Legislative elections were held in Portuguese Macau on 15 August 1984. There were 17 members of the Legislative Assembly of Macau up for election: six directly elected by electorates, six indirectly elected by special interest groups, and five appointed by the Governor of Macau.
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6 of the 17 seats in the Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 56.30% ( 5.68pp) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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Following the political deadlock between the conservatives led by Carlos d'Assumpção and Almeida e Costa, Governor of Macau, the Legislative Assembly was dissolved on 27 January 1984 by Ramalho Eanes, President of Portugal, under the request by the Governor. The unprecedented move, reacted strongly within the Macanese society, triggered the election and allowed new voter registration, which the Governor hoped to expand the electorate base.[1]
The voting began at 8 am local time and ended at 8 pm. Queues were seen especially in morning and at night.[2] With nearly 30,000 voting, the turnout was at around 60% (media report in Hong Kong gave near figures at 60% or 55%).[3][4] A majority of the 6 directly elected seats, elected through the D'Hondt method, were won by the Electoral Union, which consisted of pro-Beijing Chinese and Macau-born Portuguese with some from the Association for the Defense of Macau Interests (ADIM), and therefore retained their influence in the city.[5] Five of the indirectly elected seats were uncontested, while the remaining seat for Welfare, Culture, Education constituency was competed between three candidates.
The Governor of Macau, Vasco de Almeida e Costa, then appointed five other members to the Legislative Assembly, ensuring the control of Portuguese in the parliament.
Results edit
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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| Electoral Union | 16,003 | 58.87 | 4 | 0 | |
| Stability, Convergence and Progress | 3,960 | 14.57 | 1 | New | |
| Friendship Association | 3,514 | 12.93 | 1 | New | |
| Serving the People of Macau | 2,003 | 7.37 | 0 | New | |
| Alvorada | 1,704 | 6.27 | 0 | New | |
| Total | 27,184 | 100.00 | 6 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 27,184 | 93.84 | |||
| Invalid votes | 1,220 | 4.21 | |||
| Blank votes | 566 | 1.95 | |||
| Total votes | 28,970 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 51,454 | 56.30 | |||
| Source: Imprensa Oficial de Macau[6] | |||||
Members edit
| Directly elected members | |
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| Macau | Carlos d'Assumpção, Manuel Borges, Lau Cheok-vá, Leonel Alberto Alves, Alberto Ferreira, Alexandre Ho |
| Indirectly elected members | |
| Economic | Ma Man-kei, Chui Tak-kei, Pedro Macias, Victor Ng, Susana Chou |
| Welfare, Culture, Education | Roque Choi |
| Appointed members | |
| Appointed | Pedro Ló da Silva, Rui António Craveiro Afonso, Carlos Cavaleiro Gonçalves Sanches, Hoi Sai-iun, Luís Filipe Ferreira Simões |
References edit
- ^ "葡國總統恩尼斯解散澳門立法會". www.macaumemory.mo. Retrieved 2022-06-14.
- ^ "澳門選民昨投票 選舉立法會議員". Ta Kung Pao. 1984-08-16. p. 4.
- ^ "立法會選擧今日揭曉 宋玉生歐巴度當選 投票率為五成五為二萬八人". Kung Sheung Daily News. 1984-08-16. p. 1.
- ^ "澳立法會選擧順利完成 六成選民投票". Wah Kiu Yat Po. 1984-08-16. p. 9.
- ^ 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).
- ^ "Suplemento I do Boletim Oficial, n. 35 de 25/8/84" (PDF). Imprensa Oficial de Macau.