Ambalangoda Polling Division Explained

Ambalangoda
Coordinates:6.2086°N 80.0996°W
Area Total Km2:78.58
Population Total:78716
Population Density Km2:1002
Population As Of:2012
Population Footnotes:[1]
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name2:Galle Electoral District

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

Presidential Election Results

Summary

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

- !Year !colspan="2" width="144px"Ambalangoda !colspan="2" width="144px"Galle Electoral District !MAE[2] % !colspan="2" width="144px"Sri Lanka !MAE[3] % - 1.52% 12.89% - 0.52% 7.37% - 0.97% 4.52% - 1.03% 9.06% - 0.98% 4.89% - 2.49% 1.44% - 3.07% 3.75% - 1.51% 4.58% - !Matches/Mean MAE !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px"6/8 !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px"6/8 !style="text-align:right;"1.51% !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px"8/8 !style="text-align:right;"6.06%
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Ambalangoda[4] !colspan="3" width="216px"Galle Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 41,528 65.78% 466,148 64.26% 6,924,255 52.25% - 17,793 28.19% 217,401 29.97% 5,564,239 41.99% - NMPP 2,480 3.93% 27,006 3.72% 418,553 3.16% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,328 2.10% 14,803 2.04% 345,452 2.61% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"63,129 !style="text-align:right;"99.18% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"725,358 !style="text-align:right;"99.20% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"13,252,499 !style="text-align:right;"98.99% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Rejected Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"525 !style="text-align:right;"0.82% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"5,878 !style="text-align:right;"0.80% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"135,452 !style="text-align:right;"1.01% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Total Polled !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"63,654 !style="text-align:right;"84.30% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"731,236 !style="text-align:right;"85.15% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"13,387,951 !style="text-align:right;"83.71% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Registered Electors !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"75,507 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"858,749 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"15,992,568 !
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Ambalangoda[5] !colspan="3" width="216px"Galle Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 32,871 55.15% 377,126 55.64% 5,768,090 47.58% - 26,187 43.93% 293,994 43.37% 6,217,162 51.28% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 546 0.92% 6,691 0.99% 138,200 1.14% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"59,604 !style="text-align:right;"98.95% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"677,811 !style="text-align:right;"99.05% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"12,123,452 !style="text-align:right;"98.85% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Rejected Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"635 !style="text-align:right;"1.05% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"6,516 !style="text-align:right;"0.95% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"140,925 !style="text-align:right;"1.15% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Total Polled !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"60,239 !style="text-align:right;"79.76% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"684,327 !style="text-align:right;"80.46% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"12,264,377 !style="text-align:right;"78.69% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Registered Electors !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"75,524 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"850,549 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"15,585,942 !
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Ambalangoda[6] !colspan="3" width="216px"Galle Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 33,488 62.79% 386,971 63.69% 6,015,934 57.88% - 19,191 35.98% 211,633 34.83% 4,173,185 40.15% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 655 1.23% 9,017 1.48% 204,494 1.97% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"53,334 !style="text-align:right;"99.40% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"607,621 !style="text-align:right;"99.38% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"10,393,613 !style="text-align:right;"99.03% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Rejected Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"320 !style="text-align:right;"0.60% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"3,765 !style="text-align:right;"0.62% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"101,838 !style="text-align:right;"0.97% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Total Polled !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"53,654 !style="text-align:right;"78.01% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"611,386 !style="text-align:right;"77.82% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"10,495,451 !style="text-align:right;"66.70% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Registered Electors !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"68,780 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"785,663 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"15,734,587 !
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Ambalangoda[7] !colspan="3" width="216px"Galle Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 30,418 59.51% 347,233 58.41% 4,887,152 50.29% - 20,093 39.31% 239,320 40.26% 4,706,366 48.43% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 599 1.17% 7,915 1.33% 123,521 1.27% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"51,110 !style="text-align:right;"99.01% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"594,468 !style="text-align:right;"99.08% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"9,717,039 !style="text-align:right;"98.88% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Rejected Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"509 !style="text-align:right;"0.99% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"5,540 !style="text-align:right;"0.92% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"109,869 !style="text-align:right;"1.12% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Total Polled !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"51,619 !style="text-align:right;"79.58% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"600,008 !style="text-align:right;"79.86% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"9,826,908 !style="text-align:right;"69.51% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Registered Electors !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"64,864 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"751,327 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"14,136,979 !
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Ambalangoda[8] !colspan="3" width="216px"Galle Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 24,642 55.79% 281,154 54.91% 4,312,157 51.12% - 16,358 37.03% 195,906 38.26% 3,602,748 42.71% - 2,595 5.87% 27,257 5.32% 343,927 4.08% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 576 1.30% 7,702 1.50% 176,679 2.09% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"44,171 !style="text-align:right;"98.05% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"512,019 !style="text-align:right;"98.14% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"8,435,754 !style="text-align:right;"97.69% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Rejected Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"880 !style="text-align:right;"1.95% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"9,716 !style="text-align:right;"1.86% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"199,536 !style="text-align:right;"2.31% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Total Polled !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"45,051 !style="text-align:right;"76.95% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"521,735 !style="text-align:right;"77.43% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"8,635,290 !style="text-align:right;"72.17% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Registered Electors !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"58,545 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"673,785 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"11,965,536 !
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Ambalangoda[9] !colspan="3" width="216px"Galle Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 25,258 63.92% 285,398 61.40% 4,709,205 62.28% - 13,735 34.76% 173,282 37.28% 2,715,283 35.91% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 520 1.32% 6,135 1.32% 137,040 1.81% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"39,513 !style="text-align:right;"98.72% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"464,815 !style="text-align:right;"98.49% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"7,561,526 !style="text-align:right;"98.03% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Rejected Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"514 !style="text-align:right;"1.28% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"7,112 !style="text-align:right;"1.51% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"151,706 !style="text-align:right;"1.97% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Total Polled !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"40,027 !style="text-align:right;"71.42% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"471,927 !style="text-align:right;"73.01% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"7,713,232 !style="text-align:right;"69.12% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Registered Electors !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"56,041 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"646,373 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"11,158,880 !
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Ambalangoda[10] !colspan="3" width="216px"Galle Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 3,444 49.48% 148,615 53.09% 2,289,857 44.95% - 3,282 47.16% 124,912 44.62% 2,569,199 50.43% - 234 3.36% 6,417 2.29% 235,701 4.63% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"6,960 !style="text-align:right;"97.89% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"279,944 !style="text-align:right;"98.43% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"5,094,754 !style="text-align:right;"98.24% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Rejected Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"150 !style="text-align:right;"2.11% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"4,461 !style="text-align:right;"1.57% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"91,499 !style="text-align:right;"1.76% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Total Polled !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"7,110 !style="text-align:right;"14.25% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"284,405 !style="text-align:right;"49.34% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"5,186,256 !style="text-align:right;"55.87% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Registered Electors !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"49,885 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"576,390 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"9,283,143 !
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Ambalangoda[11] !colspan="3" width="216px"Galle Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 17,784 48.22% 211,544 50.23% 3,450,815 52.93% - 16,225 43.99% 180,925 42.96% 2,546,348 39.05% - 2,271 6.16% 20,962 4.98% 273,428 4.19% - 515 1.40% 6,391 1.52% 58,531 0.90% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 86 0.23% 1,316 0.31% 190,929 2.93% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"36,881 !style="text-align:right;"98.73% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"421,138 !style="text-align:right;"98.78% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"6,520,156 !style="text-align:right;"98.78% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Rejected Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"474 !style="text-align:right;"1.27% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"5,198 !style="text-align:right;"1.22% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"80,470 !style="text-align:right;"1.22% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Total Polled !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"37,355 !style="text-align:right;"82.85% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"426,336 !style="text-align:right;"81.84% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"6,600,626 !style="text-align:right;"80.15% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Registered Electors !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"45,086 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"520,909 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"8,235,358 !

Parliamentary Election Results

Summary

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

- !Year !colspan="2" width="144px"Ambalangoda !colspan="2" width="144px"Galle Electoral District !MAE[12] % !colspan="2" width="144px"Sri Lanka !MAE[13] % - 0.99% 4.59% - 1.25% 5.87% - 0.75% 5.31% - 0.69% 3.73% - 0.62% 2.09% - 0.31% 5.17% - 0.98% 3.10% - !Matches/Mean MAE !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px"5/7 !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px"6/7 !style="text-align:right;"0.80% !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px"7/7 !style="text-align:right;"4.27%
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Ambalangoda[14] !colspan="3" width="216px"Galle Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 26,473 48.78% 312,518 50.07% 4,732,664 42.48% - 22,671 41.78% 265,180 42.49% 5,098,916 45.77% - 3,532 6.51% 37,778 6.05% 544,154 4.88% - DP 1,236 2.28% 2,967 0.48% 28,587 0.26% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 357 0.66% 5,692 0.91% 54,265 0.49% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"54,269 !style="text-align:right;"97.52% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"624,135 !style="text-align:right;"97.63% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"11,140,333 !style="text-align:right;"95.35% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Rejected Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"1,372 !style="text-align:right;"2.47% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"15,107 !style="text-align:right;"2.36% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"516,926 !style="text-align:right;"4.42% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Total Polled !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"55,650 !style="text-align:right;"73.69% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"639,318 !style="text-align:right;"78.00% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"11,684,111 !style="text-align:right;"77.66% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Registered Electors !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"75,524 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"819,666 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"15,044,490 !
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Ambalangoda[15] !colspan="3" width="216px"Galle Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 26,210 66.34% 305,307 66.17% 4,846,388 60.38% - 8,926 22.59% 120,101 26.03% 2,357,057 29.37% - DNA 4,180 10.58% 33,663 7.30% 441,251 5.50% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 192 0.49% 2,317 0.50% 32,313 0.40% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"39,508 !style="text-align:right;"94.82% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"461,388 !style="text-align:right;"95.05% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"8,026,322 !style="text-align:right;"96.03% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Rejected Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"2,160 !style="text-align:right;"5.18% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"24,013 !style="text-align:right;"4.95% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"581,465 !style="text-align:right;"6.96% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Total Polled !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"41,668 !style="text-align:right;"60.58% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"485,401 !style="text-align:right;"61.67% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"8,358,246 !style="text-align:right;"59.29% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Registered Electors !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"68,780 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"787,139 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"14,097,690 !
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Ambalangoda[16] !colspan="3" width="216px"Galle Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 26,435 56.75% 306,385 56.58% 4,223,126 45.70% - 17,289 37.11% 209,399 38.67% 3,486,792 37.73% - 2,544 5.46% 22,826 4.22% 552,723 5.98% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 317 0.68% 2,901 0.54% 60,066 0.65% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"46,585 !style="text-align:right;"95.13% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"541,511 !style="text-align:right;"94.69% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"9,241,931 !style="text-align:right;"94.52% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Rejected Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"2,384 !style="text-align:right;"4.87% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"30,380 !style="text-align:right;"5.31% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"534,452 !style="text-align:right;"5.47% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Total Polled !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"48,969 !style="text-align:right;"77.12% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"571,891 !style="text-align:right;"79.81% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"9,777,821 !style="text-align:right;"75.74% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Registered Electors !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"63,495 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"716,609 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"12,909,631 !
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Ambalangoda[17] !colspan="3" width="216px"Galle Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 20,409 43.24% 232,931 42.98% 3,330,815 37.19% - 20,295 43.00% 238,989 44.10% 4,086,026 45.62% - 5,761 12.21% 61,806 11.41% 815,353 9.10% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 734 1.56% 8,188 1.51% 143,033 1.60% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"47,199 !style="text-align:right;"96.05% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"541,914 !style="text-align:right;"95.66% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"8,955,844 !style="text-align:right;"94.77% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Rejected Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"1,942 !style="text-align:right;"3.95% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"24,561 !style="text-align:right;"4.34% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"494,009 !style="text-align:right;"5.23% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Total Polled !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"49,141 !style="text-align:right;"79.50% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"566,475 !style="text-align:right;"81.09% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"9,449,878 !style="text-align:right;"76.03% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Registered Electors !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"61,813 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"698,558 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"12,428,762 !
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Ambalangoda[18] !colspan="3" width="216px"Galle Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 22,657 49.24% 264,601 50.08% 3,899,329 45.33% - 18,662 40.56% 212,055 40.14% 3,451,765 40.12% - 3,772 8.20% 41,620 7.88% 518,725 6.03% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 920 2.00% 10,072 1.91% 250,489 2.91% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"46,011 !style="text-align:right;"N/A !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"528,348 !style="text-align:right;"N/A !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"8,602,617 !style="text-align:right;"N/A
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Ambalangoda[19] !colspan="3" width="216px"Galle Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 24,417 56.74% 277,956 56.39% 3,887,805 48.94% - 17,643 41.00% 203,268 41.24% 3,498,370 44.04% - SLPF 780 1.81% 7,239 1.47% 90,078 1.13% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 192 0.45% 4,451 0.90% 69,351 0.87% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"43,032 !style="text-align:right;"95.98% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"492,914 !style="text-align:right;"95.96% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"7,943,688 !style="text-align:right;"95.20% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Rejected Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"1,801 !style="text-align:right;"4.02% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"20,763 !style="text-align:right;"4.04% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"400,395 !style="text-align:right;"4.80% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Total Polled !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"44,833 !style="text-align:right;"80.00% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"513,677 !style="text-align:right;"79.57% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"8,344,095 !style="text-align:right;"74.75% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Registered Electors !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"56,041 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"645,559 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"11,163,064 !
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Ambalangoda[20] !colspan="3" width="216px"Galle Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 15,386 50.18% 183,962 50.40% 2,838,005 50.71% - 12,248 39.94% 152,096 41.67% 1,785,369 31.90% - USA 2,365 7.71% 18,160 4.98% 141,983 2.54% - ELJP 373 1.22% 4,097 1.12% 67,723 1.21% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 292 0.95% 6,690 1.83% 292,496 5.23% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"30,664 !style="text-align:right;"92.45% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"365,005 !style="text-align:right;"93.94% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"5,596,468 !style="text-align:right;"93.87% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Rejected Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"2,505 !style="text-align:right;"7.55% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"23,536 !style="text-align:right;"6.06% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"365,563 !style="text-align:right;"6.13% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Total Polled !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"33,169 !style="text-align:right;"68.07% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"388,541 !style="text-align:right;"68.03% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"5,962,031 !style="text-align:right;"63.60% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Registered Electors !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"48,725 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"571,146 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"9,374,164 !

Demographics

Ethnicity

The Ambalangoda Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (99.7%) . In comparison, the Galle Electoral District (which contains the Ambalangoda Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (94.4%) [21]

Religion

The Ambalangoda Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (99.2%) . In comparison, the Galle Electoral District (which contains the Ambalangoda Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (93.9%) [1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Census of Population and Housing 2012. 2012. statistics.gov.lk. Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka.
  2. The mean absolute error, between the percentages of votes each party got in Ambalangoda and the Galle 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 Ambalangoda and the country. It is a measure of the difference in voting behaviour between the two regions.
  4. Web site: 2019 Sri Lankan presidential election Results. 2019. elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2020-06-10. 2019-12-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20191219162109/https://results.elections.gov.lk/. dead.
  5. Web site: 2015 Sri Lankan presidential election Results. 2015. elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2020-06-10. 2019-12-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20191219162109/https://results.elections.gov.lk/. dead.
  6. Web site: 2010 Sri Lankan presidential election Results. 2010. elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2020-06-10. 2019-12-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20191219162109/https://results.elections.gov.lk/. dead.
  7. Web site: 2005 Sri Lankan presidential election Results. 2005. elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2020-06-10. 2019-12-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20191219162109/https://results.elections.gov.lk/. dead.
  8. Web site: 1999 Sri Lankan presidential election Results. 1999. elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2020-06-10. 2019-12-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20191219162109/https://results.elections.gov.lk/. dead.
  9. Web site: 1994 Sri Lankan presidential election Results. 1994. elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2020-06-10. 2019-12-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20191219162109/https://results.elections.gov.lk/. dead.
  10. Web site: 1988 Sri Lankan presidential election Results. 1988. elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2020-06-10. 2019-12-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20191219162109/https://results.elections.gov.lk/. dead.
  11. Web site: 1982 Sri Lankan presidential election Results. 1982. elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2020-06-10. 2019-12-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20191219162109/https://results.elections.gov.lk/. dead.
  12. The mean absolute error, between the percentages of votes each party got in Ambalangoda and the Galle 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 Ambalangoda and the country. It is a measure of the difference in voting behaviour between the two regions.
  14. Web site: 2015 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results. 2015. elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka.
  15. Web site: 2010 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results. 2010. elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka.
  16. Web site: 2004 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results. 2004. elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka.
  17. Web site: 2001 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results. 2001. elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka.
  18. Web site: 2000 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results. 2000. elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka.
  19. Web site: 1994 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results. 1994. elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka.
  20. Web site: 1989 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results. 1989. elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka.
  21. Web site: Census of Population and Housing 2012. 2012. statistics.gov.lk. Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka.