Bago Region Hluttaw

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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
2015 Bago Region Hluttaw structure
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.

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).

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)[edit]

Party Seats +/–
National League for Democracy (NLD) 55 Increase54
Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) 2 Decrease50
National Unity Party (NUP) 0 Decrease3
Kayin People's Party (KPP) 0 Decrease1
Military appointed 19
Total 76

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References[edit]

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