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 | |
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| 2nd Taninthayi Region Hluttaw | |
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| Type | |
| History | |
| Founded | 8 February 2016 |
| Leadership | |
Speaker | |
Deputy Speaker | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 28 21 elected MPs 7 military appointees |
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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 | |
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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 | +/– |
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| National League for Democracy (NLD) | 21 |  21 |
| Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) | 0 |  20 |
| National Unity Party (NUP) | 0 | 1 |
| Military appointed | 7 | |
| Total | 28 |
References
- Nixon, Hamish (September 2013). State and Region Governments in Myanmar (PDF). Myanmar Development Resource Institute. p. 92.
- Myanmar Times - Election Winners
- Myanmar Times - State/Region Hluttaw Results: Graphics
Legislatures of Myanmar | |
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| Pyidaungsu Hluttaw |
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| State Hluttaws | |
| Region Hluttaws | |
| In exile | |
| Defunct |
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