1976 Macanese legislative election

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1976 Macanese legislative election
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Six of the 17 seats in the Legislative Assembly
Turnout78.04%
PartyLeader%Seats
ADIM Carlos d'Assumpção54.964
GEDEC Jorge Rangel 17.031
Democratic José Patrício Guterres16.821
President after
Carlos d'Assumpção
ADIM

Legislative elections were held in Portuguese Macau on 11 July 1976, [1] returning 17 members of the Legislative Assembly of Macau, with 6 directly elected by electorates, 6 indirectly elected by special interest groups and 5 appointed by the Governor.

Contents

The Carnation Revolution in 1974 by the left-leaning military officers overthrew the Portuguese Government. The new government started the transition to democracy and decolonization in various colonies, including Macau which the sovereignty could be handed back to China. Democratic reforms were implemented in the city, such as the introduction of democratic elected seats in the Legislative Assembly through the newly enacted Organic Statute of Macau. [2]

This was the first election after the legislature was revamped. Only those with Portuguese nationality or the descendants of Portuguese people were eligible to vote, and hence the Chinese cannot elect the members. [3] Five out of six directly elected seats were won by Macau-born Portuguese, [4] of which 4 were from Association for the Defense of Macau Interest led by conservative Carlos d'Assumpção, and 1 from Democratic Centre of Macau led by radicals supporting handover of Macau. [5]

Governor José Eduardo Martinho Garcia Leandro then appointed five other members to the Legislative Assembly.

On 9 August 1976 the new Legislative Assembly convened its first meeting, with influential pro-Beijing businessman Ho Yin as the acting chair. [6] A day later, Carlos d'Assumpção, the leader of the largest parliamentary faction, was elected the President of the Legislative Assembly, a position which he would hold until his death in 1992. [7]

Results

PartyVotes%Seats
Association for the Defense of Macau Interests 1,49754.964
Study Group for Community Development of Macau 46417.031
Democratic Centre of Macau 45816.811
Independent Group of Macau 30511.200
Total2,724100.006
Valid votes2,72495.71
Invalid votes431.51
Blank votes792.78
Total votes2,846100.00
Registered voters/turnout3,64778.04
Source: Imprensa Oficial de Macau [8]

Members

Directly elected members
Macau Carlos d'Assumpção, Diamantino Ferreira, Susana Chou, Jorge Alberto Hagedorn Rangel, José Patrício Guterres, José Noronha
Indirectly elected members
EconomicMa Man-kei, Peter Pan, Li Sai-veng
MoralLydia Ribeiro
HealthcareChui Tak-kei
CulturalFrancisco Rodrigues
Appointed members
Appointed Ho Yin, Kwong Bing Yun, Mário Figueira Isaac, Anabela Fátima Xavier Sales Ritchie, Ana Maria Fortuna de Siqueira Basto Perez

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References

  1. ↑ "澳立法局選出六個民選議席". Kung Sheung Evening News. 1976-07-12. p. 2.
  2. ↑ "澳門的政黨政治和民主發展的局限". www.macaudata.mo. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
  3. ↑ "信報評論文章-- 再循序漸進三百年才可普選立法會？". 信報評論文章. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
  4. ↑ "澳門立法會進行首次選舉". www.macaumemory.mo. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
  5. ↑ "李安道對立法會產生方式的設計延續到現在". 新華澳報. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
  6. ↑ "澳門立法會成立並舉行首次會議". www.macaumemory.mo. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
  7. ↑ "宋玉生當選澳門立法會主席". www.macaumemory.mo. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
  8. ↑ "Boletim Oficial, n. 29 de 17/7/76" (PDF). Imprensa Oficial de Macau.
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