Galle Electoral District (1947–1989) Explained

Galle electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between August 1947 and February 1989. The district was named after the town of Galle in Galle District, Southern 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] Galle electoral district was replaced by the Galle multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections, the first under the proportional representation system, Galle continues to be a polling division of the multi-member electoral district.

Members of Parliament

Key

ElectionMemberPartyTerm
1947Wijeyananda DahanayakeBolshevik–Leninist Party1947-1952
1952Lanka Sama Samaja Party1952-1956
1956Mahajana Eksath Peramuna1956-1960
1960 (March)W. D. S. AbeygoonawardenaUnited National Party1960
1960 (July)Lanka Prajathanthravadi Pakshaya1960-1965
1965Sri Lanka Freedom Socialist Party1965-1970
1970United National Party1970-1977
1977Albert de Silva1977-1979
1979 by-election1979-1988

Elections

1947 Parliamentary General Election

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

align=left colspan=2 width="180"Candidate!align=left width="180"Party!align=left width="120"Symbol!align=left width="60"Votes!align=left width="60"%
Star 16,588 53.69
Elephant 14,092 45.61
align=left colspan=4Valid Votes30,68099.30
align=left colspan=4Rejected Votes214 0.70
align=left colspan=4Total Polled30,894 100.00
align=left colspan=4Registered Electors48,340
align=left colspan=5Turnout63.91

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"%
Umbrella 17,897 56.87
Sumitta Dahanayake Star 12,897 40.98
C. G. E. Bertram de Silva Hand 479 1.52
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes31,27399.38
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes196 0.62
align=left colspan=3Total Polled31,469 100.00
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors43,765
align=left colspan=4Turnout71.90

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 21,971 66.17
Elephant 11,015 33.17
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes32,98699.34
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes218 0.66
align=left colspan=3Total Polled33,204 100.00
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors52,827
align=left colspan=4Turnout62.85

1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 4th parliamentary election held on 19 March 1960:[5]

align=left width="180"Candidate!align=left width="180"Party!align=left width="120"Symbol!align=left width="60"Votes!align=left width="60"%
Elephant 10,480 49.16
Umbrella 9,997 46.89
Vincent Wijenayake Star 411 1.84
E. W. J. Serasinghe Hand 250 1.17
A. M. Ismail Eye 139 0.65
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes21,277 99.80
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes42 0.20
align=left colspan=3Total Polled21,319 100.00
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors28,369
align=left colspan=4Turnout75.15

1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 5th parliamentary election held on 20 July 1960:[6]

align=left width="180"Candidate!align=left width="180"Party!align=left width="120"Symbol!align=left width="60"Votes!align=left width="60"%
Umbrella 10,902 51.52
Elephant 10,458 49.42
P. G. Somadasa Cartwheel 251 1.19
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes21,11199.76
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes50 0.24
align=left colspan=3Total Polled21,161100.00
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors28,369
align=left colspan=4Turnout74.59

1965 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 6th parliamentary election held on 22 March 1965:[7]

align=left width="180"Candidate!align=left width="180"Party!align=left width="120"Symbol!align=left width="60"Votes!align=left width="60"%
Sun 18,416 78.76
Hand 7,776 33.25
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes23,19499.19
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes191
align=left colspan=3Total Polled23,383 100.00
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors33,785
align=left colspan=4Turnout69.21

1970 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 7th parliamentary election held on 27 May 1970:[8]

align=left width="180"Candidate!align=left width="180"Party!align=left width="120"Symbol!align=left width="60"Votes!align=left width="60"%
Elephant 16,940 56.00
Hand 13,138 43.43
J. R. G. Abeywickreme Bell 113 0.37
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes30,19199.81
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes57 1.89
align=left colspan=3Total Polled30,248 100
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors37,385
align=left colspan=4Turnout80.91

1977 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 8th parliamentary election held on 21 July 1977:[9]

align=left width="180"Candidate!align=left width="180"Party!align=left width="120"Symbol!align=left width="60"Votes!align=left width="60"%
Elephant 15,861 42.32
Nationalities Unity Organisation Umbrella 10,852 28.96
Raja Kulatilleke Hand 6,44817.21
Mansoor Marikkar Key 4,314 11.51
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes37,47599.82
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes67 0.18
align=left colspan=3Total Polled37,542 100.00
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors45,100
align=left colspan=4Turnout83.24

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 . 20 January 2017.
  3. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 1952 . Department of Elections, Sri Lanka . 20 January 2017.
  4. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 1956 . Department of Elections, Sri Lanka . 20 January 2017.
  5. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 19 March 1960 . Department of Elections, Sri Lanka . 20 January 2017.
  6. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 20 July 1960 . Department of Elections, Sri Lanka . 20 January 2017.
  7. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 1965 . Department of Elections, Sri Lanka .
  8. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 1970 . Department of Elections, Sri Lanka . 20 January 2017.
  9. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 1977 . Department of Elections, Sri Lanka . 20 January 2017 .