Rakhine State Hluttaw

Rakhine State Hluttaw

ရခိုင်ပြည်နယ်လွှတ်တော်
Rakhine State Hluttaw ; ရခိုင်ပြည်နယ်လွှတ်တော်
2nd Rakhine State Hluttaw
Type
Type	Unicameral
History
Founded	31 January 2011
Leadership
Speaker	San Kyaw Hla, ANP ; since 8 February 2016
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); 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.;

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.

Hluttaw Seat after General Election (Nov. 2015)[edit]

Party	Seats	+/–	Seats %
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%

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

[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

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Pyidaungsu Hluttaw	Amyotha Hluttaw (upper house) Pyithu Hluttaw (lower house)
State Hluttaws	Chin State Hluttaw Kachin State Hluttaw Kayah State Hluttaw Kayin State Hluttaw Mon State Hluttaw Rakhine State Hluttaw Shan State Hluttaw
Region Hluttaws	Ayeyarwady Region Hluttaw Bago Region Hluttaw Magway Region Hluttaw Mandalay Region Hluttaw Sagaing Region Hluttaw Taninthayi Region Hluttaw Yangon Region Hluttaw
In exile	Committee Representing Pyidaungsu Hluttaw
Defunct	Legislative Council of Burma (1923–1935) Burma Legislature (1935–1947) Union Parliament (1947–1962) Chamber of Nationalities Chamber of Deputies People's Assembly (1975–1988)
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Hluttaw Seat after General Election (Nov. 2015)[edit]

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