Sagaing Region Hluttaw

Sagaing Region Hluttaw
စစ်ကိုင်းတိုင်းဒေသကြီးလွှတ်တော်
2nd Sagaing Region Hluttaw
Type
Type
History
Founded 8 February 2016
Leadership
Speaker
Than, NLD
Since 8 February 2016
Deputy Speaker
Bo Than Nyunt, NLD
Since 8 February 2016
Structure
Seats 101
76 elected MPs
25 military appointees
Political groups

     National League for Democracy (69)*
     Military (25)
     Union Solidarity and Development Party (5)

     Tai-Leng Nationalities Development Party (2)*
Elections
Last election
 8 November 2015
Meeting place
Region Hluttaw Meeting Hall
Monywa, Sagaing Region
Footnotes
  • Includes one 'Ethnic Ministers (Chin)' from the NLD,
    one 'Ethnic Ministers (Tai-Leng)' from the TNDP.

Sagaing Region Hluttaw (Burmese: စစ်ကိုင်းတိုင်းဒေသကြီးလွှတ်တော်) is the legislature of the Burmese region of Sagaing Region. It is a unicameral body, consisting of 101 members, including 76 elected members and 25 military representatives.[1] As of February 2016, the Hluttaw was led by speaker Than of the National League for Democracy (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][3]

Election results

2015

Party Seats +/–
National League for Democracy (NLD)69Increase69
Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP)5Decrease62
Tai-Leng Nationalities Development Party (TNDP)2Increase2
National Unity Party (NUP)0Decrease8
Chin Progressive Party (CPP)0Decrease1

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. ↑ https://twitter.com/rshorsey/status/667735871420936192
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