Myanmar

Population Statistics

56,320,206

Total Population

8,448,031

Population with a disability

according to World Health Organization’s 15% estimate

Election Dates

31
jul

Myanmar House of Nationalities 2023

2023

07 December 2011

Ratified the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Constitution of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar (2008)

Updated: June 2015
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Pyithu Hluttaw Election Law (2010)

Updated: June 2015
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Amyotha Hluttaw Election Law (2010)

Updated: June 2015
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Region Hluttaw, State Hluttaw Election Law (2010)

Updated: June 2015
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Tune Up To Vote!

Tune Up To Vote!

Updated: November 2020
Ahead of Myanmar's general elections in November 2020, the "Tune-Up to Vote" initiative, with support from the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES), held a music contest to encourage the ...
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Myanmar Election Resource and Information Network

Myanmar Election Resource and Information Network

Updated: May 2019
The Myanmar Election Resource and Information Network (MERIN) provides an archive of election-related materials in Myanmar created to enable electoral stakeholders access to information about the democratic process. MERIN is ...
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Myanmar Strategic Plan

Myanmar Strategic Plan

Updated: May 2019
Myanmar's Union Election Commission developed a voter education poster to share information about its Strategic Plan for 2019-2022. The strategic plan mainstreams disability rights throughout its 11 pillars, highlighting the ...
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Myanmar Polling Station Layout Poster

Myanmar Polling Station Layout Poster

Updated: May 2019
In preparation for the April 2017 by-elections in Myanmar, the Union Election Commission (UEC) developed a poster for poll station workers to show the general layout of an inclusive polling station. ...
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AGENDA Interview with Myanmar Disability Rights Advocates

Updated: March 2019
In November 2018, the General Election Network for Disability Access (AGENDA) interviewed participants of its "Strategic Communications and Advocacy"  training in Jakarta, Indonesia. The training brought together disabled people’s organizations ...
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Voting Process Pamphlet

Voting Process Pamphlet

Updated: May 2017
This pamphlet was distributed  in Myanmar for the April 2017 by-elections. It was produced by the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) and the Union Election Commission (UEC) and shows ...
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