The Wariyapola 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 Wariyapola has matched the final country result 6 out of 8 times. Hence, Wariyapola is a Weak Bellwether for Presidential Elections. Year Wariyapola Kurunegala Electoral District MAEThe mean absolute error, between the percentages of votes each party got in Wariyapola 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 Wariyapola and the country. It is a measure of the difference in voting behaviour between the two regions. % 2019 SLPP SLPP 4.70% SLPP 9.69% 2015 UPFA UPFA 4.45% NDF 10.07% 2010 UPFA UPFA 4.96% UPFA 9.84% 2005 UPFA UPFA 3.12% UPFA 4.93% 1999 PA PA 3.11% PA 2.38% 1994 PA PA 3.00% PA 0.23% 1988 SLFP UNP 2.21% UNP 2.81% 1982 UNP UNP 0.64% UNP 2.46% Matches/Mean MAE 6/8 7/8 3.27% 8/8 5.30%

2019 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Wariyapola Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % SLPP 40,261 62.91% 652,278 57.90% 6,924,255 52.25% NDF 20,591 32.17% 416,961 37.01% 5,564,239 41.99% NMPP 1,984 3.10% 36,178 3.21% 418,553 3.16% Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,163 1.82% 21,193 1.88% 345,452 2.61% Valid Votes 63,999 99.26% 1,126,610 99.25% 13,252,499 98.99% Rejected Votes 474 0.74% 8,522 0.75% 135,452 1.01% Total Polled 64,473 85.51% 1,135,132 85.24% 13,387,951 83.71% Registered Electors 75,394 1,331,705 15,992,568

2015 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Wariyapola Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % UPFA 34,499 57.92% 556,868 53.46% 5,768,090 47.58% NDF 24,562 41.24% 476,602 45.76% 6,217,162 51.28% Other Parties (with < 1%) 503 0.84% 8,154 0.78% 138,200 1.14% Valid Votes 59,564 99.25% 1,041,624 99.12% 12,123,452 98.85% Rejected Votes 448 0.75% 9,285 0.88% 140,925 1.15% Total Polled 60,012 78.12% 1,050,909 78.82% 12,264,377 78.69% Registered Electors 76,817 1,333,377 15,585,942

2010 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Wariyapola Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % UPFA 36,497 68.09% 582,784 63.08% 6,015,934 57.88% NDF 16,282 30.38% 327,594 35.46% 4,173,185 40.15% Other Parties (with < 1%) 819 1.53% 13,515 1.46% 204,494 1.97% Valid Votes 53,598 99.36% 923,893 99.29% 10,393,613 99.03% Rejected Votes 343 0.64% 6,644 0.71% 101,838 0.97% Total Polled 53,941 75.02% 930,537 75.59% 10,495,451 66.70% Registered Electors 71,905 1,230,966 15,734,587

2005 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Wariyapola Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % UPFA 29,155 55.41% 468,507 52.26% 4,887,152 50.29% UNP 22,919 43.56% 418,809 46.72% 4,706,366 48.43% Other Parties (with < 1%) 544 1.03% 9,181 1.02% 123,521 1.27% Valid Votes 52,618 98.98% 896,497 99.07% 9,717,039 98.88% Rejected Votes 540 1.02% 8,458 0.93% 109,869 1.12% Total Polled 53,158 77.95% 904,955 77.87% 9,826,908 69.51% Registered Electors 68,194 1,162,099 14,136,979

1999 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Wariyapola Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % PA 24,187 53.91% 377,483 50.77% 4,312,157 51.12% UNP 18,163 40.48% 326,327 43.89% 3,602,748 42.71% JVP 1,847 4.12% 27,354 3.68% 343,927 4.08% Other Parties (with < 1%) 672 1.50% 12,355 1.66% 176,679 2.09% Valid Votes 44,869 97.89% 743,519 97.99% 8,435,754 97.69% Rejected Votes 965 2.11% 15,272 2.01% 199,536 2.31% Total Polled 45,834 76.90% 758,791 75.83% 8,635,290 72.17% Registered Electors 59,601 1,000,624 11,965,536

1994 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Wariyapola Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % PA 25,612 62.45% 403,838 59.36% 4,709,205 62.28% UNP 14,862 36.24% 266,740 39.21% 2,715,283 35.91% Other Parties (with < 1%) 538 1.31% 9,766 1.44% 137,040 1.81% Valid Votes 41,012 98.53% 680,344 98.48% 7,561,526 98.03% Rejected Votes 610 1.47% 10,511 1.52% 151,706 1.97% Total Polled 41,622 77.68% 690,855 76.97% 7,713,232 69.12% Registered Electors 53,579 897,539 11,158,880

1988 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Wariyapola Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % SLFP 10,208 49.54% 182,220 46.89% 2,289,857 44.95% UNP 10,150 49.26% 198,662 51.12% 2,569,199 50.43% SLMP 247 1.20% 7,717 1.99% 235,701 4.63% Valid Votes 20,605 99.13% 388,599 98.91% 5,094,754 98.24% Rejected Votes 181 0.87% 4,281 1.09% 91,499 1.76% Total Polled 20,786 43.19% 392,880 53.49% 5,186,256 55.87% Registered Electors 48,131 734,453 9,283,143

1982 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Wariyapola Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % UNP 21,220 56.73% 345,769 55.77% 3,450,815 52.93% SLFP 14,914 39.87% 248,479 40.08% 2,546,348 39.05% JVP 1,060 2.83% 21,835 3.52% 273,428 4.19% Other Parties (with < 1%) 214 0.57% 3,895 0.63% 249,460 3.83% Valid Votes 37,408 99.14% 619,978 99.13% 6,520,156 98.78% Rejected Votes 325 0.86% 5,431 0.87% 80,470 1.22% Total Polled 37,733 86.40% 625,409 86.00% 6,600,626 80.15% Registered Electors 43,670 727,202 8,235,358

Parliamentary Election Results

Summary

The winner of Wariyapola has matched the final country result 6 out of 7 times. Hence, Wariyapola is a Strong Bellwether for Parliamentary Elections. Year Wariyapola Kurunegala Electoral District MAEThe mean absolute error, between the percentages of votes each party got in Wariyapola 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 Wariyapola and the country. It is a measure of the difference in voting behaviour between the two regions. % 2015 UPFA UPFA 3.47% UNP 6.08% 2010 UPFA UPFA 5.30% UPFA 6.47% 2004 UPFA UPFA 1.34% UPFA 5.67% 2001 UNP UNP 2.44% UNP 2.78% 2000 PA PA 0.86% PA 2.37% 1994 PA PA 3.54% PA 3.46% 1989 UNP UNP 2.15% UNP 6.14% Matches/Mean MAE 6/7 6/7 2.73% 7/7 4.71%

2015 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Wariyapola Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % UPFA 29,038 53.18% 474,124 49.29% 4,732,664 42.48% UNP 23,217 42.52% 441,275 45.87% 5,098,916 45.77% JVP 2,152 3.94% 41,077 4.27% 544,154 4.88% Other Parties (with < 1%) 196 0.36% 5,496 0.57% 83,041 0.75% Valid Votes 54,603 95.31% 961,972 95.39% 11,140,333 95.35% Rejected Votes 2,657 4.64% 46,036 4.56% 516,926 4.42% Total Polled 57,289 74.58% 1,008,459 79.63% 11,684,111 77.66% Registered Electors 76,817 1,266,443 15,044,490

2010 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Wariyapola Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % UPFA 25,701 69.58% 429,316 63.91% 4,846,388 60.38% UNP 9,828 26.61% 213,713 31.81% 2,357,057 29.37% DNA 1,303 3.53% 26,440 3.94% 441,251 5.50% Other Parties (with < 1%) 104 0.28% 2,288 0.34% 34,779 0.43% Valid Votes 36,936 92.17% 671,757 92.58% 8,026,322 96.03% Rejected Votes 3,118 7.78% 53,130 7.32% 581,465 6.96% Total Polled 40,073 55.73% 725,566 59.08% 8,358,246 59.29% Registered Electors 71,905 1,228,044 14,097,690

2004 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Wariyapola Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % UPFA 24,886 53.93% 412,157 51.95% 4,223,126 45.70% UNP 19,554 42.38% 340,768 42.95% 3,486,792 37.73% JHU 1,569 3.40% 37,459 4.72% 552,723 5.98% Other Parties (with < 1%) 136 0.29% 2,976 0.38% 64,640 0.70% Valid Votes 46,145 94.61% 793,360 95.14% 9,241,931 94.52% Rejected Votes 2,617 5.37% 40,261 4.83% 534,452 5.47% Total Polled 48,772 74.07% 833,908 76.54% 9,777,821 75.74% Registered Electors 65,847 1,089,482 12,909,631

2001 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Wariyapola Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % UNP 20,525 45.67% 382,768 48.59% 4,086,026 45.62% PA 20,009 44.53% 332,775 42.24% 3,330,815 37.19% JVP 3,960 8.81% 63,652 8.08% 815,353 9.10% Other Parties (with < 1%) 444 0.99% 8,533 1.08% 133,770 1.49% Valid Votes 44,938 94.29% 787,728 95.35% 8,955,844 94.77% Rejected Votes 2,720 5.71% 38,451 4.65% 494,009 5.23% Total Polled 47,658 75.29% 826,179 78.98% 9,449,878 76.03% Registered Electors 63,298 1,046,102 12,428,762

2000 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Wariyapola Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % PA 21,184 47.99% 358,794 48.75% 3,899,329 45.33% UNP 18,932 42.89% 308,106 41.86% 3,451,765 40.12% JVP 2,709 6.14% 40,780 5.54% 518,725 6.03% SU 664 1.50% 6,691 0.91% 127,859 1.49% Other Parties (with < 1%) 653 1.48% 21,657 2.94% 279,248 3.25% Valid Votes 44,142 N/A 736,028 N/A 8,602,617 N/A

1994 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Wariyapola Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % PA 23,974 55.57% 366,856 51.87% 3,887,805 48.94% UNP 18,802 43.58% 332,547 47.02% 3,498,370 44.04% Other Parties (with < 1%) 366 0.85% 7,876 1.11% 158,616 2.00% Valid Votes 43,142 96.04% 707,279 95.92% 7,943,688 95.20% Rejected Votes 1,777 3.96% 30,071 4.08% 400,395 4.80% Total Polled 44,919 83.84% 737,350 82.15% 8,344,095 74.75% Registered Electors 53,579 897,580 11,163,064

1989 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Wariyapola Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % UNP 20,526 57.40% 314,724 58.51% 2,838,005 50.71% SLFP 14,411 40.30% 195,526 36.35% 1,785,369 31.90% ELJP 458 1.28% 13,759 2.56% 67,723 1.21% Other Parties (with < 1%) 362 1.01% 13,907 2.59% 232,463 4.15% Valid Votes 35,757 95.18% 537,916 94.02% 5,596,468 93.87% Rejected Votes 1,811 4.82% 34,212 5.98% 365,563 6.13% Total Polled 37,568 79.30% 572,128 72.88% 5,962,031 63.60% Registered Electors 47,374 784,991 9,374,164

Demographics

Ethnicity

The Wariyapola Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (98.1%) . In comparison, the Kurunegala Electoral District (which contains the Wariyapola Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (91.4%)

Religion

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

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