Shan State Hluttaw

Shan State Hluttaw
ရှမ်းပြည်နယ်လွှတ်တော်
2nd State Hluttaw
Type
Type
History
Founded 8 February 2016
Leadership
Speaker
Sai Loon Seng, USDP
Since 8 February 2016
Deputy Speaker
Sao Aung Myat, USDP
Since 8 February 2016
Structure
Seats 137
103 elected MPs
34 military appointees
Political groups

     Military (34)
     Union Solidarity and Development Party (33)*
     Shan Nationalities League for Democracy (25)
     National League for Democracy (23)*
     Ta'ang National Party (7)
     Pa-O National Organization (6)
     Wa Democratic Party (2)
     Lahu National Development Party (2)*
     Kokang Democracy and Unity Party (1)
     Wa National Unity Party (1)
    Lisu National Development Party (1)*
    Akha National Development Party (1)*
     Independent (1)*

     Vacant (14)
Elections
Last election
 8 November 2015
Meeting place
State Hluttaw Meeting Hall
Taunggyi, Shan State
Footnotes
  • Includes two 'Ethnic Ministers (Intha, Kayan)' from the NLD,
    one 'Ethnic Minister (Bamar)' from USDP,
    one 'Ethnic Minister (Lisu)' from Lisu NDP,
    one 'Ethnic Minister (Lahu)' from Lahu NDP,
    one 'Ethnic Minister (Akha)' from ANDP,
    one independent 'Ethnic Minister (Kachin)'

Shan State Hluttaw (Burmese: ရှမ်းပြည်နယ်လွှတ်တော်) is the legislature of the Burmese state of Shan State. It is a unicameral body, consisting of 137 members, including 103 elected members and 34 military representatives.[1][2] As of February 2016, the Hluttaw was led by speaker Sai Loon Seng of the Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP).

General Election results (Nov 2010)

Seats of Shan State Hluttaw by Parties (November 2010)
Party Seats Net Gain/Loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/-
USDP 54 37.76
SNDP 31 21.68
PNO 6 4.2
TNP 4 2.8
Inn National Development Party 3 2.1
WDP 3 2.1
Kayan National Party 2 1.4
LNDP 1 0.7
NUP 1 0.7
Independent 2 1.4
Military appointees 36 25.17
Total 143 100

General Election results (Nov 2015)

As of the 2015 general election, the Burmese Military holds onto a narrow plurality seats in the legislature, based on the most recent election results. This is the only legislature, so far, that doesn't have the National League for Democracy (NLD) win the most amount of seat in this election. There are also 14 vacant seats that were not contested due to insurgence.[3]

Seats of Shan State Hluttaw by Parties (November 2015)
Party Seats Net Gain/Loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/-
USDP 33
SNLD 25
NLD 23
TNP 7
Pa-O National Organisation 6
WDP 2
LNDP 2
KDUP 1
WNUP 1
LNUP 1
ANDP 1
Independent 1
Military appointees 34
Total 137

See also

References

  1. ↑ "တပ်မတော်သား တိုင်းဒေသကြီးလွှတ်တော် သို့မဟုတ် ပြည်နယ်လွှတ်တော်ကိုယ်စားလှယ် အမည်စာရင်း ကြေညာချက် အမှတ် (၃/၂၀၁၆) (In Burmese)" (Press release). Union Election Commission. 19 January 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  2. ↑ Nixon, Hamish (September 2013). State and Region Governments in Myanmar (PDF). Myanmar Development Resource Institute. p. 92.
  3. ↑ Myanmar Times - Election Winners
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