Ayeyarwady Region Hluttaw (Burmese: ဧရာဝတီတိုင်းဒေသကြီးလွှတ်တော်) is the legislature of the Burmese region of Ayeyarwady Region. It is a unicameral body, consisting of 72 members, including 54 elected members and 18 military representatives.[1] As of February 2016, the Hluttaw was led by speaker Aung Kyaw Khaing of the National League for Democracy (NLD).
Ayeyarwady Region Hluttaw ဧရာဝတီတိုင်းဒေသကြီးလွှတ်တော် | |
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| 2nd Ayeyarwady Region Hluttaw | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
| History | |
| Founded | 8 February 2016 |
| Leadership | |
Speaker | Aung Kyaw Khaing, NLD since 8 February 2016 |
Deputy Speaker | San Min Aung, NLD since 8 February 2016 - January 2019 |
Deputy Speaker | San Htway, NLD since 28 February 2019 |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 72 54 elected MPs 18 military appointees |
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Political groups | National League for Democracy (51)* Union Solidarity and Development Party (3) |
| Elections | |
Last election | 8 November 2015 |
| Meeting place | |
| Region Hluttaw Meeting Hall Pathein, Ayeyarwady Region | |
| Footnotes | |
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As of the 2015 general election, the National League for Democracy (NLD) won the most contested seats in the legislature, based on the most recent election results.[2][3]
General Election results (Nov. 2015) edit
| Party | Seats | +/– |
|---|---|---|
| National League for Democracy (NLD) | 51 |  50
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| Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) | 3 |  44
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| National Unity Party (NUP) | 0 | 6
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| Military Appointed | 18 | |
| Total | 72 |
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
- ^ Horsey, Richard [@rshorsey] (November 20, 2015). "Final #MyanmarElection results in state/reg assemblies. NLD no majority in Kachin (+ no ANP majority in Rakhine) 2/2 https://t.co/ooo8f9dK7A" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2021 – via Twitter.