| Country: | Portuguese Macau |
| Previous Election: | 1992 |
| Next Election: | 2001 |
| Seats For Election: | Eight of the 23 seats in the Legislative Assembly |
| Election Date: | 3 October 1996 |
| Turnout: | 64.49% |
| Leader1: | Chan Kai Kit |
| Party1: | Association for Promoting the Economy of Macau |
| Last Election1: | New |
| Seats1: | 2 |
| Percentage1: | 16.59 |
| Leader2: | Leong Heng Teng |
| Party2: | Union for Promoting Progress |
| Last Election2: | 2 |
| Seats2: | 2 |
| Percentage2: | 15.23 |
| Leader3: | Tong Chi Kin |
| Party3: | Union for Development |
| Last Election3: | 2 |
| Seats3: | 1 |
| Percentage3: | 14.52 |
| Leader4: | Fong Chi Keong |
| Party4: | UDM |
| Last Election4: | new |
| Seats4: | 1 |
| Percentage4: | 10.37 |
| Leader5: | David Chow |
| Party5: | Convergence for Development |
| Last Election5: | new |
| Seats5: | 1 |
| Percentage5: | 10.26 |
| Party6: | ANMD |
| Last Election6: | 1 |
| Seats6: | 1 |
| Percentage6: | 8.73 |
| President | |
| Before Election: | Anabela Sales Ritchie |
| Before Party: | DCAR |
| After Election: | Anabela Sales Ritchie |
| After Party: | DCAR |
Legislative elections were held in Macau on 3 October 1996.