The Kamburupitiya Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Matara Electoral District, in the Southern Province, Sri Lanka.

Presidential Election Results

Summary

The winner of Kamburupitiya has matched the final country result 5 out of 8 times. Hence, Kamburupitiya is a Weak Bellwether for Presidential Elections. Year Kamburupitiya Matara Electoral District MAEThe mean absolute error, between the percentages of votes each party got in Kamburupitiya and the Matara 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 Kamburupitiya and the country. It is a measure of the difference in voting behaviour between the two regions. % 2019 SLPP SLPP 3.89% SLPP 18.04% 2015 UPFA UPFA 5.16% NDF 15.16% 2010 UPFA UPFA 4.43% UPFA 11.77% 2005 UPFA UPFA 2.73% UPFA 14.23% 1999 PA PA 2.07% PA 6.22% 1994 PA PA 2.77% PA 5.11% 1988 SLFP SLFP 15.07% UNP 22.86% 1982 SLFP UNP 3.72% UNP 7.44% Matches/Mean MAE 5/8 6/8 4.98% 8/8 12.60%

2019 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Kamburupitiya Matara Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % SLPP 48,140 71.53% 374,481 67.25% 6,924,255 52.25% NDF 15,517 23.06% 149,026 26.76% 5,564,239 41.99% NMPP 2,427 3.61% 23,439 4.21% 418,553 3.16% Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,220 1.81% 9,922 1.78% 345,452 2.61% Valid Votes 67,304 99.42% 556,868 99.33% 13,252,499 98.99% Rejected Votes 396 0.58% 3,782 0.67% 135,452 1.01% Total Polled 67,700 85.44% 560,650 85.93% 13,387,951 83.71% Registered Electors 79,236 652,417 15,992,568

2015 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Kamburupitiya Matara Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % UPFA 40,084 63.06% 297,823 57.81% 5,768,090 47.58% NDF 22,939 36.09% 212,435 41.24% 6,217,162 51.28% Other Parties (with < 1%) 537 0.84% 4,892 0.95% 138,200 1.14% Valid Votes 63,560 99.00% 515,150 99.06% 12,123,452 98.85% Rejected Votes 639 1.00% 4,891 0.94% 140,925 1.15% Total Polled 64,199 78.75% 520,041 80.23% 12,264,377 78.69% Registered Electors 81,524 648,213 15,585,942

2010 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Kamburupitiya Matara Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % UPFA 40,879 70.04% 296,155 65.53% 6,015,934 57.88% NDF 16,561 28.37% 148,510 32.86% 4,173,185 40.15% Other Parties (with < 1%) 925 1.58% 7,264 1.61% 204,494 1.97% Valid Votes 58,365 99.38% 451,929 99.34% 10,393,613 99.03% Rejected Votes 364 0.62% 3,025 0.66% 101,838 0.97% Total Polled 58,729 75.58% 454,954 76.51% 10,495,451 66.70% Registered Electors 77,705 594,628 15,734,587

2005 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Kamburupitiya Matara Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % UPFA 37,641 64.63% 279,411 61.85% 4,887,152 50.29% UNP 19,771 33.95% 165,837 36.71% 4,706,366 48.43% Other Parties (with < 1%) 825 1.42% 6,474 1.43% 123,521 1.27% Valid Votes 58,237 99.22% 451,722 99.11% 9,717,039 98.88% Rejected Votes 458 0.78% 4,077 0.89% 109,869 1.12% Total Polled 58,695 77.28% 455,799 78.95% 9,826,908 69.51% Registered Electors 75,953 577,327 14,136,979

1999 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Kamburupitiya Matara Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % PA 28,515 56.97% 205,685 54.32% 4,312,157 51.12% UNP 17,689 35.34% 139,677 36.89% 3,602,748 42.71% JVP 2,997 5.99% 26,229 6.93% 343,927 4.08% Other Parties (with < 1%) 853 1.70% 7,047 1.86% 176,679 2.09% Valid Votes 50,054 98.26% 378,638 97.78% 8,435,754 97.69% Rejected Votes 887 1.74% 8,583 2.22% 199,536 2.31% Total Polled 50,941 72.61% 387,221 73.90% 8,635,290 72.17% Registered Electors 70,157 524,002 11,965,536

1994 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Kamburupitiya Matara Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % PA 31,038 67.50% 227,865 64.69% 4,709,205 62.28% UNP 14,133 30.73% 118,224 33.56% 2,715,283 35.91% Other Parties (with < 1%) 813 1.77% 6,150 1.75% 137,040 1.81% Valid Votes 45,984 98.60% 352,239 98.40% 7,561,526 98.03% Rejected Votes 655 1.40% 5,731 1.60% 151,706 1.97% Total Polled 46,639 67.54% 357,970 69.93% 7,713,232 69.12% Registered Electors 69,050 511,933 11,158,880

1988 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Kamburupitiya Matara Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % SLFP 3,228 69.42% 57,424 54.30% 2,289,857 44.95% UNP 1,256 27.01% 45,399 42.93% 2,569,199 50.43% SLMP 166 3.57% 2,922 2.76% 235,701 4.63% Valid Votes 4,650 98.12% 105,745 98.14% 5,094,754 98.24% Rejected Votes 89 1.88% 2,003 1.86% 91,499 1.76% Total Polled 4,739 7.45% 107,748 23.80% 5,186,256 55.87% Registered Electors 63,590 452,637 9,283,143

1982 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Kamburupitiya Matara Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % SLFP 21,408 46.93% 144,587 43.29% 2,546,348 39.05% UNP 20,549 45.05% 164,725 49.32% 3,450,815 52.93% JVP 3,267 7.16% 22,117 6.62% 273,428 4.19% Other Parties (with < 1%) 390 0.86% 2,554 0.76% 249,460 3.83% Valid Votes 45,614 99.05% 333,983 99.08% 6,520,156 98.78% Rejected Votes 437 0.95% 3,091 0.92% 80,470 1.22% Total Polled 46,051 80.23% 337,074 82.90% 6,600,626 80.15% Registered Electors 57,400 406,595 8,235,358

Parliamentary Election Results

Summary

The winner of Kamburupitiya has matched the final country result 5 out of 7 times. Hence, Kamburupitiya is a Weak Bellwether for Parliamentary Elections. Year Kamburupitiya Matara Electoral District MAEThe mean absolute error, between the percentages of votes each party got in Kamburupitiya and the Matara 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 Kamburupitiya and the country. It is a measure of the difference in voting behaviour between the two regions. % 2015 UPFA UPFA 4.39% UNP 11.52% 2010 UPFA UPFA 3.42% UPFA 6.67% 2004 UPFA UPFA 1.96% UPFA 9.55% 2001 PA UNP 1.18% UNP 4.60% 2000 PA PA 1.80% PA 5.62% 1994 PA PA 4.97% PA 13.04% 1989 UNP UNP 8.36% UNP 5.85% Matches/Mean MAE 5/7 6/7 3.73% 7/7 8.12%

2015 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Kamburupitiya Matara Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % UPFA 33,643 57.64% 250,505 52.70% 4,732,664 42.48% UNP 20,356 34.88% 186,675 39.27% 5,098,916 45.77% JVP 3,904 6.69% 35,270 7.42% 544,154 4.88% Other Parties (with < 1%) 461 0.79% 2,890 0.61% 62,184 0.56% Valid Votes 58,364 97.47% 475,340 96.93% 11,140,333 95.35% Rejected Votes 1,427 2.38% 12,692 2.59% 516,926 4.42% Total Polled 59,877 73.45% 490,409 78.61% 11,684,111 77.66% Registered Electors 81,524 623,818 15,044,490

2010 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Kamburupitiya Matara Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % UPFA 28,834 69.12% 213,937 65.31% 4,846,388 60.38% UNP 10,277 24.63% 91,114 27.81% 2,357,057 29.37% DNA 2,257 5.41% 20,465 6.25% 441,251 5.50% Other Parties (with < 1%) 350 0.84% 2,066 0.63% 53,531 0.67% Valid Votes 41,718 95.63% 327,582 95.82% 8,026,322 96.03% Rejected Votes 1,906 4.37% 14,289 4.18% 581,465 6.96% Total Polled 43,624 56.14% 341,871 59.06% 8,358,246 59.29% Registered Electors 77,705 578,858 14,097,690

2004 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Kamburupitiya Matara Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % UPFA 31,927 62.43% 241,235 60.27% 4,223,126 45.70% UNP 16,879 33.01% 139,633 34.89% 3,486,792 37.73% JHU 1,988 3.89% 16,229 4.05% 552,723 5.98% Other Parties (with < 1%) 346 0.68% 3,136 0.78% 54,133 0.59% Valid Votes 51,140 94.53% 400,233 94.62% 9,241,931 94.52% Rejected Votes 2,958 5.47% 22,769 5.38% 534,452 5.47% Total Polled 54,098 72.68% 423,002 76.84% 9,777,821 75.74% Registered Electors 74,434 550,506 12,909,631

2001 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Kamburupitiya Matara Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % PA 23,194 44.15% 171,141 42.37% 3,330,815 37.19% UNP 21,992 41.86% 171,661 42.49% 4,086,026 45.62% JVP 6,479 12.33% 54,476 13.49% 815,353 9.10% Other Parties (with < 1%) 869 1.65% 6,689 1.66% 133,373 1.49% Valid Votes 52,534 94.95% 403,967 95.10% 8,955,844 94.77% Rejected Votes 2,795 5.05% 20,820 4.90% 494,009 5.23% Total Polled 55,329 76.22% 424,787 79.44% 9,449,878 76.03% Registered Electors 72,590 534,694 12,428,762

2000 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Kamburupitiya Matara Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % PA 28,022 54.07% 203,690 51.47% 3,899,329 45.33% UNP 18,823 36.32% 146,855 37.11% 3,451,765 40.12% JVP 4,179 8.06% 38,757 9.79% 518,725 6.03% Other Parties (with < 1%) 803 1.55% 6,462 1.63% 238,931 2.78% Valid Votes 51,827 N/A 395,764 N/A 8,602,617 N/A

1994 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Kamburupitiya Matara Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % PA 32,318 65.00% 227,285 59.90% 3,887,805 48.94% UNP 16,069 32.32% 142,024 37.43% 3,498,370 44.04% SLPF 1,098 2.21% 8,736 2.30% 90,078 1.13% Other Parties (with < 1%) 232 0.47% 1,422 0.37% 68,538 0.86% Valid Votes 49,717 95.55% 379,467 95.67% 7,943,688 95.20% Rejected Votes 2,318 4.45% 17,167 4.33% 400,395 4.80% Total Polled 52,035 75.36% 396,634 77.60% 8,344,095 74.75% Registered Electors 69,050 511,109 11,163,064

1989 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Kamburupitiya Matara Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % UNP 1,231 46.07% 45,734 56.11% 2,838,005 50.71% SLFP 1,136 42.51% 28,752 35.28% 1,785,369 31.90% ELJP 178 6.66% 1,481 1.82% 67,723 1.21% USA 103 3.85% 4,225 5.18% 141,983 2.54% Other Parties (with < 1%) 24 0.90% 1,313 1.61% 90,480 1.62% Valid Votes 2,672 91.92% 81,505 94.08% 5,596,468 93.87% Rejected Votes 235 8.08% 5,128 5.92% 365,563 6.13% Total Polled 2,907 4.65% 86,633 19.17% 5,962,031 63.60% Registered Electors 62,577 451,926 9,374,164

Demographics

Ethnicity

The Kamburupitiya Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (99.2%) . In comparison, the Matara Electoral District (which contains the Kamburupitiya Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (94.3%)

Religion

The Kamburupitiya Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (99.0%) . In comparison, the Matara Electoral District (which contains the Kamburupitiya Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (94.1%)

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