Pyithu Hluttaw
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The Pyithu Hluttaw is the lower house of the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw
Pyidaungsu Hluttaw
The Pyidaungsu Hluttaw is the national-level bicameral legislature of Myanmar established by the 2008 National Constitution...

, the bicameral legislature
Legislature
A legislature is a kind of deliberative assembly with the power to pass, amend, and repeal laws. The law created by a legislature is called legislation or statutory law. In addition to enacting laws, legislatures usually have exclusive authority to raise or lower taxes and adopt the budget and...

 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. At its first meeting on 31 January 2011, Thura Shwe Mann was elected Speaker of the Pyithu Hluttaw.

Members of the Pyithu Hluttaw

No Party % Seats
1 Union Solidarity and Development Party
Union Solidarity and Development Party
The Union Solidarity and Development Party , which was registered on 2 June 2010 by the Union Election Commission as a political party, is the successor to the Burmese government's mass organization, the Union Solidarity and Development Association. It is headed by Burmese President Thein Sein and...

58.85% 259
2 Shan Nationalities League for Democracy
Shan Nationalities League for Democracy
The Shan Nationalities League for Democracy is a political party in Myanmar , representing the interests of the Shan minority. At the last parliamentary elections held on 27 May 1990, under the leadership of Khun Htun Oo, the party won a clear representation, became the second party in parliament,...

4.09% 18
3 National Unity Party
National Unity Party (Burma)
The National Unity Party is a political party in Burma . It was formed by the military junta as well as members of the Burma Socialist Programme Party to take part in the general election of May 27, 1990. The party was defeated by the National League for Democracy. NUP's headquarters are in Bahan...

2.73% 12
4 National Democratic Force
National Democratic Force
The National Democratic Force is a Burmese political party formed by former members of the National League for Democracy , who chose to contest the 2010 general election in Burma . The party's chairman is Than Nyein. Its headquarters are in Tamwe Township, Yangon.The party was among three major...

2.73% 12
5 Rakhine Nationalities Development Party
Rakhine Nationalities Development Party
The Rakhine Nationalities Development Party is a political party in Myanmar , representing the interests of the Rakhine people in Rakhine State and Yangon Region. The party contested 44 seats, of which it won 35...

2.05% 9
6 All Mon Region Democracy Party 0.69% 3
7 Pa-O National Organization 0.69% 3
8 Chin National Party 0.45% 2
9 Chin Progressive Party 0.45% 2
10 Phalon-Sawaw Democratic Party 0.45% 2
11 Wa Democratic Party 0.45% 2
12 Unity and Democracy Party of Kachin State 0.23% 1
13 Kyain People Party 0.23% 1
14 Inn Nationalities Development Party 0.23% 1
15 Taaung (Palaung) National Party 0.23% 1
Other Parties 0.45% 2
Seats reserved for the Myanmar Armed Forces 25% 110
Total
100% 440
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