The Panduwasnuwara 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 Panduwasnuwara has matched the final country result 6 out of 8 times. Hence, Panduwasnuwara is a weak bellwether for presidential elections. Year Panduwasnuwara Kurunegala Electoral District MAEThe mean absolute error, between the percentages of votes each party got in Panduwasnuwara 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 Panduwasnuwara and the country. It is a measure of the difference in voting behaviour between the two regions. % 2019 SLPP SLPP 1.25% SLPP 3.81% 2015 UPFA UPFA 2.21% NDF 7.83% 2010 UPFA UPFA 1.42% UPFA 3.48% 2005 UPFA UPFA 1.88% UPFA 0.13% 1999 PA PA 1.75% PA 1.11% 1994 PA PA 0.28% PA 3.28% 1988 SLFP UNP 2.85% UNP 3.42% 1982 UNP UNP 0.81% UNP 2.52% Matches/Mean MAE 6/8 7/8 1.56% 8/8 3.20%

2019 Sri Lankan presidential election Party Panduwasnuwara Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % SLPP 35,508 57.01% 652,278 57.90% 6,924,255 52.25% NDF 24,238 38.92% 416,961 37.01% 5,564,239 41.99% NMPP 1,441 2.31% 36,178 3.21% 418,553 3.16% Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,092 1.75% 21,193 1.88% 345,452 2.61% Valid Votes 62,279 99.33% 1,126,610 99.25% 13,252,499 98.99% Rejected Votes 419 0.67% 8,522 0.75% 135,452 1.01% Total Polled 62,698 85.33% 1,135,132 85.24% 13,387,951 83.71% Registered Electors 73,474 1,331,705 15,992,568

2015 Sri Lankan presidential election Party Panduwasnuwara Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % UPFA 32,197 55.73% 556,868 53.46% 5,768,090 47.58% NDF 25,172 43.57% 476,602 45.76% 6,217,162 51.28% Other Parties (with < 1%) 407 0.70% 8,154 0.78% 138,200 1.14% Valid Votes 57,776 99.31% 1,041,624 99.12% 12,123,452 98.85% Rejected Votes 403 0.69% 9,285 0.88% 140,925 1.15% Total Polled 58,179 78.51% 1,050,909 78.82% 12,264,377 78.69% Registered Electors 74,100 1,333,377 15,585,942

2010 Sri Lankan presidential election Party Panduwasnuwara Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % UPFA 32,854 61.66% 582,784 63.08% 6,015,934 57.88% NDF 19,681 36.94% 327,594 35.46% 4,173,185 40.15% Other Parties (with < 1%) 750 1.41% 13,515 1.46% 204,494 1.97% Valid Votes 53,285 99.50% 923,893 99.29% 10,393,613 99.03% Rejected Votes 270 0.50% 6,644 0.71% 101,838 0.97% Total Polled 53,555 76.36% 930,537 75.59% 10,495,451 66.70% Registered Electors 70,131 1,230,966 15,734,587

2005 Sri Lankan presidential election Party Panduwasnuwara Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % UPFA 26,365 50.36% 468,507 52.26% 4,887,152 50.29% UNP 25,456 48.63% 418,809 46.72% 4,706,366 48.43% Other Parties (with < 1%) 529 1.01% 9,181 1.02% 123,521 1.27% Valid Votes 52,350 99.26% 896,497 99.07% 9,717,039 98.88% Rejected Votes 392 0.74% 8,458 0.93% 109,869 1.12% Total Polled 52,742 78.69% 904,955 77.87% 9,826,908 69.51% Registered Electors 67,023 1,162,099 14,136,979

1999 Sri Lankan presidential election Party Panduwasnuwara Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % PA 22,991 53.16% 377,483 50.77% 4,312,157 51.12% UNP 18,484 42.74% 326,327 43.89% 3,602,748 42.71% JVP 1,197 2.77% 27,354 3.68% 343,927 4.08% Other Parties (with < 1%) 580 1.34% 12,355 1.66% 176,679 2.09% Valid Votes 43,252 98.11% 743,519 97.99% 8,435,754 97.69% Rejected Votes 835 1.89% 15,272 2.01% 199,536 2.31% Total Polled 44,087 75.14% 758,791 75.83% 8,635,290 72.17% Registered Electors 58,677 1,000,624 11,965,536

1994 Sri Lankan presidential election Party Panduwasnuwara Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % PA 23,158 59.08% 403,838 59.36% 4,709,205 62.28% UNP 15,482 39.49% 266,740 39.21% 2,715,283 35.91% Other Parties (with < 1%) 560 1.43% 9,766 1.44% 137,040 1.81% Valid Votes 39,200 98.70% 680,344 98.48% 7,561,526 98.03% Rejected Votes 515 1.30% 10,511 1.52% 151,706 1.97% Total Polled 39,715 75.41% 690,855 76.97% 7,713,232 69.12% Registered Electors 52,667 897,539 11,158,880

1988 Sri Lankan presidential election Party Panduwasnuwara Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % SLFP 12,131 49.91% 182,220 46.89% 2,289,857 44.95% UNP 11,747 48.33% 198,662 51.12% 2,569,199 50.43% SLMP 430 1.77% 7,717 1.99% 235,701 4.63% Valid Votes 24,308 98.95% 388,599 98.91% 5,094,754 98.24% Rejected Votes 259 1.05% 4,281 1.09% 91,499 1.76% Total Polled 24,567 51.09% 392,880 53.49% 5,186,256 55.87% Registered Electors 48,087 734,453 9,283,143

1982 Sri Lankan presidential election Party Panduwasnuwara Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % UNP 21,475 56.93% 345,769 55.77% 3,450,815 52.93% SLFP 14,991 39.74% 248,479 40.08% 2,546,348 39.05% JVP 1,048 2.78% 21,835 3.52% 273,428 4.19% Other Parties (with < 1%) 207 0.55% 3,895 0.63% 249,460 3.83% Valid Votes 37,721 98.99% 619,978 99.13% 6,520,156 98.78% Rejected Votes 384 1.01% 5,431 0.87% 80,470 1.22% Total Polled 38,105 87.89% 625,409 86.00% 6,600,626 80.15% Registered Electors 43,356 727,202 8,235,358

Parliamentary election results Summary The winner of Panduwasnuwara has matched the final country result 6 out of 7 times. Hence, Panduwasnuwara is a strong bellwether] for Parliamentary Elections. Year Panduwasnuwara Kurunegala Electoral District MAEThe mean absolute error, between the percentages of votes each party got in Panduwasnuwara 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 Panduwasnuwara and the country. It is a measure of the difference in voting behaviour between the two regions. % 2015 UPFA UPFA 1.28% UNP 4.03% 2010 UPFA UPFA 8.91% UPFA 7.06% 2004 UPFA UPFA 3.42% UPFA 5.02% 2001 UNP UNP 1.07% UNP 4.34% 2000 PA PA 1.66% PA 2.51% 1994 PA PA 0.87% PA 2.87% 1989 UNP UNP 1.86% UNP 5.21% Matches/Mean MAE 6/7 6/7 2.73% 7/7 4.43%

2015 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Party Panduwasnuwara Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % UPFA 27,006 51.27% 474,124 49.29% 4,732,664 42.48% UNP 23,883 45.34% 441,275 45.87% 5,098,916 45.77% JVP 1,511 2.87% 41,077 4.27% 544,154 4.88% Other Parties (with < 1%) 272 0.52% 5,496 0.57% 83,041 0.75% Valid Votes 52,672 95.37% 961,972 95.39% 11,140,333 95.35% Rejected Votes 2,538 4.60% 46,036 4.56% 516,926 4.42% Total Polled 55,228 74.53% 1,008,459 79.63% 11,684,111 77.66% Registered Electors 74,100 1,266,443 15,044,490

2010 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Party Panduwasnuwara Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % UPFA 21,953 55.43% 429,316 63.91% 4,846,388 60.38% UNP 16,847 42.54% 213,713 31.81% 2,357,057 29.37% DNA 716 1.81% 26,440 3.94% 441,251 5.50% Other Parties (with < 1%) 87 0.22% 2,288 0.34% 34,779 0.43% Valid Votes 39,603 92.69% 671,757 92.58% 8,026,322 96.03% Rejected Votes 3,092 7.24% 53,130 7.32% 581,465 6.96% Total Polled 42,727 60.92% 725,566 59.08% 8,358,246 59.29% Registered Electors 70,131 1,228,044 14,097,690

2004 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Party Panduwasnuwara Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % UPFA 22,103 48.77% 412,157 51.95% 4,223,126 45.70% UNP 21,297 46.99% 340,768 42.95% 3,486,792 37.73% JHU 1,803 3.98% 37,459 4.72% 552,723 5.98% Other Parties (with < 1%) 122 0.27% 2,976 0.38% 64,640 0.70% Valid Votes 45,325 95.10% 793,360 95.14% 9,241,931 94.52% Rejected Votes 2,319 4.87% 40,261 4.83% 534,452 5.47% Total Polled 47,658 73.34% 833,908 76.54% 9,777,821 75.74% Registered Electors 64,979 1,089,482 12,909,631

2001 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Party Panduwasnuwara Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % UNP 23,125 49.68% 382,768 48.59% 4,086,026 45.62% PA 20,093 43.17% 332,775 42.24% 3,330,815 37.19% JVP 2,875 6.18% 63,652 8.08% 815,353 9.10% Other Parties (with < 1%) 456 0.98% 8,533 1.08% 133,770 1.49% Valid Votes 46,549 95.77% 787,728 95.35% 8,955,844 94.77% Rejected Votes 2,056 4.23% 38,451 4.65% 494,009 5.23% Total Polled 48,605 77.60% 826,179 78.98% 9,449,878 76.03% Registered Electors 62,636 1,046,102 12,428,762

2000 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Party Panduwasnuwara Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % PA 20,849 47.25% 358,794 48.75% 3,899,329 45.33% UNP 19,348 43.85% 308,106 41.86% 3,451,765 40.12% JVP 1,830 4.15% 40,780 5.54% 518,725 6.03% NUA 1,302 2.95% 11,927 1.62% 185,593 2.16% Other Parties (with < 1%) 798 1.81% 16,421 2.23% 221,514 2.57% Valid Votes 44,127 N/A 736,028 N/A 8,602,617 N/A

1994 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Party Panduwasnuwara Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % PA 21,295 51.15% 366,856 51.87% 3,887,805 48.94% UNP 20,011 48.07% 332,547 47.02% 3,498,370 44.04% Other Parties (with < 1%) 326 0.78% 7,876 1.11% 158,616 2.00% Valid Votes 41,632 95.97% 707,279 95.92% 7,943,688 95.20% Rejected Votes 1,747 4.03% 30,071 4.08% 400,395 4.80% Total Polled 43,379 82.36% 737,350 82.15% 8,344,095 74.75% Registered Electors 52,667 897,580 11,163,064

1989 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Party Panduwasnuwara Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % UNP 16,853 56.70% 314,724 58.51% 2,838,005 50.71% SLFP 11,417 38.41% 195,526 36.35% 1,785,369 31.90% ELJP 1,071 3.60% 13,759 2.56% 67,723 1.21% Other Parties (with < 1%) 380 1.28% 13,907 2.59% 232,463 4.15% Valid Votes 29,721 94.97% 537,916 94.02% 5,596,468 93.87% Rejected Votes 1,573 5.03% 34,212 5.98% 365,563 6.13% Total Polled 31,294 65.87% 572,128 72.88% 5,962,031 63.60% Registered Electors 47,509 784,991 9,374,164

Demographics Ethnicity The Panduwasnuwara Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (90.1%). In comparison, the Kurunegala Electoral District (which contains the Panduwasnuwara Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (91.4%)

Religion The Panduwasnuwara Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (87.4%) . In comparison, the Kurunegala Electoral District (which contains the Panduwasnuwara Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (88.5%)

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