Mandalay Region Hluttaw

Mandalay Region Hluttaw (Burmese: မန္တလေးတိုင်းဒေသကြီးလွှတ်တော်) is the legislature of the Mandalay Region in Myanmar (Burma). It is a unicameral body, consisting of 76 members, including 57 elected members and 19 military representatives. As of February 2016, the Hluttaw was led by speaker Aung Kyaw Oo of the National League for Democracy (NLD).

Mandalay Region Hluttaw

မန္တလေးတိုင်းဒေသကြီးလွှတ်တော်
2nd Mandalay Region Hluttaw
Type
Type
History
Founded8 February 2016
Leadership
Speaker
Aung Kyaw Oo, NLD
since 8 February 2016
Deputy Speaker
Khin Maung Htay, NLD
since 8 February 2016
Structure
Seats76
57 elected MPs
19 military appointees
Political groups
  National League for Democracy (48)*

  Military (19)
  Union Solidarity and Development Party (8)

  Democratic Party (1)
Elections
Last election
8 November 2015
Meeting place
Region Hluttaw Meeting Hall
Mandalay, Mandalay Region
Website
mdyregionhluttaw.gov.mm
Footnotes
  • Includes one 'Ethnic Minister (Shan)' from the 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.[1][2]

General Election results (Nov. 2015)

Party Seats +/–
National League for Democracy (NLD)4848
Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP)847
Democratic Party (DPM)1
Shan Nationalities League for Democracy (SNLD)01
Military appointed19
Total76

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