Kayin State Hluttaw

ကရင်ပြည်နယ်လွှတ်တော်

2nd Kayin State Hluttaw
Type
Type|

Unicameral

History
Founded| 8 February 2016
Leadership

Speaker

Saw Chit Khin, NLD
since 8 February 2016

Deputy Speaker

Nang Thuzar Khin, NLD
since 8 February 2016

Structure
Seats| 23
17 elected MPs
6 military appointees

Political groups

|  National League for Democracy (13)*

Military (6)
Union Solidarity and Development Party (3)

Kayin People's Party (1)
Elections

Last election

| 8 November 2015
Meeting place
State Hluttaw Meeting Hall
Hpa-An, Kayin State
Website
kayinstate.hluttaw.mm
Footnotes

* Includes three 'Ethnic Ministers (Mon, Pa-O, Bamar)' from the NLD.

Kayin State Hluttaw (S'gaw Karen: ကညီကီၢ်စဲၣ်ဘျီၣ်ဒိၣ်, Burmese: ကရင်ပြည်နယ်လွှတ်တော်) is the legislature of the Burmese state of Kayin State. It is a unicameral body, consisting of 23 members, including 17 elected members and 6 military representatives.[1] As of February 2016, the Hluttaw was led by speaker Saw Chit Khin of the National League for Democracy (NLD).

As of the 2015 general election, the National League for Democracy (NLD) won the most contested seats in the legislature.[2][3]

## Election results

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### 2015

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Party  | Seats  | +/–  | Seats %

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National League for Democracy (NLD) | 13 | 13 | 56.52
Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) | 3 | 4 | 13.04
Kayin People's Party (KPP) | 1 | 1 | 4.35
Phalon-Sawaw Democratic Party (PSPD) | 0 | 4 | 0.00
AMDRDP | 0 | 2 | 0.00
Kayin State Democracy and Development Party (KSDDP) | 0 | 1 | 0.00
Independent | 0 | 1 | 0.00
Military appointees | 6 |  | 26.09
Total | 23 |  | 100

## See also

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* State and Region Hluttaws
* Pyidaungsu Hluttaw

## References

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1. ^ Nixon, Hamish (September 2013). State and Region Governments in Myanmar (PDF). Myanmar Development Resource Institute. p. 92.
2. ^ Myanmar Times - Election Winners
3. ^ Myanmar Times - State/Region Hluttaw Results: Graphics

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