| Legislative Assembly of Macau Assembleia Legislativa de Macau 澳門立法會 Ou-mùhn Laahp-faat Wúih |
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| 4th Legislative Assembly | |
| Type | |
| Type | Unicameral |
| Leadership | |
| President | Lau Cheok Va since 16 October 2009 |
| Vice President | Ho Iat Seng since 16 October 2009 |
| First Secretary | Chui Sai Cheong since 16 October 2009 |
| Second Secretary | Kou Hoi In since 20 December 1999 |
| Structure | |
| Members | 29 |
| Political groups |
ANMD (3) MPIU (2) ECSUA (2) CE Appointments (7) |
| Elections | |
| Last election | 20 September 2009 |
| Meeting place | |
| Macau Legislative Assembly Building | |
| Website | |
| al.gov.mo | |
The Legislative Assembly of the Macau Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (Portuguese: Assembleia Legislativa da Região Administrativa Especial de Macau da República Popular da China; Traditional Chinese: 中華人民共和國澳門特別行政區立法會; Simplified Chinese: 中华人民共和国澳门特别行政区立法会) is the organ of the legislative branch of Macau. It is a 29-member body comprising 12 directly elected members, 10 indirectly elected members representing functional constituencies and 7 members appointed by the chief executive.
It is also known in English as the Legislative Council of Macao, according to the official translation of the territory's basic law.[1]
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The Assembly has the following charter:
| Ballot Number and Associations | Platforms | Votes | % | Seats | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | United Citizens Association of Macau (Associação dos Cidadãos Unidos de Macau) (澳門民聯協進會) |
Gaming industry | 17,014 | 12.00 | 2 | ||
| 10 | New Union for Macau’s Development (Nova União para Desenvolvimento de Macau) (澳門發展新連盟) |
STDM | 14,099 | 9.94 | 1 | ||
| 1 | Macau-Guangdong Union (União Macau-Guangdong) (澳粵同盟) |
Pro-Business | 10,348 | 7.30 | 1 | ||
| 5 | Alliance for Change (Aliança Pr'a Mudança) (改革創新同盟) |
Public reform[2] | 7,857 | 5.54 | 1 | ||
| 3 | Union for the Progress and Development (União Para o Progresso e Desenvolvimento) (同力建設聯盟) |
Pro-Business | 5,389 | 3.80 | 0 | ||
| Pro-business | 54,707 | 38.58 | 5 | ||||
| 12 | Union for Development (União Para O Desenvolvimento) (同心協進會) |
Traditionalists (workers) |
21,098 | 14.88 | 2 | ||
| 13 | Union for Promoting Progress (União Promotora Para o Progresso) (群力促進會) |
Traditionalists (Kaifong) |
14,044 | 9.90 | 1 | ||
| 16 | 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) |
Social issues (catholicism) |
2,334 | 1.65 | 0 | ||
| 8 | Social Justice Team (Equipa de "Justiça Social") (社會公義) |
Youth and social issues |
1,627 | 1.15 | 0 | ||
| Traditionalists | 39,103 | 27.58 | 3 | ||||
| Pro-Beijing | 93,810 | 66.16 | 8 | ||||
| 4 | Prosperous Democratic Macao Association (Associação de Próspero Macau Democrático) (民主昌澳門)[nb 1] |
Pro-democracy | 16,424 | 11.58 | 2 | ||
| 2 | New Hope (Nova Esperança) (新希望) |
Civil servants | 12,908 | 9.10 | 1 | ||
| 15 | New Democratic Macau Association (Associação de Novo Macau Democrático) (民主新澳門)[nb 1] |
Pro-democracy | 11,024 | 7.77 | 1 | ||
| 6 | Civil Watch (Observatório Cívico) (公民監察) |
Pro-democracy | 5,329 | 3.76 | 0 | ||
| 9 | Activism for Democracy Association (Associação de Activismo para a Democracia) (民主起動) |
Radical pro-democracy |
1,141 | 0.80 | 0 | ||
| 14 | Plural Voices – Peoples of Macau (Voz Plural - Gentes de Macau) (齊聲建澳門) |
Multiculturalism | 905 | 0.64 | 0 | ||
| 11 | Democratic Society Alliance (Aliança da Democracia de Sociedade) (社會民主陣線) |
Labour rights[3] | 256 | 0.18 | 0 | ||
| Pro-democracy | 47,987 | 33.83 | 4 | ||||
| Functional constituencies and appointed members | |||||||
| — | Macau Business Interest Union (União dos Interesses Empresariais de Macau) (澳門僱主利益聯會) for employers |
4 | |||||
| — | Employees Association Joint Candidature Commission (Comissão Conjunta da Candidatura das Associações de Empregados) (僱員團體聯合) for labour |
2 | |||||
| — | Macau professional Interest Union (União dos Interesses Profissionais de Macau) (澳門專業利益聯會) special interests |
2 | |||||
| — | Excellent Culture and Sports Union Association (Associação União Cultural e Desportiva Excelente) (優裕文康聯合會) charity, culture, education and sport |
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| — | Members appointed by the Chief Executive | 7 | |||||
| Total | 141,797 | 100.00 | 29 | ||||
The Assembly sits at a special Legislative Assembly building, a modern three storey structure located in the Nam Van area. The press has reported that the Assembly shall be moving to a new building within the next few years.
From 1784 to 1999, the Assembly met at the Leal Senado Building.
According to the Basic Law of Macau, the number of directly elected legislators has increased from 10 to 12 in 2005, bringing the to number of legislators to 29. After 2009, the selection of the Chief Executive may be changed by ⅔ endorsement of the Legislative Assembly and approval by the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee.
To change the method for forming the Legislative Assembly require a ⅔ endorsement of the assembly, agreement by the Chief Executive, and notification to the NPC Standing Committee. Civic organizations in Macau are not well-developed. The ability of Macau residents to change their government is significantly restricted.ublic consultations in good time.
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