1956 Burmese general election
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General elections were held in Burma to vote for 202 out of 250 seats to the Burmese Chamber of Deputies; the remaining 48 members (all from the Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League, AFPFL) were elected unopposed as no opposition candidates stood against them.[1]
Quick Facts 202 of the 250 seats in the Chamber of Deputies 126 seats needed for a majority, Turnout ...
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The AFPFL, a former wartime resistance organisation, won the elections with a reduced majority.[2] After the election, U Nu, leader of the AFPFL, temporarily retired to reform the party and its policies.[3]
The second part of the election to elect members to the Chamber of Nationalities took place on 22 May after the election commission stated that "rebel intimidation and the lack of security prevented the people from exercising freedom of choice".[1] Voter turnout was 47.8%.[4]