Some members in the Legislative Assembly of Macau are elected through indirect election (; ), where only professional or special interest sectors are involved in the electoral process. Eligible voters in a functional constituency are designated legal entities such as organisations and corporations. There are proposals to change the electoral system.
Hong Kong's Legislative Council has a similar political system known as "functional constituency".
Groups Candidates stood in the indirect elections under a list. The prevailing lists since 2001 in each of the electoral sectors are as follows:
Industry, Commerce and Finance sector (; ) Nominated by OMKC (, , lit. Macau Business Interest Union). The electoral sector was known as "Business" before 2013. Labour sector (; ) Usually nominated by CCCAE (, , lit. Employees Association Joint Candidature Commission). Professional sector (; ) Usually nominated by OMCY (, , lit. Macau Union of Professional Interests) Culture and Sport (; ) Nominated by () since 2021, and (lit. Excellent Culture and Sports Union Association) between 2005 and 2017 elections, and DCAR - Healthy Macau in 2001 election. Three separate sectors of "Moral", "Welfare", and "Culture" were established in 1976 election. In 1984 election they were merged to form the "Moral, Culture, Welfare" sector, and expanded into "Welfare, Culture, Education and Sport" in 1992 election. In 2013 the sector was split to create a new sector. Welfare and Education (; ) Nominated by APSSE (; , lit. Association for Promotion of Social Services and Education) Created from "Welfare, Culture, Education and Sport" in 2013 election
Members +ElectionMembersMoralWelfareCultureBusiness1976L. RibeiroChui Tak KeiRodriguesMa Man KeiPeter PanLi Sai Veng1980D. RibeiroMartins1980 (b)Victor Ng1984Moral, Culture, WelfareSusana ChouChui Tak KeiRoque Choi1988Edmund HoLau Cheok Vá1992Welfare, Culture, Education and SportEdmund HoLabourProfessionalRitchieLau Cheok VaPang Vai KamLeonel Alves1996Hoi Sai IunSusana ChouKwan Tsui Hang1999 (b)Chui Sai Cheong2001Fong Chi KeongChan Chak MoCheang Chi KeongKou Hoi InTong Chi KinChui Sai Cheong2005Vitor CheungHo Iat SengLee Chong Cheng2009Fong Chi KeongLam Heong Sang2013Welfare and EducationCulture and SportIndustry, Commerce and FinanceLei Cheng IChan HongVitor CheungChan Chak MoHo Iat SengJosé ChuiCheang Chi KeongKou Hoi InChan Iek Lap(UIMM in 2017)2017Ip Sio KaiLei Chan ULam Lon WaiVong Hin Fai 2019 (b) Wong Sai Man2021Ho Ion SangLeong On Kei2025Ma Chi SengSi Ka LonKevin HoLeong Pou U(UAT)Vong Hou PiuIau Teng PioWong Chon Kit
See also Corporatism Vocational panels in Ireland Rotten and pocket boroughs Functional constituency (Hong Kong)
References
External links Legislative Assembly of the Macao Special Administrative Region