Rambukkana Polling Division
The Rambukkana Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Kegalle Electoral District, in the Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka.
Rambukkana | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: 7.309397°N 80.382153°E | |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Province | Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka |
| Electoral District | Kegalle Electoral District |
| Area | |
| • Total | 129.29 km2 (49.92 sq mi) |
| Population (2012)[1] | |
| • Total | 82,769 |
| • Density | 640/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
| ISO 3166 code | EC-22D |
Presidential Election Results
Summary
The winner of Rambukkana has matched the final country result 7 out of 8 times. Hence, Rambukkana is a Strong Bellwether for Presidential Elections.
| Year | Rambukkana | Kegalle Electoral District | MAE[2] % | Sri Lanka | MAE[3] % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | SLPP | SLPP | 4.08% | SLPP | 6.83% | |||
| 2015 | UPFA | UPFA | 2.24% | NDF | 6.43% | |||
| 2010 | UPFA | UPFA | 2.25% | UPFA | 6.00% | |||
| 2005 | UPFA | UPFA | 3.24% | UPFA | 3.98% | |||
| 1999 | PA | PA | 4.46% | PA | 4.37% | |||
| 1994 | PA | PA | 3.31% | PA | 2.86% | |||
| 1988 | UNP | UNP | 2.11% | UNP | 3.40% | |||
| 1982 | UNP | UNP | 1.41% | UNP | 1.80% | |||
| Matches/Mean MAE | 7/8 | 7/8 | 2.89% | 8/8 | 4.46% | |||
2019 Sri Lankan Presidential Election
| Party | Rambukkana[4] | Kegalle Electoral District | Sri Lanka | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | |||||
| SLPP | 31,902 | 59.54% | 320,484 | 55.66% | 6,924,255 | 52.25% | ||||
| NDF | 18,657 | 34.82% | 228,032 | 39.60% | 5,564,239 | 41.99% | ||||
| NMPP | 1,828 | 3.41% | 15,043 | 2.61% | 418,553 | 3.16% | ||||
| Other Parties (with < 1%) | 1,197 | 2.23% | 12,272 | 2.13% | 345,452 | 2.61% | ||||
| Valid Votes | 53,584 | 99.04% | 575,831 | 99.11% | 13,252,499 | 98.99% | ||||
| Rejected Votes | 519 | 0.96% | 5,152 | 0.89% | 135,452 | 1.01% | ||||
| Total Polled | 54,103 | 84.80% | 580,983 | 85.89% | 13,387,951 | 83.71% | ||||
| Registered Electors | 63,798 | 676,440 | 15,992,568 | |||||||
2015 Sri Lankan Presidential Election
| Party | Rambukkana[5] | Kegalle Electoral District | Sri Lanka | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | |||||
| UPFA | 27,400 | 54.12% | 278,130 | 51.82% | 5,768,090 | 47.58% | ||||
| NDF | 22,690 | 44.82% | 252,533 | 47.05% | 6,217,162 | 51.28% | ||||
| Other Parties (with < 1%) | 538 | 1.06% | 6,108 | 1.14% | 138,200 | 1.14% | ||||
| Valid Votes | 50,628 | 99.11% | 536,771 | 98.80% | 12,123,452 | 98.85% | ||||
| Rejected Votes | 457 | 0.89% | 6,515 | 1.20% | 140,925 | 1.15% | ||||
| Total Polled | 51,085 | 78.19% | 543,286 | 79.85% | 12,264,377 | 78.69% | ||||
| Registered Electors | 65,337 | 680,414 | 15,585,942 | |||||||
2010 Sri Lankan Presidential Election
| Party | Rambukkana[6] | Kegalle Electoral District | Sri Lanka | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | |||||
| UPFA | 29,864 | 64.20% | 296,639 | 61.80% | 6,015,934 | 57.88% | ||||
| NDF | 15,967 | 34.33% | 174,877 | 36.44% | 4,173,185 | 40.15% | ||||
| Other Parties (with < 1%) | 686 | 1.47% | 8,448 | 1.76% | 204,494 | 1.97% | ||||
| Valid Votes | 46,517 | 99.26% | 479,964 | 99.25% | 10,393,613 | 99.03% | ||||
| Rejected Votes | 346 | 0.74% | 3,604 | 0.75% | 101,838 | 0.97% | ||||
| Total Polled | 46,863 | 75.19% | 483,568 | 76.11% | 10,495,451 | 66.70% | ||||
| Registered Electors | 62,325 | 635,342 | 15,734,587 | |||||||
2005 Sri Lankan Presidential Election
| Party | Rambukkana[7] | Kegalle Electoral District | Sri Lanka | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | |||||
| UPFA | 24,559 | 54.36% | 239,184 | 51.02% | 4,887,152 | 50.29% | ||||
| UNP | 20,078 | 44.44% | 223,483 | 47.67% | 4,706,366 | 48.43% | ||||
| Other Parties (with < 1%) | 541 | 1.20% | 6,106 | 1.30% | 123,521 | 1.27% | ||||
| Valid Votes | 45,178 | 98.91% | 468,773 | 98.99% | 9,717,039 | 98.88% | ||||
| Rejected Votes | 496 | 1.09% | 4,795 | 1.01% | 109,869 | 1.12% | ||||
| Total Polled | 45,674 | 76.49% | 473,568 | 78.68% | 9,826,908 | 69.51% | ||||
| Registered Electors | 59,711 | 601,872 | 14,136,979 | |||||||
1999 Sri Lankan Presidential Election
| Party | Rambukkana[8] | Kegalle Electoral District | Sri Lanka | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | |||||
| PA | 22,909 | 55.79% | 210,185 | 51.30% | 4,312,157 | 51.12% | ||||
| UNP | 15,635 | 38.07% | 176,376 | 43.05% | 3,602,748 | 42.71% | ||||
| JVP | 1,740 | 4.24% | 14,997 | 3.66% | 343,927 | 4.08% | ||||
| Other Parties (with < 1%) | 781 | 1.90% | 8,122 | 1.98% | 176,679 | 2.09% | ||||
| Valid Votes | 41,065 | 98.07% | 409,680 | 98.05% | 8,435,754 | 97.69% | ||||
| Rejected Votes | 809 | 1.93% | 8,136 | 1.95% | 199,536 | 2.31% | ||||
| Total Polled | 41,874 | 77.08% | 417,816 | 76.52% | 8,635,290 | 72.17% | ||||
| Registered Electors | 54,323 | 546,038 | 11,965,536 | |||||||
1994 Sri Lankan Presidential Election
| Party | Rambukkana[9] | Kegalle Electoral District | Sri Lanka | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | |||||
| PA | 21,224 | 59.42% | 211,676 | 56.06% | 4,709,205 | 62.28% | ||||
| UNP | 13,899 | 38.91% | 159,707 | 42.30% | 2,715,283 | 35.91% | ||||
| Other Parties (with < 1%) | 597 | 1.67% | 6,209 | 1.64% | 137,040 | 1.81% | ||||
| Valid Votes | 35,720 | 97.91% | 377,592 | 98.14% | 7,561,526 | 98.03% | ||||
| Rejected Votes | 761 | 2.09% | 7,139 | 1.86% | 151,706 | 1.97% | ||||
| Total Polled | 36,481 | 72.97% | 384,731 | 74.84% | 7,713,232 | 69.12% | ||||
| Registered Electors | 49,996 | 514,055 | 11,158,880 | |||||||
1988 Sri Lankan Presidential Election
| Party | Rambukkana[10] | Kegalle Electoral District | Sri Lanka | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | |||||
| UNP | 16,033 | 55.18% | 168,720 | 57.11% | 2,569,199 | 50.43% | ||||
| SLFP | 12,490 | 42.98% | 119,769 | 40.54% | 2,289,857 | 44.95% | ||||
| SLMP | 535 | 1.84% | 6,923 | 2.34% | 235,701 | 4.63% | ||||
| Valid Votes | 29,058 | 98.61% | 295,412 | 98.57% | 5,094,754 | 98.24% | ||||
| Rejected Votes | 411 | 1.39% | 4,277 | 1.43% | 91,499 | 1.76% | ||||
| Total Polled | 29,469 | 67.21% | 299,689 | 67.98% | 5,186,256 | 55.87% | ||||
| Registered Electors | 43,847 | 440,836 | 9,283,143 | |||||||
1982 Sri Lankan Presidential Election
| Party | Rambukkana[11] | Kegalle Electoral District | Sri Lanka | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | |||||
| UNP | 19,130 | 55.68% | 195,444 | 57.02% | 3,450,815 | 52.93% | ||||
| SLFP | 13,220 | 38.48% | 126,538 | 36.92% | 2,546,348 | 39.05% | ||||
| JVP | 1,799 | 5.24% | 13,706 | 4.00% | 273,428 | 4.19% | ||||
| Other Parties (with < 1%) | 206 | 0.60% | 7,074 | 2.06% | 249,460 | 3.83% | ||||
| Valid Votes | 34,355 | 99.05% | 342,762 | 98.69% | 6,520,156 | 98.78% | ||||
| Rejected Votes | 328 | 0.95% | 4,537 | 1.31% | 80,470 | 1.22% | ||||
| Total Polled | 34,683 | 83.35% | 347,299 | 84.30% | 6,600,626 | 80.15% | ||||
| Registered Electors | 41,612 | 411,994 | 8,235,358 | |||||||
Parliamentary Election Results
Summary
The winner of Rambukkana has matched the final country result 7 out of 7 times. Hence, Rambukkana is a Perfect Bellwether for Parliamentary Elections.
| Year | Rambukkana | Kegalle Electoral District | MAE[12] % | Sri Lanka | MAE[13] % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | UNP | UNP | 1.01% | UNP | 2.71% | |||
| 2010 | UPFA | UPFA | 0.93% | UPFA | 5.00% | |||
| 2004 | UPFA | UPFA | 3.01% | UPFA | 4.70% | |||
| 2001 | UNP | UNP | 0.80% | UNP | 3.05% | |||
| 2000 | PA | PA | 1.99% | PA | 3.03% | |||
| 1994 | PA | UNP | 3.46% | PA | 2.66% | |||
| 1989 | UNP | UNP | 2.54% | UNP | 6.42% | |||
| Matches/Mean MAE | 7/7 | 6/7 | 1.96% | 7/7 | 3.94% | |||
2015 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election
| Party | Rambukkana[14] | Kegalle Electoral District | Sri Lanka | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | |||||
| UNP | 22,447 | 48.24% | 247,467 | 49.52% | 5,098,916 | 45.77% | ||||
| UPFA | 21,491 | 46.18% | 227,208 | 45.47% | 4,732,664 | 42.48% | ||||
| JVP | 2,249 | 4.83% | 18,394 | 3.68% | 544,154 | 4.88% | ||||
| Other Parties (with < 1%) | 346 | 0.74% | 6,661 | 1.33% | 101,045 | 0.91% | ||||
| Valid Votes | 46,533 | 96.32% | 499,730 | 96.35% | 11,140,333 | 95.35% | ||||
| Rejected Votes | 1,774 | 3.67% | 18,770 | 3.62% | 516,926 | 4.42% | ||||
| Total Polled | 48,312 | 73.94% | 518,674 | 79.81% | 11,684,111 | 77.66% | ||||
| Registered Electors | 65,337 | 649,878 | 15,044,490 | |||||||
2010 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election
| Party | Rambukkana[15] | Kegalle Electoral District | Sri Lanka | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | |||||
| UPFA | 23,317 | 67.74% | 242,463 | 66.89% | 4,846,388 | 60.38% | ||||
| UNP | 9,545 | 27.73% | 104,925 | 28.95% | 2,357,057 | 29.37% | ||||
| DNA | 1,427 | 4.15% | 13,518 | 3.73% | 441,251 | 5.50% | ||||
| Other Parties (with < 1%) | 133 | 0.39% | 1,549 | 0.43% | 33,973 | 0.42% | ||||
| Valid Votes | 34,422 | 93.46% | 362,455 | 93.32% | 8,026,322 | 96.03% | ||||
| Rejected Votes | 2,407 | 6.54% | 25,965 | 6.68% | 581,465 | 6.96% | ||||
| Total Polled | 36,829 | 59.09% | 388,420 | 60.93% | 8,358,246 | 59.29% | ||||
| Registered Electors | 62,325 | 637,524 | 14,097,690 | |||||||
2004 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election
| Party | Rambukkana[16] | Kegalle Electoral District | Sri Lanka | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | |||||
| UPFA | 22,187 | 53.49% | 214,267 | 50.88% | 4,223,126 | 45.70% | ||||
| UNP | 16,858 | 40.64% | 186,641 | 44.32% | 3,486,792 | 37.73% | ||||
| JHU | 2,256 | 5.44% | 18,034 | 4.28% | 552,723 | 5.98% | ||||
| Other Parties (with < 1%) | 176 | 0.42% | 2,187 | 0.52% | 59,247 | 0.64% | ||||
| Valid Votes | 41,477 | 94.71% | 421,134 | 94.25% | 9,241,931 | 94.52% | ||||
| Rejected Votes | 2,316 | 5.29% | 25,685 | 5.75% | 534,452 | 5.47% | ||||
| Total Polled | 43,793 | 74.75% | 446,816 | 78.35% | 9,777,821 | 75.74% | ||||
| Registered Electors | 58,588 | 570,299 | 12,909,631 | |||||||
2001 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election
| Party | Rambukkana[17] | Kegalle Electoral District | Sri Lanka | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | |||||
| UNP | 19,972 | 48.61% | 208,104 | 49.36% | 4,086,026 | 45.62% | ||||
| PA | 17,068 | 41.54% | 170,901 | 40.53% | 3,330,815 | 37.19% | ||||
| JVP | 3,454 | 8.41% | 36,711 | 8.71% | 815,353 | 9.10% | ||||
| Other Parties (with < 1%) | 591 | 1.44% | 5,924 | 1.40% | 123,245 | 1.38% | ||||
| Valid Votes | 41,085 | 95.26% | 421,640 | 94.90% | 8,955,844 | 94.77% | ||||
| Rejected Votes | 2,045 | 4.74% | 22,669 | 5.10% | 494,009 | 5.23% | ||||
| Total Polled | 43,130 | 76.23% | 444,309 | 80.10% | 9,449,878 | 76.03% | ||||
| Registered Electors | 56,580 | 554,698 | 12,428,762 | |||||||
2000 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election
| Party | Rambukkana[18] | Kegalle Electoral District | Sri Lanka | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | |||||
| PA | 20,907 | 51.26% | 201,114 | 48.88% | 3,899,329 | 45.33% | ||||
| UNP | 16,647 | 40.81% | 175,627 | 42.69% | 3,451,765 | 40.12% | ||||
| JVP | 2,356 | 5.78% | 22,028 | 5.35% | 518,725 | 6.03% | ||||
| SU | 461 | 1.13% | 4,549 | 1.11% | 127,859 | 1.49% | ||||
| Other Parties (with < 1%) | 416 | 1.02% | 8,094 | 1.97% | 291,648 | 3.39% | ||||
| Valid Votes | 40,787 | N/A | 411,412 | N/A | 8,602,617 | N/A | ||||
1994 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election
| Party | Rambukkana[19] | Kegalle Electoral District | Sri Lanka | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | |||||
| PA | 19,346 | 51.19% | 190,689 | 47.91% | 3,887,805 | 48.94% | ||||
| UNP | 17,976 | 47.57% | 203,938 | 51.24% | 3,498,370 | 44.04% | ||||
| SLPF | 469 | 1.24% | 3,383 | 0.85% | 90,078 | 1.13% | ||||
| Valid Votes | 37,791 | 96.04% | 398,010 | 95.89% | 7,943,688 | 95.20% | ||||
| Rejected Votes | 1,560 | 3.96% | 17,043 | 4.11% | 400,395 | 4.80% | ||||
| Total Polled | 39,351 | 78.71% | 415,053 | 80.78% | 8,344,095 | 74.75% | ||||
| Registered Electors | 49,996 | 513,825 | 11,163,064 | |||||||
1989 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election
| Party | Rambukkana[20] | Kegalle Electoral District | Sri Lanka | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | |||||
| UNP | 13,525 | 63.17% | 174,334 | 61.12% | 2,838,005 | 50.71% | ||||
| SLFP | 6,803 | 31.78% | 80,668 | 28.28% | 1,785,369 | 31.90% | ||||
| ELJP | 633 | 2.96% | 14,056 | 4.93% | 67,723 | 1.21% | ||||
| USA | 362 | 1.69% | 15,168 | 5.32% | 141,983 | 2.54% | ||||
| Other Parties (with < 1%) | 86 | 0.40% | 1,028 | 0.36% | 90,480 | 1.62% | ||||
| Valid Votes | 21,409 | 94.02% | 285,254 | 93.95% | 5,596,468 | 93.87% | ||||
| Rejected Votes | 1,361 | 5.98% | 18,362 | 6.05% | 365,563 | 6.13% | ||||
| Total Polled | 22,770 | 53.33% | 303,616 | 69.46% | 5,962,031 | 63.60% | ||||
| Registered Electors | 42,695 | 437,131 | 9,374,164 | |||||||
Demographics
Ethnicity
The Rambukkana Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (95.4%) . In comparison, the Kegalle Electoral District (which contains the Rambukkana Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (85.5%) [1]
Religion
The Rambukkana Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (91.0%) . In comparison, the Kegalle Electoral District (which contains the Rambukkana Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (84.4%) [1]
Religion in Rambukkana[1]
Other (1.0%)
References
- "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 Rambukkana and the Kegalle 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 Rambukkana 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 Rambukkana and the Kegalle 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 Rambukkana and the country. It is a measure of the difference in voting behaviour between the two regions.
- "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.
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