Pyithu Hluttaw

This article is about one of the houses of Pyidaungsu Hluttaw (2011-present). For lower house of Union Parliament (1952–1962), see Chamber of Deputies (Burma). For 1974-1988 legislature, see Pyithu Hluttaw (1974-1988).

Pyithu Hluttaw ပြည်သူ့လွှတ်တော်
3rd Pyithu Hluttaw
Type
Type	House of the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw
History
Founded	31 January 2011 (2011-01-31)
Preceded by	Pyithu Hluttaw (1974-1988)
New session started	16 March 2026
Leadership
Speaker	Khin Yi, USDP since 16 March 2026
Deputy Speaker	Maung Maung Ohn, USDP since 16 March 2026
Structure
Seats	440 MPs
Political groups	USDP (231)   Tatmadaw (110)   SNDP (7)   PNO (5)   MUP (5)   NUP (4)   NNP (4)   DNDP (1)   KNDP (1)   INLP (1)   KSPP (1)   SSP (1)   RNP (1)   Independent (1) Vacant (67)   Vacant (67)
Length of term	5 years
Elections
Voting system	First-past-the-post voting (330 seats) Military appointees (110 seats)
First election	7 November 2010
Last election	28 December 2025 – 25 January 2026
Meeting place
Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Complex Naypyidaw, Naypyidaw Union Territory
Website
www.pyithu.hluttaw.mm
Constitution
Constitution of Myanmar

The Pyithu Hluttaw (Burmese: ပြည်သူ့လွှတ်တော်, pronounced [pjìðṵ l̥ʊʔtɔ̀]; lit. 'People's Assembly') is one of the 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.

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

Hillary Clinton at a conference chamber in the Pyithu Hluttaw

Due to the coup d'état on 1 February 2021, the day the new session was set to begin after the 2020 Myanmar general election, the new session did not start. Instead, the assembly was kept vacant for five years until the 2025–26 Myanmar general election, and convened on 16 March 2026.