1974 Burmese general election

1974 Burmese general election

←  1960 27 January–10 February 1974 1978  →
All 451 seats in the People's Assembly
Turnout	94.61%
First party   Leader Ne Win Party BSPP Leader since 4 July 1962 Seats won 451
Chairman before election Ne Win BSPP/Military President Ne Win BSPP

General elections were held in Burma between 27 January and 10 February 1974. ^[1] They were the first elections held under the new constitution, which had been approved in a referendum the previous year. This had made the country a one-party state with the Burma Socialist Programme Party (BSPP) as the sole legal party. ^[2] The BSPP won all 451 seats in the People's Assembly. Voter turnout was reported to be 94.6%. ^[1]

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Burma Socialist Programme Party			451
Total				451
Total votes		10,608,267	–
Registered voters/turnout		11,212,197	94.61
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

1. Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p603 ISBN   0-19-924958-X
2. Nohlen et al., p614