The Katana Polling Division  is a Polling Division  in the Gampaha Electoral District , in the Western Province, Sri Lanka . 
   
Presidential Election Results  
Summary  The winner of Katana has matched the final country result 8 out of 8 times. Hence, Katana is a Perfect Bellwether  for Presidential Elections.  
      Party   Katana[ 4]     Gampaha Electoral District    Sri Lanka     Votes   %   Votes   %   Votes   %        SLPP       71,565   58.10%      855,870   59.28%      6,924,255   52.25%        NDF       43,053   34.95%      494,671   34.26%      5,564,239   41.99%        NMPP      5,343   4.34%      61,760   4.28%      418,553   3.16%        Other Parties (with < 1%)      1,844   1.50%      20,227   1.40%      295,797   2.23%        NPP      1,375   1.12%      11,272   0.78%      49,655   0.37%     Valid Votes   123,180   98.57%   1,443,800   98.92%   13,252,499   98.99%     Rejected Votes   1,786   1.43%   15,751   1.08%   135,452   1.01%     Total Polled   124,966   81.44%   1,459,551   83.31%   13,387,951   83.71%     Registered Electors   153,448      1,751,892      15,992,568      
     Party   Katana[ 5]     Gampaha Electoral District    Sri Lanka     Votes   %   Votes   %   Votes   %        NDF       58,507   51.49%      669,007   49.83%      6,217,162   51.28%        UPFA       54,355   47.83%      664,347   49.49%      5,768,090   47.58%        Other Parties (with < 1%)      773   0.68%      9,142   0.68%      138,200   1.14%     Valid Votes   113,635   98.69%   1,342,496   98.92%   12,123,452   98.85%     Rejected Votes   1,505   1.31%   14,647   1.08%   140,925   1.15%     Total Polled   115,140   80.02%   1,357,143   80.77%   12,264,377   78.69%     Registered Electors   143,885      1,680,263      15,585,942      
     Party   Katana[ 6]     Gampaha Electoral District    Sri Lanka     Votes   %   Votes   %   Votes   %        UPFA       59,558   60.04%      718,716   61.66%      6,015,934   57.88%        NDF       38,605   38.92%      434,506   37.28%      4,173,185   40.15%        Other Parties (with < 1%)      1,034   1.04%      12,426   1.07%      204,494   1.97%     Valid Votes   99,197   99.23%   1,165,648   99.24%   10,393,613   99.03%     Rejected Votes   767   0.77%   8,960   0.76%   101,838   0.97%     Total Polled   99,964   78.45%   1,174,608   78.03%   10,495,451   66.70%     Registered Electors   127,421      1,505,363      15,734,587      
     Party   Katana[ 7]     Gampaha Electoral District    Sri Lanka     Votes   %   Votes   %   Votes   %        UPFA       49,095   54.23%      596,698   54.78%      4,887,152   50.29%        UNP       40,473   44.71%      481,764   44.23%      4,706,366   48.43%        Other Parties (with < 1%)      960   1.06%      10,815   0.99%      123,521   1.27%     Valid Votes   90,528   98.93%   1,089,277   98.94%   9,717,039   98.88%     Rejected Votes   977   1.07%   11,724   1.06%   109,869   1.12%     Total Polled   91,505   79.85%   1,101,001   79.17%   9,826,908   69.51%     Registered Electors   114,595      1,390,691      14,136,979      
     Party   Katana[ 8]     Gampaha Electoral District    Sri Lanka     Votes   %   Votes   %   Votes   %        PA       45,607   59.82%      532,796   56.58%      4,312,157   51.12%        UNP       27,389   35.93%      353,969   37.59%      3,602,748   42.71%        JVP       2,224   2.92%      40,472   4.30%      343,927   4.08%        Other Parties (with < 1%)      1,015   1.33%      14,382   1.53%      176,679   2.09%     Valid Votes   76,235   98.01%   941,619   97.84%   8,435,754   97.69%     Rejected Votes   1,545   1.99%   20,768   2.16%   199,536   2.31%     Total Polled   77,780   77.51%   962,387   77.12%   8,635,290   72.17%     Registered Electors   100,352      1,247,860      11,965,536      
     Party   Katana[ 9]     Gampaha Electoral District    Sri Lanka     Votes   %   Votes   %   Votes   %        PA       42,916   62.83%      550,654   64.74%      4,709,205   62.28%        UNP       24,637   36.07%      288,608   33.93%      2,715,283   35.91%        Other Parties (with < 1%)      750   1.10%      11,256   1.32%      137,040   1.81%     Valid Votes   68,303   98.75%   850,518   98.48%   7,561,526   98.03%     Rejected Votes   864   1.25%   13,137   1.52%   151,706   1.97%     Total Polled   69,167   75.16%   863,655   74.16%   7,713,232   69.12%     Registered Electors   92,027      1,164,625      11,158,880      
     Party   Katana[ 10]     Gampaha Electoral District    Sri Lanka     Votes   %   Votes   %   Votes   %        UNP       28,760   51.20%      350,092   48.08%      2,569,199   50.43%        SLFP       25,379   45.18%      355,553   48.83%      2,289,857   44.95%        SLMP       2,036   3.62%      22,467   3.09%      235,701   4.63%     Valid Votes   56,175   98.56%   728,112   98.63%   5,094,754   98.24%     Rejected Votes   822   1.44%   10,108   1.37%   91,499   1.76%     Total Polled   56,997   74.55%   738,220   74.93%   5,186,256   55.87%     Registered Electors   76,452      985,206      9,283,143      
     Party   Katana[ 11]     Gampaha Electoral District    Sri Lanka     Votes   %   Votes   %   Votes   %        UNP       26,504   52.63%      365,847   52.50%      3,450,815   52.93%        SLFP       22,027   43.74%      301,808   43.31%      2,546,348   39.05%        JVP       1,356   2.69%      23,701   3.40%      273,428   4.19%        Other Parties (with < 1%)      474   0.94%      5,491   0.79%      249,460   3.83%     Valid Votes   50,361   99.14%   696,847   99.15%   6,520,156   98.78%     Rejected Votes   437   0.86%   5,992   0.85%   80,470   1.22%     Total Polled   50,798   83.88%   702,839   82.70%   6,600,626   80.15%     Registered Electors   60,560      849,896      8,235,358      
 
Parliamentary Election Results  
Summary  The winner of Katana has matched the final country result 6 out of 7 times. Hence, Katana is a Strong Bellwether  for Parliamentary Elections.  
      Party   Katana[ 14]     Gampaha Electoral District    Sri Lanka     Votes   %   Votes   %   Votes   %            SLPFA       70,062   66.61%      807,896   65.76%      6,853,693   59.09%            SJB       25,055   23.82%      285,809   23.27%      2,771,984   23.9%            JJB       5,041   4.79%      61,833   5.03%      445,958   3.84%            UNP       1,775   1.69%      28,282   2.3%      249,435   2.15%            OPPP      1,510   1.44%      21,627   1.76%      67,766   0.58%           Other Parties (with < 1%)      1,743   1.65%      23,027   1.88%      1,160,093   10.44%     Valid Votes   105,186   67.3%   1,228,474   68.78%   11,598,936   71.32%     Rejected Votes   7,234   4,63%   75,509   4.23%   744,373   4.58%     Total Polled   112,420   71.93%   1,303,983   73.01%   12,343,309   75.89%     Registered Electors   156,287      1,785,964      16,263,885      
     Party   Katana[ 15]     Gampaha Electoral District    Sri Lanka     Votes   %   Votes   %   Votes   %        UNP       50,393   48.85%      577,004   47.17%      5,098,916   45.77%        UPFA       45,582   44.18%      549,958   44.96%      4,732,664   42.48%        JVP       6,662   6.46%      87,880   7.18%      544,154   4.88%        Other Parties (with < 1%)      530   0.51%      8,332   0.68%      81,501   0.73%     Valid Votes   103,167   94.82%   1,223,174   95.51%   11,140,333   95.35%     Rejected Votes   5,522   5.08%   56,246   4.39%   516,926   4.42%     Total Polled   108,802   75.62%   1,280,647   78.21%   11,684,111   77.66%     Registered Electors   143,885      1,637,537      15,044,490      
     Party   Katana[ 16]     Gampaha Electoral District    Sri Lanka     Votes   %   Votes   %   Votes   %        UPFA       49,766   63.33%      589,476   63.40%      4,846,388   60.38%        UNP       22,919   29.17%      266,523   28.67%      2,357,057   29.37%        DNA      5,228   6.65%      69,747   7.50%      441,251   5.50%        Other Parties (with < 1%)      667   0.85%      3,985   0.43%      19,003   0.24%     Valid Votes   78,580   93.97%   929,731   94.83%   8,026,322   96.03%     Rejected Votes   5,021   6.00%   50,234   5.12%   581,465   6.96%     Total Polled   83,621   65.63%   980,467   65.06%   8,358,246   59.29%     Registered Electors   127,421      1,506,969      14,097,690      
     Party   Katana[ 17]     Gampaha Electoral District    Sri Lanka     Votes   %   Votes   %   Votes   %        UPFA       41,823   51.53%      509,963   51.52%      4,223,126   45.70%        UNP       31,919   39.33%      367,572   37.14%      3,486,792   37.73%        JHU       6,254   7.71%      102,516   10.36%      552,723   5.98%        Other Parties (with < 1%)      1,171   1.44%      9,691   0.98%      57,229   0.62%     Valid Votes   81,167   96.11%   989,742   95.96%   9,241,931   94.52%     Rejected Votes   3,268   3.87%   41,462   4.02%   534,452   5.47%     Total Polled   84,453   76.29%   1,031,464   77.72%   9,777,821   75.74%     Registered Electors   110,706      1,327,145      12,909,631      
     Party   Katana[ 18]     Gampaha Electoral District    Sri Lanka     Votes   %   Votes   %   Votes   %        PA       39,498   47.54%      428,780   43.08%      3,330,815   37.19%        UNP       35,075   42.21%      437,289   43.94%      4,086,026   45.62%        JVP       7,388   8.89%      113,990   11.45%      815,353   9.10%        Other Parties (with < 1%)      1,128   1.36%      15,171   1.52%      137,826   1.54%     Valid Votes   83,089   96.34%   995,230   96.30%   8,955,844   94.77%     Rejected Votes   3,158   3.66%   38,187   3.70%   494,009   5.23%     Total Polled   86,247   80.98%   1,033,417   80.36%   9,449,878   76.03%     Registered Electors   106,508      1,285,973      12,428,762      
     Party   Katana[ 19]     Gampaha Electoral District    Sri Lanka     Votes   %   Votes   %   Votes   %        PA       42,316   53.66%      470,018   48.87%      3,899,329   45.33%        UNP       30,157   38.24%      378,328   39.34%      3,451,765   40.12%        JVP       3,906   4.95%      73,110   7.60%      518,725   6.03%        SU      1,578   2.00%      20,297   2.11%      127,859   1.49%        Other Parties (with < 1%)      899   1.14%      19,956   2.08%      319,123   3.71%     Valid Votes   78,856   N/A   961,709   N/A   8,602,617   N/A   
     Party   Katana[ 20]     Gampaha Electoral District    Sri Lanka     Votes   %   Votes   %   Votes   %        PA       40,684   57.35%      509,030   56.79%      3,887,805   48.94%        UNP       29,617   41.75%      375,631   41.91%      3,498,370   44.04%        Other Parties (with < 1%)      633   0.89%      11,627   1.30%      90,078   1.13%     Valid Votes   70,934   95.89%   896,288   96.39%   7,943,688   95.20%     Rejected Votes   3,044   4.11%   33,553   3.61%   400,395   4.80%     Total Polled   73,978   80.39%   929,841   79.65%   8,344,095   74.75%     Registered Electors   92,027      1,167,469      11,163,064      
     Party   Katana[ 21]     Gampaha Electoral District    Sri Lanka     Votes   %   Votes   %   Votes   %        UNP       28,660   53.11%      385,733   54.14%      2,838,005   50.71%        SLFP       22,318   41.35%      294,490   41.34%      1,785,369   31.90%        USA      2,656   4.92%      21,665   3.04%      141,983   2.54%        Other Parties (with < 1%)      333   0.62%      10,549   1.48%      67,723   1.21%     Valid Votes   53,967   95.65%   712,437   95.64%   5,596,468   93.87%     Rejected Votes   2,457   4.35%   32,497   4.36%   365,563   6.13%     Total Polled   56,424   75.10%   744,934   76.82%   5,962,031   63.60%     Registered Electors   75,135      969,658      9,374,164      
 
Demographics  
Ethnicity  The Katana Polling Division has a Sinhalese  majority (91.6%) . In comparison, the Gampaha Electoral District  (which contains the Katana Polling Division) has a Sinhalese  majority (90.5%) [ 1]    
  
Religion  The Katana Polling Division has a Buddhist  majority (60.1%) and a significant Roman Catholic  population (32.0%) . In comparison, the Gampaha Electoral District  (which contains the Katana Polling Division) has a Buddhist  majority (71.3%) and a significant Roman Catholic  population (19.5%) [ 1]    
  
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