Polling Division in Sri Lanka
The Yatinuwara Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Kandy Electoral District , in the Central Province, Sri Lanka .
Presidential election results
Summary
The winner of Yatinuwara has matched the final country result 6 out of 8 times. Hence, Yatinuwara is a weak bellwether for presidential elections.
2019 Sri Lankan presidential election
Party
Yatinuwara
Kandy
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
SLPP
38,765
58.32%
471,502
50.43%
6,924,255
52.25%
NDF
24,244
36.48%
417,355
44.64%
5,564,239
41.99%
NPP
2,021
3.04%
23,539
2.52%
418,553
3.16%
Others
1,434
2.16%
22,479
2.40%
345,452
2.61%
Valid Votes
66,464
99.13%
934,875
99.04%
13,252,499
98.99%
Rejected Votes
584
0.87%
9,020
0.96%
135,452
1.01%
Total Polled
67,048
84.37%
943,895
84.89%
13,387,951
83.71%
Registered Electors
79,471
1,111,860
15,992,568
2015 Sri Lankan presidential election
Party
Yatinuwara
Kandy
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
NDF
32,298
51.19%
466,994
54.56%
6,217,162
51.28%
UPFA
30,194
47.86%
378,585
44.23%
5,768,090
47.58%
Others
597
0.95%
10,329
1.21%
138,200
1.14%
Valid Votes
63,089
98.83%
855,908
98.73%
12,123,452
98.85%
Rejected Votes
748
1.17%
10,993
1.27%
140,925
1.15%
Total Polled
63,837
79.38%
866,901
79.71%
12,264,377
78.69%
Registered Electors
80,420
1,087,542
15,585,942
2010 Sri Lankan presidential election
Party
Yatinuwara
Kandy
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UPFA
33,664
58.16%
406,636
54.16%
6,015,934
57.88%
NDF
23,290
40.24%
329,492
43.89%
4,173,185
40.15%
Others
927
1.60%
14,658
1.95%
204,494
1.97%
Valid Votes
57,881
99.13%
750,786
98.85%
10,393,613
99.03%
Rejected Votes
506
0.87%
8,700
1.15%
101,838
0.97%
Total Polled
58,387
75.83%
759,486
75.87%
10,495,451
66.70%
Registered Electors
76,996
1,001,074
15,734,587
2005 Sri Lankan presidential election
Party
Yatinuwara
Kandy
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UNP
27,791
49.69%
387,150
54.33%
4,706,366
48.43%
UPFA
27,428
49.04%
315,672
44.30%
4,887,152
50.29%
Others
715
1.28%
9,798
1.37%
123,521
1.27%
Valid Votes
55,934
98.95%
712,620
98.64%
9,717,039
98.88%
Rejected Votes
594
1.05%
9,817
1.36%
109,869
1.12%
Total Polled
56,528
78.15%
722,437
77.37%
9,826,908
69.51%
Registered Electors
72,329
933,754
14,136,979
1999 Sri Lankan presidential election
Party
Yatinuwara
Kandy
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
PA
23,135
49.65%
308,187
50.29%
4,312,157
51.12%
UNP
21,219
45.54%
276,360
45.10%
3,602,748
42.71%
JVP
1,293
2.78%
15,512
2.53%
343,927
4.08%
Others
945
2.03%
12,752
2.08%
176,679
2.09%
Valid Votes
46,592
96.95%
612,811
97.29%
8,435,754
97.69%
Rejected Votes
1,464
3.05%
17,060
2.71%
199,536
2.31%
Total Polled
48,056
76.59%
629,871
77.61%
8,635,290
72.17%
Registered Electors
62,747
811,606
11,965,536
1994 Sri Lankan presidential election
Party
Yatinuwara
Kandy
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
PA
25,099
57.83%
320,110
56.64%
4,709,205
62.28%
UNP
17,621
40.60%
235,519
41.68%
2,715,283
35.91%
Others
679
1.56%
9,488
1.68%
137,040
1.81%
Valid Votes
43,399
97.89%
565,117
97.55%
7,561,526
98.03%
Rejected Votes
934
2.11%
14,179
2.45%
151,706
1.97%
Total Polled
44,333
75.84%
579,296
77.85%
7,713,232
69.12%
Registered Electors
58,455
744,151
11,158,880
1988 Sri Lankan presidential election
Party
Yatinuwara
Kandy
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
SLFP
15,699
51.15%
186,187
43.65%
2,289,857
44.95%
UNP
14,478
47.17%
234,124
54.88%
2,569,199
50.43%
SLMP
515
1.68%
6,266
1.47%
235,701
4.63%
Valid Votes
30,692
98.83%
426,577
98.57%
5,094,754
98.24%
Rejected Votes
362
1.17%
6,167
1.43%
91,499
1.76%
Total Polled
31,054
59.51%
432,744
68.36%
5,186,256
55.87%
Registered Electors
52,182
633,030
9,283,143
1982 Sri Lankan presidential election
Party
Yatinuwara
Kandy
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UNP
20,848
52.66%
289,621
59.80%
3,450,815
52.93%
SLFP
17,596
44.45%
178,647
36.89%
2,546,348
39.05%
JVP
964
2.43%
12,493
2.58%
273,428
4.19%
Others
182
0.46%
3,536
0.73%
249,460
3.83%
Valid Votes
39,590
99.19%
484,297
99.07%
6,520,156
98.78%
Rejected Votes
325
0.81%
4,548
0.93%
80,470
1.22%
Total Polled
39,915
85.41%
488,845
89.44%
6,600,626
80.15%
Registered Electors
46,731
546,565
8,235,358
Parliamentary Election Results
Summary
The winner of Yatinuwara has matched the final country result 7 out of 7 times. Hence, Yatinuwara is a Perfect Bellwether for Parliamentary Elections.
Party
Yatinuwara
Kandy Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UNP
29,310
50.84%
440,761
55.61%
5,098,916
45.77%
UPFA
24,986
43.34%
309,152
39.00%
4,732,664
42.48%
JVP
2,823
4.90%
30,669
3.87%
544,154
4.88%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
534
0.93%
12,055
1.52%
100,088
0.90%
Valid Votes
57,653
96.49%
792,637
95.48%
11,140,333
95.35%
Rejected Votes
2,067
3.46%
37,065
4.46%
516,926
4.42%
Total Polled
59,753
74.30%
830,165
79.13%
11,684,111
77.66%
Registered Electors
80,420
1,049,160
15,044,490
Party
Yatinuwara
Kandy Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UPFA
26,419
61.21%
339,819
60.81%
4,846,388
60.38%
UNP
14,621
33.88%
192,798
34.50%
2,357,057
29.37%
DNA
1,983
4.59%
23,728
4.25%
441,251
5.50%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
137
0.32%
2,459
0.44%
30,354
0.38%
Valid Votes
43,160
91.75%
558,804
90.49%
8,026,322
96.03%
Rejected Votes
3,862
8.21%
58,333
9.45%
581,465
6.96%
Total Polled
47,041
61.10%
617,559
61.70%
8,358,246
59.29%
Registered Electors
76,996
1,000,861
14,097,690
Party
Yatinuwara
Kandy Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UPFA
22,887
45.60%
268,131
42.71%
4,223,126
45.70%
UNP
22,647
45.12%
313,859
49.99%
3,486,792
37.73%
JHU
4,376
8.72%
42,192
6.72%
552,723
5.98%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
282
0.56%
3,684
0.59%
64,227
0.69%
Valid Votes
50,192
95.32%
627,866
93.24%
9,241,931
94.52%
Rejected Votes
2,465
4.68%
45,484
6.75%
534,452
5.47%
Total Polled
52,657
75.23%
673,380
76.47%
9,777,821
75.74%
Registered Electors
69,992
880,634
12,909,631
Party
Yatinuwara
Kandy Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UNP
24,871
50.27%
314,297
52.77%
4,086,026
45.62%
PA
20,318
41.06%
233,637
39.23%
3,330,815
37.19%
JVP
3,243
6.55%
37,146
6.24%
815,353
9.10%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
539
1.09%
6,456
1.08%
78,682
0.88%
SU
508
1.03%
4,040
0.68%
50,665
0.57%
Valid Votes
49,479
95.17%
595,576
93.40%
8,955,844
94.77%
Rejected Votes
2,512
4.83%
42,103
6.60%
494,009
5.23%
Total Polled
51,991
78.16%
637,679
76.03%
9,449,878
76.03%
Registered Electors
66,518
838,687
12,428,762
Party
Yatinuwara
Kandy Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
PA
21,793
45.95%
282,282
46.66%
3,899,329
45.33%
UNP
20,405
43.02%
243,623
40.27%
3,451,765
40.12%
JVP
2,082
4.39%
21,565
3.56%
518,725
6.03%
NUA
1,341
2.83%
32,023
5.29%
185,593
2.16%
SU
1,208
2.55%
10,999
1.82%
127,859
1.49%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
598
1.26%
14,436
2.39%
161,809
1.88%
Valid Votes
47,427
N/A
604,928
N/A
8,602,617
N/A
Party
Yatinuwara
Kandy Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
PA
23,096
50.91%
267,683
46.43%
3,887,805
48.94%
UNP
21,602
47.62%
301,824
52.35%
3,498,370
44.04%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
668
1.47%
7,045
1.22%
175,576
2.21%
Valid Votes
45,366
95.53%
576,552
94.89%
7,943,688
95.20%
Rejected Votes
2,122
4.47%
31,019
5.11%
400,395
4.80%
Total Polled
47,488
81.24%
607,571
81.67%
8,344,095
74.75%
Registered Electors
58,455
743,939
11,163,064
Party
Yatinuwara
Kandy Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UNP
11,064
53.66%
204,973
61.72%
2,838,005
50.71%
SLFP
8,661
42.00%
105,977
31.91%
1,785,369
31.90%
SLMC
500
2.42%
14,697
4.43%
202,016
3.61%
USA
334
1.62%
5,147
1.55%
141,983
2.54%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
61
0.30%
1,315
0.40%
67,723
1.21%
Valid Votes
20,620
95.10%
332,109
93.69%
5,596,468
93.87%
Rejected Votes
1,062
4.90%
22,374
6.31%
365,563
6.13%
Total Polled
21,682
42.85%
354,483
56.42%
5,962,031
63.60%
Registered Electors
50,598
628,317
9,374,164
Demographics
Ethnicity
The Yatinuwara Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (89.9%) . In comparison, the Kandy Electoral District (which contains the Yatinuwara Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (74.4%) and a significant Moor population (13.9%)
Ethnicity in Yatinuwara
Sinhalese (89.9%) Moor (7.1%) Sri Lankan Tamil (2.4%) Other (0.6%)
Religion
The Yatinuwara Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (88.8%) . In comparison, the Kandy Electoral District (which contains the Yatinuwara Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (73.4%) and a significant Muslim population (14.3%)
Religion in Yatinuwara
Buddhist (88.8%) Muslim (7.3%) Hindu (2.2%) Other (1.7%)
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 Yatinuwara and the Kandy 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 Yatinuwara 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 Yatinuwara and the Kandy 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 Yatinuwara 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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