Seychelles: 2002 National Assembly election results
Updated March 2008
Elections for the National Assembly were held on the 4-6 December 2002.
The National Assembly consists of 25 members elected from single member (SM) constituencies by a plurality of votes. Up to 10 additional members are allocated on a proportional representation basis for each 10% of the vote a party achieved. A minimum of 8% of the vote is required for a party to be allocated a PR member (Constitution 1993, Article 78, Schedule 4).
The elections of the National Assembly was held on the 10-12 May 2007.
Voting statistics
| Registered voters | 62 350 |
| Ballots cast | 52 699 |
| Percentage poll | 84.5 |
| Valid ballots | 969 |
| Spoilt ballots | 1 393 |
| % Spoilt | 1.8 |
Table source
Inter-Parliamentary Union Undated
Women's representation
10 of the 34 members of parliament (29.41%) are women, seven were elected from single member constituencies and three on party proportional representation lists (Inter-Parliamentary Union Undated; US Department OF State 2003).
Party performance
| Party | Votes | % votes | SM seats | PR seats | Total seats | % seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seychelles People's Progressive Front (SPPF) | 28 075 | 54.27 | 18 | 5 | 23 | 67.65 |
| Seychelles National Party (SNP) | 22 030 | 42.59 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 32.35 |
| Democratic Party (DP) | 1 605 | 3.10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Social Democratic Alliance (SDA) | 16 | 0.03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Independents | 4 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Total | 51 730 | 99.99 | 25 | 9 | 34 | 100.00 |
Table sources
Adapted from Inter-Parliamentary Union Undated and Nunley 2006.
References
CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF SEYCHELLES 1993 (amended 1994, 1995, 1996 and 2000), [www] http://www.cmseducation.org/wconsts/seychelles.html [opens new window] (accessed 25 Oct 2007).
INTER-PARLIAMENTARY UNION UNDATED, "Seychelles Parliamentary Chamber: National Assembly, Elections Held in 2002", IN Parline Database [www] http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/arc/2279_02.htm [opens new window] (accessed 25 Oct 2007).
NUNLEY, AC 2006, "Elections in the Seychelles" IN African Elections Database, [www] http://africanelections.tripod.com/sc.html [opens new window] (accessed 25 Oct 2007).
US DEPARTMENT OF STATE 2003, "Seychelles: Country Reports on Human Rights Practices", [www] http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2003/27749.htm [opens new window] (accessed 14 Mar 2008).