Wellawaya Polling Division Explained

Wellawaya
Coordinates:6.5652°N 81.1815°W
Area Total Km2:2557.25
Population Total:199947
Population Density Km2:78
Population As Of:2012
Population Footnotes:[1]
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name2:Monaragala Electoral District

The Wellawaya Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Monaragala Electoral District, in the Uva Province, Sri Lanka.

Presidential Election Results

Summary

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

- !Year !colspan="2" width="144px"Wellawaya !colspan="2" width="144px"Monaragala Electoral District !MAE[2] % !colspan="2" width="144px"Sri Lanka !MAE[3] % - 2.34% 14.68% - 1.38% 15.06% - 1.06% 11.93% - 0.28% 6.90% - 0.93% 1.41% - 0.54% 0.71% - 7.63% 18.85% - 2.30% 5.71% - !Matches/Mean MAE !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px"7/8 !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px"7/8 !style="text-align:right;"2.06% !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px"8/8 !style="text-align:right;"9.41%
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Wellawaya[4] !colspan="3" width="216px"Monaragala Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 91,349 67.76% 208,814 65.34% 6,924,255 52.25% - 35,557 26.37% 92,539 28.95% 5,564,239 41.99% - NMPP 5,094 3.78% 11,235 3.52% 418,553 3.16% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 2,818 2.09% 7,016 2.20% 345,452 2.61% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"134,818 !style="text-align:right;"99.24% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"319,604 !style="text-align:right;"99.07% !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"1,034 !style="text-align:right;"0.76% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"3,000 !style="text-align:right;"0.93% !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"135,852 !style="text-align:right;"87.96% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"322,604 !style="text-align:right;"88.02% !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"154,442 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"366,524 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"15,992,568 !
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Wellawaya[5] !colspan="3" width="216px"Monaragala Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 76,069 62.87% 172,745 61.45% 5,768,090 47.58% - 43,678 36.10% 105,276 37.45% 6,217,162 51.28% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,241 1.03% 3,095 1.10% 138,200 1.14% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"120,988 !style="text-align:right;"98.90% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"281,116 !style="text-align:right;"98.79% !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"1,349 !style="text-align:right;"1.10% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"3,449 !style="text-align:right;"1.21% !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"122,337 !style="text-align:right;"82.04% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"284,565 !style="text-align:right;"79.90% !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"149,116 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"356,146 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"15,585,942 !
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Wellawaya[6] !colspan="3" width="216px"Monaragala Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 68,310 70.12% 158,435 69.01% 6,015,934 57.88% - 27,369 28.10% 66,803 29.10% 4,173,185 40.15% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,735 1.78% 4,346 1.89% 204,494 1.97% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"97,414 !style="text-align:right;"99.20% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"229,584 !style="text-align:right;"99.02% !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"790 !style="text-align:right;"0.80% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"2,272 !style="text-align:right;"0.98% !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"98,204 !style="text-align:right;"75.80% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"231,856 !style="text-align:right;"73.94% !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"129,564 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"313,554 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"15,734,587 !
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Wellawaya[7] !colspan="3" width="216px"Monaragala Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 54,066 57.26% 126,094 56.94% 4,887,152 50.29% - 39,117 41.43% 92,244 41.65% 4,706,366 48.43% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,236 1.31% 3,112 1.41% 123,521 1.27% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"94,419 !style="text-align:right;"98.89% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"221,450 !style="text-align:right;"98.82% !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"1,055 !style="text-align:right;"1.11% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"2,636 !style="text-align:right;"1.18% !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"95,474 !style="text-align:right;"79.89% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"224,086 !style="text-align:right;"78.54% !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"119,506 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"285,327 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"14,136,979 !
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Wellawaya[8] !colspan="3" width="216px"Monaragala Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 37,950 49.74% 92,049 51.07% 4,312,157 51.12% - 31,534 41.33% 73,695 40.89% 3,602,748 42.71% - 5,279 6.92% 10,456 5.80% 343,927 4.08% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,538 2.02% 4,045 2.24% 176,679 2.09% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"76,301 !style="text-align:right;"98.07% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"180,245 !style="text-align:right;"97.74% !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"1,503 !style="text-align:right;"1.93% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"4,161 !style="text-align:right;"2.26% !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"77,804 !style="text-align:right;"79.04% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"184,406 !style="text-align:right;"78.39% !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"98,437 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"235,252 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"11,965,536 !
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Wellawaya[9] !colspan="3" width="216px"Monaragala Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 38,050 62.76% 96,620 63.20% 4,709,205 62.28% - 21,090 34.79% 52,026 34.03% 2,715,283 35.91% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,483 2.45% 4,223 2.76% 137,040 1.81% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"60,623 !style="text-align:right;"97.50% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"152,869 !style="text-align:right;"97.46% !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"1,553 !style="text-align:right;"2.50% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"3,977 !style="text-align:right;"2.54% !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"62,176 !style="text-align:right;"73.75% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"156,846 !style="text-align:right;"77.23% !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"84,310 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"203,102 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"11,158,880 !
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Wellawaya[10] !colspan="3" width="216px"Monaragala Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 5,895 71.07% 16,872 63.21% 2,569,199 50.43% - 2,188 26.38% 9,123 34.18% 2,289,857 44.95% - 212 2.56% 697 2.61% 235,701 4.63% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"8,295 !style="text-align:right;"97.75% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"26,692 !style="text-align:right;"96.91% !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"191 !style="text-align:right;"2.25% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"851 !style="text-align:right;"3.09% !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"8,486 !style="text-align:right;"12.66% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"27,543 !style="text-align:right;"16.99% !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"67,011 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"162,135 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"9,283,143 !
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Wellawaya[11] !colspan="3" width="216px"Monaragala Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 16,874 45.36% 51,264 49.38% 3,450,815 52.93% - 15,797 42.47% 44,115 42.49% 2,546,348 39.05% - 4,225 11.36% 7,171 6.91% 273,428 4.19% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 304 0.82% 1,271 1.22% 249,460 3.83% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"37,200 !style="text-align:right;"98.51% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"103,821 !style="text-align:right;"98.53% !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"563 !style="text-align:right;"1.49% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"1,553 !style="text-align:right;"1.47% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"80,470 !style="text-align:right;"1.22% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Total Polled !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"37,763 !style="text-align:right;"77.09% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"105,374 !style="text-align:right;"82.45% !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"48,988 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"127,799 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"8,235,358 !

Parliamentary Election Results

Summary

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

- !Year !colspan="2" width="144px"Wellawaya !colspan="2" width="144px"Monaragala Electoral District !MAE[12] % !colspan="2" width="144px"Sri Lanka !MAE[13] % - 2.55% 8.44% - 0.86% 11.94% - 1.25% 8.66% - 1.21% 3.24% - 2.04% 2.04% - 1.48% 0.73% - 4.73% 6.21% - !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;"2.02% !style="text-align:left;"colspan="2" width="144px"7/7 !style="text-align:right;"5.89%
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Wellawaya[14] !colspan="3" width="216px"Monaragala Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 61,527 54.99% 138,136 52.53% 4,732,664 42.48% - 43,677 39.03% 110,372 41.97% 5,098,916 45.77% - 6,378 5.70% 13,626 5.18% 544,154 4.88% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 312 0.28% 854 0.32% 59,382 0.53% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"111,894 !style="text-align:right;"97.05% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"262,988 !style="text-align:right;"96.59% !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"3,405 !style="text-align:right;"2.95% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"9,291 !style="text-align:right;"3.41% !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"115,299 !style="text-align:right;"77.32% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"272,279 !style="text-align:right;"80.13% !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"149,116 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"339,797 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"15,044,490 !
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Wellawaya[15] !colspan="3" width="216px"Monaragala Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 50,073 74.59% 120,634 75.64% 4,846,388 60.38% - 12,199 18.17% 28,892 18.12% 2,357,057 29.37% - DNA 4,507 6.71% 9,018 5.65% 441,251 5.50% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 348 0.52% 947 0.59% 34,793 0.43% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"67,127 !style="text-align:right;"94.78% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"159,491 !style="text-align:right;"94.02% !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"3,694 !style="text-align:right;"5.22% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"10,149 !style="text-align:right;"5.98% !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"70,821 !style="text-align:right;"54.66% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"169,640 !style="text-align:right;"54.04% !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"129,564 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"313,931 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"14,097,690 !
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Wellawaya[16] !colspan="3" width="216px"Monaragala Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 51,137 62.21% 117,456 61.14% 4,223,126 45.70% - 29,102 35.40% 71,067 36.99% 3,486,792 37.73% - 1,618 1.97% 2,675 1.39% 552,723 5.98% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 348 0.42% 915 0.48% 58,082 0.63% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"82,205 !style="text-align:right;"93.95% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"192,113 !style="text-align:right;"93.75% !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"5,296 !style="text-align:right;"6.05% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"12,816 !style="text-align:right;"6.25% !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"87,501 !style="text-align:right;"77.02% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"204,929 !style="text-align:right;"78.00% !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"113,614 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"262,742 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"12,909,631 !
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Wellawaya[17] !colspan="3" width="216px"Monaragala Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 34,428 43.08% 80,549 43.00% 4,086,026 45.62% - 33,230 41.58% 81,805 43.67% 3,330,815 37.19% - 11,148 13.95% 21,987 11.74% 815,353 9.10% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,114 1.39% 2,992 1.60% 124,592 1.39% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"79,920 !style="text-align:right;"92.91% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"187,333 !style="text-align:right;"92.30% !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"6,103 !style="text-align:right;"7.09% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"15,638 !style="text-align:right;"7.70% !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"86,023 !style="text-align:right;"80.82% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"202,971 !style="text-align:right;"82.08% !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"106,437 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"247,280 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"12,428,762 !
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Wellawaya[18] !colspan="3" width="216px"Monaragala Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 36,697 47.07% 91,404 49.69% 3,899,329 45.33% - 33,390 42.83% 75,900 41.27% 3,451,765 40.12% - 6,581 8.44% 13,159 7.15% 518,725 6.03% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,299 1.67% 3,468 1.89% 263,775 3.07% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"77,967 !style="text-align:right;"N/A !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"183,931 !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"Wellawaya[19] !colspan="3" width="216px"Monaragala Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 29,989 47.75% 77,955 50.40% 3,887,805 48.94% - 27,463 43.73% 67,753 43.81% 3,498,370 44.04% - IND4 4,220 6.72% 6,592 4.26% 6,592 0.08% - SLPF 1,000 1.59% 1,896 1.23% 90,078 1.13% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 129 0.21% 467 0.30% 65,439 0.82% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"62,801 !style="text-align:right;"90.27% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"154,663 !style="text-align:right;"90.46% !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"6,766 !style="text-align:right;"9.73% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"16,305 !style="text-align:right;"9.54% !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"69,567 !style="text-align:right;"82.51% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"170,968 !style="text-align:right;"84.15% !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"84,310 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"203,178 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"11,163,064 !
- !colspan="2" width="144px"rowspan="2"Party !colspan="3" width="216px"Wellawaya[20] !colspan="3" width="216px"Monaragala Electoral District !colspan="3" width="216px"Sri Lanka - !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% !colspan="2" width="144px"Votes !% - 16,136 57.84% 46,313 52.42% 2,838,005 50.71% - 11,018 39.50% 38,640 43.73% 1,785,369 31.90% - Other Parties (with < 1%) 417 1.49% 1,250 1.41% 304,781 5.45% - USA 325 1.17% 2,149 2.43% 141,983 2.54% - !colspan="2" width="144px"style="text-align:left;"Valid Votes !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"27,896 !style="text-align:right;"87.75% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"88,352 !style="text-align:right;"87.76% !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"3,896 !style="text-align:right;"12.25% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"12,317 !style="text-align:right;"12.24% !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"31,792 !style="text-align:right;"47.70% !style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"100,669 !style="text-align:right;"62.17% !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"66,645 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"161,927 !!style="text-align:right;"colspan="2" width="144px"9,374,164 !

Demographics

Ethnicity

The Wellawaya Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (98.3%) . In comparison, the Monaragala Electoral District (which contains the Wellawaya Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (94.9%) [21]

Religion

The Wellawaya Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (98.0%) . In comparison, the Monaragala Electoral District (which contains the Wellawaya Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (94.6%) [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 Wellawaya and the Monaragala 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 Wellawaya 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 Wellawaya and the Monaragala 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 Wellawaya 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.