Udunuwara Polling Division Explained

Udunuwara
Coordinates:7.219°N 80.5578°W
Area Total Km2:68.0
Population Total:110905
Population Density Km2:1631
Population As Of:2012
Population Footnotes:[1]
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name2:Kandy Electoral District

The Udunuwara Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Kandy Electoral District, in the Central Province, Sri Lanka.

Presidential Election Results

Summary

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

- !Year !colspan="2" width="144px"Udunuwara !colspan="2" width="144px"Kandy Electoral District !MAE[2] % !colspan="2" width="144px"Sri Lanka !MAE[3] % - 2.85% 4.90% - 4.08% 7.35% - 3.23% 6.88% - 2.52% 8.40% - 2.21% 3.68% - 0.47% 5.12% - 5.60% 8.40% - 3.94% 8.37% - !Matches/Mean MAE !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px"6/8 !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px"7/8 !style="text-align:right;"3.11% !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px"8/8 !style="text-align:right;"6.64%
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Udunuwara[4] !colspan="3" width="216px"Kandy Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 33,131 47.60% 417,355 44.64% 5,564,239 41.99% - 33,003 47.41% 471,502 50.43% 6,924,255 52.25% - NMPP 1,913 2.75% 23,539 2.52% 418,553 3.16% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,560 2.24% 22,479 2.40% 345,452 2.61% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"69,607 !style="text-align:right;"99.20% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"934,875 !style="text-align:right;"99.04% !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"563 !style="text-align:right;"0.80% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"9,020 !style="text-align:right;"0.96% !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"70,170 !style="text-align:right;"84.70% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"943,895 !style="text-align:right;"84.89% !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"82,842 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"1,111,860 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"15,992,568 !
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Udunuwara[5] !colspan="3" width="216px"Kandy Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 38,018 58.71% 466,994 54.56% 6,217,162 51.28% - 25,984 40.13% 378,585 44.23% 5,768,090 47.58% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 752 1.16% 10,329 1.21% 138,200 1.14% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"64,754 !style="text-align:right;"98.84% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"855,908 !style="text-align:right;"98.73% !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"763 !style="text-align:right;"1.16% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"10,993 !style="text-align:right;"1.27% !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"65,517 !style="text-align:right;"79.61% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"866,901 !style="text-align:right;"79.71% !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"82,298 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"1,087,542 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"15,585,942 !
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Udunuwara[6] !colspan="3" width="216px"Kandy Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 29,235 50.88% 406,636 54.16% 6,015,934 57.88% - 27,123 47.21% 329,492 43.89% 4,173,185 40.15% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,096 1.91% 14,658 1.95% 204,494 1.97% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"57,454 !style="text-align:right;"98.91% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"750,786 !style="text-align:right;"98.85% !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"631 !style="text-align:right;"1.09% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"8,700 !style="text-align:right;"1.15% !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"58,085 !style="text-align:right;"75.62% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"759,486 !style="text-align:right;"75.87% !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"76,812 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"1,001,074 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"15,734,587 !
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Udunuwara[7] !colspan="3" width="216px"Kandy Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 30,979 56.90% 387,150 54.33% 4,706,366 48.43% - 22,733 41.75% 315,672 44.30% 4,887,152 50.29% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 733 1.35% 9,798 1.37% 123,521 1.27% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"54,445 !style="text-align:right;"98.68% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"712,620 !style="text-align:right;"98.64% !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"726 !style="text-align:right;"1.32% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"9,817 !style="text-align:right;"1.36% !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"55,171 !style="text-align:right;"76.80% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"722,437 !style="text-align:right;"77.37% !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"71,840 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"933,754 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"14,136,979 !
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Udunuwara[8] !colspan="3" width="216px"Kandy Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 22,192 47.86% 308,187 50.29% 4,312,157 51.12% - 21,920 47.27% 276,360 45.10% 3,602,748 42.71% - 1,199 2.59% 15,512 2.53% 343,927 4.08% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,061 2.29% 12,752 2.08% 176,679 2.09% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"46,372 !style="text-align:right;"97.47% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"612,811 !style="text-align:right;"97.29% !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"1,204 !style="text-align:right;"2.53% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"17,060 !style="text-align:right;"2.71% !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"47,576 !style="text-align:right;"76.13% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"629,871 !style="text-align:right;"77.61% !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"62,497 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"811,606 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"11,965,536 !
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Udunuwara[9] !colspan="3" width="216px"Kandy Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 24,199 57.07% 320,110 56.64% 4,709,205 62.28% - 17,442 41.14% 235,519 41.68% 2,715,283 35.91% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 758 1.79% 9,488 1.68% 137,040 1.81% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"42,399 !style="text-align:right;"97.82% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"565,117 !style="text-align:right;"97.55% !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"945 !style="text-align:right;"2.18% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"14,179 !style="text-align:right;"2.45% !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"43,344 !style="text-align:right;"76.48% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"579,296 !style="text-align:right;"77.85% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"7,713,232 !style="text-align:right;"69.12% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Registered Electors !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"56,671 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"744,151 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"11,158,880 !
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Udunuwara[10] !colspan="3" width="216px"Kandy Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 16,582 60.70% 234,124 54.88% 2,569,199 50.43% - 10,420 38.14% 186,187 43.65% 2,289,857 44.95% - 315 1.15% 6,266 1.47% 235,701 4.63% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"27,317 !style="text-align:right;"98.03% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"426,577 !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"550 !style="text-align:right;"1.97% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"6,167 !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"27,867 !style="text-align:right;"55.49% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"432,744 !style="text-align:right;"68.36% !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"50,223 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"633,030 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"9,283,143 !
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Udunuwara[11] !colspan="3" width="216px"Kandy Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 23,440 64.02% 289,621 59.80% 3,450,815 52.93% - 12,100 33.05% 178,647 36.89% 2,546,348 39.05% - 852 2.33% 12,493 2.58% 273,428 4.19% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 224 0.61% 3,536 0.73% 249,460 3.83% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"36,616 !style="text-align:right;"99.33% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"484,297 !style="text-align:right;"99.07% !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"246 !style="text-align:right;"0.67% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"4,548 !style="text-align:right;"0.93% !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"36,862 !style="text-align:right;"85.28% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"488,845 !style="text-align:right;"89.44% !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"43,223 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"546,565 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"8,235,358 !

Parliamentary Election Results

Summary

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

- !Year !colspan="2" width="144px"Udunuwara !colspan="2" width="144px"Kandy Electoral District !MAE[12] % !colspan="2" width="144px"Sri Lanka !MAE[13] % - 3.97% 9.70% - 1.06% 2.30% - 1.88% 4.50% - 5.48% 7.70% - 2.83% 2.26% - 2.99% 2.38% - 5.25% 8.05% - !Matches/Mean MAE !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px"6/7 !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px"5/7 !style="text-align:right;"3.35% !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px"7/7 !style="text-align:right;"5.27%
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Udunuwara[14] !colspan="3" width="216px"Kandy Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 35,580 59.99% 440,761 55.61% 5,098,916 45.77% - 20,808 35.08% 309,152 39.00% 4,732,664 42.48% - 2,307 3.89% 30,669 3.87% 544,154 4.88% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 618 1.04% 12,055 1.52% 100,088 0.90% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"59,313 !style="text-align:right;"96.10% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"792,637 !style="text-align:right;"95.48% !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"2,365 !style="text-align:right;"3.83% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"37,065 !style="text-align:right;"4.46% !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"61,722 !style="text-align:right;"75.00% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"830,165 !style="text-align:right;"79.13% !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"82,298 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"1,049,160 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"15,044,490 !
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Udunuwara[15] !colspan="3" width="216px"Kandy Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 26,154 59.69% 339,819 60.81% 4,846,388 60.38% - 15,590 35.58% 192,798 34.50% 2,357,057 29.37% - DNA 1,949 4.45% 23,728 4.25% 441,251 5.50% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 120 0.27% 2,459 0.44% 30,354 0.38% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"43,813 !style="text-align:right;"91.50% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"558,804 !style="text-align:right;"90.49% !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"4,043 !style="text-align:right;"8.44% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"58,333 !style="text-align:right;"9.45% !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"47,882 !style="text-align:right;"62.34% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"617,559 !style="text-align:right;"61.70% !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"76,812 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"1,000,861 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"14,097,690 !
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Udunuwara[16] !colspan="3" width="216px"Kandy Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 23,413 47.63% 313,859 49.99% 3,486,792 37.73% - 21,739 44.23% 268,131 42.71% 4,223,126 45.70% - 3,678 7.48% 42,192 6.72% 552,723 5.98% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 325 0.66% 3,684 0.59% 64,227 0.69% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"49,155 !style="text-align:right;"94.25% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"627,866 !style="text-align:right;"93.24% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"9,241,931 !style="text-align:right;"94.52% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Rejected Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"2,999 !style="text-align:right;"5.75% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"45,484 !style="text-align:right;"6.75% !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"52,154 !style="text-align:right;"74.67% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"673,380 !style="text-align:right;"76.47% !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"69,844 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"880,634 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"12,909,631 !
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Udunuwara[17] !colspan="3" width="216px"Kandy Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 28,101 58.86% 314,297 52.77% 4,086,026 45.62% - 15,990 33.49% 233,637 39.23% 3,330,815 37.19% - 2,859 5.99% 37,146 6.24% 815,353 9.10% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 793 1.66% 10,496 1.76% 129,347 1.44% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"47,743 !style="text-align:right;"93.96% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"595,576 !style="text-align:right;"93.40% !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"3,068 !style="text-align:right;"6.04% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"42,103 !style="text-align:right;"6.60% !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"50,811 !style="text-align:right;"77.15% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"637,679 !style="text-align:right;"76.03% !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"65,863 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"838,687 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"12,428,762 !
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Udunuwara[18] !colspan="3" width="216px"Kandy Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 19,988 41.93% 282,282 46.66% 3,899,329 45.33% - 19,591 41.10% 243,623 40.27% 3,451,765 40.12% - 4,990 10.47% 32,023 5.29% 185,593 2.16% - 1,698 3.56% 21,565 3.56% 518,725 6.03% - SU 731 1.53% 10,999 1.82% 127,859 1.49% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 674 1.41% 14,436 2.39% 161,809 1.88% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"47,672 !style="text-align:right;"N/A !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"604,928 !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"Udunuwara[19] !colspan="3" width="216px"Kandy Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 21,635 49.23% 267,683 46.43% 3,887,805 48.94% - 21,586 49.12% 301,824 52.35% 3,498,370 44.04% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 725 1.65% 7,045 1.22% 175,576 2.21% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"43,946 !style="text-align:right;"95.15% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"576,552 !style="text-align:right;"94.89% !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"2,238 !style="text-align:right;"4.85% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"31,019 !style="text-align:right;"5.11% !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"46,184 !style="text-align:right;"81.49% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"607,571 !style="text-align:right;"81.67% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"8,344,095 !style="text-align:right;"74.75% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Registered Electors !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"56,671 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"743,939 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"11,163,064 !
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Udunuwara[20] !colspan="3" width="216px"Kandy Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 9,012 59.27% 204,973 61.72% 2,838,005 50.71% - 3,352 22.05% 105,977 31.91% 1,785,369 31.90% - SLMC 2,682 17.64% 14,697 4.43% 202,016 3.61% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 158 1.04% 6,462 1.95% 209,706 3.75% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"15,204 !style="text-align:right;"93.55% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"332,109 !style="text-align:right;"93.69% !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"1,048 !style="text-align:right;"6.45% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"22,374 !style="text-align:right;"6.31% !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"16,252 !style="text-align:right;"33.22% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"354,483 !style="text-align:right;"56.42% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"5,962,031 !style="text-align:right;"63.60% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Registered Electors !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"48,915 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"628,317 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"9,374,164 !

Demographics

Ethnicity

The Udunuwara Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (72.7%) and a significant Moor population (24.4%) . In comparison, the Kandy Electoral District (which contains the Udunuwara Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (74.4%) and a significant Moor population (13.9%) [21]

Religion

The Udunuwara Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (72.0%) and a significant Muslim population (24.5%) . In comparison, the Kandy Electoral District (which contains the Udunuwara Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (73.4%) and a significant Muslim population (14.3%) [22]

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 Udunuwara and the Kandy 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 Udunuwara 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.
  5. Web site: 2015 Sri Lankan presidential election Results. 2015. elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka.
  6. Web site: 2010 Sri Lankan presidential election Results. 2010. elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka.
  7. Web site: 2005 Sri Lankan presidential election Results. 2005. elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka.
  8. Web site: 1999 Sri Lankan presidential election Results. 1999. elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka.
  9. Web site: 1994 Sri Lankan presidential election Results. 1994. elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka.
  10. Web site: 1988 Sri Lankan presidential election Results. 1988. elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka.
  11. Web site: 1982 Sri Lankan presidential election Results. 1982. elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka.
  12. The mean absolute error, between the percentages of votes each party got in Udunuwara and the Kandy 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 Udunuwara 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.
  22. Web site: Census of Population and Housing 2012. 2012. statistics.gov.lk. Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka.