11 Facts About Piyasena Tennakoon

Piyasena Tennakoon was a Ceylonese lawyer and politician.

Piyasena Tennakoon later graduated from the Ceylon Law College and became an advocate.

Piyasena Tennakoon was appointed as the District Revenue Officer of Kolonne.

Piyasena Tennakoon lost to the incumbent, Theodore Braybrooke Panabokke, by 4,606 votes.

Piyasena Tennakoon ran again at the 3rd parliamentary election, held in April 1956, this time as the Sri Lanka Freedom Party candidate.

Piyasena Tennakoon was elected, polling 11,005 votes, 1,239 votes ahead of the United National Party candidate, Edward Lionel Senanayake.

On 20 April 1956, Piyasena Tennakoon was elected as the Deputy Speaker of Parliament, a position he retained until 16 September 1958, when he was replaced by the member for Gampola, Richard Stanley Pelpola.

Piyasena Tennakoon contested the newly created seat of Senkadagala at the 4th parliamentary election held on 19 March 1960, where he lost to Noel Wimalasena, of the United National Party by 1,157 votes.

Piyasena Tennakoon re-contested the seat at the 6th parliamentary election, for the Sri Lanka Freedom Party, losing again to Wimalasena, this time by 3,370 votes.

Piyasena Tennakoon won the seat by 2,617 votes, defeating the sitting member, Mahahitana Arachchige Daniel, from the United National Party.

Piyasena Tennakoon was unable to retain the seat at the subsequent 8th parliamentary election, held on 21 July 1977, losing to Daniel by 6,750 votes.