House of Representatives (Burma)
House of Representatives ပြည်သူ့ လွှတ်တော် Pyithu Hluttaw | |
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1st Pyithu Hluttaw | |
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Type | |
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Lower house of the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw |
History | |
Founded | 31 January 2011 |
Leadership | |
Speaker | |
Deputy Speaker | |
Leader of the Opposition | |
Structure | |
Seats | 440 MPs |
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Pyithu Hluttaw political groups |
Union Solidarity and Development Party (212) |
Elections | |
Pyithu Hluttaw last election | 1 April 2012 |
Meeting place | |
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Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Complex, Naypyidaw | |
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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 Burma (Myanmar). It consists of 440 members of which 330 are directly elected and 110 appointed by the Myanmar Armed Forces. The last elections to the Pyithu Hluttaw were held in November 2010.[1] At its first meeting on 31 January 2011, Thura Shwe Mann was elected Speaker of the Pyithu Hluttaw.[2]
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Members of the House of Representatives
[3]Pyithu Hluttaw elections, 2010 | |||||||||
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Party | Seats | Net Gain/Loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |||
USDP | 259 | 58.86 | 56.76 | 11,858,125 | |||||
Appointed (Military Representatives) | 110 | +110 | 25.00 | - | - | +110 | |||
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 | |||||
ARDP | 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 |
Total | 440 | 100 | 100 | 20,892,707 |
Notes:
After Burma by-election 2012
Pyithu Hluttaw by-election, 2012 | |||||||||
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Party | Seats | Net Gain/Loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |||
USDP | 212 | -47 | 48.18 | ||||||
Appointed | 110 | 25.00 | - | - | |||||
NLD | 37 | +37 | 8.41 | ||||||
SNDP | 18 | 4.09 | |||||||
NUP | 12 | 2.73 | |||||||
RNDP | 9 | 2.05 | |||||||
NDF | 8 | 1.82 | |||||||
ARDP | 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 | |||||||
Vacant | 10 | +10 | 2.28 |
Total | 440 | 100 | 100 |
Voting seats by region and state
Party | Region | State | Territory | Total seats by party | ||||||||||||
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Ayeyarwady | Bago | Magway | Mandalay | Sagaing | Tanintharyi | Yangon | Chin | Kachin | Kayah | Kayin | Mon | Rakhine | Shan1 | Naypyidaw | ||
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 Organization | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 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 Nationalities 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
References
- ↑ "Myanmar election commission publishes election final results". Xinhuanet. 17 November 2010.
- ↑ "Burma's parliament opens new session". BBC News. 31 January 2011.
- ↑ "LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 7 NOVEMBER 2010". Adam Carr's Election Archive. 2010. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
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