House of Nationalities


The House of Nationalities is the upper house of the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw, the bicameral legislature of Myanmar. It consists of 224 members, of whom 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.

Composition

House of Nationalities consists of 224 members: 168 directly elected and 56 appointed by the Myanmar Armed Forces. Twelve representatives are elected by each state or region.

2016–present

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

DateConstituencyOld MPPartyNew MPPartyNote
August 2011Rangoon Division No. 3Phone Myint AungNDFPhone Myint AungNNDPChanged party membership
December 2011Rangoon Region No. 4Myat Nyana SoeNDFMyat Nyana SoeNLDChanged party membership
28 January 2012Sagaing Division No. 2Bogyi aka Aung NgweUSDP––Deceased

DateConstituencyOld MPPartyNew MPPartyNote
5 February 2013Rangoon Division No. 6Tin ShweNDF––Became a Deputy Minister
2013Arakan State No. 4Maung Sa PruRNDP––Deceased