Rakhine State Hluttaw ရခိုင်ပြည်နယ်လွှတ်တော် | |
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| 2nd Rakhine State Hluttaw | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
| History | |
| Founded | 31 January 2011 |
| Leadership | |
Speaker | San Kyaw Hla, ANP since 8 February 2016 |
Deputy Speaker | Pho Min, ANP since 8 February 2016 |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 47 35 elected MPs 12 military appointees |
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Political groups | Arakan National Party (18) Military (12) |
| Elections | |
Last election | 8 November 2015 |
| Meeting place | |
| State Hluttaw Meeting Hall Sittwe, Rakhine State | |
| Footnotes | |
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Rakhine State Hluttaw (Burmese: ရခိုင်ပြည်နယ်လွှတ်တော်) is the legislature of the Rakhine State, Myanmar. It is a unicameral body, consisting of 47 members, including 35 elected members and 12 military representatives.[1] As of February 2016, the Hluttaw was led by speaker San Kyaw Hla of the Arakan National Party (ANP).
| Seats of Rakhine State Hluttaw by Parties (November 2010) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Seats | Seats % |
| RNDP | 18 | 38.30 |
| USDP | 14 | 29.79 |
| NDPD | 2 | 4.26 |
| NUP | 1 | 2.12 |
| Military appointees | 12 | 25.53 |
| Total | 47 | 100 |
In 2015 general election, the Arakan National Party (ANP) won the most contested seats in the legislature.[2][3] However, the ANP does not hold a majority of seats in the legislature due to the 12 appointed seats for military personnels.
