Dedigama Polling Division

The Dedigama Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Kegalle Electoral District, in the Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka.

Dedigama
Polling Division
Coordinates: 7.198160°N 80.231464°E / 7.198160; 80.231464
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceSabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka
Electoral DistrictKegalle Electoral District
Area
 • Total205.59 km2 (79.38 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)[1]
 • Total113,056
 • Density550/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeEC-22A

Presidential Election Results

Summary

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

Year Dedigama Kegalle Electoral District MAE[2] % Sri Lanka MAE[3] %
2019 SLPP SLPP 1.16% SLPP 3.93%
2015 UPFA UPFA 0.96% NDF 5.14%
2010 UPFA UPFA 0.41% UPFA 4.16%
2005 UPFA UPFA 0.21% UPFA 0.52%
1999 PA PA 1.39% PA 1.45%
1994 PA PA 1.20% PA 7.35%
1988 UNP UNP 0.34% UNP 5.31%
1982 UNP UNP 1.56% UNP 1.58%
Matches/Mean MAE 7/8 7/8 0.90% 8/8 3.68%

2019 Sri Lankan Presidential Election
Party Dedigama[4] Kegalle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SLPP 41,632 56.84% 320,484 55.66% 6,924,255 52.25%
NDF 28,097 38.36% 228,032 39.60% 5,564,239 41.99%
NMPP 2,164 2.95% 15,043 2.61% 418,553 3.16%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,347 1.84% 12,272 2.13% 345,452 2.61%
Valid Votes 73,240 99.20% 575,831 99.11% 13,252,499 98.99%
Rejected Votes 593 0.80% 5,152 0.89% 135,452 1.01%
Total Polled 73,833 85.50% 580,983 85.89% 13,387,951 83.71%
Registered Electors 86,351 676,440 15,992,568

2015 Sri Lankan Presidential Election
Party Dedigama[5] Kegalle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 36,838 52.87% 278,130 51.82% 5,768,090 47.58%
NDF 32,163 46.16% 252,533 47.05% 6,217,162 51.28%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 671 0.96% 6,108 1.14% 138,200 1.14%
Valid Votes 69,672 98.98% 536,771 98.80% 12,123,452 98.85%
Rejected Votes 715 1.02% 6,515 1.20% 140,925 1.15%
Total Polled 70,387 80.17% 543,286 79.85% 12,264,377 78.69%
Registered Electors 87,800 680,414 15,585,942

2010 Sri Lankan Presidential Election
Party Dedigama[6] Kegalle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 39,736 62.34% 296,639 61.80% 6,015,934 57.88%
NDF 23,097 36.24% 174,877 36.44% 4,173,185 40.15%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 905 1.42% 8,448 1.76% 204,494 1.97%
Valid Votes 63,738 99.40% 479,964 99.25% 10,393,613 99.03%
Rejected Votes 383 0.60% 3,604 0.75% 101,838 0.97%
Total Polled 64,121 76.74% 483,568 76.11% 10,495,451 66.70%
Registered Electors 83,554 635,342 15,734,587

2005 Sri Lankan Presidential Election
Party Dedigama[7] Kegalle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 32,231 50.93% 239,184 51.02% 4,887,152 50.29%
UNP 30,391 48.02% 223,483 47.67% 4,706,366 48.43%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 661 1.04% 6,106 1.30% 123,521 1.27%
Valid Votes 63,283 99.04% 468,773 98.99% 9,717,039 98.88%
Rejected Votes 613 0.96% 4,795 1.01% 109,869 1.12%
Total Polled 63,896 79.67% 473,568 78.68% 9,826,908 69.51%
Registered Electors 80,201 601,872 14,136,979

1999 Sri Lankan Presidential Election
Party Dedigama[8] Kegalle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 28,307 50.07% 210,185 51.30% 4,312,157 51.12%
UNP 25,324 44.80% 176,376 43.05% 3,602,748 42.71%
JVP 2,005 3.55% 14,997 3.66% 343,927 4.08%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 897 1.59% 8,122 1.98% 176,679 2.09%
Valid Votes 56,533 98.15% 409,680 98.05% 8,435,754 97.69%
Rejected Votes 1,065 1.85% 8,136 1.95% 199,536 2.31%
Total Polled 57,598 77.53% 417,816 76.52% 8,635,290 72.17%
Registered Electors 74,291 546,038 11,965,536

1994 Sri Lankan Presidential Election
Party Dedigama[9] Kegalle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 28,939 54.93% 211,676 56.06% 4,709,205 62.28%
UNP 22,989 43.64% 159,707 42.30% 2,715,283 35.91%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 755 1.43% 6,209 1.64% 137,040 1.81%
Valid Votes 52,683 98.51% 377,592 98.14% 7,561,526 98.03%
Rejected Votes 795 1.49% 7,139 1.86% 151,706 1.97%
Total Polled 53,478 76.24% 384,731 74.84% 7,713,232 69.12%
Registered Electors 70,142 514,055 11,158,880

1988 Sri Lankan Presidential Election
Party Dedigama[10] Kegalle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 20,951 57.27% 168,720 57.11% 2,569,199 50.43%
SLFP 15,046 41.13% 119,769 40.54% 2,289,857 44.95%
SLMP 587 1.60% 6,923 2.34% 235,701 4.63%
Valid Votes 36,584 98.93% 295,412 98.57% 5,094,754 98.24%
Rejected Votes 396 1.07% 4,277 1.43% 91,499 1.76%
Total Polled 36,980 59.97% 299,689 67.98% 5,186,256 55.87%
Registered Electors 61,669 440,836 9,283,143

1982 Sri Lankan Presidential Election
Party Dedigama[11] Kegalle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 26,926 55.58% 195,444 57.02% 3,450,815 52.93%
SLFP 18,803 38.81% 126,538 36.92% 2,546,348 39.05%
JVP 2,201 4.54% 13,706 4.00% 273,428 4.19%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 518 1.07% 7,074 2.06% 249,460 3.83%
Valid Votes 48,448 98.90% 342,762 98.69% 6,520,156 98.78%
Rejected Votes 538 1.10% 4,537 1.31% 80,470 1.22%
Total Polled 48,986 85.00% 347,299 84.30% 6,600,626 80.15%
Registered Electors 57,629 411,994 8,235,358

Parliamentary Election Results

Summary

The winner of Dedigama has matched the final country result 5 out of 7 times. Hence, Dedigama is a Weak Bellwether for Parliamentary Elections.

Year Dedigama Kegalle Electoral District MAE[12] % Sri Lanka MAE[13] %
2015 UPFA UNP 1.97% UNP 2.88%
2010 UPFA UPFA 0.81% UPFA 3.51%
2004 UPFA UPFA 0.95% UPFA 5.21%
2001 UNP UNP 0.80% UNP 2.88%
2000 PA PA 2.83% PA 2.52%
1994 UNP UNP 0.15% PA 3.54%
1989 UNP UNP 7.03% UNP 1.21%
Matches/Mean MAE 5/7 6/7 2.08% 7/7 3.11%

2015 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election
Party Dedigama[14] Kegalle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 30,511 47.43% 227,208 45.47% 4,732,664 42.48%
UNP 30,495 47.40% 247,467 49.52% 5,098,916 45.77%
JVP 2,765 4.30% 18,394 3.68% 544,154 4.88%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 560 0.87% 6,661 1.33% 101,045 0.91%
Valid Votes 64,331 96.64% 499,730 96.35% 11,140,333 95.35%
Rejected Votes 2,218 3.33% 18,770 3.62% 516,926 4.42%
Total Polled 66,567 75.82% 518,674 79.81% 11,684,111 77.66%
Registered Electors 87,800 649,878 15,044,490

2010 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election
Party Dedigama[15] Kegalle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 31,983 65.97% 242,463 66.89% 4,846,388 60.38%
UNP 14,331 29.56% 104,925 28.95% 2,357,057 29.37%
DNA 2,022 4.17% 13,518 3.73% 441,251 5.50%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 143 0.29% 1,549 0.43% 33,973 0.42%
Valid Votes 48,479 93.56% 362,455 93.32% 8,026,322 96.03%
Rejected Votes 3,335 6.44% 25,965 6.68% 581,465 6.96%
Total Polled 51,814 62.01% 388,420 60.93% 8,358,246 59.29%
Registered Electors 83,554 637,524 14,097,690

2004 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election
Party Dedigama[16] Kegalle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 28,964 50.24% 214,267 50.88% 4,223,126 45.70%
UNP 26,328 45.67% 186,641 44.32% 3,486,792 37.73%
JHU 2,095 3.63% 18,034 4.28% 552,723 5.98%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 264 0.46% 2,179 0.52% 60,867 0.66%
Valid Votes 57,651 94.85% 421,134 94.25% 9,241,931 94.52%
Rejected Votes 3,132 5.15% 25,685 5.75% 534,452 5.47%
Total Polled 60,780 77.57% 446,816 78.35% 9,777,821 75.74%
Registered Electors 78,357 570,299 12,909,631

2001 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election
Party Dedigama[17] Kegalle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 29,259 50.00% 208,104 49.36% 4,086,026 45.62%
PA 23,109 39.49% 170,901 40.53% 3,330,815 37.19%
JVP 5,515 9.42% 36,711 8.71% 815,353 9.10%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 632 1.08% 5,924 1.40% 123,245 1.38%
Valid Votes 58,515 95.86% 421,640 94.90% 8,955,844 94.77%
Rejected Votes 2,527 4.14% 22,669 5.10% 494,009 5.23%
Total Polled 61,042 79.82% 444,309 80.10% 9,449,878 76.03%
Registered Electors 76,475 554,698 12,428,762

2000 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election
Party Dedigama[18] Kegalle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 25,961 45.79% 201,114 48.88% 3,899,329 45.33%
UNP 25,938 45.75% 175,627 42.69% 3,451,765 40.12%
JVP 3,153 5.56% 22,028 5.35% 518,725 6.03%
SU 678 1.20% 4,549 1.11% 127,859 1.49%
NUA 629 1.11% 4,797 1.17% 185,593 2.16%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 341 0.60% 3,297 0.80% 106,055 1.23%
Valid Votes 56,700 N/A 411,412 N/A 8,602,617 N/A

1994 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election
Party Dedigama[19] Kegalle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 28,357 51.12% 203,938 51.24% 3,498,370 44.04%
PA 26,678 48.10% 190,689 47.91% 3,887,805 48.94%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 434 0.78% 3,383 0.85% 90,078 1.13%
Valid Votes 55,469 96.78% 398,010 95.89% 7,943,688 95.20%
Rejected Votes 1,845 3.22% 17,043 4.11% 400,395 4.80%
Total Polled 57,314 81.71% 415,053 80.78% 8,344,095 74.75%
Registered Electors 70,142 513,825 11,163,064

1989 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election
Party Dedigama[20] Kegalle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 23,006 52.12% 174,334 61.12% 2,838,005 50.71%
SLFP 13,722 31.09% 80,668 28.28% 1,785,369 31.90%
ELJP 6,834 15.48% 14,056 4.93% 67,723 1.21%
USA 508 1.15% 15,168 5.32% 141,983 2.54%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 70 0.16% 1,028 0.36% 90,480 1.62%
Valid Votes 44,140 94.38% 285,254 93.95% 5,596,468 93.87%
Rejected Votes 2,629 5.62% 18,362 6.05% 365,563 6.13%
Total Polled 46,769 77.16% 303,616 69.46% 5,962,031 63.60%
Registered Electors 60,616 437,131 9,374,164

Demographics

Ethnicity

The Dedigama Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (91.2%) . In comparison, the Kegalle Electoral District (which contains the Dedigama Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (85.5%) [1]

Ethnicity in Dedigama[1]

  Sinhalese (91.2%)
  Moor (5.5%)
  Indian Tamil (1.9%)
  Sri Lankan Tamil (1.4%)
  Other (0.1%)

Religion

The Dedigama Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (90.8%) . In comparison, the Kegalle Electoral District (which contains the Dedigama Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (84.4%) [1]

Religion in Dedigama[1]

  Buddhist (90.8%)
  Muslim (5.6%)
  Hindu (2.7%)
  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 Dedigama and the Kegalle 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 Dedigama 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 Dedigama and the Kegalle 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 Dedigama 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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