House of Representatives (Myanmar)

House of Representatives ပြည်သူ့ လွှတ်တော် Pyithu Hluttaw
2nd Pyithu Hluttaw

Type
Type	Lower house of the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw
History
Founded	31 January 2011 (2011-01-31)
Preceded by	People's Assembly (1974-1988)
Leadership
Speaker	Win Myint, NLD Since 1 February 2016
Deputy Speaker	T Khun Myat, USDP Since 1 February 2016
Structure
Seats	440 MPs

Pyithu Hluttaw political groups	NLD (255) USDP (30) ANP (12) SNLD (12) PNO (3) TNP (3) LNDP (2) ZCD (2) KSDP (1) KDUP (1) WDP (1) Independent (1) Vacant (7) Military (110)
Elections
Pyithu Hluttaw last election	8 November 2015
Meeting place

Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Complex, Naypyidaw
Website
www.pyithuhluttaw.gov.mm

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The House of Representatives (Burmese: ပြည်သူ့ လွှတ်တော်, pronounced: [pjìðṵ l̥ʊʔtɔ̀] Pyithu Hluttaw) is the lower house of the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw, the bicameral legislature of Myanmar. It consists of 440 members of which 330 are directly elected and 110 appointed by the Myanmar Armed Forces. After 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.^[1] 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.^[2]

Hillary Clinton at a conference chamber in the Pyithu Hluttaw

Composition

2016-present

House of Representatives elections, 2015
Party		Seats	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	NLD	255	218	57.95
	USDP	30	182	6.82
	ANP	12	4	2.73
	SNLD	12	12	2.73
	PNO	3		0.68
	TNP	3	1	0.68
	LNDP	2	2	0.45
	ZCD	2	2	0.45
	KSDP	1		0.23
	KDUP	1		0.23
	WDP	1	1	0.23
	Independent	1	1	0.23
	Cancelled due to insurgence^[3]	7		1.59
	Military appointees	110		25.00	–	–	0

Total		440		100	100

Results are as of 20 November 2015.^[4]^[5]

2011-2016

^[6]

Pyithu Hluttaw elections, 2010
Party		Seats	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	USDP	259		58.86	56.76	11,858,125
	SNDP	18		4.09	2.44	508,780
	NUP	12		2.73	19.44	4,060,802
	RNDP	9		2.05	2.87	599,008
	NDF	8		1.82	7.10	1,483,329
	AMRDP	3		0.68	0.80	167,928
	PNO	3		0.68
	CNP	2		0.45	0.17	36,098
	CPP	2		0.45	0.36	76,463
	PSDP	2		0.45	0.39	82,038
	WDP	2		0.45	0.13	27,546
	Others	10		2.29	9.54	1,992,590
	Military appointees	110	110	25.00	-	-

Total		440		100	100	20,892,707

The 3 Pa-O National Organisation candidates ran unopposed.

Pyithu Hluttaw by-election, 2012
Party		Seats	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	USDP	212	47	48.18
	NLD	37	37	8.41
	SNDP	18		4.09
	NUP	12		2.73
	RNDP	9		2.05
	NDF	8		1.82
	AMRDP	3		0.68
	PNO	3		0.68
	CNP	2		0.45
	CPP	2		0.45
	PSDP	2		0.45
	WDP	2		0.45
	Others	10		2.28
	Military appointees	110		25.00	-	-
	Vacant	10	10	2.28

Total		440		100	100

Voting seats by region and state

Party	Region							State							Territory	Total seats by party
Party	Ayeyarwady	Bago	Magway	Mandalay	Sagaing	Tanintharyi	Yangon	Chin	Kachin	Kayah	Kayin	Mon	Rakhine	Shan¹	Naypyidaw	Total seats by party
Union Solidarity and Development Party	20	21	18	25	31	8	31	5	14	7	4	5	8	23	1	221
National League for Democracy	5	4	5	6	3	2	6	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	4	37
Shan Nationalities League for Democracy	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	17	-	18
National Unity Party	1	3	1	-	3	-	-	-	1	-	-	1	-	2	-	12
National Democratic Force	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8
Rakhine Nationalities Development Party	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	-	-	9
All Mon Region Democracy Party	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	3
Pa-O National Organisation	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	3
Chin National Party	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2
Chin Progressive Party	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2
Phalon-Sawaw Democratic Party	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	2
Wa Democratic Party	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	2
Unity and Democracy Party of Kachin State	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
Kayin People's Party	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	1
Inn National Development Party	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1
Taaung (Palaung) National Party	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1
Other Parties and Independents	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	2
Total seats	26	28	25	31	37	10	45	9	17	7	7	10	17	51	5	325

Notes:

^ In Shan state voting the five seats is cancelled

Pyithu Hluttaw seats elected by Regions and States (November 2015)
Region/State	NLD	USDP	ANP	SNLD	TNP	PNO	ZCD	KSDP	KDUP	LNDP	WDP	Independent	Total
Kachin State	12	3						1		2			18
Kayah State	6	1											7
Kayin State	6	1											7
Chin State	7						2						9
Mon State	10												10
Rakhine State	4	1	12										17
Shan State	12	15		12	3	3			1		1	1	48
Sagaing Region	36	1											37
Tanintharyi Region	10												10
Bago Region	27	1											28
Magway Region	25												25
Mandalay Region	27	4											31
Yangon Region	44	1											45
Ayeyarwady Region	25	1											26
Naypyidaw Territory	4	1											5
Total	255	30	12	12	3	3	2	1	1	2	1	1	323

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.^[7]^[8]

References

↑ "Myanmar election commission publishes election final results". Xinhuanet. 17 November 2010.
↑ "Burma's parliament opens new session". BBC News. 31 January 2011.
↑ Oliver Holmes (11 November 2015). "Myanmar election: Aung San Suu Kyi calls for reconciliation talks with military". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
↑ "The Myanmar Times Election Live, Eleven Media". Retrieved 2015-11-14.
↑ "Announcement 92/2015". Union Election Commission. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
↑ "LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 7 NOVEMBER 2010". Adam Carr's Election Archive. 2010. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
↑ "The Myanmar Times Election Live". http://www.mmtimes.com/index.php/election-2015/. Retrieved 19 November 2015. External link in |website= (help)
↑ "Announcement 92/2015". Union Election Commission. Retrieved 20 November 2015.

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