Elections in Seychelles
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- This article gives information on election and election results in Seychelles.
Seychelles elects on national level a head of state — the president — and a legislature. The president is elected for a five-year term by the people. The National Assembly/Assemblée Nationale has 34 members, elected for a term of five years, 25 members elected in single-seat constituencies and 9 members elected by proportional representation. Seychelles has a two-party system, which means that there are two dominant political parties, with extreme difficulty for anybody to achieve electoral success under the banner of any other party.
Latest elections
2011 Parliamentary election
Main article: Seychellois parliamentary election, 2011
| Party | Votes | % | Direct seats |
+/- | Proportional seats |
+/- | Total seats |
+/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| People's Party | 31,123 | 88.56% | 25 | +7 | 6 | +1 | 31 | +8 |
| Popular Democratic Movement | 3,828 | 10.89% | 0 | — | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| Independents | 194 | 0.55% | 0 | — | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| Total (valid votes; turnout 74.3%) | 35,145 | 100.00% | 25 | — | 6 | –3 | 31 | –3 |
| Source: African Elections Database | ||||||||
2011 Presidential election
Main article: Seychellois presidential election, 2011
| Candidates – Parties | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Michel – People's Party | 31,966 | 55.46 | |
| Wavel Ramkalawan – Seychelles National Party | 23,878 | 41.43 | |
| Philippe Boullé – independent | 956 | 1.66 | |
| Ralph Volcere – New Democratic Party | 833 | 1.45 | |
| Total (turnout %) | 57,633 | 100.00 | |
| Source: Office of the President of the Republic of Seychelles | |||
Past elections
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