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80 of the 103 seats in the Legislative Council | ||
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Turnout | 18% | |
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Legislative Council elections were held in Burma in November 1928. Despite expectations that pro-government candidates would win, [1] the result was a victory for the opposition, which won 45 of the 80 elected seats. However, the People's Party, the largest opposition party, was unable to form a government. [2] Instead, the pro-British Independent Party formed the government. [2]
The Legislative Council had 80 elected members, who were elected in 72 constituencies. [3] Around 55% of the adult population of the country was eligible to vote in the elections. [3] Women remained barred from standing as candidates, provoking a public protest by women at the Secretariat. [3]
Opposition parties won 45 seats, [1] with the People's Party receiving the most votes. [2] Sixteen independents were elected, of whom nine were thought to be pro-opposition. [1] The pro-government parties and independents lost eight seats. [1]
Voter turnout was only 18%. [4]
Party | Seats | +/– | |
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People's Party | 40 | –5 | |
Independent Party | 12 | –8 | |
National Parliamentary Organisation | 5 | New | |
Others | 46 | – | |
Total | 103 | 0 | |
Source: Haruhiro Fukui [5] |