IFES Election Guide | Country Profile: Macau

Macau Special Administrative Region

682,500
Population (as of Aug. 30, 2021)

323,907
Registered Voters (as of Sept. 12, 2021)

54.21%
Average Turnout

7
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Name	Official Name	Type
Chinese Legislative Council (Macau)	Região Administrativa Especial de Macau	Assembly

Description of government structure:

Chief of State: President of China XI Jinping
Head of Government: Chief Executive HOT Iat-Seng
Assembly: Macau has a unicameral Legislative Council (Região 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 President dictates foreign policy and military affairs for the Macau SAR.
Chief Executive is elected by an electoral college to serve a 5-year term, renewable for one further term.
In the Legislative Council (Região Administrativa Especial de Macau), 14 members are elected through a party-list proportional representation system to serve 4-year terms, 12 members are elected by special interest groups to serve 4-year terms and 7 members are appointed by the chief executive to serve 4-year terms.
Macau does not have functional constituencies representing particular commercial or professional sectors. Instead, there are four broad sectors that elect ten Legislative Assembly’s indirect-elected seats. Industrial, Commercial and Financial Sector, Labor Sector, Professional Sector, and Social Services, Cultural (including Religion), Educational and Sports Sector. Based on past experience, the four sectors have always reached an internal consensus on single slates of candidates. Electoral reform measures for electing the Macau Chief Executive passed in 2014 increased the Election Commission to 400 seats.

Elections

2025-09-14 | Status: Confirmed
Chinese Legislative Council (Macau)
Votes -
Registered -
Turnout -

2021-09-12 | Status: Held
Chinese Legislative Council (Macau)
Votes 137,279
Registered 323,907
Turnout 42.38

2017-09-17 | Status: Held
Chinese Legislative Council (Macau)
Votes 174,872
Registered 305,615
Turnout 57.22

2013-09-15 | Status: Held
Chinese Legislative Council (Macau)
Votes 151,881
Registered 276,034
Turnout 55.02

2009-09-20 | Status: Held
Chinese Legislative Council (Macau)
Votes 149,006
Registered 248,708
Turnout 59.91

2005-09-25 | Status: Held
Chinese Legislative Council (Macau)
Votes 128,830
Registered 220,653
Turnout 58.39

2001-09-23 | Status: Held
Chinese Legislative Council (Macau)
Votes 83,644
Registered 159,813
Turnout 52.34

Election For	Date	Status	Votes	Registered Voters	Turnout
Chinese Legislative Council (Macau)	2025-09-14	Confirmed	-	-	-
Chinese Legislative Council (Macau)	2021-09-12	Held	137,279	323,907	42.38
Chinese Legislative Council (Macau)	2017-09-17	Held	174,872	305,615	57.22
Chinese Legislative Council (Macau)	2013-09-15	Held	151,881	276,034	55.02
Chinese Legislative Council (Macau)	2009-09-20	Held	149,006	248,708	59.91
Chinese Legislative Council (Macau)	2005-09-25	Held	128,830	220,653	58.39
Chinese Legislative Council (Macau)	2001-09-23	Held	83,644	159,813	52.34

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