Amyotha Hluttaw
The Amyotha Hluttaw (Burmese: အမျိုးသားလွှတ်တော်, IPA: ; House of Nationalities) is the de jure upper house of the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw, the bicameral legislature of Myanmar (Burma). It consists of 224 members, 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 2015. At its second meeting on 3 February 2016, Mahn Win Khaing Than and Aye Thar Aung were elected Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the Amyotha Hluttaw and Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw as a whole.
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.
House of Nationalities Building
Composition
Constituency boundaries
House of Nationalities (Amyotha Hluttaw) consists of 224 members: 168 directly elected and 56 appointed by the Myanmar Armed Forces, under a unique constitutional provision that has no parallel in the world. Twelve representatives are elected by each state or region (inclusive of relevant Union territories, and including one representative from each Self-Administered Division or Self-Administered Zone).
2016–2021
2015 results are as of 20 November 2015. Military appointees are not included in the Amyotha Hluttaw by Regions and States, 2015 table.
2011–2016
Changes between 2010 and 2012, which were not addressed by the 2012 by-election
Date |
Constituency |
Old MP |
Party |
New MP |
Party |
Note
|
August 2011 |
Rangoon Division No. 3 |
Phone Myint Aung |
NDF |
Phone Myint Aung |
NNDP |
Changed party membership
|
December 2011 |
Rangoon Region No. 4 |
Myat Nyana Soe |
NDF |
Myat Nyana Soe |
NLD |
Changed party membership
|
28 January 2012 |
Sagaing Division No. 2 |
Bogyi aka Aung Ngwe |
USDP |
– |
– |
Deceased
|
Changes between 2012 and 2015
Date |
Constituency |
Old MP |
Party |
New MP |
Party |
Note
|
5 February 2013 |
Rangoon Division No. 6 |
Tin Shwe |
NDF |
– |
– |
Became a Deputy Minister
|
2013 |
Arakan State No. 4 |
Maung Sa Pru |
RNDP |
– |
– |
Deceased
|
See also
References
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