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
| 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※
1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election※
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valid Votes | 100.00% | |||
| Rejected Votes | ||||
| Total Polled | ||||
| Registered Electors | ||||
| Turnout | ||||
1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election※
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valid Votes | 100.00% | |||
| Rejected Votes | ||||
| Total Polled | ||||
| Registered Electors | ||||
| Turnout | ||||
1965 Parliamentary General Election※
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valid Votes | 100.00% | |||
| Rejected Votes | ||||
| Total Polled | ||||
| Registered Electors | ||||
| Turnout | ||||
1970 Parliamentary General Election※
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valid Votes | 100.00% | |||
| Rejected Votes | ||||
| Total Polled | ||||
| Registered Electors | ||||
| Turnout | ||||
1977 Parliamentary General Election※
| 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% | |||
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