1936 Burmese general election

1936 Burmese general election
26 November 1936
132 seats in the House of Representatives
67 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader U Ba Pe Ba Maw Chit Hlaing
Party United GCBA Poor Man's Party Hlaing-Myat-Paw GCBA
Seats won 46 16 12
Viceroy before election

The Marquess of Linlithgow

 Premier

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, and created a 36-seat Senate and a 132-seat House of Representatives. 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, and the Governor invited Ba Maw to form a government, 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".

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