Macau does not have formal political parties. 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
- United Citizens Association of Macau
- Union for Promoting Progress
- Macau-Guangdong Union
- Por Macau
- Alliance for Change
- New Union for Macau's Development
- Macau Business Interest Union(OMKC, also known as Macau union of employer's interests)
- Employees Association Joint Candidature Commission(CCCAE)
- Macau professional Interest Union(OMCY)
- Association for Promotion of Social Services and Education
- Excellent Culture and Sports Union Association
- New Macau Association
- New Democratic Macau Association
- Prosperous Democratic Macau Association
- New Macau Liberals
- New Hope
- Civil Watch(Civico)
- Association for Together Efforts to Improve the Community(MAC)
- Activism for Democracy Association
- Democratic Society Alliance
- Association for Promotion of Civic Rights(APDC)
- Macau Ideals
- Innovative Action
- Supervision by the Lower Class
- Workers' Movement Front(MO)
Defunct associations
edit- Plural Voices – Peoples of Macau
- Association for Democracy and Social Well-Being of Macau
- Vision Macau
- Convergence for Development
- New Youth of Macau
- General Union for the Good of Macau
- Association for Promoting the Economy of Macau
- Employees and Wage-Earners Association
- General Union for Development of Macau