Katana electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between March 1960 and February 1989. The district was named after the town of Katana in Gampaha District, Western Province. The 1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka introduced the proportional representation electoral system for electing members of Parliament. The existing 160 mainly single-member electoral districts were replaced with 22 multi-member electoral districts. Katana electoral district was replaced by the Gampaha multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections.
Members of Parliament Key
ElectionMemberPartyTerm 1960 (March)Wijayapala MendisUNP 1960-1960 1960 (July) 1960-1965 1965 1965-1970 1970 K. C. de Silva SLFP 1970-1975 1975 (by-election) Wijayapala Mendis UNP 1975-1977 1977 1977-1989
Elections
1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election
CandidatePartySymbolVotes% Valid Votes 100.00%Rejected Votes Total Polled Registered Electors Turnout
1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election
CandidatePartySymbolVotes% Valid Votes 100.00%Rejected Votes Total Polled Registered Electors Turnout
1965 Parliamentary General Election
CandidatePartySymbolVotes% Valid Votes 100.00%Rejected Votes Total Polled Registered Electors Turnout
1970 Parliamentary General Election
CandidatePartySymbolVotes% Valid Votes 100.00%Rejected Votes Total Polled Registered Electors Turnout
1977 Parliamentary General Election
CandidatePartySymbolVotes% Wijayapala Mendis United National Party Elephant 23,950 53.31% Vijaya Kumaranatunga Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 19,738 43.93% Nanda De Silva Communist Party Star 1,045 2.33% Nelson de Silva Lamp 195 0.43%Valid Votes44,928100.00%Rejected Votes 115 Total Polled 45,043 Registered Electors 51,977 Turnout 86%
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