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House of Representatives (Myanmar)

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Seats
  
440 MPs

House of Representatives (Myanmar)

Type
  
Lower house of the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw

Founded
  
31 January 2011 (2011-01-31)

Preceded by
  
People's Assembly (1974-1988)

Speaker
  
Win Myint, NLD Since 1 February 2016

Deputy Speaker
  
T Khun Myat, USDP Since 1 February 2016

The House of Representatives (Burmese: ပြည်သူ့ လွှတ်တော်, [pjìðṵ l̥ʊʔtɔ̀] Pyithu Hluttaw) is the lower house of the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw, the bicameral legislature of Myanmar (Burma). It consists of 440 members of which 330 are directly elected and 110 appointed by the Myanmar Armed Forces. After the 2010 general election, Thura Shwe Mann was elected as the first Speaker of House of Representative. 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.

Contents

2016–present

Results are as of 20 November 2015.

2011–2016

  • The 3 Pa-O National Organisation candidates ran unopposed.
  • Voting seats by region and state

    Notes:

    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.

    References

    House of Representatives (Myanmar) Wikipedia