Macanese legislative election, 2005
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The 2005 Macau legislative election for the Assembleia Legislativa was held on September 25, 2005.
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[edit] Results
| Associations | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Democratic Macau Association (Associação de Novo Macau Democrático) (民主新澳門) | 23472 | 18.80 | 2 |
| United Citizens Association of Macau (Associação dos Cidadãos Unidos de Macau) (澳門民聯協進會) | 20695 | 16.58 | 2 |
| Union for Development (União para o Desenvolvimento) (同心協進會) | 16588 | 13.29 | 2 |
| Union for Promoting Progress (União Promotora para o Progresso) (群力促進會) | 11985 | 9.60 | 2 |
| Alliance for the Development of Macau (Aliança para Desenvolvimento de Macau) (澳門發展聯盟) | 11642 | 9.33 | 1 |
| New Hope (Nova Esperança) (新希望) | 9973 | 7.99 | 1 |
| General Union for the Good of Macau (União Geral para O Bem-querer de Macau) (愛澳聯盟) | 8517 | 6.82 | 1 |
| Convergence for Development (Convergência para o Desenvolvimento) (繁榮澳門同盟) | 6079 | 4.87 | 1 |
| Association for Democracy and Social Well-Being of Macau (Associação Pela Democracia e Bem-estar Social de Macau) (澳門民主民生協進會) | 4356 | 3.49 | 0 |
| New Youth of Macau (Nova Juventude de Macau) (澳門新青年) | 3060 | 2.45 | 0 |
| Association for Helping the Community and Engagement with the People (Associação de Apoio à Comunidade e Proximidade do Povo) (親民愛群協會) | 2941 | 2.36 | 0 |
| Vision Macau (Visão de Macau) (澳門前瞻協進會) | 1973 | 1.58 | 0 |
| Subtotal (turnout 58.4%) | 124,845 | ||
| Functional constituencies and appointed members | |||
| Macau Business Interest Union (澳門僱主利益聯會) for employers | 2 | ||
| Employees Association Joint Candidature Commission (僱員團體聯合) for labour | 2 | ||
| Macau professional Interest Union (澳門專業利益聯會) special interests | 2 | ||
| Excellent Culture and Sports Union Association (優裕文康聯合會) charity, culture, education and sport | 2 | ||
| Members appointed by the Chief Executive | 7 | ||
| Total | 29 | ||
| Ballot no. | Party name | Votes | % of valid votes | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Por Macau | 892 | 0.71 | 0 |
| 2 | UNVM | 448 | 0.36 | 0 |
| 3 | ANMD | 23472 | 18.80 | 2 |
| 4 | AAD | 654 | 0.52 | 0 |
| 5 | NJM | 3060 | 2.45 | 0 |
| 6 | UO | 457 | 0.37 | 0 |
| 7 | UPP | 11985 | 9.60 | 2 |
| 8 | UBM | 8517 | 6.82 | 1 |
| 9 | AMD | 11642 | 9.33 | 1 |
| 10 | ADBSM | 4356 | 3.49 | 0 |
| 11 | AVM | 1973 | 1.58 | 0 |
| 12 | UTJM | 922 | 0.74 | 0 |
| 13 | CODEM | 6079 | 4.87 | 1 |
| 14 | UPD | 16588 | 13.29 | 2 |
| 15 | AACPP | 2941 | 2.36 | 0 |
| 16 | NE | 9973 | 7.99 | 1 |
| 17 | ADDC | 191 | 0.15 | 0 |
| 18 | ACUM | 20695 | 16.58 | 2 |
| Valid votes | 124845 | |||
| Invalid votes | 3325 | |||
| Blank votes | 660 |
Even with a typhoon signal no. 3 issued, the turnout for the direct election was a historic 58.39%. 128,830 people voted out of 220,653. The turnout for the functional constituencies was 61.95%. 2704 people voted.
[edit] Election method
Twelve candidates are elected directly using the highest averages method on party lists with divisors of 1,2,4,8 etc. There are 18 party lists, the highest ever, with a total of 125 candidates, also the highest ever. 5 of the lists are related to gambling.
10 candidates are elected by the functional constituencies. The seats are distributed like the directly elected seats. There is one list for each category. There are:
- 4 seats for employers
- 2 seats for labour
- 2 seats for special interests and
- 2 seats for charity, culture, education and sport
7 seats are appointed by the Chief Executive.
[edit] Related events
A candidate (汪長南) was bashed on the head. Police arrested 3 suspects. A reporter was beaten up while investigating a possibly corrupt candidate. The Macao CCAC received 93 complaints.
