Hnin Mya (, 10 December 1887 – 28 November 1974) was a Burmese politician. In 1932 she became the first female member of the

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Biography

Hnin Mya was the sister of Chit Hlaing, a prominent politician. After women were granted the right to stand for election in 1929, she was elected to the Legislative Council from the Moulmein Town constituency in the

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, becoming its first female member.The Day Myanmar Elected Its First Female Senator
The Irrawaddy, 16 November 2019 Following her election, she offered to allow the man she defeated to take the seat.John LeRoy Christian (1945) ''Burma and the Japanese Invader'', p151 During her first term in the legislature she submitted bills to allow all women over the age of 18 to vote, end property taxation and allow Burmese women to inherit the estates of non-Burmese husbands. When the Legislative Council was replaced by the

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in 1936, she was re-elected, remaining the only woman in the legislature. She died in 1974.

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{{reflist 1887 births Burmese women in politics Members of the Legislative Council of Burma 1974 deaths 20th-century women politicians People from Mon State