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Dehiwala
Polling Division
Location of Dehiwala
Coordinates: 6°51′30″N 79°52′36″E / 6.858329°N 79.876676°E / 6.858329; 79.876676
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceWestern Province, Sri Lanka
Electoral DistrictColombo Electoral District
Area
 • Total
9.18 km2 (3.54 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)[1]
 • Total
88,962
 • Density9,691/km2 (25,100/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeEC-01F

The Dehiwala Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Colombo Electoral District, in the Western Province, Sri Lanka.

Presidential Election Results

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Summary

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The winner of Dehiwala has matched the final country result 4 out of 8 times.

Year Dehiwala Colombo Electoral District MAE[2] % Sri Lanka MAE[3] %
2019 NDF SLPP 11.71% SLPP 10.77%
2015 NDF NDF 9.60% NDF 13.92%
2010 NDF UPFA 9.02% UPFA 14.12%
2005 UNP UNP 6.09% UPFA 8.54%
1999 UNP PA 2.93% PA 4.49%
1994 PA PA 0.73% PA 1.72%
1988 UNP UNP 0.86% UNP 0.37%
1982 UNP UNP 2.66% UNP 6.31%
Matches/Mean MAE 4/8 7/8 5.45% 8/8 7.53%

2019 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

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Party Dehiwala[4] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
NDF 25,004 53.74% 559,921 40.92% 5,564,239 41.99%
SLPP 19,122 41.10% 727,713 53.19% 6,924,255 52.25%
NMPP 1,480 3.18% 53,803 3.93% 418,553 3.16%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 919 1.98% 26,740 1.95% 345,452 2.61%
Valid Votes 46,525 98.78% 1,368,177 98.89% 13,252,499 98.99%
Rejected Votes 576 1.22% 15,333 1.11% 135,452 1.01%
Total Polled 47,101 79.98% 1,383,510 82.82% 13,387,951 83.71%
Registered Electors 58,892 1,670,403 15,992,568

2015 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

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Party Dehiwala[5] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
NDF 30,955 65.63% 725,073 55.93% 6,217,162 51.28%
UPFA 15,932 33.78% 562,614 43.40% 5,768,090 47.58%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 282 0.60% 8,673 0.67% 138,200 1.14%
Valid Votes 47,169 98.75% 1,296,360 98.83% 12,123,452 98.85%
Rejected Votes 599 1.25% 15,334 1.17% 140,925 1.15%
Total Polled 47,768 79.86% 1,311,694 81.34% 12,264,377 78.69%
Registered Electors 59,812 1,612,660 15,585,942

2010 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

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Party Dehiwala[6] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
NDF 24,441 55.07% 533,022 45.90% 4,173,185 40.15%
UPFA 19,457 43.84% 614,740 52.93% 6,015,934 57.88%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 485 1.09% 13,620 1.17% 204,494 1.97%
Valid Votes 44,383 98.96% 1,161,382 99.03% 10,393,613 99.03%
Rejected Votes 465 1.04% 11,394 0.97% 101,838 0.97%
Total Polled 44,848 73.29% 1,172,776 76.09% 10,495,451 66.70%
Registered Electors 61,194 1,541,242 15,734,587

2005 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

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Party Dehiwala[7] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 24,660 57.25% 569,627 51.12% 4,706,366 48.43%
UPFA 18,005 41.80% 534,431 47.96% 4,887,152 50.29%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 412 0.96% 10,192 0.91% 123,521 1.27%
Valid Votes 43,077 99.15% 1,114,250 98.86% 9,717,039 98.88%
Rejected Votes 369 0.85% 12,879 1.14% 109,869 1.12%
Total Polled 43,446 73.98% 1,127,129 75.85% 9,826,908 69.51%
Registered Electors 58,728 1,486,021 14,136,979

1999 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

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Party Dehiwala[8] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 19,126 47.58% 425,185 44.08% 3,602,748 42.71%
PA 18,683 46.48% 474,310 49.18% 4,312,157 51.12%
JVP 1,346 3.35% 44,009 4.56% 343,927 4.08%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 627 1.56% 12,821 1.33% 140,825 1.67%
SMBP 412 1.03% 8,209 0.85% 35,854 0.43%
Valid Votes 40,194 96.53% 964,534 97.06% 8,435,754 97.69%
Rejected Votes 1,446 3.47% 29,197 2.94% 199,536 2.31%
Total Polled 41,640 71.29% 993,731 73.39% 8,635,290 72.17%
Registered Electors 58,407 1,354,025 11,965,536

1994 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

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Party Dehiwala[9] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 23,977 63.99% 557,708 64.82% 4,709,205 62.28%
UNP 12,783 34.12% 288,741 33.56% 2,715,283 35.91%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 710 1.89% 13,937 1.62% 137,040 1.81%
Valid Votes 37,470 98.39% 860,386 98.17% 7,561,526 98.03%
Rejected Votes 614 1.61% 16,060 1.83% 151,706 1.97%
Total Polled 38,084 68.87% 876,446 69.59% 7,713,232 69.12%
Registered Electors 55,301 1,259,484 11,158,880

1988 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

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Party Dehiwala[10] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 18,326 50.03% 361,337 49.14% 2,569,199 50.43%
SLFP 16,599 45.31% 339,958 46.23% 2,289,857 44.95%
SLMP 1,707 4.66% 34,020 4.63% 235,701 4.63%
Valid Votes 36,632 98.60% 735,315 98.49% 5,094,754 98.24%
Rejected Votes 520 1.40% 11,295 1.51% 91,499 1.76%
Total Polled 37,152 70.14% 746,610 67.53% 5,186,256 55.87%
Registered Electors 52,969 1,105,583 9,283,143

1982 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

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Party Dehiwala[11] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 23,730 60.73% 436,290 57.86% 3,450,815 52.93%
SLFP 13,194 33.76% 274,476 36.40% 2,546,348 39.05%
JVP 1,139 2.91% 28,580 3.79% 273,428 4.19%
LSSP 695 1.78% 9,655 1.28% 58,531 0.90%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 318 0.81% 5,030 0.67% 190,929 2.93%
Valid Votes 39,076 98.97% 754,031 98.95% 6,520,156 98.78%
Rejected Votes 406 1.03% 7,990 1.05% 80,470 1.22%
Total Polled 39,482 76.48% 762,021 76.88% 6,600,626 80.15%
Registered Electors 51,622 991,194 8,235,358

Parliamentary Election Results

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Summary

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The winner of Dehiwala has matched the final country result 4 out of 7 times. Hence, Dehiwala is a Weak Bellwether for Parliamentary Elections.

Year Dehiwala Colombo Electoral District MAE[2] % Sri Lanka MAE[3] %
2015 UNP UNP 9.33% UNP 13.50%
2010 UNP UPFA 7.03% UPFA 15.10%
2004 UNP UNP 6.63% UPFA 11.76%
2001 UNP UNP 3.78% UNP 7.63%
2000 UNP UNP 3.50% PA 7.79%
1994 PA PA 0.73% PA 2.33%
1989 UNP UNP 3.98% UNP 2.90%
Matches/Mean MAE 4/7 5/7 5.00% 7/7 8.71%

2020 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

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Party Dehiwala[12] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SJB 18,611 44.92% 387,145 32.73% 2,771,984 23.9%
SLPFA 18,244 44.03% 674,603 57.04% 6,853,693 59.09%
JJB 2,094 5.05% 67,600 5.72% 445,958 3.84%
UNP 1,706 4.12% 30,875 2.61% 249,435 2.15%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 779 1.88% 22,553 1.9% 1,227,859 11.02%
Valid Votes 41,434 66.39% 1,182,776 69.2% 11,598,936 71.32%
Rejected Votes 2,529 4.05% 81,034 4.74% 744,373 4.58%
Total Polled 43,963 70.45% 1,263,810 73.94% 12,343,309 75.89%
Registered Electors 62,406 1,709,209 16,263,885

2015 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

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Party Dehiwala[13] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 28,153 63.62% 640,743 53.04% 5,098,916 45.77%
UPFA 13,273 29.99% 474,063 39.25% 4,732,664 42.48%
JVP 2,366 5.35% 81,391 6.74% 544,154 4.88%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 462 1.04% 11,752 0.97% 93,045 0.84%
Valid Votes 44,254 97.01% 1,207,949 96.46% 11,140,333 95.35%
Rejected Votes 1,330 2.92% 43,372 3.46% 516,926 4.42%
Total Polled 45,619 76.27% 1,252,271 78.93% 11,684,111 77.66%
Registered Electors 59,812 1,586,598 15,044,490

2010 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

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Party Dehiwala[14] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 15,831 44.15% 339,750 36.19% 2,357,057 29.37%
UPFA 15,472 43.15% 480,896 51.23% 4,846,388 60.38%
DNA 4,256 11.87% 110,683 11.79% 441,251 5.50%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 296 0.83% 7,294 0.78% 48,242 0.60%
Valid Votes 35,855 95.68% 938,723 94.85% 8,026,322 96.03%
Rejected Votes 1,606 4.29% 50,354 5.09% 581,465 6.96%
Total Polled 37,474 61.24% 989,729 64.17% 8,358,246 59.29%
Registered Electors 61,194 1,542,457 14,097,690

2004 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

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Party Dehiwala[15] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 19,865 47.20% 441,841 41.77% 3,486,792 37.73%
UPFA 12,577 29.88% 414,688 39.20% 4,223,126 45.70%
JHU 9,247 21.97% 190,618 18.02% 552,723 5.98%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 396 0.94% 10,713 1.01% 90,868 0.98%
Valid Votes 42,085 97.28% 1,057,860 96.47% 9,241,931 94.52%
Rejected Votes 1,173 2.71% 38,605 3.52% 534,452 5.47%
Total Polled 43,260 71.91% 1,096,571 74.71% 9,777,821 75.74%
Registered Electors 60,159 1,467,751 12,909,631

2001 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

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Party Dehiwala[16] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 24,219 55.60% 546,417 51.62% 4,086,026 45.62%
PA 12,686 29.13% 353,401 33.39% 3,330,815 37.19%
JVP 3,786 8.69% 117,404 11.09% 815,353 9.10%
TULF 1,434 3.29% 12,696 1.20% 348,164 3.89%
SU 944 2.17% 16,970 1.60% 50,665 0.57%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 487 1.12% 11,593 1.10% 162,452 1.81%
Valid Votes 43,556 96.78% 1,058,481 96.28% 8,955,844 94.77%
Rejected Votes 1,448 3.22% 40,901 3.72% 494,009 5.23%
Total Polled 45,004 73.51% 1,099,382 76.31% 9,449,878 76.03%
Registered Electors 61,222 1,440,682 12,428,762

2000 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

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Party Dehiwala[17] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 19,646 46.65% 440,684 43.45% 3,451,765 40.12%
PA 14,382 34.15% 394,146 38.86% 3,899,329 45.33%
SU 3,200 7.60% 49,671 4.90% 127,859 1.49%
JVP 2,556 6.07% 78,133 7.70% 518,725 6.03%
NUA 977 2.32% 27,067 2.67% 185,593 2.16%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 728 1.73% 19,281 1.90% 162,201 1.89%
ACTC 622 1.48% 5,238 0.52% 27,289 0.32%
Valid Votes 42,111 N/A 1,014,220 N/A 8,602,617 N/A

1994 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

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Party Dehiwala[18] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 20,882 51.90% 469,642 50.94% 3,887,805 48.94%
UNP 16,942 42.11% 385,100 41.77% 3,498,370 44.04%
MEP 1,145 2.85% 42,734 4.64% 68,538 0.86%
IND1 813 2.02% 9,251 1.00% 48,199 0.61%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 453 1.13% 15,206 1.65% 93,874 1.18%
Valid Votes 40,235 96.93% 921,933 96.18% 7,943,688 95.20%
Rejected Votes 1,273 3.07% 36,635 3.82% 400,395 4.80%
Total Polled 41,508 75.06% 958,568 76.04% 8,344,095 74.75%
Registered Electors 55,301 1,260,686 11,163,064

1989 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

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Party Dehiwala[19] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 19,768 54.91% 374,530 51.67% 2,838,005 50.71%
SLFP 12,193 33.87% 205,053 28.29% 1,785,369 31.90%
MEP 1,724 4.79% 76,966 10.62% 90,480 1.62%
USA 1,341 3.73% 31,873 4.40% 141,983 2.54%
SLMC 790 2.19% 29,308 4.04% 202,016 3.61%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 184 0.51% 7,112 0.98% 67,723 1.21%
Valid Votes 36,000 96.38% 724,842 95.36% 5,596,468 93.87%
Rejected Votes 1,351 3.62% 35,271 4.64% 365,563 6.13%
Total Polled 37,351 71.59% 760,113 69.87% 5,962,031 63.60%
Registered Electors 52,176 1,087,891 9,374,164

Demographics

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Ethnicity

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The Dehiwala Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (60.5%), a significant Moor population (20.8%) and a significant Sri Lankan Tamil population (14.5%) . In comparison, the Colombo Electoral District (which contains the Dehiwala Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (76.5%), a significant Moor population (10.7%) and a significant Sri Lankan Tamil population (10.1%)[1]

Ethnicity in Dehiwala[1]

  Sinhalese (60.5%)
  Moor (20.8%)
  Sri Lankan Tamil (14.5%)
  Burgher (1.7%)
  Other (1.5%)
  Indian Tamil (1.1%)

Religion

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The Dehiwala Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (54.3%), a significant Muslim population (22.6%) and a significant Hindu population (12.1%) . In comparison, the Colombo Electoral District (which contains the Dehiwala Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (70.2%) and a significant Muslim population (11.8%)[1]

Religion in Dehiwala[1]

  Buddhist (54.3%)
  Muslim (22.6%)
  Hindu (12.1%)
  Roman Catholic (6.7%)
  Other Christian (4.1%)
  Other (0.1%)

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Census of Population and Housing 2012". statistics.gov.lk. Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka. 2012.
  2. ^ a b The mean absolute error, between the percentages of votes each party got in Dehiwala and the Colombo Electoral District. It is a measure of the difference in voting behaviour between the two regions.
  3. ^ a b The mean absolute error, between the percentages of votes each party got in Dehiwala 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. Archived from the original on 2019-12-19. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  5. ^ "2015 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2015. Archived from the original on 2019-12-19. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  6. ^ "2010 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2010. Archived from the original on 2019-12-19. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  7. ^ "2005 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2005. Archived from the original on 2019-12-19. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  8. ^ "1999 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 1999. Archived from the original on 2019-12-19. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  9. ^ "1994 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 1994. Archived from the original on 2019-12-19. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  10. ^ "1988 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 1988. Archived from the original on 2019-12-19. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  11. ^ "1982 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 1982. Archived from the original on 2019-12-19. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  12. ^ "2020 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2020.
  13. ^ "2015 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2015.
  14. ^ "2010 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2010.
  15. ^ "2004 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2004.
  16. ^ "2001 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2001.
  17. ^ "2000 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2000.
  18. ^ "1994 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 1994.
  19. ^ "1989 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 1989.
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