1951–52 Burmese general election

1951–52 Burmese general election
All 250 seats in the Chamber of Deputies; 126 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	18.75%
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


Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	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.

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