1928 Burmese general election

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80 of the 103 seats in the Legislative Council

Turnout

18%

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Legislative Council elections were held in Burma in November 1928. Despite expectations that pro-government candidates would win, the result was a victory for the opposition, which won 45 of the 80 elected seats. However, the People's Party, the largest opposition party, was unable to form a government. Instead, the pro-British Independent Party formed the government.

Electoral system

The Legislative Council had 80 elected members, who were elected in 72 constituencies. Around 55% of the adult population of the country was eligible to vote in the elections. Women remained barred from standing as candidates, provoking a public protest by women at the Secretariat.

Results

Opposition parties won 45 seats, with the People's Party receiving the most votes. Sixteen independents were elected, of whom nine were thought to be pro-opposition. The pro-government parties and independents lost eight seats.

Voter turnout was only 18%.


Party		Seats	+/–
	People's Party	40	–5
	Independent Party	12	–8
	National Parliamentary Organisation	5	New
	Others	46	–
Total		103	0

Source: Haruhiro Fukui

References

^ "Burmese Elections. Gains By The Opposition", The Times, 15 November 1928, p15, Issue 45051
^ Here Today, Gone Tomorrow The Irrawaddy, 3 November 2009
^ "Simon Commission In Burma. Women And Public Life" The Times, 1 February 1929, p11, Issue 45116
Robert H Taylor (2009) The State in Myanmar NUS Press, p185
Haruhiro Fukui (1985) Political parties of Asia and the Pacific, Greenwood Press, pp106–154

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