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Polling Division in Sri Lanka
The Medawachchiya Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Anuradhapura Electoral District , in the North Central Province, Sri Lanka .
Presidential Election Results
Summary
The winner of Medawachchiya has matched the final country result 6 out of 8 times. Hence, Medawachchiya is a Weak Bellwether for Presidential Elections.
Party
Medawachchiya[ 4]
Anuradhapura Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
SLPP
42,287
60.40%
342,223
58.97%
6,924,255
52.25%
NDF
23,423
33.46%
202,348
34.87%
5,564,239
41.99%
NMPP
2,619
3.74%
22,879
3.94%
418,553
3.16%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
1,677
2.40%
12,896
2.22%
345,452
2.61%
Valid Votes
70,006
99.24%
580,346
99.16%
13,252,499
98.99%
Rejected Votes
537
0.76%
4,916
0.84%
135,452
1.01%
Total Polled
70,543
85.85%
585,262
85.76%
13,387,951
83.71%
Registered Electors
82,173
682,450
15,992,568
Party
Medawachchiya[ 5]
Anuradhapura Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UPFA
35,772
59.01%
281,161
53.59%
5,768,090
47.58%
NDF
24,261
40.02%
238,407
45.44%
6,217,162
51.28%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
587
0.97%
5,065
0.97%
138,200
1.14%
Valid Votes
60,620
99.30%
524,633
99.15%
12,123,452
98.85%
Rejected Votes
426
0.70%
4,500
0.85%
140,925
1.15%
Total Polled
61,046
74.45%
529,133
77.71%
12,264,377
78.69%
Registered Electors
81,996
680,877
15,585,942
Party
Medawachchiya[ 6]
Anuradhapura Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UPFA
35,996
69.25%
298,448
66.32%
6,015,934
57.88%
NDF
14,971
28.80%
143,761
31.94%
4,173,185
40.15%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
1,015
1.95%
7,829
1.74%
204,494
1.97%
Valid Votes
51,982
99.44%
450,038
99.17%
10,393,613
99.03%
Rejected Votes
293
0.56%
3,785
0.83%
101,838
0.97%
Total Polled
52,275
69.07%
453,823
73.65%
10,495,451
66.70%
Registered Electors
75,683
616,186
15,734,587
Party
Medawachchiya[ 7]
Anuradhapura Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UPFA
29,071
56.53%
231,040
55.08%
4,887,152
50.29%
UNP
21,647
42.09%
182,956
43.62%
4,706,366
48.43%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
709
1.38%
5,438
1.30%
123,521
1.27%
Valid Votes
51,427
99.14%
419,434
98.92%
9,717,039
98.88%
Rejected Votes
446
0.86%
4,563
1.08%
109,869
1.12%
Total Polled
51,873
72.66%
423,997
75.41%
9,826,908
69.51%
Registered Electors
71,396
562,259
14,136,979
Party
Medawachchiya[ 8]
Anuradhapura Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
PA
24,878
56.13%
189,073
54.14%
4,312,157
51.12%
UNP
16,742
37.77%
139,180
39.86%
3,602,748
42.71%
JVP
1,875
4.23%
14,612
4.18%
343,927
4.08%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
828
1.87%
6,336
1.81%
176,679
2.09%
Valid Votes
44,323
98.35%
349,201
98.05%
8,435,754
97.69%
Rejected Votes
745
1.65%
6,949
1.95%
199,536
2.31%
Total Polled
45,068
72.55%
356,150
75.63%
8,635,290
72.17%
Registered Electors
62,120
470,907
11,965,536
Party
Medawachchiya[ 9]
Anuradhapura Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
PA
25,938
64.95%
200,146
63.99%
4,709,205
62.28%
UNP
13,185
33.01%
107,342
34.32%
2,715,283
35.91%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
414
1.04%
2,775
0.89%
78,152
1.03%
Ind 2
401
1.00%
2,534
0.81%
58,888
0.78%
Valid Votes
39,938
98.36%
312,797
98.05%
7,561,526
98.03%
Rejected Votes
667
1.64%
6,205
1.95%
151,706
1.97%
Total Polled
40,605
72.78%
319,002
76.16%
7,713,232
69.12%
Registered Electors
55,792
418,857
11,158,880
Party
Medawachchiya[ 10]
Anuradhapura Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
SLFP
12,542
58.94%
73,154
55.15%
2,289,857
44.95%
UNP
8,367
39.32%
56,951
42.94%
2,569,199
50.43%
SLMP
371
1.74%
2,529
1.91%
235,701
4.63%
Valid Votes
21,280
97.89%
132,634
98.36%
5,094,754
98.24%
Rejected Votes
459
2.11%
2,207
1.64%
91,499
1.76%
Total Polled
21,739
45.47%
134,841
40.18%
5,186,256
55.87%
Registered Electors
47,805
335,551
9,283,143
Party
Medawachchiya[ 11]
Anuradhapura Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UNP
16,590
47.89%
117,873
49.84%
3,450,815
52.93%
SLFP
15,079
43.52%
102,973
43.54%
2,546,348
39.05%
JVP
2,749
7.93%
13,911
5.88%
273,428
4.19%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
227
0.66%
1,766
0.75%
249,460
3.83%
Valid Votes
34,645
99.00%
236,523
99.04%
6,520,156
98.78%
Rejected Votes
350
1.00%
2,294
0.96%
80,470
1.22%
Total Polled
34,995
84.40%
238,817
84.68%
6,600,626
80.15%
Registered Electors
41,463
282,018
8,235,358
Parliamentary Election Results
Summary
The winner of Medawachchiya has matched the final country result 5 out of 7 times. Hence, Medawachchiya is a Weak Bellwether for Parliamentary Elections.
Party
Medawachchiya[ 14]
Anuradhapura Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UPFA
26,975
49.51%
229,856
48.39%
4,732,664
42.48%
UNP
24,451
44.87%
213,072
44.85%
5,098,916
45.77%
JVP
2,784
5.11%
28,701
6.04%
544,154
4.88%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
277
0.51%
3,418
0.72%
80,543
0.72%
Valid Votes
54,487
93.48%
475,047
94.28%
11,140,333
95.35%
Rejected Votes
3,757
6.45%
28,462
5.65%
516,926
4.42%
Total Polled
58,287
71.09%
503,845
79.13%
11,684,111
77.66%
Registered Electors
81,996
636,733
15,044,490
Party
Medawachchiya[ 15]
Anuradhapura Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UPFA
26,178
72.03%
221,204
66.52%
4,846,388
60.38%
UNP
8,404
23.12%
80,360
24.17%
2,357,057
29.37%
DNA
1,596
4.39%
18,129
5.45%
441,251
5.50%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
167
0.46%
12,845
3.86%
30,824
0.38%
Valid Votes
36,345
92.94%
332,538
93.55%
8,026,322
96.03%
Rejected Votes
2,759
7.06%
22,930
6.45%
581,465
6.96%
Total Polled
39,104
51.67%
355,468
57.35%
8,358,246
59.29%
Registered Electors
75,683
619,845
14,097,690
Party
Medawachchiya[ 16]
Anuradhapura Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UPFA
27,978
60.07%
212,943
57.22%
4,223,126
45.70%
UNP
17,809
38.24%
148,612
39.94%
3,486,792
37.73%
JHU
484
1.04%
8,034
2.16%
552,723
5.98%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
302
0.65%
2,536
0.68%
51,070
0.55%
Valid Votes
46,573
95.18%
372,125
94.59%
9,241,931
94.52%
Rejected Votes
2,361
4.82%
21,281
5.41%
534,452
5.47%
Total Polled
48,934
71.02%
393,406
76.52%
9,777,821
75.74%
Registered Electors
68,897
514,149
12,909,631
Party
Medawachchiya[ 17]
Anuradhapura Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
PA
20,390
44.78%
149,393
41.57%
3,330,815
37.19%
UNP
19,763
43.40%
165,055
45.93%
4,086,026
45.62%
JVP
4,647
10.21%
40,005
11.13%
815,353
9.10%
NLF
543
1.19%
3,279
0.91%
45,901
0.51%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
193
0.42%
1,612
0.45%
62,809
0.70%
Valid Votes
45,536
95.22%
359,344
94.78%
8,955,844
94.77%
Rejected Votes
2,284
4.78%
19,796
5.22%
494,009
5.23%
Total Polled
47,820
72.56%
379,140
77.41%
9,449,878
76.03%
Registered Electors
65,903
489,776
12,428,762
Party
Medawachchiya[ 18]
Anuradhapura Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
PA
23,108
52.83%
169,424
48.30%
3,899,329
45.33%
UNP
16,896
38.62%
144,662
41.24%
3,451,765
40.12%
JVP
2,255
5.15%
21,274
6.06%
518,725
6.03%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
784
1.79%
6,042
1.72%
245,927
2.86%
NUA
701
1.60%
9,369
2.67%
185,593
2.16%
Valid Votes
43,744
N/A
350,771
N/A
8,602,617
N/A
Party
Medawachchiya[ 19]
Anuradhapura Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
PA
25,041
58.26%
180,454
55.19%
3,887,805
48.94%
UNP
17,389
40.46%
142,084
43.45%
3,498,370
44.04%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
549
1.28%
4,446
1.36%
158,616
2.00%
Valid Votes
42,979
96.10%
326,984
95.72%
7,943,688
95.20%
Rejected Votes
1,746
3.90%
14,620
4.28%
400,395
4.80%
Total Polled
44,725
80.16%
341,604
81.54%
8,344,095
74.75%
Registered Electors
55,792
418,959
11,163,064
Party
Medawachchiya[ 20]
Anuradhapura Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UNP
15,324
64.84%
92,726
56.39%
2,838,005
50.71%
SLFP
7,228
30.58%
64,010
38.92%
1,785,369
31.90%
IND
556
2.35%
4,057
2.47%
12,285
0.22%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
527
2.23%
3,652
2.22%
300,186
5.36%
Valid Votes
23,635
94.01%
164,445
92.03%
5,596,468
93.87%
Rejected Votes
1,505
5.99%
14,245
7.97%
365,563
6.13%
Total Polled
25,140
53.53%
178,690
53.49%
5,962,031
63.60%
Registered Electors
46,968
334,073
9,374,164
Demographics
Ethnicity
The Medawachchiya Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (94.3%) . In comparison, the Anuradhapura Electoral District (which contains the Medawachchiya Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (91.0%) [ 1]
Ethnicity in Medawachchiya[ 1]
Other (0.4%)
Religion
The Medawachchiya Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (93.8%) . In comparison, the Anuradhapura Electoral District (which contains the Medawachchiya Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (90.1%) [ 1]
Religion in Medawachchiya[ 1]
Other (0.8%)
References