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Amyotha Hluttaw

The Amyotha Hluttaw (Burmese: အမျိုးသားလွှတ်တော်, IPA: [ʔəmjóðá l̥ʊʔtɔ̀]; 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.[1] 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.[2]

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House of Nationalities

အမျိုးသားလွှတ်တော်

Amyotha Hluttaw
Type
Type
Term limits
5 years; can serve for three consecutive years upon reelection
History
Founded31 January 2011 (2011-01-31)
Preceded byPeople's Assembly (1974–1988)
Leadership
Vacant
since 31 January 2021
Deputy Speaker
Vacant
since 31 January 2021
Seats224 MPs
Elections
Last Amyotha Hluttaw election
8 November 2020 (annulled)
Meeting place
Hluttaw Complex, Naypyidaw
Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Complex, Naypyidaw
Website
www.amyothahluttaw.gov.mm
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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.[3]

House of Nationalities Building

Composition

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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).[4]

2016–2021

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Amyotha Hluttaw elections, 2015[5]
Party Seats Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  NLD 135 Increase132 60.27
  USDP 11 Decrease113 4.91
  ANP 10 Increase4 4.46
  SNLD 3 Increase2 1.34
  TNP 2 Increase2 0.89
  ZCD 2 Increase2 0.89
  MNP 1 Increase1 0.45
  NUP 1 Decrease4 0.45
  PNO 1 Increase1 0.45
  Independent 2 Increase2 0.89
  AMRDP 0 Decrease4 0
  SNDP 0 Decrease3 0
  Others 0 Decrease18 0
  Military appointees 56 Steady 25.00 0
Total 224 {{{votes}}}
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More information Region/State, NLD ...
Amyotha Hluttaw by Regions and States, 2015
Region/State NLD USDP ANP SNLD ZCD PNO TNP MNP NUP Independent Total
Kachin State 10 1 1 12
Kayah State 9 2 1 12
Kayin State 10 2 12
Chin State 9 1 2 12
Mon State 11 1 12
Rakhine State 1 1 10 12
Shan State 3 3 3 1 2[6] 12
Sagaing Region 12 12
Tanintharyi Region 12 12
Bago Region 12 12
Magway Region 12 12
Mandalay Region 10 2 12
Yangon Region 12 12
Ayeyarwady Region 12 12
Total 135 11 10 3 2 1 2 1 1 2 168
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2015 results are as of 20 November 2015. Military appointees are not included in the Amyotha Hluttaw by Regions and States, 2015 table.[7]

2011–2016

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Changes between 2010 and 2012, which were not addressed by the 2012 by-election
DateConstituencyOld MPPartyNew MPPartyNote
August 2011Rangoon Division No. 3Phone Myint AungNDFPhone Myint AungNNDPChanged party membership[9]
December 2011Rangoon Region No. 4Myat Nyana SoeNDFMyat Nyana SoeNLDChanged party membership[10]
28 January 2012Sagaing Division No. 2Bogyi aka Aung NgweUSDPDeceased[11]
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More information Date, Constituency ...
Changes between 2012 and 2015
DateConstituencyOld MPPartyNew MPPartyNote
5 February 2013Rangoon Division No. 6Tin ShweNDFBecame a Deputy Minister[11]
2013Arakan State No. 4Maung Sa PruRNDPDeceased[11]
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