Nuwara Eliya Maskeliya Polling Division

Nuwara Eliya Maskeliya
Polling Division
Coordinates: 6°54′39″N 80°38′22″E / 6.910895°N 80.639422°E / 6.910895; 80.639422
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceCentral Province, Sri Lanka
Electoral DistrictNuwara Eliya Electoral District
Area
 • Total
972.52 km2 (375.49 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)[1]
 • Total
417,817
 • Density430/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeEC-06A

The Nuwara Eliya Maskeliya Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Nuwara Eliya Electoral District, in the Central Province, Sri Lanka.

Presidential Election Results

Summary

The winner of Nuwara Eliya Maskeliya has matched the final country result 4 out of 8 times.

Year Nuwara Eliya Maskeliya Nuwara Eliya Electoral District MAE[2] % Sri Lanka MAE[3] %
2019 NDF NDF 7.72% SLPP 22.60%
2015 NDF NDF 9.07% NDF 22.10%
2010 NDF NDF 9.05% UPFA 22.32%
2005 UNP UNP 10.47% UPFA 32.36%
1999 UNP UNP 4.13% PA 8.86%
1994 PA PA 3.99% PA 1.36%
1988 UNP UNP 6.39% UNP 16.32%
1982 UNP UNP 6.39% UNP 13.99%
Matches/Mean MAE 4/8 4/8 7.15% 8/8 17.49%

2019 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Nuwara Eliya Maskeliya[4] Nuwara Eliya Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
NDF 174,413 66.37% 277,913 58.28% 5,564,239 41.99%
SLPP 75,499 28.73% 175,823 36.87% 6,924,255 52.25%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 12,878 4.90% 23,128 4.85% 764,005 5.76%
Valid Votes 262,790 98.37% 476,864 98.52% 13,252,499 98.99%
Rejected Votes 4,358 1.63% 7,155 1.48% 135,452 1.01%
Total Polled 267,148 83.87% 484,019 85.06% 13,387,951 83.71%
Registered Electors 318,528 569,028 15,992,568

2015 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Nuwara Eliya Maskeliya[5] Nuwara Eliya Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
NDF 171,578 73.01% 272,605 63.88% 6,217,162 51.28%
UPFA 57,718 24.56% 145,339 34.06% 5,768,090 47.58%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 5,700 2.43% 8,822 2.07% 138,200 1.14%
Valid Votes 234,996 98.35% 426,766 98.31% 12,123,452 98.85%
Rejected Votes 3,939 1.65% 7,329 1.69% 140,925 1.15%
Total Polled 238,935 78.90% 434,095 79.25% 12,264,377 78.69%
Registered Electors 302,836 547,766 15,585,942

2010 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Nuwara Eliya Maskeliya[6] Nuwara Eliya Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
NDF 112,866 61.30% 180,604 52.14% 4,173,185 40.15%
UPFA 62,604 34.00% 151,604 43.77% 6,015,934 57.88%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 5,965 3.24% 10,040 2.90% 165,268 1.59%
DUNF 2,693 1.46% 4,134 1.19% 39,226 0.38%
Valid Votes 184,128 98.03% 346,382 98.17% 10,393,613 99.03%
Rejected Votes 3,693 1.97% 6,462 1.83% 101,838 0.97%
Total Polled 187,821 76.02% 352,844 75.65% 10,495,451 66.70%
Registered Electors 247,069 466,440 15,734,587

2005 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Nuwara Eliya Maskeliya[7] Nuwara Eliya Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 156,343 81.02% 250,428 70.37% 4,706,366 48.43%
UPFA 33,453 17.34% 99,550 27.97% 4,887,152 50.29%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 3,165 1.64% 5,897 1.66% 123,521 1.27%
Valid Votes 192,961 98.55% 355,875 98.50% 9,717,039 98.88%
Rejected Votes 2,841 1.45% 5,410 1.50% 109,869 1.12%
Total Polled 195,802 79.57% 361,285 79.49% 9,826,908 69.51%
Registered Electors 246,062 454,528 14,136,979

1999 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Nuwara Eliya Maskeliya[8] Nuwara Eliya Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 87,653 53.09% 152,836 48.68% 3,602,748 42.71%
PA 70,497 42.70% 147,210 46.88% 4,312,157 51.12%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 5,050 3.06% 8,065 2.57% 176,679 2.09%
JVP 1,897 1.15% 5,879 1.87% 343,927 4.08%
Valid Votes 165,097 97.13% 313,990 97.21% 8,435,754 97.69%
Rejected Votes 4,885 2.87% 8,997 2.79% 199,536 2.31%
Total Polled 169,982 78.68% 322,987 80.23% 8,635,290 72.17%
Registered Electors 216,038 402,589 11,965,536

1994 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Nuwara Eliya Maskeliya[9] Nuwara Eliya Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 94,262 60.78% 168,929 57.14% 4,709,205 62.28%
UNP 53,949 34.79% 116,928 39.55% 2,715,283 35.91%
Ind 2 4,897 3.16% 6,314 2.14% 58,888 0.78%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,983 1.28% 3,459 1.17% 78,152 1.03%
Valid Votes 155,091 95.44% 295,630 96.15% 7,561,526 98.03%
Rejected Votes 7,412 4.56% 11,840 3.85% 151,706 1.97%
Total Polled 162,503 76.40% 307,470 78.19% 7,713,232 69.12%
Registered Electors 212,690 393,221 11,158,880

1988 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Nuwara Eliya Maskeliya[10] Nuwara Eliya Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 52,653 68.25% 112,135 62.15% 2,569,199 50.43%
SLFP 22,209 28.79% 64,907 35.98% 2,289,857 44.95%
SLMP 2,290 2.97% 3,371 1.87% 235,701 4.63%
Valid Votes 77,152 97.76% 180,413 98.19% 5,094,754 98.24%
Rejected Votes 1,771 2.24% 3,320 1.81% 91,499 1.76%
Total Polled 78,923 77.55% 183,733 79.44% 5,186,256 55.87%
Registered Electors 101,765 231,278 9,283,143

1982 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Nuwara Eliya Maskeliya[11] Nuwara Eliya Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 49,414 69.59% 109,017 63.10% 3,450,815 52.93%
SLFP 18,543 26.11% 57,093 33.05% 2,546,348 39.05%
JVP 1,892 2.66% 4,569 2.64% 273,428 4.19%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,157 1.63% 2,090 1.21% 249,460 3.83%
Valid Votes 71,006 98.68% 172,769 98.83% 6,520,156 98.78%
Rejected Votes 950 1.32% 2,048 1.17% 80,470 1.22%
Total Polled 71,956 83.20% 174,817 85.71% 6,600,626 80.15%
Registered Electors 86,487 203,968 8,235,358

Parliamentary Election Results

Summary

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

Year Nuwara Eliya Maskeliya Nuwara Eliya Electoral District MAE[12] % Sri Lanka MAE[13] %
2015 UNP UNP 2.70% UNP 10.62%
2010 UPFA UPFA 5.18% UPFA 9.98%
2004 UNP UNP 4.97% UPFA 21.51%
2001 UNP UNP 7.18% UNP 22.01%
2000 PA PA 3.89% PA 3.54%
1994 UNP UNP 3.85% PA 18.77%
1989 UNP UNP 3.87% UNP 8.26%
Matches/Mean MAE 5/7 5/7 4.52% 7/7 13.53%

2015 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Nuwara Eliya Maskeliya[14] Nuwara Eliya Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 131,952 61.87% 228,920 59.06% 5,098,916 45.77%
UPFA 75,267 35.29% 147,348 38.02% 4,732,664 42.48%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 6,040 2.83% 11,317 2.92% 631,897 5.67%
Valid Votes 213,259 92.08% 387,585 92.12% 11,140,333 95.35%
Rejected Votes 18,101 7.82% 32,788 7.79% 516,926 4.42%
Total Polled 231,597 76.48% 420,734 78.77% 11,684,111 77.66%
Registered Electors 302,836 534,150 15,044,490

2010 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Nuwara Eliya Maskeliya[15] Nuwara Eliya Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 72,766 49.76% 149,111 56.06% 4,846,388 60.38%
UNP 59,339 40.58% 96,885 36.43% 2,357,057 29.37%
UPF 10,912 7.46% 13,189 4.96% 24,670 0.31%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 3,210 2.20% 6,777 2.55% 475,687 5.93%
Valid Votes 146,227 87.91% 265,962 87.64% 8,026,322 96.03%
Rejected Votes 19,969 12.01% 37,236 12.27% 581,465 6.96%
Total Polled 166,331 67.32% 303,470 64.94% 8,358,246 59.29%
Registered Electors 247,069 467,332 14,097,690

2004 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Nuwara Eliya Maskeliya[16] Nuwara Eliya Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 100,350 55.85% 176,971 54.02% 3,486,792 37.73%
UPF 41,563 23.13% 49,728 15.18% 49,728 0.54%
UPFA 25,989 14.46% 82,945 25.32% 4,223,126 45.70%
CDUA 7,331 4.08% 10,736 3.28% 10,736 0.12%
JHU 2,617 1.46% 4,454 1.36% 552,723 5.98%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,822 1.01% 2,775 0.85% 42,827 0.46%
Valid Votes 179,672 92.97% 327,609 93.06% 9,241,931 94.52%
Rejected Votes 13,594 7.03% 24,413 6.94% 534,452 5.47%
Total Polled 193,266 80.69% 352,022 80.70% 9,777,821 75.74%
Registered Electors 239,511 436,236 12,909,631

2001 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Nuwara Eliya Maskeliya[17] Nuwara Eliya Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 130,633 75.81% 215,157 68.28% 4,086,026 45.62%
PA 28,734 16.68% 77,733 24.67% 3,330,815 37.19%
NDP 6,206 3.60% 6,600 2.09% 6,952 0.08%
JVP 4,227 2.45% 11,080 3.52% 815,353 9.10%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 2,505 1.45% 4,529 1.44% 136,882 1.53%
Valid Votes 172,305 92.43% 315,099 91.74% 8,955,844 94.77%
Rejected Votes 14,103 7.57% 28,373 8.26% 494,009 5.23%
Total Polled 186,408 81.64% 343,472 82.32% 9,449,878 76.03%
Registered Electors 228,317 417,264 12,428,762

2000 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Nuwara Eliya Maskeliya[18] Nuwara Eliya Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 75,788 47.84% 158,018 52.53% 3,899,329 45.33%
UNP 71,854 45.36% 126,486 42.05% 3,451,765 40.12%
TNUoW 4,506 2.84% 4,671 1.55% 5,737 0.07%
JVP 2,311 1.46% 6,299 2.09% 518,725 6.03%
PP 2,049 1.29% 2,445 0.81% 19,830 0.23%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,901 1.20% 2,887 0.96% 221,673 2.58%
Valid Votes 158,409 N/A 300,806 N/A 8,602,617 N/A

1994 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Nuwara Eliya Maskeliya[19] Nuwara Eliya Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 94,893 59.57% 175,478 58.12% 3,498,370 44.04%
PA 39,476 24.78% 97,658 32.35% 3,887,805 48.94%
IND1 24,248 15.22% 27,374 9.07% 48,199 0.61%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 674 0.42% 1,408 0.47% 158,616 2.00%
Valid Votes 159,291 92.26% 301,918 93.33% 7,943,688 95.20%
Rejected Votes 13,368 7.74% 21,592 6.67% 400,395 4.80%
Total Polled 172,659 81.18% 323,510 82.37% 8,344,095 74.75%
Registered Electors 212,690 392,770 11,163,064

1989 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Nuwara Eliya Maskeliya[20] Nuwara Eliya Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 44,252 60.24% 109,853 63.34% 2,838,005 50.71%
SLFP 15,928 21.68% 47,128 27.18% 1,785,369 31.90%
DPLF 8,718 11.87% 10,509 6.06% 19,150 0.34%
USA 3,488 4.75% 4,214 2.43% 141,983 2.54%
SLMC 1,078 1.47% 1,720 0.99% 202,016 3.61%
Valid Votes 73,464 92.52% 173,424 92.73% 5,596,468 93.87%
Rejected Votes 5,937 7.48% 13,600 7.27% 365,563 6.13%
Total Polled 79,401 79.29% 187,024 81.49% 5,962,031 63.60%
Registered Electors 100,139 229,519 9,374,164

Demographics

Ethnicity

The Nuwara Eliya Maskeliya Polling Division has an Indian Tamil majority (71.0%) and a significant Sinhalese population (20.8%). In comparison, the Nuwara Eliya Electoral District (which contains the Nuwara Eliya Maskeliya Polling Division) has an Indian Tamil majority (53.1%) and a significant Sinhalese population (39.6%)[1]

Ethnicity in Nuwara Eliya Maskeliya[1]
  1. Indian Tamil (71%)
  2. Sinhalese (20.8%)
  3. Sri Lankan Tamil (5.5%)
  4. Moor (2.4%)
  5. Other (0.3%)

Religion

The Nuwara Eliya Maskeliya Polling Division has a Hindu majority (67.2%) and a significant Buddhist population (20.0%) . In comparison, the Nuwara Eliya Electoral District (which contains the Nuwara Eliya Maskeliya Polling Division) has a Hindu majority (51.0%) and a significant Buddhist population (39.1%) [1]

Religion in Nuwara Eliya Maskeliya[1]
  1. Hindu (67.2%)
  2. Buddhist (20%)
  3. Roman Catholic (6.9%)
  4. Muslim (3%)
  5. Other Christian (2.8%)
  6. Other (0%)

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "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 Nuwara Eliya Maskeliya and the Nuwara Eliya 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 Nuwara Eliya Maskeliya 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 Nuwara Eliya Maskeliya and the Nuwara Eliya 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 Nuwara Eliya Maskeliya 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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