Tanintharyi Region Hluttaw Explained

Tanintharyi Region Hluttaw
Native Name Lang:	my
Legislature:	2nd Tanintharyi Region Hluttaw
Foundation:	8 February 2016
House Type:	Unicameral
Leader2 Type:	Speaker
Election2:	8 February 2016
Leader3 Type:	Deputy Speaker
Leader3:	Kyi Soe
Election3:	8 February 2016
Members:	28 21 elected MPs 7 military appointees
Structure1 Res:	215px
Political Groups1:	National League for Democracy (21)* Military (7)
Footnotes:	Includes one 'Ethnic Minister (Kayin)' from the NLD.

Tanintharyi Region Hluttaw (Burmese: တနင်္သာရီတိုင်းဒေသကြီးလွှတ်တော်) is the legislature of Tanintharyi Region, Myanmar. It is a unicameral body, consisting of 28 members, including 21 elected members and seven military representatives.^[1] As of February 2016, the Hluttaw was led by speaker Khin Maung Aye of the National League for Democracy (NLD).

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	+/–
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

See also

• Pyidaungsu Hluttaw
• State and Regional Hluttaws

Notes and References

1. Book: Nixon, Hamish. State and Region Governments in Myanmar. September 2013. Myanmar Development Resource Institute. 92.
2. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1euEmCCPaLT2UvFduzLhJrznIDPx_cue4teB6EMm0zoU/edit?pli=1#gid=56222309 Myanmar Times - Election Winners
3. http://www.mmtimes.com/index.php/national-news/17642-state-and-region-hluttaw-results-graphics.html#.Vkv0mC4cAfw.twitter Myanmar Times - State/Region Hluttaw Results: Graphics