How Legislators Frame Contentious Megaprojects: Insights from Parliamentary Debates on Letpadaung Mines and Myitsone Dam in Myanmar

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Figure 1. Legislative instruments deployed by MPs when addressing the Myitsone and Letpadaung projects in the Union Legislature (2011–2020)

Table 1. Legislative Instruments Deployed by MPs when Addressing Each, or Both, of the Myitsone and Letpadaung Projects in the Union Legislature (2011–2020)

	MYITSONE PROJECT	LETPADAUNG PROJECT	BOTH PROJECTS
Questions to government
USDP-controlled parliament (Jan 2011 to Jan 2016)	4	3	3
NLD-controlled parliament (Feb 2016 to Aug 2020)	-	8	-
Motions (or proposals)
USDP-led	6	6	1
NLD-led	1	6	2
Bill discussions
USDP-controlled	-	1	2
NLD-controlled	-	1	-
Report discussions
USDP-controlled	-	6	-
NLD-controlled	-	4	-
Others (official statement, ratification of foreign loans)
USDP-controlled	1	-	-
NLD-controlled	-	-	1
TOTAL	12	35	9
USDP-controlled	11	16	6
NLD-controlled	1	19	3