| Rakhine State Hluttaw | |
| Native Name: | Burmese: ရခိုင်ပြည်နယ်လွှတ်တော် |
| Native Name Lang: | my |
| Legislature: | 2nd Rakhine State Hluttaw |
| Foundation: | 31 January 2011 |
| House Type: | Unicameral |
| Leader2 Type: | Speaker |
| Election2: | 8 February 2016 |
| Leader3 Type: | Deputy Speaker |
| Leader3: | Pho Min |
| Election3: | 8 February 2016 |
| Members: | 47 35 elected MPs 12 military appointees |
| Structure1 Res: | 215px |
| Political Groups1: | Arakan National Party (18) Military (12) National League for Democracy (9)* Arakan League for Democracy (4) Union Solidarity and Development Party (3) Independent (1) |
| Previous Election1: | None |
| Footnotes: |
|
Rakhine State Hluttaw (my|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 personnel.
| Party | Seats | +/– | Seats % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arakan National Party (ANP) | 22 | 4 | 46.81% | |
| National League for Democracy (NLD) | 9 | 9 | 19.15% | |
| Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) | 3 | 13 | 6.38% | |
| Independent | 1 | 1 | 2.13% | |
| National Unity Party (NUP) | 0 | 1 | ||
| Military Appointees | 12 | 25.53% | ||
| Total | 47 | 100% |