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Polling Division in Sri Lanka
Matara
Polling Division
Location of Matara
Coordinates: 5°57′46″N 80°34′05″E / 5.962655°N 80.567989°E / 5.962655; 80.567989
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceSouthern Province, Sri Lanka
Electoral DistrictMatara Electoral District
Area
 • Total56.48 km (21.81 sq mi)
Population
 • Total115,805
 • Density2,050/km (5,300/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeEC-08F

The Matara Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Matara Electoral District, in the Southern Province, Sri Lanka.

Presidential Election Results

Summary

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

Year Matara Matara Electoral District MAE % Sri Lanka MAE %
2019 SLPP SLPP 3.16% SLPP 11.35%
2015 NDF UPFA 8.93% NDF 1.07%
2010 UPFA UPFA 10.50% UPFA 3.16%
2005 UPFA UPFA 0.36% UPFA 11.07%
1999 PA PA 1.08% PA 5.25%
1994 PA PA 1.63% PA 3.96%
1988 SLFP SLFP 4.21% UNP 12.21%
1982 UNP UNP 1.42% UNP 2.29%
Matches/Mean MAE 7/8 6/8 3.91% 8/8 6.30%

2019 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Matara Matara Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SLPP 47,203 63.66% 374,481 67.25% 6,924,255 52.25%
NDF 21,747 29.33% 149,026 26.76% 5,564,239 41.99%
NMPP 4,084 5.51% 23,439 4.21% 418,553 3.16%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,116 1.51% 9,922 1.78% 345,452 2.61%
Valid Votes 74,150 99.25% 556,868 99.33% 13,252,499 98.99%
Rejected Votes 563 0.75% 3,782 0.67% 135,452 1.01%
Total Polled 74,713 85.80% 560,650 85.93% 13,387,951 83.71%
Registered Electors 87,076 652,417 15,992,568

2015 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Matara Matara Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
NDF 35,248 50.47% 212,435 41.24% 6,217,162 51.28%
UPFA 34,191 48.96% 297,823 57.81% 5,768,090 47.58%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 397 0.57% 4,892 0.95% 138,200 1.14%
Valid Votes 69,836 99.08% 515,150 99.06% 12,123,452 98.85%
Rejected Votes 652 0.92% 4,891 0.94% 140,925 1.15%
Total Polled 70,488 81.04% 520,041 80.23% 12,264,377 78.69%
Registered Electors 86,984 648,213 15,585,942

2010 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Matara Matara Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 33,948 55.07% 296,155 65.53% 6,015,934 57.88%
NDF 27,102 43.97% 148,510 32.86% 4,173,185 40.15%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 592 0.96% 7,264 1.61% 204,494 1.97%
Valid Votes 61,642 99.41% 451,929 99.34% 10,393,613 99.03%
Rejected Votes 367 0.59% 3,025 0.66% 101,838 0.97%
Total Polled 62,009 77.19% 454,954 76.51% 10,495,451 66.70%
Registered Electors 80,334 594,628 15,734,587

2005 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Matara Matara Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 37,829 61.69% 279,411 61.85% 4,887,152 50.29%
UNP 22,941 37.41% 165,837 36.71% 4,706,366 48.43%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 552 0.90% 6,474 1.43% 123,521 1.27%
Valid Votes 61,322 99.22% 451,722 99.11% 9,717,039 98.88%
Rejected Votes 483 0.78% 4,077 0.89% 109,869 1.12%
Total Polled 61,805 77.47% 455,799 78.95% 9,826,908 69.51%
Registered Electors 79,784 577,327 14,136,979

1999 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Matara Matara Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 28,865 55.79% 205,685 54.32% 4,312,157 51.12%
UNP 18,743 36.22% 139,677 36.89% 3,602,748 42.71%
JVP 3,273 6.33% 26,229 6.93% 343,927 4.08%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 862 1.67% 7,047 1.86% 176,679 2.09%
Valid Votes 51,743 96.66% 378,638 97.78% 8,435,754 97.69%
Rejected Votes 1,790 3.34% 8,583 2.22% 199,536 2.31%
Total Polled 53,533 73.74% 387,221 73.90% 8,635,290 72.17%
Registered Electors 72,593 524,002 11,965,536

1994 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Matara Matara Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 32,503 66.51% 227,865 64.69% 4,709,205 62.28%
UNP 15,751 32.23% 118,224 33.56% 2,715,283 35.91%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 618 1.26% 6,150 1.75% 137,040 1.81%
Valid Votes 48,872 98.69% 352,239 98.40% 7,561,526 98.03%
Rejected Votes 648 1.31% 5,731 1.60% 151,706 1.97%
Total Polled 49,520 67.41% 357,970 69.93% 7,713,232 69.12%
Registered Electors 73,461 511,933 11,158,880

1988 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Matara Matara Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SLFP 17,718 58.24% 57,424 54.30% 2,289,857 44.95%
UNP 11,606 38.15% 45,399 42.93% 2,569,199 50.43%
SLMP 1,098 3.61% 2,922 2.76% 235,701 4.63%
Valid Votes 30,422 98.39% 105,745 98.14% 5,094,754 98.24%
Rejected Votes 497 1.61% 2,003 1.86% 91,499 1.76%
Total Polled 30,919 47.98% 107,748 23.80% 5,186,256 55.87%
Registered Electors 64,438 452,637 9,283,143

1982 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Matara Matara Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 23,221 51.76% 164,725 49.32% 3,450,815 52.93%
SLFP 19,333 43.09% 144,587 43.29% 2,546,348 39.05%
JVP 2,067 4.61% 22,117 6.62% 273,428 4.19%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 245 0.55% 2,554 0.76% 249,460 3.83%
Valid Votes 44,866 99.10% 333,983 99.08% 6,520,156 98.78%
Rejected Votes 408 0.90% 3,091 0.92% 80,470 1.22%
Total Polled 45,274 80.48% 337,074 82.90% 6,600,626 80.15%
Registered Electors 56,252 406,595 8,235,358

Parliamentary Election Results

Summary

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

Year Matara Matara Electoral District MAE % Sri Lanka MAE %
2015 UNP UPFA 8.13% UNP 1.23%
2010 UPFA UPFA 13.41% UPFA 9.50%
2004 UPFA UPFA 1.95% UPFA 6.98%
2001 PA UNP 0.83% UNP 3.68%
2000 PA PA 0.90% PA 5.06%
1994 PA PA 1.63% PA 9.86%
1989 UNP UNP 2.25% UNP 2.20%
Matches/Mean MAE 6/7 6/7 4.16% 7/7 5.50%

2015 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Matara Matara Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 30,832 47.17% 186,675 39.27% 5,098,916 45.77%
UPFA 28,364 43.39% 250,505 52.70% 4,732,664 42.48%
JVP 5,910 9.04% 35,270 7.42% 544,154 4.88%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 259 0.40% 2,890 0.61% 62,184 0.56%
Valid Votes 65,365 97.97% 475,340 96.93% 11,140,333 95.35%
Rejected Votes 1,240 1.86% 12,692 2.59% 516,926 4.42%
Total Polled 66,716 76.70% 490,409 78.61% 11,684,111 77.66%
Registered Electors 86,984 623,818 15,044,490

2010 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Matara Matara Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 24,353 50.66% 213,937 65.31% 4,846,388 60.38%
UNP 19,875 41.34% 91,114 27.81% 2,357,057 29.37%
DNA 3,624 7.54% 20,465 6.25% 441,251 5.50%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 222 0.46% 2,066 0.63% 53,531 0.67%
Valid Votes 48,074 97.37% 327,582 95.82% 8,026,322 96.03%
Rejected Votes 1,299 2.63% 14,289 4.18% 581,465 6.96%
Total Polled 49,373 61.46% 341,871 59.06% 8,358,246 59.29%
Registered Electors 80,334 578,858 14,097,690

2004 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Matara Matara Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 32,967 57.74% 241,235 60.27% 4,223,126 45.70%
UNP 19,458 34.08% 139,633 34.89% 3,486,792 37.73%
JHU 4,309 7.55% 16,229 4.05% 552,723 5.98%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 357 0.63% 3,136 0.78% 54,133 0.59%
Valid Votes 57,091 96.62% 400,233 94.62% 9,241,931 94.52%
Rejected Votes 1,999 3.38% 22,769 5.38% 534,452 5.47%
Total Polled 59,090 75.31% 423,002 76.84% 9,777,821 75.74%
Registered Electors 78,465 550,506 12,909,631

2001 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Matara Matara Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 24,480 43.25% 171,141 42.37% 3,330,815 37.19%
UNP 24,376 43.06% 171,661 42.49% 4,086,026 45.62%
JVP 6,763 11.95% 54,476 13.49% 815,353 9.10%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 987 1.74% 6,689 1.66% 133,373 1.49%
Valid Votes 56,606 96.62% 403,967 95.10% 8,955,844 94.77%
Rejected Votes 1,983 3.38% 20,820 4.90% 494,009 5.23%
Total Polled 58,589 77.81% 424,787 79.44% 9,449,878 76.03%
Registered Electors 75,301 534,694 12,428,762

2000 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Matara Matara Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 28,736 52.20% 203,690 51.47% 3,899,329 45.33%
UNP 19,706 35.79% 146,855 37.11% 3,451,765 40.12%
JVP 5,200 9.45% 38,757 9.79% 518,725 6.03%
SU 1,024 1.86% 3,375 0.85% 127,859 1.49%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 388 0.70% 3,087 0.78% 111,072 1.29%
Valid Votes 55,054 N/A 395,764 N/A 8,602,617 N/A

1994 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Matara Matara Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 32,629 61.50% 227,285 59.90% 3,887,805 48.94%
UNP 18,915 35.65% 142,024 37.43% 3,498,370 44.04%
SLPF 1,264 2.38% 8,736 2.30% 90,078 1.13%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 246 0.46% 1,422 0.37% 68,538 0.86%
Valid Votes 53,054 97.02% 379,467 95.67% 7,943,688 95.20%
Rejected Votes 1,632 2.98% 17,167 4.33% 400,395 4.80%
Total Polled 54,686 74.44% 396,634 77.60% 8,344,095 74.75%
Registered Electors 73,461 511,109 11,163,064

1989 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Matara Matara Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 16,505 52.53% 45,734 56.11% 2,838,005 50.71%
SLFP 11,094 35.31% 28,752 35.28% 1,785,369 31.90%
USA 2,879 9.16% 4,225 5.18% 141,983 2.54%
ELJP 705 2.24% 1,481 1.82% 67,723 1.21%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 240 0.76% 1,313 1.61% 90,480 1.62%
Valid Votes 31,423 94.48% 81,505 94.08% 5,596,468 93.87%
Rejected Votes 1,835 5.52% 5,128 5.92% 365,563 6.13%
Total Polled 33,258 53.12% 86,633 19.17% 5,962,031 63.60%
Registered Electors 62,612 451,926 9,374,164

Demographics

Ethnicity

The Matara Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (95.9%) . In comparison, the Matara Electoral District (which contains the Matara Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (94.3%)

Ethnicity in Matara

  Sinhalese (95.9%)  Moor (3.7%)  Other (0.4%)

Religion

The Matara Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (95.3%) . In comparison, the Matara Electoral District (which contains the Matara Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (94.1%)

Religion in Matara

  Buddhist (95.3%)  Muslim (3.8%)  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 Matara and the Matara 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 Matara 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 Matara and the Matara 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 Matara 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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