Union Parliament

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The Union Parliament (Burmese: ပြည်ထောင်စုလွှတ်တော်) was the bicameral legislature of the Union of Burma from 1948 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.

Union Parliament ပြည်ထောင်စုလွှတ်တော် Pyidaungzu Hluttaw
Type
Type	Bicameral
Houses	Chamber of Nationalities Chamber of Deputies
History
Founded	1947 (1947)
Disbanded	1962 (1962)
Preceded by	Constituent Assembly of Burma
Succeeded by	People's Assembly (1974–1988)
Elections
Last Chamber of Nationalities election	1960
Last Chamber of Deputies election	1960

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

References

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