Katana Electoral District

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.[1] Katana electoral district was replaced by the Gampaha multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections.

Members of Parliament

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Key

  Independent   SLFP   UNP

Election Member Party Term
1960 (March) Wijayapala Mendis UNP 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

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1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election

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Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
Valid Votes 100.00%
Rejected Votes
Total Polled
Registered Electors
Turnout

1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election

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Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
Valid Votes 100.00%
Rejected Votes
Total Polled
Registered Electors
Turnout

1965 Parliamentary General Election

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Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
Valid Votes 100.00%
Rejected Votes
Total Polled
Registered Electors
Turnout

1970 Parliamentary General Election

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Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
Valid Votes 100.00%
Rejected Votes
Total Polled
Registered Electors
Turnout

1977 Parliamentary General Election

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Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
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 Votes 44,928 100.00%
Rejected Votes 115
Total Polled 45,043
Registered Electors 51,977
Turnout 86%

References

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  1. ^ "The Electoral System". Parliament of Sri Lanka.