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  Fernando Chui Sai On
Executive Council of Macau
  Sec. for Administration & Justice
   • Florinda da Rosa Silva Chan
  Sec. for Economy & Finance
   • Francis Tam
  Sec. for Security
   • Cheong Kuoc Vá
  Sec. for Social Affairs & Culture
   • Cheong U
  Sec. for Transport & Public Works
   • Lau Si Io

Legislative Assembly
  President: Lau Cheok Va
  Vice President: Ho Iat Seng
  First Secretary: Chui Sai Cheong
  Second Secretary: Kou Hoi In

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  President: Sam Hou Fai
  Associate Justices:
  Chu Kin
  Virato Manuel Pinheiro de Lima

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Macau elects on national level a legislature. The Legislative Assembly is made up of 29 members, of whom 12 are elected by popular vote and proportional representation, 10 elected from functional constituencies and 7 appointed by the Chief Executive.

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e • d Summary of the 20 September 2009 Legislative Assembly of Macau election results
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[1] 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[2] 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
2
Members appointed by the Chief Executive 7
Total 141,797 100.00 29

Past elections

See also

References

  1. ^ a b These are the two electoral lists of New Democratic Macau Association

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