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, the

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(Burma). It consists of 440 members, of which 330 are directly elected through the

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system in each

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(the third-level

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), and 110 are appointed by the

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. After the 2010 general election,

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was elected as the first Speaker of House of Representatives. The last elections to the Pyithu Hluttaw were held in November 2015. At its first meeting on 1 February 2016,

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and

T Khun Myat T Khun Myat ( my, တီခွန်မြတ် ; born 30 October 1949) is a Burmese politician, lawyer and Speaker of the Union Assembly, the Joint House and Pyithu Hluttaw, the lower house of the Myanmar parliament. In both 2010 election an ...

were elected as Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the Pyithu Hluttaw. As of 8 November 2015, 90% of the members are men (389 members) and 10% women (44 members). Clinton at Lower House of Burma

After the coup d'état on 1 February 2021, the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw was dissolved by Acting

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, who declared a one-year

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and transferred all legislative powers to

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Min Aung Hlaing Min Aung Hlaing ( my, မင်းအောင်လှိုင် abbreviated: MAL ; born 3 July 1956) also known as Alaungsithu is a Burmese politician and army general who has ruled Myanmar as the chairman of the State Administration Coun ...

Composition

2016–2021

, - , colspan=2, Total, , 440, , , , 100, , 100, , , , Results are as of 20 November 2015.

2011–2016

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Pa-O National Organisation The Pa-O National Organisation ( my, ပအိုဝ်း အမျိုးသား အဖွဲ့ချုပ်) is a Pa-O political party in Myanmar (Burma). Its armed wing, the Pa-O National Army, has between 400 and 700 active personn ...

candidates ran unopposed. , - , colspan=2, Total, , 440, , , , 100, , 100, , , ,

Voting seats by region and state

Notes: # In Shan state voting the five seats is cancelled 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

External links

* {{National lower houses History of Myanmar (1948–present) Legislatures of Myanmar

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