Kachin State Hluttaw

Kachin State Parliament

Kachin Mungdaw Rapdaw ကချင်ပြည်နယ် လွှတ်တော်

2nd Hluttaw of Kachin State
Type
Type|

Unicameral

History
Founded| 8 February 2016
Leadership

Speaker

Tun Tin, NLD
since 8 February 2016

Deputy Speaker

Dain Khan Zone, NLD
since 8 February 2016

Structure
Seats| 53
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

* Includes four 'Ethnic Ministers (Bamar, Shan, Lisu, Rawang)' from the NLD.

Entrance to the 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  |  |  |

## General Election results (Nov. 2015)

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Party  | Seats  | +/–

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National League for Democracy (NLD) | 26 | 26
Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) | 7 | 13
Kachin State Democracy Party (KSDP) | 3 | 3
Lisu National Development Party (LNDP) | 2 | 2
Shan Nationalities League for Democracy (SNLD) | 1 | 3
Unity and Democracy Party of Kachin State (UDPKS) | 1 | 1
National Unity Party (NUP) | 0 | 11
Independent | 0 | 1

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

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* State and Region Hluttaws
* Pyidaungsu Hluttaw

## References

[edit]

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. ^ @rshorsey (20 November 2015). "Final #MyanmarElection results in state/reg assemblies. NLD no majority in Kachin (+ no ANP majority in Rakhine) 2/2" (Tweet) - via Twitter.

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