1936 Burmese general election

British India parliamentary 1937 1932 Burmese general election 1932 1947 Burmese general election 1947 132 seats in the House of Representatives 67 26 November 1936 130x130px 3x4.svg U Ba Pe United GCBA 46 Ba Maw 1943.png Ba Maw Poor Man's Party 16 Chit Hlaing.jpeg Chit Hlaing Hlaing-Myat-Paw GCBA 12 Viceroy Premier The Marquess of Linlithgow Ba Maw Poor Man's Party General elections were held in Burma on 26 November 1936. The Government of India Act 1935 separated Burma from British India as of 1 April 1937,"The New Constitution: Separation from India", The Times, 20 April 1937, p36, Issue 47663 and created a 36-seat Senate and a 132-seat House of Representatives."Legislature and Electors Burma at the Polls", The Times, 20 April 1937, p37, Issue 47663 The pro-constitution United GCBA of U Ba Pe emerged as the largest bloc in the House of Representatives, winning 46 seats. However, few parties were willing to work with U Ba Pe,"Divided Burma: Launching The Constitution", The Times, 11 February 1937, p13, Issue 47606 and the Governor invited Ba Maw to form a government,"Burma On Her Own First Year Of Separation, State In The Making", The Times, 14 April 1938, p13, Issue 47969 despite his Poor Man's Party winning only 16 seats. Maw became Chief Minister after forming a coalition with Chit Hlaing and other "moderate extremists"."The Imperial Conference Opening Speeches, Expressions Of Common Loyalty ", The Times, 15 May 1937, p17, Issue 47685 Electoral system The 132 seats in House of Representatives consisted of 91 members elected in single-member non-communal constituencies and 41 members elected from reserved seats. However, large areas of the country in the north and east including the Shan States remained directly governed by the Governor and did not elect members of the House. Half of the 36 seats in the Senate were appointed by the Governor, whilst the remaining half were elected by members of the House of Representatives. Seat typeNumberGeneral constituencies91Karen constituencies12Urban Indian constituencies8Burma Chamber of Commerce constituency5European constituency3Anglo-Burman constituency2Burma Indian Chamber of Commerce constituency2Indian Labour constituencies2Non-Indian Labour constituencies2Burmese Chamber of Commerce constituency1Chinese Chamber of Commerce constituency1Nattukottai Chettiyar's Association constituency1Rangoon Trades Association constituency1Rangoon University constituency1Total132 Campaign Several of the reserved seats were uncontested, including Bassein North (Karen), Mandalay Indian Urban, the three-member European constituency, the Burmese Chamber of Commerce seat, the Nakkukottai Chettyar's Association seat, the five-member Burma Chamber of Commerce constituency, the Rangoon Trades Association seat and the Chinese Chamber of Commerce seat. Results United GCBA 46 Poor Man's Party 16 Hlaing-Myat-Paw GCBA 12 Komin Kochin Aphwe 3 Fabian Party 0 Independent Party 0 Independents 14 Karen reserved seats 12 Commercial reserved seats 521 11 Indian reserved seats 31596 8 European reserved seats 3 Indian Labour reserved seats 19546 2 Non-Indian Labour reserved seats 8747 2 Anglo-Burman reserved seat 9050 2 Rangoon University reserved seat 200 1 Singh,Ganga Singh (1940) Burma Parliamentary Companion, British Burma Press, pp341–361 CadyJohn F Cady (1958) A history of modern Burma, Cornell University Press, pp384–385 Members Senate ElectedNominatedU San Aung, Sra Shwe Ba, U Kyaw Din, G. E. Du Bern, U Maung Gyee, Khan Bahadur Ibrahim, Lal Muhammad Khan, U Ba Nyun, U Nyun, Mirza Muhammad Rafi, U Nyun (separate from the previous one), A. Rahim, U Ba Thane, U Ba Thein, U Thwin, U Ba U, G. G. Wodehouse, U Kyaw ZanThra San Baw, C. H. Campagnac, Sir Oscar de Glanville, Sir Joseph Maung Gyi, U Po Hla, U Kyaw, U Ba Lwin, U Ba Maung, U Maung Nge, U Nyun, Sir San C. Po, Teik Tin Pyu, Dr. Daw Saw Sa, U Ba Sein, J Tait, U Aung Thin, U Tha Zan U, U Kyaw ZanSource: ReedReed Stanley http://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.282213 The Indian Year Book 1936-37 xxiii House of Representatives U Tun, U Pe Maung, U Ba Yin, U Lu Sin, U Tha Saing, U Sein Pe, U Tharrawady Maung Maung, U Maung Myit, U Ba Ohn, U Thi, U Bo, U Aung Nyun, U Ba Yin, U Ba Chaw, U An Gyi, U Paw Tun, U Po Aung, U Soe Maung, U Sein Win, U Kya Gaing, Dr. Thein Maung, U Lu Wa, U Ohn Khin, U Ba Win, Daw Ah Ma, U Po Loon, U Kyaw Ma, U Shin, U Ba Din, U Ba Gyi, U Ohn Nyun, U Thant, U Mya (B.Sc, B. L.), U Ba Yin, U Maung Maung, U Ohn Maung, Ong Sein Woon, U Shwe, U San Lu, U Po Hmin, U Ba, U Lu Gyaw, U Mya (B. A.), U Pu, Dr. Ba Maw, U Tun Aung Gyaw, U Kun, U Po Yin, U Ba Shwe, U Ba U, U Ba Pe, U On Pe, U Chit Hlaing, U Ba Than, U Tun Aung, Aw Myaw Shu, U Ba Pe, M. M. Ohn Ghine, H. C. Khoo, U Po Hmyin, Saw Po Chit, Sydney Loo Nee, Saw Mya Thein, U Tun Kin, U Shwe Nyun, U Kan Aye, Saw Pe Tha, U Thaw Dwe, U Hla Pe, Saw Johnson D. Po Min, S. Mahmud, B. N. Dass, Ramniwas Bagla, R. G. Aiyangar, K. C. Bose, A. M. A. Karim Gani, A. Narayana Rao, S. R. Roy, J. A. L. Wischam, A. B. Choudhury, U Ba Hlaing, H. C. Talukdar, U Myo Nyun, S. N. Haji, A. W. Adamjee, U Tun Pe, Ganga Singh, U Ba Khaing, J. Webster, F. B. Leach, E. C. V. Fouear, W. T. Melntyre, J. I. Nelson, U Aye Maung, Chan Cheng Taik, J. F. Gibson, A. M. M. Vellayan Chettiyar Aftermath Despite winning the most seats, the United GCBA was unable to form a government as the party began to split soon after the elections. This allowed the Poor Man's Party to put together a coalition government which took power in March 1937; it included former People's Party member U Pu, U Paw Tun from the Hlaing-Myat-Paw GCBA, Saw Pe Tha from the Karen group and U Htoon Aung Gyaw from the Arakanese. Poor Man's Party MPs U Tharrawaddy Maung Maung and Thein Maung were also appointed to the cabinet, whilst Chit Hlaing became Speaker of the House. Ba Maw was sworn in as the Premier of Burma by the Governor Sir Archibald Douglas Cochrane. The government also gained support from the commercial MPs representing Indians, Chinese, & Europeans, so many of the Poor Man's Party's more radical campaign promises were dropped.Cady, p385 References Burma Category:General elections in Myanmar Category:1936 in Burma Burmese Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results Category:November 1936 in Asia