Galaha Electoral District Explained

Galaha electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between August 1947 and March 1960. The district was named after the town of Galaha in Kandy District, Central 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.^[1] Galaha electoral district was replaced by the Kandy multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections, the first under the proportional representation system.

Members of Parliament

Key

Election		Member	Party	Term
	1947	Theodore Braybrooke Panabokke	United National Party	1947 - 1956
	1952
	1956	T. B. Ilangaratne	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	1956 - 1960

Elections

1947 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 1st parliamentary election held between 23 August 1947 and 20 September 1947:^[2]

align=left width="180"	Candidate!	align=left width="180"	Party!	align=left width="120"	Symbol!	align=left width="60"	Votes!	align=left width="60"	%
		Pair of Scales	7,638	27.57
P. N. Jayasena		Star	5,289	19.09
G. R. Rajapriyar		Cartwheel	5,143	18.57
		Hand	4,399	15.88
W. A. B. Soysa		Elephant	3,169	11.44
B. H. Dunuwila		House	1,345	4.86
align=left colspan=3	Valid Votes	26,983	97.41
align=left colspan=3	Rejected Votes	718	2.59
align=left colspan=3	Total Polled	27,701	100.00
align=left colspan=3	Registered Electors	37,874
align=left colspan=4	Turnout	73.14

1952 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 2nd parliamentary election held between 24 May 1952 and 30 May 1952:^[3]

align=left width="180"	Candidate!	align=left width="180"	Party!	align=left width="120"	Symbol!	align=left width="60"	Votes!	align=left width="60"	%
		House	10,962	47.69
		Pair of Scales	6,356	27.63
Stanley Edward, Sirimanne		Hand	4,725	20.56
Seetha Kumari Walgampaya		Elephant	596	2.59
align=left colspan=3	Valid Votes	22,639	98.50
align=left colspan=3	Rejected Votes	346	1.50
align=left colspan=3	Total Polled	22,985	100.00
align=left colspan=3	Registered Electors	32,774
align=left colspan=4	Turnout	70.13

1956 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 3rd parliamentary election held between 5 April 1956 and 10 April 1956:^[4]

align=left width="180"	Candidate!	align=left width="180"	Party!	align=left width="120"	Symbol!	align=left width="60"	Votes!	align=left width="60"	%
		Hand	16,924	61.21
		Elephant	10,490	37.94
align=left colspan=3	Valid Votes	27,414	99.14
align=left colspan=3	Rejected Votes	237	0.86
align=left colspan=3	Total Polled	27,651	100.00
align=left colspan=3	Registered Electors	38,400
align=left colspan=4	Turnout	72.00

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Electoral System. Parliament of Sri Lanka.
2. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 1947. Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. 5 July 2018 .
3. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 1952. Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. 5 July 2018 .
4. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 1956. Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. 5 July 2018 .