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Maharagama Polling Division

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

Maharagama
Coordinates: 6°51′17″N 79°56′18″E / 6.854785°N 79.938434°E / 6.854785; 79.938434
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceWestern Province, Sri Lanka
Electoral DistrictColombo Electoral District
Area
 • Total37.89 km2 (14.63 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)[1]
 • Total196,423
 • Density5,184/km2 (13,430/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeEC-01M

Presidential Election Results

Summary

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

Year Maharagama Colombo Electoral District MAE[2] % Sri Lanka MAE[3] %
2019 SLPP SLPP 12.32% SLPP 13.30%
2015 UPFA NDF 7.09% NDF 2.69%
2010 UPFA UPFA 9.09% UPFA 3.87%
2005 UPFA UNP 11.20% UPFA 8.69%
1999 PA PA 7.47% PA 5.93%
1994 PA PA 4.93% PA 7.35%
1988 SLFP UNP 10.71% UNP 11.93%
1982 UNP UNP 7.59% UNP 3.78%
Matches/Mean MAE 6/8 7/8 8.80% 8/8 7.19%

2019 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Maharagama[4] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SLPP 71,893 65.60% 727,713 53.19% 6,924,255 52.25%
NDF 29,688 27.09% 559,921 40.92% 5,564,239 41.99%
NMPP 5,820 5.31% 53,803 3.93% 418,553 3.16%
NPP 1,165 1.06% 10,335 0.76% 49,655 0.37%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,035 0.94% 16,405 1.20% 295,797 2.23%
Valid Votes 109,601 98.98% 1,368,177 98.89% 13,252,499 98.99%
Rejected Votes 1,129 1.02% 15,333 1.11% 135,452 1.01%
Total Polled 110,730 82.87% 1,383,510 82.82% 13,387,951 83.71%
Registered Electors 133,614 1,670,403 15,992,568

2015 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Maharagama[5] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 53,327 50.62% 562,614 43.40% 5,768,090 47.58%
NDF 51,480 48.86% 725,073 55.93% 6,217,162 51.28%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 546 0.52% 8,673 0.67% 138,200 1.14%
Valid Votes 105,353 98.86% 1,296,360 98.83% 12,123,452 98.85%
Rejected Votes 1,220 1.14% 15,334 1.17% 140,925 1.15%
Total Polled 106,573 82.10% 1,311,694 81.34% 12,264,377 78.69%
Registered Electors 129,801 1,612,660 15,585,942

2010 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Maharagama[6] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 59,360 62.32% 614,740 52.93% 6,015,934 57.88%
NDF 35,162 36.91% 533,022 45.90% 4,173,185 40.15%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 733 0.77% 13,620 1.17% 204,494 1.97%
Valid Votes 95,255 99.20% 1,161,382 99.03% 10,393,613 99.03%
Rejected Votes 768 0.80% 11,394 0.97% 101,838 0.97%
Total Polled 96,023 79.20% 1,172,776 76.09% 10,495,451 66.70%
Registered Electors 121,247 1,541,242 15,734,587

2005 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Maharagama[7] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 53,681 59.37% 534,431 47.96% 4,887,152 50.29%
UNP 36,093 39.91% 569,627 51.12% 4,706,366 48.43%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 651 0.72% 10,192 0.91% 123,521 1.27%
Valid Votes 90,425 99.00% 1,114,250 98.86% 9,717,039 98.88%
Rejected Votes 910 1.00% 12,879 1.14% 109,869 1.12%
Total Polled 91,335 76.66% 1,127,129 75.85% 9,826,908 69.51%
Registered Electors 119,137 1,486,021 14,136,979

1999 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Maharagama[8] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 43,584 56.54% 474,310 49.18% 4,312,157 51.12%
UNP 27,338 35.47% 425,185 44.08% 3,602,748 42.71%
JVP 4,168 5.41% 44,009 4.56% 343,927 4.08%
SMBP 1,119 1.45% 8,209 0.85% 35,854 0.43%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 872 1.13% 12,821 1.33% 140,825 1.67%
Valid Votes 77,081 96.40% 964,534 97.06% 8,435,754 97.69%
Rejected Votes 2,876 3.60% 29,197 2.94% 199,536 2.31%
Total Polled 79,957 73.61% 993,731 73.39% 8,635,290 72.17%
Registered Electors 108,622 1,354,025 11,965,536

1994 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Maharagama[9] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 47,818 69.79% 557,708 64.82% 4,709,205 62.28%
UNP 19,514 28.48% 288,741 33.56% 2,715,283 35.91%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,189 1.74% 13,937 1.62% 137,040 1.81%
Valid Votes 68,521 98.10% 860,386 98.17% 7,561,526 98.03%
Rejected Votes 1,328 1.90% 16,060 1.83% 151,706 1.97%
Total Polled 69,849 68.94% 876,446 69.59% 7,713,232 69.12%
Registered Electors 101,317 1,259,484 11,158,880

1988 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Maharagama[10] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SLFP 31,396 57.69% 339,958 46.23% 2,289,857 44.95%
UNP 20,770 38.16% 361,337 49.14% 2,569,199 50.43%
SLMP 2,260 4.15% 34,020 4.63% 235,701 4.63%
Valid Votes 54,426 98.59% 735,315 98.49% 5,094,754 98.24%
Rejected Votes 779 1.41% 11,295 1.51% 91,499 1.76%
Total Polled 55,205 66.04% 746,610 67.53% 5,186,256 55.87%
Registered Electors 83,598 1,105,583 9,283,143

1982 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Maharagama[11] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 26,967 49.46% 436,290 57.86% 3,450,815 52.93%
SLFP 23,874 43.79% 274,476 36.40% 2,546,348 39.05%
JVP 2,595 4.76% 28,580 3.79% 273,428 4.19%
LSSP 946 1.73% 9,655 1.28% 58,531 0.90%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 143 0.26% 5,030 0.67% 190,929 2.93%
Valid Votes 54,525 98.92% 754,031 98.95% 6,520,156 98.78%
Rejected Votes 593 1.08% 7,990 1.05% 80,470 1.22%
Total Polled 55,118 76.98% 762,021 76.88% 6,600,626 80.15%
Registered Electors 71,597 991,194 8,235,358

Parliamentary Election Results

Summary

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

Year Maharagama Colombo Electoral District MAE[12] % Sri Lanka MAE[13] %
2015 UPFA UNP 9.36% UNP 4.18%
2010 UPFA UPFA 8.21% UPFA 3.13%
2004 UPFA UNP 10.54% UPFA 6.68%
2001 UNP UNP 6.99% UNP 2.73%
2000 PA UNP 6.37% PA 2.26%
1994 PA PA 5.58% PA 7.51%
1989 UNP UNP 11.02% UNP 9.76%
Matches/Mean MAE 6/7 5/7 8.30% 7/7 5.18%

2020 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Maharagama[14] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
 
SLPFA 64,309 68.91% 674,603 57.04% 6,853,693 59.09%
 
SJB 17,733 19% 387,145 32.73% 2,771,984 23.9%
 
JJB 7,371 7.9% 67,600 5.72% 445,958 3.84%
 
UNP 2,128 2.28% 30,875 2.61% 249,435 2.15%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,776 1.92% 22,553 1.9% 1,227,859 11.02%
Valid Votes 93,317 68.46% 1,182,776 69.2% 11,598,936 71.32%
Rejected Votes 4,931 3.62% 81,034 4.74% 744,373 4.58%
Total Polled 98,248 72.08% 1,263,810 73.94% 12,343,309 75.89%
Registered Electors 136,304 1,709,209 16,263,885

2015 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Maharagama[15] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 47,049 47.77% 474,063 39.25% 4,732,664 42.48%
UNP 41,374 42.01% 640,743 53.04% 5,098,916 45.77%
JVP 9,001 9.14% 81,391 6.74% 544,154 4.88%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,059 1.08% 11,752 0.97% 93,045 0.84%
Valid Votes 98,483 97.47% 1,207,949 96.46% 11,140,333 95.35%
Rejected Votes 2,492 2.47% 43,372 3.46% 516,926 4.42%
Total Polled 101,040 77.84% 1,252,271 78.93% 11,684,111 77.66%
Registered Electors 129,801 1,586,598 15,044,490

2010 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Maharagama[16] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 44,200 58.31% 480,896 51.23% 4,846,388 60.38%
UNP 18,937 24.98% 339,750 36.19% 2,357,057 29.37%
DNA 12,313 16.24% 110,683 11.79% 441,251 5.50%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 354 0.47% 7,292 0.78% 48,240 0.60%
Valid Votes 75,804 96.12% 938,723 94.85% 8,026,322 96.03%
Rejected Votes 3,014 3.82% 50,354 5.09% 581,465 6.96%
Total Polled 78,861 65.04% 989,729 64.17% 8,358,246 59.29%
Registered Electors 121,247 1,542,457 14,097,690

2004 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Maharagama[17] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 37,919 43.93% 414,688 39.20% 4,223,126 45.70%
JHU 25,385 29.41% 190,618 18.02% 552,723 5.98%
UNP 22,337 25.88% 441,841 41.77% 3,486,792 37.73%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 680 0.79% 10,713 1.01% 90,868 0.98%
Valid Votes 86,321 97.55% 1,057,860 96.47% 9,241,931 94.52%
Rejected Votes 2,161 2.44% 38,605 3.52% 534,452 5.47%
Total Polled 88,488 74.79% 1,096,571 74.71% 9,777,821 75.74%
Registered Electors 118,318 1,467,751 12,909,631

2001 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Maharagama[18] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 35,932 42.52% 546,417 51.62% 4,086,026 45.62%
PA 32,800 38.82% 353,401 33.39% 3,330,815 37.19%
JVP 12,776 15.12% 117,404 11.09% 815,353 9.10%
SU 2,106 2.49% 16,970 1.60% 50,665 0.57%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 886 1.05% 24,289 2.29% 510,616 5.70%
Valid Votes 84,500 97.01% 1,058,481 96.28% 8,955,844 94.77%
Rejected Votes 2,608 2.99% 40,901 3.72% 494,009 5.23%
Total Polled 87,108 75.84% 1,099,382 76.31% 9,449,878 76.03%
Registered Electors 114,854 1,440,682 12,428,762

2000 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Maharagama[19] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 36,995 45.38% 394,146 38.86% 3,899,329 45.33%
UNP 28,952 35.52% 440,684 43.45% 3,451,765 40.12%
JVP 8,174 10.03% 78,133 7.70% 518,725 6.03%
SU 6,302 7.73% 49,671 4.90% 127,859 1.49%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,095 1.34% 51,586 5.09% 375,083 4.36%
Valid Votes 81,518 N/A 1,014,220 N/A 8,602,617 N/A

1994 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Maharagama[20] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 41,034 54.93% 469,642 50.94% 3,887,805 48.94%
UNP 25,269 33.83% 385,100 41.77% 3,498,370 44.04%
MEP 6,932 9.28% 42,734 4.64% 68,538 0.86%
SLPF 1,142 1.53% 11,454 1.24% 90,078 1.13%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 321 0.43% 13,003 1.41% 51,995 0.65%
Valid Votes 74,698 97.29% 921,933 96.18% 7,943,688 95.20%
Rejected Votes 2,082 2.71% 36,635 3.82% 400,395 4.80%
Total Polled 76,780 75.78% 958,568 76.04% 8,344,095 74.75%
Registered Electors 101,317 1,260,686 11,163,064

1989 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Maharagama[21] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 22,042 40.24% 374,530 51.67% 2,838,005 50.71%
MEP 19,152 34.96% 76,966 10.62% 90,480 1.62%
SLFP 11,002 20.08% 205,053 28.29% 1,785,369 31.90%
USA 1,758 3.21% 31,873 4.40% 141,983 2.54%
ELJP 671 1.22% 7,112 0.98% 67,723 1.21%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 158 0.29% 29,308 4.04% 202,016 3.61%
Valid Votes 54,783 96.24% 724,842 95.36% 5,596,468 93.87%
Rejected Votes 2,138 3.76% 35,271 4.64% 365,563 6.13%
Total Polled 56,921 69.61% 760,113 69.87% 5,962,031 63.60%
Registered Electors 81,774 1,087,891 9,374,164

Demographics

Ethnicity

The Maharagama Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (95.7%) . In comparison, the Colombo Electoral District (which contains the Maharagama Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (76.5%), a significant Moor population (10.7%) and a significant Sri Lankan Tamil population (10.1%) [1]

Ethnicity in Maharagama[1]

  Sinhalese (95.7%)
  Other (2.6%)
  Sri Lankan Tamil (1.7%)

Religion

The Maharagama Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (92.0%) . In comparison, the Colombo Electoral District (which contains the Maharagama Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (70.2%) and a significant Muslim population (11.8%) [1]

Religion in Maharagama[1]

  Buddhist (92.0%)
  Roman Catholic (3.4%)
  Other Christian (1.7%)
  Hindu (1.5%)
  Muslim (1.4%)
  Other (0.1%)

References

  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 Maharagama and the Colombo 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 Maharagama 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 Maharagama and the Colombo 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 Maharagama and the country. It is a measure of the difference in voting behaviour between the two regions.
  14. ^ "2020 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2020.
  15. ^ "2015 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2015.
  16. ^ "2010 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2010.
  17. ^ "2004 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2004.
  18. ^ "2001 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2001.
  19. ^ "2000 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2000.
  20. ^ "1994 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 1994.
  21. ^ "1989 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 1989.

maharagama, polling, division, polling, division, colombo, electoral, district, western, province, lanka, maharagamapolling, divisioncoordinates, 854785, 938434, 854785, 938434countrysri, lankaprovincewestern, province, lankaelectoral, districtcolombo, elector. The Maharagama Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Colombo Electoral District in the Western Province Sri Lanka MaharagamaPolling DivisionCoordinates 6 51 17 N 79 56 18 E 6 854785 N 79 938434 E 6 854785 79 938434CountrySri LankaProvinceWestern Province Sri LankaElectoral DistrictColombo Electoral DistrictArea Total37 89 km2 14 63 sq mi Population 2012 1 Total196 423 Density5 184 km2 13 430 sq mi ISO 3166 codeEC 01M Contents 1 Presidential Election Results 1 1 Summary 1 2 2019 Sri Lankan Presidential Election 1 3 2015 Sri Lankan Presidential Election 1 4 2010 Sri Lankan Presidential Election 1 5 2005 Sri Lankan Presidential Election 1 6 1999 Sri Lankan Presidential Election 1 7 1994 Sri Lankan Presidential Election 1 8 1988 Sri Lankan Presidential Election 1 9 1982 Sri Lankan Presidential Election 2 Parliamentary Election Results 2 1 Summary 2 2 2020 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election 2 3 2015 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election 2 4 2010 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election 2 5 2004 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election 2 6 2001 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election 2 7 2000 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election 2 8 1994 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election 2 9 1989 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election 3 Demographics 3 1 Ethnicity 3 2 Religion 4 ReferencesPresidential Election Results EditSummary Edit The winner of Maharagama has matched the final country result 6 out of 8 times Hence Maharagama is a Weak Bellwether for Presidential Elections Year Maharagama Colombo Electoral District MAE 2 Sri Lanka MAE 3 2019 SLPP SLPP 12 32 SLPP 13 30 2015 UPFA NDF 7 09 NDF 2 69 2010 UPFA UPFA 9 09 UPFA 3 87 2005 UPFA UNP 11 20 UPFA 8 69 1999 PA PA 7 47 PA 5 93 1994 PA PA 4 93 PA 7 35 1988 SLFP UNP 10 71 UNP 11 93 1982 UNP UNP 7 59 UNP 3 78 Matches Mean MAE 6 8 7 8 8 80 8 8 7 19 2019 Sri Lankan Presidential Election Edit Party Maharagama 4 Colombo Electoral District Sri LankaVotes Votes Votes SLPP 71 893 65 60 727 713 53 19 6 924 255 52 25 NDF 29 688 27 09 559 921 40 92 5 564 239 41 99 NMPP 5 820 5 31 53 803 3 93 418 553 3 16 NPP 1 165 1 06 10 335 0 76 49 655 0 37 Other Parties with lt 1 1 035 0 94 16 405 1 20 295 797 2 23 Valid Votes 109 601 98 98 1 368 177 98 89 13 252 499 98 99 Rejected Votes 1 129 1 02 15 333 1 11 135 452 1 01 Total Polled 110 730 82 87 1 383 510 82 82 13 387 951 83 71 Registered Electors 133 614 1 670 403 15 992 5682015 Sri Lankan Presidential Election Edit Party Maharagama 5 Colombo Electoral District Sri LankaVotes Votes Votes UPFA 53 327 50 62 562 614 43 40 5 768 090 47 58 NDF 51 480 48 86 725 073 55 93 6 217 162 51 28 Other Parties with lt 1 546 0 52 8 673 0 67 138 200 1 14 Valid Votes 105 353 98 86 1 296 360 98 83 12 123 452 98 85 Rejected Votes 1 220 1 14 15 334 1 17 140 925 1 15 Total Polled 106 573 82 10 1 311 694 81 34 12 264 377 78 69 Registered Electors 129 801 1 612 660 15 585 9422010 Sri Lankan Presidential Election Edit Party Maharagama 6 Colombo Electoral District Sri LankaVotes Votes Votes UPFA 59 360 62 32 614 740 52 93 6 015 934 57 88 NDF 35 162 36 91 533 022 45 90 4 173 185 40 15 Other Parties with lt 1 733 0 77 13 620 1 17 204 494 1 97 Valid Votes 95 255 99 20 1 161 382 99 03 10 393 613 99 03 Rejected Votes 768 0 80 11 394 0 97 101 838 0 97 Total Polled 96 023 79 20 1 172 776 76 09 10 495 451 66 70 Registered Electors 121 247 1 541 242 15 734 5872005 Sri Lankan Presidential Election Edit Party Maharagama 7 Colombo Electoral District Sri LankaVotes Votes Votes UPFA 53 681 59 37 534 431 47 96 4 887 152 50 29 UNP 36 093 39 91 569 627 51 12 4 706 366 48 43 Other Parties with lt 1 651 0 72 10 192 0 91 123 521 1 27 Valid Votes 90 425 99 00 1 114 250 98 86 9 717 039 98 88 Rejected Votes 910 1 00 12 879 1 14 109 869 1 12 Total Polled 91 335 76 66 1 127 129 75 85 9 826 908 69 51 Registered Electors 119 137 1 486 021 14 136 9791999 Sri Lankan Presidential Election Edit Party Maharagama 8 Colombo Electoral District Sri LankaVotes Votes Votes PA 43 584 56 54 474 310 49 18 4 312 157 51 12 UNP 27 338 35 47 425 185 44 08 3 602 748 42 71 JVP 4 168 5 41 44 009 4 56 343 927 4 08 SMBP 1 119 1 45 8 209 0 85 35 854 0 43 Other Parties with lt 1 872 1 13 12 821 1 33 140 825 1 67 Valid Votes 77 081 96 40 964 534 97 06 8 435 754 97 69 Rejected Votes 2 876 3 60 29 197 2 94 199 536 2 31 Total Polled 79 957 73 61 993 731 73 39 8 635 290 72 17 Registered Electors 108 622 1 354 025 11 965 5361994 Sri Lankan Presidential Election Edit Party Maharagama 9 Colombo Electoral District Sri LankaVotes Votes Votes PA 47 818 69 79 557 708 64 82 4 709 205 62 28 UNP 19 514 28 48 288 741 33 56 2 715 283 35 91 Other Parties with lt 1 1 189 1 74 13 937 1 62 137 040 1 81 Valid Votes 68 521 98 10 860 386 98 17 7 561 526 98 03 Rejected Votes 1 328 1 90 16 060 1 83 151 706 1 97 Total Polled 69 849 68 94 876 446 69 59 7 713 232 69 12 Registered Electors 101 317 1 259 484 11 158 8801988 Sri Lankan Presidential Election Edit Party Maharagama 10 Colombo Electoral District Sri LankaVotes Votes Votes SLFP 31 396 57 69 339 958 46 23 2 289 857 44 95 UNP 20 770 38 16 361 337 49 14 2 569 199 50 43 SLMP 2 260 4 15 34 020 4 63 235 701 4 63 Valid Votes 54 426 98 59 735 315 98 49 5 094 754 98 24 Rejected Votes 779 1 41 11 295 1 51 91 499 1 76 Total Polled 55 205 66 04 746 610 67 53 5 186 256 55 87 Registered Electors 83 598 1 105 583 9 283 1431982 Sri Lankan Presidential Election Edit Party Maharagama 11 Colombo Electoral District Sri LankaVotes Votes Votes UNP 26 967 49 46 436 290 57 86 3 450 815 52 93 SLFP 23 874 43 79 274 476 36 40 2 546 348 39 05 JVP 2 595 4 76 28 580 3 79 273 428 4 19 LSSP 946 1 73 9 655 1 28 58 531 0 90 Other Parties with lt 1 143 0 26 5 030 0 67 190 929 2 93 Valid Votes 54 525 98 92 754 031 98 95 6 520 156 98 78 Rejected Votes 593 1 08 7 990 1 05 80 470 1 22 Total Polled 55 118 76 98 762 021 76 88 6 600 626 80 15 Registered Electors 71 597 991 194 8 235 358Parliamentary Election Results EditSummary Edit The winner of Maharagama has matched the final country result 6 out of 7 times Hence Maharagama is a Strong Bellwether for Parliamentary Elections Year Maharagama Colombo Electoral District MAE 12 Sri Lanka MAE 13 2015 UPFA UNP 9 36 UNP 4 18 2010 UPFA UPFA 8 21 UPFA 3 13 2004 UPFA UNP 10 54 UPFA 6 68 2001 UNP UNP 6 99 UNP 2 73 2000 PA UNP 6 37 PA 2 26 1994 PA PA 5 58 PA 7 51 1989 UNP UNP 11 02 UNP 9 76 Matches Mean MAE 6 7 5 7 8 30 7 7 5 18 2020 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election Edit Party Maharagama 14 Colombo Electoral District Sri LankaVotes Votes Votes SLPFA 64 309 68 91 674 603 57 04 6 853 693 59 09 SJB 17 733 19 387 145 32 73 2 771 984 23 9 JJB 7 371 7 9 67 600 5 72 445 958 3 84 UNP 2 128 2 28 30 875 2 61 249 435 2 15 Other Parties with lt 1 1 776 1 92 22 553 1 9 1 227 859 11 02 Valid Votes 93 317 68 46 1 182 776 69 2 11 598 936 71 32 Rejected Votes 4 931 3 62 81 034 4 74 744 373 4 58 Total Polled 98 248 72 08 1 263 810 73 94 12 343 309 75 89 Registered Electors 136 304 1 709 209 16 263 8852015 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election Edit Party Maharagama 15 Colombo Electoral District Sri LankaVotes Votes Votes UPFA 47 049 47 77 474 063 39 25 4 732 664 42 48 UNP 41 374 42 01 640 743 53 04 5 098 916 45 77 JVP 9 001 9 14 81 391 6 74 544 154 4 88 Other Parties with lt 1 1 059 1 08 11 752 0 97 93 045 0 84 Valid Votes 98 483 97 47 1 207 949 96 46 11 140 333 95 35 Rejected Votes 2 492 2 47 43 372 3 46 516 926 4 42 Total Polled 101 040 77 84 1 252 271 78 93 11 684 111 77 66 Registered Electors 129 801 1 586 598 15 044 4902010 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election Edit Party Maharagama 16 Colombo Electoral District Sri LankaVotes Votes Votes UPFA 44 200 58 31 480 896 51 23 4 846 388 60 38 UNP 18 937 24 98 339 750 36 19 2 357 057 29 37 DNA 12 313 16 24 110 683 11 79 441 251 5 50 Other Parties with lt 1 354 0 47 7 292 0 78 48 240 0 60 Valid Votes 75 804 96 12 938 723 94 85 8 026 322 96 03 Rejected Votes 3 014 3 82 50 354 5 09 581 465 6 96 Total Polled 78 861 65 04 989 729 64 17 8 358 246 59 29 Registered Electors 121 247 1 542 457 14 097 6902004 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election Edit Party Maharagama 17 Colombo Electoral District Sri LankaVotes Votes Votes UPFA 37 919 43 93 414 688 39 20 4 223 126 45 70 JHU 25 385 29 41 190 618 18 02 552 723 5 98 UNP 22 337 25 88 441 841 41 77 3 486 792 37 73 Other Parties with lt 1 680 0 79 10 713 1 01 90 868 0 98 Valid Votes 86 321 97 55 1 057 860 96 47 9 241 931 94 52 Rejected Votes 2 161 2 44 38 605 3 52 534 452 5 47 Total Polled 88 488 74 79 1 096 571 74 71 9 777 821 75 74 Registered Electors 118 318 1 467 751 12 909 6312001 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election Edit Party Maharagama 18 Colombo Electoral District Sri LankaVotes Votes Votes UNP 35 932 42 52 546 417 51 62 4 086 026 45 62 PA 32 800 38 82 353 401 33 39 3 330 815 37 19 JVP 12 776 15 12 117 404 11 09 815 353 9 10 SU 2 106 2 49 16 970 1 60 50 665 0 57 Other Parties with lt 1 886 1 05 24 289 2 29 510 616 5 70 Valid Votes 84 500 97 01 1 058 481 96 28 8 955 844 94 77 Rejected Votes 2 608 2 99 40 901 3 72 494 009 5 23 Total Polled 87 108 75 84 1 099 382 76 31 9 449 878 76 03 Registered Electors 114 854 1 440 682 12 428 7622000 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election Edit Party Maharagama 19 Colombo Electoral District Sri LankaVotes Votes Votes PA 36 995 45 38 394 146 38 86 3 899 329 45 33 UNP 28 952 35 52 440 684 43 45 3 451 765 40 12 JVP 8 174 10 03 78 133 7 70 518 725 6 03 SU 6 302 7 73 49 671 4 90 127 859 1 49 Other Parties with lt 1 1 095 1 34 51 586 5 09 375 083 4 36 Valid Votes 81 518 N A 1 014 220 N A 8 602 617 N A1994 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election Edit Party Maharagama 20 Colombo Electoral District Sri LankaVotes Votes Votes PA 41 034 54 93 469 642 50 94 3 887 805 48 94 UNP 25 269 33 83 385 100 41 77 3 498 370 44 04 MEP 6 932 9 28 42 734 4 64 68 538 0 86 SLPF 1 142 1 53 11 454 1 24 90 078 1 13 Other Parties with lt 1 321 0 43 13 003 1 41 51 995 0 65 Valid Votes 74 698 97 29 921 933 96 18 7 943 688 95 20 Rejected Votes 2 082 2 71 36 635 3 82 400 395 4 80 Total Polled 76 780 75 78 958 568 76 04 8 344 095 74 75 Registered Electors 101 317 1 260 686 11 163 0641989 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election Edit Party Maharagama 21 Colombo Electoral District Sri LankaVotes Votes Votes UNP 22 042 40 24 374 530 51 67 2 838 005 50 71 MEP 19 152 34 96 76 966 10 62 90 480 1 62 SLFP 11 002 20 08 205 053 28 29 1 785 369 31 90 USA 1 758 3 21 31 873 4 40 141 983 2 54 ELJP 671 1 22 7 112 0 98 67 723 1 21 Other Parties with lt 1 158 0 29 29 308 4 04 202 016 3 61 Valid Votes 54 783 96 24 724 842 95 36 5 596 468 93 87 Rejected Votes 2 138 3 76 35 271 4 64 365 563 6 13 Total Polled 56 921 69 61 760 113 69 87 5 962 031 63 60 Registered Electors 81 774 1 087 891 9 374 164Demographics EditEthnicity Edit The Maharagama Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority 95 7 In comparison the Colombo Electoral District which contains the Maharagama Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority 76 5 a significant Moor population 10 7 and a significant Sri Lankan Tamil population 10 1 1 Ethnicity in Maharagama 1 Sinhalese 95 7 Other 2 6 Sri Lankan Tamil 1 7 Religion Edit The Maharagama Polling Division has a Buddhist majority 92 0 In comparison the Colombo Electoral District which contains the Maharagama Polling Division has a Buddhist majority 70 2 and a significant Muslim population 11 8 1 Religion in Maharagama 1 Buddhist 92 0 Roman Catholic 3 4 Other Christian 1 7 Hindu 1 5 Muslim 1 4 Other 0 1 References Edit a b c d e Census of Population and Housing 2012 statistics gov lk Department of Census and Statistics Sri Lanka 2012 The mean absolute error between the percentages of votes each party got in Maharagama and the Colombo Electoral District It is a measure of the difference in voting behaviour between the two regions The mean absolute error between the percentages of votes each party got in Maharagama and the country It is a measure of the difference in voting behaviour between the two regions 2019 Sri Lankan presidential election Results elections gov lk Election Commission of Sri Lanka 2019 2015 Sri Lankan presidential election Results elections gov lk Election Commission of Sri Lanka 2015 2010 Sri Lankan presidential election Results elections gov lk Election Commission of Sri Lanka 2010 2005 Sri Lankan presidential election Results elections gov lk Election Commission of Sri Lanka 2005 1999 Sri Lankan presidential election Results elections gov lk Election Commission of Sri Lanka 1999 1994 Sri Lankan presidential election Results elections gov lk Election Commission of Sri Lanka 1994 1988 Sri Lankan presidential election Results elections gov lk Election Commission of Sri Lanka 1988 1982 Sri Lankan presidential election Results elections gov lk Election Commission of Sri Lanka 1982 The mean absolute error between the percentages of votes each party got in Maharagama and the Colombo Electoral District It is a measure of the difference in voting behaviour between the two regions The mean absolute error between the percentages of votes each party got in Maharagama and the country It is a measure of the difference in voting behaviour between the two regions 2020 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results PDF elections gov lk Election Commission of Sri Lanka 2020 2015 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results PDF elections gov lk Election Commission of Sri Lanka 2015 2010 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results PDF elections gov lk Election Commission of Sri Lanka 2010 2004 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results PDF elections gov lk Election Commission of Sri Lanka 2004 2001 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results PDF elections gov lk Election Commission of Sri Lanka 2001 2000 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results PDF elections gov lk Election Commission of Sri Lanka 2000 1994 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results PDF elections gov lk Election Commission of Sri Lanka 1994 1989 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results PDF elections gov lk Election Commission of Sri Lanka 1989 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Maharagama Polling Division amp oldid 1072469580, wikipedia, 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