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Hewaheta
Polling Division
Location of Hewaheta
Coordinates: 7°13′46″N 80°42′15″E / 7.229480°N 80.704046°E / 7.229480; 80.704046
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceCentral Province, Sri Lanka
Electoral DistrictKandy Electoral District
Area
 • Total83.14 km2 (32.10 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)[1]
 • Total58,188
 • Density700/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeEC-04G

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

Presidential Election Results[edit]

Summary[edit]

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

Year Hewaheta Kandy Electoral District MAE[2] % Sri Lanka MAE[3] %
2019 NDF SLPP 3.50% SLPP 5.54%
2015 NDF NDF 1.51% NDF 1.78%
2010 UPFA UPFA 2.20% UPFA 5.88%
2005 UNP UNP 2.40% UPFA 8.29%
1999 PA PA 2.37% PA 3.84%
1994 PA PA 5.77% PA 11.34%
1988 UNP UNP 2.73% UNP 5.62%
1982 UNP UNP 0.81% UNP 5.32%
Matches/Mean MAE 6/8 7/8 2.66% 8/8 5.95%

2019 Sri Lankan Presidential Election[edit]

Party Hewaheta[4] Kandy Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
NDF 28,166 48.80% 417,355 44.64% 5,564,239 41.99%
SLPP 27,263 47.24% 471,502 50.43% 6,924,255 52.25%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,496 2.59% 22,479 2.40% 345,452 2.61%
NMPP 791 1.37% 23,539 2.52% 418,553 3.16%
Valid Votes 57,716 98.93% 934,875 99.04% 13,252,499 98.99%
Rejected Votes 627 1.07% 9,020 0.96% 135,452 1.01%
Total Polled 58,343 84.25% 943,895 84.89% 13,387,951 83.71%
Registered Electors 69,251 1,111,860 15,992,568

2015 Sri Lankan Presidential Election[edit]

Party Hewaheta[5] Kandy Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
NDF 28,049 52.84% 466,994 54.56% 6,217,162 51.28%
UPFA 24,167 45.53% 378,585 44.23% 5,768,090 47.58%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 863 1.63% 10,329 1.21% 138,200 1.14%
Valid Votes 53,079 98.75% 855,908 98.73% 12,123,452 98.85%
Rejected Votes 673 1.25% 10,993 1.27% 140,925 1.15%
Total Polled 53,752 77.63% 866,901 79.71% 12,264,377 78.69%
Registered Electors 69,243 1,087,542 15,585,942

2010 Sri Lankan Presidential Election[edit]

Party Hewaheta[6] Kandy Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 24,601 51.55% 406,636 54.16% 6,015,934 57.88%
NDF 21,791 45.66% 329,492 43.89% 4,173,185 40.15%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,329 2.78% 14,658 1.95% 204,494 1.97%
Valid Votes 47,721 98.61% 750,786 98.85% 10,393,613 99.03%
Rejected Votes 674 1.39% 8,700 1.15% 101,838 0.97%
Total Polled 48,395 74.25% 759,486 75.87% 10,495,451 66.70%
Registered Electors 65,176 1,001,074 15,734,587

2005 Sri Lankan Presidential Election[edit]

Party Hewaheta[7] Kandy Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 25,874 56.66% 387,150 54.33% 4,706,366 48.43%
UPFA 19,058 41.74% 315,672 44.30% 4,887,152 50.29%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 732 1.60% 9,798 1.37% 123,521 1.27%
Valid Votes 45,664 98.58% 712,620 98.64% 9,717,039 98.88%
Rejected Votes 660 1.42% 9,817 1.36% 109,869 1.12%
Total Polled 46,324 75.93% 722,437 77.37% 9,826,908 69.51%
Registered Electors 61,006 933,754 14,136,979

1999 Sri Lankan Presidential Election[edit]

Party Hewaheta[8] Kandy Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 19,900 48.33% 308,187 50.29% 4,312,157 51.12%
UNP 19,808 48.11% 276,360 45.10% 3,602,748 42.71%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 828 2.01% 12,752 2.08% 176,679 2.09%
JVP 638 1.55% 15,512 2.53% 343,927 4.08%
Valid Votes 41,174 97.49% 612,811 97.29% 8,435,754 97.69%
Rejected Votes 1,059 2.51% 17,060 2.71% 199,536 2.31%
Total Polled 42,233 76.54% 629,871 77.61% 8,635,290 72.17%
Registered Electors 55,180 811,606 11,965,536

1994 Sri Lankan Presidential Election[edit]

Party Hewaheta[9] Kandy Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 19,303 50.80% 320,110 56.64% 4,709,205 62.28%
UNP 18,076 47.57% 235,519 41.68% 2,715,283 35.91%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 618 1.63% 9,488 1.68% 137,040 1.81%
Valid Votes 37,997 97.63% 565,117 97.55% 7,561,526 98.03%
Rejected Votes 921 2.37% 14,179 2.45% 151,706 1.97%
Total Polled 38,918 77.26% 579,296 77.85% 7,713,232 69.12%
Registered Electors 50,376 744,151 11,158,880

1988 Sri Lankan Presidential Election[edit]

Party Hewaheta[10] Kandy Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 19,688 57.90% 234,124 54.88% 2,569,199 50.43%
SLFP 14,015 41.22% 186,187 43.65% 2,289,857 44.95%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 298 0.88% 6,266 1.47% 235,701 4.63%
Valid Votes 34,001 98.91% 426,577 98.57% 5,094,754 98.24%
Rejected Votes 373 1.09% 6,167 1.43% 91,499 1.76%
Total Polled 34,374 80.19% 432,744 68.36% 5,186,256 55.87%
Registered Electors 42,868 633,030 9,283,143

1982 Sri Lankan Presidential Election[edit]

Party Hewaheta[11] Kandy Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 20,296 61.06% 289,621 59.80% 3,450,815 52.93%
SLFP 12,286 36.96% 178,647 36.89% 2,546,348 39.05%
JVP 419 1.26% 12,493 2.58% 273,428 4.19%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 239 0.72% 3,536 0.73% 249,460 3.83%
Valid Votes 33,240 98.77% 484,297 99.07% 6,520,156 98.78%
Rejected Votes 414 1.23% 4,548 0.93% 80,470 1.22%
Total Polled 33,654 86.41% 488,845 89.44% 6,600,626 80.15%
Registered Electors 38,947 546,565 8,235,358

Parliamentary Election Results[edit]

Summary[edit]

The winner of Hewaheta has matched the final country result 5 out of 7 times. Hence, Hewaheta is a Weak Bellwether for Parliamentary Elections.

Year Hewaheta Kandy Electoral District MAE[12] % Sri Lanka MAE[13] %
2015 UNP UNP 2.28% UNP 8.09%
2010 UPFA UPFA 1.81% UPFA 2.98%
2004 UNP UNP 4.38% UPFA 9.62%
2001 UNP UNP 1.42% UNP 5.63%
2000 PA PA 1.35% PA 2.14%
1994 UNP UNP 5.97% PA 10.49%
1989 UNP UNP 1.95% UNP 7.20%
Matches/Mean MAE 5/7 5/7 2.74% 7/7 6.59%

2015 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election[edit]

Party Hewaheta[14] Kandy Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 28,115 58.59% 440,761 55.61% 5,098,916 45.77%
UPFA 18,029 37.57% 309,152 39.00% 4,732,664 42.48%
JVP 1,059 2.21% 30,669 3.87% 544,154 4.88%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 780 1.63% 12,055 1.52% 100,088 0.90%
Valid Votes 47,983 94.23% 792,637 95.48% 11,140,333 95.35%
Rejected Votes 2,903 5.70% 37,065 4.46% 516,926 4.42%
Total Polled 50,919 73.54% 830,165 79.13% 11,684,111 77.66%
Registered Electors 69,243 1,049,160 15,044,490

2010 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election[edit]

Party Hewaheta[15] Kandy Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 20,848 59.81% 339,819 60.81% 4,846,388 60.38%
UNP 13,145 37.71% 192,798 34.50% 2,357,057 29.37%
DNA 736 2.11% 23,728 4.25% 441,251 5.50%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 126 0.36% 2,459 0.44% 30,354 0.38%
Valid Votes 34,855 87.91% 558,804 90.49% 8,026,322 96.03%
Rejected Votes 4,763 12.01% 58,333 9.45% 581,465 6.96%
Total Polled 39,649 60.83% 617,559 61.70% 8,358,246 59.29%
Registered Electors 65,176 1,000,861 14,097,690

2004 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election[edit]

Party Hewaheta[16] Kandy Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 22,724 56.11% 313,859 49.99% 3,486,792 37.73%
UPFA 16,277 40.19% 268,131 42.71% 4,223,126 45.70%
JHU 1,253 3.09% 42,192 6.72% 552,723 5.98%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 246 0.61% 3,684 0.59% 64,227 0.69%
Valid Votes 40,500 92.21% 627,866 93.24% 9,241,931 94.52%
Rejected Votes 3,423 7.79% 45,484 6.75% 534,452 5.47%
Total Polled 43,923 73.38% 673,380 76.47% 9,777,821 75.74%
Registered Electors 59,853 880,634 12,909,631

2001 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election[edit]

Party Hewaheta[17] Kandy Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 14,055 54.47% 314,297 52.77% 4,086,026 45.62%
PA 10,371 40.19% 233,637 39.23% 3,330,815 37.19%
JVP 996 3.86% 37,146 6.24% 815,353 9.10%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 382 1.48% 10,496 1.76% 129,347 1.44%
Valid Votes 25,804 92.05% 595,576 93.40% 8,955,844 94.77%
Rejected Votes 2,230 7.95% 42,103 6.60% 494,009 5.23%
Total Polled 28,034 48.46% 637,679 76.03% 9,449,878 76.03%
Registered Electors 57,850 838,687 12,428,762

2000 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election[edit]

Party Hewaheta[18] Kandy Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 18,695 48.26% 282,282 46.66% 3,899,329 45.33%
UNP 16,021 41.35% 243,623 40.27% 3,451,765 40.12%
NUA 1,564 4.04% 32,023 5.29% 185,593 2.16%
CWC 1,053 2.72% 6,108 1.01% 22,985 0.27%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 736 1.90% 19,327 3.19% 266,683 3.10%
JVP 673 1.74% 21,565 3.56% 518,725 6.03%
Valid Votes 38,742 N/A 604,928 N/A 8,602,617 N/A

1994 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election[edit]

Party Hewaheta[19] Kandy Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 22,141 58.68% 301,824 52.35% 3,498,370 44.04%
PA 15,365 40.72% 267,683 46.43% 3,887,805 48.94%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 228 0.60% 7,045 1.22% 175,576 2.21%
Valid Votes 37,734 93.53% 576,552 94.89% 7,943,688 95.20%
Rejected Votes 2,611 6.47% 31,019 5.11% 400,395 4.80%
Total Polled 40,345 80.09% 607,571 81.67% 8,344,095 74.75%
Registered Electors 50,376 743,939 11,163,064

1989 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election[edit]

Party Hewaheta[20] Kandy Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 20,917 64.69% 204,973 61.72% 2,838,005 50.71%
SLFP 10,307 31.88% 105,977 31.91% 1,785,369 31.90%
SLMC 800 2.47% 14,697 4.43% 202,016 3.61%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 311 0.96% 6,462 1.95% 209,706 3.75%
Valid Votes 32,335 94.11% 332,109 93.69% 5,596,468 93.87%
Rejected Votes 2,025 5.89% 22,374 6.31% 365,563 6.13%
Total Polled 34,360 81.46% 354,483 56.42% 5,962,031 63.60%
Registered Electors 42,178 628,317 9,374,164

Demographics[edit]

Ethnicity[edit]

The Hewaheta Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (90.1%) . In comparison, the Kandy Electoral District (which contains the Hewaheta Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (74.4%) and a significant Moor population (13.9%) [1]

Ethnicity in Hewaheta[1]

  Sinhalese (90.1%)
  Sri Lankan Tamil (5.2%)
  Moor (2.3%)
  Indian Tamil (2.1%)
  Other (0.2%)

Religion[edit]

The Hewaheta Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (89.5%) . In comparison, the Kandy Electoral District (which contains the Hewaheta Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (73.4%) and a significant Muslim population (14.3%) [1]

Religion in Hewaheta[1]

  Buddhist (89.5%)
  Hindu (6.2%)
  Muslim (2.4%)
  Roman Catholic (1.1%)
  Other (0.8%)

References[edit]

  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 Hewaheta and the Kandy 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 Hewaheta 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 Hewaheta and the Kandy 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 Hewaheta 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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