Shan State Hluttaw

Shan State Hluttaw (Burmese: ရှမ်းပြည်နယ်လွှတ်တော်, Shan: လုမ်းတႅၼ်းၽွင်းၸိုင်ႈတႆး) is the legislature of Shan State in Burma, established on February 8, 2016. It is a unicameral body, consisting of 137 members—103 elected members and 34 military representatives.[1][2] As of February 2016,[3] Sai Long Hseng of the Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) leads the Hluttaw.

Shan State Hluttaw

ရှမ်းပြည်နယ်လွှတ်တော်, လုမ်းတႅၼ်းၽွင်းၸိုင်ႈတႆး
2nd State Hluttaw
Type
Type
History
Founded8 February 2016
Leadership
Speaker
Sai Long Hseng, USDP
since 8 February 2016
Deputy Speaker
Sao Aung Myat, USDP
since 8 February 2016
Structure
Seats137
103 elected MPs
34 military appointees
Political groups
     Military (34)

     Union Solidarity and Development Party (33)*
     Shan Nationalities League for Democracy (24)
     National League for Democracy (23)*
     Ta'ang National Party (7)
     Pa-O National Organization (6)
     Lahu National Development Party (2)*
     Wa Democratic Party (2)
     Shan Nationalities Democratic Party (1)
     Akha National Development Party (1)*
     Kokang Democracy and Unity Party (1)
     Lisu National Development Party (1)*
     Wa National Unity Party (1)
     Independent (1)*

     Vacant (14)
Elections
Last election
8 November 2015
Meeting place

State Hluttaw Meeting Hall
Taunggyi, Shan State
Website
www.shanstateparliament.gov.mm
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)

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)

After the 2015 general election, the Burmese Military held on to a narrow majority of seats in the legislature. This is currently the only legislature in which the National League for Democracy (NLD) had not won the majority of seats in this election. There were 14 vacant seats that were not contested due to insurgency.[4]

Seats of Shan State Hluttaw by Parties (November 2015)
Party Seats Net Gain/Loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/-
USDP 33
SNLD 24
NLD 23
TNP 7
PNO 6
WDP 2
LNDP 2
SNDP 1
KDUP 1
WNUP 1
LNUP 1
ANDP 1
Independent 1
Military appointees 34
Total 137
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See also
  • State and Region Hluttaws
  • Pyidaungsu Hluttaw

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. mizzima (2016-12-11). "Shan State parliament's branding Northern Alliance 'terrorists' disturb peace process". Mizzima. Retrieved 2017-10-11.
  4. Myanmar Times - Election Winners
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