1978 Burmese general election

1978 Burmese general election
1–15 January 1978
All 464 seats in the People's Assembly
Turnout93.3%
  First party
 
Leader Ne Win
Party BSPP
Leader since 4 July 1962
Seats won 464
Seat change Increase13
President before election

Ne Win
BSPP

 President

Ne Win
BSPP

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]

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Burma Socialist Programme Party464+13
Total464+13
Total votes14,000,000–
Registered voters/turnout15,000,00093.33
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

  1. 1 2 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
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