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.
Key
| 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 | ||
Results of the 1st parliamentary election held between 23 August 1947 and 20 September 1947 for the district:[1]
| align=left width="180" | Candidate! | align=left width="180" | Party! | align=left width="120" | Symbol! | align=left width="60" | Votes! | align=left width="60" | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bolshevik–Leninist Party | Key | 11,606 | 53.36 | ||||||
| Gilbert Perera | Cart Wheel | 4,170 | 19.17 | ||||||
| Star | 4,121 | 18.95 | |||||||
| Pair of Scales | 1,327 | 6.10 | |||||||
| S. J. F. D. Bandaranaike | Lamp | 224 | 1.03 | ||||||
| Hand | 103 | 0.47 | |||||||
| Thomas de Silva | Umbrella | 72 | 0.33 | ||||||
| align=left colspan=3 | Valid Votes | 21,623 | 99.42 | ||||||
| align=left colspan=3 | Rejected Votes | 127 | 0.58 | ||||||
| align=left colspan=3 | Total Polled | 21,750 | 100.00 | ||||||
| align=left colspan=3 | Registered Electors | 38,664 | |||||||
| align=left colspan=4 | Turnout | 56.25 |
Results of the 2nd parliamentary election held between 24 May 1952 and 30 May 1952 for the district:[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" | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elephant | 16,388 | 57.00 | |||||||
| Key | 11,888 | 41.35 | |||||||
| Umbrella | 228 | 0.79 | |||||||
| align=left colspan=3 | Valid Votes | 28,504 | 99.15 | ||||||
| align=left colspan=3 | Rejected Votes | 245 | 0.85 | ||||||
| align=left colspan=3 | Total Polled | 28,749 | 100.00 | ||||||
| align=left colspan=3 | Registered Electors | 43,276 | |||||||
| align=left colspan=4 | Turnout | 66.43 |
Results of the 3rd parliamentary election held between 5 April 1956 and 10 April 1956 for the district:[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" | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colvin R. de Silva | Lanka Sama Samaja Party | Key | 16,782 | 43.06 | |||||
| Elephant | 11,806 | 30.29 | |||||||
| Hand | 10,259 | 26.33 | |||||||
| align=left colspan=3 | Valid Votes | 38,847 | 99.68 | ||||||
| align=left colspan=3 | Rejected Votes | 124 | 0.32 | ||||||
| align=left colspan=3 | Total Polled | 38,971 | 100.00 | ||||||
| align=left colspan=3 | Registered Electors | 56,165 | |||||||
| align=left colspan=4 | Turnout | 69.39 |