Pathadumbara Polling Division

The Pathadumbara Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Kandy Electoral District, in the Central Province, Sri Lanka.

Pathadumbara
Polling Division
Coordinates: 7.375718°N 80.694795°E / 7.375718; 80.694795
Country	Sri Lanka
Province	Central Province, Sri Lanka
Electoral District	Kandy Electoral District
Area
• Total	139.16 km2 (53.73 sq mi)
Population  (2012)[1]
• Total	115,019
• Density	827/km2 (2,140/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code	EC-04C

Presidential Election Results

Summary

The winner of Pathadumbara has matched the final country result 6 out of 8 times. Hence, Pathadumbara is a Weak Bellwether for Presidential Elections.

Year	Pathadumbara		Kandy Electoral District		MAE[2] %	Sri Lanka		MAE[3] %
2019		NDF		SLPP	5.29%		SLPP	7.33%
2015		NDF		NDF	3.25%		NDF	6.53%
2010		UPFA		UPFA	4.27%		UPFA	7.93%
2005		UNP		UNP	5.51%		UPFA	11.41%
1999		PA		PA	11.83%		PA	10.29%
1994		PA		PA	3.91%		PA	9.49%
1988		UNP		UNP	2.30%		UNP	5.20%
1982		UNP		UNP	3.40%		UNP	7.85%
Matches/Mean MAE	6/8		7/8		4.97%	8/8		8.25%

2019 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party		Pathadumbara[4]			Kandy Electoral District			Sri Lanka
		Votes		%	Votes		%	Votes		%
	NDF		35,848	50.20%		417,355	44.64%		5,564,239	41.99%
	SLPP		32,057	44.89%		471,502	50.43%		6,924,255	52.25%
	Other Parties (with < 1%)		2,070	2.90%		22,479	2.40%		345,452	2.61%
	NMPP		1,439	2.02%		23,539	2.52%		418,553	3.16%
Valid Votes		71,414		99.05%	934,875		99.04%	13,252,499		98.99%
Rejected Votes		684		0.95%	9,020		0.96%	135,452		1.01%
Total Polled		72,098		83.50%	943,895		84.89%	13,387,951		83.71%
Registered Electors		86,342			1,111,860			15,992,568

2015 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party		Pathadumbara[5]			Kandy Electoral District			Sri Lanka
		Votes		%	Votes		%	Votes		%
	NDF		37,840	57.79%		466,994	54.56%		6,217,162	51.28%
	UPFA		26,762	40.87%		378,585	44.23%		5,768,090	47.58%
	Other Parties (with < 1%)		878	1.34%		10,329	1.21%		138,200	1.14%
Valid Votes		65,480		98.46%	855,908		98.73%	12,123,452		98.85%
Rejected Votes		1,023		1.54%	10,993		1.27%	140,925		1.15%
Total Polled		66,503		77.90%	866,901		79.71%	12,264,377		78.69%
Registered Electors		85,375			1,087,542			15,585,942

2010 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party		Pathadumbara[6]			Kandy Electoral District			Sri Lanka
		Votes		%	Votes		%	Votes		%
	UPFA		28,628	49.61%		406,636	54.16%		6,015,934	57.88%
	NDF		27,692	47.99%		329,492	43.89%		4,173,185	40.15%
	Other Parties (with < 1%)		1,383	2.40%		14,658	1.95%		204,494	1.97%
Valid Votes		57,703		98.57%	750,786		98.85%	10,393,613		99.03%
Rejected Votes		838		1.43%	8,700		1.15%	101,838		0.97%
Total Polled		58,541		74.40%	759,486		75.87%	10,495,451		66.70%
Registered Electors		78,688			1,001,074			15,734,587

2005 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party		Pathadumbara[7]			Kandy Electoral District			Sri Lanka
		Votes		%	Votes		%	Votes		%
	UNP		31,957	59.81%		387,150	54.33%		4,706,366	48.43%
	UPFA		20,610	38.57%		315,672	44.30%		4,887,152	50.29%
	Other Parties (with < 1%)		866	1.62%		9,798	1.37%		123,521	1.27%
Valid Votes		53,433		98.37%	712,620		98.64%	9,717,039		98.88%
Rejected Votes		885		1.63%	9,817		1.36%	109,869		1.12%
Total Polled		54,318		75.63%	722,437		77.37%	9,826,908		69.51%
Registered Electors		71,823			933,754			14,136,979

1999 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party		Pathadumbara[8]			Kandy Electoral District			Sri Lanka
		Votes		%	Votes		%	Votes		%
	PA		32,945	63.25%		308,187	50.29%		4,312,157	51.12%
	UNP		17,372	33.35%		276,360	45.10%		3,602,748	42.71%
	JVP		928	1.78%		15,512	2.53%		343,927	4.08%
	Other Parties (with < 1%)		846	1.62%		12,752	2.08%		176,679	2.09%
Valid Votes		52,091		97.50%	612,811		97.29%	8,435,754		97.69%
Rejected Votes		1,338		2.50%	17,060		2.71%	199,536		2.31%
Total Polled		53,429		84.73%	629,871		77.61%	8,635,290		72.17%
Registered Electors		63,055			811,606			11,965,536

1994 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party		Pathadumbara[9]			Kandy Electoral District			Sri Lanka
		Votes		%	Votes		%	Votes		%
	PA		23,082	52.61%		320,110	56.64%		4,709,205	62.28%
	UNP		19,995	45.57%		235,519	41.68%		2,715,283	35.91%
	Other Parties (with < 1%)		800	1.82%		9,488	1.68%		137,040	1.81%
Valid Votes		43,877		96.37%	565,117		97.55%	7,561,526		98.03%
Rejected Votes		1,652		3.63%	14,179		2.45%	151,706		1.97%
Total Polled		45,529		79.21%	579,296		77.85%	7,713,232		69.12%
Registered Electors		57,482			744,151			11,158,880

1988 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party		Pathadumbara[10]			Kandy Electoral District			Sri Lanka
		Votes		%	Votes		%	Votes		%
	UNP		20,902	57.19%		234,124	54.88%		2,569,199	50.43%
	SLFP		15,087	41.28%		186,187	43.65%		2,289,857	44.95%
	SLMP		557	1.52%		6,266	1.47%		235,701	4.63%
Valid Votes		36,546		98.36%	426,577		98.57%	5,094,754		98.24%
Rejected Votes		611		1.64%	6,167		1.43%	91,499		1.76%
Total Polled		37,157		76.23%	432,744		68.36%	5,186,256		55.87%
Registered Electors		48,741			633,030			9,283,143

1982 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party		Pathadumbara[11]			Kandy Electoral District			Sri Lanka
		Votes		%	Votes		%	Votes		%
	UNP		22,158	63.56%		289,621	59.80%		3,450,815	52.93%
	SLFP		11,783	33.80%		178,647	36.89%		2,546,348	39.05%
	JVP		669	1.92%		12,493	2.58%		273,428	4.19%
	Other Parties (with < 1%)		252	0.72%		3,536	0.73%		249,460	3.83%
Valid Votes		34,862		98.92%	484,297		99.07%	6,520,156		98.78%
Rejected Votes		382		1.08%	4,548		0.93%	80,470		1.22%
Total Polled		35,244		84.14%	488,845		89.44%	6,600,626		80.15%
Registered Electors		41,888			546,565			8,235,358

Parliamentary Election Results

Summary

The winner of Pathadumbara has matched the final country result 4 out of 7 times. Hence, Pathadumbara is a Weak Bellwether for Parliamentary Elections.

Year	Pathadumbara		Kandy Electoral District		MAE[12] %	Sri Lanka		MAE[13] %
2015		UNP		UNP	3.89%		UNP	9.67%
2010		UPFA		UPFA	3.70%		UPFA	4.80%
2004		UNP		UNP	6.99%		UPFA	12.28%
2001		PA		UNP	6.70%		UNP	4.46%
2000		PA		PA	7.70%		PA	8.30%
1994		UNP		UNP	5.72%		PA	10.28%
1989		UNP		UNP	3.69%		UNP	8.97%
Matches/Mean MAE	4/7		5/7		5.48%	7/7		8.39%

2015 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party		Pathadumbara[14]			Kandy Electoral District			Sri Lanka
		Votes		%	Votes		%	Votes		%
	UNP		35,619	59.61%		440,761	55.61%		5,098,916	45.77%
	UPFA		20,822	34.85%		309,152	39.00%		4,732,664	42.48%
	JVP		1,779	2.98%		30,669	3.87%		544,154	4.88%
	CWC		944	1.58%		4,400	0.56%		17,107	0.15%
	Other Parties (with < 1%)		591	0.99%		7,655	0.97%		82,981	0.74%
Valid Votes		59,755		94.56%	792,637		95.48%	11,140,333		95.35%
Rejected Votes		3,406		5.39%	37,065		4.46%	516,926		4.42%
Total Polled		63,195		74.02%	830,165		79.13%	11,684,111		77.66%
Registered Electors		85,375			1,049,160			15,044,490

2010 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party		Pathadumbara[15]			Kandy Electoral District			Sri Lanka
		Votes		%	Votes		%	Votes		%
	UPFA		23,956	57.15%		339,819	60.81%		4,846,388	60.38%
	UNP		16,214	38.68%		192,798	34.50%		2,357,057	29.37%
	DNA		1,477	3.52%		23,728	4.25%		441,251	5.50%
	Other Parties (with < 1%)		271	0.65%		2,459	0.44%		30,354	0.38%
Valid Votes		41,918		88.95%	558,804		90.49%	8,026,322		96.03%
Rejected Votes		5,177		10.99%	58,333		9.45%	581,465		6.96%
Total Polled		47,127		59.89%	617,559		61.70%	8,358,246		59.29%
Registered Electors		78,688			1,000,861			14,097,690

2004 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party		Pathadumbara[16]			Kandy Electoral District			Sri Lanka
		Votes		%	Votes		%	Votes		%
	UNP		26,230	57.60%		313,859	49.99%		3,486,792	37.73%
	UPFA		16,071	35.29%		268,131	42.71%		4,223,126	45.70%
	JHU		2,946	6.47%		42,192	6.72%		552,723	5.98%
	Other Parties (with < 1%)		289	0.63%		3,684	0.59%		64,227	0.69%
Valid Votes		45,536		91.46%	627,866		93.24%	9,241,931		94.52%
Rejected Votes		4,250		8.54%	45,484		6.75%	534,452		5.47%
Total Polled		49,786		71.58%	673,380		76.47%	9,777,821		75.74%
Registered Electors		69,554			880,634			12,909,631

2001 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party		Pathadumbara[17]			Kandy Electoral District			Sri Lanka
		Votes		%	Votes		%	Votes		%
	PA		19,911	47.35%		233,637	39.23%		3,330,815	37.19%
	UNP		19,461	46.28%		314,297	52.77%		4,086,026	45.62%
	JVP		2,071	4.92%		37,146	6.24%		815,353	9.10%
	Other Parties (with < 1%)		609	1.45%		10,496	1.76%		129,347	1.44%
Valid Votes		42,052		93.20%	595,576		93.40%	8,955,844		94.77%
Rejected Votes		3,069		6.80%	42,103		6.60%	494,009		5.23%
Total Polled		45,121		67.02%	637,679		76.03%	9,449,878		76.03%
Registered Electors		67,327			838,687			12,428,762

2000 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party		Pathadumbara[18]			Kandy Electoral District			Sri Lanka
		Votes		%	Votes		%	Votes		%
	PA		24,235	55.16%		282,282	46.66%		3,899,329	45.33%
	UNP		13,805	31.42%		243,623	40.27%		3,451,765	40.12%
	NUA		3,277	7.46%		32,023	5.29%		185,593	2.16%
	JVP		1,016	2.31%		21,565	3.56%		518,725	6.03%
	Other Parties (with < 1%)		630	1.43%		8,328	1.38%		138,824	1.61%
	SU		521	1.19%		10,999	1.82%		127,859	1.49%
	CWC		454	1.03%		6,108	1.01%		22,985	0.27%
Valid Votes		43,938		N/A	604,928		N/A	8,602,617		N/A

1994 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party		Pathadumbara[19]			Kandy Electoral District			Sri Lanka
		Votes		%	Votes		%	Votes		%
	UNP		25,471	58.21%		301,824	52.35%		3,498,370	44.04%
	PA		17,816	40.72%		267,683	46.43%		3,887,805	48.94%
	Other Parties (with < 1%)		467	1.07%		7,045	1.22%		175,576	2.21%
Valid Votes		43,754		94.12%	576,552		94.89%	7,943,688		95.20%
Rejected Votes		2,731		5.88%	31,019		5.11%	400,395		4.80%
Total Polled		46,485		80.87%	607,571		81.67%	8,344,095		74.75%
Registered Electors		57,482			743,939			11,163,064

1989 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party		Pathadumbara[20]			Kandy Electoral District			Sri Lanka
		Votes		%	Votes		%	Votes		%
	UNP		17,031	64.76%		204,973	61.72%		2,838,005	50.71%
	SLFP		6,979	26.54%		105,977	31.91%		1,785,369	31.90%
	SLMC		1,740	6.62%		14,697	4.43%		202,016	3.61%
	USA		476	1.81%		5,147	1.55%		141,983	2.54%
	Other Parties (with < 1%)		73	0.28%		1,315	0.40%		67,723	1.21%
Valid Votes		26,299		93.27%	332,109		93.69%	5,596,468		93.87%
Rejected Votes		1,897		6.73%	22,374		6.31%	365,563		6.13%
Total Polled		28,196		59.10%	354,483		56.42%	5,962,031		63.60%
Registered Electors		47,713			628,317			9,374,164

Demographics

Ethnicity

The Pathadumbara Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (66.0%), a significant Moor population (18.3%) and a significant Indian Tamil population (11.8%) . In comparison, the Kandy Electoral District (which contains the Pathadumbara Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (74.4%) and a significant Moor population (13.9%) ^[1]

Ethnicity in Pathadumbara^[1]

1. Sinhalese (66.0%)
2. Moor (18.3%)
3. Indian Tamil (11.8%)
4. Sri Lankan Tamil (3.60%)
5. Other (0.30%)

Religion

The Pathadumbara Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (65.2%), a significant Muslim population (18.6%) and a significant Hindu population (13.8%) . In comparison, the Kandy Electoral District (which contains the Pathadumbara Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (73.4%) and a significant Muslim population (14.3%) ^[1]

Religion in Pathadumbara^[1]

1. Buddhist (65.2%)
2. Muslim (18.6%)
3. Hindu (13.8%)
4. Roman Catholic (1.70%)
5. Other (0.80%)