Myanmar Farmers Development Party
Myanmar Farmers Development Party မြန်မာနိုင်ငံ တောင်သူလယ်သမား ဖွံ့ဖြိုးတိုးတက်ရေးပါတီ | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Kyaw Swa Soe |
| Vice Chairwoman | Khin Than Oo |
| Founded | 6 November 2012 |
| Headquarters | Tamwe Township, Yangon, Myanmar[1] |
| Membership | 2,000 |
| Ideology | Agrarianism Burmese nationalism[2] |
| Colours | Red |
| Seats in the Amyotha Hluttaw | 0 / 224 |
| Seats in the Pyithu Hluttaw | 0 / 440 |
| Seats in the State and Regional Hluttaws | 0 / 880 |
| Party flag | |
The Myanmar Farmers Development Party (Burmese: မြန်မာနိုင်ငံတောင်သူလယ်သမားဖွံ့ဖြိုးတိုးတက်ရေးပါတီ) is a political party in Myanmar (Burma).[3] The party claims to have a membership of 2 million people, and had 286 candidates in the 2015 general election.[4]
The party campaigns on supporting farmers in Myanmar, being focused on modernizing and expanding the agricultural sector of Myanmar. The party also supports creating a peaceful end to the civil war in the country.[4]
The MFDP will participate nationwide in the 2025 Myanmar general election.[5]
Election results
House of Nationalities (Amyotha Hluttaw)
| Election | Leader | Total seats won | Total votes | Share of votes | +/- | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Kyaw Swa Soe | 0 / 224
|
214,813 | 0.95% | New | Extra-parliamentary |
| 2020 | 0 / 224
|
2,770 | 0.01% | 0 | Not recognised | |
| 2025–26 | 0 / 224
|
684,521 | 5.41% | 0 | Extra-parliamentary |
House of Representatives (Pyithu Hluttaw)
| Election | Leader | Total seats won | Total votes | Share of votes | +/- | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Kyaw Swa Soe | 0 / 440
|
173,420 | 0.77% | New | Extra-parliamentary |
| 2020 | 0 / 440
|
4,447 | 0.02% | 0 | Not recognised | |
| 2025–26 | 0 / 440
|
691,628 | 5.31% | 0 | extra-parliamentary |
References
- ^ "Myanmar Farmers Development Party". Union Election Commission. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
- ^ Win, Swe (19 November 2015). "Myanmar public dismisses Buddhist nationalism with a ballot". Myanmar Now. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
- ^ Myanmar Times > Election 2015 > Parties > Myanmar Farmers Development Party Archived 2015-11-17 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b The Irrawaddy - Myanmar Farmers Development Party
- ^ Nine Parties to Run Nationwide in Myanmar’s Planned Election. The Irrawaddy. September 3, 2025.