Laggala Polling Division Explained

Laggala
Coordinates:7.6111°N 80.7872°W
Area Total Km2:986.7
Population Total:88131
Population Density Km2:89
Population As Of:2012
Population Footnotes:[1]
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name2:Matale Electoral District

The Laggala Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Matale Electoral District, in the Central Province, Sri Lanka.

Presidential Election Results

Summary

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

- !Year !colspan="2" width="144px"Laggala !colspan="2" width="144px"Matale Electoral District !MAE[2] % !colspan="2" width="144px"Sri Lanka !MAE[3] % - 4.36% 6.97% - 8.74% 12.67% - 4.36% 6.31% - 2.52% 0.54% - 4.80% 5.06% - 4.16% 3.05% - 8.15% 2.29% - 2.14% 1.92% - !Matches/Mean MAE !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px"7/8 !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px"6/8 !style="text-align:right;"4.90% !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px"8/8 !style="text-align:right;"4.85%
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Laggala[4] !colspan="3" width="216px"Matale Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 36,363 60.23% 187,821 55.37% 6,924,255 52.25% - 21,384 35.42% 134,291 39.59% 5,564,239 41.99% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,561 2.59% 8,219 2.42% 345,452 2.61% - NMPP 1,070 1.77% 8,890 2.62% 418,553 3.16% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"60,378 !style="text-align:right;"99.18% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"339,221 !style="text-align:right;"99.05% !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"501 !style="text-align:right;"0.82% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"3,252 !style="text-align:right;"0.95% !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"60,879 !style="text-align:right;"87.43% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"342,473 !style="text-align:right;"85.30% !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"69,632 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"401,496 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"15,992,568 !
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Laggala[5] !colspan="3" width="216px"Matale Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 33,821 60.20% 158,880 51.41% 5,768,090 47.58% - 21,511 38.29% 145,928 47.22% 6,217,162 51.28% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 846 1.51% 4,214 1.36% 138,200 1.14% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"56,178 !style="text-align:right;"98.98% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"309,022 !style="text-align:right;"98.83% !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"581 !style="text-align:right;"1.02% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"3,653 !style="text-align:right;"1.17% !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"56,759 !style="text-align:right;"80.71% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"312,675 !style="text-align:right;"78.76% !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"70,323 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"397,005 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"15,585,942 !
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Laggala[6] !colspan="3" width="216px"Matale Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 31,277 64.09% 157,953 59.74% 6,015,934 57.88% - 16,300 33.40% 100,513 38.01% 4,173,185 40.15% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,221 2.50% 5,953 2.25% 204,494 1.97% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"48,798 !style="text-align:right;"99.27% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"264,419 !style="text-align:right;"99.00% !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"361 !style="text-align:right;"0.73% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"2,666 !style="text-align:right;"1.00% !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"49,159 !style="text-align:right;"75.98% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"267,085 !style="text-align:right;"75.08% !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"64,696 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"355,738 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"15,734,587 !
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Laggala[7] !colspan="3" width="216px"Matale Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 23,637 50.53% 120,533 48.09% 4,887,152 50.29% - 22,249 47.56% 125,937 50.25% 4,706,366 48.43% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 895 1.91% 4,150 1.66% 123,521 1.27% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"46,781 !style="text-align:right;"98.57% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"250,620 !style="text-align:right;"98.51% !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"679 !style="text-align:right;"1.43% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"3,785 !style="text-align:right;"1.49% !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"47,460 !style="text-align:right;"77.82% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"254,405 !style="text-align:right;"76.51% !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"60,990 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"332,515 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"14,136,979 !
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Laggala[8] !colspan="3" width="216px"Matale Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 24,073 57.07% 111,232 51.42% 4,312,157 51.12% - 16,091 38.15% 91,944 42.51% 3,602,748 42.71% - 1,069 2.53% 7,924 3.66% 343,927 4.08% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 946 2.24% 5,210 2.41% 176,679 2.09% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"42,179 !style="text-align:right;"97.43% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"216,310 !style="text-align:right;"97.23% !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"1,112 !style="text-align:right;"2.57% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"6,171 !style="text-align:right;"2.77% !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"43,291 !style="text-align:right;"80.57% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"222,481 !style="text-align:right;"76.18% !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"53,732 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"292,055 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"11,965,536 !
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Laggala[9] !colspan="3" width="216px"Matale Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 26,092 65.21% 121,449 60.98% 4,709,205 62.28% - 13,013 32.52% 73,324 36.82% 2,715,283 35.91% - Ind 2 507 1.27% 2,111 1.06% 58,888 0.78% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 399 1.00% 2,280 1.14% 78,152 1.03% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"40,011 !style="text-align:right;"97.81% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"199,164 !style="text-align:right;"97.40% !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"897 !style="text-align:right;"2.19% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"5,317 !style="text-align:right;"2.60% !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"40,908 !style="text-align:right;"84.30% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"204,481 !style="text-align:right;"76.95% !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"48,525 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"265,743 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"11,158,880 !
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Laggala[10] !colspan="3" width="216px"Matale Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 9,055 49.81% 37,007 57.85% 2,569,199 50.43% - 8,908 49.00% 25,825 40.37% 2,289,857 44.95% - 216 1.19% 1,135 1.77% 235,701 4.63% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"18,179 !style="text-align:right;"98.92% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"63,967 !style="text-align:right;"98.29% !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"198 !style="text-align:right;"1.08% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"1,110 !style="text-align:right;"1.71% !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"18,377 !style="text-align:right;"44.70% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"65,077 !style="text-align:right;"30.13% !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"41,110 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"215,999 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"9,283,143 !
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Laggala[11] !colspan="3" width="216px"Matale Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 17,354 56.18% 94,031 58.11% 3,450,815 52.93% - 12,149 39.33% 59,299 36.65% 2,546,348 39.05% - 1,158 3.75% 7,169 4.43% 273,428 4.19% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 228 0.74% 1,315 0.81% 249,460 3.83% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"30,889 !style="text-align:right;"99.13% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"161,814 !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"272 !style="text-align:right;"0.87% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"1,414 !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"31,161 !style="text-align:right;"88.70% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"163,228 !style="text-align:right;"85.97% !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"35,129 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"189,867 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"8,235,358 !

Parliamentary Election Results

Summary

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

- !Year !colspan="2" width="144px"Laggala !colspan="2" width="144px"Matale Electoral District !MAE[12] % !colspan="2" width="144px"Sri Lanka !MAE[13] % - 7.78% 6.70% - 6.90% 10.82% - 1.43% 6.13% - 9.98% 8.42% - 6.23% 7.40% - 2.76% 2.62% - 7.61% 12.81% - !Matches/Mean MAE !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px"5/7 !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px"7/7 !style="text-align:right;"6.10% !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px"7/7 !style="text-align:right;"7.84%
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Laggala[14] !colspan="3" width="216px"Matale Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 26,748 54.40% 126,315 45.57% 4,732,664 42.48% - 20,867 42.44% 138,241 49.87% 5,098,916 45.77% - 1,324 2.69% 10,947 3.95% 544,154 4.88% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 233 0.47% 1,690 0.61% 82,293 0.74% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"49,172 !style="text-align:right;"91.90% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"277,193 !style="text-align:right;"92.73% !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"4,292 !style="text-align:right;"8.02% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"21,537 !style="text-align:right;"7.21% !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"53,504 !style="text-align:right;"76.08% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"298,917 !style="text-align:right;"78.73% !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"70,323 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"379,675 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"15,044,490 !
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Laggala[15] !colspan="3" width="216px"Matale Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 27,777 74.79% 131,069 67.02% 4,846,388 60.38% - 8,478 22.83% 55,737 28.50% 2,357,057 29.37% - DNA 688 1.85% 7,636 3.90% 441,251 5.50% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 198 0.53% 1,122 0.57% 34,715 0.43% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"37,141 !style="text-align:right;"91.89% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"195,564 !style="text-align:right;"90.93% !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"3,217 !style="text-align:right;"7.96% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"19,310 !style="text-align:right;"8.98% !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"40,421 !style="text-align:right;"62.48% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"215,060 !style="text-align:right;"60.23% !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"64,696 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"357,063 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"14,097,690 !
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Laggala[16] !colspan="3" width="216px"Matale Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 21,307 51.88% 108,259 49.19% 4,223,126 45.70% - 18,784 45.74% 100,642 45.73% 3,486,792 37.73% - 579 1.41% 8,819 4.01% 552,723 5.98% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 396 0.96% 2,342 1.06% 54,554 0.59% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"41,066 !style="text-align:right;"91.94% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"220,062 !style="text-align:right;"91.84% !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"3,598 !style="text-align:right;"8.06% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"19,549 !style="text-align:right;"8.16% !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"44,664 !style="text-align:right;"75.96% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"239,611 !style="text-align:right;"76.66% !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"58,799 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"312,556 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"12,909,631 !
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Laggala[17] !colspan="3" width="216px"Matale Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 20,938 52.61% 88,999 40.81% 3,330,815 37.19% - 16,117 40.49% 109,991 50.43% 4,086,026 45.62% - 2,133 5.36% 16,063 7.37% 815,353 9.10% - NLF 402 1.01% 1,824 0.84% 45,901 0.51% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 211 0.53% 1,213 0.56% 16,269 0.18% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"39,801 !style="text-align:right;"93.56% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"218,090 !style="text-align:right;"93.38% !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"2,740 !style="text-align:right;"6.44% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"15,449 !style="text-align:right;"6.62% !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"42,541 !style="text-align:right;"75.64% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"233,539 !style="text-align:right;"77.95% !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"56,244 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"299,606 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"12,428,762 !
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Laggala[18] !colspan="3" width="216px"Matale Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 23,692 58.17% 110,213 50.53% 3,899,329 45.33% - 14,941 36.68% 91,836 42.11% 3,451,765 40.12% - 1,283 3.15% 10,673 4.89% 518,725 6.03% - NLF 460 1.13% 2,350 1.08% 32,275 0.38% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 352 0.86% 3,025 1.39% 182,723 2.12% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"40,728 !style="text-align:right;"N/A !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"218,097 !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"Laggala[19] !colspan="3" width="216px"Matale Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 20,648 52.66% 102,680 49.85% 3,887,805 48.94% - 17,970 45.83% 100,121 48.61% 3,498,370 44.04% - IND1 437 1.11% 1,728 0.84% 48,199 0.61% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 153 0.39% 1,433 0.70% 90,078 1.13% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"39,208 !style="text-align:right;"93.74% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"205,962 !style="text-align:right;"94.22% !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"2,618 !style="text-align:right;"6.26% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"12,646 !style="text-align:right;"5.78% !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"41,826 !style="text-align:right;"86.19% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"218,608 !style="text-align:right;"81.88% !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"48,525 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"266,974 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"11,163,064 !
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Laggala[20] !colspan="3" width="216px"Matale Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 19,839 72.17% 88,869 63.81% 2,838,005 50.71% - 7,143 25.98% 45,717 32.82% 1,785,369 31.90% - USA 350 1.27% 2,344 1.68% 141,983 2.54% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 157 0.57% 2,350 1.69% 67,723 1.21% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"27,489 !style="text-align:right;"91.81% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"139,280 !style="text-align:right;"92.11% !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"2,453 !style="text-align:right;"8.19% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"11,927 !style="text-align:right;"7.89% !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"29,942 !style="text-align:right;"73.65% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"151,207 !style="text-align:right;"70.35% !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"40,656 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"214,938 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"9,374,164 !

Demographics

Ethnicity

The Laggala Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (93.2%) . In comparison, the Matale Electoral District (which contains the Laggala Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (80.8%) [21]

Religion

The Laggala Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (92.9%) . In comparison, the Matale Electoral District (which contains the Laggala Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (79.5%) [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 Laggala and the Matale 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 Laggala 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 Laggala and the Matale 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 Laggala 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.