Rakhine State Hluttaw ( my, ရခိုင်ပြည်နယ်လွှတ်တော်) is the

legislature A legislature is an assembly with the authority to make law Law is a set of rules that are created and are enforceable by social or governmental institutions to regulate behavior,Robertson, ''Crimes against humanity'', 90. with its p ...

of the

Rakhine State Rakhine State (; , , ; formerly known as Arakan State) is a state in Myanmar (Burma). Situated on the western coast, it is bordered by Chin State to the north, Magway Region, Bago Region and Ayeyarwady Region to the east, the Bay of Ben ...

, Myanmar. It is a

unicameral Unicameralism (from ''uni''- "one" + Latin ''camera'' "chamber") is a type of legislature, which consists of one house or assembly, that legislates and votes as one. Unicameral legislatures exist when there is no widely perceived need for multi ...

body, consisting of 47 members, including 35 elected members and 12 military representatives. As of February 2016, the Hluttaw was led by

speaker Speaker may refer to: Society and politics * Speaker (politics), the presiding officer in a legislative assembly * Public speaker, one who gives a speech or lecture * A person producing speech: the producer of a given utterance, especially: ** I ...

San Kyaw Hla of the

Arakan National Party The Arakan National Party ( my, ရခိုင်အမျိုးသားပါတီ; abbreviated ANP), is a political party in Myanmar (Burma), representing the interests of the Rakhine people in Rakhine State and Yangon Region. The part ...

(ANP). In 2015 general election, the Arakan National Party (ANP) won the most contested seats in the legislature. Myanmar Times - State/Region Hluttaw Results: Graphics
/ref> However, the ANP does not hold a majority of seats in the legislature due to the 12 appointed seats for military personnels.

Hluttaw Seat after General Election (Nov. 2015)

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Hluttaw Seat after General Election (Nov. 2015)

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