2005 Macanese legislative election
Legislative elections were held in Macau on 25 September 2005.
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Electoral system
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.
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 Commission Against Corruption received 93 complaints.
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.
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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| Macau United Citizens Association | 20,701 | 16.57 | 2 | New | |
| Union for Development | 16,596 | 13.29 | 2 | 0 | |
| Union for Promoting Progress | 11,989 | 9.60 | 2 | 0 | |
| Alliance for the Development of Macau | 11,642 | 9.32 | 1 | New | |
| General Union for the Good of Macau | 8,529 | 6.83 | 1 | New | |
| Convergence for Development | 6,081 | 4.87 | 1 | 0 | |
| Association for Democracy and Social Well-Being of Macau | 4,358 | 3.49 | 0 | New | |
| New Youth of Macau | 3,058 | 2.45 | 0 | New | |
| Association for Helping the Community and Engagement with the People | 2,943 | 2.36 | 0 | New | |
| Vision Macau | 1,974 | 1.58 | 0 | New | |
| Labor Union of Games and Gambling in Macau | 921 | 0.74 | 0 | New | |
| Citizens' Rights Association | 191 | 0.15 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pro-Beijing camp | 88,949 | 71.22 | 9 | +2 | |
| New Democratic Macau Association | 23,489 | 18.81 | 2 | 0 | |
| New Hope | 9,974 | 7.99 | 1 | 0 | |
| For Macau | 892 | 0.71 | 0 | New | |
| Association for Democracy Activism | 655 | 0.52 | 0 | New | |
| Union of Workers | 457 | 0.37 | 0 | 0 | |
| New Vigour for Macau | 448 | 0.36 | 0 | New | |
| Pro-democracy camp | 35,896 | 28.74 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 124,898 | 100.00 | 12 | +2 | |
| Valid votes | 124,898 | 96.95 | |||
| Invalid votes | 3,272 | 2.54 | |||
| Blank votes | 660 | 0.51 | |||
| Total votes | 128,830 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 220,653 | 58.39 | |||
| Source: Boletim Oficial | |||||
Geographical constituencies
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Functional constituencies (10 seats)
| Business (4 seats) | |||
| Party/Allegiance | List № | Candidate(s) | Votes |
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| Macau Business Interest Union União dos Interesses Empresariais de Macau | 1 | Susana Chou Kei Jan | 462 |
| 2 | Kou Hoi In | 231 | |
| 3 | Cheang Chi Keong | 115.50 | |
| 4 | Ho Teng Iat | 57.750 | |
| Labor (2 seats) | |||
| Employees Association Joint Candidature Commission Comissão Conjunta da Candidatura das Associações de Empregados | 1 | Lau Cheok Va | 419 |
| 2 | Lee Chong Cheng | 209.5 | |
| Professionals (2 seats) | |||
| Macau professional Interest Union União dos Interesses Profissionais de Macau | 1 | Chui Sai Cheong | 247 |
| 2 | Leonel Alberto Alves | 123.5 | |
| Welfare, Culture, Education and Sport (2 seats) | |||
| Excellent Culture and Sports Union Association Associação União Cultural e Desportiva Excelente | 1 | Victor Cheung Lup Kwan | 1,449 |
| 2 | Chan Chak Mo | 724.5 | |
Nominated Members (7 seats)
- Members appointed by the Chief Executive Edmund Ho Hau Wah
- Lei Pui Lam
- Sam Chan Io
- Tsui Wai Kwan
- "José" Chui Sai Peng
- Philip Xavier
- Ieong Tou Hong
- Lao Pun Lap
References
Further reading
External links
- Official website (in Chinese)
- Official website (in Portuguese)
- Official results
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