Chin State Hluttaw | |
Native Name Lang: | my |
Legislature: | 2nd Chin State Hluttaw |
Foundation: | 8 February 2016 |
House Type: | Unicameral |
Leader1 Type: | Chairperson |
Leader2 Type: | Speaker |
Leader2: | Zo Bawi |
Party2: | NLD |
Election2: | 8 February 2016 |
Leader3 Type: | Deputy Speaker |
Leader3: | Aung Than |
Party3: | NLD |
Election3: | 8 February 2016 |
Members: | 24 18 elected MPs 6 military appointees |
Structure1 Res: | 215px |
Political Groups1: | National League for Democracy (12) Military (6) Union Solidarity and Development Party (4) Zomi Congress for Democracy (2) |
Last Election1: | 8 November 2015 |
Previous Election1: | None |
Meeting Place: | State Hluttaw Meeting Hall Hakha, Chin State |
Chin State Hluttaw (Burmese: ချင်းပြည်နယ်လွှတ်တော်) is the legislature of the Burmese state of Chin State. It is a unicameral body, consisting of 24 members, including 18 elected members and 6 military representatives.[1] As of February 2016, the Hluttaw was led by speaker Zo Bawi 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] Nevertheless, the NLD was unable to win an absolute majority in the legislature due to the 6 appointed military members in the legislature.
Party | Seats | +/– | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National League for Democracy (NLD) | 12 | 12 | 50.00 | ||
Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) | 4 | 3 | 16.67 | ||
Zomi Congress for Democracy (ZCD) | 2 | 2 | 8.33 | ||
Chin National Party (CNP) | 0 | 5 | 0.00 | ||
Chin Progressive Party (CPP) | 0 | 5 | 0.00 | ||
Ethnic National Development Party (ENDP) | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | ||
Align=left | Military Appointees | 6 | 25.00 | ||
Align=left | Total | 24 | 100.00 |