The Bingiriya 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 Bingiriya has matched the final country result 6 out of 8 times. Hence, Bingiriya is a Weak Bellwether for Presidential Elections. Year Bingiriya Kurunegala Electoral District MAEThe mean absolute error, between the percentages of votes each party got in Bingiriya 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 Bingiriya and the country. It is a measure of the difference in voting behaviour between the two regions. % 2019 SLPP SLPP 1.58% SLPP 3.48% 2015 UPFA UPFA 0.77% NDF 6.40% 2010 UPFA UPFA 1.90% UPFA 3.00% 2005 UPFA UPFA 2.19% UPFA 0.37% 1999 PA PA 0.93% PA 1.27% 1994 PA PA 2.22% PA 5.20% 1988 SLFP UNP 2.51% UNP 3.10% 1982 UNP UNP 3.39% UNP 2.53% Matches/Mean MAE 6/8 7/8 1.94% 8/8 3.17%

2019 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Bingiriya Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % SLPP 42,161 56.73% 652,278 57.90% 6,924,255 52.25% NDF 29,247 39.35% 416,961 37.01% 5,564,239 41.99% NMPP 1,514 2.04% 36,178 3.21% 418,553 3.16% Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,396 1.88% 21,193 1.88% 345,452 2.61% Valid Votes 74,318 99.36% 1,126,610 99.25% 13,252,499 98.99% Rejected Votes 479 0.64% 8,522 0.75% 135,452 1.01% Total Polled 74,797 83.34% 1,135,132 85.24% 13,387,951 83.71% Registered Electors 89,746 1,331,705 15,992,568

2015 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Bingiriya Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % UPFA 37,574 54.28% 556,868 53.46% 5,768,090 47.58% NDF 31,166 45.02% 476,602 45.76% 6,217,162 51.28% Other Parties (with < 1%) 482 0.70% 8,154 0.78% 138,200 1.14% Valid Votes 69,222 99.26% 1,041,624 99.12% 12,123,452 98.85% Rejected Votes 517 0.74% 9,285 0.88% 140,925 1.15% Total Polled 69,739 78.97% 1,050,909 78.82% 12,264,377 78.69% Registered Electors 88,306 1,333,377 15,585,942

2010 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Bingiriya Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % UPFA 38,036 61.18% 582,784 63.08% 6,015,934 57.88% NDF 23,273 37.43% 327,594 35.46% 4,173,185 40.15% Other Parties (with < 1%) 865 1.39% 13,515 1.46% 204,494 1.97% Valid Votes 62,174 99.42% 923,893 99.29% 10,393,613 99.03% Rejected Votes 360 0.58% 6,644 0.71% 101,838 0.97% Total Polled 62,534 75.85% 930,537 75.59% 10,495,451 66.70% Registered Electors 82,441 1,230,966 15,734,587

2005 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Bingiriya Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % UPFA 30,624 50.04% 468,507 52.26% 4,887,152 50.29% UNP 29,941 48.93% 418,809 46.72% 4,706,366 48.43% Other Parties (with < 1%) 630 1.03% 9,181 1.02% 123,521 1.27% Valid Votes 61,195 99.36% 896,497 99.07% 9,717,039 98.88% Rejected Votes 394 0.64% 8,458 0.93% 109,869 1.12% Total Polled 61,589 78.82% 904,955 77.87% 9,826,908 69.51% Registered Electors 78,140 1,162,099 14,136,979

1999 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Bingiriya Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % PA 27,022 51.27% 377,483 50.77% 4,312,157 51.12% UNP 23,876 45.30% 326,327 43.89% 3,602,748 42.71% JVP 1,143 2.17% 27,354 3.68% 343,927 4.08% Other Parties (with < 1%) 660 1.25% 12,355 1.66% 176,679 2.09% Valid Votes 52,701 98.52% 743,519 97.99% 8,435,754 97.69% Rejected Votes 789 1.48% 15,272 2.01% 199,536 2.31% Total Polled 53,490 77.82% 758,791 75.83% 8,635,290 72.17% Registered Electors 68,736 1,000,624 11,965,536

1994 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Bingiriya Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % PA 27,377 57.22% 403,838 59.36% 4,709,205 62.28% UNP 19,915 41.63% 266,740 39.21% 2,715,283 35.91% Other Parties (with < 1%) 550 1.15% 9,766 1.44% 137,040 1.81% Valid Votes 47,842 99.03% 680,344 98.48% 7,561,526 98.03% Rejected Votes 467 0.97% 10,511 1.52% 151,706 1.97% Total Polled 48,309 79.06% 690,855 76.97% 7,713,232 69.12% Registered Electors 61,107 897,539 11,158,880

1988 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Bingiriya Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % SLFP 19,275 49.90% 182,220 46.89% 2,289,857 44.95% UNP 18,932 49.01% 198,662 51.12% 2,569,199 50.43% SLMP 418 1.08% 7,717 1.99% 235,701 4.63% Valid Votes 38,625 99.14% 388,599 98.91% 5,094,754 98.24% Rejected Votes 336 0.86% 4,281 1.09% 91,499 1.76% Total Polled 38,961 70.43% 392,880 53.49% 5,186,256 55.87% Registered Electors 55,318 734,453 9,283,143

1982 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Bingiriya Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % UNP 23,479 53.17% 345,769 55.77% 3,450,815 52.93% SLFP 19,760 44.75% 248,479 40.08% 2,546,348 39.05% JVP 742 1.68% 21,835 3.52% 273,428 4.19% Other Parties (with < 1%) 177 0.40% 3,895 0.63% 249,460 3.83% Valid Votes 44,158 99.42% 619,978 99.13% 6,520,156 98.78% Rejected Votes 257 0.58% 5,431 0.87% 80,470 1.22% Total Polled 44,415 87.45% 625,409 86.00% 6,600,626 80.15% Registered Electors 50,788 727,202 8,235,358

Parliamentary Election Results

Summary

The constituency is considered a bellwether for the Sri Lankan Parliamentary elections as the winning party from Bingiriya has also been the winning party in the national elections 6 out of 7 times. Year Bingiriya Kurunegala Electoral District MAEThe mean absolute error, between the percentages of votes each party got in Bingiriya 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 Bingiriya and the country. It is a measure of the difference in voting behaviour between the two regions. % 2015 UPFA UPFA 1.19% UNP 4.05% 2010 UPFA UPFA 3.97% UPFA 2.42% 2004 UPFA UPFA 1.07% UPFA 4.82% 2001 UNP UNP 1.78% UNP 5.03% 2000 PA PA 1.58% PA 3.47% 1994 PA PA 0.19% PA 2.90% 1989 UNP UNP 5.80% UNP 5.37% Matches/Mean MAE 6/7 6/7 2.23% 7/7 4.01%

2015 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Bingiriya Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % UPFA 32,330 51.03% 474,124 49.29% 4,732,664 42.48% UNP 29,391 46.39% 441,275 45.87% 5,098,916 45.77% JVP 1,459 2.30% 41,077 4.27% 544,154 4.88% Other Parties (with < 1%) 171 0.27% 5,496 0.57% 83,041 0.75% Valid Votes 63,351 95.28% 961,972 95.39% 11,140,333 95.35% Rejected Votes 3,110 4.68% 46,036 4.56% 516,926 4.42% Total Polled 66,487 75.29% 1,008,459 79.63% 11,684,111 77.66% Registered Electors 88,306 1,266,443 15,044,490

2010 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Bingiriya Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % UPFA 27,396 60.35% 429,316 63.91% 4,846,388 60.38% UNP 16,779 36.96% 213,713 31.81% 2,357,057 29.37% DNA 1,108 2.44% 26,440 3.94% 441,251 5.50% Other Parties (with < 1%) 111 0.24% 2,288 0.34% 34,779 0.43% Valid Votes 45,394 93.03% 671,757 92.58% 8,026,322 96.03% Rejected Votes 3,350 6.87% 53,130 7.32% 581,465 6.96% Total Polled 48,796 59.19% 725,566 59.08% 8,358,246 59.29% Registered Electors 82,441 1,228,044 14,097,690

2004 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Bingiriya Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % UPFA 27,815 50.83% 412,157 51.95% 4,223,126 45.70% UNP 24,120 44.07% 340,768 42.95% 3,486,792 37.73% JHU 2,504 4.58% 37,459 4.72% 552,723 5.98% Other Parties (with < 1%) 288 0.53% 2,976 0.38% 64,640 0.70% Valid Votes 54,727 96.10% 793,360 95.14% 9,241,931 94.52% Rejected Votes 2,190 3.85% 40,261 4.83% 534,452 5.47% Total Polled 56,946 74.94% 833,908 76.54% 9,777,821 75.74% Registered Electors 75,985 1,089,482 12,909,631

2001 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Bingiriya Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % UNP 28,297 51.37% 382,768 48.59% 4,086,026 45.62% PA 23,510 42.68% 332,775 42.24% 3,330,815 37.19% JVP 2,769 5.03% 63,652 8.08% 815,353 9.10% Other Parties (with < 1%) 512 0.93% 8,533 1.08% 133,770 1.49% Valid Votes 55,088 95.34% 787,728 95.35% 8,955,844 94.77% Rejected Votes 2,690 4.66% 38,451 4.65% 494,009 5.23% Total Polled 57,778 79.16% 826,179 78.98% 9,449,878 76.03% Registered Electors 72,990 1,046,102 12,428,762

2000 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Bingiriya Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % PA 25,696 48.35% 358,794 48.75% 3,899,329 45.33% UNP 23,852 44.88% 308,106 41.86% 3,451,765 40.12% JVP 1,807 3.40% 40,780 5.54% 518,725 6.03% Other Parties (with < 1%) 926 1.74% 16,421 2.23% 221,514 2.57% NUA 860 1.62% 11,927 1.62% 185,593 2.16% Valid Votes 53,141 N/A 736,028 N/A 8,602,617 N/A

1994 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Bingiriya Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % PA 25,709 51.83% 366,856 51.87% 3,887,805 48.94% UNP 23,502 47.38% 332,547 47.02% 3,498,370 44.04% Other Parties (with < 1%) 391 0.79% 7,876 1.11% 158,616 2.00% Valid Votes 49,602 97.18% 707,279 95.92% 7,943,688 95.20% Rejected Votes 1,441 2.82% 30,071 4.08% 400,395 4.80% Total Polled 51,043 83.53% 737,350 82.15% 8,344,095 74.75% Registered Electors 61,107 897,580 11,163,064

1989 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Bingiriya Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % UNP 22,496 53.49% 314,724 58.51% 2,838,005 50.71% SLFP 18,535 44.07% 195,526 36.35% 1,785,369 31.90% ELJP 714 1.70% 13,759 2.56% 67,723 1.21% Other Parties (with < 1%) 312 0.74% 13,907 2.59% 232,463 4.15% Valid Votes 42,057 96.36% 537,916 94.02% 5,596,468 93.87% Rejected Votes 1,589 3.64% 34,212 5.98% 365,563 6.13% Total Polled 43,646 80.05% 572,128 72.88% 5,962,031 63.60% Registered Electors 54,522 784,991 9,374,164

Demographics

Ethnicity

The Bingiriya Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (92.7%) . In comparison, the Kurunegala Electoral District (which contains the Bingiriya Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (91.4%)

Religion

The Bingiriya Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (80.2%) and a significant Roman Catholic population (12.1%) . In comparison, the Kurunegala Electoral District (which contains the Bingiriya Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (88.5%)

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