1985 Burmese general election

1985 Burmese general election

←  1981 6–20 October 1985 1990  →
All 489 seats in the People's Assembly
First party   Leader Ne Win Party BSPP Leader since 4 July 1962 Seats won 489 Seat change 14
President before election San Yu BSPP President San Yu BSPP

General elections were held in Burma between 6 and 20 October 1985. ^[1] The country was a one-party state at the time, with the Burma Socialist Programme Party (BSPP) as the sole legal party. ^[2] The BSPP won all 489 seats in the People's Assembly. The elections were the last to be held before the 8888 Uprising, the dissolution of the BSPP and the abolition of the People's Assembly.

Results

Party		Seats	+/–
	Burma Socialist Programme Party	489	+14
Total		489	+14
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