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. 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 Dahanayake Bolshevik–Leninist Party 1947-1952 1952 Lanka Sama Samaja Party 1952-1956 1956 Mahajana Eksath Peramuna 1956-1960 1960 (March) W. D. S. Abeygoonawardena United National Party 1960 1960 (July)Wijeyananda Dahanayake Lanka Prajathanthravadi Pakshaya 1960-1965 1965 Sri Lanka Freedom Socialist Party 1965-1970 1970United National Party 1970-1977 1977 Albert de Silva 1977-1979 1979 by-election Wijeyananda Dahanayake 1979-1988
Elections
1947 Parliamentary General Election Results of the 1st parliamentary election held between 23 August 1947 and 20 September 1947:
CandidatePartySymbolVotes% Wijeyananda Dahanayake Bolshevik–Leninist Party Star 16,588 53.69 H. W. Amarasuriya United National Party Elephant 14,092 45.61Valid Votes30,68099.30Rejected Votes214 0.70Total Polled30,894 100.00Registered Electors48,340 Turnout63.91
1952 Parliamentary General Election Results of the 2nd parliamentary election held between 24 May 1952 and 30 May 1952:
CandidatePartySymbolVotes% Wijeyananda Dahanayake Umbrella 17,897 56.87 Sumitta Dahanayake Star 12,897 40.98 C. G. E. Bertram de Silva Hand 479 1.52 Valid Votes31,27399.38Rejected Votes196 0.62Total Polled31,469 100.00Registered Electors43,765 Turnout71.90
1956 Parliamentary General Election Results of the 3rd parliamentary election held between 5 April 1956 and 10 April 1956:
CandidatePartySymbolVotes% Wijeyananda Dahanayake Hand 21,971 66.17 W. D. S. Abeygoonawardena United National Party Elephant 11,015 33.17Valid Votes32,98699.34Rejected Votes218 0.66Total Polled33,204 100.00Registered Electors52,827 Turnout62.85
1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election Results of the 4th parliamentary election held on 19 March 1960:
CandidatePartySymbolVotes% W. D. S. Abeygoonawardena United National Party Elephant 10,480 49.16 Wijeyananda Dahanayake Umbrella 9,997 46.89 Vincent Wijenayake Star 411 1.84 E. W. J. Serasinghe Hand 250 1.17 A. M. Ismail Eye 139 0.65Valid Votes21,277 99.80Rejected Votes42 0.20Total Polled21,319 100.00Registered Electors28,369 Turnout75.15
1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election Results of the 5th parliamentary election held on 20 July 1960:
CandidatePartySymbolVotes% Wijeyananda Dahanayake Umbrella 10,902 51.52 W. D. S. Abeygoonawardena United National Party Elephant 10,458 49.42 P. G. Somadasa Cartwheel 251 1.19Valid Votes21,11199.76Rejected Votes50 0.24Total Polled21,161100.00Registered Electors28,369 Turnout74.59
1965 Parliamentary General Election Results of the 6th parliamentary election held on 22 March 1965:
CandidatePartySymbolVotes% Wijeyananda Dahanayake Sun 18,416 78.76 W. T. Wijekulasuriya Hand 7,776 33.25Valid Votes23,19499.19Rejected Votes191 Total Polled23,383 100.00Registered Electors33,785 Turnout69.21
1970 Parliamentary General Election Results of the 7th parliamentary election held on 27 May 1970:
CandidatePartySymbolVotes% Wijeyananda Dahanayake United National Party Elephant 16,940 56.00 W. D. S. Abeygoonawardena Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 13,138 43.43 J. R. G. Abeywickreme Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna Bell 113 0.37Valid Votes30,19199.81Rejected Votes57 1.89Total Polled30,248 100Registered Electors37,385 Turnout80.91
1977 Parliamentary General Election Results of the 8th parliamentary election held on 21 July 1977:
CandidatePartySymbolVotes% Albert de Silva United National Party Elephant 15,861 42.32 Wijeyananda Dahanayake Nationalities Unity Organisation Umbrella 10,852 28.96 Raja Kulatilleke Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 6,44817.21 Mansoor Marikkar Lanka Sama Samaja Party Key 4,314 11.51Valid Votes37,47599.82Rejected Votes67 0.18Total Polled37,542 100.00Registered Electors45,100 Turnout83.24
1979 Parliamentary by-Election Results of the 1979 Sri Lankan parliamentary by-election held on 20 December 1979:
CandidatePartySymbolVotes% Wijeyananda Dahanayake United National Party Elephant 22,377 62.05 Sarath Dias Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 9,365 25.97 Lionel Bopage Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna Bell 3,366 9.33 Ivan Victor Podi Athula Lanka Sama Samaja Party Key 634 1.76 Kiringoda Gamage Piyadasa Umbrella 202 0.56 A.B.P. Perera Lamp 116 0.32Valid Votes36,06099.67Rejected Votes121 0.33Total Polled36,181 100.00Registered ElectorsTurnout
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