Legislative elections were held in Portuguese Macau on 9 October 1988, returning 17 members of the Legislative Assembly of Macau, with six directly elected by electorates, six indirectly elected by special interest groups and five appointed by the Governor.
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Six of the 17 seats in the Legislative Assembly | ||||||||||||||||||||
Turnout | 29.66% (![]() | |||||||||||||||||||
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This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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The Electoral Union consisted of pro-Beijing Chinese and Macau-born Portuguese, which retained their influence in the city.[1] The voter turnout dropped to a record low of 29.92%. 6 directly elected seats, elected through D'Hondt method, were divided between the conservatives and democrats.[2]
Governor Carlos Melancia later appointed Ana Perez, Anabela Ritchie, Neto Valente, Philipe Xavier, Rui Afonso to the Legislative Assembly,[3] ensuring the control of Portuguese in the parliament. The 4th Legislative Assembly convened the first meeting on 10 November 1988. Carlos D'Assumpção was re-elected as the President of the Assembly while Edmund Ho became the vice.[4]
Results
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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Friendship Association | 8,246 | 44.62 | 3 | +2 | |
Electoral Union | 6,298 | 34.08 | 3 | –1 | |
Civil Law Protection | 1,599 | 8.65 | 0 | New | |
Union of Friends of Macau | 1,188 | 6.43 | 0 | New | |
Macanese Alliance | 1,150 | 6.22 | 0 | New | |
Total | 18,481 | 100.00 | 6 | 0 | |
Valid votes | 18,481 | 92.18 | |||
Invalid votes | 1,150 | 5.74 | |||
Blank votes | 418 | 2.08 | |||
Total votes | 20,049 | 100.00 | |||
Registered voters/turnout | 67,604 | 29.66 | |||
Source: Imprensa Oficial de Macau[5] |
Members
Directly elected members | |
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Macau | Alexandre Ho, Carlos d'Assumpção, Leong Kam-chun, Lao Kuoung-po, Wong Cheong-nam, Leonel Alberto Alves |
Indirectly elected members | |
Economic | Ma Man-kei, Lau Cheok-vá, Pedro Macias, Victor Ng, Susana Chou |
Moral, Healthcare, Cultural | Edmund Ho |
Appointed members | |
Appointed | Ana Perez, Anabela Ritchie, Neto Valente, Philipe Xavier, Rui Afonso |
References
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