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
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