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)

• 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

• Politics of Macau
• List of political parties by country
• List of political parties in the Republic of China before and after 1949
• List of political parties in mainland China
• List of political parties in Hong Kong