Burma Legislature

Burma Legislature
Type
Type
HousesSenate
House of Representatives
History
Founded1936 (1936)
Disbanded1947 (1947)
Preceded byLegislative Council of Burma
Succeeded byConstituent Assembly of Burma
Seats168
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]

  1. ^ "Government of Burma Act, 1935" (PDF). Government of Burma. King’s Printer of Acts of Parliament. 1935. Retrieved 7 July 2015.