1951–52 Burmese general election

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1951–52 Burmese general election
Flag of Burma (1948-1974).svg
  1947 June 1951 April 1952 1956  

All 250 seats in the Chamber of Deputies
126 seats needed for a majority
Turnout18.75%
 First partySecond party
  U Nu portrait.jpg No image.svg
Leader U Nu
Party AFPFL PDF
Seats won14719
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 26New

Prime Minister before election

U Nu
AFPFL

Prime Minister-elect

U Nu
AFPFL

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]

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League 147–26
AFPFL allies [lower-alpha 1] 52+33
People's Democratic Front [lower-alpha 2] 19New
Independent Arakanese Parliamentary Group 6New
Greater Burma Party0New
People's Peace Front 0New
Union of Burma League0New
United Chin Freedom League0New
Independents15+13
Vacant11
Total250+40
Total votes1,500,000
Registered voters/turnout8,000,00018.75
Source: Nohlen et al.

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