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POLITICAL PARTIES
Last updated: 26 November 2012
# 1. 2. Party Chairman Headquarters Rangoon Moulmein, Mon State Rangoon Rangoon Date of Number of MPs registration TOT (PA; NA; LP) 26 May 10 24 May 10 30 May 12 5 Jun 12 27 May 10 1 Jun 10 3 Jul 12 24 May 10 29 May 10 1 Jun 10 16 Jun 10 1 Jun 10 5 Jul 10 20 May 10 1 Feb 12 21 May 10 19 Aug 10 9 Jul 10 1 (0; 0; 1) 16 (3; 4; 9) 0 0 9 (2; 2; 5) 12 (2; 4; 6) 0 0 3 (0; 0; 3) 0 1 (0; 0; 1) 4 (1; 0; 3) 0 2 (0; 0; 2) 0 6 (1; 1; 4) 2 (0; 1; 1) 0

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88 Generation Student Youths Ye Tun (Union of Myanmar) All Mon Region Democracy Party Ngwe Thein Aye Thar Aung Aung Min Hlaing

3. Arakan League for Democracy 4. Asho Chin National Party 5. Chin National Party 6. Chin Progressive Party Danu National Democracy 7. Party 8. Democracy and Peace Party 9. Democratic Party (Myanmar) 10. 11.

Zam Ciin Pau Rangoon aka Zo Zam No Thang Kap Rangoon Mya Than Aung Than Thu Wai Ywangan, Shan State Rangoon Rangoon

Difference and Peace Party Nyo Min Lwin Rangoon [aka Peace and Diversity Party] Ethnic National Development Party Hipa Matupi, Chin State Nyaungshwe, Shan State Rangoon Pekon, Shan State Hpa-an, Karen State Rangoon Hpa-an, Karen State Akyab, Arakan State Lashio, Lo Xing Guang Shan State Kya Har She Tun Thein Anu San Tha Aung Kyaw Swa Soe Lashio, Shan State Moulmein, Mon State Buthidaung, Arakan State Kyauktaw, Arakan State Rangoon

12. Inn National Development Party Win Myint 13. Kaman National Progressive Party Zaw Win Khu Yu Jin Than Kyaw Oo Tun Aung Myint Tha Htoo Kyaw Tha Ban Aung

14. Kayan National Party 15. Kayin Democratic Party 16. Kayin Peoples Party 17. 18. Kayin State Democracy and Development Party Khami National Development Party Kokang Democracy and Unity 19. Party 20. Lahu National Development Party

7 May 10 29 Apr 10 10 Jul 12 28 Feb 12 28 Apr 10 6 Nov 12

0 1 (0; 0; 1) 0 0 0 0

21. Mon Democracy Party 22. Mro National Party 23. 24. Mro or Khami National Solidarity Organization Myanmar Farmers Development Party

24.

Development Party

Soe Kaung Myint Htut Zin Aung Than Nyein

Rangoon Rangoon Thanlyin, Rangoon Division Rangoon

6 Nov 12 23 Jan 12 16 Jan 12 9 Jul 10 4 Jun 10 24 Aug 10 5 Jan 12 27 May 10 29 Apr 10 28 May 10 4 Oct 11 13 May 10 14 Oct 11 23 Sep 11 4 Jun 10

0 0 0 10 (6; 2; 2) 2 (0; 0; 2) 0 44 (37; 5; 2) 0 63 (12; 5; 46) 0 5 (2; 1; 2) 10 (3; 1; 6) 0 0 9 (2; 3; 4)

25. Myanmar National Congress 26. Myanmar New Society Democratic Party

27. National Democratic Force National Democratic Party for 28. Development 29. National Development and Peace Party

Maung Maung Rangoon Ni Muhammad Salim Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Ohn Lwin Tun Yi Tun Aung Kyaw Aung Kham Hti Ohn Lwin Rangoon Rangoon Rangoon Rangoon Rangoon Rangoon Taunggyi, Shan State Rangoon

30. National League for Democracy 31. National Political Alliances League New Era Peoples Party [aka Modern Peoples Party]

32. National Unity Party 33.

34. New National Democracy Party Kyaw 35. PaO National Organization 36. Party for Unity and Peace 37. People Democracy Party 38. Phalon-Sawaw Democratic Party

Pyigyidagon, Than Htike Oo Mandalay Division Khin Maung Myint Hpa-an, Karen State Akyab, Arakan State Rangoon

Rakhine Nationals Progressive Party [aka Rak hine 39. Aye Maung Nationalities Development Party] 40. Rakhine State National Force 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. Shan Nationalities League for Democracy Shan Nationals Democratic Party Shan State Kokang Democratic Party Taaung (Palaung) National Party Aye Kyaing

1 Jun 10 20 May 10 12 Jun 12 26 May 10 31 Aug 12 24 May 10 10 May 12 28 May 10

33 (7; 7; 19) 0 0 58 (18; 4; 36) 0 6 (1; 1; 4) 0 0

Hkun Htun Oo Rangoon Ai Pao Antoni Su Aik Mone Rangoon Laogai, Shan State Namhsan, Shan State Mandalay Rangoon

Tailai (Red Shan) Nationalities Win Tun Development Party Union Democracy Party [aka Union Democratic Party] Union of Myanmar Federation Thein Htay

47. of National Politics Union Solidarity and 48. Development Party 49. United Democratic Party 50.

Aye Lwin Shwe Mann Bo Maung

Rangoon Naypyidaw Depayin, Sagaing Division Myitkyina, Kachin State Lashio, Shan State Lashio, Shan State Patheingyi, Mandalay Division

26 May 10 8 Jun 10 26 May 10 2 Aug 10 2 Jun 10 21 Jun 10 27 May 10

0 836 (220; 123; 493) 0 4 (1; 1; 2) 6 (2; 1; 3) 0 0

Unity and Democracy Party of Khet Htein Kachin State Nan Tun Lu Loap Paung Ye Min

51. Wa Democratic Party 52. Wa National Unity Party 53. Wunthanu Democratic Party [former Wunthanu NLD]

Ngol Khand Rangoon 17 Aug 12 0 Dal TOT = Total; PA = Peoples Assembly; NA = National Assembly; LP = Local Parliaments 54. Zomi Congress for Democracy NOTE: On 7 February 2012, the regime Election Commission dissolved the Democratic Alliance Party and the 88-Forces of Peoples Party (registered on 14/10/11 and 16/01/12 respectively) for failing to field candidates in at least three constituencies in the 1 April by-elections.