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The Pyithu Hluttaw ( my, ပြည်သူ့ လွှတ်တော်, ; House of Representatives) is the ''de jure''
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of the
Pyidaungsu Hluttaw The Pyidaungsu Hluttaw ( my, ပြည်ထောင်စု လွှတ်တော် lit. Assembly of the Union) is the ''de jure'' national-level bicameral legislature of Myanmar (officially known as the ''Republic of the Union of ...
, the
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of
Myanmar Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John Wells explai ...
(Burma). It consists of 440 members, of which 330 are directly elected through the
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system in each townships (the third-level
administrative divisions of Myanmar Myanmar is divided into twenty-one administrative subdivisions, which include 7 regions, 7 states, 1 union territory, 1 self-administered division, and 5 self-administered zones. Following is the table of government subdivisions and its orga ...
), and 110 are appointed by the Myanmar Armed Forces. After the 2010 general election,
Thura Shwe Mann ''Orders, decorations, and medals of Burma#Thura, Thura'' Shwe Mann ( my, သူရ ရွှေမန်း, ; born 11 July 1947) is a Burmese politician who was Speaker of the House of Representatives of Burma, Speaker of the Pyithu Hluttaw, t ...
was elected as the first Speaker of House of Representatives. The last elections to the Pyithu Hluttaw were held in November 2015. At its first meeting on 1 February 2016, Win Myint and T Khun Myat were elected as Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the Pyithu Hluttaw. As of 8 November 2015, 90% of the members are men (389 members) and 10% women (44 members). After the coup d'état on 1 February 2021, the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw was dissolved by Acting
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Myint Swe, who declared a one-year
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and transferred all legislative powers to
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Min Aung Hlaing Min Aung Hlaing ( my, မင်းအောင်လှိုင် abbreviated: MAL ; born 3 July 1956) also known as Alaungsithu is a Burmese politician and army general who has ruled Myanmar as the chairman of the State Administration Co ...
.


Composition


2016–2021

, - , colspan=2, Total, , 440, , , , 100, , 100, , , , Results are as of 20 November 2015.


2011–2016

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Pa-O National Organisation The Pa-O National Organisation ( my, ပအိုဝ်း အမျိုးသား အဖွဲ့ချုပ်) is a Pa-O political party in Myanmar (Burma). Its armed wing, the Pa-O National Army, has between 400 and 700 active person ...
candidates ran unopposed. , - , colspan=2, Total, , 440, , , , 100, , 100, , , ,


Voting seats by region and state

Notes: # In Shan state voting the five seats is cancelled Note: Result as of 20 Nov 2015. Elections in seven townships of Shan State were cancelled due to armed conflicts. Military appointed were not included in this table.


See also

* Politics of Burma *
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* Assembly of the Union * State and Region Hluttaws


References


External links

* {{National lower houses History of Myanmar (1948–present) Legislatures of Myanmar
Burma Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John C. Wells, Joh ...
2011 establishments in Myanmar