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Homagama
Polling Division
Location of Homagama
Coordinates: 6°50′08″N 80°01′08″E / 6.835433°N 80.018861°E / 6.835433; 80.018861
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceWestern Province, Sri Lanka
Electoral DistrictColombo Electoral District
Area
 • Total124.84 km2 (48.20 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)[1]
 • Total237,905
 • Density1,906/km2 (4,940/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeEC-01L

The Homagama Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Colombo Electoral District, in the Western Province, Sri Lanka.

Presidential Election Results[edit]

Summary[edit]

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

Year Homagama Colombo Electoral District MAE[2] % Sri Lanka MAE[3] %
2019 SLPP SLPP 14.07% SLPP 15.05%
2015 UPFA NDF 11.07% NDF 6.65%
2010 UPFA UPFA 13.40% UPFA 8.13%
2005 UPFA UNP 11.10% UPFA 8.59%
1999 PA PA 6.51% PA 4.97%
1994 PA PA 0.88% PA 3.31%
1988 SLFP UNP 7.86% UNP 9.07%
1982 UNP UNP 5.88% UNP 2.17%
Matches/Mean MAE 6/8 7/8 8.85% 8/8 7.24%

2019 Sri Lankan Presidential Election[edit]

Party Homagama[4] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SLPP 106,102 67.84% 727,713 53.19% 6,924,255 52.25%
NDF 40,157 25.68% 559,921 40.92% 5,564,239 41.99%
NMPP 7,596 4.86% 53,803 3.93% 418,553 3.16%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 2,545 1.63% 26,740 1.95% 345,452 2.61%
Valid Votes 156,400 99.17% 1,368,177 98.89% 13,252,499 98.99%
Rejected Votes 1,314 0.83% 15,333 1.11% 135,452 1.01%
Total Polled 157,714 84.68% 1,383,510 82.82% 13,387,951 83.71%
Registered Electors 186,252 1,670,403 15,992,568

2015 Sri Lankan Presidential Election[edit]

Party Homagama[5] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 77,415 54.61% 562,614 43.40% 5,768,090 47.58%
NDF 63,563 44.84% 725,073 55.93% 6,217,162 51.28%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 784 0.55% 8,673 0.67% 138,200 1.14%
Valid Votes 141,762 98.97% 1,296,360 98.83% 12,123,452 98.85%
Rejected Votes 1,481 1.03% 15,334 1.17% 140,925 1.15%
Total Polled 143,243 81.90% 1,311,694 81.34% 12,264,377 78.69%
Registered Electors 174,909 1,612,660 15,585,942

2010 Sri Lankan Presidential Election[edit]

Party Homagama[6] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 80,799 66.62% 614,740 52.93% 6,015,934 57.88%
NDF 39,414 32.50% 533,022 45.90% 4,173,185 40.15%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,066 0.88% 13,620 1.17% 204,494 1.97%
Valid Votes 121,279 99.37% 1,161,382 99.03% 10,393,613 99.03%
Rejected Votes 770 0.63% 11,394 0.97% 101,838 0.97%
Total Polled 122,049 78.38% 1,172,776 76.09% 10,495,451 66.70%
Registered Electors 155,720 1,541,242 15,734,587

2005 Sri Lankan Presidential Election[edit]

Party Homagama[7] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 64,433 59.18% 534,431 47.96% 4,887,152 50.29%
UNP 43,477 39.93% 569,627 51.12% 4,706,366 48.43%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 972 0.89% 10,192 0.91% 123,521 1.27%
Valid Votes 108,882 99.06% 1,114,250 98.86% 9,717,039 98.88%
Rejected Votes 1,035 0.94% 12,879 1.14% 109,869 1.12%
Total Polled 109,917 77.42% 1,127,129 75.85% 9,826,908 69.51%
Registered Electors 141,974 1,486,021 14,136,979

1999 Sri Lankan Presidential Election[edit]

Party Homagama[8] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 46,823 55.66% 474,310 49.18% 4,312,157 51.12%
UNP 30,859 36.68% 425,185 44.08% 3,602,748 42.71%
JVP 4,878 5.80% 44,009 4.56% 343,927 4.08%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,563 1.86% 21,030 2.18% 176,679 2.09%
Valid Votes 84,123 97.25% 964,534 97.06% 8,435,754 97.69%
Rejected Votes 2,383 2.75% 29,197 2.94% 199,536 2.31%
Total Polled 86,506 74.21% 993,731 73.39% 8,635,290 72.17%
Registered Electors 116,577 1,354,025 11,965,536

1994 Sri Lankan Presidential Election[edit]

Party Homagama[9] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 45,072 65.68% 557,708 64.82% 4,709,205 62.28%
UNP 22,369 32.60% 288,741 33.56% 2,715,283 35.91%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,178 1.72% 13,937 1.62% 137,040 1.81%
Valid Votes 68,619 98.42% 860,386 98.17% 7,561,526 98.03%
Rejected Votes 1,102 1.58% 16,060 1.83% 151,706 1.97%
Total Polled 69,721 65.44% 876,446 69.59% 7,713,232 69.12%
Registered Electors 106,536 1,259,484 11,158,880

1988 Sri Lankan Presidential Election[edit]

Party Homagama[10] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SLFP 27,570 55.02% 339,958 46.23% 2,289,857 44.95%
UNP 20,810 41.53% 361,337 49.14% 2,569,199 50.43%
SLMP 1,730 3.45% 34,020 4.63% 235,701 4.63%
Valid Votes 50,110 98.66% 735,315 98.49% 5,094,754 98.24%
Rejected Votes 679 1.34% 11,295 1.51% 91,499 1.76%
Total Polled 50,789 58.39% 746,610 67.53% 5,186,256 55.87%
Registered Electors 86,987 1,105,583 9,283,143

1982 Sri Lankan Presidential Election[edit]

Party Homagama[11] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 27,981 51.72% 436,290 57.86% 3,450,815 52.93%
SLFP 23,135 42.76% 274,476 36.40% 2,546,348 39.05%
JVP 2,140 3.96% 28,580 3.79% 273,428 4.19%
LSSP 591 1.09% 9,655 1.28% 58,531 0.90%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 255 0.47% 5,030 0.67% 190,929 2.93%
Valid Votes 54,102 99.00% 754,031 98.95% 6,520,156 98.78%
Rejected Votes 548 1.00% 7,990 1.05% 80,470 1.22%
Total Polled 54,650 79.25% 762,021 76.88% 6,600,626 80.15%
Registered Electors 68,955 991,194 8,235,358

Parliamentary Election Results[edit]

Summary[edit]

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

Year Homagama Colombo Electoral District MAE[12] % Sri Lanka MAE[13] %
2015 UPFA UNP 11.55% UNP 6.34%
2010 UPFA UPFA 7.96% UPFA 0.91%
2004 UPFA UNP 9.64% UPFA 6.12%
2001 UNP UNP 7.29% UNP 3.09%
2000 PA UNP 5.57% PA 1.67%
1994 PA PA 2.31% PA 4.30%
1989 UNP UNP 2.58% UNP 2.29%
Matches/Mean MAE 6/7 5/7 6.70% 7/7 3.53%

2020 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election[edit]

Party Homagama[14] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
SLPFA 95,118 72.21% 674,603 57.04% 6,853,693 59.09%
SJB 23,184 17.61% 387,145 32.73% 2,771,984 23.9%
JJB 8,712 6.61% 67,600 5.72% 445,958 3.84%
UNP 2,476 1.88% 30,875 2.61% 249,435 2.15%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 2,236 1.71% 22,553 1.9% 1,227,859 11.02%
Valid Votes 131,726 68.74% 1,182,776 69.2% 11,598,936 71.32%
Rejected Votes 8,032 4.19% 81,034 4.74% 744,373 4.58%
Total Polled 139,758 72.93% 1,263,810 73.94% 12,343,309 75.89%
Registered Electors 191,627 1,709,209 16,263,885

2015 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election[edit]

Party Homagama[15] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 66,450 50.85% 474,063 39.25% 4,732,664 42.48%
UNP 52,336 40.05% 640,743 53.04% 5,098,916 45.77%
JVP 10,719 8.20% 81,391 6.74% 544,154 4.88%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,184 0.91% 11,752 0.97% 93,045 0.84%
Valid Votes 130,689 96.97% 1,207,949 96.46% 11,140,333 95.35%
Rejected Votes 4,026 2.99% 43,372 3.46% 516,926 4.42%
Total Polled 134,766 77.05% 1,252,271 78.93% 11,684,111 77.66%
Registered Electors 174,909 1,586,598 15,044,490

2010 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election[edit]

Party Homagama[16] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 57,951 60.84% 480,896 51.23% 4,846,388 60.38%
UNP 26,841 28.18% 339,750 36.19% 2,357,057 29.37%
DNA 10,103 10.61% 110,683 11.79% 441,251 5.50%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 360 0.38% 7,182 0.77% 47,940 0.60%
Valid Votes 95,255 95.72% 938,723 94.85% 8,026,322 96.03%
Rejected Votes 4,206 4.23% 50,354 5.09% 581,465 6.96%
Total Polled 99,517 63.91% 989,729 64.17% 8,358,246 59.29%
Registered Electors 155,720 1,542,457 14,097,690

2004 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election[edit]

Party Homagama[17] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UPFA 49,520 51.03% 414,688 39.20% 4,223,126 45.70%
UNP 29,029 29.91% 441,841 41.77% 3,486,792 37.73%
JHU 17,768 18.31% 190,618 18.02% 552,723 5.98%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 726 0.75% 10,713 1.01% 90,868 0.98%
Valid Votes 97,043 96.49% 1,057,860 96.47% 9,241,931 94.52%
Rejected Votes 3,516 3.50% 38,605 3.52% 534,452 5.47%
Total Polled 100,577 74.37% 1,096,571 74.71% 9,777,821 75.74%
Registered Electors 135,242 1,467,751 12,909,631

2001 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election[edit]

Party Homagama[18] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 39,943 42.58% 546,417 51.62% 4,086,026 45.62%
PA 37,389 39.86% 353,401 33.39% 3,330,815 37.19%
JVP 14,159 15.09% 117,404 11.09% 815,353 9.10%
SU 1,229 1.31% 16,970 1.60% 50,665 0.57%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 1,086 1.16% 24,289 2.29% 510,616 5.70%
Valid Votes 93,806 96.18% 1,058,481 96.28% 8,955,844 94.77%
Rejected Votes 3,725 3.82% 40,901 3.72% 494,009 5.23%
Total Polled 97,531 76.54% 1,099,382 76.31% 9,449,878 76.03%
Registered Electors 127,422 1,440,682 12,428,762

2000 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election[edit]

Party Homagama[19] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 41,330 46.81% 394,146 38.86% 3,899,329 45.33%
UNP 33,930 38.43% 440,684 43.45% 3,451,765 40.12%
JVP 8,758 9.92% 78,133 7.70% 518,725 6.03%
SU 3,283 3.72% 49,671 4.90% 127,859 1.49%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 988 1.12% 51,586 5.09% 375,083 4.36%
Valid Votes 88,289 N/A 1,014,220 N/A 8,602,617 N/A

1994 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election[edit]

Party Homagama[20] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
PA 40,034 53.71% 469,642 50.94% 3,887,805 48.94%
UNP 29,566 39.66% 385,100 41.77% 3,498,370 44.04%
MEP 3,409 4.57% 42,734 4.64% 68,538 0.86%
SLPF 1,180 1.58% 11,454 1.24% 90,078 1.13%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 355 0.48% 13,003 1.41% 51,995 0.65%
Valid Votes 74,544 96.21% 921,933 96.18% 7,943,688 95.20%
Rejected Votes 2,938 3.79% 36,635 3.82% 400,395 4.80%
Total Polled 77,482 72.73% 958,568 76.04% 8,344,095 74.75%
Registered Electors 106,536 1,260,686 11,163,064

1989 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election[edit]

Party Homagama[21] Colombo Electoral District Sri Lanka
Votes % Votes % Votes %
UNP 24,795 48.66% 374,530 51.67% 2,838,005 50.71%
SLFP 14,872 29.19% 205,053 28.29% 1,785,369 31.90%
MEP 7,920 15.54% 76,966 10.62% 90,480 1.62%
ELJP 1,846 3.62% 7,112 0.98% 67,723 1.21%
USA 1,440 2.83% 31,873 4.40% 141,983 2.54%
Other Parties (with < 1%) 81 0.16% 29,308 4.04% 202,016 3.61%
Valid Votes 50,954 94.32% 724,842 95.36% 5,596,468 93.87%
Rejected Votes 3,068 5.68% 35,271 4.64% 365,563 6.13%
Total Polled 54,022 65.77% 760,113 69.87% 5,962,031 63.60%
Registered Electors 82,139 1,087,891 9,374,164

Demographics[edit]

Ethnicity[edit]

The Homagama Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (98.1%) . In comparison, the Colombo Electoral District (which contains the Homagama Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (76.5%), a significant Moor population (10.7%) and a significant Sri Lankan Tamil population (10.1%) [1]

Ethnicity in Homagama[1]

  Sinhalese (98.1%)
  Other (1.9%)

Religion[edit]

The Homagama Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (96.2%) . In comparison, the Colombo Electoral District (which contains the Homagama Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (70.2%) and a significant Muslim population (11.8%) [1]

Religion in Homagama[1]

  Buddhist (96.2%)
  Other (2.3%)
  Roman Catholic (1.5%)

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 Homagama and the Colombo 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 Homagama 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 Homagama and the Colombo 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 Homagama and the country. It is a measure of the difference in voting behaviour between the two regions.
  14. ^ "2020 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2020.
  15. ^ "2015 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2015.
  16. ^ "2010 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2010.
  17. ^ "2004 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2004.
  18. ^ "2001 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2001.
  19. ^ "2000 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2000.
  20. ^ "1994 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 1994.
  21. ^ "1989 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Results" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 1989.
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