Amyotha Hluttaw

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.

House of Nationalities အမျိုးသားလွှတ်တော် Amyotha Hluttaw
Type
Type	Upper house of the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw
Term limits	5 years; can serve for three consecutive years upon reelection
History
Founded	31 January 2011 (2011-01-31)
Preceded by	People's Assembly (1974–1988)
Leadership
Speaker	Vacant since 31 January 2021
Deputy Speaker	Vacant since 31 January 2021
Seats	224 MPs
Elections
Last Amyotha Hluttaw election	8 November 2020 (annulled)
Meeting place
Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Complex, Naypyidaw
Website
www.amyothahluttaw.gov.mm

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 (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

Amyotha Hluttaw elections, 2015
Party		Seats	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	NLD	135	132	60.27
	USDP	11	113	4.91
	ANP	10	4	4.46
	SNLD	3	2	1.34
	TNP	2	2	0.89
	ZCD	2	2	0.89
	MNP	1	1	0.45
	NUP	1	4	0.45
	PNO	1	1	0.45
	Independent	2	2	0.89
	AMRDP	0	4	0
	SNDP	0	3	0
	Others	0	18	0
	Military appointees	56		25.00	–	–	0
Total		224						{{{votes}}}

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

By-election, 2012

Party		Seats won	Change	Seats before	Seats after
	Union Solidarity and Development Party	1	5	128	123
	Rakhine Nationalities Development Party	0		7	7
	National Unity Party	0		5	5
	National League for Democracy	4	4	1	5
	National Democratic Force	0		2	2
	New National Democracy Party	0		1	1
	All Mon Region Democracy Party	0		4	4
	Chin Progressive Party	0		4	4
	Shan Nationalities Democratic Party	1	1	3	4
	Phalon-Sawaw Democratic Party	0		3	3
	Chin National Party	0		2	2
	Pa-O National Organization	0		1	1
	Kayin People's Party	0		1	1
	Taaung (Palaung) National Party	0		1	1
	Wa Democratic Party	0		1	1
	Unity and Democracy Party of Kachin State	0		1	1
	Kayin State Democracy and Development Party	0		1	1
	Independent	0		1	1
Vacant		0		1	1
	Military appointees	–	–	56	56
Total		6		224	224

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