Legislative Assembly of Macau

The Legislative Assembly of the Macau Special Administrative Region[2] (Chinese: 澳門特別行政區立法會; Portuguese: Assembleia Legislativa da Região Administrativa Especial de Macau) is the organ of the legislative branch of Macau. It is a 33-member body comprising 14 directly elected members, 12 indirectly elected members representing functional constituencies and 7 members appointed by the chief executive. It is located at Sé.

Legislative Assembly of Macau
Special Administrative Region

澳門特別行政區立法會
Assembleia Legislativa da Região Administrativa Especial de Macau
6th Legislative Assembly
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
Leadership
Kou Hoi In
since 17 July 2019
Vice President
Chui Sai Cheong
since 16 October 2017
First Secretary
Kou Hoi In
since 16 October 2017
Second Secretary
Chan Hong
since 16 October 2017
Structure
Seats33
Political groups
Pro-Beijing (30)
  •   ACUM (3)
  •   UPD (2)
  •   UGM (2)
  •   UNIPRO (2)
  •   AGMM (2)
  •   Indirectly elected (12)
  •   Appointed (7)
Pro-democracy (2)
Unaligned (1)
Elections
Last election
12 September 2021
Meeting place
Macau Legislative Assembly Building, 1 Praça da Assembleia Legislativa, Sé, Macau Special Administrative Region
Website
al.gov.mo
Legislative Assembly
The Macau Legislative Assembly Building
Traditional Chinese立法會
Simplified Chinese立法会
Portuguese name
PortugueseAssembleia Legislativa

Charter

The assembly has the following charter:

  1. To enact, amend, suspend or repeal laws;
  2. To examine and approve budgets; and examine the report on audit;
  3. To decide on taxation and approve debts to be undertaken by the government
  4. To debate the policy addresses by the Chief Executive;
  5. To debate any issue concerning public interests;
  6. To receive and handle complaints from Macau residents

Election results
Politics and government of Macau
Basic Law
Government
Chief Executive
Ho Iat Seng
Executive Council of Macau
Principal Offices
Sec. for Administration & Justice
Sec. for Economy & Finance
Sec. for Security
Sec. for Social Affairs & Culture
Sec. for Transport & Public Works
Commission Against Corruption
Commission of Audit
Procurator General
Commissioner General of the Police Services
Director General of the Customs
Legislative Assembly
President · Vice President
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Directly elected members
Indirectly elected members
Appointed members
Political parties
Court of Final Appeal
Elections
Foreign relations
Other Macau topics
For the latest election, see 2021 Macanese legislative election.

Legislative assembly buildings

The assembly sits at a special Legislative Assembly building, a modern three-storey structure located in the Nam Van area.

From 1784 to 1999, the Assembly met at the Leal Senado Building.

Selection methods

According to Annex II of the Basic Law of Macau, the first Legislative Assembly following the establishment of the special administrative region would be constituted in accordance with the Decision of the National People's Congress on the Methodology for the Formation of the First Government, the First Legislative Assembly and the Judicial Bodies of the Macau Special Administrative Region – i.e., 23 members: 8 directly elected, 8 indirectly elected and 7 appointed members.[3][4]

The second Legislative Assembly would be composed of 27 members: 10 directly elected, 10 indirectly elected and 7 appointed members.[5]

In accordance with Annex II, the number of directly elected legislators for the third Legislative Assembly increased from 10 to 12 in 2005, bringing the 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 Standing Committee. Following 2012 reforms, the Legislative Assembly is now composed of 33 members: 14 directly elected, 12 indirectly elected and 7 appointed members.

Compositions
Composition of the Legislative Council (2013-)
Number of
Members		Returned byVoting MethodNumber of
Voters (2021)
Direct Suffrage14Popular VoteProportional representation
(highest averages method: D'Hondt method)		305,615
Indirect Suffrage12Electors nominated by legal
persons of specified sectors		6,275
Nominated Members7Nominated by
the Chief Executive		—
Term (Election) Diagram Composition
(at commencement)		 Speaker Pro-BeijingPro-democracyCentrist
1st (1999) 1:22




 Susana Chou 22 1 –
2nd (2001) 2:25




 Susana Chou 25 2 –
3rd (2005) 3:26




 Susana Chou 26 3 –
4th (2009) 4:25




 Lau Cheok-vá 25 4 –
5th (2013) 4:29




 Ho Iat-seng 29 4 –
6th (2017) 4:1:28




 Ho Iat-seng (2017–19)
Chui Sai-cheong (2019)
Kou Hoi-in (2019–)		 28 4 1
7th (2021) 2:1:30




 Kou Hoi-in 30 2 1

See also

References
  1. FNunes. "Translation of the Basic Law of Macao on Macao's government website". Bo.io.gov.mo. Archived from the original on 5 February 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  2. Sometimes translated in English as the Legislative Council, as in a translation provided by the Printing Bureau of the territory's Basic Law.[1]
  3. 全国人民代表大会关于澳门特别行政区第一届政府、立法会和司法机关产生办法的决定 [Decision of the National People's Congress on the Methods for the Formation of the First Government, Legislative Assembly and Judicial Organs of the Macau Special Administrative Region] (in Chinese). Retrieved 6 February 2021 – via www.npc.gov.cn.
  4. "Decisão da Assembleia Popular Nacional relativa à Metodologia para a Formação do Primeiro Governo, da Primeira Assembleia Legislativa e dos Órgãos Judiciais da Região Administrativa Especial de Macau" [Decision of the National People's Congress on the Methodology for the Formation of the First Government, the First Legislative Assembly and the Judicial Bodies of the Macau Special Administrative Region] (in Portuguese) – via Imprensa Oficial.
  5. Basic Law, Annex II
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