Anamaduwa Polling Division

The Anamaduwa Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Puttalam Electoral District, in the North Western Province, Sri Lanka.

Anamaduwa
Polling Division
Coordinates: 7.934547°N 79.982745°E / 7.934547; 79.982745
Country	Sri Lanka
Province	North Western Province, Sri Lanka
Electoral District	Puttalam Electoral District
Area
• Total	1,122.61 km2 (433.44 sq mi)
Population  (2012)[1]
• Total	100,650
• Density	90/km2 (200/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code	EC-16B

Presidential Election Results

Summary

The winner of Anamaduwa has matched the final country result 7 out of 8 times. Hence, Anamaduwa is a Strong Bellwether for Presidential Elections.

Year	Anamaduwa		Puttalam Electoral District		MAE[2] %	Sri Lanka		MAE[3] %
2019		SLPP		SLPP	12.26%		SLPP	10.67%
2015		UPFA		NDF	13.01%		NDF	14.29%
2010		UPFA		UPFA	11.57%		UPFA	12.24%
2005		UPFA		UNP	6.73%		UPFA	4.54%
1999		PA		PA	3.11%		PA	2.58%
1994		PA		PA	3.15%		PA	3.34%
1988		UNP		UNP	3.81%		UNP	1.58%
1982		UNP		UNP	9.90%		UNP	5.28%
Matches/Mean MAE	7/8		7/8		7.94%	8/8		6.81%

2019 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party		Anamaduwa[4]			Puttalam Electoral District			Sri Lanka
		Votes		%	Votes		%	Votes		%
	SLPP		60,963	64.07%		230,760	50.83%		6,924,255	52.25%
	NDF		29,842	31.36%		199,356	43.91%		5,564,239	41.99%
	NMPP		2,183	2.29%		12,912	2.84%		418,553	3.16%
	Other Parties (with < 1%)		2,160	2.27%		10,948	2.41%		345,452	2.61%
Valid Votes		95,148		99.33%	453,976		99.02%	13,252,499		98.99%
Rejected Votes		643		0.67%	4,478		0.98%	135,452		1.01%
Total Polled		95,791		82.54%	458,454		76.53%	13,387,951		83.71%
Registered Electors		116,053			599,042			15,992,568

2015 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party		Anamaduwa[5]			Puttalam Electoral District			Sri Lanka
		Votes		%	Votes		%	Votes		%
	UPFA		52,225	62.10%		197,751	48.97%		5,768,090	47.58%
	NDF		31,026	36.89%		202,073	50.04%		6,217,162	51.28%
	Other Parties (with < 1%)		842	1.00%		4,026	1.00%		138,200	1.14%
Valid Votes		84,093		99.08%	403,850		98.95%	12,123,452		98.85%
Rejected Votes		778		0.92%	4,300		1.05%	140,925		1.15%
Total Polled		84,871		75.12%	408,150		72.50%	12,264,377		78.69%
Registered Electors		112,978			562,984			15,585,942

2010 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party		Anamaduwa[6]			Puttalam Electoral District			Sri Lanka
		Votes		%	Votes		%	Votes		%
	UPFA		49,895	70.37%		201,981	58.70%		6,015,934	57.88%
	NDF		19,622	27.67%		136,233	39.59%		4,173,185	40.15%
	Other Parties (with < 1%)		1,389	1.96%		5,899	1.71%		204,494	1.97%
Valid Votes		70,906		99.29%	344,113		99.17%	10,393,613		99.03%
Rejected Votes		508		0.71%	2,886		0.83%	101,838		0.97%
Total Polled		71,414		70.22%	346,999		68.97%	10,495,451		66.70%
Registered Electors		101,696			503,106			15,734,587

2005 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party		Anamaduwa[7]			Puttalam Electoral District			Sri Lanka
		Votes		%	Votes		%	Votes		%
	UPFA		38,002	54.96%		160,686	48.14%		4,887,152	50.29%
	UNP		30,358	43.91%		169,264	50.71%		4,706,366	48.43%
	Other Parties (with < 1%)		779	1.13%		3,833	1.15%		123,521	1.27%
Valid Votes		69,139		99.09%	333,783		98.95%	9,717,039		98.88%
Rejected Votes		632		0.91%	3,536		1.05%	109,869		1.12%
Total Polled		69,771		72.12%	337,319		70.56%	9,826,908		69.51%
Registered Electors		96,744			478,032			14,136,979

1999 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party		Anamaduwa[8]			Puttalam Electoral District			Sri Lanka
		Votes		%	Votes		%	Votes		%
	PA		30,542	54.14%		141,725	51.47%		4,312,157	51.12%
	UNP		22,733	40.30%		121,615	44.17%		3,602,748	42.71%
	JVP		2,216	3.93%		7,876	2.86%		343,927	4.08%
	Other Parties (with < 1%)		925	1.64%		4,123	1.50%		176,679	2.09%
Valid Votes		56,416		97.92%	275,339		97.94%	8,435,754		97.69%
Rejected Votes		1,199		2.08%	5,778		2.06%	199,536		2.31%
Total Polled		57,615		69.15%	281,117		68.85%	8,635,290		72.17%
Registered Electors		83,322			408,331			11,965,536

1994 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party		Anamaduwa[9]			Puttalam Electoral District			Sri Lanka
		Votes		%	Votes		%	Votes		%
	PA		35,977	65.70%		165,795	62.65%		4,709,205	62.28%
	UNP		17,821	32.54%		95,211	35.98%		2,715,283	35.91%
	Other Parties (with < 1%)		964	1.76%		3,629	1.37%		137,040	1.81%
Valid Votes		54,762		98.13%	264,635		98.26%	7,561,526		98.03%
Rejected Votes		1,045		1.87%	4,689		1.74%	151,706		1.97%
Total Polled		55,807		69.75%	269,324		69.80%	7,713,232		69.12%
Registered Electors		80,010			385,854			11,158,880

1988 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party		Anamaduwa[10]			Puttalam Electoral District			Sri Lanka
		Votes		%	Votes		%	Votes		%
	UNP		21,252	52.10%		125,339	55.89%		2,569,199	50.43%
	SLFP		18,875	46.27%		94,823	42.28%		2,289,857	44.95%
	SLMP		662	1.62%		4,093	1.83%		235,701	4.63%
Valid Votes		40,789		99.05%	224,255		98.70%	5,094,754		98.24%
Rejected Votes		393		0.95%	2,965		1.30%	91,499		1.76%
Total Polled		41,182		60.96%	227,220		70.70%	5,186,256		55.87%
Registered Electors		67,553			321,387			9,283,143

1982 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party		Anamaduwa[11]			Puttalam Electoral District			Sri Lanka
		Votes		%	Votes		%	Votes		%
	UNP		20,789	48.10%		128,877	59.12%		3,450,815	52.93%
	SLFP		19,757	45.71%		80,006	36.70%		2,546,348	39.05%
	JVP		2,370	5.48%		7,001	3.21%		273,428	4.19%
	Other Parties (with < 1%)		302	0.70%		2,096	0.96%		249,460	3.83%
Valid Votes		43,218		98.95%	217,980		99.09%	6,520,156		98.78%
Rejected Votes		458		1.05%	1,995		0.91%	80,470		1.22%
Total Polled		43,676		80.57%	219,975		81.41%	6,600,626		80.15%
Registered Electors		54,207			270,207			8,235,358

Parliamentary Election Results

Summary

The winner of Anamaduwa has matched the final country result 6 out of 7 times. Hence, Anamaduwa is a Strong Bellwether for Parliamentary Elections.

Year	Anamaduwa		Puttalam Electoral District		MAE[12] %	Sri Lanka		MAE[13] %
2015		UPFA		UNP	12.51%		UNP	9.50%
2010		UPFA		UPFA	9.81%		UPFA	11.39%
2004		UPFA		UPFA	8.08%		UPFA	6.52%
2001		UNP		UNP	3.69%		UNP	2.93%
2000		PA		PA	4.87%		PA	5.42%
1994		PA		PA	2.13%		PA	3.68%
1989		UNP		UNP	1.08%		UNP	7.15%
Matches/Mean MAE	6/7		7/7		6.02%	7/7		6.66%

2015 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party		Anamaduwa[14]			Puttalam Electoral District			Sri Lanka
		Votes		%	Votes		%	Votes		%
	UPFA		42,432	57.42%		153,130	44.03%		4,732,664	42.48%
	UNP		28,886	39.09%		180,185	51.81%		5,098,916	45.77%
	JVP		2,159	2.92%		12,211	3.51%		544,154	4.88%
	Other Parties (with < 1%)		425	0.58%		2,263	0.65%		82,383	0.74%
Valid Votes		73,902		93.21%	347,789		91.37%	11,140,333		95.35%
Rejected Votes		5,300		6.68%	23,124		6.08%	516,926		4.42%
Total Polled		79,284		70.18%	380,632		68.83%	11,684,111		77.66%
Registered Electors		112,978			553,009			15,044,490

2010 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party		Anamaduwa[15]			Puttalam Electoral District			Sri Lanka
		Votes		%	Votes		%	Votes		%
	UPFA		38,413	75.27%		167,769	64.84%		4,846,388	60.38%
	UNP		11,109	21.77%		81,152	31.36%		2,357,057	29.37%
	DNA		1,269	2.49%		8,792	3.40%		441,251	5.50%
	Other Parties (with < 1%)		240	0.47%		1,028	0.40%		33,372	0.42%
Valid Votes		51,031		90.68%	258,741		92.29%	8,026,322		96.03%
Rejected Votes		5,232		9.30%	21,562		7.69%	581,465		6.96%
Total Polled		56,275		55.34%	280,354		55.67%	8,358,246		59.29%
Registered Electors		101,696			503,635			14,097,690

2004 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party		Anamaduwa[16]			Puttalam Electoral District			Sri Lanka
		Votes		%	Votes		%	Votes		%
	UPFA		33,715	58.37%		142,784	49.31%		4,223,126	45.70%
	UNP		22,547	39.04%		135,152	46.67%		3,486,792	37.73%
	JHU		1,231	2.13%		10,000	3.45%		552,723	5.98%
	Other Parties (with < 1%)		264	0.46%		1,652	0.57%		62,157	0.67%
Valid Votes		57,757		90.88%	289,588		93.06%	9,241,931		94.52%
Rejected Votes		5,761		9.07%	21,431		6.89%	534,452		5.47%
Total Polled		63,550		68.63%	311,194		69.15%	9,777,821		75.74%
Registered Electors		92,596			450,057			12,909,631

2001 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party		Anamaduwa[17]			Puttalam Electoral District			Sri Lanka
		Votes		%	Votes		%	Votes		%
	UNP		26,507	45.90%		146,873	50.61%		4,086,026	45.62%
	PA		25,709	44.52%		120,981	41.69%		3,330,815	37.19%
	JVP		4,754	8.23%		18,095	6.24%		815,353	9.10%
	Other Parties (with < 1%)		783	1.36%		4,260	1.47%		116,969	1.31%
Valid Votes		57,753		95.02%	290,209		95.20%	8,955,844		94.77%
Rejected Votes		3,030		4.98%	14,638		4.80%	494,009		5.23%
Total Polled		60,783		69.12%	304,847		71.53%	9,449,878		76.03%
Registered Electors		87,938			426,193			12,428,762

2000 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party		Anamaduwa[18]			Puttalam Electoral District			Sri Lanka
		Votes		%	Votes		%	Votes		%
	PA		30,909	54.89%		138,747	48.40%		3,899,329	45.33%
	UNP		21,233	37.71%		118,566	41.36%		3,451,765	40.12%
	JVP		2,843	5.05%		11,256	3.93%		518,725	6.03%
	Other Parties (with < 1%)		738	1.31%		16,167	5.64%		389,649	4.53%
	NLF		587	1.04%		1,959	0.68%		32,275	0.38%
Valid Votes		56,310		N/A	286,695		N/A	8,602,617		N/A

1994 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party		Anamaduwa[19]			Puttalam Electoral District			Sri Lanka
		Votes		%	Votes		%	Votes		%
	PA		32,679	55.75%		150,587	53.64%		3,887,805	48.94%
	UNP		25,367	43.28%		127,671	45.48%		3,498,370	44.04%
	Other Parties (with < 1%)		567	0.97%		2,453	0.87%		158,616	2.00%
Valid Votes		58,613		95.18%	280,711		95.52%	7,943,688		95.20%
Rejected Votes		2,949		4.79%	13,144		4.47%	400,395		4.80%
Total Polled		61,580		76.97%	293,873		76.19%	8,344,095		74.75%
Registered Electors		80,010			385,690			11,163,064

1989 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party		Anamaduwa[20]			Puttalam Electoral District			Sri Lanka
		Votes		%	Votes		%	Votes		%
	UNP		29,291	63.78%		139,309	62.62%		2,838,005	50.71%
	SLFP		15,208	33.12%		71,687	32.22%		1,785,369	31.90%
	Other Parties (with < 1%)		919	2.00%		8,081	3.63%		271,209	4.85%
	USA		505	1.10%		3,398	1.53%		141,983	2.54%
Valid Votes		45,923		94.26%	222,475		94.40%	5,596,468		93.87%
Rejected Votes		2,799		5.74%	13,205		5.60%	365,563		6.13%
Total Polled		48,722		72.82%	235,680		73.94%	5,962,031		63.60%
Registered Electors		66,912			318,755			9,374,164

Demographics

Ethnicity

The Anamaduwa Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (94.4%) . In comparison, the Puttalam Electoral District (which contains the Anamaduwa Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (73.6%) and a significant Moor population (19.4%) ^[1]

Ethnicity in Anamaduwa^[1]

1. Sinhalese (94.4%)
2. Moor (4.60%)
3. Other (1.00%)

Religion

The Anamaduwa Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (87.7%) . In comparison, the Puttalam Electoral District (which contains the Anamaduwa Polling Division) has a Buddhist plurality (43.2%), a significant Roman Catholic population (31.5%) and a significant Muslim population (19.7%) ^[1]

Religion in Anamaduwa^[1]

1. Buddhist (87.7%)
2. Roman Catholic (6.50%)
3. Muslim (4.70%)
4. Other (1.10%)