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Polling Division in Sri Lanka
The Deniyaya Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Matara Electoral District , in the Southern Province, Sri Lanka .
Presidential Election Results [ edit ]
The winner of Deniyaya has matched the final country result 6 out of 8 times. Hence, Deniyaya is a Weak Bellwether for Presidential Elections.
Party
Deniyaya[ 4]
Matara Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
SLPP
54,472
64.04%
374,481
67.25%
6,924,255
52.25%
NDF
25,763
30.29%
149,026
26.76%
5,564,239
41.99%
NMPP
2,786
3.28%
23,439
4.21%
418,553
3.16%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
2,041
2.40%
9,922
1.78%
345,452
2.61%
Valid Votes
85,062
99.15%
556,868
99.33%
13,252,499
98.99%
Rejected Votes
731
0.85%
3,782
0.67%
135,452
1.01%
Total Polled
85,793
85.57%
560,650
85.93%
13,387,951
83.71%
Registered Electors
100,264
652,417
15,992,568
Party
Deniyaya[ 5]
Matara Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UPFA
44,273
57.39%
297,823
57.81%
5,768,090
47.58%
NDF
31,716
41.12%
212,435
41.24%
6,217,162
51.28%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
1,149
1.49%
4,892
0.95%
138,200
1.14%
Valid Votes
77,138
98.73%
515,150
99.06%
12,123,452
98.85%
Rejected Votes
990
1.27%
4,891
0.94%
140,925
1.15%
Total Polled
78,128
80.04%
520,041
80.23%
12,264,377
78.69%
Registered Electors
97,610
648,213
15,585,942
Party
Deniyaya[ 6]
Matara Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UPFA
42,999
65.53%
296,155
65.53%
6,015,934
57.88%
NDF
20,939
31.91%
148,510
32.86%
4,173,185
40.15%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
1,675
2.55%
7,264
1.61%
204,494
1.97%
Valid Votes
65,613
99.06%
451,929
99.34%
10,393,613
99.03%
Rejected Votes
624
0.94%
3,025
0.66%
101,838
0.97%
Total Polled
66,237
76.74%
454,954
76.51%
10,495,451
66.70%
Registered Electors
86,311
594,628
15,734,587
Party
Deniyaya[ 7]
Matara Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UPFA
36,916
55.79%
279,411
61.85%
4,887,152
50.29%
UNP
28,015
42.34%
165,837
36.71%
4,706,366
48.43%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
1,242
1.88%
6,474
1.43%
123,521
1.27%
Valid Votes
66,173
98.69%
451,722
99.11%
9,717,039
98.88%
Rejected Votes
879
1.31%
4,077
0.89%
109,869
1.12%
Total Polled
67,052
81.14%
455,799
78.95%
9,826,908
69.51%
Registered Electors
82,636
577,327
14,136,979
Party
Deniyaya[ 8]
Matara Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
PA
29,229
53.09%
205,685
54.32%
4,312,157
51.12%
UNP
21,400
38.87%
139,677
36.89%
3,602,748
42.71%
JVP
3,108
5.65%
26,229
6.93%
343,927
4.08%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
1,318
2.39%
7,047
1.86%
176,679
2.09%
Valid Votes
55,055
97.41%
378,638
97.78%
8,435,754
97.69%
Rejected Votes
1,464
2.59%
8,583
2.22%
199,536
2.31%
Total Polled
56,519
75.96%
387,221
73.90%
8,635,290
72.17%
Registered Electors
74,409
524,002
11,965,536
Party
Deniyaya[ 9]
Matara Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
PA
30,662
60.40%
227,865
64.69%
4,709,205
62.28%
UNP
18,819
37.07%
118,224
33.56%
2,715,283
35.91%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
1,284
2.53%
6,150
1.75%
137,040
1.81%
Valid Votes
50,765
97.52%
352,239
98.40%
7,561,526
98.03%
Rejected Votes
1,293
2.48%
5,731
1.60%
151,706
1.97%
Total Polled
52,058
73.21%
357,970
69.93%
7,713,232
69.12%
Registered Electors
71,106
511,933
11,158,880
Party
Deniyaya[ 10]
Matara Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
SLFP
10,949
50.55%
57,424
54.30%
2,289,857
44.95%
UNP
10,157
46.89%
45,399
42.93%
2,569,199
50.43%
SLMP
554
2.56%
2,922
2.76%
235,701
4.63%
Valid Votes
21,660
98.28%
105,745
98.14%
5,094,754
98.24%
Rejected Votes
378
1.72%
2,003
1.86%
91,499
1.76%
Total Polled
22,038
37.77%
107,748
23.80%
5,186,256
55.87%
Registered Electors
58,342
452,637
9,283,143
Party
Deniyaya[ 11]
Matara Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UNP
22,457
52.41%
164,725
49.32%
3,450,815
52.93%
SLFP
18,147
42.36%
144,587
43.29%
2,546,348
39.05%
JVP
1,886
4.40%
22,117
6.62%
273,428
4.19%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
355
0.83%
2,554
0.76%
249,460
3.83%
Valid Votes
42,845
99.01%
333,983
99.08%
6,520,156
98.78%
Rejected Votes
428
0.99%
3,091
0.92%
80,470
1.22%
Total Polled
43,273
86.86%
337,074
82.90%
6,600,626
80.15%
Registered Electors
49,817
406,595
8,235,358
Parliamentary Election Results [ edit ]
The winner of Deniyaya has matched the final country result 6 out of 7 times. Hence, Deniyaya is a Strong Bellwether for Parliamentary Elections.
Party
Deniyaya[ 14]
Matara Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UPFA
36,532
51.49%
250,505
52.70%
4,732,664
42.48%
UNP
30,024
42.31%
186,675
39.27%
5,098,916
45.77%
JVP
4,070
5.74%
35,270
7.42%
544,154
4.88%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
328
0.46%
2,890
0.61%
62,184
0.56%
Valid Votes
70,954
96.17%
475,340
96.93%
11,140,333
95.35%
Rejected Votes
2,702
3.66%
12,692
2.59%
516,926
4.42%
Total Polled
73,776
75.58%
490,409
78.61%
11,684,111
77.66%
Registered Electors
97,610
623,818
15,044,490
Party
Deniyaya[ 15]
Matara Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UPFA
30,270
66.82%
213,937
65.31%
4,846,388
60.38%
UNP
12,737
28.12%
91,114
27.81%
2,357,057
29.37%
DNA
1,960
4.33%
20,465
6.25%
441,251
5.50%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
333
0.74%
2,066
0.63%
53,531
0.67%
Valid Votes
45,300
94.34%
327,582
95.82%
8,026,322
96.03%
Rejected Votes
2,718
5.66%
14,289
4.18%
581,465
6.96%
Total Polled
48,018
55.63%
341,871
59.06%
8,358,246
59.29%
Registered Electors
86,311
578,858
14,097,690
Party
Deniyaya[ 16]
Matara Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UPFA
33,051
56.79%
241,235
60.27%
4,223,126
45.70%
UNP
23,262
39.97%
139,633
34.89%
3,486,792
37.73%
JHU
1,197
2.06%
16,229
4.05%
552,723
5.98%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
692
1.19%
3,136
0.78%
54,133
0.59%
Valid Votes
58,202
92.76%
400,233
94.62%
9,241,931
94.52%
Rejected Votes
4,545
7.24%
22,769
5.38%
534,452
5.47%
Total Polled
62,747
78.18%
423,002
76.84%
9,777,821
75.74%
Registered Electors
80,259
550,506
12,909,631
Party
Deniyaya[ 17]
Matara Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UNP
26,114
44.70%
171,661
42.49%
4,086,026
45.62%
PA
24,399
41.76%
171,141
42.37%
3,330,815
37.19%
JVP
6,776
11.60%
54,476
13.49%
815,353
9.10%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
1,134
1.94%
6,689
1.66%
133,373
1.49%
Valid Votes
58,423
93.55%
403,967
95.10%
8,955,844
94.77%
Rejected Votes
4,030
6.45%
20,820
4.90%
494,009
5.23%
Total Polled
62,453
80.54%
424,787
79.44%
9,449,878
76.03%
Registered Electors
77,540
534,694
12,428,762
Party
Deniyaya[ 18]
Matara Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
PA
29,427
50.80%
203,690
51.47%
3,899,329
45.33%
UNP
23,807
41.10%
146,855
37.11%
3,451,765
40.12%
JVP
3,986
6.88%
38,757
9.79%
518,725
6.03%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
710
1.23%
6,462
1.63%
238,931
2.78%
Valid Votes
57,930
N/A
395,764
N/A
8,602,617
N/A
Party
Deniyaya[ 19]
Matara Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
PA
30,743
55.29%
227,285
59.90%
3,887,805
48.94%
UNP
23,930
43.03%
142,024
37.43%
3,498,370
44.04%
SLPF
756
1.36%
8,736
2.30%
90,078
1.13%
Other Parties (with < 1%)
178
0.32%
1,422
0.37%
68,538
0.86%
Valid Votes
55,607
94.35%
379,467
95.67%
7,943,688
95.20%
Rejected Votes
3,330
5.65%
17,167
4.33%
400,395
4.80%
Total Polled
58,937
82.89%
396,634
77.60%
8,344,095
74.75%
Registered Electors
71,106
511,109
11,163,064
Party
Deniyaya[ 20]
Matara Electoral District
Sri Lanka
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
UNP
3,556
57.76%
45,734
56.11%
2,838,005
50.71%
SLFP
2,301
37.37%
28,752
35.28%
1,785,369
31.90%
MEP
105
1.71%
1,313
1.61%
90,480
1.62%
USA
104
1.69%
4,225
5.18%
141,983
2.54%
ELJP
91
1.48%
1,481
1.82%
67,723
1.21%
Valid Votes
6,157
91.57%
81,505
94.08%
5,596,468
93.87%
Rejected Votes
567
8.43%
5,128
5.92%
365,563
6.13%
Total Polled
6,724
11.59%
86,633
19.17%
5,962,031
63.60%
Registered Electors
58,008
451,926
9,374,164
The Deniyaya Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (86.2%) . In comparison, the Matara Electoral District (which contains the Deniyaya Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (94.3%) [ 1]
Ethnicity in Deniyaya[ 1]
Other (0.1%)
The Deniyaya Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (86.3%) and a significant Hindu population (10.9%) . In comparison, the Matara Electoral District (which contains the Deniyaya Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (94.1%) [ 1]
Religion in Deniyaya[ 1]
Other (0.2%)