes  | 83,701  | 98.43%  | 212,778  | 98.48%  | 13,252,499  | 98.99%
Rejected Votes  | 1,331  | 1.57%  | 3,294  | 1.52%  | 135,452  | 1.01%
Total Polled  | 85,032  | 75.12%  | 216,072  | 76.59%  | 13,387,951  | 83.71%
Registered Electors  | 113,193  |  | 282,119  |  | 15,992,568  |

### 2015 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

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

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Votes  | %  | Votes  | %  | Votes  | %
| NDF |  | 55,683  | 75.17%  |  | 141,417  | 78.47%  |  | 6,217,162  | 51.28%
| UPFA |  | 16,678  | 22.51%  |  | 34,377  | 19.07%  |  | 5,768,090  | 47.58%
| Other Parties (with < 1%)  |  | 1,719  | 2.32%  |  | 4,431  | 2.46%  |  | 138,200  | 1.14%
Valid Votes  | 74,080  | 98.18%  | 180,225  | 98.14%  | 12,123,452  | 98.85%
Rejected Votes  | 1,371  | 1.82%  | 3,416  | 1.86%  | 140,925  | 1.15%
Total Polled  | 75,451  | 68.78%  | 183,641  | 70.25%  | 12,264,377  | 78.69%
Registered Electors  | 109,705  |  | 261,422  |  | 15,585,942  |

### 2010 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

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

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Votes  | %  | Votes  | %  | Votes  | %
| NDF |  | 31,796  | 66.02%  |  | 70,367  | 66.86%  |  | 4,173,185  | 40.15%
| UPFA |  | 13,742  | 28.53%  |  | 28,740  | 27.31%  |  | 6,015,934  | 57.88%
| Other Parties (with < 1%)  |  | 2,056  | 4.27%  |  | 4,124  | 3.92%  |  | 165,268  | 1.59%
| DUNF  |  | 569  | 1.18%  |  | 2,021  | 1.92%  |  | 39,226  | 0.38%
Valid Votes  | 48,163  | 97.30%  | 105,252  | 97.75%  | 10,393,613  | 99.03%
Rejected Votes  | 1,335  | 2.70%  | 2,428  | 2.25%  | 101,838  | 0.97%
Total Polled  | 49,498  | 43.83%  | 107,680  | 19.60%  | 10,495,451  | 66.70%
Registered Electors  | 112,924  |  | 549,344  |  | 15,734,587  |

### 2005 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

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

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Votes  | %  | Votes  | %  | Votes  | %
| UNP |  | 33,553  | 79.39%  |  | 65,798  | 77.89%  |  | 4,706,366  | 48.43%
| UPFA |  | 7,936  | 18.78%  |  | 17,197  | 20.36%  |  | 4,887,152  | 50.29%
| Other Parties (with < 1%)  |  | 773  | 1.83%  |  | 1,481  | 1.75%  |  | 123,521  | 1.27%
Valid Votes  | 42,262  | 98.22%  | 84,476  | 98.37%  | 9,717,039  | 98.88%
Rejected Votes  | 766  | 1.78%  | 1,398  | 1.63%  | 109,869  | 1.12%
Total Polled  | 43,028  | 41.02%  | 85,874  | 16.66%  | 9,826,908  | 69.51%
Registered Electors  | 104,884  |  | 515,573  |  | 14,136,979  |

### 1999 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

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

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Votes  | %  | Votes  | %  | Votes  | %
| UNP |  | 27,621  | 76.13%  |  | 43,803  | 69.87%  |  | 3,602,748  | 42.71%
| PA |  | 6,845  | 18.87%  |  | 16,202  | 25.84%  |  | 4,312,157  | 51.12%
| Other Parties (with < 1%)  |  | 1,389  | 3.83%  |  | 2,203  | 3.51%  |  | 176,679  | 2.09%
| JVP |  | 427  | 1.18%  |  | 482  | 0.77%  |  | 343,927  | 4.08%
Valid Votes  | 36,282  | 97.40%  | 62,690  | 97.68%  | 8,435,754  | 97.69%
Rejected Votes  | 968  | 2.60%  | 1,490  | 2.32%  | 199,536  | 2.31%
Total Polled  | 37,250  | 42.83%  | 64,180  | 31.13%  | 8,635,290  | 72.17%
Registered Electors  | 86,970  |  | 206,176  |  | 11,965,536  |

### 1994 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

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

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Votes  | %  | Votes  | %  | Votes  | %
| PA |  | 16,861  | 81.87%  |  | 33,585  | 85.30%  |  | 4,709,205  | 62.28%
| UNP |  | 3,026  | 14.69%  |  | 4,493  | 11.41%  |  | 2,715,283  | 35.91%
| Ind 2  |  | 499  | 2.42%  |  | 1,003  | 2.55%  |  | 58,888  | 0.78%
| Other Parties (with < 1%)  |  | 209  | 1.01%  |  | 291  | 0.74%  |  | 78,152  | 1.03%
Valid Votes  | 20,595  | 97.89%  | 39,372  | 98.30%  | 7,561,526  | 98.03%
Rejected Votes  | 444  | 2.11%  | 681  | 1.70%  | 151,706  | 1.97%
Total Polled  | 21,039  | 29.05%  | 40,053  | 22.27%  | 7,713,232  | 69.12%
Registered Electors  | 72,434  |  | 179,858  |  | 11,158,880  |

### 1988 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

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

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Votes  | %  | Votes  | %  | Votes  | %
| UNP |  | 2,982  | 48.51%  |  | 10,580  | 55.78%  |  | 2,569,199  | 50.43%
| SLFP |  | 1,819  | 29.59%  |  | 4,889  | 25.77%  |  | 2,289,857  | 44.95%
| SLMP |  | 1,346  | 21.90%  |  | 3,500  | 18.45%  |  | 235,701  | 4.63%
Valid Votes  | 6,147  | 96.39%  | 18,969  | 96.40%  | 5,094,754  | 98.24%
Rejected Votes  | 230  | 3.61%  | 708  | 3.60%  | 91,499  | 1.76%
Total Polled  | 6,377  | 100.00%  | 19,677  | 20.70%  | 5,186,256  | 55.87%
Registered Electors  | 6,377  |  | 95,061  |  | 9,283,143  |

### 1982 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

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

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Votes  | %  | Votes  | %  | Votes  | %
| UNP |  | 11,720  | 45.26%  |  | 32,834  | 46.42%  |  | 3,450,815  | 52.93%
| SLFP |  | 9,385  | 36.24%  |  | 23,221  | 32.83%  |  | 2,546,348  | 39.05%
| ACTC  |  | 2,689  | 10.38%  |  | 11,521  | 16.29%  |  | 173,934  | 2.67%
| JVP |  | 1,764  | 6.81%  |  | 2,286  | 3.23%  |  | 273,428  | 4.19%
| Other Parties (with < 1%)  |  | 339  | 1.31%  |  | 877  | 1.24%  |  | 75,526  | 1.16%
Valid Votes  | 25,897  | 96.47%  | 70,739  | 96.66%  | 6,520,156  | 98.78%
Rejected Votes  | 947  | 3.53%  | 2,447  | 3.34%  | 80,470  | 1.22%
Total Polled  | 26,844  | 61.49%  | 73,186  | 60.87%  | 6,600,626  | 80.15%
Registered Electors  | 43,656  |  | 120,235  |  | 8,235,358  |

## Parliamentary Election Results

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### Summary

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The winner of Vavuniya has matched the final country result 0 out of 7 times.

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

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2015 |  | ITAK |  | ITAK | 5.33%  |  | UNP | 21.92%
2010 |  | ITAK |  | ITAK | 2.29%  |  | UPFA | 25.20%
2004 |  | ITAK |  | ITAK | 10.50%  |  | UPFA | 28.26%
2001 |  | TULF |  | TULF | 6.93%  |  | UNP | 27.37%
2000 |  | TELO |  | TELO | 3.14%  |  | PA | 23.97%
1994 |  | SLMC  |  | DPLF | 16.09%  |  | PA | 20.60%
1989 |  | TULF |  | TULF | 5.51%  |  | UNP | 21.63%
Matches/Mean MAE  | 0/7  | 0/7  | 7.11%  | 7/7  | 24.14%

### 2015 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

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

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Votes  | %  | Votes  | %  | Votes  | %
| ITAK |  | 31,836  | 48.36%  |  | 89,886  | 54.79%  |  | 515,963  | 4.63%
| UPFA |  | 14,402  | 21.88%  |  | 20,965  | 12.78%  |  | 4,732,664  | 42.48%
| UNP |  | 14,380  | 21.84%  |  | 39,513  | 24.09%  |  | 5,098,916  | 45.77%
| Other Parties (with < 1%)  |  | 1,646  | 2.50%  |  | 7,497  | 4.57%  |  | 85,084  | 0.76%
| PP  |  | 1,417  | 2.15%  |  | 2,022  | 1.23%  |  | 4,272  | 0.04%
| EPDP |  | 748  | 1.14%  |  | 2,120  | 1.29%  |  | 33,481  | 0.30%
| JVP |  | 701  | 1.06%  |  | 876  | 0.53%  |  | 544,154  | 4.88%
| AITC  |  | 699  | 1.06%  |  | 1,174  | 0.72%  |  | 18,644  | 0.17%
Valid Votes  | 65,829  | 90.59%  | 164,053  | 90.17%  | 11,140,333  | 95.35%
Rejected Votes  | 6,423  | 8.84%  | 17,155  | 9.43%  | 516,926  | 4.42%
Total Polled  | 72,669  | 66.24%  | 181,930  | 71.89%  | 11,684,111  | 77.66%
Registered Electors  | 109,705  |  | 253,058  |  | 15,044,490  |

### 2010 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

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

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Votes  | %  | Votes  | %  | Votes  | %
| ITAK |  | 17,372  | 39.45%  |  | 41,673  | 39.02%  |  | 233,190  | 2.91%
| UPFA |  | 13,714  | 31.14%  |  | 37,522  | 35.13%  |  | 4,846,388  | 60.38%
| DPLF |  | 4,200  | 9.54%  |  | 5,900  | 5.52%  |  | 6,036  | 0.08%
| UNP |  | 3,638  | 8.26%  |  | 12,783  | 11.97%  |  | 2,357,057  | 29.37%
| IG1V  |  | 1,573  | 3.57%  |  | 1,979  | 1.85%  |  | 1,979  | 0.02%
| EPDP |  | 1,405  | 3.19%  |  | 2,867  | 2.68%  |  | 2,867  | 0.04%
| EDF  |  | 797  | 1.81%  |  | 1,394  | 1.31%  |  | 3,709  | 0.05%
| Other Parties (with < 1%)  |  | 716  | 1.63%  |  | 1,620  | 1.52%  |  | 490,576  | 6.11%
| TULF |  | 625  | 1.42%  |  | 1,073  | 1.00%  |  | 9,223  | 0.11%
Valid Votes  | 44,040  | 90.53%  | 106,811  | 91.15%  | 8,026,322  | 96.03%
Rejected Votes  | 4,481  | 9.21%  | 10,208  | 8.71%  | 581,465  | 6.96%
Total Polled  | 48,646  | 43.08%  | 117,185  | 38.53%  | 8,358,246  | 59.29%
Registered Electors  | 112,924  |  | 304,111  |  | 14,097,690  |

### 2004 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

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

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Votes  | %  | Votes  | %  | Votes  | %
| ITAK |  | 35,012  | 62.09%  |  | 90,252  | 74.68%  |  | 633,203  | 6.85%
| UNP |  | 10,724  | 19.02%  |  | 16,213  | 13.42%  |  | 3,486,792  | 37.73%
| DPLF |  | 4,908  | 8.70%  |  | 6,028  | 4.99%  |  | 7,038  | 0.08%
| UPFA |  | 4,713  | 8.36%  |  | 6,415  | 5.31%  |  | 4,223,126  | 45.70%
| Other Parties (with < 1%)  |  | 1,029  | 1.82%  |  | 1,940  | 1.61%  |  | 616,556  | 6.67%
Valid Votes  | 56,386  | 92.09%  | 120,848  | 92.59%  | 9,241,931  | 94.52%
Rejected Votes  | 4,846  | 7.91%  | 9,665  | 7.41%  | 534,452  | 5.47%
Total Polled  | 61,232  | 61.12%  | 130,513  | 57.60%  | 9,777,821  | 75.74%
Registered Electors  | 100,185  |  | 226,604  |  | 12,909,631  |

### 2001 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

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

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Votes  | %  | Votes  | %  | Votes  | %
| TULF |  | 23,965  | 49.51%  |  | 41,950  | 44.39%  |  | 348,164  | 3.89%
| DPLF |  | 8,316  | 17.18%  |  | 9,614  | 10.17%  |  | 16,669  | 0.19%
| UNP |  | 7,069  | 14.60%  |  | 26,575  | 28.12%  |  | 4,086,026  | 45.62%
| PA |  | 4,119  | 8.51%  |  | 7,831  | 8.29%  |  | 3,330,815  | 37.19%
| IND7  |  | 2,645  | 5.46%  |  | 2,810  | 2.97%  |  | 3,275  | 0.04%
| EPDP |  | 1,100  | 2.27%  |  | 3,404  | 3.60%  |  | 72,783  | 0.81%
| Other Parties (with < 1%)  |  | 654  | 1.35%  |  | 1,639  | 1.73%  |  | 127,450  | 1.42%
| JVP |  | 535  | 1.11%  |  | 683  | 0.72%  |  | 815,353  | 9.10%
Valid Votes  | 48,403  | 91.26%  | 94,506  | 92.33%  | 8,955,844  | 94.77%
Rejected Votes  | 4,635  | 8.74%  | 7,855  | 7.67%  | 494,009  | 5.23%
Total Polled  | 53,038  | 55.92%  | 102,361  | 46.77%  | 9,449,878  | 76.03%
Registered Electors  | 94,853  |  | 218,861  |  | 12,428,762  |

### 2000 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

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

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Votes  | %  | Votes  | %  | Votes  | %
| TELO |  | 11,325  | 26.57%  |  | 21,423  | 32.03%  |  | 25,830  | 0.30%
| UNP |  | 8,335  | 19.56%  |  | 10,618  | 15.88%  |  | 3,451,765  | 40.12%
| DPLF |  | 5,484  | 12.87%  |  | 6,847  | 10.24%  |  | 20,655  | 0.24%
| PA |  | 5,110  | 11.99%  |  | 6,323  | 9.45%  |  | 3,899,329  | 45.33%
| TULF |  | 2,709  | 6.36%  |  | 4,610  | 6.89%  |  | 105,907  | 1.23%
| NUA |  | 2,294  | 5.38%  |  | 4,280  | 6.40%  |  | 185,593  | 2.16%
| IG4  |  | 1,937  | 4.54%  |  | 3,419  | 5.11%  |  | 5,792  | 0.07%
| IG5  |  | 1,518  | 3.56%  |  | 1,570  | 2.35%  |  | 4,327  | 0.05%
| EPDP |  | 1,129  | 2.65%  |  | 1,317  | 1.97%  |  | 50,702  | 0.59%
| PP  |  | 891  | 2.09%  |  | 1,108  | 1.66%  |  | 19,830  | 0.23%
| Other Parties (with < 1%)  |  | 871  | 2.04%  |  | 2,318  | 3.47%  |  | 737,611  | 8.57%
| ACTC  |  | 522  | 1.22%  |  | 717  | 1.07%  |  | 27,289  | 0.32%
| IG7  |  | 496  | 1.16%  |  | 2,325  | 3.48%  |  | 2,382  | 0.03%
Valid Votes  | 42,621  | N/A  | 66,875  | N/A  | 8,602,617  | N/A

### 1994 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

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

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Votes  | %  | Votes  | %  | Votes  | %
| SLMC  |  | 906  | 40.98%  |  | 8,142  | 19.26%  |  | 143,307  | 1.80%
| UNP |  | 799  | 36.14%  |  | 7,850  | 18.57%  |  | 3,498,370  | 44.04%
| PA |  | 342  | 15.47%  |  | 5,583  | 13.21%  |  | 3,887,805  | 48.94%
| IND2  |  | 82  | 3.71%  |  | 1,880  | 4.45%  |  | 16,690  | 0.21%
| EPRLF |  | 53  | 2.40%  |  | 3,465  | 8.20%  |  | 9,411  | 0.12%
| Other Parties (with < 1%)  |  | 29  | 1.31%  |  | 15,351  | 36.32%  |  | 194,664  | 2.45%
Valid Votes  | 2,211  | 94.65%  | 42,271  | 93.35%  | 7,943,688  | 95.20%
Rejected Votes  | 125  | 5.35%  | 3,009  | 6.65%  | 400,395  | 4.80%
Total Polled  | 2,336  | 4.48%  | 45,280  | 25.23%  | 8,344,095  | 74.75%
Registered Electors  | 52,197  |  | 179,435  |  | 11,163,064  |

### 1989 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

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

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Votes  | %  | Votes  | %  | Votes  | %
| TULF |  | 8,750  | 43.48%  |  | 17,271  | 39.99%  |  | 188,594  | 3.37%
| UNP |  | 5,423  | 26.95%  |  | 8,525  | 19.74%  |  | 2,838,005  | 50.71%
| IND  |  | 2,479  | 12.32%  |  | 7,879  | 18.24%  |  | 12,285  | 0.22%
| SLMC  |  | 2,073  | 10.30%  |  | 7,945  | 18.40%  |  | 202,016  | 3.61%
| SLFP |  | 1,398  | 6.95%  |  | 1,568  | 3.63%  |  | 1,785,369  | 31.90%
Valid Votes  | 20,123  | 91.68%  | 43,188  | 90.64%  | 5,596,468  | 93.87%
Rejected Votes  | 1,827  | 8.32%  | 4,462  | 9.36%  | 365,563  | 6.13%
Total Polled  | 21,950  | 40.85%  | 47,650  | 33.69%  | 5,962,031  | 63.60%
Registered Electors  | 53,733  |  | 141,448  |  | 9,374,164  |

## Demographics

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### Ethnicity

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The Vavuniya Polling Division has a Sri Lankan Tamil majority (82.0%) . In comparison, the Vanni Electoral District (which contains the Vavuniya Polling Division) has a Sri Lankan Tamil majority (82.5%) [1]

Ethnicity in Vavuniya[1]

Sri Lankan Tamil (82.0%)

Sinhalese (10.0%)

Moor (6.8%)

Indian Tamil (1.1%)

Other (0.1%)

### Religion

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The Vavuniya Polling Division has a Hindu majority (69.4%) . In comparison, the Vanni Electoral District (which contains the Vavuniya Polling Division) has a Hindu majority (58.5%) and a significant Roman Catholic population (21.1%) [1]

Religion in Vavuniya[1]

Hindu (69.4%)

Buddhist (9.8%)

Roman Catholic (8.9%)

Muslim (7.0%)

Other Christian (4.9%)

Other (0.0%)

## 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 Vavuniya 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 Vavuniya 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 Vavuniya 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 Vavuniya 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.