Burmese general election, 1951–1952

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Burmese general election, 1951–1952
Myanmar
1947 ←
June 1951 – April 1952 → 1956
To fill 250 seats in the Burmese Chamber of Deputies

Prime Minister before election

U Nu
AFPFL

Prime Minister-elect

U Nu
AFPFL

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Burma's first general elections held as an independent state took place over several months between June 1951 and April 1952, due to internal conflict within the country.[1][2] The Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League (AFPFL) won 60% of the vote and 147 out of 250 seats.[1] Turnout for the election was low at 20%, as only 1.5 million voters out of an eligible 8 million participated.[3] It was the lowest turnout for a Burmese election since the 1920s boycotts in colonial Burma.[1]

Results[edit]

Party Votes % Seats +/-
Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League 60 147 -26
AFPFL allies¹ 52 New
People's Democratic Front² 13 New
Arkan National Unity Organisation 6 New
Independents 15 +13
Vacant 11
Invalid/blank votes
Total 1,500,000 100 250 +40
Registered voters/turnout 8,000,000 18.8
Source: Nohlen et al.

¹ AFPFL allies included the Burma Socialist Party, the All-Burma Peasants Organisation, the Burma Muslim Congress, the Kachin National Congress, the United Karen League, the Chin Congress, the United Hill People's Congress, the All-Burma Women's Freedom League and the All-Burma Federation of Trade Organisations.[4]

² The People's Democratic Front was an alliance of the Burma Workers and Peasants Party, the Patriotic Alliance and the Burma Democratic Party.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Taylor, Robert H. (1996). The Politics of elections in Southeast Asia. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. p. 173. ISBN 978-0-521-56443-4. 
  2. ^ Hoffmann, Mark S (1954). World almanac and book of facts, Volume 69. Newspaper Enterprise Association. p. 338. 
  3. ^ Rotberg, Robert I (1998). Burma: prospects for a democratic future. Brookings Institution Press. p. 43. ISBN 978-0-8157-7581-2. 
  4. ^ Nohlen, D, Grotz, F & Hartmann, C (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p614 ISBN 0-19-924958-X