Wellawatte-Galkissa Electoral District

This article is about the former electoral district in Sri Lanka. For the Colombo suburb, see Wellawatte.

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

Independent Bolshevik–Leninist Party Lanka Sama Samaja Party United National Party

	Member	Party	Term
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:^[1]

Candidate	Party	Symbol	Votes	%
Colvin R. de Silva	Bolshevik–Leninist Party	Key	11,606	53.67%
Gilbert Perera		Cart Wheel	4,170	19.29%
L. V. Gooneratne		Star	4,121	19.06%
A. Ratnapala		Pair of Scales	1,327	6.14%
S.J.F.D. Bandaranaike		Lamp	224	1.04%
A.P. de Zoysa		Hand	103	0.48%
Thomas de Silva		Umbrella	72	0.33%
Valid Votes			21,623	100.00%
Rejected Votes			127
Total Polled			21,750
Registered Electors			38,664
Turnout			56.25%

1952 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 2nd parliamentary election held between 24 May 1952 and 30 May 1952 for the district:^[2]

Candidate	Party	Symbol	Votes	%
S. de Silva Jayasinghe	United National Party	Elephant	16,388	57.49%
Colvin R. de Silva	Lanka Sama Samaja Party	Key	11,888	41.71%
Richard Gotabhaya Senanayake		Umbrella	228	0.80%
Valid Votes			28,504	100.00%
Rejected Votes			245
Total Polled			28,749
Registered Electors			43,276
Turnout			66.43%

1956 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 3rd parliamentary election held between 5 April 1956 and 10 April 1956 for the district:^[3]

Candidate	Party	Symbol	Votes	%
Colvin R. de Silva	Lanka Sama Samaja Party	Key	16,782	43.20%
S. de Silva Jayasinghe	United National Party	Elephant	11,806	30.39%
L. V. Gooneratne		Hand	10,259	26.41%
Valid Votes			'38,847	100.00%
Rejected Votes			124
Total Polled			38,971
Registered Electors			56,165
Turnout			69.39%

References

↑ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1947" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.
↑ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1952" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.
↑ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1956" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.

Former Electoral Districts of Sri Lanka

Central Province	Akurana Dambulla Galagedara Galaha Gampola Hanguranketha Harispattuwa Hewaheta Kadugannawa Kandy Kotagala Kotmale Kundasale Laggala Maskeliya Matale Maturata Minipe Nawalapitiya Nuwara Eliya Nuwara Eliya-Maskeliya Pathadumbara Rattota Senkadagala Talawakelle Teldeniya Udadumbara Udunuwara Walapane Wattegama Yatinuwara

Eastern Province	Ampara Batticaloa Kalkudah Kalmunai Mutur Nintavur Paddiruppu Pottuvil Samanthurai Seruvila Trincomalee

Northern Province	Chavakachcheri Jaffna Kankesanthurai Kayts Kilinochchi Kopay Manipay Mannar Mullaitivu Nallur Point Pedro Udupiddy Uduvil Vaddukoddai Vavuniya

North Central Province	Anuradhapura Anuradhapura East Anuradhapura West Horowpothana Kalawewa Kekirawa Medawachchiya Medirigiriya Mihintale Minneriya Polonnaruwa

North Western Province	Anamaduwa Bingiriya Chilaw Dambadeniya Dandagamuwa Dodangaslanda Galgamuwa Hiriyala Katugampola Kuliyapitiya Kurunegala Mawatagama Nattandiya Nikaweratiya Panduwasnuwara Polgahawela Puttalam Wariyapola Wennappuwa Yapahuwa

Uva	Badulla Bandarawela Bibile Buttala Hali-Ela Haputale Mahiyangana Moneragala Passara Soranatota Uva Paranagama Viyaluwa Welimada Wellawaya

Sabaragamuwa	Alutnuwara Aranayaka Balangoda Dedigama Dehiowita Deraniyagala Eheliyagoda Galigamuwa Kalawana Kegalle Kiriella Kolonna Mawanella Nivitigala Pelmadulla Rakwana Rambukkana Ratnapura Ruwanwella Yatiyantota

Southern Province	Akmeemana Akuressa Ambalangoda Ambalangoda-Balapitiya Baddegama Balapitiya Beliatta Bentara-Elpitiya Deniyaya Devinuwara Galle Habaraduwa Hakmana Hambantota Hiniduma Kamburupitiya Karandeniya Matara Mulkirigala Rathgama Tangalle Tissamaharama Udugama Weligama

Western Province	Agalawatte Attanagalla Avissawella Bandaragama Beruwala Biyagama Borella Bulathsinhala Colombo Central Colombo East Colombo North Colombo South Colombo West Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia Divulapitiya Dompe Gampaha Homagama Horana Ja-Ela Kaduwela Kalutara Katana Kelaniya Kesbewa Kolonnawa Kottawa Kotte Mahara Maharagama Matugama Minuwangoda Mirigama Moratuwa Negombo Panadura Ratmalana Wattala Wellawatte-Galkissa

Current Electoral districts of Sri Lanka

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