Dedigama
Polling Division
Coordinates: 7°11′53″N 80°13′53″E / 7.198160°N 80.231464°E / 7.198160; 80.231464
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceSabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka
Electoral DistrictKegalle Electoral District
Area
 • Total205.59 km2 (79.38 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)[1]
 • Total113,056
 • Density550/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeEC-22A

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

Presidential Election Results

Summary

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

Year Dedigama Kegalle Electoral District MAE[2] % Sri Lanka MAE[3] %
2019 SLPP SLPP 1.16% SLPP 3.93%
2015 UPFA UPFA 0.96% NDF 5.14%
2010 UPFA UPFA 0.41% UPFA 4.16%
2005 UPFA UPFA 0.21% UPFA 0.52%
1999 PA PA 1.39% PA 1.45%
1994 PA PA 1.20% PA 7.35%
1988 UNP UNP 0.34% UNP 5.31%
1982 UNP UNP 1.56% UNP 1.58%
Matches/Mean MAE 7/8 7/8 0.90% 8/8 3.68%

2019 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Dedigama[4] Kegalle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SLPP 41,632 56.84% 320,484 55.66% 6,924,255 52.25%
NDF 28,097 38.36% 228,032 39.60% 5,564,239 41.99%
NMPP 2,164 2.95% 15,043 2.61% 418,553 3.16%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,347 1.84% 12,272 2.13% 345,452 2.61%
Valid Votes 73,240 99.20% 575,831 99.11% 13,252,499 98.99%
Rejected Votes 593 0.80% 5,152 0.89% 135,452 1.01%
Total Polled 73,833 85.50% 580,983 85.89% 13,387,951 83.71%
Registered Electors 86,351 676,440 15,992,568

2015 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Dedigama[5] Kegalle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 36,838 52.87% 278,130 51.82% 5,768,090 47.58%
NDF 32,163 46.16% 252,533 47.05% 6,217,162 51.28%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 671 0.96% 6,108 1.14% 138,200 1.14%
Valid Votes 69,672 98.98% 536,771 98.80% 12,123,452 98.85%
Rejected Votes 715 1.02% 6,515 1.20% 140,925 1.15%
Total Polled 70,387 80.17% 543,286 79.85% 12,264,377 78.69%
Registered Electors 87,800 680,414 15,585,942

2010 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Dedigama[6] Kegalle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 39,736 62.34% 296,639 61.80% 6,015,934 57.88%
NDF 23,097 36.24% 174,877 36.44% 4,173,185 40.15%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 905 1.42% 8,448 1.76% 204,494 1.97%
Valid Votes 63,738 99.40% 479,964 99.25% 10,393,613 99.03%
Rejected Votes 383 0.60% 3,604 0.75% 101,838 0.97%
Total Polled 64,121 76.74% 483,568 76.11% 10,495,451 66.70%
Registered Electors 83,554 635,342 15,734,587

2005 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Dedigama[7] Kegalle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 32,231 50.93% 239,184 51.02% 4,887,152 50.29%
UNP 30,391 48.02% 223,483 47.67% 4,706,366 48.43%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 661 1.04% 6,106 1.30% 123,521 1.27%
Valid Votes 63,283 99.04% 468,773 98.99% 9,717,039 98.88%
Rejected Votes 613 0.96% 4,795 1.01% 109,869 1.12%
Total Polled 63,896 79.67% 473,568 78.68% 9,826,908 69.51%
Registered Electors 80,201 601,872 14,136,979

1999 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Dedigama[8] Kegalle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 28,307 50.07% 210,185 51.30% 4,312,157 51.12%
UNP 25,324 44.80% 176,376 43.05% 3,602,748 42.71%
JVP 2,005 3.55% 14,997 3.66% 343,927 4.08%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 897 1.59% 8,122 1.98% 176,679 2.09%
Valid Votes 56,533 98.15% 409,680 98.05% 8,435,754 97.69%
Rejected Votes 1,065 1.85% 8,136 1.95% 199,536 2.31%
Total Polled 57,598 77.53% 417,816 76.52% 8,635,290 72.17%
Registered Electors 74,291 546,038 11,965,536

1994 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Dedigama[9] Kegalle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 28,939 54.93% 211,676 56.06% 4,709,205 62.28%
UNP 22,989 43.64% 159,707 42.30% 2,715,283 35.91%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 755 1.43% 6,209 1.64% 137,040 1.81%
Valid Votes 52,683 98.51% 377,592 98.14% 7,561,526 98.03%
Rejected Votes 795 1.49% 7,139 1.86% 151,706 1.97%
Total Polled 53,478 76.24% 384,731 74.84% 7,713,232 69.12%
Registered Electors 70,142 514,055 11,158,880

1988 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Dedigama[10] Kegalle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 20,951 57.27% 168,720 57.11% 2,569,199 50.43%
SLFP 15,046 41.13% 119,769 40.54% 2,289,857 44.95%
SLMP 587 1.60% 6,923 2.34% 235,701 4.63%
Valid Votes 36,584 98.93% 295,412 98.57% 5,094,754 98.24%
Rejected Votes 396 1.07% 4,277 1.43% 91,499 1.76%
Total Polled 36,980 59.97% 299,689 67.98% 5,186,256 55.87%
Registered Electors 61,669 440,836 9,283,143

1982 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Dedigama[11] Kegalle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 26,926 55.58% 195,444 57.02% 3,450,815 52.93%
SLFP 18,803 38.81% 126,538 36.92% 2,546,348 39.05%
JVP 2,201 4.54% 13,706 4.00% 273,428 4.19%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 518 1.07% 7,074 2.06% 249,460 3.83%
Valid Votes 48,448 98.90% 342,762 98.69% 6,520,156 98.78%
Rejected Votes 538 1.10% 4,537 1.31% 80,470 1.22%
Total Polled 48,986 85.00% 347,299 84.30% 6,600,626 80.15%
Registered Electors 57,629 411,994 8,235,358

Parliamentary Election Results

Summary

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

Year Dedigama Kegalle Electoral District MAE[12] % Sri Lanka MAE[13] %
2015 UPFA UNP 1.97% UNP 2.88%
2010 UPFA UPFA 0.81% UPFA 3.51%
2004 UPFA UPFA 0.95% UPFA 5.21%
2001 UNP UNP 0.80% UNP 2.88%
2000 PA PA 2.83% PA 2.52%
1994 UNP UNP 0.15% PA 3.54%
1989 UNP UNP 7.03% UNP 1.21%
Matches/Mean MAE 5/7 6/7 2.08% 7/7 3.11%

2015 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Dedigama[14] Kegalle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 30,511 47.43% 227,208 45.47% 4,732,664 42.48%
UNP 30,495 47.40% 247,467 49.52% 5,098,916 45.77%
JVP 2,765 4.30% 18,394 3.68% 544,154 4.88%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 560 0.87% 6,661 1.33% 101,045 0.91%
Valid Votes 64,331 96.64% 499,730 96.35% 11,140,333 95.35%
Rejected Votes 2,218 3.33% 18,770 3.62% 516,926 4.42%
Total Polled 66,567 75.82% 518,674 79.81% 11,684,111 77.66%
Registered Electors 87,800 649,878 15,044,490

2010 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Dedigama[15] Kegalle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 31,983 65.97% 242,463 66.89% 4,846,388 60.38%
UNP 14,331 29.56% 104,925 28.95% 2,357,057 29.37%
DNA 2,022 4.17% 13,518 3.73% 441,251 5.50%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 143 0.29% 1,549 0.43% 33,973 0.42%
Valid Votes 48,479 93.56% 362,455 93.32% 8,026,322 96.03%
Rejected Votes 3,335 6.44% 25,965 6.68% 581,465 6.96%
Total Polled 51,814 62.01% 388,420 60.93% 8,358,246 59.29%
Registered Electors 83,554 637,524 14,097,690

2004 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Dedigama[16] Kegalle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 28,964 50.24% 214,267 50.88% 4,223,126 45.70%
UNP 26,328 45.67% 186,641 44.32% 3,486,792 37.73%
JHU 2,095 3.63% 18,034 4.28% 552,723 5.98%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 264 0.46% 2,179 0.52% 60,867 0.66%
Valid Votes 57,651 94.85% 421,134 94.25% 9,241,931 94.52%
Rejected Votes 3,132 5.15% 25,685 5.75% 534,452 5.47%
Total Polled 60,780 77.57% 446,816 78.35% 9,777,821 75.74%
Registered Electors 78,357 570,299 12,909,631

2001 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Dedigama[17] Kegalle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 29,259 50.00% 208,104 49.36% 4,086,026 45.62%
PA 23,109 39.49% 170,901 40.53% 3,330,815 37.19%
JVP 5,515 9.42% 36,711 8.71% 815,353 9.10%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 632 1.08% 5,924 1.40% 123,245 1.38%
Valid Votes 58,515 95.86% 421,640 94.90% 8,955,844 94.77%
Rejected Votes 2,527 4.14% 22,669 5.10% 494,009 5.23%
Total Polled 61,042 79.82% 444,309 80.10% 9,449,878 76.03%
Registered Electors 76,475 554,698 12,428,762

2000 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Dedigama[18] Kegalle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 25,961 45.79% 201,114 48.88% 3,899,329 45.33%
UNP 25,938 45.75% 175,627 42.69% 3,451,765 40.12%
JVP 3,153 5.56% 22,028 5.35% 518,725 6.03%
SU 678 1.20% 4,549 1.11% 127,859 1.49%
NUA 629 1.11% 4,797 1.17% 185,593 2.16%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 341 0.60% 3,297 0.80% 106,055 1.23%
Valid Votes 56,700 N/A 411,412 N/A 8,602,617 N/A

1994 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Dedigama[19] Kegalle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 28,357 51.12% 203,938 51.24% 3,498,370 44.04%
PA 26,678 48.10% 190,689 47.91% 3,887,805 48.94%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 434 0.78% 3,383 0.85% 90,078 1.13%
Valid Votes 55,469 96.78% 398,010 95.89% 7,943,688 95.20%
Rejected Votes 1,845 3.22% 17,043 4.11% 400,395 4.80%
Total Polled 57,314 81.71% 415,053 80.78% 8,344,095 74.75%
Registered Electors 70,142 513,825 11,163,064

1989 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Dedigama[20] Kegalle Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 23,006 52.12% 174,334 61.12% 2,838,005 50.71%
SLFP 13,722 31.09% 80,668 28.28% 1,785,369 31.90%
ELJP 6,834 15.48% 14,056 4.93% 67,723 1.21%
USA 508 1.15% 15,168 5.32% 141,983 2.54%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 70 0.16% 1,028 0.36% 90,480 1.62%
Valid Votes 44,140 94.38% 285,254 93.95% 5,596,468 93.87%
Rejected Votes 2,629 5.62% 18,362 6.05% 365,563 6.13%
Total Polled 46,769 77.16% 303,616 69.46% 5,962,031 63.60%
Registered Electors 60,616 437,131 9,374,164

Demographics

Ethnicity

The Dedigama Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (91.2%) . In comparison, the Kegalle Electoral District (which contains the Dedigama Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (85.5%) [1]

Ethnicity in Dedigama[1]

  Sinhalese (91.2%)
  Moor (5.5%)
  Indian Tamil (1.9%)
  Sri Lankan Tamil (1.4%)
  Other (0.1%)

Religion

The Dedigama Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (90.8%) . In comparison, the Kegalle Electoral District (which contains the Dedigama Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (84.4%) [1]

Religion in Dedigama[1]

  Buddhist (90.8%)
  Muslim (5.6%)
  Hindu (2.7%)
  Other (0.9%)

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Census of Population and Housing 2012". statistics.gov.lk. Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka. 2012.
  2. ↑ The mean absolute error, between the percentages of votes each party got in Dedigama and the Kegalle Electoral District. It is a measure of the difference in voting behaviour between the two regions.
  3. ↑ The mean absolute error, between the percentages of votes each party got in Dedigama and the country. It is a measure of the difference in voting behaviour between the two regions.
  4. ↑ "2019 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2019.
  5. ↑ "2015 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2015.
  6. ↑ "2010 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2010.
  7. ↑ "2005 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2005.
  8. ↑ "1999 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 1999.
  9. ↑ "1994 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 1994.
  10. ↑ "1988 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 1988.
  11. ↑ "1982 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 1982.
  12. ↑ The mean absolute error, between the percentages of votes each party got in Dedigama and the Kegalle Electoral District. It is a measure of the difference in voting behaviour between the two regions.
  13. ↑ The mean absolute error, between the percentages of votes each party got in Dedigama and the country. It is a measure of the difference in voting behaviour between the two regions.
  14. ↑ "2015 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2015.
  15. ↑ "2010 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2010.
  16. ↑ "2004 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2004.
  17. ↑ "2001 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2001.
  18. ↑ "2000 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2000.
  19. ↑ "1994 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 1994.
  20. ↑ "1989 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 1989.
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