Macau: Chinese Legislative Council, 17 September 2017

At stake in this election:

• 33 seats in the Chinese Legislative Council (Regiao Administrativa Especial de Macau)

Description of government structure:

• Chief of State: President of China XI Jinping (since 14 March 2013)
• Head of Government: Chief Executive Fernando CHUI Sai On (since 20 December 2009)
• Assembly: Unicameral Legislative Council (Regiao Administrativa Especial de Macau) with 33 seats

Description of electoral system:

• The President of China is elected by the National People’s Congress to serve a 5-year term.
• The Chief Executive is elected by an electoral college to serve a 5-year term.
• 14 members of the Legislative Council (Regiao Administrativa Especial de Macau) are directly elected by a proportional representation vote. 12 members are indirectly elected by an electoral college of professional and commercial interest groups. 7 members are appointed by the Chief Executive. All members serve 4-year terms.

Last Election:

• The previous Legislative Council elections were held on September 15, 2013. The United Citizens Associative of Macau received the largest share of votes, obtaining 3 seats.

Main candidates in the election:

• United Citizens Association of Macau / Associação dos Cidadãos Unidos de Macau
  • Leader: N/A
  • Seats won in last election: 3
• New Macau Association / Associação de Macau Novo
  • Leader: Chiang Meng Hin SCOTT
  • Seats won in last election: 2
• Macau-Guangdong Union / União de Macau-Guangdong
  • Leader: N/A
  • Seats won in last election: 2
• Union for Promoting Progress / União Promotora Para o Progresso
  • Leader: N/A
  • Seats won in last election: 2
• New Hope / Nova Esperança
  • Leader: José Pereira COUTINHO
  • Seats won in last election: 2
• New Union for Macau’s Development / Nova União para Desenvolvimento de Macau
  • Leader: Ambrose SO
  • Seats won in last election: 1
• Union for Development / União Para O Desenvolvimento
  • Leader: Ho Sut HENG
  • Seats won in last election: 1
• Alliance for Change / Aliança Pr'a Mudança
  • Leader: N/A
  • Seats won in last election: 1

Population and number of registered voters:

• Population: 646,800 (2015)
• Registered Voters: 276,034 (2013)

Gender Data:

• Female Population: 338,638
• Is Macau a signatory to CEDAW: N/A
• Has Macau ratified CEDAW: N/A
• Gender Quota: No
• Female candidates in this election: Yes
• Number of Female Parliamentarians: 7
• Human Development Index Position: N/A
• Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: N/A

Disability Data:

• Is Macau a signatory to CRPD: N/A
• Has Macau ratified CRPD: N/A
• Population with a disability: N/A