1978 Burmese general election

1978 Burmese general election

1–15 January 1978
All 464 seats in the People's Assembly
Turnout	93.3%
First party   Leader Ne Win Party BSPP Leader since 4 July 1962 Seats won 464 Seat change 13
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

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Burma Socialist Programme Party			464	+13
Total				464	+13
Total votes		14,000,000	–
Registered voters/turnout		15,000,000	93.33
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