Deraniyagala Polling Division Explained

Deraniyagala
Coordinates:6.918°N 80.3427°W
Area Total Km2:429.19
Population Total:127184
Population Density Km2:296
Population As Of:2012
Population Footnotes:[1]
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name2:Kegalle Electoral District

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

Presidential Election Results

Summary

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

- !Year !colspan="2" width="144px"Deraniyagala !colspan="2" width="144px"Kegalle Electoral District !MAE[2] % !colspan="2" width="144px"Sri Lanka !MAE[3] % - 1.35% 1.50% - 2.37% 6.57% - 0.36% 4.00% - 1.05% 0.31% - 3.10% 3.15% - 5.99% 12.16% - 3.03% 8.40% - 0.63% 3.71% - !Matches/Mean MAE !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px"7/8 !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px"7/8 !style="text-align:right;"2.23% !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px"8/8 !style="text-align:right;"4.98%
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Deraniyagala[4] !colspan="3" width="216px"Kegalle Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 31,392 54.30% 320,484 55.66% 6,924,255 52.25% - 23,733 41.05% 228,032 39.60% 5,564,239 41.99% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,570 2.72% 12,272 2.13% 345,452 2.61% - NMPP 1,116 1.93% 15,043 2.61% 418,553 3.16% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"57,811 !style="text-align:right;"99.19% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"575,831 !style="text-align:right;"99.11% !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"471 !style="text-align:right;"0.81% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"5,152 !style="text-align:right;"0.89% !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"58,282 !style="text-align:right;"86.44% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"580,983 !style="text-align:right;"85.89% !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"67,424 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"676,440 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"15,992,568 !
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Deraniyagala[5] !colspan="3" width="216px"Kegalle Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 28,741 54.05% 278,130 51.82% 5,768,090 47.58% - 23,648 44.47% 252,533 47.05% 6,217,162 51.28% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 783 1.47% 6,108 1.14% 138,200 1.14% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"53,172 !style="text-align:right;"98.67% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"536,771 !style="text-align:right;"98.80% !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"717 !style="text-align:right;"1.33% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"6,515 !style="text-align:right;"1.20% !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"53,889 !style="text-align:right;"80.91% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"543,286 !style="text-align:right;"79.85% !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"66,607 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"680,414 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"15,585,942 !
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Deraniyagala[6] !colspan="3" width="216px"Kegalle Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 28,460 61.68% 296,639 61.80% 6,015,934 57.88% - 16,461 35.67% 174,877 36.44% 4,173,185 40.15% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,224 2.65% 8,448 1.76% 204,494 1.97% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"46,145 !style="text-align:right;"99.14% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"479,964 !style="text-align:right;"99.25% !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"398 !style="text-align:right;"0.86% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"3,604 !style="text-align:right;"0.75% !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"46,543 !style="text-align:right;"75.67% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"483,568 !style="text-align:right;"76.11% !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"61,507 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"635,342 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"15,734,587 !
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Deraniyagala[7] !colspan="3" width="216px"Kegalle Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 22,653 49.71% 239,184 51.02% 4,887,152 50.29% - 22,087 48.47% 223,483 47.67% 4,706,366 48.43% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 833 1.83% 6,106 1.30% 123,521 1.27% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"45,573 !style="text-align:right;"98.86% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"468,773 !style="text-align:right;"98.99% !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"526 !style="text-align:right;"1.14% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"4,795 !style="text-align:right;"1.01% !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"46,099 !style="text-align:right;"79.26% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"473,568 !style="text-align:right;"78.68% !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"58,163 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"601,872 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"14,136,979 !
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Deraniyagala[8] !colspan="3" width="216px"Kegalle Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 19,771 48.16% 210,185 51.30% 4,312,157 51.12% - 19,062 46.43% 176,376 43.05% 3,602,748 42.71% - 1,202 2.93% 14,997 3.66% 343,927 4.08% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,021 2.49% 8,122 1.98% 176,679 2.09% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"41,056 !style="text-align:right;"98.09% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"409,680 !style="text-align:right;"98.05% !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"801 !style="text-align:right;"1.91% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"8,136 !style="text-align:right;"1.95% !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"41,857 !style="text-align:right;"76.88% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"417,816 !style="text-align:right;"76.52% !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"54,448 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"546,038 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"11,965,536 !
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Deraniyagala[9] !colspan="3" width="216px"Kegalle Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 18,793 49.85% 211,676 56.06% 4,709,205 62.28% - 18,179 48.22% 159,707 42.30% 2,715,283 35.91% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 728 1.93% 6,209 1.64% 137,040 1.81% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"37,700 !style="text-align:right;"97.63% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"377,592 !style="text-align:right;"98.14% !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"915 !style="text-align:right;"2.37% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"7,139 !style="text-align:right;"1.86% !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"38,615 !style="text-align:right;"73.25% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"384,731 !style="text-align:right;"74.84% !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"52,714 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"514,055 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"11,158,880 !
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Deraniyagala[10] !colspan="3" width="216px"Kegalle Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 17,649 60.33% 168,720 57.11% 2,569,199 50.43% - 11,008 37.63% 119,769 40.54% 2,289,857 44.95% - 595 2.03% 6,923 2.34% 235,701 4.63% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"29,252 !style="text-align:right;"98.52% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"295,412 !style="text-align:right;"98.57% !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"438 !style="text-align:right;"1.48% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"4,277 !style="text-align:right;"1.43% !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"29,690 !style="text-align:right;"67.88% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"299,689 !style="text-align:right;"67.98% !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"43,740 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"440,836 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"9,283,143 !
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Deraniyagala[11] !colspan="3" width="216px"Kegalle Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 19,249 57.33% 195,444 57.02% 3,450,815 52.93% - 11,997 35.73% 126,538 36.92% 2,546,348 39.05% - 1,371 4.08% 13,706 4.00% 273,428 4.19% - 789 2.35% 6,184 1.80% 58,531 0.90% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 170 0.51% 890 0.26% 190,929 2.93% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"33,576 !style="text-align:right;"98.32% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"342,762 !style="text-align:right;"98.69% !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"572 !style="text-align:right;"1.68% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"4,537 !style="text-align:right;"1.31% !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"34,148 !style="text-align:right;"84.25% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"347,299 !style="text-align:right;"84.30% !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"40,531 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"411,994 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"8,235,358 !

Parliamentary Election Results

Summary

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

- !Year !colspan="2" width="144px"Deraniyagala !colspan="2" width="144px"Kegalle Electoral District !MAE[12] % !colspan="2" width="144px"Sri Lanka !MAE[13] % - 0.55% 3.57% - 0.91% 5.02% - 1.32% 5.88% - 0.40% 3.36% - 1.40% 3.64% - 7.49% 10.69% - 2.66% 7.60% - !Matches/Mean MAE !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px"6/7 !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px"6/7 !style="text-align:right;"2.10% !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px"7/7 !style="text-align:right;"5.68%
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Deraniyagala[14] !colspan="3" width="216px"Kegalle Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 24,468 49.84% 247,467 49.52% 5,098,916 45.77% - 22,674 46.18% 227,208 45.47% 4,732,664 42.48% - 1,049 2.14% 18,394 3.68% 544,154 4.88% - 608 1.24% 2,448 0.49% 17,107 0.15% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 296 0.60% 4,213 0.84% 83,938 0.75% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"49,095 !style="text-align:right;"95.51% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"499,730 !style="text-align:right;"96.35% !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"2,286 !style="text-align:right;"4.45% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"18,770 !style="text-align:right;"3.62% !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"51,401 !style="text-align:right;"77.17% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"518,674 !style="text-align:right;"79.81% !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"66,607 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"649,878 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"15,044,490 !
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Deraniyagala[15] !colspan="3" width="216px"Kegalle Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 22,109 67.90% 242,463 66.89% 4,846,388 60.38% - 9,204 28.27% 104,925 28.95% 2,357,057 29.37% - DNA 898 2.76% 13,518 3.73% 441,251 5.50% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 348 1.07% 1,549 0.43% 33,973 0.42% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"32,559 !style="text-align:right;"90.98% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"362,455 !style="text-align:right;"93.32% !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"3,229 !style="text-align:right;"9.02% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"25,965 !style="text-align:right;"6.68% !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"35,788 !style="text-align:right;"58.19% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"388,420 !style="text-align:right;"60.93% !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"61,507 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"637,524 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"14,097,690 !
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Deraniyagala[16] !colspan="3" width="216px"Kegalle Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 20,436 50.60% 214,267 50.88% 4,223,126 45.70% - 18,881 46.75% 186,641 44.32% 3,486,792 37.73% - 824 2.04% 18,034 4.28% 552,723 5.98% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 246 0.61% 2,187 0.52% 59,247 0.64% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"40,387 !style="text-align:right;"91.85% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"421,134 !style="text-align:right;"94.25% !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"3,584 !style="text-align:right;"8.15% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"25,685 !style="text-align:right;"5.75% !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"43,971 !style="text-align:right;"76.98% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"446,816 !style="text-align:right;"78.35% !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"57,117 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"570,299 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"12,909,631 !
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Deraniyagala[17] !colspan="3" width="216px"Kegalle Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 20,383 49.99% 208,104 49.36% 4,086,026 45.62% - 16,528 40.53% 170,901 40.53% 3,330,815 37.19% - 3,148 7.72% 36,711 8.71% 815,353 9.10% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 716 1.76% 5,924 1.40% 123,245 1.38% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"40,775 !style="text-align:right;"93.12% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"421,640 !style="text-align:right;"94.90% !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"3,014 !style="text-align:right;"6.88% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"22,669 !style="text-align:right;"5.10% !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"43,789 !style="text-align:right;"78.00% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"444,309 !style="text-align:right;"80.10% !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"56,143 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"554,698 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"12,428,762 !
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Deraniyagala[18] !colspan="3" width="216px"Kegalle Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 19,715 48.43% 201,114 48.88% 3,899,329 45.33% - 18,443 45.31% 175,627 42.69% 3,451,765 40.12% - 1,848 4.54% 22,028 5.35% 518,725 6.03% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 701 1.72% 12,643 3.07% 419,507 4.88% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"40,707 !style="text-align:right;"N/A !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"411,412 !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"Deraniyagala[19] !colspan="3" width="216px"Kegalle Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 23,725 58.90% 203,938 51.24% 3,498,370 44.04% - 16,305 40.48% 190,689 47.91% 3,887,805 48.94% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 253 0.63% 3,383 0.85% 90,078 1.13% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"40,283 !style="text-align:right;"94.99% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"398,010 !style="text-align:right;"95.89% !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"2,125 !style="text-align:right;"5.01% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"17,043 !style="text-align:right;"4.11% !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"42,408 !style="text-align:right;"80.45% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"415,053 !style="text-align:right;"80.78% !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"52,714 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"513,825 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"11,163,064 !
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Deraniyagala[20] !colspan="3" width="216px"Kegalle Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 15,959 64.31% 174,334 61.12% 2,838,005 50.71% - 7,421 29.90% 80,668 28.28% 1,785,369 31.90% - USA 1,101 4.44% 15,168 5.32% 141,983 2.54% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 335 1.35% 15,084 5.29% 158,203 2.83% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"24,816 !style="text-align:right;"92.55% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"285,254 !style="text-align:right;"93.95% !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"1,999 !style="text-align:right;"7.45% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"18,362 !style="text-align:right;"6.05% !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"26,815 !style="text-align:right;"62.03% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"303,616 !style="text-align:right;"69.46% !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"43,230 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"437,131 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"9,374,164 !

Demographics

Ethnicity

The Deraniyagala Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (79.8%) and a significant Indian Tamil population (13.3%) . In comparison, the Kegalle Electoral District (which contains the Deraniyagala Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (85.5%) [21]

Religion

The Deraniyagala Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (78.9%) and a significant Hindu population (15.7%) . In comparison, the Kegalle Electoral District (which contains the Deraniyagala Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (84.4%) [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 Deraniyagala 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 Deraniyagala 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 Deraniyagala 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 Deraniyagala 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.