House of Representatives
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The House of Representatives is the lower chamber of Myanmar’s national legislature, composed of elected members who help draft and pass the country’s laws.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| House of Representatives canonical | 6 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | lower house of legislature ⓘ |
| abbreviation | Pyithu Hluttaw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Pyithu Hluttaw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constitutionalBasis | Constitution of Myanmar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constitutionalQuotaMilitary | 25 percent of seats ⓘ |
| constitutionalStatus | supreme legislative body together with House of Nationalities ⓘ |
| country | Myanmar ⓘ |
| createdBy | 2008 Constitution of Myanmar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electoralConstituencies | township-based constituencies ⓘ |
| electoralCycle | aligned with general elections in Myanmar ⓘ |
| establishedInCurrentForm | 2011 ⓘ |
| governmentBranch | legislative branch ⓘ |
| hasPower |
amend laws
ⓘ
approve national budget ⓘ introduce bills ⓘ question government ministers ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Union-level legislation ⓘ |
| languageOfProceedings | Burmese ⓘ |
| legislativeFunction |
drafts laws
ⓘ
passes laws ⓘ |
| levelOfGovernment | national ⓘ |
| locatedInCity | Naypyidaw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Myanmar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Naypyidaw Union Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meetsIn | Pyidaungsu Hluttaw complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meetsInBuilding | Assembly of the Union Hluttaw complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberSelection |
appointment by Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services for military seats
ⓘ
direct election for civilian seats ⓘ |
| numberOfElectedMembers | 330 ⓘ |
| numberOfMembers | 440 ⓘ |
| numberOfMilitaryAppointedMembers | 110 ⓘ |
| oversightFunction | scrutiny of executive branch ⓘ |
| parentLegislature | Assembly of the Union (Myanmar) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Assembly of the Union (Myanmar) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | People's Assembly (Burma) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInGovernment | represents townships and population in national legislature ⓘ |
| sessionType |
extraordinary sessions
ⓘ
regular sessions ⓘ |
| termLength | 5 years ⓘ |
| typeOfLegislature | bicameral legislature component ⓘ |
| upperChamber |
Amyotha Hluttaw
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
House of Nationalities (Myanmar) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesTitleForMembers | Pyithu Hluttaw Representative NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| votingSystem | first-past-the-post ⓘ |
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