Burma Legislature
Burma Legislature | |
---|---|
Type | |
Type | Bicameral |
Houses | Senate House of Representatives |
History | |
Founded | 1936 |
Disbanded | 1947 |
Preceded by | Legislative Council of Burma |
Succeeded by | Union Parliament |
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]
Establishment[]
The Government of Burma 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]
Presidents of the Senate[]
Name | Took office | Left office | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Joseph Augustus Maung Gyi | 16 March 1937 | 1940 | [4][5] |
1940 | 1941 |
Speakers of the House of Representatives[]
Name | Took office | Left office | Notes |
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Chit Hlaing | 12 February 1937 | 1941 | [4][6] |
Saw | 1941 | 1941 | [7][8] |
Chit Hlaing | March 1941 | ? | [9] |
Notable legislation[]
In 1938, the Legislature of Burma attempted to remedy the dispossession of rural Burmese farmers who were displaced by Indians, in particular, the Chettiars, by passing the Tenancy Act, Land Purchase Act, and Land Alienation Act.[10] The Tenancy Act intended to safeguard tenants from eviction and to fix fair rents, while the Land Purchase Act allowed the government to purchase large swathes of land owned by non-agriculturalists to be resold on a tenancy basis to genuine farmers.[10] In 1938, the Legislature passed into law the progressive University Act.[11]
References[]
- ^ "Government of Burma Act, 1935" (PDF). Government of Burma. King’s Printer of Acts of Parliament. 1935. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
- ^ "The New Constitution: Separation from India", The Times, 20 April 1937, p36, Issue 47663
- ^ "Legislature and Electors Burma at the Polls", The Times, 20 April 1937, p37, Issue 47663
- ^ a b Reed, Sir Stanley (January 4, 1940). "The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who". Bennett, Coleman & Company – via Google Books.
- ^ Action, Burma Rights Movement for (January 4, 1937). "The Quarterly Civil List for Burma" – via Google Books.
- ^ Reed, Sir Stanley (January 4, 1936). "The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who". Bennett, Coleman & Company – via Google Books.
- ^ Lintner, Bertil (April 24, 2019). Burma In Revolt: Opium And Insurgency Since 1948. Routledge. ISBN 9780429700583 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Who's who in Burma". People's Literature Committee and House. January 4, 1961 – via Google Books.
- ^ https://mllcru.weebly.com/uploads/2/2/8/4/22848786/25256254-chronology-of-burma-history-1404-1996.pdf
- ^ a b "Economic Rehabilitation in Burma" (PDF). Current Intelligence Study Number 23. Central Intelligence Agency. 1 June 1945. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
- ^ Silverstein, Josef (1993). The Political Legacy of Aung San. SEAP Publications. p. 9780877271284.
- Legislatures of Myanmar
- History of Myanmar
- Organizations established in 1936
- Imperial Legislative Council of India
- Defunct bicameral legislatures
- 1936 establishments in Burma
- Organizations disestablished in 1947
- 1947 disestablishments in Asia