Rakhine State Hluttaw

Rakhine State Hluttaw

ရခိုင်ပြည်နယ်လွှတ်တော်
2nd Rakhine State Hluttaw
Type
Type
History
Founded31 January 2011
Leadership
Speaker
San Kyaw Hla, ANP
since 8 February 2016
Deputy Speaker
Pho Min, ANP
since 8 February 2016
Structure
Seats47
35 elected MPs
12 military appointees
Rakhine State Hluttaw (2015)
Political groups
  Arakan National Party (18)

  Military (12)
  National League for Democracy (9)*
  Arakan League for Democracy (4)
  Union Solidarity and Development Party (3)

  Independent (1)
Elections
Last election
8 November 2015
Meeting place
State Hluttaw Meeting Hall
Sittwe, Rakhine State
Footnotes
  • Includes one 'Ethnic Minister (Chin)' from the NLD.
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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)
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.

  1. ^ Nixon, Hamish (September 2013). State and Region Governments in Myanmar (PDF). Myanmar Development Resource Institute. p. 92.
  2. ^ Myanmar Times - Election Winners
  3. ^ Myanmar Times - State/Region Hluttaw Results: Graphics