Pyithu Hluttaw

The Pyithu Hluttaw (Burmese: ပြည်သူ့လွှတ်တော်, pronounced [pjìðṵ l̥ʊʔtɔ̀]; lit. 'People's Assembly') is one of the de jure houses of the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw, the bicameral legislature of Myanmar (Burma). It consists of 440 members, of which 330 are directly elected through the first-past-the-post system in each townships (the third-level administrative divisions of Myanmar), and 110 are appointed by the Myanmar Armed Forces, under a constitutional provision that has no parallel in the world. There is no upper house and lower house in Pyidaungsu Hluttaw as both Pyithu Hluttaw and Amyotha Hluttaw enjoy equal status as per the constitution.

After the 2010 general election, Thura Shwe Mann was elected as the first Speaker of the Pyithu Hluttaw. 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.

As of 8 November 2015, 90% of the members are men (389 members) and 10% are women (44 members).

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.