Wellawatte-Galkissa Electoral District
# Wellawatte-Galkissa Electoral District

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 LSSP UNP

| Election | 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:

| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Colvin R. de Silva | Bolshevik–Leninist Party | Key | 11,606 | 53.36 |
| Gilbert Perera | | Cart Wheel | 4,170 | 19.17 |
| L. V. Gooneratne | | Star | 4,121 | 18.95 |
| Amaradasa Ratnapala | | Pair of Scales | 1,327 | 6.10 |
| S. J. F. D. Bandaranaike | | Lamp | 224 | 1.03 |
| A. P. de Zoysa | | Hand | 103 | 0.47 |
| Thomas de Silva | | Umbrella | 72 | 0.33 |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 21,623 | 99.42 |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 127 | 0.58 |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | Total Polled | 21,750 | 100.00 |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 38,664 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 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:

| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| S. de Silva Jayasinghe | United National Party | Elephant | 16,388 | 57.00 |
| Colvin R. de Silva | Lanka Sama Samaja Party | Key | 11,888 | 41.35 |
| Richard Gotabhaya Senanayake | | Umbrella | 228 | 0.79 |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 28,504 | 99.15 |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 245 | 0.85 |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | Total Polled | 28,749 | 100.00 |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 43,276 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 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:

| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Colvin R. de Silva | Lanka Sama Samaja Party | Key | 16,782 | 43.06 |
| S. de Silva Jayasinghe | United National Party | Elephant | 11,806 | 30.29 |
| L. V. Gooneratne | | Hand | 10,259 | 26.33 |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 38,847 | 99.68 |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 124 | 0.32 |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | Total Polled | 38,971 | 100.00 |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 56,165 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 69.39 |
