Ayeyarwady Region Hluttaw
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 | |
Deputy Speaker | |
Deputy Speaker | |
| 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)
| Party | Seats | +/– |
|---|---|---|
| National League for Democracy (NLD) | 51 |  |
| Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) | 3 |  |
| National Unity Party (NUP) | 0 | |
| Military Appointed | 18 | |
| Total | 72 |
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See also
- State and Region Hluttaws
- Pyidaungsu Hluttaw
References
- Nixon, Hamish (September 2013). State and Region Governments in Myanmar (PDF). Myanmar Development Resource Institute. p. 92.
- Myanmar Times - Election Winners
- https://twitter.com/rshorsey/status/667735871420936192
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