The Mahiyanganaya Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Badulla Electoral District, in the Uva Province, Sri Lanka.

Presidential Election Results

Summary

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

Year Mahiyanganaya Badulla Electoral District MAEThe mean absolute error, between the percentages of votes each party got in Mahiyanganaya and the Badulla 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 Mahiyanganaya and the country. It is a measure of the difference in voting behaviour between the two regions. % 2019 SLPP SLPP 5.79% SLPP 3.00% 2015 UPFA NDF 7.35% NDF 9.20% 2010 UPFA UPFA 6.81% UPFA 2.38% 2005 UNP UNP 0.74% UPFA 5.59% 1999 UNP UNP 6.61% PA 11.31% 1994 UNP PA 13.68% PA 20.40% 1988 UNP UNP 7.02% UNP 15.21% 1982 UNP UNP 13.19% UNP 16.69% Matches/Mean MAE 4/8 6/8 7.65% 8/8 10.47%

2019 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Mahiyanganaya Badulla Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % SLPP 46,267 55.33% 276,211 49.29% 6,924,255 52.25% NDF 32,345 38.68% 251,706 44.92% 5,564,239 41.99% NMPP 2,534 3.03% 14,806 2.64% 418,553 3.16% Other Parties (with < 1%) 2,474 2.96% 17,622 3.14% 345,452 2.61% Valid Votes 83,620 99.14% 560,345 98.77% 13,252,499 98.99% Rejected Votes 728 0.86% 6,978 1.23% 135,452 1.01% Total Polled 84,348 86.56% 567,323 86.25% 13,387,951 83.71% Registered Electors 97,450 657,766 15,992,568

2015 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Mahiyanganaya Badulla Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % UPFA 42,718 56.69% 249,243 49.15% 5,768,090 47.58% NDF 31,495 41.80% 249,524 49.21% 6,217,162 51.28% Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,138 1.51% 8,303 1.64% 138,200 1.14% Valid Votes 75,351 98.78% 507,070 98.47% 12,123,452 98.85% Rejected Votes 930 1.22% 7,871 1.53% 140,925 1.15% Total Polled 76,281 79.70% 514,941 79.51% 12,264,377 78.69% Registered Electors 95,715 647,628 15,585,942

2010 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Mahiyanganaya Badulla Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % UPFA 38,486 60.26% 237,579 53.23% 6,015,934 57.88% NDF 24,057 37.67% 198,835 44.55% 4,173,185 40.15% Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,320 2.07% 9,880 2.21% 204,494 1.97% Valid Votes 63,863 99.24% 446,294 98.66% 10,393,613 99.03% Rejected Votes 491 0.76% 6,083 1.34% 101,838 0.97% Total Polled 64,354 75.21% 452,377 75.62% 10,495,451 66.70% Registered Electors 85,562 598,190 15,734,587

2005 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Mahiyanganaya Badulla Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % UNP 32,592 53.85% 226,582 53.11% 4,706,366 48.43% UPFA 26,877 44.41% 192,734 45.18% 4,887,152 50.29% Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,054 1.74% 7,283 1.71% 123,521 1.27% Valid Votes 60,523 98.46% 426,599 98.43% 9,717,039 98.88% Rejected Votes 947 1.54% 6,825 1.57% 109,869 1.12% Total Polled 61,470 77.82% 433,424 78.67% 9,826,908 69.51% Registered Electors 78,986 550,926 14,136,979

1999 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Mahiyanganaya Badulla Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % UNP 27,638 54.82% 172,884 47.97% 3,602,748 42.71% PA 19,750 39.17% 167,000 46.33% 4,312,157 51.12% JVP 1,757 3.48% 12,025 3.34% 343,927 4.08% Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,273 2.52% 8,512 2.36% 176,679 2.09% Valid Votes 50,418 97.47% 360,421 97.04% 8,435,754 97.69% Rejected Votes 1,308 2.53% 10,979 2.96% 199,536 2.31% Total Polled 51,726 78.46% 371,400 78.25% 8,635,290 72.17% Registered Electors 65,925 474,610 11,965,536

1994 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Mahiyanganaya Badulla Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % UNP 24,842 56.29% 139,611 42.21% 2,715,283 35.91% PA 18,218 41.28% 182,810 55.27% 4,709,205 62.28% Other Parties (with < 1%) 629 1.43% 4,504 1.36% 78,152 1.03% Ind 2 446 1.01% 3,847 1.16% 58,888 0.78% Valid Votes 44,135 97.13% 330,772 95.91% 7,561,526 98.03% Rejected Votes 1,302 2.87% 14,093 4.09% 151,706 1.97% Total Polled 45,437 78.02% 344,865 77.47% 7,713,232 69.12% Registered Electors 58,235 445,146 11,158,880

1988 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Mahiyanganaya Badulla Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % UNP 16,990 67.50% 80,779 60.09% 2,569,199 50.43% SLFP 7,682 30.52% 50,223 37.36% 2,289,857 44.95% SLMP 499 1.98% 3,422 2.55% 235,701 4.63% Valid Votes 25,171 98.30% 134,424 97.62% 5,094,754 98.24% Rejected Votes 435 1.70% 3,276 2.38% 91,499 1.76% Total Polled 25,606 54.80% 137,700 44.21% 5,186,256 55.87% Registered Electors 46,724 311,473 9,283,143

1982 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Mahiyanganaya Badulla Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % UNP 21,340 73.21% 141,062 58.67% 3,450,815 52.93% SLFP 7,076 24.28% 88,462 36.79% 2,546,348 39.05% JVP 443 1.52% 7,713 3.21% 273,428 4.19% Other Parties (with < 1%) 289 0.99% 3,203 1.33% 249,460 3.83% Valid Votes 29,148 99.02% 240,440 98.77% 6,520,156 98.78% Rejected Votes 287 0.98% 2,982 1.23% 80,470 1.22% Total Polled 29,435 87.83% 243,422 85.47% 6,600,626 80.15% Registered Electors 33,514 284,801 8,235,358

Parliamentary Election Results

Summary

The winner of Mahiyanganaya has matched the final country result 5 out of 7 times. Hence, Mahiyanganaya is a Weak Bellwether for Parliamentary Elections. Year Mahiyanganaya Badulla Electoral District MAEThe mean absolute error, between the percentages of votes each party got in Mahiyanganaya and the Badulla 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 Mahiyanganaya and the country. It is a measure of the difference in voting behaviour between the two regions. % 2015 UNP UNP 5.54% UNP 2.80% 2010 UPFA UPFA 3.58% UPFA 2.33% 2004 UPFA UNP 4.06% UPFA 6.62% 2001 UNP UNP 3.83% UNP 7.19% 2000 UNP UNP 8.38% PA 11.47% 1994 UNP UNP 7.00% PA 13.69% 1989 UNP UNP 11.15% UNP 12.81% Matches/Mean MAE 5/7 4/7 6.22% 7/7 8.13%

2015 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Mahiyanganaya Badulla Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % UNP 34,447 49.62% 258,844 54.82% 5,098,916 45.77% UPFA 31,159 44.88% 179,459 38.01% 4,732,664 42.48% JVP 3,622 5.22% 21,445 4.54% 544,154 4.88% Other Parties (with < 1%) 199 0.29% 12,418 2.63% 94,052 0.84% Valid Votes 69,427 96.16% 472,166 95.03% 11,140,333 95.35% Rejected Votes 2,707 3.75% 24,167 4.86% 516,926 4.42% Total Polled 72,202 75.43% 496,849 80.07% 11,684,111 77.66% Registered Electors 95,715 620,486 15,044,490

2010 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Mahiyanganaya Badulla Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % UPFA 29,903 63.41% 203,689 58.25% 4,846,388 60.38% UNP 14,613 30.99% 112,886 32.28% 2,357,057 29.37% DNA 2,433 5.16% 15,768 4.51% 441,251 5.50% Other Parties (with < 1%) 207 0.44% 17,335 4.96% 53,340 0.66% Valid Votes 47,156 94.93% 349,678 93.54% 8,026,322 96.03% Rejected Votes 2,520 5.07% 24,169 6.46% 581,465 6.96% Total Polled 49,676 58.06% 373,847 62.46% 8,358,246 59.29% Registered Electors 85,562 598,521 14,097,690

2004 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Mahiyanganaya Badulla Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % UPFA 27,727 53.02% 178,634 48.26% 4,223,126 45.70% UNP 23,822 45.56% 181,705 49.09% 3,486,792 37.73% Other Parties (with < 1%) 742 1.42% 9,839 2.66% 610,312 6.60% Valid Votes 52,291 93.82% 370,178 92.47% 9,241,931 94.52% Rejected Votes 3,442 6.18% 30,159 7.53% 534,452 5.47% Total Polled 55,733 74.95% 400,337 78.33% 9,777,821 75.74% Registered Electors 74,365 511,115 12,909,631

2001 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Mahiyanganaya Badulla Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % UNP 30,316 57.76% 201,173 53.81% 4,086,026 45.62% PA 17,224 32.82% 138,443 37.03% 3,330,815 37.19% JVP 4,655 8.87% 26,820 7.17% 815,353 9.10% Other Parties (with < 1%) 287 0.55% 7,401 1.98% 79,391 0.89% Valid Votes 52,482 94.95% 373,837 93.35% 8,955,844 94.77% Rejected Votes 2,793 5.05% 26,626 6.65% 494,009 5.23% Total Polled 55,275 78.21% 400,463 81.51% 9,449,878 76.03% Registered Electors 70,678 491,288 12,428,762

2000 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Mahiyanganaya Badulla Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % UNP 28,850 57.13% 167,351 46.36% 3,451,765 40.12% PA 17,792 35.23% 154,172 42.71% 3,899,329 45.33% JVP 2,990 5.92% 16,414 4.55% 518,725 6.03% Other Parties (with < 1%) 869 1.72% 23,079 6.39% 454,417 5.28% Valid Votes 50,501 N/A 361,016 N/A 8,602,617 N/A

1994 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Mahiyanganaya Badulla Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % UNP 27,956 61.60% 182,131 54.04% 3,498,370 44.04% PA 16,702 36.80% 146,546 43.48% 3,887,805 48.94% Other Parties (with < 1%) 722 1.59% 8,382 2.49% 223,505 2.81% Valid Votes 45,380 93.64% 337,059 92.19% 7,943,688 95.20% Rejected Votes 3,083 6.36% 28,540 7.81% 400,395 4.80% Total Polled 48,463 83.22% 365,599 82.23% 8,344,095 74.75% Registered Electors 58,235 444,632 11,163,064

1989 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Mahiyanganaya Badulla Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % UNP 25,158 72.22% 135,089 58.97% 2,838,005 50.71% SLFP 9,120 26.18% 81,011 35.36% 1,785,369 31.90% ELJP 360 1.03% 5,589 2.44% 67,723 1.21% Other Parties (with < 1%) 199 0.57% 7,405 3.23% 232,463 4.15% Valid Votes 34,837 93.70% 229,094 92.08% 5,596,468 93.87% Rejected Votes 2,341 6.30% 19,704 7.92% 365,563 6.13% Total Polled 37,178 80.11% 248,798 75.55% 5,962,031 63.60% Registered Electors 46,406 329,321 9,374,164

Demographics

Ethnicity

The Mahiyanganaya Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (98.2%) . In comparison, the Badulla Electoral District (which contains the Mahiyanganaya Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (73.0%) and a significant Indian Tamil population (18.5%)

Religion

The Mahiyanganaya Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (97.9%) . In comparison, the Badulla Electoral District (which contains the Mahiyanganaya Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (72.6%) and a significant Hindu population (19.3%)

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