1951–52 Burmese general election
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General elections were held in Burma over several months between June 1951 and April 1952 due to internal conflict within the country.[1][2]
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June 1951 – April 1952
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All 250 seats in the Chamber of Deputies 126 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 18.75% | ||||||||||||||||||
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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
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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| Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League | 147 | –26 | |||
| AFPFL allies[a] | 52 | +33 | |||
| People's Democratic Front[b] | 19 | New | |||
| Independent Arakanese Parliamentary Group | 6 | New | |||
| Greater Burma Party | 0 | New | |||
| People's Peace Front | 0 | New | |||
| Union of Burma League | 0 | New | |||
| United Chin Freedom League | 0 | New | |||
| Independents | 15 | +13 | |||
| Vacant | 11 | – | |||
| Total | 250 | +40 | |||
| Total votes | 1,500,000 | – | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 8,000,000 | 18.75 | |||
| Source: Nohlen et al. | |||||
- Included the Burma Socialist Party, the All-Burma Peasants Organisation, the Burma Muslim Congress, the Kachin National Congress (7 seats), the Union Karen League (13), the Chin Hills Congress, the United Hill People's Congress, the All-Burma Women's Freedom League, the All-Burma Federation of Trade Organisations and the Arakanese Muslim Association (3).[4][5]
- Alliance of the Burma Workers and Peasants Party (12 seats), the Patriotic Alliance and the Burma Democratic Party.[5]