All three parts of the military group's 'sham' election have concluded.

As predicted, the military-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) won a landslide victory across the country and will soon be able to form a government.

In an election boycotted by major parties such as the National League for Democracy (NLD) and the Shan Nationalities League for Democracy (SNLD), the USDP won comfortably.

In all three phases of the election, the USDP's rivals were seen to be trailing by a massive margin of votes compared to the party.

Part 1

In the first part of the election, where the coup leader himself cast a vote, all former military officers contesting in Naypyidaw won.

 

Winning the House of Representatives in the First Phase of the Election

 

 

House of Representatives

For the House of Representatives, USDP Chairman U Khin Yi (former Brigadier General) won in Zayyar Thiri Township, where the military headquarters is located in Naypyidaw. Others who won include former Lieutenant Colonel U Hla Swe, a 2010 former MP; former Commander-in-Chief (Air) General U Myat Hein; former Commander-in-Chief (Navy) General U Tin Aung San; the military commission's current Information Minister former Major General U Maung Maung Ohn; and former Brigadier General U Maung Myint.

Out of the 8 seats for the House of Representatives in Naypyidaw, 6 were won by military officers, and the remaining 2 seats were won by USDP civilians, U Win Htay and U Khin Maung Htay.

As a result of the first part of the election, the USDP secured 101 seats in the House of Representatives. Following them, the Naga National Party won 4 seats, the Pa-O National Organisation won 3 seats, the Unity and Democracy Party and the Shan Nationalities Democratic Party won 2 seats each, while the Arakan National Party and the Shanni (Tai-Leng) Solidarity Party won 1 seat each.

 

Part (1) Election Results for the House of Nationality

House of Nationality

The USDP continues to dominate the House of Nationality as well, securing 21 seats. Following behind, the Arakan Front Party (AFP) won 4 seats, the National Unity Party (NUP) won 3 seats, and the Mon Unity Party (MUP), the Naga National Party (NNP), and the Wa National Party (WNP) won 1 seat each.

Dr. Aye Maung, a prominent politician, 2010 election winner, and chairman of the Arakan Front Party, lost to a USDP candidate in the Sittwe House of Nationality constituency under the first-past-the-post system.

In order for Dr. Aye Maung to contest the election, the military had granted him amnesty late last year for the remainder of his prison sentence.

 

Part (1) Election Results for the Region and State Hluttaws

 

Region and State Hluttaws

The USDP also won with decisive results in the Region and State Hluttaws.

The USDP secured 94 seats, followed by the Arakan Front Party with 5 seats. The Naga National Party, Zomi Congress for Democracy, and Arakan National Party won 4 seats each. The National Unity Party and Pa-O National Organisation won 3 seats each, while the People's Party, Shanni (Tai-Leng) Solidarity Party, and Congress of the New Chinland Party won 1 seat each.

Part 2

In this phase as well, the USDP led without any rivals.

Daw Sandar Min, a prominent politician and former MP for the National League for Democracy (NLD), contested this election as an independent candidate from Latha Township, Yangon Region.

After being expelled from the NLD, she planned to contest under the National Democratic Force (NDF), but as the party was abolished, she ran as an independent and lost to the USDP candidate in Latha Township.

Daw Sandar Min had previously defeated her opponents as a representative of the National League for Democracy in the 2012 by-election and the 2015 general election.

Winning the House of Representatives in the Second Phase of the Election

 

House of Representatives

The second part of the election was held in 100 townships, and the USDP secured 80 seats in the House of Representatives. Following them, the Mon Unity Party won 4 seats, the Shan Nationalities Democratic Party (White Tiger Party) won 3 seats, and the National Unity Party won 2 seats. The Pa-O National Organisation, the Karen National Democratic Party, the Kachin State People's Party, and the Danu Nationalities Democracy Party won 1 seat each.

Notably, an independent candidate also won a seat in the House of Representatives.

U Khin Hlaing (Zawtika), a businessman, has contested as an independent candidate numerous times, starting from the 2010 general election and including by-elections and municipal elections.

Aside from winning once as a committee member in the 2014 Yangon City Municipal Election, he had lost five times while representing Kyimyindine Township. Refusing to give up, U Khin Hlaing won in this election on his sixth attempt.

 

Part (2) Election Results for the House of Nationality

House of Nationality

In the House of Nationality, the USDP won 31 seats, the National Unity Party won 6 seats, and the Mon Unity Party won 4 seats. The People's Pioneer Party secured 2 seats, while the Danu Nationalities Democracy Party, the Kayah State People's Party, the Karen National Democratic Party, and the National Interest Development Party won 1 seat each.

After the results for the House of Representatives and the House of Nationality from the second part of the election were released, the USDP secured enough parliamentary seats to form a government.

In the first and second parts of the election, the party obtained 182 seats in the House of Representatives and 52 seats in the House of Nationality.

Therefore, even before Part 3 of the election was held, the Union Solidarity and Development Party already had 234 members across both houses. Combined with the votes from the military representatives who automatically enter parliament, this is sufficient to form a government. The coup military will appoint 166 representatives to parliament without needing to contest the election.

According to the 2008 Constitution, three groups in the Union Parliament will nominate three vice presidents, and the individual who receives more than half of the votes from the representatives in parliament is set to become the president.

Part (2) Election Results for the Region and State Hluttaws

 

Region and State Hluttaws

In the Region and State Hluttaw seats for the second part of the election, the USDP won 27 seats, while the remaining parties won 17 seats respectively.

Part 3

Although the USDP had already secured enough seats in both houses to form a government, the USDP still won the majority of seats in the final part of the 'sham' election held by the military group.

Winning the House of Representatives in the Third Phase of the Election

 

House of Representatives

In this round as well, the USDP secured 41 seats in the House of Representatives, bringing their total to 222 seats across all three phases of the election.

U Ko Ko Gyi, chairman of the People's Party, who contested in Latha Township, Yangon, lost to his rival USDP candidate by a margin of over 800 votes.

Among the parties that contested the military's nationwide election, with the exception of the USDP, several prominent party leaders suffered defeats, including U Ko Ko Gyi of the People's Party, Sai Aik Paung of the Shan Nationalities Democratic Party (White Tiger Party), Dr. Aye Maung of the Arakan Front Party, and U Kyaw Swa Soe of the Myanmar Farmers' Development Party.

Daw Thet Thet Khine, a leader within the People's Party, was disqualified from the candidate list due to the failure to fully repay bank loans related to her family businesses.

 

Part (3) Election Results for the House of Nationality

House of Nationality

The USDP continued to dominate the House of Nationality as well, securing 56 seats in this round, which brought their total to 108 seats.

Therefore, across both the House of Representatives and the House of Nationality, the USDP obtained a total of 330 seats.

 

Total Election Results for the House of Representatives

Total Results

After all three rounds of the military's preferred election, the USDP dominates 89 percent of the House of Representatives.

Total Election Results for the House of Nationality

In the House of Nationality, the USDP also dominates with up to 69 percent of the seats။

The Mon Unity Party (MUP), an ethnic-based party, has secured 10 percent of the seats in the House of Nationality.

 

Nationwide Parties: Contestants and Victories across Various Hluttaws

 

 

The Status of Parties Contesting Nationwide

Among the six parties that contested the military group’s election nationwide, the Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) won 604 seats out of 1,018 contestants. The National Unity Party (NUP) won 45 seats out of 694 contestants, while the People's Pioneer Party (PPP) won 4 seats out of 672. The Shan Nationalities Democratic Party (White Tiger Party) won 19 seats out of 584, the People's Party won 15 seats out of 512, and the Myanmar Farmers' Development Party won 3 seats out of 428 respectively.

 

Participation of Men and Women in Various Hluttaws

 

Women's Participation

Regarding the participation of men and women in the various houses of the election held by the military group, the House of Representatives includes 230 men and 33 women. In the House of Nationality, there are 133 men and 24 women, while the Region, State, and Ethnic Affairs Hluttaws consist of 333 men and 36 women.

(All of this data has been obtained from the announcements of the military group's Election Commission.)

Burma Associated Press