Pyithu Hluttaw Explained

House of Representatives
Native Name Lang:my
Transcription Name:Pyithu Hluttaw
Coa Pic:State seal of Myanmar.svg
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Preceded By:People's Assembly (1974–1988)
House Type:Lower house
Body:Pyidaungsu Hluttaw
Leader1:T Khun Myat[1]
Election1:22 March 2018
Leader2 Type:Deputy Speaker
Leader2:Vacant
Election2:31 January 2021
House1:Pyithu Hluttaw
Structure1 Res:250px
Structure1 Alt:Distribution of seats in the Pyithu Hluttaw
Electoral System:First-past-the-post in each townships (third level administrative divisions of Myanmar)
Last Election1:8 November 2020 (annulled)
Session Room:Hluttaw Complex, Naypyidaw.jpg
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Session Alt:Hluttaw Complex, Naypyidaw

The Pyithu Hluttaw (Burmese: ပြည်သူ့ လွှတ်တော်, in Burmese pronounced as /pjìðṵ l̥ʊʔtɔ̀/; House of Representatives) is the de jure lower house of the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw, the bicameral legislature of Myanmar (Burma). It consists of 440 members, of which 330 are directly elected through the first-past-the-post system in each townships (the third-level administrative divisions of Myanmar), and 110 are appointed by the Myanmar Armed Forces, under a constitutional provision that has no parallel in the world.

After the 2010 general election, Thura Shwe Mann was elected as the first Speaker of House of Representatives. The last elections to the Pyithu Hluttaw were held in November 2015.[2] 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.[3]

As of 8 November 2015, 90% of the members are men (389 members) and 10% are women (44 members).[4]

After the coup d'état on 1 February 2021, the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw was dissolved by Acting President Myint Swe, who declared a one-year state of emergency and transferred all legislative powers to Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Min Aung Hlaing.[5]

Composition

2016–2021

|-| colspan=2|Total||440|| ||100||100|| |||}

Results are as of 20 November 2015.[6] [7]

2011–2016

[8] |-| colspan=2|Total||440|| ||100||100||20,892,707||

|-| colspan=2|Total||440|| ||100||100|| ||

Voting seats by region and state

PartyRegionStateTerritoryTotal seats by party
AyeyarwadyBagoMagwayMandalaySagaingTanintharyiYangonChinKachinKayahKayinMonRakhineShanNaypyidaw
Union Solidarity and Development Party20211825318315147458231221
National League for Democracy545632611437
Shan Nationalities League for Democracy11718
National Unity Party131311212
National Democratic Force88
Rakhine Nationalities Development Party99
All Mon Region Democracy Party33
Pa-O National Organisation33
Chin National Party22
Chin Progressive Party22
Phalon-Sawaw Democratic Party22
Wa Democratic Party22
Unity and Democracy Party of Kachin State11
Kayin People's Party11
Inn National Development Party11
Taaung (Palaung) National Party11
Other Parties and Independents112
Total seats26282531371045917771017515325

Notes:

  1. In Shan state voting the five seats is cancelled
Pyithu Hluttaw seats elected by Regions and States (November 2015)
Region/StateNLDUSDPANPSNLDTNPPNOZCDKSDPKDUPLNDPWDPIndependentTotal
Kachin State1231218
Kayah State617
Kayin State617
Chin State729
Mon State9110
Rakhine State411217
Shan State1215123311148
Sagaing Region36137
Tanintharyi Region1010
Bago Region27128
Magway Region2525
Mandalay Region27431
Yangon Region44145
Ayeyarwady Region25126
Naypyidaw Territory415
Total25530121233211211323
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.[9] [10]

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: National Defence and Security Council (1/2022). my.
  2. News: Myanmar election commission publishes election final results . https://web.archive.org/web/20101120113113/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2010-11/17/c_13611242.htm . dead . 20 November 2010 . Xinhuanet . 17 November 2010.
  3. News: Burma's parliament opens new session . BBC News . 31 January 2011.
  4. Web site: IPU PARLINE database: MYANMAR (Pyithu Hluttaw), Full text. Union. Inter-Parliamentary. ipu.org. 2017-09-11.
  5. Web site: The Myanmar Times Election Live, Eleven Media . 2015-11-14 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151120032848/http://www.mmtimes.com/index.php/election-2015/live-blog.html . 20 November 2015 . dmy-all .
  6. Web site: Announcement 92/2015. Union Election Commission. 20 November 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20151120210630/http://www.uecmyanmar.org/index.php/2014-02-11-08-31-43/862-20-11-2015-pyithu92. 20 November 2015. dmy-all.
  7. News: LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 7 NOVEMBER 2010. 2010. Adam Carr's Election Archive. 3 April 2012.
  8. Web site: The Myanmar Times Election Live . mmtimes.com/index.php/election-2015/ . 19 November 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151120032848/http://www.mmtimes.com/index.php/election-2015/live-blog.html . 20 November 2015 . dmy-all .
  9. Web site: Announcement 92/2015. Union Election Commission. 20 November 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20151120210630/http://www.uecmyanmar.org/index.php/2014-02-11-08-31-43/862-20-11-2015-pyithu92. 20 November 2015. dmy-all.