Taninthayi Region Hluttaw

Taninthayi Region Hluttaw (Burmese: တနင်္သာရီတိုင်းဒေသကြီးလွှတ်တော်) is the legislature of the Burmese region of Taninthayi Region in Myanmar. It is a unicameral body, consisting of 28 members, including 21 elected members and 7 military representatives.[1] As of February 2016, the Hluttaw was led by speaker Khin Maung Aye of the National League for Democracy (NLD).

Taninthayi Region Hluttaw

တနင်္သာရီတိုင်းဒေသကြီးလွှတ်တော်
2nd Taninthayi Region Hluttaw
Type
Type
History
Founded8 February 2016
Leadership
Speaker
Khin Maung Aye, NLD
since 8 February 2016
Deputy Speaker
Kyi Soe, NLD
since 8 February 2016
Structure
Seats28
21 elected MPs
7 military appointees
Political groups
  National League for Democracy (21)*
  Military (7)
Elections
Last election
8 November 2015
Meeting place
Region Hluttaw Meeting Hall
Dawei, Tanintharyi Region
Footnotes
  • Includes one 'Ethnic Minister (Kayin)' from the NLD.

As of the 2015 general election, the National League for Democracy (NLD) won every contested seat in the legislature, based on the most recent election results.[2][3]

General Election results (Nov. 2015)

Party Seats +/–
National League for Democracy (NLD)2121
Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP)020
National Unity Party (NUP)01
Military appointed7
Total28

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
  3. Myanmar Times - State/Region Hluttaw Results: Graphics
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