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Sept. 12, 2021 Confirmed

Macau
Macau Special Administrative Region
Election for Região Administrativa Especial de Macau (Chinese Legislative Council (Macau))


General Information

Macau Special Administrative Region will hold the Legislative Assembly election on 12 September 2021 to fill 33 seats.

At stake in this election: 

  • 33 seats in the Macau Legislative Assembly

Last Election: 

  • The last Legislative Assembly elections were held on 12 September 2021. 

Main candidates in this election: 

  • Party: Macau-Guangdong Union (UMG) / União de Macau-Guangdong 
    • Leader: MAK Soi Kun 
    • Seats won in last election: 2 
  • Party: Union for Development (UPD) / União Para O Desenvolvimento 
    • Leader: HO Sut Heng 
    • Seats won in last election: 2 
  • Party: Macau United Citizens' Association (ACUM) / Associação dos Cidadãos Unidos de Macau 
    • Leader: SI Ka Lon 
    • Seats won in the last election: 1 
  • Party: New Hope (NE) / Nova Esperança 
    • Leader: José Maria Pereira COUTINHO 
    • Seats won in the last election: 1 

Population and number of registered voters:  

  • Population: 682,500 
  • Registered Voters: 311,153 (as of 2019) 

Gender Data: 

  • Female Population: 363,800
  • Is Macau a signatory to CEDAW:  
  • Has Macau ratified CEDAW: 27 April 1999
  • Gender Quota:  N/A 
  • Female candidates in this election: 47 out of 128
  • Human Development Index Position: 85 
  • Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: N/A 2019

Disability Data: 

  • Is Macau a signatory to CRPD: N/A 
  • Has Macau ratified CRPD: 31 August 2008 
  • Population with a disability: 15,268 (as of 30 June 2021)
Election Modified: Jun 21, 2024

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