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Description of Electoral System

(courtesy of IFES election guide)

The Chief Executive of Macau is appointed by the People's Republic of China's central government after selection by an election committee, whose members are nominated by corporate bodies. The chief executive appears before a cabinet, the Executive Council, of between 7 and 11 members. The term of office of the chief executive is 5 years, and no individual may serve for more than two consecutive terms. In the Legislative Council (LEGCO), 12 members are elected by popular vote to serve 4-year terms, 10 members are elected by direct vote to serve 4-year terms and 7 members are appointed by the chief executive to serve 4-year terms.

 

Past Elections

Source: "RECENT ELECTIONS." MACAO. Statesman’s Yearbook Online. Ed. Barry Turner. Palgrave 2008. International IDEA. <http://www.statesmansyearbook.com/welcome/entry?entry=countries_mo.RECENT_ELECTIONS>

At the elections held on 25 Sept. 2005 the New Democratic Macau Association won two of 12 elected seats with 18·8% of votes cast, the Macau United Citizens Association two with 16·6%, the Union for Development two with 13·3% and the Union Promoting Progress two with 9·6%. Four other parties won a single seat each. Turnout was 58·4%.

Edmund Ho was re-elected chief executive for a second term on 29 Aug. 2004, receiving 296 out of 300 votes in the Election Committee.

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