Wickremasinghe first contested for parliament at the 3rd parliamentary election in 1956 , representing the Ceylon Communist Party in the Hakmana Electoral District .
Wickremasinghe first was defeated by the United National Party candidate , C.A.
Wickremasinghe first contested for parliament at the 3rd parliamentary election in 1956 , representing the Ceylon Communist Party in the Hakmana Electoral District but was defeated by the United National Party candidate , C.A.