Shan State Peasants' Organisation

The Shan State Peasants' Organisation (SSPO) was a political party in Burma.

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History

The party was formed by U Htun Aye, former head of the Shan State People's Freedom League, in order to contest the 1956 general elections.[1] It received 0.8% of the vote, winning two seats. It did not run in the 1960 elections.[1]

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References

Haruhiro Fukui (1985) Political parties of Asia and the Pacific, Greenwood Press, pp148–149

Political parties in Myanmar
House of Nationalities (224)	National League for Democracy (135) Military (56) Union Solidarity and Development Party (12) Arakan National Party (10) Shan Nationalities League for Democracy (3) Ta'ang National Party (2) Zomi Congress for Democracy (2) Mon National Party (1) National Unity Party (1) Pa-O National Organisation (1) Independents (2)
House of Representatives (440)	National League for Democracy (255) Military (110) Union Solidarity and Development Party (30) Arakan National Party (12) Shan Nationalities League for Democracy (12) Pa-O National Organisation (3) Ta'ang National Party (3) Zomi Congress for Democracy (2) Kachin State Democracy Party (1) Kokang Democracy and Unity Party (1) Lisu National Development Party (1) Wa Democratic Party (1) Independents (1)
State and Regional Hluttaws (880)	National League for Democracy (475) Military (220) Union Solidarity and Development Party (71) Shan Nationalities League for Democracy (25) Arakan National Party (22) Ta'ang National Party (7) Pa-O National Organisation (6) Kachin State Democracy Party (3) Mon National Party (2) Wa Democratic Party (2) Zomi Congress for Democracy (2) All Mon Region Democracy Party (1) Democratic Party (1) Kayin People's Party (1) Kokang Democracy and Unity Party (1) Lahu National Development Party (1) Lisu National Development Party (1) Shan Nationalities Democratic Party (1) Tai-Leng Nationalities Development Party (1) Unity and Democracy Party of Kachin State (1) Wa National Unity Party (1) Independents (1)
Ethnic Affairs Ministers (29)	National League for Democracy (21) Union Solidarity and Development Party (2) Arakan National Party (1) Akha National Development Party (1) Lahu National Development Party (1) Lisu National Development Party (1) Tai-Leng Nationalities Development Party (1) Independent (1)
Unrepresented parties	Arakan League for Democracy Arakan Liberation Party Chin National Party Chin Progressive Party Communist Party of Burma (banned) Confederate Farmers Party Democracy and Human Rights Party Democracy and Peace Party Democratic Party for a New Society Ethnic National Development Party Federal Union Party Inn National Development Party Karen National Party Myanmar Farmers Development Party National Democratic Force National Development Party Peace and Diversity Party People's Party of Myanmar Farmers and Workers Phalon-Sawaw Democratic Party Shan State Progress Party Union Democratic Party United Wa State Party
Political organisations	88 Generation Students Group United Nationalities Federal Council
Notable historical parties	Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League Burma Socialist Programme Party Communist Party of Arakan National United Front Rakhine Nationalities Development Party Thakins
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