Facts and figures about Macao's legislative elections

Elections for the third term of the Legislative Assembly (LA) of the Macao Special Administrative Region (MSAR) ended in Macao on Sunday evening.

The following are a batch of figures and facts worth of memorizing:

-- The largest number of the registered voters: in the region with a population of nearly 470,000, 220,653 have registered for the direct election poll.

-- The largest voter turn-out: the number stood at 128,829, accounting for 58.39 percent of all the registered voters.

-- The largest number of candidates: 125 vied for the direct elections and 10 for the indirect elections; 96 and 10

respectively in the 2001 elections.

-- The largest number of directly elected seats: the number stood at 12; 10 and 8 respectively in the second term and the first term of the LA.

-- The largest number of LA members: the number stood at 29; 27 and 23 respectively in the second and the first term.

Source: Xinhua