House of Nationalities
House of Nationalities <span class="nickname"lang="my" xml:lang="my">အမျိုးသားလွှတ်တော် Amyotha Hluttaw | |
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1st Amyotha Hluttaw | |
Type | |
Type | Upper house of the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw |
History | |
Founded | 31 January 2011 |
Leadership | |
Speaker |
Khin Aung Myint, USDP Since 31 January 2011 |
Deputy Speaker |
Mya Nyein, USDP Since 31 January 2011 |
Structure | |
Seats | 224 MPs |
Amyotha Hluttaw political groups |
Union Solidarity and Development Party (124) |
Elections | |
Amyotha Hluttaw last election | 7 November 2010 |
Meeting place | |
Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Complex, Naypyidaw | |
Website | |
www.amyothahluttaw.gov.mm |
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The House of Nationalities (Burmese: အမျိုးသားလွှတ်တော်, IPA: [ʔəmjóðá l̥ʊʔtɔ̀] Amyotha Hluttaw) is the upper house of the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw, the bicameral legislature of Burma (Myanmar). It consists of 224 member of which 168 are directly elected and 56 appointed by the Myanmar Armed Forces. The last elections to the Amyotha Hluttaw were held in November 2010.[1] At its first meeting on 31 January 2011, Khin Aung Myint was elected Speaker of the Amyotha Hluttaw and Chairman of the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw as a whole.[2]
Members of the Amyotha Hluttaw
Amyotha Hluttaw elections, 2010 | |||||||||
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Party | Seats | Net Gain/Loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |||
USDP | 129 | 57.59 | |||||||
Appointed | 56 | +56 | 25.00 | - | - | +56 | |||
RNDP | 7 | 3.13 | |||||||
NUP | 5 | 2.23 | |||||||
NDF | 4 | 1.78 | |||||||
CPP | 4 | 1.78 | |||||||
SNDP | 3 | 1.34 | |||||||
ARDP | 3 | 1.34 | |||||||
PSDP | 3 | 1.34 | |||||||
CNP | 2 | 0.89 | |||||||
WDP | 1 | 0.45 | |||||||
Others | 7 | 3.13 | |||||||
Total | 224 | 100 | 100 |
After Burma by-election 2012
Amyotha Hluttaw by-election, 2012 | |||||||||
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Party | Seats | Net Gain/Loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |||
USDP | 124 | -5 | 55.37 | ||||||
Appointed | 56 | 25.00 | - | - | |||||
RNDP | 7 | 3.13 | |||||||
NUP | 5 | 2.23 | |||||||
NLD | 4 | +4 | 1.78 | ||||||
NDF | 4 | 1.78 | |||||||
CPP | 4 | 1.78 | |||||||
SNDP | 4 | +1 | 1.78 | ||||||
ARDP | 3 | 1.34 | |||||||
PSDP | 3 | 1.34 | |||||||
CNP | 2 | 0.89 | |||||||
WDP | 1 | 0.45 | |||||||
Others | 7 | 3.13 | |||||||
Total | 224 | 100 | 100 |
References
- ↑ "Myanmar election commission publishes election final results". Xinhuanet. 17 November 2010.
- ↑ "Burma's parliament opens new session". BBC News. 31 January 2011.
See also
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