Union Parliament

Union Parliament ပြည်ထောင်စုလွှတ်တော် Pyidaungzu Hluttaw

Type
Type	Bicameral
Houses	Chamber of Nationalities Chamber of Deputies
History
Founded	1947 (1947)
Disbanded	1962 (1962)
Preceded by	Legislature of Burma
Succeeded by	People's Assembly (1974-1988)
Elections
Chamber of Nationalities last election	1960
Chamber of Deputies last election	1960

The Union Parliament (Burmese: ပြည်ထောင်စုလွှတ်တော်) was the bicameral legislature of the Union of Burma from 1947 to 1962, when it was disbanded by the Union Revolutionary Council. It consisted of an upper house, the Chamber of Nationalities and a lower house, the Chamber of Deputies.

From 1957 to 1963, the Union Parliament was a member of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU).^[1]

References

↑ Soe Than Lynn (26 March 2012). "Pyidaungsu Hluttaw to join International Parliamentary Union". Myanmar Times. Retrieved 27 March 2012.

"The Constitution of the Union of Burma". 1947. Retrieved 2015-06-27.

Legislatures of Myanmar

Government of Myanmar

Pyidaungsu Hluttaw	Amyotha Hluttaw (upper house) Pyithu Hluttaw (lower house)

State Hluttaws	Chin State Hluttaw Kachin State Hluttaw Kayah State Hluttaw Kayin State Hluttaw Mon State Hluttaw Rakhine State Hluttaw Shan State Hluttaw

Region Hluttaws	Ayeyarwady Region Hluttaw Bago Region Hluttaw Magway Region Hluttaw Mandalay Region Hluttaw Sagaing Region Hluttaw Taninthayi Region Hluttaw Yangon Region Hluttaw

Defunct legislatures	Legislative Council of Burma (1923-1935) Legislature of Burma (1935-1947) Union Parliament (1947-1962) Chamber of Nationalities Chamber of Deputies People's Assembly (1975-1988)

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