MACAO, Sept. 25 (Xinhuanet) -- Elections for the third term of the Legislative Assembly (LA) of the Macao Special Administrative Region (MSAR) ended here 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. Enditem