CREATE TABLE "lanka_sama_samaja_party_electoral_result" (
  "date" text,
  "candidates_nominated" real,
  "candidates_elected" text,
  "votes" real,
  "pct_of_national_vote" real
);

Question: How many votes were tallied in 1956 with a % of national vote larger than 11.47?
SQL: SELECT SUM("votes") FROM "lanka_sama_samaja_party_electoral_result" WHERE "date"='1956' AND "pct_of_national_vote">11.47;

Question: How many candidates were nominated in 1952 with under 305,133 votes?
SQL: SELECT SUM("candidates_nominated") FROM "lanka_sama_samaja_party_electoral_result" WHERE "date"='1952' AND "votes"<'305,133';

Question: How many votes were tallied with a % of national vote of 13.11, and over 39 candidates nominated?
SQL: SELECT COUNT("votes") FROM "lanka_sama_samaja_party_electoral_result" WHERE "pct_of_national_vote"=13.11 AND "candidates_nominated">39;