1988 Macanese legislative election

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.

1988 Macanese legislative election
Portuguese Macau
9 October 1988
Six of the 17 seats in the Legislative Assembly
Turnout29.66% (Decrease26.64pp)
PartyLeader % Seats +/–
Friendship Alexandre Ho 41.12 3 +2
Electoral Union Carlos d'Assumpção 31.41 3 -1
President before President after
Carlos d'Assumpção
UE		 Carlos d'Assumpção
UE

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
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Friendship Association8,24644.623+2
Electoral Union6,29834.083–1
Civil Law Protection1,5998.650New
Union of Friends of Macau1,1886.430New
Macanese Alliance1,1506.220New
Total18,481100.0060
Valid votes18,48192.18
Invalid votes1,1505.74
Blank votes4182.08
Total votes20,049100.00
Registered voters/turnout67,60429.66
Source: Imprensa Oficial de Macau[5]

Mmembers
Directly elected members
MacauAlexandre Ho, Carlos d'Assumpção, Leong Kam-chun, Lao Kuoung-po, Wong Cheong-nam, Leonel Alberto Alves
Indirectly elected members
EconomicMa Man-kei, Lau Cheok-vá, Pedro Macias, Victor Ng, Susana Chou
Moral, Healthcare, CulturalEdmund Ho
Appointed members
AppointedAna Perez, Anabela Ritchie, Neto Valente, Philipe Xavier, Rui Afonso

References
  1. 蔡, 永君 (2013). "從澳門立法會的利益代表看回歸後的社會運動" (PDF). “一國兩制”研究 (2).
  2. "澳門立法會選擧揭曉". Ta Kung Pao. 1988-10-10. p. 1.
  3. "澳督文禮治任命第四屆立法會官委議員". www.macaumemory.mo. Retrieved 2022-06-14.
  4. "第四屆立法會舉行首次會議". www.macaumemory.mo. Retrieved 2022-06-14.
  5. "Suplemento I do Boletim Oficial, n. 42 de 18/10/88" (PDF). Imprensa Oficial de Macau.
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