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.
History
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
Legislative Assembly elections
| Election | Number of popular votes |
% of popular votes |
GC seats |
FC seats |
CE seats |
Total seats | +/− | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 5,329
|
3.76
|
0 | – | – | 0 / 33
|
|
11th
|
| 2013 | 5,524
|
3.57
|
0 | – | – | 0 / 33
|
|
10th
|
| 2017 | 9,590
|
5.56
|
1 | – | – | 1 / 33
|
1
|
10th
|
| 2021 | 3,729
|
2.82
|
0 | – | – | 0 / 33
|
1
|
8th
|
Elected members
- Agnes Lam Iok-fong, 2017–2021
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ Wong, Albert (2008-09-26). "澳門公民力量星期日成立". Inmediahk.
- ^ "印務局 - 公證署公告及其他公告". bo.io.gov.mo. Retrieved 2021-09-17.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
