2017 Macanese legislative election

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2017 Macanese legislative election
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33 seats in the Legislative Assembly
17 seats to have a majority
  Majority party Minority party Third party
  Si Ka lun Chopped.jpg António Ng.jpg Mak Soi Kun (cropped).jpg
Candidate António Ng Mak Soi Kun
Leader
Party ACUM ANM UGM
Alliance Pro-Beijing
2 lists (ACUM+ACDM) 		Pro-democracy
2 lists (APMD+ANPM) 		Pro-Beijing
Leader's seat Macau (Direct) Macau (Direct) Macau (Direct)
Last election 3 seats, 18.02% 2 seats, 15.73% 2 seats, 11.09%
Seats won 2 2 2
Seat change Decrease1 Steady Steady
Popular vote 24,976 19,291 17,207
Percentage 14.47% 11.18% 9.97%
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
  José Pereira Coutinho (cropped).jpg Ho Ion Sang (cropped).jpg Au Kam San.JPG
Candidate José Pereira Coutinho Ho Ion Sang Au Kam San
Leader José Pereira Coutinho Ho Ion Sang Au Kam San
Party NE UPP ANMD
Alliance Pro-democracy Pro-Beijing Pro-democracy
Leader's seat Macau (Direct) Macau (Direct) Macau (Direct)
Last election 2 seats, 8.96% 2 seats, 10.80% new
Seats won 1 2 1
Seat change Decrease1 Steady Increase1
Popular vote 14,383 21,836 11,380
Percentage 8.33% 12.65% 6.59%
President before election

Ho Iat Seng
OMKC

Elected President

Ho Iat Seng
OMKC

Legislative elections were held in Macau on 17 September 2017 according to the provisions of the Basic Law of Macau.[1] Out of a total of 33 seats, 14 were directly elected by universal suffrage under the highest averages method, while 12 were voted on from the Indirect eleciton, and 7 from nomination by the chief executive.[1]

Background[]

Formerly a Portuguese colony, Macau has been a Special Administrative Region within China since 1999.[2] As a Special Administrative Region it is entitled to a high degree of autonomy from the mainland Chinese legal system through the year 2050, although China represents the city on foreign policy matters.[2] Macau's economy is based primarily on its status as a tech and financial sector, as well as its internationally famous casino industry.[2]

The previous legislative election took place in 2013. The pro-establishment camp ACUM, led by Chan Meng Kam, received 18.02% votes with 3 seats, and the next largest party, the pro-democracy camp ANMD+APMD, led by António Ng, received 15.73% of the votes with 2 seats while the pro-establishment camp UGM received 11.09% with 2 seats. Due to the characteristics of the Macau election system, only 14 members are directly elected. On 10 July 2017 twenty-five parties have submitted their nominations for the direct election including current incumbents (Ho Ion Sang, António Ng Kuok Cheong, José Pereira Coutinho, Leong Veng Chai, Song Pek Kei, Si Ka Lon, Wong Kit Cheng, Au Kam San, Angela Leong On Kei, Lei Cheng I, Melinda Chan Mei Yi, Zheng Anting, Mak Soi Kun) and new candidates.[3]

Election Laws in Macau[]

Further information: Elections in Macau

Macau's direct electoral system is based around proportional representation, with elections carried out through a closed party-list balloting system.[4] This means that each geographic electoral district has multiple members, with the number of its seats filled by each competing party determined by the proportion of the vote that party receives. Parties nominate a slate of candidates (generally, one per seat in each district where the party is competing). After the election, party leaders decide who from the slate will fill the party's legislative seats.

Shortly before usual campaign period for the 2013 elections, the Electoral Affairs Commission of Macau banned the use of commercial advertising by election candidates.[5] The new election rules stipulate that candidates should not carry out activities that could influence voters in the two-month period between their registration and the start of the campaign period on August 31. Commercial advertising is barred from most public areas, except those specially designated by the government.[5] Even in areas where campaigning is permitted, it is still limited to a 14-day official campaign period.[6] These restrictions are intended to limit the advertising advantage of wealthy business interests. However, they have been criticized for limiting the amount of canvassing candidates with less money can do, thus encouraging clientelistic bloc voting where parties simply strike deals with associations, business interests and community leaders to turn out assured votes in their favor.[6] Working around the rules, candidates resorted to using loudspeakers to promote their campaigns.[5]

Among the most powerful special interests in Macau are casinos. Macau's casino industry has a long history of Triad and other organized crime connections. Since laws around casinos were liberalized in 2002 to promote more foreign investment, the Triad has lost its stranglehold on Macau's casino industry (although it remains deeply embedded in it).[7] Casinos have long played a major role in clientelistic politics in Macau, and since liberalization their influence has further increased.[7][8]

Ballot and Results[]

Summary of the 17 September 2017 Legislative Assembly of Macau election results[9]
№ Political affiliation
 Popular votes
 % of Votes
 Change in
% of vote
 Seats
 Net change
in seats
Pro-Beijing camp
20 Macau-Guangdong Union (UMG) 17,214 9.97 Decrease1.12 2 Steady
16 Union for Development (UPD) 16,696 9.67 Increase1.50 2 Increase1
9 Macau United Citizens' Association (ACUM) - List 1 14,879 8.62 Decrease9.40 1 Decrease2
2 Progress Promotion Union (UPP) - List 1 12,340 7.15 Decrease3.65 1 Decrease1
14 New Macau Development Union (NUDM) 10,452 6.05 Decrease2.89 1 Steady
8 Macau Citizens’ Development Association (ACDM) - ACUM List 2 10,103 5.85 N/A 1 Increase1
11 Alliance for a Happy Home (ABL) - UPP List 2 9,496 5.50 N/A 1 Increase1
18 Alliance for Change (Mudar) 8,186 4.74 Decrease1.24 0 Decrease1
Pro-democracy camp
6 New Hope (NE) 14,386 8.33 Decrease0.63 1 Decrease1
13 New Democratic Macau Association (ANMD) 11,381 6.59 Increase0.56 1 Steady
3 Democratic Prosperous Macau Association (APMD) - ANM List 1 10,080 5.84 Decrease1.66 1 Steady
7 New Macau Progressives (ANPM) - ANM List 2 9,213 5.34 N/A 1 Increase1
19 United Citizens for Building Macau Association (ACUCM) 904 0.52 N/A 0 Steady
23 Association of Macau Activism for Democracy (ID) 279 0.16 Decrease 0.47 0 Steady
1 New Ideals of Macau (NIM) 199 0.12 N/A 0 Steady
Centrists
4 Civic Watch (Cívico) 9,590 5.56 Increase1.99 1 Increase1
No legislative representation
15 Synergy Power (PS) 7,162 4.15 N/A 0 Steady
25 Front Line of Casino Workers (LFTC) 3,126 1.81 N/A 0 Steady
24 Pearl Horizon Buyers’ Rights Defence Union (UPHDD) 2,399 1.39 N/A 0 Steady
22 Mutual Help Grassroots (Grassroots) 1,350 0.78 N/A 0 Steady
12 Citizens’ Power (PC) 1,305 0.76 N/A 0 Steady
21 The Aurora of Grassroots (Aurora) 823 0.48 N/A 0 Steady
10 Powers of Political Thought (PPP) 672 0.39 N/A 0 Steady
17 Ou Mun Kong I (OMKI) 393 0.23 N/A 0 Steady
Withdrew
5 Pink Love Citizens (Rosa) Steady
Total and Turnout 174,872 100 14 Steady
Valid votes 172,628 98.72
Invalid votes 1,300 0.74
Blank votes 944 0.54
Eligible voters 305,615 57.22
Indirectly elected and appointed members
— (OMKC) 781 4 Steady
— (CCCAE) 1,012 2 Steady
1 (UIMM) 205 37.55 N/A 1 Increase1
2 (OMCY) 341 62.45 Decrease37.55 2 Decrease1
— (APSSE) 1,559 1 Steady
— (União Excelente) 1,499 2 Steady
— Members appointed by the Chief Executive 7 Steady

Candidates lists and results[]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Fraser, Niall. "Macau votes for new legislature in 'most hotly contested polls' in years". SCMP. South China Morning Post. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  2. ^ a b c Sit, Victor F.S.; Hui, Vivian; Leung, Gladys (2012). Macau Through 500 Years. Enrich Professional Publishing.
  3. ^ "Apresentação das candidaturas:". Eleições para a Assembleia Legislativa da RAEM. Government of Macau. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  4. ^ "IFES Election Guide | Elections: Macau Parl Sept 2013". www.electionguide.org. Retrieved 2017-04-07.
  5. ^ a b c "Macau holds low-profile election". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2017-04-07.
  6. ^ a b "Macau's strict election rules backfire". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2017-04-07.
  7. ^ a b Lam, Newman M.K.; Scott, Ian (2011). Gaming, Governance and Public Policy in Macau. Hong Kong University Press.
  8. ^ "World news explained – Casino boss Chan Meng Kam's party biggest winners in Macau elections". RFI. 2013-09-17. Retrieved 2017-04-07.
  9. ^ "Resultado da Eleição dos Deputados à Assembleia Legislativa da Região Administrativa Especial de Macau por Sufrágio Directo e Indirecto" [Results of the legislative election of the Macau special administrative region by direct and indirect suffrage] (in Portuguese). Printing Bureau of Macau SAR government. 28 September 2017. Retrieved 13 October 2017.

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