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)

Party	Seats	+/–
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

• State and Region Hluttaws
• Pyidaungsu Hluttaw

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. @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.