Rakhine State Hluttaw
Appearance
Rakhine State Hluttaw ‹See Tfd›ရခိုင်ပြည်နယ်လွှတ်တော် | |
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2nd Rakhine State Hluttaw | |
Type | |
Type | |
History | |
Founded | 31 January 2011 |
Leadership | |
Speaker | |
Deputy Speaker | Pho Min, ANP since 8 February 2016 |
Structure | |
Seats | 47 35 elected MPs 12 military appointees |
Political groups | Arakan National Party (18) Military (12) |
Elections | |
Last election | 8 November 2015 |
Meeting place | |
State Hluttaw Meeting Hall Sittwe, Rakhine State | |
Footnotes | |
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Rakhine State Hluttaw (Burmese: ရခိုင်ပြည်နယ်လွှတ်တော်) is the legislature of the Rakhine State, Myanmar. It is a unicameral body, consisting of 47 members, including 35 elected members and 12 military representatives.[1] As of February 2016, the Hluttaw was led by speaker San Kyaw Hla of the Arakan National Party (ANP).
Seats of Rakhine State Hluttaw by Parties (November 2010) | ||
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Party | Seats | Seats % |
RNDP | 18 | 38.30 |
USDP | 14 | 29.79 |
NDPD | 2 | 4.26 |
NUP | 1 | 2.12 |
Military appointees | 12 | 25.53 |
Total | 47 | 100 |
In 2015 general election, the Arakan National Party (ANP) won the most contested seats in the legislature.[2][3] However, the ANP does not hold a majority of seats in the legislature due to the 12 appointed seats for military personnel.
Hluttaw Seat after General Election (Nov. 2015)
[edit]Party | Seats | +/– | Seats % |
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Arakan National Party (ANP) | 22 | 4 | 46.81% |
National League for Democracy (NLD) | 9 | 9 | 19.15% |
Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) | 3 | 13 | 6.38% |
Independent | 1 | 1 | 2.13% |
National Unity Party (NUP) | 0 | 1 | |
Military Appointees | 12 | 25.53% | |
Total | 47 | 100% |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Nixon, Hamish (September 2013). State and Region Governments in Myanmar (PDF). Myanmar Development Resource Institute. p. 92.
- ^ Myanmar Times - Election Winners
- ^ Myanmar Times - State/Region Hluttaw Results: Graphics