H. B. Tenne Explained

Henry Bernard Tenne (born 11 August 1894) was a politician in British Ceylon and the later Dominion of Ceylon.[1] [2]

Tenne was elected as an independent member at the 1st parliamentary election, held between 23 August 1947 and 20 September 1947, representing the Dambulla electorate, securing 57.5% of the total vote.[3] [4]

He was re-elected to the seat of Dambulla at the 2nd parliamentary election, held in May 1952, representing the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP), with 54% of the total vote.[5] Immediately prior to the 1956 parliamentary elections Tenne switched allegiance to the United National Party (UNP)[6] and subsequently ran as the party's candidate in the Dambulla electorate, where he was defeated by the SLFP's candidate, T. B. Tennekoon, 14,688 votes to 5,533 votes.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hon. Tenne, Henry Bernard, M.P.. Parliament of Sri Lanka. 21 September 2017.
  2. Book: Members of the Legislatures of Ceylon: 1931-1972. Jātika Rājya Sabhāva. Pustakālaya. National State Assembly Library. 1972. 157.
  3. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 1947. Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. 21 September 2017.
  4. Book: Members of the Legislatures of Sri Lanka, 1931-83: Record of Service. Goonetilleke, T. V. (Ed). Library of Parliament. 1983. 203.
  5. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 1952. Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. 21 September 2017.
  6. News: A brief history of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party. Weligamage, Deshakeerthi Chandrasiri. Daily News. 3 September 2003. 21 September 2017.
  7. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 1956. Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. 21 September 2017.

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