Myanmar by-elections, 2017

Myanmar by-election, 2017
Myanmar
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)
6 seats to Regional Parliaments
 
Leader Aung San Suu Kyi Than Htay
Party NLD USDP
Leader since 27 September 1988 (1988-09-27) 23 August 2016 (2016-08-23)
Current seats 255 R / 135 N 30 R / 11 N
Incumbent President

Htin Kyaw
NLD
Myanmar
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The 2017 Myanmar by-elections are scheduled to be held on 1 April 2017. The elections will be held to fill 18 vacant parliamentary seats: nine in the Pyithu Hluttaw, three in the Amyotha Hluttaw, and six 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][3]

References

  1. ↑ "ကြားဖြတ်ရွေးကောက်ပွဲ ကျင်းပပြုလုပ်မည့် နေ့ရက်နှင့် လစ်လပ်မဲဆနဒနယ်များ အသိပေးကြေညာချက်" (Press release). Union Election Commission. 11 October 2016.
  2. ↑ Times, Global. "Myanmar to hold by-election in early 2017 - Global Times".
  3. ↑ "Myanmar to hold by-election in early 2017 - Eleven Myanmar".


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