2017 Myanmar by-elections

The 2017 Myanmar by-elections were held on 1 April 2017. The elections were held to fill 19 vacant parliamentary seats: nine in the Pyithu Hluttaw, three in the Amyotha Hluttaw, and seven in regional parliaments of Kayah State Hluttaw and Shan State Hluttaw.[1] The seats were left by those who became government leaders or officials after the 2015 general election, or unable to be held due to instability at that time.[2]

2017 Myanmar by-election

1 April 2017
9 (of the 440) seats to the Pyithu Hluttaw (House of Representatives) 3 (of the 224) seats to the Amyotha Hluttaw (House of Nationalities) 7 seats to Regional Parliaments
Leader Aung San Suu Kyi Than Htay Party NLD USDP Leader since 27 September 1988 23 August 2016 Leader's seat Did not contest Did not contest Seats before 255 R / 135 N 30 R / 11 N Seats after 254 R / 135 N 30 R / 11 N Seat change 1 R / N R / N
President before election Htin Kyaw NLD President after election Htin Kyaw NLD

Results

House of Nationalities

Party		Votes	Votes %	Seats Won	Seats %	Change	Seats Before	Seats After
	National League for Democracy	155,583		3	100%		135	135
	Union Solidarity and Development Party	49,544					11	11
	National Democratic Force	9,485
	National Unity Party	9,183
	Chin National Democratic Party	6,482
	National Development Party	3,021
	Union Farmer-Labor Force Party	2,550
	Democratic Party	415
	Independent	532
	Military	Unelected					56	56
Vacant						0	0	0
Total			100	3	100		224	224
Source:[3]

House of Representatives

Party		Votes	Votes %	Seats Won	Seats %	Change	Seats Before	Seats After
	National League for Democracy	235,015		5	55.56%	1	255	254
	Union Solidarity and Development Party	92,471		1	11.11%		30	30
	Shan Nationalities League for Democracy	29,098		2	22.22%	2	12	14
	Arakan National Party	23,345		1	11.11%	1	12	13
	All Mon Region Democracy Party	10,859
	National Unity Party	4,679
	National Democratic Force	2,848
	Mon National Party	1,992
	Shan Nationalities Democratic Party	1,604
	Democratic Party	1,579
	Public Contribute Students Democracy Party	1,469
	Myanmar National Congress	1,194
	New Society Party	1,001
	People Democracy Party	506
	Myanmar Farmers Development Party	390
	Phalon-Sawaw Democratic Party	76
	Independent	5,105
	Military	Unelected					110	110
Vacant						2	7	5
Total			100	9	100		440	440
Source:[3]

State and Regional Hluttaws

Party		Votes	Votes %	Seats Won	Seats %	Change	Seats Before	Seats After
	Shan Nationalities League for Democracy	33,288		4	57.13%	4	25	29
	Union Solidarity and Development Party	26,873		1	14.29%		73	73
	National League for Democracy	26,332		1	14.29%	1	476	475
	Lahu National Development Party	3,885
	All Nationals' Democracy Party	3,351		1	14.29%	1	0	1
	Inn National Development Party	3,199
	Shan Nationalities Democratic Party	2,958
	Akha National Development Party	2,046
	National Development Party	511
	Wa Liberal Democratic Development Party	186
	Military	Unelected					220	220
Vacant						4	14	10
Total			100	7	100		864	864
Source:[3]

Results By Constituency

Constituency	State/Region	House	Party Before	Party After	Incumbent MP	Reason for Vacancy	Elected MP
Yangon 6	Yangon	Nationalities	National League for Democracy	National League for Democracy	Aung Thu	Selected as Cabinet Minister	Maung Maung
Bago 4	Bago				Win Myat Aye	Selected as Cabinet Minister	San San Myint
Chin 3	Chin				Henry Van Thio	Elected as Second Vice President	Pu Bawi Khing
Kawhmu	Yangon	Representatives	National League for Democracy	National League for Democracy	Aung San Suu Kyi	Selected as State Counsellor	Kyaw Swe Win
Dagon Seikkan					Kyaw Win	Selected as Cabinet Minister	Mya Sein
Hlaingtharyar					Than Myint	Selected as Cabinet Minister	Win Min
East Dagon					Myo Aung	Appointed Head of Naypyidaw Council	Nay Kyaw
Ann	Rakhine		Union Solidarity Development Party	Arakan National Party	Thein Swe	Selected as Cabinet Minister	Aye Maung
Chaungzon	Mon		National League for Democracy	Union Solidarity and Development Party	Khin Htay Kywe	Joined the Constitutional Tribunal	Aung Kyi Thein
Monywa	Sagaing		National League for Democracy	National League for Democracy	Thant Sin Maung	Selected as Cabinet Minister	Nyunt Aung
Kyethi	Shan		No party elected	Shan Nationalities League for Democracy	No Incumbents	Elections in 2015 cancelled due to ethnic violence	Saing Aung Kyaw
Monghsu							Saing Win Aye
Kyethi 1	Shan	State/Region	No party elected	Shan Nationalities League for Democracy	No Incumbents	Elections in 2015 cancelled due to ethnic violence	Saing San Maing
Kyethi 2							Khin Maung Nyunt
Monghsu 1							Saing Linn Myat
Monghsu 2							Nam Kaung Kham
Nyaungshwe 1			National League for Democracy	National League for Democracy	Tin Yin	Died before election on October 12, 2016	Khin Maung Win
Kengtung 2			Union Solidarity Development Party	Union Solidarity and Development Party	Peter Thaung Sein		Shar Mwe La Shang
Hpruso 1	Kayah		National League for Democracy	All Nationals' Democracy Party (Kayah State)	Thoe Ral		The' Reh

References

1. "ကြားဖြတ်ရွေးကောက်ပွဲ ကျင်းပပြုလုပ်မည့် နေ့ရက်နှင့် လစ်လပ်မဲဆနဒနယ်များ အသိပေးကြေညာချက်" (Press release). Union Election Commission. 11 October 2016.
2. "Myanmar to hold by-election in early 2017 - Eleven Myanmar". Archived from the original on 2017-04-05. Retrieved 2016-10-11.
3. "Election Results".