The People's Party () was a political party in

Burma Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar; and also referred to as Burma (the official English name until 1989), is a country in northwest Southeast Asia. It is the largest country by area in Mainland Southeast Asia and ha ...

History

The party was formed by a merger of the Nationalist Party, the Home Rule Party and the

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in 1926, with the three parties having won a combined 45 seats in the 1925 elections. However, by 1928 it had been reduced to 35 seats.John F Cady (1958) A history of modern Burma, Cornell University Press, p256 Campaigning under the slogan "Burma for the Burmans", it continued with the platform of the Nationalist Party and the

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.Haruhiro Fukui (1985) ''Political parties of Asia and the Pacific'', Greenwood Press, pp145–146 The

1928 elections The following elections occurred in the year 1928. Africa * 1928 Southern Rhodesian general election Asia * 1928 Japanese general election * 1928 Persian legislative election * 1928 Philippine House of Representatives elections * 1928 Philippine ...

saw the party win 40 seats, slightly down from the 45 won by the three parties in 1925. Although it was the largest party, and its ally the National Parliamentary Organisation (NPO) held another five seats, the Independent Party was able to form a government with the assistance of the ethnic members and members appointed by the Governor. Following the elections, the NPO merged into the People's Party. However, in the build-up to the

1932 elections The following elections occurred in the year 1932. Asia * 1932 Japanese general election Europe * 1932 Irish general election * 1932 Swedish general election * 1932 Estonian parliamentary election * 1932 French legislative election * 1932 Belgian ...

the party began to disintegrate over the issue of separation from India; members in favour (largely former Nationalist Party members) left to join the Separation League whilst most of the others joined the Anti-Separation League.

References

{{Burmese political parties Defunct political parties in Myanmar Political parties established in 1926 1926 establishments in Burma