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Polling Division in Sri Lanka
Katana
Polling Division
Location of Katana
Coordinates: 7°11′15″N 79°53′08″E / 7.187372°N 79.885450°E / 7.187372; 79.885450
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceWestern Province, Sri Lanka
Electoral DistrictGampaha Electoral District
Area
 • Total111.44 km (43.03 sq mi)
Population
 • Total235,291
 • Density2,111/km (5,470/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeEC-02C

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.

Year Katana Gampaha Electoral District MAE % Sri Lanka MAE %
2019 SLPP SLPP 0.94% SLPP 6.05%
2015 NDF NDF 1.64% NDF 0.23%
2010 UPFA UPFA 1.61% UPFA 1.75%
2005 UPFA UPFA 0.51% UPFA 3.79%
1999 PA PA 2.52% PA 7.40%
1994 PA PA 1.96% PA 0.41%
1988 UNP SLFP 3.30% UNP 0.54%
1982 UNP UNP 0.28% UNP 2.12%
Matches/Mean MAE 8/8 7/8 1.60% 8/8 2.78%

2019 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Katana 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

2015 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Katana 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

2010 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Katana 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

2005 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Katana 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

1999 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Katana 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

1994 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Katana 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

1988 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Katana 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

1982 Sri Lankan Presidential Election

Party Katana 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.

Year Katana Gampaha Electoral District MAE % Sri Lanka MAE %
2015 UNP UNP 1.19% UNP 2.21%
2010 UPFA UPFA 0.25% UPFA 1.90%
2004 UPFA UPFA 1.09% UPFA 3.37%
2001 PA UNP 2.97% UNP 5.42%
2000 PA PA 2.99% PA 4.65%
1994 PA PA 0.39% PA 5.13%
1989 UNP UNP 0.64% UNP 4.30%
Matches/Mean MAE 6/7 7/7 1.36% 7/7 3.85%

2020 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Katana 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

2015 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Katana 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

2010 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Katana 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

2004 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Katana 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

2001 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Katana 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

2000 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Katana 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

1994 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Katana 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

1989 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election

Party Katana 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%)

Ethnicity in Katana

  Sinhalese (91.6%)  Sri Lankan Tamil (4.2%)  Moor (1.5%)  Chetty (1.4%)  Other (1.3%)

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%)

Religion in Katana

  Buddhist (60.1%)  Roman Catholic (32.0%)  Other Christian (4.1%)  Muslim (2.0%)  Hindu (1.7%)  Other (0.1%)

References

  1. ^ "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 Katana and the Gampaha 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 Katana 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 Katana and the Gampaha 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 Katana 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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