H. B. Tenne

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]

References

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