The Nattandiya Polling Division is a Polling Division in the Puttalam Electoral District, in the North Western Province, Sri Lanka. 
  Presidential Election Results
 Summary
 The winner of Nattandiya has matched the final country result 7 out of 8 times. Hence, Nattandiya is a Strong Bellwether for Presidential Elections.  
      | Party | Nattandiya[4] | Puttalam Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | SLPP |  | 38,832 | 58.02% |  | 230,760 | 50.83% |  | 6,924,255 | 52.25% | 
  |  | NDF |  | 24,308 | 36.32% |  | 199,356 | 43.91% |  | 5,564,239 | 41.99% | 
  |  | NMPP |  | 2,190 | 3.27% |  | 12,912 | 2.84% |  | 418,553 | 3.16% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 1,601 | 2.39% |  | 10,948 | 2.41% |  | 345,452 | 2.61% | 
  | Valid Votes | 66,931 | 99.01% | 453,976 | 99.02% | 13,252,499 | 98.99% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 668 | 0.99% | 4,478 | 0.98% | 135,452 | 1.01% | 
  | Total Polled | 67,599 | 71.87% | 458,454 | 76.53% | 13,387,951 | 83.71% | 
  | Registered Electors | 94,055 |  | 599,042 |  | 15,992,568 |  | 
     | Party | Nattandiya[5] | Puttalam Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | UPFA |  | 33,119 | 52.12% |  | 197,751 | 48.97% |  | 5,768,090 | 47.58% | 
  |  | NDF |  | 29,934 | 47.11% |  | 202,073 | 50.04% |  | 6,217,162 | 51.28% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 486 | 0.76% |  | 4,026 | 1.00% |  | 138,200 | 1.14% | 
  | Valid Votes | 63,539 | 99.13% | 403,850 | 98.95% | 12,123,452 | 98.85% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 558 | 0.87% | 4,300 | 1.05% | 140,925 | 1.15% | 
  | Total Polled | 64,097 | 71.24% | 408,150 | 72.50% | 12,264,377 | 78.69% | 
  | Registered Electors | 89,975 |  | 562,984 |  | 15,585,942 |  | 
     | Party | Nattandiya[6] | Puttalam Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | UPFA |  | 34,799 | 60.92% |  | 201,981 | 58.70% |  | 6,015,934 | 57.88% | 
  |  | NDF |  | 21,612 | 37.83% |  | 136,233 | 39.59% |  | 4,173,185 | 40.15% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 713 | 1.25% |  | 5,899 | 1.71% |  | 204,494 | 1.97% | 
  | Valid Votes | 57,124 | 99.38% | 344,113 | 99.17% | 10,393,613 | 99.03% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 355 | 0.62% | 2,886 | 0.83% | 101,838 | 0.97% | 
  | Total Polled | 57,479 | 69.07% | 346,999 | 68.97% | 10,495,451 | 66.70% | 
  | Registered Electors | 83,218 |  | 503,106 |  | 15,734,587 |  | 
     | Party | Nattandiya[7] | Puttalam Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | UPFA |  | 29,227 | 52.05% |  | 160,686 | 48.14% |  | 4,887,152 | 50.29% | 
  |  | UNP |  | 26,367 | 46.96% |  | 169,264 | 50.71% |  | 4,706,366 | 48.43% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 556 | 0.99% |  | 3,833 | 1.15% |  | 123,521 | 1.27% | 
  | Valid Votes | 56,150 | 99.21% | 333,783 | 98.95% | 9,717,039 | 98.88% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 445 | 0.79% | 3,536 | 1.05% | 109,869 | 1.12% | 
  | Total Polled | 56,595 | 71.07% | 337,319 | 70.56% | 9,826,908 | 69.51% | 
  | Registered Electors | 79,631 |  | 478,032 |  | 14,136,979 |  | 
     | Party | Nattandiya[8] | Puttalam Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | PA |  | 26,152 | 55.53% |  | 141,725 | 51.47% |  | 4,312,157 | 51.12% | 
  |  | UNP |  | 19,079 | 40.51% |  | 121,615 | 44.17% |  | 3,602,748 | 42.71% | 
  |  | JVP |  | 1,285 | 2.73% |  | 7,876 | 2.86% |  | 343,927 | 4.08% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 576 | 1.22% |  | 4,123 | 1.50% |  | 176,679 | 2.09% | 
  | Valid Votes | 47,092 | 98.24% | 275,339 | 97.94% | 8,435,754 | 97.69% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 846 | 1.76% | 5,778 | 2.06% | 199,536 | 2.31% | 
  | Total Polled | 47,938 | 69.86% | 281,117 | 68.85% | 8,635,290 | 72.17% | 
  | Registered Electors | 68,620 |  | 408,331 |  | 11,965,536 |  | 
     | Party | Nattandiya[9] | Puttalam Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | PA |  | 27,856 | 61.91% |  | 165,795 | 62.65% |  | 4,709,205 | 62.28% | 
  |  | UNP |  | 16,721 | 37.16% |  | 95,211 | 35.98% |  | 2,715,283 | 35.91% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 417 | 0.93% |  | 3,629 | 1.37% |  | 137,040 | 1.81% | 
  | Valid Votes | 44,994 | 98.74% | 264,635 | 98.26% | 7,561,526 | 98.03% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 576 | 1.26% | 4,689 | 1.74% | 151,706 | 1.97% | 
  | Total Polled | 45,570 | 70.71% | 269,324 | 69.80% | 7,713,232 | 69.12% | 
  | Registered Electors | 64,449 |  | 385,854 |  | 11,158,880 |  | 
     | Party | Nattandiya[10] | Puttalam Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | UNP |  | 22,194 | 53.31% |  | 125,339 | 55.89% |  | 2,569,199 | 50.43% | 
  |  | SLFP |  | 18,585 | 44.64% |  | 94,823 | 42.28% |  | 2,289,857 | 44.95% | 
  |  | SLMP |  | 851 | 2.04% |  | 4,093 | 1.83% |  | 235,701 | 4.63% | 
  | Valid Votes | 41,630 | 99.08% | 224,255 | 98.70% | 5,094,754 | 98.24% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 388 | 0.92% | 2,965 | 1.30% | 91,499 | 1.76% | 
  | Total Polled | 42,018 | 73.04% | 227,220 | 70.70% | 5,186,256 | 55.87% | 
  | Registered Electors | 57,526 |  | 321,387 |  | 9,283,143 |  | 
     | Party | Nattandiya[11] | Puttalam Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | UNP |  | 23,324 | 57.14% |  | 128,877 | 59.12% |  | 3,450,815 | 52.93% | 
  |  | SLFP |  | 16,299 | 39.93% |  | 80,006 | 36.70% |  | 2,546,348 | 39.05% | 
  |  | JVP |  | 1,016 | 2.49% |  | 7,001 | 3.21% |  | 273,428 | 4.19% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 179 | 0.44% |  | 2,096 | 0.96% |  | 249,460 | 3.83% | 
  | Valid Votes | 40,818 | 99.13% | 217,980 | 99.09% | 6,520,156 | 98.78% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 357 | 0.87% | 1,995 | 0.91% | 80,470 | 1.22% | 
  | Total Polled | 41,175 | 82.95% | 219,975 | 81.41% | 6,600,626 | 80.15% | 
  | Registered Electors | 49,638 |  | 270,207 |  | 8,235,358 |  | 
 Parliamentary Election Results
 Summary
 The winner of Nattandiya has matched the final country result 7 out of 7 times. Hence, Nattandiya is a Perfect Bellwether for Parliamentary Elections.  
      | Party | Nattandiya[14] | Puttalam Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | UNP |  | 27,427 | 48.27% |  | 180,185 | 51.81% |  | 5,098,916 | 45.77% | 
  |  | UPFA |  | 26,714 | 47.02% |  | 153,130 | 44.03% |  | 4,732,664 | 42.48% | 
  |  | JVP |  | 2,393 | 4.21% |  | 12,211 | 3.51% |  | 544,154 | 4.88% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 286 | 0.50% |  | 2,263 | 0.65% |  | 82,383 | 0.74% | 
  | Valid Votes | 56,820 | 95.10% | 347,789 | 91.37% | 11,140,333 | 95.35% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 2,897 | 4.85% | 23,124 | 6.08% | 516,926 | 4.42% | 
  | Total Polled | 59,748 | 66.41% | 380,632 | 68.83% | 11,684,111 | 77.66% | 
  | Registered Electors | 89,975 |  | 553,009 |  | 15,044,490 |  | 
     | Party | Nattandiya[15] | Puttalam Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | UPFA |  | 27,518 | 64.21% |  | 167,769 | 64.84% |  | 4,846,388 | 60.38% | 
  |  | UNP |  | 12,864 | 30.02% |  | 81,152 | 31.36% |  | 2,357,057 | 29.37% | 
  |  | DNA |  | 2,246 | 5.24% |  | 8,792 | 3.40% |  | 441,251 | 5.50% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 228 | 0.53% |  | 1,028 | 0.40% |  | 33,372 | 0.42% | 
  | Valid Votes | 42,856 | 93.12% | 258,741 | 92.29% | 8,026,322 | 96.03% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 3,159 | 6.86% | 21,562 | 7.69% | 581,465 | 6.96% | 
  | Total Polled | 46,023 | 55.30% | 280,354 | 55.67% | 8,358,246 | 59.29% | 
  | Registered Electors | 83,218 |  | 503,635 |  | 14,097,690 |  | 
     | Party | Nattandiya[16] | Puttalam Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | UPFA |  | 25,270 | 52.10% |  | 142,784 | 49.31% |  | 4,223,126 | 45.70% | 
  |  | UNP |  | 20,461 | 42.19% |  | 135,152 | 46.67% |  | 3,486,792 | 37.73% | 
  |  | JHU |  | 2,466 | 5.08% |  | 10,000 | 3.45% |  | 552,723 | 5.98% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 302 | 0.62% |  | 1,652 | 0.57% |  | 62,157 | 0.67% | 
  | Valid Votes | 48,499 | 94.21% | 289,588 | 93.06% | 9,241,931 | 94.52% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 2,953 | 5.74% | 21,431 | 6.89% | 534,452 | 5.47% | 
  | Total Polled | 51,477 | 67.65% | 311,194 | 69.15% | 9,777,821 | 75.74% | 
  | Registered Electors | 76,097 |  | 450,057 |  | 12,909,631 |  | 
     | Party | Nattandiya[17] | Puttalam Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | UNP |  | 22,915 | 46.47% |  | 146,873 | 50.61% |  | 4,086,026 | 45.62% | 
  |  | PA |  | 22,323 | 45.27% |  | 120,981 | 41.69% |  | 3,330,815 | 37.19% | 
  |  | JVP |  | 3,345 | 6.78% |  | 18,095 | 6.24% |  | 815,353 | 9.10% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 724 | 1.47% |  | 4,260 | 1.47% |  | 116,969 | 1.31% | 
  | Valid Votes | 49,307 | 96.39% | 290,209 | 95.20% | 8,955,844 | 94.77% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 1,848 | 3.61% | 14,638 | 4.80% | 494,009 | 5.23% | 
  | Total Polled | 51,155 | 70.90% | 304,847 | 71.53% | 9,449,878 | 76.03% | 
  | Registered Electors | 72,155 |  | 426,193 |  | 12,428,762 |  | 
     | Party | Nattandiya[18] | Puttalam Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | PA |  | 25,646 | 51.58% |  | 138,747 | 48.40% |  | 3,899,329 | 45.33% | 
  |  | UNP |  | 20,078 | 40.38% |  | 118,566 | 41.36% |  | 3,451,765 | 40.12% | 
  |  | JVP |  | 1,909 | 3.84% |  | 11,256 | 3.93% |  | 518,725 | 6.03% | 
  |  | NUA |  | 1,308 | 2.63% |  | 12,317 | 4.30% |  | 185,593 | 2.16% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 778 | 1.56% |  | 5,809 | 2.03% |  | 236,331 | 2.75% | 
  | Valid Votes | 49,719 | N/A | 286,695 | N/A | 8,602,617 | N/A | 
     | Party | Nattandiya[19] | Puttalam Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | PA |  | 26,286 | 54.93% |  | 150,587 | 53.64% |  | 3,887,805 | 48.94% | 
  |  | UNP |  | 21,120 | 44.14% |  | 127,671 | 45.48% |  | 3,498,370 | 44.04% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 446 | 0.93% |  | 2,453 | 0.87% |  | 158,616 | 2.00% | 
  | Valid Votes | 47,852 | 96.37% | 280,711 | 95.52% | 7,943,688 | 95.20% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 1,804 | 3.63% | 13,144 | 4.47% | 400,395 | 4.80% | 
  | Total Polled | 49,656 | 77.05% | 293,873 | 76.19% | 8,344,095 | 74.75% | 
  | Registered Electors | 64,449 |  | 385,690 |  | 11,163,064 |  | 
     | Party | Nattandiya[20] | Puttalam Electoral District | Sri Lanka | 
  | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | 
  |  | UNP |  | 22,957 | 58.21% |  | 139,309 | 62.62% |  | 2,838,005 | 50.71% | 
  |  | SLFP |  | 13,763 | 34.90% |  | 71,687 | 32.22% |  | 1,785,369 | 31.90% | 
  |  | SLMC |  | 1,276 | 3.24% |  | 6,253 | 2.81% |  | 202,016 | 3.61% | 
  |  | USA |  | 1,136 | 2.88% |  | 3,398 | 1.53% |  | 141,983 | 2.54% | 
  |  | Other Parties (with < 1%) |  | 308 | 0.78% |  | 1,828 | 0.82% |  | 69,193 | 1.24% | 
  | Valid Votes | 39,440 | 94.63% | 222,475 | 94.40% | 5,596,468 | 93.87% | 
  | Rejected Votes | 2,236 | 5.37% | 13,205 | 5.60% | 365,563 | 6.13% | 
  | Total Polled | 41,676 | 73.38% | 235,680 | 73.94% | 5,962,031 | 63.60% | 
  | Registered Electors | 56,794 |  | 318,755 |  | 9,374,164 |  | 
 Demographics
 Ethnicity
 The Nattandiya Polling Division has a Sinhalese majority (91.4%) . In comparison, the Puttalam Electoral District (which contains the Nattandiya Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (73.6%) and a significant Moor population (19.4%) [1]  
  Religion
 The Nattandiya Polling Division has a Roman Catholic plurality (45.6%) and a significant Buddhist population (45.4%) . In comparison, the Puttalam Electoral District (which contains the Nattandiya Polling Division) has a Buddhist plurality (43.2%), a significant Roman Catholic population (31.5%) and a significant Muslim population (19.7%) [1]  
  References