1960 Burmese general election

none June 2022 Burma 1948 parliamentary 1956 Burmese general election 1956 1974 Burmese general election 1974 All 250 seats in the Chamber of Deputies 126 6 February 1960 130x130px U Nu 1955 at Bandung Conference.PNG U Nu Clean AFPFL FFFF00 158 New 3x4.svg Kyaw Nyein & Ba Swe Stable AFPFL FF0000 41 New 3x4.svg National United Front 3 45 Prime Minister Prime Minister-elect Ne Win Military U Nu Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League General elections were held in Burma on 6 February 1960 to install a government to take over from General Ne Win's interim administration, established in October 1958. The military-led administration was credited for bringing stability and improving infrastructure in the country, though it suppressed some civil liberties.Bigelow Lee S 1960 Far Eastern Survey Institute of Pacific Relations 29 5 70–74 The 1960 Elections in Burma 3024046 10.2307/3024046 The elections were seen as not so much a contest between the Clean AFPFL of U Nu against the Stable AFPFL of Kyaw Nyein and Ba Swe, but a referendum on the policies of the interim military government between 1958 and 1960.Rotberg Robert I Burma: prospects for a democratic future Brookings Institution Press 1998 43 978-0-8157-7581-2 The result was a victory for the Clean AFPFL, which won 157 of the 250 seats in the Chamber of Deputies. The elections set a precedent to other Middle Eastern and South Asian leaders, where the military voluntarily handed over to a civilian government and held free elections.Butwell Richard von der Mehden, Fred 1960 The 1960 Election in Burma Pacific Affairs Pacific Affairs, University of British Columbia 33 2 144–157 10.2307/2752941 2752941 However, only two years after his election victory, U Nu was overthrown in a coup d'état led by General Ne Win on 2 March 1962. Campaign The Clean AFPFL, led by U Nu, and Stable AFPFL, led by U Kyaw Nyein and U Ba Swe, had been formed after a split in the main AFPFL party in June 1958. Until the military took over in October 1958, U Nu relied on the communists to retain a majority in parliament.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6BE1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=uaULAAAAIBAJ&pg=3065,4937337&dq= General Ne Win bows out 10 February 1960 The Glasgow Herald Despite the formation of the two parties, there were no major ideological differences between them and their policies were similar, especially with regards to non-alignment, although the Stable faction favoured industrialisation and the Clean faction spoke more of agricultural development. The Stable faction had given the impression it was favoured by the army, but, after realising the army was not as favoured as first thought, distanced itself. It had also argued it represented stability.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TnEsAAAAIBAJ&sjid=z8sEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7417,959165&dq= 'Foes' of corruption win easily in Burma election Associated Press Associated Press 9 February 1960 Herald-Journal Meanwhile, the "Clean" faction warned against the "dangers of fascist dictatorship",https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Ia8RAAAAIBAJ&sjid=oecDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5615,3543389&dq= U Nu victory changes trend Associated Press Associated Press 10 February 1960 The Spokesman-Review and criticised the current leaders for their "drinking and womanising".https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=in41AAAAIBAJ&sjid=GKwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5048,1313037&dq= Burma states her policy Grant Bruce 9 February 1960 The Age The communist NUF was severely repressed by the caretaker military government and was therefore outside the two main parties.Butwell Richard 1960 The new political outlook in Burma Far Eastern Survey Institute of Pacific Relations 29 2 21–27 3024460 10.2307/3024460 The Clean AFPFL chose yellow to campaign, as it was the colour worn by monks, while the Stable AFPFL chose red and the National United Front chose blue. Conduct An estimated 10,000,000 Burmese were eligible to vote.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=UPQNAAAAIBAJ&sjid=FHcDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4413,2570642&dq= Burma voters cast ballots for deputies United Press International United Press International 7 February 1960 St. Petersburg Times The military largely stayed away on voting day, although it was present at some ballot boxes. Boxes for the "Clean" faction featured pictures of U Nu which the "Stable" faction and other smaller parties alleged confused the voter into thinking they were voting for Nu personally. Polls closed at 6 pm and a crowd estimated at 20,000 gathered at the Sule Pagoda in the capital Rangoon to hear results as they were posted.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=iX41AAAAIBAJ&sjid=GKwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6787,1182226&dq= All Asia is watching Burma's democratic election Grant Bruce 8 February 1960 The Age The "Clean" faction took all 9 seats in the capital including one they were prepared to concede, while the "Stable" faction had some strength in the countryside.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=iW4pAAAAIBAJ&sjid=lswEAAAAIBAJ&pg=664,1403668&dq= U Nu 'cleans' bidding for sweep in voting Associated Press Associated Press 9 February 1960 Daytona Beach Morning Journal Media coverage of the event was restricted to print media only and vigorously covered, but was largely ignored by the state-run Burma Broadcasting Service which had not aired opposition coverage since before the AFPFL split. Results Voter turnout was the highest in a Burmese election.Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p603 0-19-924958-X U Nu, remarking on his victory, said "I guess people like us". Chamber of Deputies Clean AFPFL 158 New #FFFF00 Stable AFPFL 41 New #FF0000 National United Front 3 –45 Arakanese National Unity Organisation 6 0 Shan State United Hill People's Organisation 6 –8 Kachin National Congress 3 +1 Mon National Front 3 New People's Educational and Cultural Development Organisation 2 –2 Chin National Organisation 1 New Kayah National United League 1 New Kayah Democratic League 1 New All Nationalist Alliance 0 New All-Shan State Organisation 0 –4 Buddhist Democratic Party 0 New Burma Democratic Party 0 0 Burma Nationalist Party 0 –1 Independents and other parties 10 – Vacant 15 – 0 6000000 10000000 Butwell & Von der Mehden, Nohlen et al. Chamber of Nationalities Clean AFPFL 53 #FFFF00 Stable AFPFL 29 #FF0000 Minority parties 43 Nohlen et al. References Category:General elections in Myanmar General Burma Burma Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results