Macao Civic Power (Chinese: 澳門公民力量; Portuguese: Energia Cívica de Macau), or in short Civic Power (Chinese: 公民力量; Portuguese: Energia Cívica), is a centrist political party in Macau.

Macao Civic Power
澳門公民力量
Portuguese nameEnergia Cívica de Macau
ChairwomanAgnes Lam
Founded28 September 2008 (2008-09-28)
Registered3 July 2006 (2006-07-03)
Regional affiliationCentrist camp
Legislative Assembly
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History

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Macao Civic Power was founded on 28 September 2008,[1][2] although official documents showed the organisation was registered early on 3 July 2006.[3] They first ran in the 2009 Legislative Assembly election under the name of "Civic Watch" (Chinese: 公民監察; Portuguese: Observatório Cívico) but did not win any seats, and the same for 2013 election.[4]

In 2017 election, chairwoman Agnes Lam was elected to the legislature.[4] However, her 2021 re-election bid failed, ending the party representation in the Legislative Assembly.[5]

Elections performance

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Legislative Assembly elections

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Election Number of
popular votes
% of
popular votes
GC
seats
FC
seats
CE
seats
Total seats +/− Position
2009 5,329  3.76  0
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  11th 
2013 5,524  3.57  0
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  10th 
2017 9,590  5.56  1
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1  10th 
2021 3,729  2.82  0
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1  8th 

Elected members

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References

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  1. ^ "澳門公民力量成立典禮暨"澳門.公民社會的視野"論壇". Inmediahk. 2008-09-26.
  2. ^ Wong, Albert (2008-09-26). "澳門公民力量星期日成立". Inmediahk.
  3. ^ "印務局 - 公證署公告及其他公告". bo.io.gov.mo. Retrieved 2021-09-17.
  4. ^ a b "「公民監察」由「爭氣」到「持平專業」 17年爭取普選特首變完善民主制度". AllAboutMacau Media. 2021-08-30. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
  5. ^ "沒有民主派的澳門立法會選舉(文:余永逸) (09:00) - 20210916 - 文摘". Ming Pao (in Traditional Chinese). Retrieved 2022-01-01.