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

Presidential Election Results

Summary

The winner of Wennappuwa has matched the final country result 7 out of 8 times. Hence, Wennappuwa is a Strong Bellwether for Presidential Elections. Year Wennappuwa Puttalam Electoral District MAEThe mean absolute error, between the percentages of votes each party got in Wennappuwa and the Puttalam Electoral District. It is a measure of the difference in voting behaviour between the two regions. % Sri Lanka MAEThe mean absolute error, between the percentages of votes each party got in Wennappuwa and the country. It is a measure of the difference in voting behaviour between the two regions. % 2019 SLPP SLPP 8.53% SLPP 6.91% 2015 UPFA NDF 3.36% NDF 4.65% 2010 UPFA UPFA 1.45% UPFA 2.14% 2005 UPFA UNP 1.91% UPFA 0.28% 1999 PA PA 1.32% PA 1.14% 1994 PA PA 1.67% PA 1.46% 1988 UNP UNP 1.41% UNP 5.45% 1982 UNP UNP 0.95% UNP 5.19% Matches/Mean MAE 7/8 7/8 2.57% 8/8 3.40%

2019 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Wennappuwa Puttalam Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % SLPP 45,969 59.29% 230,760 50.83% 6,924,255 52.25% NDF 26,624 34.34% 199,356 43.91% 5,564,239 41.99% NMPP 2,902 3.74% 12,912 2.84% 418,553 3.16% Other Parties (with < 1%) 2,035 2.62% 10,948 2.41% 345,452 2.61% Valid Votes 77,530 99.09% 453,976 99.02% 13,252,499 98.99% Rejected Votes 714 0.91% 4,478 0.98% 135,452 1.01% Total Polled 78,244 71.25% 458,454 76.53% 13,387,951 83.71% Registered Electors 109,810 599,042 15,992,568

2015 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Wennappuwa Puttalam Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % UPFA 39,523 52.46% 197,751 48.97% 5,768,090 47.58% NDF 35,218 46.75% 202,073 50.04% 6,217,162 51.28% Other Parties (with < 1%) 598 0.79% 4,026 1.00% 138,200 1.14% Valid Votes 75,339 99.05% 403,850 98.95% 12,123,452 98.85% Rejected Votes 722 0.95% 4,300 1.05% 140,925 1.15% Total Polled 76,061 71.63% 408,150 72.50% 12,264,377 78.69% Registered Electors 106,183 562,984 15,585,942

2010 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Wennappuwa Puttalam Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % UPFA 40,931 60.34% 201,981 58.70% 6,015,934 57.88% NDF 26,023 38.36% 136,233 39.59% 4,173,185 40.15% Other Parties (with < 1%) 879 1.30% 5,899 1.71% 204,494 1.97% Valid Votes 67,833 99.31% 344,113 99.17% 10,393,613 99.03% Rejected Votes 471 0.69% 2,886 0.83% 101,838 0.97% Total Polled 68,304 68.46% 346,999 68.97% 10,495,451 66.70% Registered Electors 99,774 503,106 15,734,587

2005 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Wennappuwa Puttalam Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % UPFA 33,040 50.13% 160,686 48.14% 4,887,152 50.29% UNP 32,191 48.84% 169,264 50.71% 4,706,366 48.43% Other Parties (with < 1%) 675 1.02% 3,833 1.15% 123,521 1.27% Valid Votes 65,906 99.04% 333,783 98.95% 9,717,039 98.88% Rejected Votes 637 0.96% 3,536 1.05% 109,869 1.12% Total Polled 66,543 69.39% 337,319 70.56% 9,826,908 69.51% Registered Electors 95,892 478,032 14,136,979

1999 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Wennappuwa Puttalam Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % PA 30,149 53.00% 141,725 51.47% 4,312,157 51.12% UNP 24,449 42.98% 121,615 44.17% 3,602,748 42.71% JVP 1,583 2.78% 7,876 2.86% 343,927 4.08% Other Parties (with < 1%) 700 1.23% 4,123 1.50% 176,679 2.09% Valid Votes 56,881 98.14% 275,339 97.94% 8,435,754 97.69% Rejected Votes 1,076 1.86% 5,778 2.06% 199,536 2.31% Total Polled 57,957 69.26% 281,117 68.85% 8,635,290 72.17% Registered Electors 83,686 408,331 11,965,536

1994 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Wennappuwa Puttalam Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % PA 33,874 61.07% 165,795 62.65% 4,709,205 62.28% UNP 21,004 37.87% 95,211 35.98% 2,715,283 35.91% Other Parties (with < 1%) 585 1.05% 3,629 1.37% 137,040 1.81% Valid Votes 55,463 98.24% 264,635 98.26% 7,561,526 98.03% Rejected Votes 994 1.76% 4,689 1.74% 151,706 1.97% Total Polled 56,457 71.54% 269,324 69.80% 7,713,232 69.12% Registered Electors 78,919 385,854 11,158,880

1988 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Wennappuwa Puttalam Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % UNP 28,407 57.29% 125,339 55.89% 2,569,199 50.43% SLFP 20,234 40.81% 94,823 42.28% 2,289,857 44.95% SLMP 941 1.90% 4,093 1.83% 235,701 4.63% Valid Votes 49,582 98.54% 224,255 98.70% 5,094,754 98.24% Rejected Votes 736 1.46% 2,965 1.30% 91,499 1.76% Total Polled 50,318 75.96% 227,220 70.70% 5,186,256 55.87% Registered Electors 66,244 321,387 9,283,143

1982 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Wennappuwa Puttalam Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % UNP 28,801 60.45% 128,877 59.12% 3,450,815 52.93% SLFP 17,293 36.29% 80,006 36.70% 2,546,348 39.05% JVP 1,318 2.77% 7,001 3.21% 273,428 4.19% Other Parties (with < 1%) 235 0.49% 2,096 0.96% 249,460 3.83% Valid Votes 47,647 99.40% 217,980 99.09% 6,520,156 98.78% Rejected Votes 289 0.60% 1,995 0.91% 80,470 1.22% Total Polled 47,936 84.27% 219,975 81.41% 6,600,626 80.15% Registered Electors 56,885 270,207 8,235,358

Parliamentary Election Results

Summary

The winner of Wennappuwa has matched the final country result 7 out of 7 times. Hence, Wennappuwa is a Perfect Bellwether for Parliamentary Elections. Year Wennappuwa Puttalam Electoral District MAEThe mean absolute error, between the percentages of votes each party got in Wennappuwa and the Puttalam Electoral District. It is a measure of the difference in voting behaviour between the two regions. % Sri Lanka MAEThe mean absolute error, between the percentages of votes each party got in Wennappuwa and the country. It is a measure of the difference in voting behaviour between the two regions. % 2015 UNP UNP 2.82% UNP 2.84% 2010 UPFA UPFA 3.88% UPFA 1.49% 2004 UPFA UPFA 1.82% UPFA 4.35% 2001 UNP UNP 2.14% UNP 3.60% 2000 PA PA 1.89% PA 3.63% 1994 PA PA 1.44% PA 2.84% 1989 UNP UNP 3.91% UNP 9.32% Matches/Mean MAE 7/7 7/7 2.56% 7/7 4.01%

2015 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Wennappuwa Puttalam Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % UNP 32,421 48.38% 180,185 51.81% 5,098,916 45.77% UPFA 31,033 46.31% 153,130 44.03% 4,732,664 42.48% JVP 3,014 4.50% 12,211 3.51% 544,154 4.88% Other Parties (with < 1%) 544 0.81% 2,263 0.65% 82,383 0.74% Valid Votes 67,012 94.73% 347,789 91.37% 11,140,333 95.35% Rejected Votes 3,703 5.23% 23,124 6.08% 516,926 4.42% Total Polled 70,743 66.62% 380,632 68.83% 11,684,111 77.66% Registered Electors 106,183 553,009 15,044,490

2010 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Wennappuwa Puttalam Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % UPFA 30,075 60.38% 167,769 64.84% 4,846,388 60.38% UNP 17,105 34.34% 81,152 31.36% 2,357,057 29.37% DNA 2,457 4.93% 8,792 3.40% 441,251 5.50% Other Parties (with < 1%) 172 0.35% 1,028 0.40% 33,372 0.42% Valid Votes 49,809 93.11% 258,741 92.29% 8,026,322 96.03% Rejected Votes 3,675 6.87% 21,562 7.69% 581,465 6.96% Total Polled 53,495 53.62% 280,354 55.67% 8,358,246 59.29% Registered Electors 99,774 503,635 14,097,690

2004 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Wennappuwa Puttalam Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % UPFA 29,042 50.13% 142,784 49.31% 4,223,126 45.70% UNP 25,378 43.81% 135,152 46.67% 3,486,792 37.73% JHU 3,208 5.54% 10,000 3.45% 552,723 5.98% Other Parties (with < 1%) 303 0.52% 1,652 0.57% 62,157 0.67% Valid Votes 57,931 94.20% 289,588 93.06% 9,241,931 94.52% Rejected Votes 3,542 5.76% 21,431 6.89% 534,452 5.47% Total Polled 61,495 66.15% 311,194 69.15% 9,777,821 75.74% Registered Electors 92,966 450,057 12,909,631

2001 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Wennappuwa Puttalam Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % UNP 28,368 47.92% 146,873 50.61% 4,086,026 45.62% PA 25,738 43.48% 120,981 41.69% 3,330,815 37.19% JVP 4,023 6.80% 18,095 6.24% 815,353 9.10% Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,067 1.80% 4,260 1.47% 116,969 1.31% Valid Votes 59,196 95.99% 290,209 95.20% 8,955,844 94.77% Rejected Votes 2,471 4.01% 14,638 4.80% 494,009 5.23% Total Polled 61,667 69.92% 304,847 71.53% 9,449,878 76.03% Registered Electors 88,194 426,193 12,428,762

2000 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Wennappuwa Puttalam Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % PA 29,146 50.14% 138,747 48.40% 3,899,329 45.33% UNP 25,218 43.38% 118,566 41.36% 3,451,765 40.12% JVP 2,596 4.47% 11,256 3.93% 518,725 6.03% SU 618 1.06% 1,915 0.67% 127,859 1.49% Other Parties (with < 1%) 557 0.96% 16,211 5.65% 294,065 3.42% Valid Votes 58,135 N/A 286,695 N/A 8,602,617 N/A

1994 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Wennappuwa Puttalam Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % PA 29,944 52.16% 150,587 53.64% 3,887,805 48.94% UNP 26,925 46.90% 127,671 45.48% 3,498,370 44.04% Other Parties (with < 1%) 541 0.94% 2,453 0.87% 158,616 2.00% Valid Votes 57,410 95.65% 280,711 95.52% 7,943,688 95.20% Rejected Votes 2,613 4.35% 13,144 4.47% 400,395 4.80% Total Polled 60,023 76.06% 293,873 76.19% 8,344,095 74.75% Registered Electors 78,919 385,690 11,163,064

1989 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Wennappuwa Puttalam Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % UNP 31,912 67.35% 139,309 62.62% 2,838,005 50.71% SLFP 14,006 29.56% 71,687 32.22% 1,785,369 31.90% USA 1,090 2.30% 3,398 1.53% 141,983 2.54% Other Parties (with < 1%) 376 0.79% 8,081 3.63% 271,209 4.85% Valid Votes 47,384 94.59% 222,475 94.40% 5,596,468 93.87% Rejected Votes 2,712 5.41% 13,205 5.60% 365,563 6.13% Total Polled 50,096 76.66% 235,680 73.94% 5,962,031 63.60% Registered Electors 65,347 318,755 9,374,164

Demographics

Ethnicity

The Wennappuwa Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (96.4%) . In comparison, the Puttalam Electoral District (which contains the Wennappuwa Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (73.6%) and a significant Moor population (19.4%)

Religion

The Wennappuwa Polling Division has a Roman Catholic majority (55.2%) and a significant Buddhist population (41.3%) . In comparison, the Puttalam Electoral District (which contains the Wennappuwa Polling Division) has a Buddhist plurality (43.2%), a significant Roman Catholic population (31.5%) and a significant Muslim population (19.7%)

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