Macau Macau or Macao (; ; ; ), officially the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (MSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China in the western Pearl River Delta by the South China Sea. With a pop ...

does not have formal

political parties A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular country's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific ideological or pol ...

. However, some civic groups representing the interests of business, labor, and social welfare put forward lists at the elections. The following is a listing of associations that participated in the most recent legislative elections: *

Union for Development The Union for Development ( zh, t=同心協進會; pt, União para o Desenvolvimento) is a political party in the Chinese Special Administrative Region of Macau. In the 2005 legislative election, the party won 13.3 percent of the popular vote ...

United Citizens Association of Macau The Macau United Citizens Association ( zh, t=民众建澳聯盟; pt, Associação dos Cidadãos Unidos de Macau) is a political party in Macau. In the 2005 legislative election, the party won 16.6 percent of the popular vote and 2 of the 12 po ...

Union for Promoting Progress The Progress Promotion Union ( zh, t=群力促進會; pt, União Promotora para o Progresso) is a political party in the Chinese Special Administrative Region of Macau. In the 2017 legislative election, the party won 12.65 percent of the popul ...

Macau-Guangdong Union The Macau-Guangdong Union (; pt, União de Macau-Guangdong) is a political party in the Chinese Special Administrative Region of Macau Macau or Macao (; ; ; ), officially the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic ...

* Alliance for Change * New Union for Macau's Development *

Macau Business Interest Union Macau or Macao (; ; ; ), officially the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (MSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China in the western Pearl River Delta by the South China Sea. With a popu ...

Employees Association Joint Candidature Commission Employment is a relationship between two parties regulating the provision of paid labour services. Usually based on a contract, one party, the employer, which might be a corporation, a not-for-profit organization, a co-operative, or any other ...

Macau professional Interest Union Macau or Macao (; ; ; ), officially the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (MSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China in the western Pearl River Delta by the South China Sea. With a popu ...

Association for Promotion of Social Services and Education Association may refer to: *Club (organization), an association of two or more people united by a common interest or goal *Trade association, an organization founded and funded by businesses that operate in a specific industry *Voluntary associatio ...

Excellent Culture and Sports Union Association Excellent may refer to: * ''Excellent'' (album), by Propaganda, 2012 * "Excellent", a song by Sunday Service Choir from the 2019 album ''Jesus Is Born'' * "Excellent", a catchphrase of Mr. Burns in the cartoon ''The Simpsons'' * "Excellent!," a ...

New Macau Association The New Macau Association (AMN) is a major pro-democratic political party in the Chinese Special Administrative Region of Macau. The party was established in 1992 and the founding chairman was António Ng Kuok Cheong, who departed from the the ...

** New Democratic Macau Association ** Prosperous Democratic Macau Association ** New Macau Liberals * New Hope * Civil Watch * Association for Together Efforts to Improve the Community *

Activism for Democracy Association Activism (or Advocacy) consists of efforts to promote, impede, direct or intervene in social, political, economic or environmental reform with the desire to make changes in society toward a perceived greater good. Forms of activism range fro ...

* Democratic Society Alliance *

Association for Promotion of Civic Rights Association may refer to: *Club (organization), an association of two or more people united by a common interest or goal *Trade association, an organization founded and funded by businesses that operate in a specific industry *Voluntary associatio ...

* Macau Ideals * Innovative Action * Supervision by the Lower Class * Workers' Movement Front

Defunct associations

* Plural Voices – Peoples of Macau *

Association for Democracy and Social Well-Being of Macau The Association for Democracy and Social Well-Being of Macau (; ) is a political party in the Chinese Special Administrative Region of Macau. Macau is a state in which political parties don't play a role. Though some civic groups put forward lists ...

Vision Macau Vision Macau (''Associação Visão de Macau'') is a political party in the Chinese Special Administrative Region of Macau. Macau is a state in which political parties don't play a role. Though some civic groups put forward lists at the elections ...

Convergence for Development The Convergence for Development (''Convergência para o Desenvolvimento'') () is a political party in the Chinese Special Administrative Region of Macau. Macau is a state in which political parties don't play a role. Though some civic groups put f ...

* New Youth of Macau *

General Union for the Good of Macau The General Union for the Good of Macau (; ) was a political party-like civic group in Macau. In the 2005 legislative election, the group won 6.8% of the popular vote and 1 out of 12 popular elected seats. The group had already cancelled the regist ...

* Association for Promoting the Economy of Macau *

Employees and Wage-Earners Association The Employees and Wage-Earners Association ( pt, Associação dos Empregados e Assalariados) is a political party in the Chinese Special Administrative Region of Macau. Macau is a region in which political parties don't play a major role; though s ...

General Union for Development of Macau The General Union for Development of Macau ( pt, União Geral para o Desenvolvimento de Macau) is a political party in the Chinese Special Administrative Region of Macau. See also * Politics of Macau Politics of Macau is a framework of a pol ...