Bago Region Hluttaw

Bago Region Hluttaw (Burmese: ပဲခူးတိုင်းဒေသကြီးလွှတ်တော်) is the legislature of the Burmese region of Bago Region. It is a unicameral body, consisting of 76 members, including 57 elected members and 19 military representatives.[1] As of February 2016, the Hluttaw was led by speaker Khin Maung Yin of the National League for Democracy (NLD).

Bago Region Hluttaw

ပဲခူးတိုင်းဒေသကြီးလွှတ်တော်
2nd Bago Region Hluttaw
Type
Type
History
Founded8 February 2016
Leadership
Speaker
Khin Maung Yin, NLD
since 8 February 2016
Deputy Speaker
Kyi Zin, NLD
since 8 February 2016
Structure
Seats76
57 elected MPs
19 military appointees
Political groups
  National League for Democracy (55)*

  Union Solidarity and Development Party (2)

  Military (19)
Elections
Last election
8 November 2015
Meeting place
Region Hluttaw Meeting Hall
Bago, Bago Region
Footnotes
  • Includes one 'Ethnic Minister (Kayin)' from the NLD.

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]

General Election results (Nov. 2015)

Party Seats +/–
National League for Democracy (NLD)5554
Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP)250
National Unity Party (NUP)03
Kayin People's Party (KPP)01
Military appointed19
Total76

See also

References

  1. Nixon, Hamish (September 2013). State and Region Governments in Myanmar (PDF). Myanmar Development Resource Institute. p. 92.
  2. Myanmar Times - Election Winners
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