Kayin State Hluttaw
National League for Democracy (13)*
Elections 8 November 2015 Meeting place State Hluttaw Meeting Hall
Hpa-An, Kayin State Website kayinstate.hluttaw.mm Footnotes
Pyidaungsu Hluttaw State Hluttaws Region Hluttaws In exile Defunct
Military (6)
Union Solidarity and Development Party (3)
Last election
Hpa-An, Kayin State
- 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
2015
Party | Seats | +/– | Seats % |
---|---|---|---|
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 |
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