General elections were held in Burma on 9 April 1947 to form the basis of a constituent assembly that would design a constitution once independence from the United Kingdom had been achieved.

[3] However, Aung San was assassinated three months later, resulting in U Nu becoming the first Prime Minister of Burma.

The elections were among a number of provisions agreed on 27 January 1947 between Burmese nationalist Aung San on a visit to London and British Prime Minister Clement Attlee guaranteeing Burma's independence from the UK within a year.

[4] In 56 non-communal constituencies, candidates from the Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League (AFPFL) ran unopposed.

[5][6] Reasons given for the low turnout included the instability left by the Japanese occupation of Burma and the struggle for independence.