Hiriyala Polling Division Explained

Hiriyala
Coordinates:7.6469°N 80.4354°W
Area Total Km2:376.12
Population Total:125446
Population Density Km2:334
Population As Of:2012
Population Footnotes:[1]
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name2:Kurunegala Electoral District

The Hiriyala Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Kurunegala Electoral District, in the North Western Province, Sri Lanka.

Presidential Election Results

Summary

The winner of Hiriyala has matched the final country result 5 out of 8 times. Hence, Hiriyala is a Weak Bellwether for Presidential Elections.

- !Year !colspan="2" width="144px"Hiriyala !colspan="2" width="144px"Kurunegala Electoral District !MAE[2] % !colspan="2" width="144px"Sri Lanka !MAE[3] % - 0.41% 4.64% - 0.71% 4.93% - 1.11% 6.00% - 3.24% 1.41% - 3.50% 4.14% - 2.77% 5.77% - 7.27% 6.66% - 5.63% 6.61% - !Matches/Mean MAE !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px"5/8 !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px"7/8 !style="text-align:right;"3.08% !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px"8/8 !style="text-align:right;"5.02%
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Hiriyala[4] !colspan="3" width="216px"Kurunegala Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 46,443 57.44% 652,278 57.90% 6,924,255 52.25% - 30,232 37.39% 416,961 37.01% 5,564,239 41.99% - NMPP 2,538 3.14% 36,178 3.21% 418,553 3.16% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,648 2.04% 21,193 1.88% 345,452 2.61% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"80,861 !style="text-align:right;"99.28% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"1,126,610 !style="text-align:right;"99.25% !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"590 !style="text-align:right;"0.72% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"8,522 !style="text-align:right;"0.75% !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"81,451 !style="text-align:right;"83.58% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"1,135,132 !style="text-align:right;"85.24% !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"97,456 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"1,331,705 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"15,992,568 !
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Hiriyala[5] !colspan="3" width="216px"Kurunegala Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 38,538 52.68% 556,868 53.46% 5,768,090 47.58% - 33,944 46.40% 476,602 45.76% 6,217,162 51.28% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 666 0.91% 8,154 0.78% 138,200 1.14% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"73,148 !style="text-align:right;"98.86% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"1,041,624 !style="text-align:right;"99.12% !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"847 !style="text-align:right;"1.14% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"9,285 !style="text-align:right;"0.88% !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"73,995 !style="text-align:right;"75.59% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"1,050,909 !style="text-align:right;"78.82% !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"97,886 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"1,333,377 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"15,585,942 !
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Hiriyala[6] !colspan="3" width="216px"Kurunegala Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 42,240 64.14% 582,784 63.08% 6,015,934 57.88% - 22,538 34.22% 327,594 35.46% 4,173,185 40.15% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,075 1.63% 13,515 1.46% 204,494 1.97% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"65,853 !style="text-align:right;"99.17% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"923,893 !style="text-align:right;"99.29% !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"548 !style="text-align:right;"0.83% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"6,644 !style="text-align:right;"0.71% !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"66,401 !style="text-align:right;"72.06% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"930,537 !style="text-align:right;"75.59% !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"92,150 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"1,230,966 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"15,734,587 !
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Hiriyala[7] !colspan="3" width="216px"Kurunegala Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 31,412 49.94% 418,809 46.72% 4,706,366 48.43% - 30,785 48.94% 468,507 52.26% 4,887,152 50.29% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 703 1.12% 9,181 1.02% 123,521 1.27% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"62,900 !style="text-align:right;"98.75% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"896,497 !style="text-align:right;"99.07% !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"793 !style="text-align:right;"1.25% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"8,458 !style="text-align:right;"0.93% !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"63,693 !style="text-align:right;"73.97% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"904,955 !style="text-align:right;"77.87% !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"86,112 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"1,162,099 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"14,136,979 !
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Hiriyala[8] !colspan="3" width="216px"Kurunegala Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 24,589 47.17% 326,327 43.89% 3,602,748 42.71% - 24,366 46.74% 377,483 50.77% 4,312,157 51.12% - 2,101 4.03% 27,354 3.68% 343,927 4.08% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,073 2.06% 12,355 1.66% 176,679 2.09% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"52,129 !style="text-align:right;"97.14% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"743,519 !style="text-align:right;"97.99% !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"1,535 !style="text-align:right;"2.86% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"15,272 !style="text-align:right;"2.01% !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"53,664 !style="text-align:right;"71.90% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"758,791 !style="text-align:right;"75.83% !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"74,632 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"1,000,624 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"11,965,536 !
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Hiriyala[9] !colspan="3" width="216px"Kurunegala Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 28,159 56.44% 403,838 59.36% 4,709,205 62.28% - 20,880 41.85% 266,740 39.21% 2,715,283 35.91% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 852 1.71% 9,766 1.44% 137,040 1.81% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"49,891 !style="text-align:right;"98.19% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"680,344 !style="text-align:right;"98.48% !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"919 !style="text-align:right;"1.81% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"10,511 !style="text-align:right;"1.52% !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"50,810 !style="text-align:right;"75.63% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"690,855 !style="text-align:right;"76.97% !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"67,182 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"897,539 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"11,158,880 !
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Hiriyala[10] !colspan="3" width="216px"Kurunegala Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 12,154 58.48% 198,662 51.12% 2,569,199 50.43% - 8,193 39.42% 182,220 46.89% 2,289,857 44.95% - 436 2.10% 7,717 1.99% 235,701 4.63% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"20,783 !style="text-align:right;"98.98% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"388,599 !style="text-align:right;"98.91% !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"214 !style="text-align:right;"1.02% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"4,281 !style="text-align:right;"1.09% !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"20,997 !style="text-align:right;"35.12% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"392,880 !style="text-align:right;"53.49% !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"59,781 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"734,453 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"9,283,143 !
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Hiriyala[11] !colspan="3" width="216px"Kurunegala Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 28,098 61.67% 345,769 55.77% 3,450,815 52.93% - 15,608 34.26% 248,479 40.08% 2,546,348 39.05% - 1,496 3.28% 21,835 3.52% 273,428 4.19% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 357 0.78% 3,895 0.63% 249,460 3.83% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"45,559 !style="text-align:right;"98.74% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"619,978 !style="text-align:right;"99.13% !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"580 !style="text-align:right;"1.26% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"5,431 !style="text-align:right;"0.87% !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"46,139 !style="text-align:right;"83.11% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"625,409 !style="text-align:right;"86.00% !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"55,516 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"727,202 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"8,235,358 !

Parliamentary Election Results

Summary

The winner of Hiriyala has matched the final country result 4 out of 7 times. Hence, Hiriyala is a Weak Bellwether for Parliamentary Elections.

- !Year !colspan="2" width="144px"Hiriyala !colspan="2" width="144px"Kurunegala Electoral District !MAE[12] % !colspan="2" width="144px"Sri Lanka !MAE[13] % - 1.07% 2.64% - 0.33% 3.04% - 3.05% 4.50% - 2.28% 3.40% - 5.18% 4.09% - 4.54% 4.16% - 8.25% 9.74% - !Matches/Mean MAE !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px"4/7 !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px"6/7 !style="text-align:right;"3.53% !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px"7/7 !style="text-align:right;"4.51%
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Hiriyala[14] !colspan="3" width="216px"Kurunegala Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 32,076 47.75% 474,124 49.29% 4,732,664 42.48% - 31,258 46.54% 441,275 45.87% 5,098,916 45.77% - 2,711 4.04% 41,077 4.27% 544,154 4.88% - DP 937 1.39% 3,119 0.32% 28,587 0.26% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 187 0.28% 2,377 0.25% 54,454 0.49% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"67,169 !style="text-align:right;"94.54% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"961,972 !style="text-align:right;"95.39% !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"3,835 !style="text-align:right;"5.40% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"46,036 !style="text-align:right;"4.56% !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"71,048 !style="text-align:right;"72.58% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"1,008,459 !style="text-align:right;"79.63% !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"97,886 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"1,266,443 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"15,044,490 !
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Hiriyala[15] !colspan="3" width="216px"Kurunegala Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 26,911 64.26% 429,316 63.91% 4,846,388 60.38% - 13,181 31.47% 213,713 31.81% 2,357,057 29.37% - DNA 1,673 3.99% 26,440 3.94% 441,251 5.50% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 115 0.27% 2,288 0.34% 34,779 0.43% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"41,880 !style="text-align:right;"91.52% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"671,757 !style="text-align:right;"92.58% !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"3,832 !style="text-align:right;"8.37% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"53,130 !style="text-align:right;"7.32% !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"45,758 !style="text-align:right;"49.66% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"725,566 !style="text-align:right;"59.08% !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"92,150 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"1,228,044 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"14,097,690 !
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Hiriyala[16] !colspan="3" width="216px"Kurunegala Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 26,607 48.61% 412,157 51.95% 4,223,126 45.70% - 25,167 45.98% 340,768 42.95% 3,486,792 37.73% - 2,740 5.01% 37,459 4.72% 552,723 5.98% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 223 0.41% 2,976 0.38% 64,640 0.70% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"54,737 !style="text-align:right;"94.24% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"793,360 !style="text-align:right;"95.14% !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"3,326 !style="text-align:right;"5.73% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"40,261 !style="text-align:right;"4.83% !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"58,082 !style="text-align:right;"69.53% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"833,908 !style="text-align:right;"76.54% !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"83,535 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"1,089,482 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"12,909,631 !
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Hiriyala[17] !colspan="3" width="216px"Kurunegala Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 26,882 50.95% 382,768 48.59% 4,086,026 45.62% - 20,884 39.58% 332,775 42.24% 3,330,815 37.19% - 4,292 8.13% 63,652 8.08% 815,353 9.10% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 708 1.34% 8,533 1.08% 133,770 1.49% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"52,766 !style="text-align:right;"94.30% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"787,728 !style="text-align:right;"95.35% !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"3,191 !style="text-align:right;"5.70% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"38,451 !style="text-align:right;"4.65% !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"55,957 !style="text-align:right;"69.95% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"826,179 !style="text-align:right;"78.98% !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"80,000 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"1,046,102 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"12,428,762 !
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Hiriyala[18] !colspan="3" width="216px"Kurunegala Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 25,875 47.86% 308,106 41.86% 3,451,765 40.12% - 23,423 43.33% 358,794 48.75% 3,899,329 45.33% - 2,807 5.19% 40,780 5.54% 518,725 6.03% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,114 2.06% 16,421 2.23% 221,514 2.57% - 840 1.55% 11,927 1.62% 185,593 2.16% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"54,059 !style="text-align:right;"N/A !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"736,028 !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"Hiriyala[19] !colspan="3" width="216px"Kurunegala Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 26,181 51.67% 332,547 47.02% 3,498,370 44.04% - 23,984 47.34% 366,856 51.87% 3,887,805 48.94% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 502 0.99% 7,876 1.11% 158,616 2.00% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"50,667 !style="text-align:right;"94.73% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"707,279 !style="text-align:right;"95.92% !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"2,817 !style="text-align:right;"5.27% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"30,071 !style="text-align:right;"4.08% !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"53,484 !style="text-align:right;"79.61% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"737,350 !style="text-align:right;"82.15% !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"67,182 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"897,580 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"11,163,064 !
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Hiriyala[20] !colspan="3" width="216px"Kurunegala Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 25,073 68.03% 314,724 58.51% 2,838,005 50.71% - 10,734 29.12% 195,526 36.35% 1,785,369 31.90% - ELJP 610 1.66% 13,759 2.56% 67,723 1.21% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 439 1.19% 13,907 2.59% 232,463 4.15% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"36,856 !style="text-align:right;"93.33% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"537,916 !style="text-align:right;"94.02% !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"2,632 !style="text-align:right;"6.67% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"34,212 !style="text-align:right;"5.98% !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"39,488 !style="text-align:right;"66.88% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"572,128 !style="text-align:right;"72.88% !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"59,043 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"784,991 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"9,374,164 !

Demographics

Ethnicity

The Hiriyala Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (92.5%) . In comparison, the Kurunegala Electoral District (which contains the Hiriyala Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (91.4%) [21]

Religion

The Hiriyala Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (91.4%) . In comparison, the Kurunegala Electoral District (which contains the Hiriyala Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (88.5%) [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 Hiriyala and the Kurunegala 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 Hiriyala 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 Hiriyala and the Kurunegala 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 Hiriyala 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.