The Pothuvil Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Ampara Electoral District, in the Eastern Province, Sri Lanka.

Presidential Election Results

Summary

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

Year Pothuvil Ampara Electoral District MAEThe mean absolute error, between the percentages of votes each party got in Pothuvil and the Ampara 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 Pothuvil and the country. It is a measure of the difference in voting behaviour between the two regions. % 2019 NDF NDF 16.57% SLPP 35.20% 2015 NDF NDF 12.27% NDF 25.96% 2010 NDF NDF 10.00% UPFA 19.77% 2005 UNP UNP 9.86% UPFA 17.17% 1999 PA PA 0.46% PA 3.11% 1994 PA PA 8.28% PA 18.40% 1988 SLFP UNP 5.26% UNP 4.58% 1982 UNP UNP 6.17% UNP 4.82% Matches/Mean MAE 4/8 5/8 8.61% 8/8 16.13%

2019 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Pothuvil Ampara Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % NDF 100,952 80.62% 259,673 63.09% 5,564,239 41.99% SLPP 20,116 16.06% 135,058 32.82% 6,924,255 52.25% Other Parties (with < 1%) 4,153 3.32% 16,839 4.09% 764,005 5.76% Valid Votes 125,221 99.27% 411,570 99.24% 13,252,499 98.99% Rejected Votes 925 0.73% 3,158 0.76% 135,452 1.01% Total Polled 126,146 78.99% 414,728 82.32% 13,387,951 83.71% Registered Electors 159,694 503,790 15,992,568

2015 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Pothuvil Ampara Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % NDF 81,547 77.55% 233,360 65.22% 6,217,162 51.28% UPFA 22,425 21.33% 121,027 33.82% 5,768,090 47.58% Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,176 1.12% 3,430 0.96% 138,200 1.14% Valid Votes 105,148 99.24% 357,817 99.27% 12,123,452 98.85% Rejected Votes 802 0.76% 2,625 0.73% 140,925 1.15% Total Polled 105,950 69.64% 360,442 73.85% 12,264,377 78.69% Registered Electors 152,147 488,067 15,585,942

2010 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Pothuvil Ampara Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % NDF 54,374 59.89% 153,105 49.94% 4,173,185 40.15% UPFA 33,979 37.42% 146,912 47.92% 6,015,934 57.88% Other Parties (with < 1%) 2,443 2.69% 6,545 2.13% 204,494 1.97% Valid Votes 90,796 98.84% 306,562 99.06% 10,393,613 99.03% Rejected Votes 1,066 1.16% 2,912 0.94% 101,838 0.97% Total Polled 91,862 66.67% 309,474 36.77% 10,495,451 66.70% Registered Electors 137,779 841,672 15,734,587

2005 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Pothuvil Ampara Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % UNP 55,467 65.75% 159,198 55.81% 4,706,366 48.43% UPFA 27,704 32.84% 122,329 42.88% 4,887,152 50.29% Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,188 1.41% 3,740 1.31% 123,521 1.27% Valid Votes 84,359 98.99% 285,267 98.98% 9,717,039 98.88% Rejected Votes 863 1.01% 2,941 1.02% 109,869 1.12% Total Polled 85,222 65.66% 288,208 70.65% 9,826,908 69.51% Registered Electors 129,798 407,918 14,136,979

1999 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Pothuvil Ampara Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % PA 46,341 55.89% 149,593 55.59% 4,312,157 51.12% UNP 34,407 41.50% 109,805 40.80% 3,602,748 42.71% Other Parties (with < 1%) 2,168 2.61% 9,456 3.51% 520,606 6.17% Valid Votes 82,916 98.39% 269,100 98.34% 8,435,754 97.69% Rejected Votes 1,360 1.61% 4,549 1.66% 199,536 2.31% Total Polled 84,276 76.35% 273,649 78.47% 8,635,290 72.17% Registered Electors 110,386 348,712 11,965,536

1994 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Pothuvil Ampara Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % PA 56,780 80.76% 168,289 72.36% 4,709,205 62.28% UNP 11,774 16.75% 59,074 25.40% 2,715,283 35.91% Ind 2 1,407 2.00% 3,677 1.58% 58,888 0.78% Other Parties (with < 1%) 349 0.50% 1,541 0.66% 78,152 1.03% Valid Votes 70,310 98.67% 232,581 98.47% 7,561,526 98.03% Rejected Votes 949 1.33% 3,621 1.53% 151,706 1.97% Total Polled 71,259 72.92% 236,202 74.01% 7,713,232 69.12% Registered Electors 97,721 319,166 11,158,880

1988 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Pothuvil Ampara Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % SLFP 27,239 47.09% 83,137 43.78% 2,289,857 44.95% UNP 25,262 43.67% 96,420 50.77% 2,569,199 50.43% SLMP 5,345 9.24% 10,352 5.45% 235,701 4.63% Valid Votes 57,846 97.43% 189,909 98.04% 5,094,754 98.24% Rejected Votes 1,524 2.57% 3,802 1.96% 91,499 1.76% Total Polled 59,370 71.67% 193,711 72.72% 5,186,256 55.87% Registered Electors 82,833 266,396 9,283,143

1982 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Pothuvil Ampara Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % UNP 23,286 47.29% 90,772 56.39% 3,450,815 52.93% SLFP 17,265 35.06% 53,096 32.99% 2,546,348 39.05% ACTC 5,748 11.67% 8,079 5.02% 173,934 2.67% JVP 2,518 5.11% 7,679 4.77% 273,428 4.19% Other Parties (with < 1%) 423 0.86% 1,344 0.83% 75,526 1.16% Valid Votes 49,240 98.44% 160,970 98.71% 6,520,156 98.78% Rejected Votes 778 1.56% 2,101 1.29% 80,470 1.22% Total Polled 50,018 75.74% 163,071 79.22% 6,600,626 80.15% Registered Electors 66,037 205,838 8,235,358

Parliamentary Election Results

Summary

The winner of Pothuvil has matched the final country result 3 out of 7 times.

Year Pothuvil Ampara Electoral District MAEThe mean absolute error, between the percentages of votes each party got in Pothuvil and the Ampara 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 Pothuvil and the country. It is a measure of the difference in voting behaviour between the two regions. % 2015 UNP UNP 4.97% UNP 12.41% 2010 UPFA UPFA 5.47% UPFA 13.13% 2004 SLMC UPFA 12.28% UPFA 25.03% 2001 SLMC SLMC 8.02% UNP 26.46% 2000 PA PA 2.32% PA 2.83% 1994 SLMC UNP 9.39% PA 28.69% 1989 TULF UNP 7.66% UNP 23.58% Matches/Mean MAE 3/7 5/7 7.16% 7/7 18.88%

2015 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Pothuvil Ampara Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % UNP 43,533 45.96% 151,013 46.34% 5,098,916 45.77% ITAK 25,147 26.55% 45,421 13.94% 515,963 4.63% UPFA 15,575 16.44% 89,334 27.42% 4,732,664 42.48% ACMC 9,517 10.05% 33,102 10.16% 33,102 0.30% Other Parties (with < 1%) 943 1.00% 6,978 2.14% 676,586 6.07% Valid Votes 94,715 94.07% 325,848 94.55% 11,140,333 95.35% Rejected Votes 5,837 5.80% 18,423 5.35% 516,926 4.42% Total Polled 100,686 66.18% 344,618 73.99% 11,684,111 77.66% Registered Electors 152,147 465,757 15,044,490

2010 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Pothuvil Ampara Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % UPFA 32,603 43.09% 132,096 51.66% 4,846,388 60.38% UNP 27,189 35.93% 90,757 35.50% 2,357,057 29.37% ITAK 14,248 18.83% 26,895 10.52% 233,190 2.91% TMVP 934 1.23% 1,490 0.58% 20,284 0.25% Other Parties (with < 1%) 695 0.92% 4,442 1.74% 477,444 5.95% Valid Votes 75,669 945862.50% 255,688 1345726.32% 8,026,322 96.03% Rejected Votes 4 50.00% 9 47.37% 581,465 6.96% Total Polled 8 200.00% 19 237.50% 8,358,246 59.29% Registered Electors 4 8 14,097,690

2004 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Pothuvil Ampara Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % SLMC 33,787 35.58% 76,563 26.42% 186,880 2.02% ITAK 31,890 33.59% 55,533 19.16% 633,203 6.85% UPFA 22,192 23.37% 111,747 38.56% 4,223,126 45.70% UNP 5,723 6.03% 42,121 14.53% 3,486,792 37.73% Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,358 1.43% 3,865 1.33% 639,878 6.92% Valid Votes 94,950 94.64% 289,829 93.91% 9,241,931 94.52% Rejected Votes 5,227 5.21% 18,264 5.92% 534,452 5.47% Total Polled 100,332 81.54% 308,625 81.42% 9,777,821 75.74% Registered Electors 123,051 379,044 12,909,631

2001 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Pothuvil Ampara Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % SLMC 29,047 31.85% 75,257 26.86% 105,346 1.18% TULF 28,882 31.67% 48,789 17.41% 348,164 3.89% PA 13,861 15.20% 65,246 23.29% 3,330,815 37.19% UNP 9,515 10.43% 58,468 20.87% 4,086,026 45.62% IND9 5,062 5.55% 14,808 5.28% 14,848 0.17% EPDP 3,377 3.70% 5,901 2.11% 72,783 0.81% Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,462 1.60% 11,721 4.18% 934,107 10.43% Valid Votes 91,206 94.85% 280,190 94.20% 8,955,844 94.77% Rejected Votes 4,940 5.14% 17,225 5.79% 494,009 5.23% Total Polled 96,159 82.39% 297,440 82.51% 9,449,878 76.03% Registered Electors 116,710 360,497 12,428,762

2000 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Pothuvil Ampara Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % PA 39,753 48.12% 136,423 51.13% 3,899,329 45.33% UNP 30,750 37.22% 101,628 38.09% 3,451,765 40.12% IG2 10,729 12.99% 19,812 7.43% 31,443 0.37% Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,381 1.67% 8,937 3.35% 712,394 8.28% Valid Votes 82,613 N/A 266,800 N/A 8,602,617 N/A

1994 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Pothuvil Ampara Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % SLMC 28,851 40.17% 75,092 31.19% 143,307 1.80% UNP 16,717 23.28% 78,767 32.72% 3,498,370 44.04% TULF 13,532 18.84% 24,526 10.19% 132,461 1.67% PA 7,959 11.08% 54,150 22.49% 3,887,805 48.94% IND1 2,420 3.37% 3,366 1.40% 48,199 0.61% TELO 2,235 3.11% 4,192 1.74% 24,974 0.31% Other Parties (with < 1%) 108 0.15% 673 0.28% 90,078 1.13% Valid Votes 71,822 94.06% 240,766 94.98% 7,943,688 95.20% Rejected Votes 4,536 5.94% 12,736 5.02% 400,395 4.80% Total Polled 76,358 78.14% 253,502 79.54% 8,344,095 74.75% Registered Electors 97,721 318,710 11,163,064

1989 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Pothuvil Ampara Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % TULF 23,352 33.54% 43,424 20.32% 188,594 3.37% SLMC 21,631 31.07% 61,325 28.69% 202,016 3.61% SLFP 13,012 18.69% 45,400 21.24% 1,785,369 31.90% UNP 11,475 16.48% 62,600 29.29% 2,838,005 50.71% Other Parties (with < 1%) 157 0.23% 965 0.45% 965 0.02% Valid Votes 69,627 95.17% 213,714 95.22% 5,596,468 93.87% Rejected Votes 3,533 4.83% 10,727 4.78% 365,563 6.13% Total Polled 73,160 88.97% 224,441 84.45% 5,962,031 63.60% Registered Electors 82,231 265,768 9,374,164

Demographics

Ethnicity

The Pothuvil Polling Division has a Moor plurality (38.4%), a significant Sri Lankan Tamil population (31.8%) and a significant Sinhalese population (29.4%) . In comparison, the Ampara Electoral District (which contains the Pothuvil Polling Division) has a Moor plurality (43.4%), a significant Sinhalese population (38.9%) and a significant Sri Lankan Tamil population (17.3%)

Religion

The Pothuvil Polling Division has a Muslim plurality (38.4%), a significant Buddhist population (29.2%) and a significant Hindu population (29.0%) . In comparison, the Ampara Electoral District (which contains the Pothuvil Polling Division) has a Muslim plurality (43.4%), a significant Buddhist population (38.7%) and a significant Hindu population (15.8%)

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