The Kalawana Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Ratnapura Electoral District, in the Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka.

Presidential Election Results

Summary

The winner of Kalawana has matched the final country result 7 out of 8 times. Hence, Kalawana is a Strong Bellwether for Presidential Elections. Year Kalawana Ratnapura Electoral District MAEThe mean absolute error, between the percentages of votes each party got in Kalawana and the Ratnapura 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 Kalawana and the country. It is a measure of the difference in voting behaviour between the two regions. % 2019 SLPP SLPP 1.76% SLPP 8.53% 2015 UPFA UPFA 5.75% NDF 13.90% 2010 UPFA UPFA 4.03% UPFA 9.76% 2005 UPFA UPFA 2.75% UPFA 5.52% 1999 PA PA 2.56% PA 3.32% 1994 PA PA 0.95% PA 5.08% 1988 UNP UNP 0.91% UNP 0.41% 1982 UNP UNP 2.92% UNP 5.92% Matches/Mean MAE 7/8 7/8 2.70% 8/8 6.56%

2019 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Kalawana Ratnapura Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % SLPP 35,399 61.86% 448,044 59.93% 6,924,255 52.25% NDF 19,291 33.71% 264,503 35.38% 5,564,239 41.99% Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,313 2.29% 16,237 2.17% 345,452 2.61% NMPP 1,221 2.13% 18,887 2.53% 418,553 3.16% Valid Votes 57,224 99.28% 747,671 99.22% 13,252,499 98.99% Rejected Votes 415 0.72% 5,853 0.78% 135,452 1.01% Total Polled 57,639 88.25% 753,524 87.11% 13,387,951 83.71% Registered Electors 65,310 864,979 15,992,568

2015 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Kalawana Ratnapura Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % UPFA 32,336 61.50% 379,053 55.74% 5,768,090 47.58% NDF 19,508 37.10% 292,514 43.01% 6,217,162 51.28% Other Parties (with < 1%) 736 1.40% 8,517 1.25% 138,200 1.14% Valid Votes 52,580 99.04% 680,084 98.89% 12,123,452 98.85% Rejected Votes 511 0.96% 7,656 1.11% 140,925 1.15% Total Polled 53,091 84.58% 687,740 82.69% 12,264,377 78.69% Registered Electors 62,773 831,712 15,585,942

2010 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Kalawana Ratnapura Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % UPFA 31,514 67.81% 377,734 63.76% 6,015,934 57.88% NDF 14,009 30.14% 203,566 34.36% 4,173,185 40.15% Other Parties (with < 1%) 953 2.05% 11,126 1.88% 204,494 1.97% Valid Votes 46,476 99.41% 592,426 99.26% 10,393,613 99.03% Rejected Votes 278 0.59% 4,430 0.74% 101,838 0.97% Total Polled 46,754 81.69% 596,856 79.75% 10,495,451 66.70% Registered Electors 57,232 748,404 15,734,587

2005 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Kalawana Ratnapura Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % UPFA 24,463 55.78% 294,260 53.01% 4,887,152 50.29% UNP 18,740 42.73% 252,838 45.55% 4,706,366 48.43% Other Parties (with < 1%) 657 1.50% 7,976 1.44% 123,521 1.27% Valid Votes 43,860 99.06% 555,074 99.02% 9,717,039 98.88% Rejected Votes 414 0.94% 5,510 0.98% 109,869 1.12% Total Polled 44,274 84.89% 560,584 82.57% 9,826,908 69.51% Registered Electors 52,156 678,909 14,136,979

1999 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Kalawana Ratnapura Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % PA 21,261 55.36% 250,409 52.13% 4,312,157 51.12% UNP 15,428 40.17% 202,621 42.18% 3,602,748 42.71% JVP 963 2.51% 16,482 3.43% 343,927 4.08% Other Parties (with < 1%) 754 1.96% 10,852 2.26% 176,679 2.09% Valid Votes 38,406 98.60% 480,364 98.15% 8,435,754 97.69% Rejected Votes 544 1.40% 9,038 1.85% 199,536 2.31% Total Polled 38,950 83.90% 489,402 81.27% 8,635,290 72.17% Registered Electors 46,426 602,172 11,965,536

1994 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Kalawana Ratnapura Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % PA 19,993 57.25% 257,265 58.07% 4,709,205 62.28% UNP 14,434 41.33% 177,924 40.16% 2,715,283 35.91% Other Parties (with < 1%) 496 1.42% 7,842 1.77% 137,040 1.81% Valid Votes 34,923 98.67% 443,031 98.31% 7,561,526 98.03% Rejected Votes 469 1.33% 7,595 1.69% 151,706 1.97% Total Polled 35,392 81.78% 450,626 80.02% 7,713,232 69.12% Registered Electors 43,279 563,174 11,158,880

1988 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Kalawana Ratnapura Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % UNP 14,316 50.25% 180,622 51.75% 2,569,199 50.43% SLFP 12,994 45.61% 159,879 45.81% 2,289,857 44.95% SLMP 1,180 4.14% 8,516 2.44% 235,701 4.63% Valid Votes 28,490 98.72% 349,017 98.84% 5,094,754 98.24% Rejected Votes 369 1.28% 4,113 1.16% 91,499 1.76% Total Polled 28,859 78.97% 353,130 76.64% 5,186,256 55.87% Registered Electors 36,544 460,735 9,283,143

1982 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Kalawana Ratnapura Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % UNP 13,806 48.80% 175,903 50.90% 3,450,815 52.93% SLFP 13,644 48.22% 152,506 44.13% 2,546,348 39.05% JVP 629 2.22% 11,283 3.26% 273,428 4.19% Other Parties (with < 1%) 214 0.76% 5,912 1.71% 249,460 3.83% Valid Votes 28,293 99.17% 345,604 99.02% 6,520,156 98.78% Rejected Votes 237 0.83% 3,407 0.98% 80,470 1.22% Total Polled 28,530 86.71% 349,011 85.91% 6,600,626 80.15% Registered Electors 32,904 406,275 8,235,358

Parliamentary Election Results

Summary

The winner of Kalawana has matched the final country result 5 out of 7 times. Hence, Kalawana is a Weak Bellwether for Parliamentary Elections. Year Kalawana Ratnapura Electoral District MAEThe mean absolute error, between the percentages of votes each party got in Kalawana and the Ratnapura 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 Kalawana and the country. It is a measure of the difference in voting behaviour between the two regions. % 2015 UPFA UPFA 4.52% UNP 8.27% 2010 UPFA UPFA 5.28% UPFA 10.51% 2004 UPFA UPFA 3.09% UPFA 6.59% 2001 PA UNP 3.47% UNP 5.24% 2000 PA PA 3.57% PA 4.90% 1994 PA PA 0.51% PA 2.85% 1989 UNP UNP 1.05% UNP 4.63% Matches/Mean MAE 5/7 6/7 3.07% 7/7 6.14%

2015 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Kalawana Ratnapura Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % UPFA 27,405 56.47% 323,636 51.21% 4,732,664 42.48% UNP 19,889 40.98% 284,117 44.96% 5,098,916 45.77% JVP 1,034 2.13% 21,525 3.41% 544,154 4.88% Other Parties (with < 1%) 206 0.42% 2,720 0.43% 83,333 0.75% Valid Votes 48,534 96.72% 631,998 96.46% 11,140,333 95.35% Rejected Votes 1,638 3.26% 23,026 3.51% 516,926 4.42% Total Polled 50,182 79.94% 655,222 80.88% 11,684,111 77.66% Registered Electors 62,773 810,082 15,044,490

2010 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Kalawana Ratnapura Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % UPFA 26,030 74.55% 305,327 68.87% 4,846,388 60.38% UNP 8,187 23.45% 125,076 28.21% 2,357,057 29.37% DNA 526 1.51% 11,053 2.49% 441,251 5.50% Other Parties (with < 1%) 173 0.50% 1,853 0.42% 35,498 0.44% Valid Votes 34,916 91.45% 443,309 92.28% 8,026,322 96.03% Rejected Votes 3,263 8.55% 37,022 7.71% 581,465 6.96% Total Polled 38,182 66.71% 480,395 64.02% 8,358,246 59.29% Registered Electors 57,232 750,416 14,097,690

2004 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Kalawana Ratnapura Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % UPFA 22,501 57.52% 261,450 53.14% 4,223,126 45.70% UNP 15,726 40.20% 205,490 41.77% 3,486,792 37.73% JHU 660 1.69% 20,801 4.23% 552,723 5.98% Other Parties (with < 1%) 233 0.60% 4,262 0.87% 58,082 0.63% Valid Votes 39,120 94.40% 492,003 94.55% 9,241,931 94.52% Rejected Votes 2,322 5.60% 28,346 5.45% 534,452 5.47% Total Polled 41,442 81.97% 520,349 80.42% 9,777,821 75.74% Registered Electors 50,558 647,035 12,909,631

2001 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Kalawana Ratnapura Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % PA 18,445 48.04% 212,794 43.46% 3,330,815 37.19% UNP 16,708 43.51% 227,202 46.41% 4,086,026 45.62% JVP 2,506 6.53% 40,377 8.25% 815,353 9.10% NLF 416 1.08% 4,589 0.94% 45,901 0.51% Other Parties (with < 1%) 324 0.84% 4,616 0.94% 86,089 0.96% Valid Votes 38,399 93.14% 489,578 94.14% 8,955,844 94.77% Rejected Votes 2,830 6.86% 30,483 5.86% 494,009 5.23% Total Polled 41,229 84.69% 520,061 83.41% 9,449,878 76.03% Registered Electors 48,682 623,506 12,428,762

2000 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Kalawana Ratnapura Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % PA 21,224 55.48% 244,142 50.63% 3,899,329 45.33% UNP 15,246 39.86% 204,017 42.30% 3,451,765 40.12% JVP 1,237 3.23% 22,222 4.61% 518,725 6.03% Other Parties (with < 1%) 546 1.43% 11,873 2.46% 239,421 2.78% Valid Votes 38,253 N/A 482,254 N/A 8,602,617 N/A

1994 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Kalawana Ratnapura Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % PA 18,312 50.50% 233,687 50.77% 3,887,805 48.94% UNP 17,674 48.74% 220,750 47.96% 3,498,370 44.04% Other Parties (with < 1%) 273 0.75% 5,848 1.27% 223,848 2.82% Valid Votes 36,259 95.48% 460,285 95.12% 7,943,688 95.20% Rejected Votes 1,716 4.52% 23,611 4.88% 400,395 4.80% Total Polled 37,975 87.74% 483,890 85.77% 8,344,095 74.75% Registered Electors 43,279 564,194 11,163,064

1989 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Kalawana Ratnapura Electoral District Sri Lanka Votes % Votes % Votes % UNP 16,118 58.26% 196,323 57.89% 2,838,005 50.71% SLFP 9,494 34.32% 123,360 36.38% 1,785,369 31.90% USP 1,909 6.90% 17,323 5.11% 17,323 0.31% Other Parties (with < 1%) 145 0.52% 2,116 0.62% 68,609 1.23% Valid Votes 27,666 94.28% 339,122 94.37% 5,596,468 93.87% Rejected Votes 1,680 5.72% 20,248 5.63% 365,563 6.13% Total Polled 29,346 81.25% 359,370 78.60% 5,962,031 63.60% Registered Electors 36,117 457,224 9,374,164

Demographics

Ethnicity

The Kalawana Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (85.6%) . In comparison, the Ratnapura Electoral District (which contains the Kalawana Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (87.1%)

Religion

The Kalawana Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (85.7%) and a significant Hindu population (12.9%) . In comparison, the Ratnapura Electoral District (which contains the Kalawana Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (86.7%)

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