House of Representatives (Burma)

House of Representatives ပြည်သူ့ လွှတ်တော် Pyithu Hluttaw
2nd Pyithu Hluttaw
Type
Type	Lower house of the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw
History
Founded	31 January 2011 (2011-01-31)
Preceded by	People's Assembly (1974-1988)
Leadership
Speaker	Win Myint, NLD Since 1 February 2016
Deputy Speaker	T Khun Myat, USDP Since 1 February 2016
Structure
Seats	440 MPs
Pyithu Hluttaw political groups	NLD (255)      USDP (30)      ANP (12)      SNLD (12)      PNO (3)      TNP (3)      LNDP (2)      ZCD (2)      KSDP (1)      KDUP (1)      WDP (1)      Independent (1)      Vacant (7)      Military (110)
Elections
Pyithu Hluttaw last election	8 November 2015
Meeting place
Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Complex, Naypyidaw
Website
www.pyithuhluttaw.gov.mm

     NLD (255)
     USDP (30)
     ANP (12)
     SNLD (12)
     PNO (3)
     TNP (3)
     LNDP (2)
     ZCD (2)
     KSDP (1)
     KDUP (1)
     WDP (1)
     Independent (1)
     Vacant (7)

The House of Representatives (Burmese: ပြည်သူ့ လွှတ်တော်, pronounced [pjìðṵ l̥ʊʔtɔ̀] Pyithu Hluttaw) is the lower house of the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw, the bicameral legislature of Myanmar (Burma). It consists of 440 members of which 330 are directly elected and 110 appointed by the Myanmar Armed Forces. After the 2010 general election, Thura Shwe Mann was elected as the first Speaker of House of Representatives. The last elections to the Pyithu Hluttaw were held in November 2015. At its first meeting on 1 February 2016, Win Myint and T Khun Myat were elected as Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the Pyithu Hluttaw.