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General elections were held in Burma between 1 and 15 January 1978. [1] The country was a one-party state at the time, with the Burma Socialist Programme Party as the sole legal party. [2] It therefore won all 464 seats in People's Assembly. Voter turnout was reported to be 93.3%. [1]
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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| Burma Socialist Programme Party | 464 | +13 | |||
| Total | 464 | +13 | |||
| Total votes | 14,000,000 | – | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 15,000,000 | 93.33 | |||
| Source: Nohlen et al. | |||||
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