Kachin State Hluttaw

Kachin State Hluttaw (Burmese: ကချင်ပြည်နယ် လွှတ်တော်) is the legislature of Kachin State in Myanmar (Burma). It is a unicameral body, consisting of 53 members, including 40 elected members and 13 military representatives.[1] As of February 2016, the Hluttaw was led by speaker Tun Tin of the National League for Democracy (NLD).

Seats of Kachin State Hluttaw by Parties (November 2010)
Party Seats Net Gain/Loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/-
USDP 20 39.22
NUP 11 21.57
SNLD 4 7.84
UDPKS 2 3.92
Independent 1 1.96
Military appointees 13 25.49
Total 51 100
Seats of Kachin State Hluttaw by Parties (result of November 2015)
Party Seats Net Gain/Loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/-
NLD 26 26 48.15
USDP 7 13 13.21
KSDP 3 3 5.66
SNLD 1 3 1.89
LNDP 2 2 3.77
UDPKS 1 1 1.89
Military appointees 13 24.53
Total 53 100
Kachin State Parliament

Kachin Mungdaw Rapdaw ကချင်ပြည်နယ် လွှတ်တော်
2nd Hluttaw of Kachin State
Type
Type
History
Founded8 February 2016
Leadership
Speaker
Tun Tin, NLD
since 8 February 2016
Deputy Speaker
Dain Khan Zone, NLD
since 8 February 2016
Structure
Seats53
40 elected MPs
13 military appointees
Political groups
  National League for Democracy (26)*

  Union Solidarity and Development Party (7)
  Kachin State Democracy Party (3)
  Lisu National Development Party (2)
  Shan Nationalities League for Democracy (1)
  Unity and Democracy Party of Kachin State (1)

  Military (13)
Elections
Last election
8 November 2015
Meeting place
State Hluttaw Meeting Hall
Myitkyina, Kachin State
Footnotes
Entrance to the Kachin State Hluttaw.

General Election results (Nov. 2015)
Party Seats +/–
National League for Democracy (NLD)2626
Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP)713
Kachin State Democracy Party (KSDP)33
Lisu National Development Party (LNDP)22
Shan Nationalities League for Democracy (SNLD)13
Unity and Democracy Party of Kachin State (UDPKS)11
National Unity Party (NUP)011
Independent01

2015 results are as of 20 November 2015. 4 Ethnic Affair Ministers posts won by NLD's candidates are included in total 26 seats.[2][3][4]

See also

References
  1. Nixon, Hamish (September 2013). State and Region Governments in Myanmar (PDF). Myanmar Development Resource Institute. p. 92.
  2. "The Myanmar Times Election Live". mmtimes.com. Archived from the original on 20 November 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
  3. "Announcement 94/2015". Union Election Commission. Archived from the original on 20 November 2015. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  4. https://twitter.com/rshorsey/status/667735871420936192
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