The Kalawewa Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Anuradhapura Electoral District, in the North Central Province, Sri Lanka.

Presidential Election Results

Summary

The winner of Kalawewa has matched the final country result 6 out of 8 times. Hence, Kalawewa is a Weak Bellwether for Presidential Elections. Year Kalawewa Anuradhapura Electoral District MAEThe mean absolute error, between the percentages of votes each party got in Kalawewa and the Anuradhapura 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 Kalawewa and the country. It is a measure of the difference in voting behaviour between the two regions. % 2019 SLPP SLPP 1.82% SLPP 8.35% 2015 UPFA UPFA 2.32% NDF 8.17% 2010 UPFA UPFA 1.83% UPFA 10.00% 2005 UPFA UPFA 1.86% UPFA 6.60% 1999 PA PA 5.93% PA 8.68% 1994 PA PA 5.78% PA 7.41% 1988 SLFP SLFP 5.52% UNP 13.87% 1982 UNP UNP 0.89% UNP 4.32% Matches/Mean MAE 6/8 6/8 3.24% 8/8 8.43%

2019 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Kalawewa Anuradhapura Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % SLPP 63,306 60.89% 342,223 58.97% 6,924,255 52.25% NDF 34,215 32.91% 202,348 34.87% 5,564,239 41.99% NMPP 4,023 3.87% 22,879 3.94% 418,553 3.16% Other Parties (with < 1%) 2,416 2.32% 12,896 2.22% 345,452 2.61% Valid Votes 103,960 99.26% 580,346 99.16% 13,252,499 98.99% Rejected Votes 773 0.74% 4,916 0.84% 135,452 1.01% Total Polled 104,733 84.50% 585,262 85.76% 13,387,951 83.71% Registered Electors 123,938 682,450 15,992,568

2015 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Kalawewa Anuradhapura Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % UPFA 54,008 55.92% 281,161 53.59% 5,768,090 47.58% NDF 41,612 43.09% 238,407 45.44% 6,217,162 51.28% Other Parties (with < 1%) 960 0.99% 5,065 0.97% 138,200 1.14% Valid Votes 96,580 99.21% 524,633 99.15% 12,123,452 98.85% Rejected Votes 771 0.79% 4,500 0.85% 140,925 1.15% Total Polled 97,351 77.78% 529,133 77.71% 12,264,377 78.69% Registered Electors 125,162 680,877 15,585,942

2010 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Kalawewa Anuradhapura Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % UPFA 57,967 68.20% 298,448 66.32% 6,015,934 57.88% NDF 25,591 30.11% 143,761 31.94% 4,173,185 40.15% Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,441 1.70% 7,829 1.74% 204,494 1.97% Valid Votes 84,999 99.24% 450,038 99.17% 10,393,613 99.03% Rejected Votes 650 0.76% 3,785 0.83% 101,838 0.97% Total Polled 85,649 74.30% 453,823 73.65% 10,495,451 66.70% Registered Electors 115,275 616,186 15,734,587

2005 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Kalawewa Anuradhapura Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % UPFA 46,073 56.97% 231,040 55.08% 4,887,152 50.29% UNP 33,758 41.74% 182,956 43.62% 4,706,366 48.43% Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,048 1.30% 5,438 1.30% 123,521 1.27% Valid Votes 80,879 98.98% 419,434 98.92% 9,717,039 98.88% Rejected Votes 836 1.02% 4,563 1.08% 109,869 1.12% Total Polled 81,715 76.57% 423,997 75.41% 9,826,908 69.51% Registered Electors 106,717 562,259 14,136,979

1999 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Kalawewa Anuradhapura Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % PA 42,154 60.42% 189,073 54.14% 4,312,157 51.12% UNP 23,388 33.52% 139,180 39.86% 3,602,748 42.71% JVP 2,845 4.08% 14,612 4.18% 343,927 4.08% Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,378 1.98% 6,336 1.81% 176,679 2.09% Valid Votes 69,765 97.89% 349,201 98.05% 8,435,754 97.69% Rejected Votes 1,503 2.11% 6,949 1.95% 199,536 2.31% Total Polled 71,268 78.64% 356,150 75.63% 8,635,290 72.17% Registered Electors 90,631 470,907 11,965,536

1994 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Kalawewa Anuradhapura Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % PA 42,661 69.82% 200,146 63.99% 4,709,205 62.28% UNP 17,331 28.36% 107,342 34.32% 2,715,283 35.91% Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,108 1.81% 5,309 1.70% 137,040 1.81% Valid Votes 61,100 97.91% 312,797 98.05% 7,561,526 98.03% Rejected Votes 1,304 2.09% 6,205 1.95% 151,706 1.97% Total Polled 62,404 78.31% 319,002 76.16% 7,713,232 69.12% Registered Electors 79,687 418,857 11,158,880

1988 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Kalawewa Anuradhapura Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % SLFP 14,637 60.50% 73,154 55.15% 2,289,857 44.95% UNP 8,947 36.98% 56,951 42.94% 2,569,199 50.43% SLMP 611 2.53% 2,529 1.91% 235,701 4.63% Valid Votes 24,195 98.51% 132,634 98.36% 5,094,754 98.24% Rejected Votes 365 1.49% 2,207 1.64% 91,499 1.76% Total Polled 24,560 37.24% 134,841 40.18% 5,186,256 55.87% Registered Electors 65,945 335,551 9,283,143

1982 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Kalawewa Anuradhapura Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % UNP 22,467 49.19% 117,873 49.84% 3,450,815 52.93% SLFP 20,442 44.75% 102,973 43.54% 2,546,348 39.05% JVP 2,410 5.28% 13,911 5.88% 273,428 4.19% Other Parties (with < 1%) 359 0.79% 1,766 0.75% 249,460 3.83% Valid Votes 45,678 98.97% 236,523 99.04% 6,520,156 98.78% Rejected Votes 474 1.03% 2,294 0.96% 80,470 1.22% Total Polled 46,152 84.28% 238,817 84.68% 6,600,626 80.15% Registered Electors 54,762 282,018 8,235,358

Parliamentary Election Results

Summary

The winner of Kalawewa has matched the final country result 5 out of 7 times. Hence, Kalawewa is a Weak Bellwether for Parliamentary Elections. Year Kalawewa Anuradhapura Electoral District MAEThe mean absolute error, between the percentages of votes each party got in Kalawewa and the Anuradhapura 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 Kalawewa and the country. It is a measure of the difference in voting behaviour between the two regions. % 2015 UPFA UPFA 3.81% UNP 6.49% 2010 UPFA UPFA 3.15% UPFA 7.96% 2004 UPFA UPFA 2.50% UPFA 6.81% 2001 PA UNP 3.75% UNP 5.23% 2000 PA PA 3.86% PA 4.59% 1994 PA PA 4.04% PA 7.12% 1989 UNP UNP 7.66% UNP 6.01% Matches/Mean MAE 5/7 6/7 4.11% 7/7 6.31%

2015 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Kalawewa Anuradhapura Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % UPFA 45,236 52.82% 229,856 48.39% 4,732,664 42.48% UNP 35,318 41.24% 213,072 44.85% 5,098,916 45.77% JVP 4,623 5.40% 28,701 6.04% 544,154 4.88% Other Parties (with < 1%) 462 0.54% 3,418 0.72% 80,543 0.72% Valid Votes 85,639 93.93% 475,047 94.28% 11,140,333 95.35% Rejected Votes 5,485 6.02% 28,462 5.65% 516,926 4.42% Total Polled 91,177 72.85% 503,845 79.13% 11,684,111 77.66% Registered Electors 125,162 636,733 15,044,490

2010 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Kalawewa Anuradhapura Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % UPFA 42,905 70.96% 221,204 66.52% 4,846,388 60.38% UNP 14,662 24.25% 80,360 24.17% 2,357,057 29.37% DNA 2,583 4.27% 18,129 5.45% 441,251 5.50% Other Parties (with < 1%) 315 0.52% 12,845 3.86% 30,824 0.38% Valid Votes 60,465 93.62% 332,538 93.55% 8,026,322 96.03% Rejected Votes 4,124 6.38% 22,930 6.45% 581,465 6.96% Total Polled 64,589 56.03% 355,468 57.35% 8,358,246 59.29% Registered Electors 115,275 619,845 14,097,690

2004 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Kalawewa Anuradhapura Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % UPFA 42,639 59.95% 212,943 57.22% 4,223,126 45.70% UNP 26,744 37.60% 148,612 39.94% 3,486,792 37.73% JHU 1,314 1.85% 8,034 2.16% 552,723 5.98% Other Parties (with < 1%) 426 0.60% 2,536 0.68% 51,070 0.55% Valid Votes 71,123 94.11% 372,125 94.59% 9,241,931 94.52% Rejected Votes 4,454 5.89% 21,281 5.41% 534,452 5.47% Total Polled 75,577 73.99% 393,406 76.52% 9,777,821 75.74% Registered Electors 102,138 514,149 12,909,631

2001 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Kalawewa Anuradhapura Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % PA 31,042 45.47% 149,393 41.57% 3,330,815 37.19% UNP 28,282 41.43% 165,055 45.93% 4,086,026 45.62% JVP 7,947 11.64% 40,005 11.13% 815,353 9.10% NLF 686 1.00% 3,279 0.91% 45,901 0.51% Other Parties (with < 1%) 310 0.45% 1,612 0.45% 62,809 0.70% Valid Votes 68,267 93.95% 359,344 94.78% 8,955,844 94.77% Rejected Votes 4,398 6.05% 19,796 5.22% 494,009 5.23% Total Polled 72,665 74.82% 379,140 77.41% 9,449,878 76.03% Registered Electors 97,120 489,776 12,428,762

2000 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Kalawewa Anuradhapura Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % PA 35,026 52.83% 169,424 48.30% 3,899,329 45.33% UNP 24,754 37.34% 144,662 41.24% 3,451,765 40.12% JVP 4,303 6.49% 21,274 6.06% 518,725 6.03% Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,382 2.08% 6,042 1.72% 245,927 2.86% NUA 834 1.26% 9,369 2.67% 185,593 2.16% Valid Votes 66,299 N/A 350,771 N/A 8,602,617 N/A

1994 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Kalawewa Anuradhapura Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % PA 37,744 59.34% 180,454 55.19% 3,887,805 48.94% UNP 25,091 39.45% 142,084 43.45% 3,498,370 44.04% Other Parties (with < 1%) 767 1.21% 4,446 1.36% 158,616 2.00% Valid Votes 63,602 95.27% 326,984 95.72% 7,943,688 95.20% Rejected Votes 3,160 4.73% 14,620 4.28% 400,395 4.80% Total Polled 66,762 83.78% 341,604 81.54% 8,344,095 74.75% Registered Electors 79,687 418,959 11,163,064

1989 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Kalawewa Anuradhapura Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % UNP 14,940 48.64% 92,726 56.39% 2,838,005 50.71% SLFP 14,522 47.28% 64,010 38.92% 1,785,369 31.90% USA 438 1.43% 1,724 1.05% 141,983 2.54% IND 404 1.32% 4,057 2.47% 12,285 0.22% ELJP 333 1.08% 1,397 0.85% 67,723 1.21% Other Parties (with < 1%) 79 0.26% 531 0.32% 90,480 1.62% Valid Votes 30,716 89.62% 164,445 92.03% 5,596,468 93.87% Rejected Votes 3,557 10.38% 14,245 7.97% 365,563 6.13% Total Polled 34,273 52.35% 178,690 53.49% 5,962,031 63.60% Registered Electors 65,472 334,073 9,374,164

Demographics

Ethnicity

The Kalawewa Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (97.4%) . In comparison, the Anuradhapura Electoral District (which contains the Kalawewa Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (91.0%)

Religion

The Kalawewa Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (96.7%) . In comparison, the Anuradhapura Electoral District (which contains the Kalawewa Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (90.1%)

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