# Badulla Polling Division

The Badulla Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Badulla Electoral District, in the Uva Province, Sri Lanka.

## Presidential Election Results
### Summary

The winner of Badulla has matched the final country result 7 out of 8 times. Hence, Badulla is a Strong Bellwether for Presidential Elections.
| Year | Badulla | Badulla | Badulla Electoral District | Badulla Electoral District | MAE % | Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | MAE % |
| 2019 | | SLPP | | SLPP | 1.18% | | SLPP | 1.63% |
| 2015 | | NDF | | NDF | 2.93% | | NDF | 1.14% |
| 2010 | | UPFA | | UPFA | 1.83% | | UPFA | 6.27% |
| 2005 | | UNP | | UNP | 2.37% | | UPFA | 2.44% |
| 1999 | | PA | | UNP | 4.92% | | PA | 0.29% |
| 1994 | | PA | | PA | 6.10% | | PA | 0.47% |
| 1988 | | UNP | | UNP | 1.66% | | UNP | 7.43% |
| 1982 | | UNP | | UNP | 1.92% | | UNP | 2.20% |
| Matches/Mean MAE | 7/8 | 7/8 | 6/8 | 6/8 | 2.86% | 8/8 | 8/8 | 2.73% |

### 2019 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

| Party | Party | Badulla | Badulla | Badulla | Badulla Electoral District | Badulla Electoral District | Badulla Electoral District | Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka |
| Party | Party | Votes | Votes | % | Votes | Votes | % | Votes | Votes | % |
| | SLPP | | 23,029 | 50.49% | | 276,211 | 49.29% | | 6,924,255 | 52.25% |
| | NDF | | 19,912 | 43.66% | | 251,706 | 44.92% | | 5,564,239 | 41.99% |
| | NMPP | | 1,522 | 3.34% | | 14,806 | 2.64% | | 418,553 | 3.16% |
| | Other Parties (with < 1%) | | 1,144 | 2.51% | | 17,622 | 3.14% | | 345,452 | 2.61% |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 45,607 | 45,607 | 98.65% | 560,345 | 560,345 | 98.77% | 13,252,499 | 13,252,499 | 98.99% |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 623 | 623 | 1.35% | 6,978 | 6,978 | 1.23% | 135,452 | 135,452 | 1.01% |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | 46,230 | 46,230 | 85.16% | 567,323 | 567,323 | 86.25% | 13,387,951 | 13,387,951 | 83.71% |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 54,289 | 54,289 | | 657,766 | 657,766 | | 15,992,568 | 15,992,568 | |

### 2015 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

| Party | Party | Badulla | Badulla | Badulla | Badulla Electoral District | Badulla Electoral District | Badulla Electoral District | Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka |
| Party | Party | Votes | Votes | % | Votes | Votes | % | Votes | Votes | % |
| | NDF | | 22,659 | 52.41% | | 249,524 | 49.21% | | 6,217,162 | 51.28% |
| | UPFA | | 20,062 | 46.40% | | 249,243 | 49.15% | | 5,768,090 | 47.58% |
| | Other Parties (with < 1%) | | 513 | 1.19% | | 8,303 | 1.64% | | 138,200 | 1.14% |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 43,234 | 43,234 | 98.56% | 507,070 | 507,070 | 98.47% | 12,123,452 | 12,123,452 | 98.85% |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 630 | 630 | 1.44% | 7,871 | 7,871 | 1.53% | 140,925 | 140,925 | 1.15% |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | 43,864 | 43,864 | 79.49% | 514,941 | 514,941 | 79.51% | 12,264,377 | 12,264,377 | 78.69% |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 55,185 | 55,185 | | 647,628 | 647,628 | | 15,585,942 | 15,585,942 | |

### 2010 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

| Party | Party | Badulla | Badulla | Badulla | Badulla Electoral District | Badulla Electoral District | Badulla Electoral District | Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka |
| Party | Party | Votes | Votes | % | Votes | Votes | % | Votes | Votes | % |
| | UPFA | | 19,799 | 51.57% | | 237,579 | 53.23% | | 6,015,934 | 57.88% |
| | NDF | | 17,917 | 46.67% | | 198,835 | 44.55% | | 4,173,185 | 40.15% |
| | Other Parties (with < 1%) | | 676 | 1.76% | | 9,880 | 2.21% | | 204,494 | 1.97% |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 38,392 | 38,392 | 98.86% | 446,294 | 446,294 | 98.66% | 10,393,613 | 10,393,613 | 99.03% |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 441 | 441 | 1.14% | 6,083 | 6,083 | 1.34% | 101,838 | 101,838 | 0.97% |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | 38,833 | 38,833 | 75.45% | 452,377 | 452,377 | 75.62% | 10,495,451 | 10,495,451 | 66.70% |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 51,468 | 51,468 | | 598,190 | 598,190 | | 15,734,587 | 15,734,587 | |

### 2005 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

| Party | Party | Badulla | Badulla | Badulla | Badulla Electoral District | Badulla Electoral District | Badulla Electoral District | Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka |
| Party | Party | Votes | Votes | % | Votes | Votes | % | Votes | Votes | % |
| | UNP | | 18,624 | 50.85% | | 226,582 | 53.11% | | 4,706,366 | 48.43% |
| | UPFA | | 17,494 | 47.77% | | 192,734 | 45.18% | | 4,887,152 | 50.29% |
| | Other Parties (with < 1%) | | 505 | 1.38% | | 7,283 | 1.71% | | 123,521 | 1.27% |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 36,623 | 36,623 | 98.62% | 426,599 | 426,599 | 98.43% | 9,717,039 | 9,717,039 | 98.88% |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 512 | 512 | 1.38% | 6,825 | 6,825 | 1.57% | 109,869 | 109,869 | 1.12% |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | 37,135 | 37,135 | 76.30% | 433,424 | 433,424 | 78.67% | 9,826,908 | 9,826,908 | 69.51% |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 48,670 | 48,670 | | 550,926 | 550,926 | | 14,136,979 | 14,136,979 | |

### 1999 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

| Party | Party | Badulla | Badulla | Badulla | Badulla Electoral District | Badulla Electoral District | Badulla Electoral District | Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka |
| Party | Party | Votes | Votes | % | Votes | Votes | % | Votes | Votes | % |
| | PA | | 16,039 | 51.58% | | 167,000 | 46.33% | | 4,312,157 | 51.12% |
| | UNP | | 13,310 | 42.80% | | 172,884 | 47.97% | | 3,602,748 | 42.71% |
| | JVP | | 1,125 | 3.62% | | 12,025 | 3.34% | | 343,927 | 4.08% |
| | Other Parties (with < 1%) | | 624 | 2.01% | | 8,512 | 2.36% | | 176,679 | 2.09% |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 31,098 | 31,098 | 97.24% | 360,421 | 360,421 | 97.04% | 8,435,754 | 8,435,754 | 97.69% |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 882 | 882 | 2.76% | 10,979 | 10,979 | 2.96% | 199,536 | 199,536 | 2.31% |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | 31,980 | 31,980 | 75.09% | 371,400 | 371,400 | 78.25% | 8,635,290 | 8,635,290 | 72.17% |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 42,591 | 42,591 | | 474,610 | 474,610 | | 11,965,536 | 11,965,536 | |

### 1994 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

| Party | Party | Badulla | Badulla | Badulla | Badulla Electoral District | Badulla Electoral District | Badulla Electoral District | Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka |
| Party | Party | Votes | Votes | % | Votes | Votes | % | Votes | Votes | % |
| | PA | | 17,416 | 61.66% | | 182,810 | 55.27% | | 4,709,205 | 62.28% |
| | UNP | | 10,210 | 36.15% | | 139,611 | 42.21% | | 2,715,283 | 35.91% |
| | Other Parties (with < 1%) | | 617 | 2.18% | | 8,351 | 2.52% | | 137,040 | 1.81% |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 28,243 | 28,243 | 96.72% | 330,772 | 330,772 | 95.91% | 7,561,526 | 7,561,526 | 98.03% |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 958 | 958 | 3.28% | 14,093 | 14,093 | 4.09% | 151,706 | 151,706 | 1.97% |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | 29,201 | 29,201 | 72.93% | 344,865 | 344,865 | 77.47% | 7,713,232 | 7,713,232 | 69.12% |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 40,039 | 40,039 | | 445,146 | 445,146 | | 11,158,880 | 11,158,880 | |

### 1988 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

| Party | Party | Badulla | Badulla | Badulla | Badulla Electoral District | Badulla Electoral District | Badulla Electoral District | Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka |
| Party | Party | Votes | Votes | % | Votes | Votes | % | Votes | Votes | % |
| | UNP | | 4,968 | 57.82% | | 80,779 | 60.09% | | 2,569,199 | 50.43% |
| | SLFP | | 3,160 | 36.78% | | 50,223 | 37.36% | | 2,289,857 | 44.95% |
| | SLMP | | 464 | 5.40% | | 3,422 | 2.55% | | 235,701 | 4.63% |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 8,592 | 8,592 | 97.89% | 134,424 | 134,424 | 97.62% | 5,094,754 | 5,094,754 | 98.24% |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 185 | 185 | 2.11% | 3,276 | 3,276 | 2.38% | 91,499 | 91,499 | 1.76% |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | 8,777 | 8,777 | 27.49% | 137,700 | 137,700 | 44.21% | 5,186,256 | 5,186,256 | 55.87% |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 31,924 | 31,924 | | 311,473 | 311,473 | | 9,283,143 | 9,283,143 | |

### 1982 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

| Party | Party | Badulla | Badulla | Badulla | Badulla Electoral District | Badulla Electoral District | Badulla Electoral District | Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka |
| Party | Party | Votes | Votes | % | Votes | Votes | % | Votes | Votes | % |
| | UNP | | 12,435 | 56.52% | | 141,062 | 58.67% | | 3,450,815 | 52.93% |
| | SLFP | | 8,485 | 38.56% | | 88,462 | 36.79% | | 2,546,348 | 39.05% |
| | JVP | | 717 | 3.26% | | 7,713 | 3.21% | | 273,428 | 4.19% |
| | LSSP | | 253 | 1.15% | | 2,115 | 0.88% | | 58,531 | 0.90% |
| | Other Parties (with < 1%) | | 113 | 0.51% | | 1,088 | 0.45% | | 190,929 | 2.93% |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 22,003 | 22,003 | 98.97% | 240,440 | 240,440 | 98.77% | 6,520,156 | 6,520,156 | 98.78% |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 228 | 228 | 1.03% | 2,982 | 2,982 | 1.23% | 80,470 | 80,470 | 1.22% |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | 22,231 | 22,231 | 81.08% | 243,422 | 243,422 | 85.47% | 6,600,626 | 6,600,626 | 80.15% |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 27,419 | 27,419 | | 284,801 | 284,801 | | 8,235,358 | 8,235,358 | |

## Parliamentary Election Results
### Summary

The winner of Badulla has matched the final country result 5 out of 7 times. Hence, Badulla is a Weak Bellwether for Parliamentary Elections.
| Year | Badulla | Badulla | Badulla Electoral District | Badulla Electoral District | MAE % | Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | MAE % |
| 2015 | | UNP | | UNP | 0.86% | | UNP | 6.84% |
| 2010 | | UPFA | | UPFA | 1.30% | | UPFA | 3.32% |
| 2004 | | UNP | | UNP | 1.44% | | UPFA | 4.28% |
| 2001 | | UNP | | UNP | 2.81% | | UNP | 2.31% |
| 2000 | | PA | | UNP | 3.61% | | PA | 1.52% |
| 1994 | | UNP | | UNP | 5.03% | | PA | 2.30% |
| 1989 | | UNP | | UNP | 4.08% | | UNP | 2.10% |
| Matches/Mean MAE | 5/7 | 5/7 | 4/7 | 4/7 | 2.73% | 7/7 | 7/7 | 3.24% |

### 2015 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

| Party | Party | Badulla | Badulla | Badulla | Badulla Electoral District | Badulla Electoral District | Badulla Electoral District | Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka |
| Party | Party | Votes | Votes | % | Votes | Votes | % | Votes | Votes | % |
| | UNP | | 22,526 | 55.63% | | 258,844 | 54.82% | | 5,098,916 | 45.77% |
| | UPFA | | 15,023 | 37.10% | | 179,459 | 38.01% | | 4,732,664 | 42.48% |
| | JVP | | 2,251 | 5.56% | | 21,445 | 4.54% | | 544,154 | 4.88% |
| | Other Parties (with < 1%) | | 690 | 1.70% | | 12,418 | 2.63% | | 94,052 | 0.84% |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 40,490 | 40,490 | 96.30% | 472,166 | 472,166 | 95.03% | 11,140,333 | 11,140,333 | 95.35% |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 1,522 | 1,522 | 3.62% | 24,167 | 24,167 | 4.86% | 516,926 | 516,926 | 4.42% |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | 42,044 | 42,044 | 76.19% | 496,849 | 496,849 | 80.07% | 11,684,111 | 11,684,111 | 77.66% |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 55,185 | 55,185 | | 620,486 | 620,486 | | 15,044,490 | 15,044,490 | |

### 2010 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

| Party | Party | Badulla | Badulla | Badulla | Badulla Electoral District | Badulla Electoral District | Badulla Electoral District | Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka |
| Party | Party | Votes | Votes | % | Votes | Votes | % | Votes | Votes | % |
| | UPFA | | 18,670 | 57.63% | | 203,689 | 58.25% | | 4,846,388 | 60.38% |
| | UNP | | 11,314 | 34.92% | | 112,886 | 32.28% | | 2,357,057 | 29.37% |
| | DNA | | 1,655 | 5.11% | | 15,768 | 4.51% | | 441,251 | 5.50% |
| | UPF | | 598 | 1.85% | | 11,481 | 3.28% | | 24,670 | 0.31% |
| | Other Parties (with < 1%) | | 161 | 0.50% | | 5,854 | 1.67% | | 28,670 | 0.36% |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 32,398 | 32,398 | 95.83% | 349,678 | 349,678 | 93.54% | 8,026,322 | 8,026,322 | 96.03% |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 1,409 | 1,409 | 4.17% | 24,169 | 24,169 | 6.46% | 581,465 | 581,465 | 6.96% |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | 33,807 | 33,807 | 65.69% | 373,847 | 373,847 | 62.46% | 8,358,246 | 8,358,246 | 59.29% |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 51,468 | 51,468 | | 598,521 | 598,521 | | 14,097,690 | 14,097,690 | |

### 2004 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

| Party | Party | Badulla | Badulla | Badulla | Badulla Electoral District | Badulla Electoral District | Badulla Electoral District | Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka |
| Party | Party | Votes | Votes | % | Votes | Votes | % | Votes | Votes | % |
| | UNP | | 15,825 | 48.35% | | 181,705 | 49.09% | | 3,486,792 | 37.73% |
| | UPFA | | 15,103 | 46.14% | | 178,634 | 48.26% | | 4,223,126 | 45.70% |
| | JHU | | 1,586 | 4.85% | | 6,932 | 1.87% | | 552,723 | 5.98% |
| | Other Parties (with < 1%) | | 217 | 0.66% | | 2,907 | 0.79% | | 57,589 | 0.62% |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 32,731 | 32,731 | 94.30% | 370,178 | 370,178 | 92.47% | 9,241,931 | 9,241,931 | 94.52% |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 1,980 | 1,980 | 5.70% | 30,159 | 30,159 | 7.53% | 534,452 | 534,452 | 5.47% |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | 34,711 | 34,711 | 74.05% | 400,337 | 400,337 | 78.33% | 9,777,821 | 9,777,821 | 75.74% |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 46,872 | 46,872 | | 511,115 | 511,115 | | 12,909,631 | 12,909,631 | |

### 2001 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

| Party | Party | Badulla | Badulla | Badulla | Badulla Electoral District | Badulla Electoral District | Badulla Electoral District | Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka |
| Party | Party | Votes | Votes | % | Votes | Votes | % | Votes | Votes | % |
| | UNP | | 16,240 | 49.70% | | 201,173 | 53.81% | | 4,086,026 | 45.62% |
| | PA | | 12,518 | 38.31% | | 138,443 | 37.03% | | 3,330,815 | 37.19% |
| | JVP | | 2,851 | 8.72% | | 26,820 | 7.17% | | 815,353 | 9.10% |
| | IND3 | | 817 | 2.50% | | 5,065 | 1.35% | | 6,161 | 0.07% |
| | Other Parties (with < 1%) | | 251 | 0.77% | | 2,336 | 0.62% | | 73,230 | 0.82% |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 32,677 | 32,677 | 94.55% | 373,837 | 373,837 | 93.35% | 8,955,844 | 8,955,844 | 94.77% |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 1,884 | 1,884 | 5.45% | 26,626 | 26,626 | 6.65% | 494,009 | 494,009 | 5.23% |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | 34,561 | 34,561 | 75.89% | 400,463 | 400,463 | 81.51% | 9,449,878 | 9,449,878 | 76.03% |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 45,540 | 45,540 | | 491,288 | 491,288 | | 12,428,762 | 12,428,762 | |

### 2000 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

| Party | Party | Badulla | Badulla | Badulla | Badulla Electoral District | Badulla Electoral District | Badulla Electoral District | Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka |
| Party | Party | Votes | Votes | % | Votes | Votes | % | Votes | Votes | % |
| | PA | | 14,638 | 46.58% | | 154,172 | 42.71% | | 3,899,329 | 45.33% |
| | UNP | | 13,312 | 42.36% | | 167,351 | 46.36% | | 3,451,765 | 40.12% |
| | JVP | | 1,778 | 5.66% | | 16,414 | 4.55% | | 518,725 | 6.03% |
| | Other Parties (with < 1%) | | 637 | 2.03% | | 5,935 | 1.64% | | 245,839 | 2.86% |
| | CWC | | 631 | 2.01% | | 12,092 | 3.35% | | 22,985 | 0.27% |
| | NUA | | 430 | 1.37% | | 5,052 | 1.40% | | 185,593 | 2.16% |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 31,426 | 31,426 | N/A | 361,016 | 361,016 | N/A | 8,602,617 | 8,602,617 | N/A |

### 1994 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

| Party | Party | Badulla | Badulla | Badulla | Badulla Electoral District | Badulla Electoral District | Badulla Electoral District | Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka |
| Party | Party | Votes | Votes | % | Votes | Votes | % | Votes | Votes | % |
| | UNP | | 14,147 | 48.85% | | 182,131 | 54.04% | | 3,498,370 | 44.04% |
| | PA | | 14,070 | 48.58% | | 146,546 | 43.48% | | 3,887,805 | 48.94% |
| | Other Parties (with < 1%) | | 404 | 1.39% | | 4,827 | 1.43% | | 133,427 | 1.68% |
| | SLPF | | 340 | 1.17% | | 3,555 | 1.05% | | 90,078 | 1.13% |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 28,961 | 28,961 | 93.73% | 337,059 | 337,059 | 92.19% | 7,943,688 | 7,943,688 | 95.20% |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 1,937 | 1,937 | 6.27% | 28,540 | 28,540 | 7.81% | 400,395 | 400,395 | 4.80% |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | 30,898 | 30,898 | 77.17% | 365,599 | 365,599 | 82.23% | 8,344,095 | 8,344,095 | 74.75% |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 40,039 | 40,039 | | 444,632 | 444,632 | | 11,163,064 | 11,163,064 | |

### 1989 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

| Party | Party | Badulla | Badulla | Badulla | Badulla Electoral District | Badulla Electoral District | Badulla Electoral District | Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka |
| Party | Party | Votes | Votes | % | Votes | Votes | % | Votes | Votes | % |
| | UNP | | 10,874 | 52.74% | | 135,089 | 58.97% | | 2,838,005 | 50.71% |
| | SLFP | | 7,154 | 34.70% | | 81,011 | 35.36% | | 1,785,369 | 31.90% |
| | USA | | 1,704 | 8.26% | | 5,712 | 2.49% | | 141,983 | 2.54% |
| | ELJP | | 716 | 3.47% | | 5,589 | 2.44% | | 67,723 | 1.21% |
| | Other Parties (with < 1%) | | 171 | 0.83% | | 1,693 | 0.74% | | 90,480 | 1.62% |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 20,619 | 20,619 | 93.81% | 229,094 | 229,094 | 92.08% | 5,596,468 | 5,596,468 | 93.87% |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 1,360 | 1,360 | 6.19% | 19,704 | 19,704 | 7.92% | 365,563 | 365,563 | 6.13% |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | 21,979 | 21,979 | 70.94% | 248,798 | 248,798 | 75.55% | 5,962,031 | 5,962,031 | 63.60% |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 30,982 | 30,982 | | 329,321 | 329,321 | | 9,374,164 | 9,374,164 | |

## Demographics
### Ethnicity

The Badulla Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (70.0%) and a significant Indian Tamil population (14.6%) . In comparison, the Badulla Electoral District (which contains the Badulla Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (73.0%) and a significant Indian Tamil population (18.5%)
Ethnicity in Badulla

### Religion

The Badulla Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (68.8%), a significant Hindu population (18.0%) and a significant Muslim population (10.3%) . In comparison, the Badulla Electoral District (which contains the Badulla Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (72.6%) and a significant Hindu population (19.3%)
Religion in Badulla