1951–52 Burmese general election explained

Country:Burma
Flag Year:1948
Type:parliamentary
Previous Election:1947 Burmese general election
Previous Year:1947
Next Election:1956 Burmese general election
Next Year:1956
Seats For Election:All 250 seats in the Chamber of Deputies
Majority Seats:126
Turnout:18.75%
Election Date:June 1951  - April 1952
Leader1:U Nu
Party1:Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League
Seats1:147
Seat Change1: 26
Party2:PDF
Colour2:A91101
Seats2:19
Seat Change2:New
Prime Minister
Posttitle:Prime Minister-elect
Before Election:U Nu
Before Party:Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League
After Election:U Nu
After Party:Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League

General elections were held in Burma over several months between June 1951 and April 1952 due to internal conflict within the country.[1] [2]

The first elections since independence, they saw the Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League (AFPFL) win 60% of the vote and 199 out of 250 seats. Voter turnout 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]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Taylor, Robert H.. The Politics of elections in Southeast Asia. Cambridge University Press. Cambridge, UK. 1996. 173. 978-0-521-56443-4.
  2. Book: Hoffmann, Mark S. World almanac and book of facts, Volume 69. Newspaper Enterprise Association. 1954. 338.
  3. Book: Rotberg, Robert I. Burma: prospects for a democratic future. Brookings Institution Press. 1998. 43. 978-0-8157-7581-2.