Galaha Electoral District

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

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Key

  Independent   SLFP   UNP

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

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1947 Parliamentary General Election

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

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
Theodore Braybrooke Panabokke United National Party Pair of Scales 7,638 27.57
P. N. Jayasena Star 5,289 19.09
G. R. Rajapriyar Cartwheel 5,143 18.57
C. A. S. Marikkar Hand 4,399 15.88
W. A. B. Soysa Elephant 3,169 11.44
B. H. Dunuwila House 1,345 4.86
Valid Votes 26,983 97.41
Rejected Votes 718 2.59
Total Polled 27,701 100.00
Registered Electors 37,874
Turnout 73.14

1952 Parliamentary General Election

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

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
Theodore Braybrooke Panabokke United National Party House 10,962 47.69
Piyasena Tennakoon Pair of Scales 6,356 27.63
Stanley Edward, Sirimanne Hand 4,725 20.56
Seetha Kumari Walgampaya Elephant 596 2.59
Valid Votes 22,639 98.50
Rejected Votes 346 1.50
Total Polled 22,985 100.00
Registered Electors 32,774
Turnout 70.13

1956 Parliamentary General Election

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

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
T. B. Ilangaratne Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 16,924 61.21
Theodore Braybrooke Panabokke United National Party Elephant 10,490 37.94
Valid Votes 27,414 99.14
Rejected Votes 237 0.86
Total Polled 27,651 100.00
Registered Electors 38,400
Turnout 72.00

References

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  1. ^ "The Electoral System". Parliament of Sri Lanka.
  2. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1947" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1952" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  4. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1956" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 5 July 2018.