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Legislative Assembly Of Macau
The Legislative Assembly of the Macau Special Administrative Region is the organ of the legislative branch of Macau. It is a 33-member body comprising 14 directly elected members, 12 indirectly elected members representing Functional constituency (Macau), functional constituencies and 7 Nominated Member of Legislative Assembly, members appointed by the Chief Executive of Macau, chief executive. It is located at Sé, Macau, Sé. Charter The assembly has the following charter: # To enact, amend, suspend or repeal laws # To examine and approve budgets; and examine the report on audit # To decide on taxation and approve debts to be undertaken by the government # To debate the policy addresses by the Chief Executive # To debate any issue concerning public interests # To receive and handle complaints from Macau residents Election results Legislative assembly buildings The assembly sits at a special Macau Legislative Assembly Building, Legislative Assembly building, a modern t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
President Of The Legislative Assembly Of Macau
The President of the Legislative Assembly is the speaker (politics), speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Macau. In the absence of the President, the Vice-President serves as President. List of presidents List of presidents of the Legislative Assembly of Macau (before 20 December 1999) List of presidents of the Legislative Assembly of Macau (20 December 1999 – present) List of vice-presidents List of vice-presidents of the Legislative Assembly of Macau (before 20 December 1999) List of vice-presidents of the Legislative Assembly of Macau (20 December 1999 – present) References Macau Parl {dead link, date=March 2018 , bot=InternetArchiveBot , fix-attempted=yes Chairs of subnational legislatures, Macau, President of the Legislative Assembly of Legislative Assembly of Macau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leal Senado
The Leal Senado Building was the seat of Portuguese Macau's government (Legislative Assembly of Macau and Municipal Council of Macau). It is located at one end of the Senado Square in São Lourenço, Macau, China. It currently houses Macau's Municipal Affairs Bureau. Name The title ''Leal Senado'' () was bestowed on Macau's government in 1810 by Portugal's prince regent João, who later became King John VI of Portugal. This was a reward for Macau's loyalty to Portugal, which refused to recognise Spain’s sovereignty during the Philippine Dynasty that it occupied Portugal, between 1580 and 1640. A plaque ordered by the king commemorating this can still be seen inside the entrance hall. History A Chinese-style Pavilion used to stand on the site of Leal Senado building. That building was then a meeting place for the Portuguese and the Chinese officials, and where the Ming dynasty government would announce regulations to Macau. The Portuguese planned to buy the pavilion as ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 Macanese Legislative Election
Legislative elections were held in Macau on 20 September 2009. The official campaign began on 5 September, and several candidates received warnings from the Electoral Affairs Commission for having begun campaign activities beforehand. As in 2005, there are 29 seats, only 12 of which are elected by universal suffrage under the highest averages method. The rest are "elected" by the functional "constituencies" or appointed by the Chief Executive. Pro-democracy lists This year, there are four lists advocating universal suffrage and political reforms. In both 2001 and 2005, the New Democratic Macau Association, also referred as the democrats by local media, received the highest number of votes. Due to the divisors (1,2,4,8,...) employed in the highest averages method, they only managed to win 2 seats on both occasions (they would have achieved 3 seats had the original d'Hondt formula been used instead). Because of this, they split into two lists, namely Associação de Próspero Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2005 Macanese Legislative Election
Legislative elections were held in Macau on 25 September 2005. Electoral system Twelve candidates are elected directly using the highest averages method on party lists with divisors of 1,2,4,8 etc. There are 18 party lists, the highest ever, with a total of 125 candidates, also the highest ever. 5 of the lists are related to gambling. 10 candidates are elected by the functional constituencies. The seats are distributed like the directly elected seats. There is one list for each category. There are: * 4 seats for employers * 2 seats for labour * 2 seats for special interests and * 2 seats for charity, culture, education and sport 7 seats are appointed by the Chief Executive. Results Geographical constituencies Functional constituencies (10 seats) Nominated Members (7 seats) ; Members appointed by the Chief Executive Edmund Ho Hau Wah * Lei Pui Lam * Sam Chan Io * Tsui Wai Kwan * "José" Chui Sai Peng * Philip Xavier * Ieong Tou Hong * Lao Pun Lap References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2001 Macanese Legislative Election
Legislative elections were held in Macau on 23 September 2001. Results Members Directly-elected members *1. Antonio Ng (ANMD, with 16,961 votes) *2. Kwan Tsui Hang (UPD, with 12,990 votes) *3. Leong Heng Teng (UPP, 11.276 votes) *4. David Chow (CODEM, with 10,016 votes) *5. Vitor Cheung Lup Kwan ( ARSEM, with 9,955 votes) *6. Au Kam San (ANMD, with 8,480.5 votes) *7. Leong Iok Wa ( UPD, with 6,495 votes) *8. Iong Weng Ian (UPP, with 5,638 votes) *9. João Bosco Cheang (AEA, with 5,170 votes) *10. Jorge Manuel Fão (CODEM, with 5,008 votes) Members for indirect returned of the Legislative Assembly in the second term: * Chan Chak Mo and Fong Chi Keong (DCAR –Group representing welfare, cultural, educational and sports interests: with 1 364 votes) * Susana Chou, Hoi Sai Iun, Kou Hoi In and Cheang Chi Keong (OMKC Group representing business: with 279 votes) * Lau Cheok Vá and Tong Chi Kin (CCCAE Group representing labor: with 261 votes) * Chui Sai Cheong ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susana Chou
Susana Chou Vaz da Luz (born 2 December 1941), also known as Chou Kei Jan and Cao Qizhen, is a Macau politician who served as the president of the Legislative Assembly of Macau from 1999 to 2009. Biography Chou's ancestral hometown is the current Yinzhou District of the city of Ningbo in China's Zhejiang Province. Chou was born in Shanghai on 2 December 1941, and is the oldest daughter of Chao Kuang Piu, who was an industrial tycoon in Shanghai. While her father moved in Hong Kong after 1949, Chou remained in China until 1968 when she moved to Macau. Chou studied physics and majored in radio technology at the Anhui University. Chou also studied French language and literature in Paris. Politics In 1976, Chou participated in Portuguese Macau's first direct election of the Legislative Assembly, and was successful in the election. From 1984 to 1999, she served in the third, fourth, fifth and sixth sessions of Portuguese Macau's Legislative Assembly. After the transfer of sov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 Macanese Legislative By-election
1999 was designated as the International Year of Older Persons. Events January * January 1 – The euro currency is established and the European Central Bank assumes its full powers. * January 3 – The Mars Polar Lander is launched by NASA. * January 25 – The 6.2 1999 Colombia earthquake, Colombia earthquake hits western Colombia, killing at least 1,900 people. February * February 7 – Abdullah II of Jordan, Abdullah II inherits the throne of Jordan, following the death of his father King Hussein of Jordan, Hussein. * February 11 – Pluto moves along its eccentric orbit further from the Sun than Neptune. It had been nearer than Neptune since 1979, and will become again in 23rd century, 2231. * February 12 – U.S. President Bill Clinton is acquitted in Impeachment of Bill Clinton, impeachment proceedings in the United States Senate. * February 16 ** In Uzbekistan, an apparent 1999 Tashkent bombings, assassination attempt against President Is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
D'Hondt Method
The D'Hondt method, also called the Jefferson method or the greatest divisors method, is an apportionment method for allocating seats in parliaments among federal states, or in proportional representation among political parties. It belongs to the class of highest-averages methods. Compared to ideal proportional representation, the D'Hondt method reduces somewhat the political fragmentation for smaller electoral district sizes, where it favors larger political parties over small parties. The method was first described in 1792 by American Secretary of State and later President of the United States Thomas Jefferson. It was re-invented independently in 1878 by Belgian mathematician Victor D'Hondt, which is the reason for its two different names. Motivation Proportional representation systems aim to allocate seats to parties approximately in proportion to the number of votes received. For example, if a party wins one-third of the votes then it should gain about one-third of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Highest Averages Method
The highest averages, divisor, or divide-and-round methods are a family of Apportionment (politics), apportionment rules, i.e. algorithms for fair division of seats in a legislature between several groups (like Political party, political parties or State (sub-national), states). More generally, divisor methods are used to round shares of a total to a Ratio, fraction with a fixed denominator (e.g. percentage points, which must add up to 100). The methods aim to treat voters equally by ensuring legislators One man, one vote, represent an equal number of voters by ensuring every party has the same seats-to-votes ratio (or ''divisor''). Such methods divide the number of votes by the number of votes needed to win a seat. The final apportionment. In doing so, the method approximately maintains proportional representation, meaning that a party with e.g. twice as many votes will win about twice as many seats. The divisor methods are generally preferred by Social choice theory, social ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Proportional Representation
Proportional representation (PR) refers to any electoral system under which subgroups of an electorate are reflected proportionately in the elected body. The concept applies mainly to political divisions (Political party, political parties) among voters. The aim of such systems is that all votes cast contribute to the result so that each representative in an assembly is mandated by a roughly equal number of voters, and therefore all votes have equal weight. Under other election systems, a bare Plurality (voting), plurality or a scant majority in a district are all that are used to elect a member or group of members. PR systems provide balanced representation to different factions, usually defined by parties, reflecting how votes were cast. Where only a choice of parties is allowed, the seats are allocated to parties in proportion to the vote tally or ''vote share'' each party receives. Exact proportionality is never achieved under PR systems, except by chance. The use of elector ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
