本文追述澳门特别行政区2005年立法会选举的概况，以及选后澳门政治参与的情况。2005年的立法会直接选举，是澳门历次选举中最多选民投票的一届，同时亦有最多参选候选人名单。然而，选举的不规则行为亦同时伴随着热烈的选举参与，而有关当局需加大力度打击贿选问题。在2005年选举后，澳门市民对切身的民生问题亦越来越关注，亦逐渐开始采用游行和示威的方式向特区政府施压。特区政府亦渐渐加强政策的公众咨询工作，以满足市民的需要。随着澳门经济的不断发展，政府与市民间的张力将越来越明显，游行示威已渐成为澳门市民政治参与的方式，借此要求当局改善施政。
This chapter revisits the 2005 Macao Special Administrative Region（MSAR）Legislative Assembly elections and discusses mass participation in the political system after the elections. The 2005 direct election of Legislative Assembly had the most number of electorates casting their ballots and the most number of candidate lists running in the history of Macao legislature election. However，electoral irregularities came with fierce competition in that election. It implicates that the Macao authorities have to introduce tough measures and policies suppressing vote-buying in elections. After 2005 elections，Macao residents began frequently to mobilize and to organize protests and demonstrations pressuring on the MSAR government for their livelihood interests. Responding to public demands and pressures，the MSAR government is aiming to extending channels for public input in policy process. It is noteworthy that tension between government and the public tends to be obvious in Macao’s changing economic circumstances. Protests and demonstrations become the means and tools by the mass participating in the political system and aiming at improving government performance.
