2018 Myanmar by-elections

By-elections were held in Myanmar on 3 November 2018 to fill 13 parliamentary seats: one in the Amyotha Hluttaw, four in the Pyithu Hluttaw, and eight in the State and Regional Hluttaw. The seats were left vacant due to the resignation or death of incumbent Members of Parliament.^[1]

2018 Myanmar by-election

← 2015 3 November 2018 2020 →
4 (of the 440) seats to the Pyithu Hluttaw (House of Representatives) 1 (of the 224) seats to the Amyotha Hluttaw (House of Nationalities) 8 seats to Regional Parliaments
First party Second party   Leader Aung San Suu Kyi Than Htay Party NLD USDP Seats before 254 R / 135 N 30 R / 11 N Seats after 257 R / 135 N 30 R / 12 N Seat change 3 R / N R / 1 N
President before election Win Myint NLD President after election Win Myint NLD

Results

House of Nationalities

Kachin 2

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Si Hu Dwe	Union Solidarity and Development Party	23,886	35.13
	Kwong Goung Aung Kham	Kachin Democratic Party	19,112	28.11
	Daw Yam Khon	National League for Democracy	18,999	27.94
	Daw Khin Ohn	Shan-Ni & Northern Shan Ethnics Solidarity Party	3,541	5.21
	Than Thing Oo	Independent	1,504	2.21
	M. D. Khonyue	Union Nationalities Federal Democratic Party	950	1.40
Total			67,992	100.00
Valid votes			67,992	97.91
Invalid/blank votes			1,451	2.09
Total votes			69,443	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			203,292	34.16
Source: UEC

House of Representatives

Kanpetlet

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Nyun Win	National League for Democracy	3,083	37.16
	Ma Na Nai	Union Solidarity and Development Party	2,527	30.46
	Kee Than Lun	Chin National Democratic Party	2,445	29.47
	Mana Shin	Chin Progressive Party	242	2.92
Total			8,297	100.00
Valid votes			8,297	98.40
Invalid/blank votes			135	1.60
Total votes			8,432	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			12,449	67.73
Source: UEC

Myingyan

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Sein Myint	National League for Democracy	67,659	75.82
	Than Win	Union Solidarity and Development Party	17,025	19.08
	Phyo Han	New Society Democratic Party	3,425	3.84
	Ye Kyaw Aung	People's Workers Party	1,129	1.27
Total			89,238	100.00
Valid votes			89,238	97.92
Invalid/blank votes			1,892	2.08
Total votes			91,130	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			221,865	41.07
Source: UEC

Tamwe

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Toe Win	National League for Democracy	27,809	85.39
	Myo Win Kyaw	Union Solidarity and Development Party	3,714	11.40
	Daw Thet Aye	Rakhine Democratic League Party	315	0.97
	Zin Aung	People's New Democratic Party	192	0.59
	C. C. Naw Ja	Union Nationalities Federal Democratic Party	187	0.57
	Tun Tun Win	People's Workers Party	172	0.53
	Myint Kyi	Democratic Party	128	0.39
	Myint San Tun	People's Democratic Party	49	0.15
Total			32,566	100.00
Valid votes			32,566	98.88
Invalid/blank votes			368	1.12
Total votes			32,934	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			99,119	33.23
Source: UEC

Lechar

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Sai Ukka	Shan Nationalities League for Democracy	8,550	76.50
	Sai Shwe Sain	Shan Nationalities Democratic Party	1,613	14.43
	Sai Aung Tun	National League for Democracy	1,013	9.06
Total			11,176	100.00
Valid votes			11,176	90.00
Invalid/blank votes			1,242	10.00
Total votes			12,418	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			39,321	31.58
Source: UEC

State/Region Hluttaw

Party		Votes	Votes %	Seats Won	Seats %	Change	Seats Before	Seats After
	National League for Democracy			4
	Union Solidarity and Development Party			2
	Chin League for Democracy			1
	Independent			1
Total			100	8	100		224	224

Results by Constituency

Constituency	State/Region	House	Party Before	Party After	Incumbent MP	Reason for Vacancy	Elected MP
Myitkyina 2	Kachin	Nationalities		Union Solidarity and Development Party
Kanpetlet	Chin	Representatives		National League for Democracy
Myingyan	Mandalay			National League for Democracy
Lechar	Shan			Shan Nationalities League for Democracy
Tamwe	Yangon			National League for Democracy
Matupi 1	Chin	State/Region		Chin League for Democracy
Ottwin 1	Bago			National League for Democracy
Thabeikkyin 1	Mandalay			National League for Democracy
Ethnic Affairs Minister (Shan)	Mandalay		National League for Democracy	National League for Democracy			U Sai Seng Mai
Minbu 2	Magway			National League for Democracy
Rathedaung 2	Rakhine			Independent			Tin Maung Win
Tamu 2	Sagaing			Union Solidarity and Development Party
Seikkan 2	Yangon		National League for Democracy	Union Solidarity and Development Party			Nay Myo Aung