1988 Macanese legislative election

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1988 Macanese legislative election
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  1984 9 October 1988 1992  

Six of the 17 seats in the Legislative Assembly
Turnout29.66% (Decrease2.svg26.64pp)
PartyLeader%Seats+/–
Friendship Alexandre Ho41.123+2
Electoral Union Carlos d'Assumpção31.413-1
President beforePresident after
Carlos d'Assumpção
UE
Carlos d'Assumpção
UE

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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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 Union 6,29834.083–1
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
Macau Alexandre 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, Cultural Edmund Ho
Appointed members
AppointedAna Perez, Anabela Ritchie, Neto Valente, Philipe Xavier, Rui Afonso

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