The Yatinuwara Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Kandy Electoral District, in the Central Province, Sri Lanka.

Presidential election results Summary The winner of Yatinuwara has matched the final country result 7 out of 9 times. This makes Yatinuwara a weak bellwether for presidential elections. YearYatinuwaraKandyMAE%The mean absolute error, between the percentages of votes each party got in Yatinuwara and the Kandy Electoral District. It is a measure of the difference in voting behaviour between the two regions.Sri LankaMAE%The mean absolute error, between the percentages of votes each party got in Yatinuwara and the country. It is a measure of the difference in voting behaviour between the two regions.2024 Dissanayake Dissanayake% Dissanayake%2019 Rajapaksa Rajapaksa7.64% Rajapaksa5.49%2015 Sirisena Sirisena3.44% Sirisena0.18%2010 Rajapaksa Rajapaksa3.77% Rajapaksa0.20%2005 Wickremesinghe Wickremesinghe4.62% Rajapaksa1.24%1999 Kumaratunga Kumaratunga0.53% Kumaratunga2.01%1994 Kumaratunga Kumaratunga1.12% Kumaratunga4.46%1988 Bandaranaike Premadasa7.51% Premadasa4.57%1982 Jayawardene Jayawardene7.06% Jayawardene2.40% Matches/Mean MAE7/98/94.46%9/92.57%

2024 Sri Lankan presidential election CandidateYatinuwaraKandySri LankaVotes%Votes%Votes% Anura Kumara Dissanayake32,90948.98%394,53442.46%5,634,91542.31% Sajith Premadasa19,37428.83%323,99834.71%4,363,03532.76% Ranil Wickremesinghe11,19616.66%162,70717.43%2,299,76717.27% Namal Rajapaksa1,4092.10%19,4032.08%342,7812.57% Dilith Jayaweera9271.38%9,0980.97%122,3960.92%Others1,3772.05%23,7762.55%556,7224.18%Valid Votes67,19297.75%933,51697.48%13,319,61697.80%Rejected Votes1,5502.25%24,1532.52%300,3002.20%Total Polled68,74280.03%957,66980.38%13,619,91679.46%Registered Electors85,8931,191,39917,140,354

2019 Sri Lankan presidential election CandidateYatinuwaraKandySri LankaVotes%Votes%Votes% Gotabaya Rajapaksa38,76558.32%471,50250.43%6,924,25552.25% Sajith Premadasa24,24436.48%417,35544.64%5,564,23941.99% Anura Kumara Dissanayake2,0213.04%23,5392.52%418,5533.16%Others1,4342.16%22,4792.40%345,4522.61% Valid Votes66,46499.13%934,87599.04%13,252,49998.99%Rejected Votes5840.87%9,0200.96%135,4521.01%Total Polled67,04884.37%943,89584.89%13,387,95183.71%Registered Electors79,4711,111,86015,992,568

2015 Sri Lankan presidential election CandidateYatinuwaraKandySri LankaVotes%Votes%Votes% Maithripala Sirisena32,29851.19%466,99454.56%6,217,16251.28% Mahinda Rajapaksa30,19447.86%378,58544.23%5,768,09047.58%Others5970.95%10,3291.21%138,2001.14% Valid Votes63,08998.83%855,90898.73%12,123,45298.85%Rejected Votes7481.17%10,9931.27%140,9251.15%Total Polled63,83779.38%866,90179.71%12,264,37778.69%Registered Electors80,4201,087,54215,585,942

2010 Sri Lankan presidential election Candidate Yatinuwara Kandy Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes %

Mahinda Rajapaksa 33,664 58.16% 406,636 54.16% 6,015,934 57.88%

Sarath Fonseka 23,290 40.24% 329,492 43.89% 4,173,185 40.15% Others 927 1.60% 14,658 1.95% 204,494 1.97% Valid Votes 57,881 99.13% 750,786 98.85% 10,393,613 99.03% Rejected Votes 506 0.87% 8,700 1.15% 101,838 0.97% Total Polled 58,387 75.83% 759,486 75.87% 10,495,451 66.70% Registered Electors 76,996 1,001,074 15,734,587

2005 Sri Lankan presidential election Candidate Yatinuwara Kandy Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes %

Ranil Wickremesinghe 27,791 49.69% 387,150 54.33% 4,706,366 48.43%

Mahinda Rajapaksa 27,428 49.04% 315,672 44.30% 4,887,152 50.29% Others 715 1.28% 9,798 1.37% 123,521 1.27% Valid Votes 55,934 98.95% 712,620 98.64% 9,717,039 98.88% Rejected Votes 594 1.05% 9,817 1.36% 109,869 1.12% Total Polled 56,528 78.15% 722,437 77.37% 9,826,908 69.51% Registered Electors 72,329 933,754 14,136,979

1999 Sri Lankan presidential election Candidate Yatinuwara Kandy Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes %

Chandrika Kumaratunga 23,135 49.65% 308,187 50.29% 4,312,157 51.12%

Ranil Wickremesinghe 21,219 45.54% 276,360 45.10% 3,602,748 42.71% Nandana Gunathilake 1,293 2.78% 15,512 2.53% 343,927 4.08% Others 945 2.03% 12,752 2.08% 176,679 2.09% Valid Votes 46,592 96.95% 612,811 97.29% 8,435,754 97.69% Rejected Votes 1,464 3.05% 17,060 2.71% 199,536 2.31% Total Polled 48,056 76.59% 629,871 77.61% 8,635,290 72.17% Registered Electors 62,747 811,606 11,965,536

1994 Sri Lankan presidential election Candidate Yatinuwara Kandy Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % Chandrika Kumaratunga 25,099 57.83% 320,110 56.64% 4,709,205 62.28% Srima Dissanayake 17,621 40.60% 235,519 41.68% 2,715,283 35.91% Others 679 1.56% 9,488 1.68% 137,040 1.81% Valid Votes 43,399 97.89% 565,117 97.55% 7,561,526 98.03% Rejected Votes 934 2.11% 14,179 2.45% 151,706 1.97% Total Polled 44,333 75.84% 579,296 77.85% 7,713,232 69.12% Registered Electors 58,455 744,151 11,158,880

1988 Sri Lankan presidential election Candidate Yatinuwara Kandy Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % Sirimavo Bandaranaike 15,699 51.15% 186,187 43.65% 2,289,857 44.95% Ranasinghe Premadasa 14,478 47.17% 234,124 54.88% 2,569,199 50.43% Ossie Abeygunasekera 515 1.68% 6,266 1.47% 235,701 4.63% Valid Votes 30,692 98.83% 426,577 98.57% 5,094,754 98.24% Rejected Votes 362 1.17% 6,167 1.43% 91,499 1.76% Total Polled 31,054 59.51% 432,744 68.36% 5,186,256 55.87% Registered Electors 52,182 633,030 9,283,143

1982 Sri Lankan presidential election Candidate Yatinuwara Kandy Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % J. R. Jayewardene 20,848 52.66% 289,621 59.80% 3,450,815 52.93% Hector Kobbekaduwa 17,596 44.45% 178,647 36.89% 2,546,348 39.05% Rohana Wijeweera 964 2.43% 12,493 2.58% 273,428 4.19% Others 182 0.46% 3,536 0.73% 249,460 3.83% Valid Votes 39,590 99.19% 484,297 99.07% 6,520,156 98.78% Rejected Votes 325 0.81% 4,548 0.93% 80,470 1.22% Total Polled 39,915 85.41% 488,845 89.44% 6,600,626 80.15% Registered Electors 46,731 546,565 8,235,358

Parliamentary election results Summary The winner of Yatinuwara has matched the final national result in 8 out of 8 parliamentary elections. This suggests that Yatnuwara has been a strong bellwether constituency in parliamentary elections. Year Yatinuwara Kandy MAEThe mean absolute error, between the percentages of votes each party got in Yatinuwara and the Kandy 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 Yatinuwara and the country. It is a measure of the difference in voting behaviour between the two regions. % 2020 % % 2015 4.39% 2.69% 2010 0.47% 1.88% 2004 3.80% 3.00% 2001 2.06% 3.79% 2000 1.62% 1.58% 1994 4.56% 2.55% 1989 8.29% 4.79% Matches/Mean MAE 8/8 6/8 3.60% 8/8 2.90%

2020 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Party Yatinuwara Kandy Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % 38,839 67.12% 477,446 58.76% 6,853,690 59.09% 12,532 21.66% 234,523 28.86% 2,771,980 23.90% 2,000 3.46% 25,797 3.17% 25,797 0.22% 1,831 3.16% 22,997 2.83% 445,958 3.84% 1,257 2.17% 19,012 2.34% 249,435 2.15% Others 1,404 2.43% 12,055 1.52% 1,174,336 10.35% Valid Votes 57,863 96.58% 812,578 94.94% 11,598,929 93.97% Rejected Votes 2,779 3.42% 57,091 5.06% 744,373 6.03% Total Polled 60,642 74.30% 869,669 77.02% 12,343,302 75.89% Registered Electors 81,284 1,129,100 16,263,885

2015 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Party Yatinuwara Kandy Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % 29,310 50.84% 440,761 55.61% 5,098,916 45.77% 24,986 43.34% 309,152 39.00% 4,732,664 42.48% 2,823 4.90% 30,669 3.87% 544,154 4.88% Others 534 0.93% 12,055 1.52% 100,088 0.90% Valid Votes 57,653 96.49% 792,637 95.48% 11,140,333 95.35% Rejected Votes 2,067 3.46% 37,065 4.46% 516,926 4.42% Total Polled 59,753 74.30% 830,165 79.13% 11,684,111 77.66% Registered Electors 80,420 1,049,160 15,044,490

2010 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Party Yatinuwara Kandy Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % 26,419 61.21% 339,819 60.81% 4,846,388 60.38% 14,621 33.88% 192,798 34.50% 2,357,057 29.37% 1,983 4.59% 23,728 4.25% 441,251 5.50% Others 137 0.32% 2,459 0.44% 30,354 0.38% Valid Votes 43,160 91.75% 558,804 90.49% 8,026,322 96.03% Rejected Votes 3,862 8.21% 58,333 9.45% 581,465 6.96% Total Polled 47,041 61.10% 617,559 61.70% 8,358,246 59.29% Registered Electors 76,996 1,000,861 14,097,690

2004 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Party Yatinuwara Kandy Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % 22,887 45.60% 268,131 42.71% 4,223,126 45.70% 22,647 45.12% 313,859 49.99% 3,486,792 37.73% 4,376 8.72% 42,192 6.72% 552,723 5.98% Others 282 0.56% 3,684 0.59% 64,227 0.69% Valid Votes 50,192 95.32% 627,866 93.24% 9,241,931 94.52% Rejected Votes 2,465 4.68% 45,484 6.75% 534,452 5.47% Total Polled 52,657 75.23% 673,380 76.47% 9,777,821 75.74% Registered Electors 69,992 880,634 12,909,631

2001 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Party Yatinuwara Kandy Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % 24,871 50.27% 314,297 52.77% 4,086,026 45.62% 20,318 41.06% 233,637 39.23% 3,330,815 37.19% 3,243 6.55% 37,146 6.24% 815,353 9.10% Others 1,047 2.12% 10,496 1.76% 129,347 1.45% Valid Votes 49,479 95.17% 595,576 93.40% 8,955,844 94.77% Rejected Votes 2,512 4.83% 42,103 6.60% 494,009 5.23% Total Polled 51,991 78.16% 637,679 76.03% 9,449,878 76.03% Registered Electors 66,518 838,687 12,428,762

2000 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Party Yatinuwara Kandy Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % 21,793 45.95% 282,282 46.66% 3,899,329 45.33% 20,405 43.02% 243,623 40.27% 3,451,765 40.12% 2,082 4.39% 21,565 3.56% 518,725 6.03% 1,341 2.83% 32,023 5.29% 185,593 2.16% SU 1,208 2.55% 10,999 1.82% 127,859 1.49% Others 598 1.26% 14,436 2.39% 161,809 1.88% Valid Votes 47,427 N/A 604,928 N/A 8,602,617 N/A

1994 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Party Yatinuwara Kandy Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % 23,096 50.91% 267,683 46.43% 3,887,805 48.94% 21,602 47.62% 301,824 52.35% 3,498,370 44.04% Others 668 1.47% 7,045 1.22% 175,576 2.21% Valid Votes 45,366 95.53% 576,552 94.89% 7,943,688 95.20% Rejected Votes 2,122 4.47% 31,019 5.11% 400,395 4.80% Total Polled 47,488 81.24% 607,571 81.67% 8,344,095 74.75% Registered Electors 58,455 743,939 11,163,064

1989 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Party Yatinuwara Kandy Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % 11,064 53.66% 204,973 61.72% 2,838,005 50.71% 8,661 42.00% 105,977 31.91% 1,785,369 31.90% 500 2.42% 14,697 4.43% 202,016 3.61% 334 1.62% 5,147 1.55% 141,983 2.54% Others 61 0.30% 1,315 0.40% 67,723 1.21% Valid Votes 20,620 95.10% 332,109 93.69% 5,596,468 93.87% Rejected Votes 1,062 4.90% 22,374 6.31% 365,563 6.13% Total Polled 21,682 42.85% 354,483 56.42% 5,962,031 63.60% Registered Electors 50,598 628,317 9,374,164

Demographics Ethnicity The Yatinuwara Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (89.9%). In comparison, the Kandy Electoral District has a Sinhalese majority (74.4%) and a significant Moor population (13.9%).

Religion The Yatinuwara Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (88.8%). In comparison, the Kandy Electoral District has a Buddhist majority (73.4%) and a significant Muslim population (14.3%).

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