Wellawatte-Galkissa electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between August 1947 and March 1960. The district was named after the suburbs of Wellawatte and Galkissa (Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia) in Colombo, Colombo District, Western Province.
Members of Parliament Key
ElectionMemberPartyTerm 1947 Colvin R. de Silva Bolshevik–Leninist Party 1947-1952 1952 S. de Silva Jayasinghe United National Party 1952-1956 1956 Colvin R. de Silva Lanka Sama Samaja Party 1956-1960
Elections 1947 Parliamentary General Election Results of the 1st parliamentary election held between 23 August 1947 and 20 September 1947 for the district:
CandidatePartySymbolVotes% Colvin R. de Silva Bolshevik–Leninist PartyKey11,60653.36 Gilbert Perera Cart Wheel4,17019.17 L. V. Gooneratne Star4,12118.95 Amaradasa Ratnapala Pair of Scales1,3276.10 S. J. F. D. Bandaranaike Lamp2241.03 A. P. de Zoysa Hand1030.47 Thomas de Silva Umbrella720.33Valid Votes21,62399.42Rejected Votes1270.58Total Polled21,750 100.00Registered Electors38,664Turnout56.25
1952 Parliamentary General Election Results of the 2nd parliamentary election held between 24 May 1952 and 30 May 1952 for the district:
CandidatePartySymbolVotes% S. de Silva Jayasinghe United National Party Elephant16,38857.00 Colvin R. de Silva Lanka Sama Samaja Party Key11,88841.35 Richard Gotabhaya Senanayake Umbrella2280.79Valid Votes28,50499.15Rejected Votes2450.85Total Polled28,749100.00Registered Electors43,276Turnout66.43
1956 Parliamentary General Election Results of the 3rd parliamentary election held between 5 April 1956 and 10 April 1956 for the district:
CandidatePartySymbolVotes%Colvin R. de SilvaLanka Sama Samaja PartyKey16,78243.06 S. de Silva Jayasinghe United National Party Elephant11,80630.29 L. V. Gooneratne Hand10,25926.33Valid Votes38,84799.68Rejected Votes1240.32Total Polled38,971100.00Registered Electors56,165Turnout69.39
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