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Polling Division in Sri Lanka
Kekirawa
Polling Division
Location of Kekirawa
Coordinates: 8°01′32″N 80°37′39″E / 8.025635°N 80.627417°E / 8.025635; 80.627417
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceNorth Central Province, Sri Lanka
Electoral DistrictAnuradhapura Electoral District
Area
 • Total771.25 km (297.78 sq mi)
Population
 • Total108,825
 • Density141/km (370/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeEC-17G

The Kekirawa Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Anuradhapura Electoral District, in the North Central Province, Sri Lanka.

Presidential Election Results

Summary

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

Year Kekirawa Anuradhapura Electoral District MAE % Sri Lanka MAE %
2019 SLPP SLPP 2.57% SLPP 3.90%
2015 UPFA UPFA 1.55% NDF 4.32%
2010 UPFA UPFA 2.50% UPFA 5.68%
2005 UPFA UPFA 3.82% UPFA 0.92%
1999 PA PA 1.95% PA 1.01%
1994 PA PA 3.05% PA 1.41%
1988 SLFP SLFP 0.27% UNP 8.22%
1982 UNP UNP 2.55% UNP 2.23%
Matches/Mean MAE 6/8 6/8 2.28% 8/8 3.46%

2019 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Kekirawa Anuradhapura Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SLPP 39,361 56.65% 342,223 58.97% 6,924,255 52.25%
NDF 26,538 38.19% 202,348 34.87% 5,564,239 41.99%
NMPP 1,929 2.78% 22,879 3.94% 418,553 3.16%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,653 2.38% 12,896 2.22% 345,452 2.61%
Valid Votes 69,481 99.30% 580,346 99.16% 13,252,499 98.99%
Rejected Votes 493 0.70% 4,916 0.84% 135,452 1.01%
Total Polled 69,974 84.05% 585,262 85.76% 13,387,951 83.71%
Registered Electors 83,254 682,450 15,992,568

2015 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Kekirawa Anuradhapura Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 32,563 51.96% 281,161 53.59% 5,768,090 47.58%
NDF 29,410 46.93% 238,407 45.44% 6,217,162 51.28%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 693 1.11% 5,065 0.97% 138,200 1.14%
Valid Votes 62,666 99.12% 524,633 99.15% 12,123,452 98.85%
Rejected Votes 559 0.88% 4,500 0.85% 140,925 1.15%
Total Polled 63,225 75.78% 529,133 77.71% 12,264,377 78.69%
Registered Electors 83,431 680,877 15,585,942

2010 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Kekirawa Anuradhapura Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 34,101 63.75% 298,448 66.32% 6,015,934 57.88%
NDF 18,431 34.46% 143,761 31.94% 4,173,185 40.15%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 959 1.79% 7,829 1.74% 204,494 1.97%
Valid Votes 53,491 99.27% 450,038 99.17% 10,393,613 99.03%
Rejected Votes 396 0.73% 3,785 0.83% 101,838 0.97%
Total Polled 53,887 72.93% 453,823 73.65% 10,495,451 66.70%
Registered Electors 73,885 616,186 15,734,587

2005 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Kekirawa Anuradhapura Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 26,220 51.19% 231,040 55.08% 4,887,152 50.29%
UNP 24,314 47.47% 182,956 43.62% 4,706,366 48.43%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 690 1.35% 5,438 1.30% 123,521 1.27%
Valid Votes 51,224 99.02% 419,434 98.92% 9,717,039 98.88%
Rejected Votes 506 0.98% 4,563 1.08% 109,869 1.12%
Total Polled 51,730 75.33% 423,997 75.41% 9,826,908 69.51%
Registered Electors 68,671 562,259 14,136,979

1999 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Kekirawa Anuradhapura Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 23,631 52.86% 189,073 54.14% 4,312,157 51.12%
UNP 19,151 42.84% 139,180 39.86% 3,602,748 42.71%
JVP 1,144 2.56% 14,612 4.18% 343,927 4.08%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 778 1.74% 6,336 1.81% 176,679 2.09%
Valid Votes 44,704 97.89% 349,201 98.05% 8,435,754 97.69%
Rejected Votes 964 2.11% 6,949 1.95% 199,536 2.31%
Total Polled 45,668 77.82% 356,150 75.63% 8,635,290 72.17%
Registered Electors 58,684 470,907 11,965,536

1994 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Kekirawa Anuradhapura Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 23,583 60.93% 200,146 63.99% 4,709,205 62.28%
UNP 14,517 37.51% 107,342 34.32% 2,715,283 35.91%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 604 1.56% 5,309 1.70% 137,040 1.81%
Valid Votes 38,704 98.00% 312,797 98.05% 7,561,526 98.03%
Rejected Votes 789 2.00% 6,205 1.95% 151,706 1.97%
Total Polled 39,493 77.48% 319,002 76.16% 7,713,232 69.12%
Registered Electors 50,969 418,857 11,158,880

1988 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Kekirawa Anuradhapura Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SLFP 7,203 55.08% 73,154 55.15% 2,289,857 44.95%
UNP 5,683 43.46% 56,951 42.94% 2,569,199 50.43%
SLMP 191 1.46% 2,529 1.91% 235,701 4.63%
Valid Votes 13,077 99.02% 132,634 98.36% 5,094,754 98.24%
Rejected Votes 129 0.98% 2,207 1.64% 91,499 1.76%
Total Polled 13,206 32.20% 134,841 40.18% 5,186,256 55.87%
Registered Electors 41,013 335,551 9,283,143

1982 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Kekirawa Anuradhapura Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 15,454 54.02% 117,873 49.84% 3,450,815 52.93%
SLFP 12,281 42.93% 102,973 43.54% 2,546,348 39.05%
JVP 733 2.56% 13,911 5.88% 273,428 4.19%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 142 0.50% 1,766 0.75% 249,460 3.83%
Valid Votes 28,610 99.27% 236,523 99.04% 6,520,156 98.78%
Rejected Votes 209 0.73% 2,294 0.96% 80,470 1.22%
Total Polled 28,819 87.52% 238,817 84.68% 6,600,626 80.15%
Registered Electors 32,927 282,018 8,235,358

Parliamentary Election Results

Summary

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

Year Kekirawa Anuradhapura Electoral District MAE % Sri Lanka MAE %
2015 UNP UPFA 2.38% UNP 3.19%
2010 UPFA UPFA 17.26% UPFA 11.16%
2004 UPFA UPFA 3.28% UPFA 5.86%
2001 UNP UNP 4.14% UNP 3.32%
2000 PA PA 2.36% PA 2.34%
1994 PA PA 3.20% PA 2.82%
1989 UNP UNP 4.10% UNP 4.68%
Matches/Mean MAE 7/7 6/7 5.25% 7/7 4.77%

2015 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Kekirawa Anuradhapura Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 27,163 48.44% 213,072 44.85% 5,098,916 45.77%
UPFA 26,372 47.03% 229,856 48.39% 4,732,664 42.48%
JVP 2,359 4.21% 28,701 6.04% 544,154 4.88%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 183 0.33% 3,418 0.72% 80,543 0.72%
Valid Votes 56,077 93.46% 475,047 94.28% 11,140,333 95.35%
Rejected Votes 3,888 6.48% 28,462 5.65% 516,926 4.42%
Total Polled 60,000 71.92% 503,845 79.13% 11,684,111 77.66%
Registered Electors 83,431 636,733 15,044,490

2010 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Kekirawa Anuradhapura Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 17,029 43.09% 221,204 66.52% 4,846,388 60.38%
UNP 10,850 27.46% 80,360 24.17% 2,357,057 29.37%
SMBP 10,121 25.61% 11,445 3.44% 12,166 0.15%
DNA 1,298 3.28% 18,129 5.45% 441,251 5.50%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 220 0.56% 1,400 0.42% 18,658 0.23%
Valid Votes 39,518 92.05% 332,538 93.55% 8,026,322 96.03%
Rejected Votes 3,412 7.95% 22,930 6.45% 581,465 6.96%
Total Polled 42,930 58.10% 355,468 57.35% 8,358,246 59.29%
Registered Electors 73,885 619,845 14,097,690

2004 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Kekirawa Anuradhapura Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 24,446 53.67% 212,943 57.22% 4,223,126 45.70%
UNP 19,606 43.05% 148,612 39.94% 3,486,792 37.73%
JHU 1,165 2.56% 8,034 2.16% 552,723 5.98%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 329 0.72% 2,536 0.68% 51,070 0.55%
Valid Votes 45,546 94.35% 372,125 94.59% 9,241,931 94.52%
Rejected Votes 2,725 5.65% 21,281 5.41% 534,452 5.47%
Total Polled 48,271 73.10% 393,406 76.52% 9,777,821 75.74%
Registered Electors 66,036 514,149 12,909,631

2001 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Kekirawa Anuradhapura Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 22,853 51.61% 165,055 45.93% 4,086,026 45.62%
PA 17,088 38.59% 149,393 41.57% 3,330,815 37.19%
JVP 3,754 8.48% 40,005 11.13% 815,353 9.10%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 581 1.31% 4,891 1.36% 108,710 1.21%
Valid Votes 44,276 94.41% 359,344 94.78% 8,955,844 94.77%
Rejected Votes 2,621 5.59% 19,796 5.22% 494,009 5.23%
Total Polled 46,897 75.03% 379,140 77.41% 9,449,878 76.03%
Registered Electors 62,502 489,776 12,428,762

2000 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Kekirawa Anuradhapura Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 20,480 46.37% 169,424 48.30% 3,899,329 45.33%
UNP 19,578 44.33% 144,662 41.24% 3,451,765 40.12%
JVP 1,738 3.93% 21,274 6.06% 518,725 6.03%
NUA 1,665 3.77% 9,369 2.67% 185,593 2.16%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 708 1.60% 6,042 1.72% 245,927 2.86%
Valid Votes 44,169 N/A 350,771 N/A 8,602,617 N/A

1994 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Kekirawa Anuradhapura Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 20,987 52.11% 180,454 55.19% 3,887,805 48.94%
UNP 18,886 46.89% 142,084 43.45% 3,498,370 44.04%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 400 0.99% 4,446 1.36% 158,616 2.00%
Valid Votes 40,273 95.32% 326,984 95.72% 7,943,688 95.20%
Rejected Votes 1,976 4.68% 14,620 4.28% 400,395 4.80%
Total Polled 42,249 82.89% 341,604 81.54% 8,344,095 74.75%
Registered Electors 50,969 418,959 11,163,064

1989 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Kekirawa Anuradhapura Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 14,020 52.39% 92,726 56.39% 2,838,005 50.71%
SLFP 11,670 43.61% 64,010 38.92% 1,785,369 31.90%
IND 765 2.86% 4,057 2.47% 12,285 0.22%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 304 1.14% 3,652 2.22% 300,186 5.36%
Valid Votes 26,759 92.03% 164,445 92.03% 5,596,468 93.87%
Rejected Votes 2,316 7.97% 14,245 7.97% 365,563 6.13%
Total Polled 29,075 71.60% 178,690 53.49% 5,962,031 63.60%
Registered Electors 40,606 334,073 9,374,164

Demographics

Ethnicity

The Kekirawa Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (83.7%) and a significant Moor population (14.4%) . In comparison, the Anuradhapura Electoral District (which contains the Kekirawa Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (91.0%)

Ethnicity in Kekirawa

  Sinhalese (83.7%)  Moor (14.4%)  Sri Lankan Tamil (1.6%)  Other (0.2%)

Religion

The Kekirawa Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (83.0%) and a significant Muslim population (14.6%) . In comparison, the Anuradhapura Electoral District (which contains the Kekirawa Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (90.1%)

Religion in Kekirawa

  Buddhist (83.0%)  Muslim (14.6%)  Hindu (1.3%)  Other (1.1%)

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 Kekirawa and the Anuradhapura 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 Kekirawa 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 Kekirawa and the Anuradhapura 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 Kekirawa 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.
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