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

Presidential Election Results

Summary

The winner of Yapahuwa has matched the final country result 6 out of 8 times. Hence, Yapahuwa is a Weak Bellwether for Presidential Elections. Year Yapahuwa Kurunegala Electoral District MAEThe mean absolute error, between the percentages of votes each party got in Yapahuwa and the Kurunegala 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 Yapahuwa and the country. It is a measure of the difference in voting behaviour between the two regions. % 2019 SLPP SLPP 1.90% SLPP 6.94% 2015 UPFA UPFA 3.80% NDF 9.42% 2010 UPFA UPFA 2.24% UPFA 7.14% 2005 UPFA UPFA 0.98% UPFA 2.80% 1999 PA PA 1.26% PA 1.93% 1994 PA PA 0.73% PA 3.73% 1988 SLFP UNP 4.34% UNP 4.73% 1982 UNP UNP 1.04% UNP 1.51% Matches/Mean MAE 6/8 7/8 2.04% 8/8 4.77%

2019 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Yapahuwa Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % SLPP 55,823 59.86% 652,278 57.90% 6,924,255 52.25% NDF 32,581 34.93% 416,961 37.01% 5,564,239 41.99% NMPP 2,944 3.16% 36,178 3.21% 418,553 3.16% Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,914 2.05% 21,193 1.88% 345,452 2.61% Valid Votes 93,262 99.27% 1,126,610 99.25% 13,252,499 98.99% Rejected Votes 683 0.73% 8,522 0.75% 135,452 1.01% Total Polled 93,945 84.70% 1,135,132 85.24% 13,387,951 83.71% Registered Electors 110,915 1,331,705 15,992,568

2015 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Yapahuwa Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % UPFA 49,289 57.25% 556,868 53.46% 5,768,090 47.58% NDF 36,058 41.88% 476,602 45.76% 6,217,162 51.28% Other Parties (with < 1%) 743 0.86% 8,154 0.78% 138,200 1.14% Valid Votes 86,090 99.25% 1,041,624 99.12% 12,123,452 98.85% Rejected Votes 654 0.75% 9,285 0.88% 140,925 1.15% Total Polled 86,744 76.19% 1,050,909 78.82% 12,264,377 78.69% Registered Electors 113,858 1,333,377 15,585,942

2010 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Yapahuwa Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % UPFA 49,854 65.24% 582,784 63.08% 6,015,934 57.88% NDF 25,199 32.98% 327,594 35.46% 4,173,185 40.15% Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,365 1.79% 13,515 1.46% 204,494 1.97% Valid Votes 76,418 99.35% 923,893 99.29% 10,393,613 99.03% Rejected Votes 502 0.65% 6,644 0.71% 101,838 0.97% Total Polled 76,920 72.72% 930,537 75.59% 10,495,451 66.70% Registered Electors 105,779 1,230,966 15,734,587

2005 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Yapahuwa Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % UPFA 40,136 53.29% 468,507 52.26% 4,887,152 50.29% UNP 34,469 45.76% 418,809 46.72% 4,706,366 48.43% Other Parties (with < 1%) 717 0.95% 9,181 1.02% 123,521 1.27% Valid Votes 75,322 99.04% 896,497 99.07% 9,717,039 98.88% Rejected Votes 728 0.96% 8,458 0.93% 109,869 1.12% Total Polled 76,050 75.67% 904,955 77.87% 9,826,908 69.51% Registered Electors 100,497 1,162,099 14,136,979

1999 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Yapahuwa Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % PA 31,252 49.22% 377,483 50.77% 4,312,157 51.12% UNP 28,525 44.92% 326,327 43.89% 3,602,748 42.71% JVP 2,714 4.27% 27,354 3.68% 343,927 4.08% Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,008 1.59% 12,355 1.66% 176,679 2.09% Valid Votes 63,499 98.04% 743,519 97.99% 8,435,754 97.69% Rejected Votes 1,269 1.96% 15,272 2.01% 199,536 2.31% Total Polled 64,768 74.50% 758,791 75.83% 8,635,290 72.17% Registered Electors 86,938 1,000,624 11,965,536

1994 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Yapahuwa Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % PA 33,582 58.62% 403,838 59.36% 4,709,205 62.28% UNP 22,893 39.96% 266,740 39.21% 2,715,283 35.91% Other Parties (with < 1%) 808 1.41% 9,766 1.44% 137,040 1.81% Valid Votes 57,283 98.35% 680,344 98.48% 7,561,526 98.03% Rejected Votes 962 1.65% 10,511 1.52% 151,706 1.97% Total Polled 58,245 76.55% 690,855 76.97% 7,713,232 69.12% Registered Electors 76,083 897,539 11,158,880

1988 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Yapahuwa Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % SLFP 7,950 49.71% 182,220 46.89% 2,289,857 44.95% UNP 7,250 45.33% 198,662 51.12% 2,569,199 50.43% SLMP 793 4.96% 7,717 1.99% 235,701 4.63% Valid Votes 15,993 98.72% 388,599 98.91% 5,094,754 98.24% Rejected Votes 207 1.28% 4,281 1.09% 91,499 1.76% Total Polled 16,200 100.00% 392,880 53.49% 5,186,256 55.87% Registered Electors 16,200 734,453 9,283,143

1982 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Yapahuwa Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % UNP 27,489 54.41% 345,769 55.77% 3,450,815 52.93% SLFP 20,566 40.71% 248,479 40.08% 2,546,348 39.05% JVP 2,141 4.24% 21,835 3.52% 273,428 4.19% Other Parties (with < 1%) 322 0.64% 3,895 0.63% 249,460 3.83% Valid Votes 50,518 99.38% 619,978 99.13% 6,520,156 98.78% Rejected Votes 317 0.62% 5,431 0.87% 80,470 1.22% Total Polled 50,835 86.86% 625,409 86.00% 6,600,626 80.15% Registered Electors 58,528 727,202 8,235,358

Parliamentary Election Results

Summary

The winner of Yapahuwa has matched the final country result 6 out of 7 times. Hence, Yapahuwa is a Strong Bellwether for Parliamentary Elections. Year Yapahuwa Kurunegala Electoral District MAEThe mean absolute error, between the percentages of votes each party got in Yapahuwa and the Kurunegala 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 Yapahuwa and the country. It is a measure of the difference in voting behaviour between the two regions. % 2015 UPFA UPFA 3.70% UNP 6.27% 2010 UPFA UPFA 6.27% UPFA 7.28% 2004 UPFA UPFA 2.26% UPFA 6.38% 2001 UNP UNP 0.67% UNP 2.77% 2000 PA PA 1.27% PA 2.96% 1994 PA PA 0.97% PA 2.68% 1989 UNP UNP 3.25% UNP 5.38% Matches/Mean MAE 6/7 6/7 2.63% 7/7 4.82%

2015 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Yapahuwa Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % UPFA 41,149 52.90% 474,124 49.29% 4,732,664 42.48% UNP 32,483 41.76% 441,275 45.87% 5,098,916 45.77% JVP 3,882 4.99% 41,077 4.27% 544,154 4.88% Other Parties (with < 1%) 268 0.34% 5,496 0.57% 83,041 0.75% Valid Votes 77,782 94.54% 961,972 95.39% 11,140,333 95.35% Rejected Votes 4,431 5.39% 46,036 4.56% 516,926 4.42% Total Polled 82,272 72.26% 1,008,459 79.63% 11,684,111 77.66% Registered Electors 113,858 1,266,443 15,044,490

2010 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Yapahuwa Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % UPFA 37,429 69.95% 429,316 63.91% 4,846,388 60.38% UNP 13,036 24.36% 213,713 31.81% 2,357,057 29.37% DNA 2,586 4.83% 26,440 3.94% 441,251 5.50% Other Parties (with < 1%) 457 0.85% 2,288 0.34% 34,779 0.43% Valid Votes 53,508 91.52% 671,757 92.58% 8,026,322 96.03% Rejected Votes 4,884 8.35% 53,130 7.32% 581,465 6.96% Total Polled 58,466 55.27% 725,566 59.08% 8,358,246 59.29% Registered Electors 105,779 1,228,044 14,097,690

2004 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Yapahuwa Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % UPFA 37,155 55.45% 412,157 51.95% 4,223,126 45.70% UNP 28,281 42.20% 340,768 42.95% 3,486,792 37.73% JHU 1,387 2.07% 37,459 4.72% 552,723 5.98% Other Parties (with < 1%) 188 0.28% 2,976 0.38% 64,640 0.70% Valid Votes 67,011 95.32% 793,360 95.14% 9,241,931 94.52% Rejected Votes 3,271 4.65% 40,261 4.83% 534,452 5.47% Total Polled 70,300 72.61% 833,908 76.54% 9,777,821 75.74% Registered Electors 96,817 1,089,482 12,909,631

2001 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Yapahuwa Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % UNP 32,601 48.31% 382,768 48.59% 4,086,026 45.62% PA 27,843 41.26% 332,775 42.24% 3,330,815 37.19% JVP 6,417 9.51% 63,652 8.08% 815,353 9.10% Other Parties (with < 1%) 628 0.93% 8,533 1.08% 133,770 1.49% Valid Votes 67,489 95.78% 787,728 95.35% 8,955,844 94.77% Rejected Votes 2,972 4.22% 38,451 4.65% 494,009 5.23% Total Polled 70,461 75.97% 826,179 78.98% 9,449,878 76.03% Registered Electors 92,750 1,046,102 12,428,762

2000 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Yapahuwa Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % PA 30,832 48.18% 358,794 48.75% 3,899,329 45.33% UNP 28,227 44.11% 308,106 41.86% 3,451,765 40.12% JVP 3,824 5.98% 40,780 5.54% 518,725 6.03% Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,104 1.73% 28,348 3.85% 407,107 4.73% Valid Votes 63,987 N/A 736,028 N/A 8,602,617 N/A

1994 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Yapahuwa Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % PA 30,277 50.87% 366,856 51.87% 3,887,805 48.94% UNP 28,549 47.97% 332,547 47.02% 3,498,370 44.04% Other Parties (with < 1%) 690 1.16% 7,876 1.11% 158,616 2.00% Valid Votes 59,516 95.14% 707,279 95.92% 7,943,688 95.20% Rejected Votes 3,041 4.86% 30,071 4.08% 400,395 4.80% Total Polled 62,557 82.22% 737,350 82.15% 8,344,095 74.75% Registered Electors 76,083 897,580 11,163,064

1989 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Yapahuwa Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % UNP 23,615 60.68% 314,724 58.51% 2,838,005 50.71% SLFP 12,187 31.32% 195,526 36.35% 1,785,369 31.90% USA 2,707 6.96% 11,059 2.06% 141,983 2.54% Other Parties (with < 1%) 406 1.04% 16,607 3.09% 158,203 2.83% Valid Votes 38,915 91.72% 537,916 94.02% 5,596,468 93.87% Rejected Votes 3,511 8.28% 34,212 5.98% 365,563 6.13% Total Polled 42,426 64.33% 572,128 72.88% 5,962,031 63.60% Registered Electors 65,948 784,991 9,374,164

Demographics

Ethnicity

The Yapahuwa Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (97.5%) . In comparison, the Kurunegala Electoral District (which contains the Yapahuwa Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (91.4%)

Religion

The Yapahuwa Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (96.8%) . In comparison, the Kurunegala Electoral District (which contains the Yapahuwa Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (88.5%)

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