Pyithu Hluttaw

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Pyithu Hluttaw is the lower house of Myanmar’s national legislature, composed of elected representatives from constituencies across the country.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf chamber of the legislature
lower house of parliament
bicameralLegislature Assembly of the Union
composition elected representatives
constitutionalArticle specified in 2008 Constitution of Myanmar
constitutionalStatus constitutional body
country Myanmar
createdInYear 2011
electoralConstituencies population-based constituencies
township-based constituencies
electoralSystem first-past-the-post voting
establishedBy 2008 Constitution of Myanmar
governmentBranch legislative branch of Myanmar
governs national legislation of Myanmar
hasAbbreviation Lower House of Myanmar Parliament
linked to: Pyithu Hluttaw
hasChamber Amyotha Hluttaw
hasMemberType elected civilian members
military representatives
hasRole approving the national budget
enacting laws
representing constituencies
scrutinizing the executive
houseType lower house
isChamberOf Assembly of the Union
jurisdiction Myanmar
languageOfWork Burmese
legislativeBodyFor Republic of the Union of Myanmar
linked to: Myanmar
locatedInCapital Naypyidaw
meetingPlace Pyidaungsu Hluttaw complex
meetsIn Naypyidaw
meetsInBuilding Assembly of the Union Hluttaw complex
militaryAppointedMembersBy Tatmadaw
nativeName Pyithu Hluttaw
nativeNameLanguage my
numberOfElectedMembers 330
numberOfMembers 440
numberOfMilitaryAppointedMembers 110
officialName House of Representatives
partOf Assembly of the Union
precededBy People's Assembly of the Union of Burma
sessionType extraordinary sessions
regular sessions
shortDescription lower house of Myanmar's national legislature
termLength 5 years
upperHouseCounterpart Amyotha Hluttaw
votingRights all members have voting rights
votingSystemForElections first-past-the-post

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Assembly of the Union hasLowerHouse Pyithu Hluttaw
Assembly of the Union hasChamber Amyotha Hluttaw
linked to: Pyithu Hluttaw
Assembly of the Union hasChamber Pyithu Hluttaw
Government of Myanmar lowerHouse Pyithu Hluttaw
Prime Minister of Burma confersWith Chamber of Deputies of Burma
linked to: Pyithu Hluttaw
Pyidaungsu Hluttaw hasChamber Pyithu Hluttaw
Pyithu Hluttaw nativeName Pyithu Hluttaw
Pyithu Hluttaw hasAbbreviation Lower House of Myanmar Parliament
linked to: Pyithu Hluttaw
1990 Myanmar general election forBody Pyithu Hluttaw
2015 Myanmar general election elects House of Representatives of Myanmar
linked to: Pyithu Hluttaw
2015 Myanmar general election elects Pyithu Hluttaw
Amyotha Hluttaw otherChamber Pyithu Hluttaw
People's Assembly shortName Pyithu Hluttaw
People's Assembly replacedBy Pyithu Hluttaw (post-2008 constitution)
linked to: Pyithu Hluttaw
U Nu government lowerHouse Chamber of Deputies of Burma
linked to: Pyithu Hluttaw
Region and State Hluttaws relatedTo Pyithu Hluttaw
Thein Sein administration lowerHouse Pyithu Hluttaw
House of Representatives (Myanmar) alsoKnownAs Pyithu Hluttaw
subject linked to: House of Representatives
House of Representatives (Myanmar) usesTitleForMembers Pyithu Hluttaw Representative
subject linked to: House of Representatives
linked to: Pyithu Hluttaw
House of Representatives (Myanmar) abbreviation Pyithu Hluttaw
subject linked to: House of Representatives
Win Myint memberOf House of Representatives of Myanmar
linked to: Pyithu Hluttaw
Win Myint memberOf Pyithu Hluttaw