The Presidential Electoral College (Burmese: သမ္မတရွေးချယ်တင်မြှောက်ရေးအဖွဲ့) is an electoral college made up of MPs that elects the President of Myanmar.
Composition
editIt consists of three separate committees:
- MPs who represent the proportions of MPs elected from each Region or State (the House of Nationalities)
- MPs who represent the proportions of MPs elected from each township population (the House of Representatives)
- Military-appointed MPs personally nominated by the Tatmadaw Commander-in-Chief (the combined military representatives from both above houses of the Assembly of the Union)
Nomination and selection
editEach of the three committees nominate a presidential candidate. Afterward, all the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw MPs vote for one of three candidates—the candidate with the highest number of votes is elected President, while the other two are elected as Vice Presidents. The Vice Presidents are designated as First and Second Vice President based on who received the second and third highest number of votes.
2011 election
editThe election was held on 4 February 2011.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thein Sein (elected president) | Union Solidarity and Development Party | 408 | 62.39 | |
| Tin Aung Myint Oo (elected first vice-president) | Union Solidarity and Development Party | 171 | 26.15 | |
| Sai Mauk Kham (elected second vice-president) | Union Solidarity and Development Party | 75 | 11.47 | |
| Total | 654 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 659 | – | ||
| Source: Asia News[1] | ||||
Five Pyithu Hluttaw seats were vacant.
The elected candidates were sworn in on 30 March 2011.2016 election
editThe election was held on 15 March 2016.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Htin Kyaw (elected president) | National League for Democracy | 360 | 55.21 | |
| Myint Swe (elected first vice-president) | Union Solidarity and Development Party | 213 | 32.67 | |
| Henry Van Thio (elected second vice-president) | National League for Democracy | 79 | 12.12 | |
| Total | 652 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 657 | – | ||
| Source: The Irrawdday[2] | ||||
Seven Pyithu Hluttaw seats were vacant.
The elected candidates were sworn in on 30 March 2016.2018 by-election
editThe election was held on 28 March 2018.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win Myint | National League for Democracy | 403 | 63.77 | |
| Myint Swe | Union Solidarity and Development Party | 211 | 33.39 | |
| Henry Van Thio | National League for Democracy | 18 | 2.85 | |
| Total | 632 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 632 | 99.37 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 4 | 0.63 | ||
| Total votes | 636 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 657 | 96.80 | ||
| Source: Index Mundi[3] | ||||
Seven Pyithu Hluttaw seats were vacant.
Win Myint was sworn in as President of Myanmar on 30 March 2018.References
edit- ^ "Thein Sein is Myanmar's new president". AsiaNews. 2 April 2011. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
- ^ "Htin Kyaw Confirmed as Next President in History-Making Vote". The Irrawaddy. 15 March 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
- ^ "Burma Executive branch - Government". www.indexmundi.com. Retrieved 22 December 2020..