Legislative Assembly of Macau
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Legislative Assembly of Macau Assembleia Legislativa de Macau 澳門立法會 Oumùhn Laahpfaat Wúih | |
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| 6th Legislative Assembly | |
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| Leadership | |
Ho Iat Seng since 16 October 2013 | |
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 | |
| Seats | 33 |
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Political groups | Pro-Beijing (29) ACUM (3) NE (2) |
| Elections | |
Last election | 17 September 2017 |
| Meeting place | |
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| Macau Legislative Assembly Building | |
| Website | |
| al.gov.mo | |
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| Traditional Chinese | 立法會 | ||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 立法会 | ||||||||||||
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The Legislative Assembly (AL; Portuguese: Assembleia Legislativa; Traditional Chinese: 立法會; Simplified Chinese: 立法会) 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.
It is also known in English as the Legislative Council of Macao, according to the official translation of the territory's basic law.[1]
Charter
The Assembly has the following charter:
- To enact, amend, suspend or repeal laws;
- To examine and approve budgets; and examine the report on audit;
- To decide on taxation and approve debts to be undertaken by the government
- To debate the policy addresses by the Chief Executive;
- To debate any issue concerning public interests;
- To receive and handle complaints from Macau residents
Election results
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Legislative Assembly Buildings
The Assembly sits at a special Legislative Assembly building, a modern three storey structure located in the Nam Van area. The press has reported that the Assembly shall be moving to a new building within the next few years.
From 1784 to 1999, the Assembly met at the Leal Senado Building.
Selection Methods
According to the Basic Law of Macau, the number of directly elected legislators has 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 (NPC) Standing Committee.
To change the method for forming the Legislative Assembly require a ⅔ endorsement of the assembly, agreement by the Chief Executive, and notification to the NPC Standing Committee. Civic organisations in Macau are not well-developed. The ability of Macau residents to change their government is significantly restricted.
List of Composition sessions
supermajority majority plurality minority
| Legislative Assembly |
Majority Camp |
Seats | President (Speaker) |
Seats | Minority Camp |
Total Seats | ||||||
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| 1st (1999) |
Pan-establishment camp | 22 | Susana Chou Vaz da Luz (Chou Kei Jan) |
1 | Pro-democracy camp | 23 | ||||||
| 2nd (2001) |
Pan-establishment camp | 25 | Susana Chou Vaz da Luz (Chou Kei Jan) |
2 | Pro-democracy camp | 27 | ||||||
| 3rd (2005) |
Pan-establishment camp | 26 | Susana Chou Vaz da Luz (Chou Kei Jan) |
3 | Pro-democracy camp | 29 | ||||||
| 4th (2009) |
Pan-establishment camp | 25 | Lau Cheok Vá | 4 | Pro-democracy camp | 29 | ||||||
| 5th (2013) |
Pan-establishment camp | 29 | Ho Iat Seng | 4 | Pro-democracy camp | 33 | ||||||
| 6th (2017) |
Pan-establishment camp | 28 | Ho Iat Seng | 4 | Pro-democracy camp | 33 | ||||||
| 1 | Centrists | |||||||||||
See also
- Chief Executive of Macau
- Executive Council of Macau
- Municipal Council of Macau
- List of members of the Legislative Assembly of Macau
- Legislative Council of Hong Kong
References
- ^ 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.
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External links
- Members of the Assembly of Macau (Portuguese)
- Legislative Assembly of Macau
- The Basic Law of Macau: The Legislature (Government website) University of Macau
