Burma Legislature | |
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Type | |
Type | |
Houses | Senate House of Representatives |
History | |
Founded | 1936 |
Disbanded | 1947 |
Preceded by | Legislative Council of Burma |
Succeeded by | Constituent Assembly of Burma |
Seats | 168 36 (Senate) 132 (House of Representatives) |
Elections | |
Last election | 1936 Burmese general election |
Meeting place | |
Rangoon, British Burma |
The Burma Legislature was the legislative body of British Burma from 1936 to 1947. As an elected body, the Legislature of Burma was a bicameral legislature consisting of the 36-seat Senate and the 132-seat House of Representatives. [1]
The Government of India Act 1935 separated Burma from British India as of 1 April 1937, [2] and created a 36-seat Senate and a 132-seat House of Representatives. [3]
Name | Took office | Left office | Notes |
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Maung Gyee | 16 March 1937 | 1940 | [4] [5] [6] |
Sir Joseph Augustus Maung Gyi | 30 August 1940 [7] | 1942 - 1943? | [6] |
? | 1945 | 1947 | |
Name | Took office | Left office | Notes |
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Chit Hlaing | 12 February 1937 | 1941 | [4] [8] |
Saw Sydney Loo-Nee | 1941 | 1941 | [9] [10] |
Chit Hlaing | 26 March 1941 [7] | 1942 - 1943? | [11] |
? | 1945 | 1947 |
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