Kachin State Hluttaw (Burmese: ကချင်ပြည်နယ် လွှတ်တော်; lit. 'Kachin State Assembly') 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 March 2026, the Hluttaw was led by speaker Rawan Jon of the Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP).
Kachin State Hluttaw Kachin Mungdaw Rapdaw ကချင်ပြည်နယ်လွှတ်တော် | |
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| 3rd Kachin State Hluttaw | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| History | |
| Founded | 8 February 2016 |
| Leadership | |
Speaker | |
Deputy Speaker | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 53 40 elected MPs 13 military appointees |
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Political groups | National League for Democracy (26)* Union Solidarity and Development Party (7) |
| Elections | |
Last election | 8 November 2015 |
| Meeting place | |
| State Hluttaw Meeting Hall Myitkyina, Kachin State | |
| Footnotes | |
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General Elections
edit2010
edit| 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 | ||||
2015
edit| 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 | ||||
The 2015 election results are as of 20 November 2015. 4 Ethnic Affair Ministers posts won by NLD's candidates are included in that party's total 26 seats.[2][3][4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ Nixon, Hamish (September 2013). State and Region Governments in Myanmar (PDF). Myanmar Development Resource Institute. p. 92.
- ↑ "The Myanmar Times Election Live". mmtimes.com. Archived from the original on 20 November 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
- ↑ "Announcement 94/2015". Union Election Commission. Archived from the original on 20 November 2015. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
- ↑ @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.