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The Bingiriya Polling Division is a [[Electoral districts of Sri Lanka|Polling Division]] in the [[Kurunegala Electoral District]], in the [[North Western Province, Sri Lanka]].
The '''Bingiriya Polling Division''' is a [[Electoral districts of Sri Lanka|Polling Division]] in the [[Kurunegala Electoral District]], in the [[North Western Province, Sri Lanka]].


== Presidential Election Results ==
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=== Summary ===


The winner of Bingiriya has matched the final country result 6 out of 8 times. Hence, Bingiriya is a Weak [[Bellwether]] for Presidential Elections. [[Category:Weak Bellwethers for Sri Lankan Presidential Elections]]
The winner of Bingiriya has matched the final country result 6 out of 8 times. Hence, Bingiriya is a Weak [[Bellwether]] for Presidential Elections.

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The winner of Bingiriya has matched the final country result 6 out of 7 times. Hence, Bingiriya is a Strong [[Bellwether]] for Parliamentary Elections. [[Category:Strong Bellwethers for Sri Lankan Parliamentary Elections]]
The winner of Bingiriya has matched the final country result 6 out of 7 times. Hence, Bingiriya is a Strong [[Bellwether]] for Parliamentary Elections.

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Bingiriya
Polling Division
Location of Bingiriya
Coordinates: 7°34′05″N 79°58′13″E / 7.567982°N 79.970208°E / 7.567982; 79.970208
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceNorth Western Province, Sri Lanka
Electoral DistrictKurunegala Electoral District
Area
 • Total
336.49 km2 (129.92 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)[1]
 • Total
114,580
 • Density341/km2 (880/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeEC-15G

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

Presidential Election Results

Summary

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

Year Bingiriya Kurunegala Electoral District MAE[2] % Sri Lanka MAE[3] %
2019 SLPP SLPP 1.58% SLPP 3.48%
2015 UPFA UPFA 0.77% NDF 6.40%
2010 UPFA UPFA 1.90% UPFA 3.00%
2005 UPFA UPFA 2.19% UPFA 0.37%
1999 PA PA 0.93% PA 1.27%
1994 PA PA 2.22% PA 5.20%
1988 SLFP UNP 2.51% UNP 3.10%
1982 UNP UNP 3.39% UNP 2.53%
Matches/Mean MAE 6/8 7/8 1.94% 8/8 3.17%

2019 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Bingiriya[4] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SLPP 42,161 56.73% 652,278 57.90% 6,924,255 52.25%
NDF 29,247 39.35% 416,961 37.01% 5,564,239 41.99%
NMPP 1,514 2.04% 36,178 3.21% 418,553 3.16%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,396 1.88% 21,193 1.88% 345,452 2.61%
Valid Votes 74,318 99.36% 1,126,610 99.25% 13,252,499 98.99%
Rejected Votes 479 0.64% 8,522 0.75% 135,452 1.01%
Total Polled 74,797 83.34% 1,135,132 85.24% 13,387,951 83.71%
Registered Electors 89,746 1,331,705 15,992,568

2015 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Bingiriya[5] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 37,574 54.28% 556,868 53.46% 5,768,090 47.58%
NDF 31,166 45.02% 476,602 45.76% 6,217,162 51.28%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 482 0.70% 8,154 0.78% 138,200 1.14%
Valid Votes 69,222 99.26% 1,041,624 99.12% 12,123,452 98.85%
Rejected Votes 517 0.74% 9,285 0.88% 140,925 1.15%
Total Polled 69,739 78.97% 1,050,909 78.82% 12,264,377 78.69%
Registered Electors 88,306 1,333,377 15,585,942

2010 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Bingiriya[6] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 38,036 61.18% 582,784 63.08% 6,015,934 57.88%
NDF 23,273 37.43% 327,594 35.46% 4,173,185 40.15%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 865 1.39% 13,515 1.46% 204,494 1.97%
Valid Votes 62,174 99.42% 923,893 99.29% 10,393,613 99.03%
Rejected Votes 360 0.58% 6,644 0.71% 101,838 0.97%
Total Polled 62,534 75.85% 930,537 75.59% 10,495,451 66.70%
Registered Electors 82,441 1,230,966 15,734,587

2005 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Bingiriya[7] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 30,624 50.04% 468,507 52.26% 4,887,152 50.29%
UNP 29,941 48.93% 418,809 46.72% 4,706,366 48.43%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 630 1.03% 9,181 1.02% 123,521 1.27%
Valid Votes 61,195 99.36% 896,497 99.07% 9,717,039 98.88%
Rejected Votes 394 0.64% 8,458 0.93% 109,869 1.12%
Total Polled 61,589 78.82% 904,955 77.87% 9,826,908 69.51%
Registered Electors 78,140 1,162,099 14,136,979

1999 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Bingiriya[8] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 27,022 51.27% 377,483 50.77% 4,312,157 51.12%
UNP 23,876 45.30% 326,327 43.89% 3,602,748 42.71%
JVP 1,143 2.17% 27,354 3.68% 343,927 4.08%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 660 1.25% 12,355 1.66% 176,679 2.09%
Valid Votes 52,701 98.52% 743,519 97.99% 8,435,754 97.69%
Rejected Votes 789 1.48% 15,272 2.01% 199,536 2.31%
Total Polled 53,490 77.82% 758,791 75.83% 8,635,290 72.17%
Registered Electors 68,736 1,000,624 11,965,536

1994 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Bingiriya[9] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 27,377 57.22% 403,838 59.36% 4,709,205 62.28%
UNP 19,915 41.63% 266,740 39.21% 2,715,283 35.91%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 550 1.15% 9,766 1.44% 137,040 1.81%
Valid Votes 47,842 99.03% 680,344 98.48% 7,561,526 98.03%
Rejected Votes 467 0.97% 10,511 1.52% 151,706 1.97%
Total Polled 48,309 79.06% 690,855 76.97% 7,713,232 69.12%
Registered Electors 61,107 897,539 11,158,880

1988 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Bingiriya[10] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SLFP 19,275 49.90% 182,220 46.89% 2,289,857 44.95%
UNP 18,932 49.01% 198,662 51.12% 2,569,199 50.43%
SLMP 418 1.08% 7,717 1.99% 235,701 4.63%
Valid Votes 38,625 99.14% 388,599 98.91% 5,094,754 98.24%
Rejected Votes 336 0.86% 4,281 1.09% 91,499 1.76%
Total Polled 38,961 70.43% 392,880 53.49% 5,186,256 55.87%
Registered Electors 55,318 734,453 9,283,143

1982 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Bingiriya[11] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 23,479 53.17% 345,769 55.77% 3,450,815 52.93%
SLFP 19,760 44.75% 248,479 40.08% 2,546,348 39.05%
JVP 742 1.68% 21,835 3.52% 273,428 4.19%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 177 0.40% 3,895 0.63% 249,460 3.83%
Valid Votes 44,158 99.42% 619,978 99.13% 6,520,156 98.78%
Rejected Votes 257 0.58% 5,431 0.87% 80,470 1.22%
Total Polled 44,415 87.45% 625,409 86.00% 6,600,626 80.15%
Registered Electors 50,788 727,202 8,235,358

Parliamentary Election Results

Summary

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

Year Bingiriya Kurunegala Electoral District MAE[12] % Sri Lanka MAE[13] %
2015 UPFA UPFA 1.19% UNP 4.05%
2010 UPFA UPFA 3.97% UPFA 2.42%
2004 UPFA UPFA 1.07% UPFA 4.82%
2001 UNP UNP 1.78% UNP 5.03%
2000 PA PA 1.58% PA 3.47%
1994 PA PA 0.19% PA 2.90%
1989 UNP UNP 5.80% UNP 5.37%
Matches/Mean MAE 6/7 6/7 2.23% 7/7 4.01%

2015 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Bingiriya[14] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 32,330 51.03% 474,124 49.29% 4,732,664 42.48%
UNP 29,391 46.39% 441,275 45.87% 5,098,916 45.77%
JVP 1,459 2.30% 41,077 4.27% 544,154 4.88%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 171 0.27% 5,496 0.57% 83,041 0.75%
Valid Votes 63,351 95.28% 961,972 95.39% 11,140,333 95.35%
Rejected Votes 3,110 4.68% 46,036 4.56% 516,926 4.42%
Total Polled 66,487 75.29% 1,008,459 79.63% 11,684,111 77.66%
Registered Electors 88,306 1,266,443 15,044,490

2010 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Bingiriya[15] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 27,396 60.35% 429,316 63.91% 4,846,388 60.38%
UNP 16,779 36.96% 213,713 31.81% 2,357,057 29.37%
DNA 1,108 2.44% 26,440 3.94% 441,251 5.50%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 111 0.24% 2,288 0.34% 34,779 0.43%
Valid Votes 45,394 93.03% 671,757 92.58% 8,026,322 96.03%
Rejected Votes 3,350 6.87% 53,130 7.32% 581,465 6.96%
Total Polled 48,796 59.19% 725,566 59.08% 8,358,246 59.29%
Registered Electors 82,441 1,228,044 14,097,690

2004 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Bingiriya[16] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 27,815 50.83% 412,157 51.95% 4,223,126 45.70%
UNP 24,120 44.07% 340,768 42.95% 3,486,792 37.73%
JHU 2,504 4.58% 37,459 4.72% 552,723 5.98%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 288 0.53% 2,976 0.38% 64,640 0.70%
Valid Votes 54,727 96.10% 793,360 95.14% 9,241,931 94.52%
Rejected Votes 2,190 3.85% 40,261 4.83% 534,452 5.47%
Total Polled 56,946 74.94% 833,908 76.54% 9,777,821 75.74%
Registered Electors 75,985 1,089,482 12,909,631

2001 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Bingiriya[17] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 28,297 51.37% 382,768 48.59% 4,086,026 45.62%
PA 23,510 42.68% 332,775 42.24% 3,330,815 37.19%
JVP 2,769 5.03% 63,652 8.08% 815,353 9.10%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 512 0.93% 8,533 1.08% 133,770 1.49%
Valid Votes 55,088 95.34% 787,728 95.35% 8,955,844 94.77%
Rejected Votes 2,690 4.66% 38,451 4.65% 494,009 5.23%
Total Polled 57,778 79.16% 826,179 78.98% 9,449,878 76.03%
Registered Electors 72,990 1,046,102 12,428,762

2000 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Bingiriya[18] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 25,696 48.35% 358,794 48.75% 3,899,329 45.33%
UNP 23,852 44.88% 308,106 41.86% 3,451,765 40.12%
JVP 1,807 3.40% 40,780 5.54% 518,725 6.03%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 926 1.74% 16,421 2.23% 221,514 2.57%
NUA 860 1.62% 11,927 1.62% 185,593 2.16%
Valid Votes 53,141 N/A 736,028 N/A 8,602,617 N/A

1994 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Bingiriya[19] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 25,709 51.83% 366,856 51.87% 3,887,805 48.94%
UNP 23,502 47.38% 332,547 47.02% 3,498,370 44.04%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 391 0.79% 7,876 1.11% 158,616 2.00%
Valid Votes 49,602 97.18% 707,279 95.92% 7,943,688 95.20%
Rejected Votes 1,441 2.82% 30,071 4.08% 400,395 4.80%
Total Polled 51,043 83.53% 737,350 82.15% 8,344,095 74.75%
Registered Electors 61,107 897,580 11,163,064

1989 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Bingiriya[20] Kurunegala Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 22,496 53.49% 314,724 58.51% 2,838,005 50.71%
SLFP 18,535 44.07% 195,526 36.35% 1,785,369 31.90%
ELJP 714 1.70% 13,759 2.56% 67,723 1.21%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 312 0.74% 13,907 2.59% 232,463 4.15%
Valid Votes 42,057 96.36% 537,916 94.02% 5,596,468 93.87%
Rejected Votes 1,589 3.64% 34,212 5.98% 365,563 6.13%
Total Polled 43,646 80.05% 572,128 72.88% 5,962,031 63.60%
Registered Electors 54,522 784,991 9,374,164

Demographics

Ethnicity

The Bingiriya Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (92.7%) . In comparison, the Kurunegala Electoral District (which contains the Bingiriya Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (91.4%) [1]

Ethnicity in Bingiriya[1]

  Sinhalese (92.7%)
  Moor (6.4%)
  Other (0.9%)

Religion

The Bingiriya Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (80.2%) and a significant Roman Catholic population (12.1%) . In comparison, the Kurunegala Electoral District (which contains the Bingiriya Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (88.5%) [1]

Religion in Bingiriya[1]

  Buddhist (80.2%)
  Roman Catholic (12.1%)
  Muslim (6.4%)
  Other (1.2%)

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Census of Population and Housing 2012". statistics.gov.lk. Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka. 2012.
  2. ^ The mean absolute error, between the percentages of votes each party got in Bingiriya and the Kurunegala Electoral District. It is a measure of the difference in voting behaviour between the two regions.
  3. ^ The mean absolute error, between the percentages of votes each party got in Bingiriya and the country. It is a measure of the difference in voting behaviour between the two regions.
  4. ^ "2019 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2019.
  5. ^ "2015 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2015.
  6. ^ "2010 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2010.
  7. ^ "2005 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2005.
  8. ^ "1999 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 1999.
  9. ^ "1994 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 1994.
  10. ^ "1988 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 1988.
  11. ^ "1982 Sri Lankan presidential election Results". elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 1982.
  12. ^ The mean absolute error, between the percentages of votes each party got in Bingiriya and the Kurunegala Electoral District. It is a measure of the difference in voting behaviour between the two regions.
  13. ^ The mean absolute error, between the percentages of votes each party got in Bingiriya and the country. It is a measure of the difference in voting behaviour between the two regions.
  14. ^ "2015 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2015.
  15. ^ "2010 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2010.
  16. ^ "2004 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2004.
  17. ^ "2001 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2001.
  18. ^ "2000 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2000.
  19. ^ "1994 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 1994.
  20. ^ "1989 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 1989.


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