Template:LSSP election results
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| Year | Legislature | Party leader | Seats won | Change in seats | Votes | Percentage of votes | Vote swing | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | 1st House of Representatives | Leslie Goonewardene & N. M. Perera | 10 / 95
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204,020 | 10.81% | Template:No2 | ||
| 1952 | 2nd House of Representatives | 9 / 95
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305,133 | 13.11% | ||||
| 1956 | 3rd House of Representatives | 14 / 95
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274,204 | 10.36% | Template:No2 | |||
| 1960 (March) | 4th House of Representatives | 10 / 151
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325,286 | 10.70% | ||||
| 1960 (July) | 5th House of Representatives | 12 / 151
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224,995 | 7.31% | ||||
| 1965 | 6th House of Representatives | 10 / 151
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302,095 | 7.47% | ||||
| 1970 | 7th House of Representatives | 19 / 151
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433,224 | 8.68% | Template:Yes2 | |||
| 1977 | 1st National State Assembly | 0 / 151
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225,317 | 3.61% |
- In the 1947, 1952 and 1956 elections the assembly had 95 single-member constituencies. In 1960 it was expanded to 151 seats and in 1977 to 168.
- In 1965 Bernard Soysa was elected unopposed in his constituency.