Pyithu Hluttaw

House of Representatives ပြည်သူ့ လွှတ်တော် Pyithu Hluttaw
1st Pyithu Hluttaw
Type
Founded	31 January 2011 (2011-01-31)
Type	Lower house of Pyidaungsu Hluttaw
Leadership
Speaker	Shwe Mann, USDP since 31 January 2011
Deputy Speaker	Nanda Kyaw Swa, USDP since 31 January 2011
Structure
Members	440 MPs
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Pyithu Hluttaw Political groups	Union Solidarity and Development Party (212)      Military (110)      National League for Democracy (37)      Shan Nationalities Democratic Party (18)      National Unity Party (12)      Rakhine Nationalities Development Party (9)      National Democratic Force (8)      All Mon Region Democracy Party (3)      Pa-O National Organization (3)      Chin National Party (2)      Chin Progressive Party (2)      Phalon-Sawaw Democratic Party (2)      Wa Democratic Party (2)      Other parties (10)      Vacant (10)
Elections
Pyithu Hluttaw Last election	1 April 2012
Meeting place
Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Complex, Naypyidaw

The Pyithu Hluttaw (Burmese: ပြည်သူ့ လွှတ်တော်, pronounced [pjìðṵ l̥ʊʔtɔ̀]; House of Representatives) is the lower house of the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw, the bicameral legislature 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.

Hillary Clinton at a conference chamber in the Pyithu Hluttaw

Members of the Pyithu Hluttaw

Pyithu Hluttaw elections, 2010
Party		Seats	Net Gain/Loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/-
	USDP	259		58.86	56.76	11,858,125
	Appointed	110	+110	25.00	-	-	+110
	SNDP	18		4.09	2.44	508,780
	NUP	12		2.73	19.44	4,060,802
	RNDP	9		2.05	2.87	599,008
	NDF	8		1.82	7.10	1,483,329
	ARDP	3		0.68	0.80	167,928
	PNO	3		0.68
	CNP	2		0.45	0.17	36,098
	CPP	2		0.45	0.36	76,463
	PSDP	2		0.45	0.39	82,038
	WDP	2		0.45	0.13	27,546
	Others	10		2.29	9.54	1,992,590
Total		440		100	100	20,892,707

Notes:

1. ^ The three Pa-O National Organisation members were elected unopposed
2. ^

After Burma by-election 2012

Pyithu Hluttaw structure, 2012
Party		Seats	Net Gain/Loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/-
	USDP	212	-47	48.18
	Appointed	110		25.00	-	-
	NLD	37	+37	8.41
	SNDP	18		4.09
	NUP	12		2.73
	RNDP	9		2.05
	NDF	8		1.82
	ARDP	3		0.68
	PNO	3		0.68
	CNP	2		0.45
	CPP	2		0.45
	PSDP	2		0.45
	WDP	2		0.45
	Others	10		2.28
	Vacant	10	+10	2.28
Total		440		100	100

Voting seats by region and state

Party	Region							State							Territory	Total seats by party
	Ayeyarwady	Bago	Magway	Mandalay	Sagaing	Tanintharyi	Yangon	Chin	Kachin	Kayah	Kayin	Mon	Rakhine	Shan	Naypyidaw
Union Solidarity and Development Party	20	21	18	25	31	8	31	5	14	7	4	5	8	23	1	221
National League for Democracy	5	4	5	6	3	2	6	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	4	37
Shan Nationalities League for Democracy	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	17	-	18
National Unity Party	1	3	1	-	3	-	-	-	1	-	-	1	-	2	-	12
National Democratic Force	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8
Rakhine Nationalities Development Party	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	-	-	9
All Mon Region Democracy Party	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	3
Pa-O National Organization	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	3
Chin National Party	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2
Chin Progressive Party	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2
Phalon-Sawaw Democratic Party	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	2
Wa Democratic Party	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	2
Unity and Democracy Party of Kachin State	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
Kayin People's Party	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	1
Inn Nationalities Development Party	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1
Taaung (Palaung) National Party	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1
Other Parties and Independents	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	2
Total seats	26	28	25	31	37	10	45	9	17	7	7	10	17	51	5	325

Notes:

1. ^ In Shan state voting the five seats is cancelled