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Polling Division in Sri Lanka
Biyagama
Polling Division
Location of Biyagama
Coordinates: 6°58′35″N 79°58′37″E / 6.976289°N 79.977035°E / 6.976289; 79.977035
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceWestern Province, Sri Lanka
Electoral DistrictGampaha Electoral District
Area
 • Total65.19 km (25.17 sq mi)
Population
 • Total186,585
 • Density2,862/km (7,410/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeEC-02L

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

Presidential Election Results

Summary

The winner of Biyagama has matched the final country result 7 out of 8 times. Hence, Biyagama is a Strong Bellwether for Presidential Elections.

Year Biyagama Gampaha Electoral District MAE % Sri Lanka MAE %
2019 SLPP SLPP 3.34% SLPP 10.23%
2015 UPFA NDF 0.92% NDF 2.57%
2010 UPFA UPFA 0.17% UPFA 3.17%
2005 UPFA UPFA 0.18% UPFA 4.47%
1999 PA PA 1.51% PA 3.49%
1994 PA PA 0.73% PA 1.53%
1988 UNP SLFP 0.66% UNP 2.35%
1982 UNP UNP 2.83% UNP 2.19%
Matches/Mean MAE 7/8 7/8 1.29% 8/8 3.75%

2019 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Biyagama Gampaha Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SLPP 68,145 63.13% 855,870 59.28% 6,924,255 52.25%
NDF 33,715 31.24% 494,671 34.26% 5,564,239 41.99%
NMPP 4,188 3.88% 61,760 4.28% 418,553 3.16%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,890 1.75% 31,499 2.18% 345,452 2.61%
Valid Votes 107,938 99.17% 1,443,800 98.92% 13,252,499 98.99%
Rejected Votes 902 0.83% 15,751 1.08% 135,452 1.01%
Total Polled 108,840 84.76% 1,459,551 83.31% 13,387,951 83.71%
Registered Electors 128,417 1,751,892 15,992,568

2015 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Biyagama Gampaha Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 50,173 50.46% 664,347 49.49% 5,768,090 47.58%
NDF 48,667 48.94% 669,007 49.83% 6,217,162 51.28%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 593 0.60% 9,142 0.68% 138,200 1.14%
Valid Votes 99,433 99.01% 1,342,496 98.92% 12,123,452 98.85%
Rejected Votes 997 0.99% 14,647 1.08% 140,925 1.15%
Total Polled 100,430 82.52% 1,357,143 80.77% 12,264,377 78.69%
Registered Electors 121,702 1,680,263 15,585,942

2010 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Biyagama Gampaha Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 52,066 61.54% 718,716 61.66% 6,015,934 57.88%
NDF 31,762 37.54% 434,506 37.28% 4,173,185 40.15%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 783 0.93% 12,426 1.07% 204,494 1.97%
Valid Votes 84,611 99.26% 1,165,648 99.24% 10,393,613 99.03%
Rejected Votes 629 0.74% 8,960 0.76% 101,838 0.97%
Total Polled 85,240 79.08% 1,174,608 78.03% 10,495,451 66.70%
Registered Electors 107,786 1,505,363 15,734,587

2005 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Biyagama Gampaha Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 43,249 55.02% 596,698 54.78% 4,887,152 50.29%
UNP 34,685 44.13% 481,764 44.23% 4,706,366 48.43%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 667 0.85% 10,815 0.99% 123,521 1.27%
Valid Votes 78,601 99.05% 1,089,277 98.94% 9,717,039 98.88%
Rejected Votes 754 0.95% 11,724 1.06% 109,869 1.12%
Total Polled 79,355 80.00% 1,101,001 79.17% 9,826,908 69.51%
Registered Electors 99,193 1,390,691 14,136,979

1999 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Biyagama Gampaha Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 36,550 55.01% 532,796 56.58% 4,312,157 51.12%
UNP 26,061 39.22% 353,969 37.59% 3,602,748 42.71%
JVP 2,825 4.25% 40,472 4.30% 343,927 4.08%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,006 1.51% 14,382 1.53% 176,679 2.09%
Valid Votes 66,442 97.87% 941,619 97.84% 8,435,754 97.69%
Rejected Votes 1,443 2.13% 20,768 2.16% 199,536 2.31%
Total Polled 67,885 77.11% 962,387 77.12% 8,635,290 72.17%
Registered Electors 88,034 1,247,860 11,965,536

1994 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Biyagama Gampaha Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 36,459 63.92% 550,654 64.74% 4,709,205 62.28%
UNP 19,678 34.50% 288,608 33.93% 2,715,283 35.91%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 903 1.58% 11,256 1.32% 137,040 1.81%
Valid Votes 57,040 98.40% 850,518 98.48% 7,561,526 98.03%
Rejected Votes 930 1.60% 13,137 1.52% 151,706 1.97%
Total Polled 57,970 71.92% 863,655 74.16% 7,713,232 69.12%
Registered Electors 80,600 1,164,625 11,158,880

1988 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Biyagama Gampaha Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 23,930 48.76% 350,092 48.08% 2,569,199 50.43%
SLFP 23,633 48.15% 355,553 48.83% 2,289,857 44.95%
SLMP 1,518 3.09% 22,467 3.09% 235,701 4.63%
Valid Votes 49,081 98.62% 728,112 98.63% 5,094,754 98.24%
Rejected Votes 685 1.38% 10,108 1.37% 91,499 1.76%
Total Polled 49,766 75.21% 738,220 74.93% 5,186,256 55.87%
Registered Electors 66,166 985,206 9,283,143

1982 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Biyagama Gampaha Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 25,398 55.67% 365,847 52.50% 3,450,815 52.93%
SLFP 18,539 40.64% 301,808 43.31% 2,546,348 39.05%
JVP 1,389 3.04% 23,701 3.40% 273,428 4.19%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 297 0.65% 5,491 0.79% 249,460 3.83%
Valid Votes 45,623 99.11% 696,847 99.15% 6,520,156 98.78%
Rejected Votes 410 0.89% 5,992 0.85% 80,470 1.22%
Total Polled 46,033 83.01% 702,839 82.70% 6,600,626 80.15%
Registered Electors 55,457 849,896 8,235,358

Parliamentary Election Results

Summary

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

Year Biyagama Gampaha Electoral District MAE % Sri Lanka MAE %
2015 UPFA UNP 1.80% UNP 2.25%
2010 UPFA UPFA 1.55% UPFA 1.26%
2004 UPFA UPFA 3.12% UPFA 3.00%
2001 UNP UNP 2.21% UNP 1.64%
2000 PA PA 1.99% PA 0.33%
1994 PA PA 0.20% PA 4.82%
1989 UNP UNP 0.90% UNP 4.46%
Matches/Mean MAE 6/7 7/7 1.68% 7/7 2.54%

2020 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Biyagama Gampaha Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SLPFA 62,301 68.25% 807,896 65.76% 6,853,693 59.09%
SJB 18,077 19.8% 285,809 23.27% 2,771,984 23.9%
JJB 4,374 4.79% 61,833 5.03% 445,958 3.84%
UNP 3,051 3.34% 28,282 2.3% 249,435 2.15%
OPPP 1,711 1.87% 21,627 1.76% 67,766 0.58%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,774 1.95% 23,027 1.88% 1,160,093 10.44%
Valid Votes 91,288 69.82% 1,228,474 68.78% 11,598,936 71.32%
Rejected Votes 4,946 3.78% 75,509 4.23% 744,373 4.58%
Total Polled 96,234 73.6% 1,303,983 73.01% 12,343,309 75.89%
Registered Electors 130,751 1,785,964 16,263,885

2015 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Biyagama Gampaha Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 42,759 46.70% 549,958 44.96% 4,732,664 42.48%
UNP 41,232 45.03% 577,004 47.17% 5,098,916 45.77%
JVP 6,742 7.36% 87,880 7.18% 544,154 4.88%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 829 0.91% 8,332 0.68% 81,501 0.73%
Valid Votes 91,562 96.02% 1,223,174 95.51% 11,140,333 95.35%
Rejected Votes 3,737 3.92% 56,246 4.39% 516,926 4.42%
Total Polled 95,356 78.35% 1,280,647 78.21% 11,684,111 77.66%
Registered Electors 121,702 1,637,537 15,044,490

2010 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Biyagama Gampaha Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 41,478 61.76% 589,476 63.40% 4,846,388 60.38%
UNP 20,438 30.43% 266,523 28.67% 2,357,057 29.37%
DNA 5,089 7.58% 69,747 7.50% 441,251 5.50%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 151 0.22% 3,985 0.43% 19,003 0.24%
Valid Votes 67,156 95.69% 929,731 94.83% 8,026,322 96.03%
Rejected Votes 2,998 4.27% 50,234 5.12% 581,465 6.96%
Total Polled 70,181 65.11% 980,467 65.06% 8,358,246 59.29%
Registered Electors 107,786 1,506,969 14,097,690

2004 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Biyagama Gampaha Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 34,502 48.40% 509,963 51.52% 4,223,126 45.70%
UNP 24,696 34.65% 367,572 37.14% 3,486,792 37.73%
JHU 11,434 16.04% 102,516 10.36% 552,723 5.98%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 646 0.91% 9,691 0.98% 57,229 0.62%
Valid Votes 71,278 96.48% 989,742 95.96% 9,241,931 94.52%
Rejected Votes 2,585 3.50% 41,462 4.02% 534,452 5.47%
Total Polled 73,877 76.50% 1,031,464 77.72% 9,777,821 75.74%
Registered Electors 96,568 1,327,145 12,909,631

2001 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Biyagama Gampaha Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 32,882 46.07% 437,289 43.94% 4,086,026 45.62%
PA 28,778 40.32% 428,780 43.08% 3,330,815 37.19%
JVP 8,665 12.14% 113,990 11.45% 815,353 9.10%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,056 1.48% 15,171 1.52% 137,826 1.54%
Valid Votes 71,381 96.46% 995,230 96.30% 8,955,844 94.77%
Rejected Votes 2,617 3.54% 38,187 3.70% 494,009 5.23%
Total Polled 73,998 78.94% 1,033,417 80.36% 9,449,878 76.03%
Registered Electors 93,735 1,285,973 12,428,762

2000 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Biyagama Gampaha Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 30,828 45.40% 470,018 48.87% 3,899,329 45.33%
UNP 27,052 39.84% 378,328 39.34% 3,451,765 40.12%
JVP 5,796 8.54% 73,110 7.60% 518,725 6.03%
NUA 2,039 3.00% 11,013 1.15% 185,593 2.16%
SU 1,539 2.27% 20,297 2.11% 127,859 1.49%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 646 0.95% 8,943 0.93% 133,530 1.55%
Valid Votes 67,900 N/A 961,709 N/A 8,602,617 N/A

1994 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Biyagama Gampaha Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 34,719 56.63% 509,030 56.79% 3,887,805 48.94%
UNP 25,537 41.66% 375,631 41.91% 3,498,370 44.04%
SLPF 1,048 1.71% 11,627 1.30% 90,078 1.13%
Valid Votes 61,304 96.27% 896,288 96.39% 7,943,688 95.20%
Rejected Votes 2,373 3.73% 33,553 3.61% 400,395 4.80%
Total Polled 63,677 79.00% 929,841 79.65% 8,344,095 74.75%
Registered Electors 80,600 1,167,469 11,163,064

1989 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Biyagama Gampaha Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 25,435 54.53% 385,733 54.14% 2,838,005 50.71%
SLFP 18,521 39.71% 294,490 41.34% 1,785,369 31.90%
USA 1,435 3.08% 21,665 3.04% 141,983 2.54%
ELJP 1,253 2.69% 10,549 1.48% 67,723 1.21%
Valid Votes 46,644 94.90% 712,437 95.64% 5,596,468 93.87%
Rejected Votes 2,507 5.10% 32,497 4.36% 365,563 6.13%
Total Polled 49,151 75.57% 744,934 76.82% 5,962,031 63.60%
Registered Electors 65,038 969,658 9,374,164

Demographics

Ethnicity

The Biyagama Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (91.7%) . In comparison, the Gampaha Electoral District (which contains the Biyagama Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (90.5%)

Ethnicity in Biyagama

  Sinhalese (91.7%)  Moor (6.5%)  Other (1.8%)

Religion

The Biyagama Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (86.5%) . In comparison, the Gampaha Electoral District (which contains the Biyagama Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (71.3%) and a significant Roman Catholic population (19.5%)

Religion in Biyagama

  Buddhist (86.5%)  Muslim (7.0%)  Roman Catholic (4.6%)  Other Christian (1.1%)  Other (0.9%)

References

  1. ^ "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 Biyagama 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 Biyagama 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 Biyagama 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 Biyagama 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.
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