# Amyotha Hluttaw

The Amyotha Hluttaw (Burmese: အမျိုးသားလွှတ်တော်, IPA:; House of Nationalities) is the de jure upper house of the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw, the bicameral legislature of Myanmar (Burma). It consists of 224 members, of which 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.
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.

## Composition

House of Nationalities (Amyotha Hluttaw) consists of 224 members: 168 directly elected and 56 appointed by the Myanmar Armed Forces, under a unique constitutional provision that has no parallel in the world. Twelve representatives are elected by each state or region (inclusive of relevant Union territories, and including one representative from each Self-Administered Division or Self-Administered Zone).

### 2016–2021

Amyotha Hluttaw elections, 2015 :
| Party | Party | Seats | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| | NLD | 135 | 132 | 60.27 | | | |
| | USDP | 11 | 113 | 4.91 | | | |
| | ANP | 10 | 4 | 4.46 | | | |
| | SNLD | 3 | 2 | 1.34 | | | |
| | TNP | 2 | 2 | 0.89 | | | |
| | ZCD | 2 | 2 | 0.89 | | | |
| | MNP | 1 | 1 | 0.45 | | | |
| | NUP | 1 | 4 | 0.45 | | | |
| | PNO | 1 | 1 | 0.45 | | | |
| | Independent | 2 | 2 | 0.89 | | | |
| | AMRDP | 0 | 4 | 0 | | | |
| | SNDP | 0 | 3 | 0 | | | |
| | Others | 0 | 18 | 0 | | | |
| | Military appointees | 56 | | 25.00 | – | – | 0 |
| Total | Total | 224 | | | | | | {{{votes}}} |
Amyotha Hluttaw by Regions and States, 2015 :
| Region/State | NLD | USDP | ANP | SNLD | ZCD | PNO | TNP | MNP | NUP | Independent | Total |
| Kachin State | 10 | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| Kayah State | 9 | 2 | | | | | | | | 1 | 12 |
| Kayin State | 10 | 2 | | | | | | | | | 12 |
| Chin State | 9 | 1 | | | 2 | | | | | | 12 |
| Mon State | 11 | | | | | | | 1 | | | 12 |
| Rakhine State | 1 | 1 | 10 | | | | | | | | 12 |
| Shan State | 3 | 3 | | 3 | | 1 | 2 | | | | 12 |
| Sagaing Region | 12 | | | | | | | | | | 12 |
| Tanintharyi Region | 12 | | | | | | | | | | 12 |
| Bago Region | 12 | | | | | | | | | | 12 |
| Magway Region | 12 | | | | | | | | | | 12 |
| Mandalay Region | 10 | 2 | | | | | | | | | 12 |
| Yangon Region | 12 | | | | | | | | | | 12 |
| Ayeyarwady Region | 12 | | | | | | | | | | 12 |
| Total | 135 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 168 |
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

General election, 2010 :
| Party | Party | Seats | % |
| | Union Solidarity and Development Party | 129 | 57.59 |
| | Rakhine Nationalities Development Party | 7 | 3.13 |
| | National Unity Party | 5 | 2.23 |
| | National Democratic Force | 4 | 1.79 |
| | All Mon Region Democracy Party | 4 | 1.79 |
| | Chin Progressive Party | 4 | 1.79 |
| | Shan Nationalities Democratic Party | 3 | 1.33 |
| | Phalon-Sawaw Democratic Party | 3 | 1.33 |
| | Chin National Party | 2 | 0.89 |
| | Pa-O National Organisation | 1 | 0.45 |
| | Kayin People's Party | 1 | 0.45 |
| | Taaung (Palaung) National Party | 1 | 0.45 |
| | Wa Democratic Party | 1 | 0.45 |
| | Unity and Democracy Party of Kachin State | 1 | 0.45 |
| | Kayin State Democracy and Development Party | 1 | 0.45 |
| | Independent | 1 | 0.45 |
| | Military appointees | 56 | 25.00 |
| Total | Total | 224 | 100 |
Changes between 2010 and 2012, which were not addressed by the 2012 by-election :
| Date | Constituency | Old MP | Party | New MP | Party | Note |
| August 2011 | Rangoon Division No. 3 | Phone Myint Aung | NDF | Phone Myint Aung | NNDP | Changed party membership |
| December 2011 | Rangoon Region No. 4 | Myat Nyana Soe | NDF | Myat Nyana Soe | NLD | Changed party membership |
| 28 January 2012 | Sagaing Division No. 2 | Bogyi aka Aung Ngwe | USDP | – | – | Deceased |
By-election, 2012 :
| Party | Party | Seats won | Change | Seats before | Seats after |
| | Union Solidarity and Development Party | 1 | 5 | 128 | 123 |
| | Rakhine Nationalities Development Party | 0 | | 7 | 7 |
| | National Unity Party | 0 | | 5 | 5 |
| | National League for Democracy | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| | National Democratic Force | 0 | | 2 | 2 |
| | New National Democracy Party | 0 | | 1 | 1 |
| | All Mon Region Democracy Party | 0 | | 4 | 4 |
| | Chin Progressive Party | 0 | | 4 | 4 |
| | Shan Nationalities Democratic Party | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| | Phalon-Sawaw Democratic Party | 0 | | 3 | 3 |
| | Chin National Party | 0 | | 2 | 2 |
| | Pa-O National Organization | 0 | | 1 | 1 |
| | Kayin People's Party | 0 | | 1 | 1 |
| | Taaung (Palaung) National Party | 0 | | 1 | 1 |
| | Wa Democratic Party | 0 | | 1 | 1 |
| | Unity and Democracy Party of Kachin State | 0 | | 1 | 1 |
| | Kayin State Democracy and Development Party | 0 | | 1 | 1 |
| | Independent | 0 | | 1 | 1 |
| Vacant | Vacant | 0 | | 1 | 1 |
| | Military appointees | – | – | 56 | 56 |
| Total | Total | 6 | | 224 | 224 |
Changes between 2012 and 2015 :
| Date | Constituency | Old MP | Party | New MP | Party | Note |
| 5 February 2013 | Rangoon Division No. 6 | Tin Shwe | NDF | – | – | Became a Deputy Minister |
| 2013 | Arakan State No. 4 | Maung Sa Pru | RNDP | – | – | Deceased |