Elections in SeychellesW
Elections 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 terms 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.

1948 Seychellois parliamentary electionW
1948 Seychellois parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held for the first in the Seychelles in October 1948. The Seychelles Taxpayers and Producers Association (STPA), which primarily represented the interests of large landowners, won all four seats.

1951 Seychellois parliamentary electionW
1951 Seychellois parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in the Seychelles in 1951.

1953 Seychellois parliamentary electionW
1953 Seychellois parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in the Seychelles in 1953.

1957 Seychellois parliamentary electionW
1957 Seychellois parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in the Seychelles in June 1957. The Seychelles Taxpayers and Producers Association (STPA) won three of the four seats.

1963 Seychellois parliamentary electionW
1963 Seychellois parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in the Seychelles between 12 and 14 August 1963 for the Legislative Council of Seychelles

1967 Seychellois parliamentary electionW
1967 Seychellois parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in the Seychelles in 1967 for the Legislative Council of Seychelles. The Seychelles Democratic Party won four of the eight seats.

1970 Seychellois parliamentary electionW
1970 Seychellois parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in the Seychelles in November 1970 for the Legislative Assembly of Seychelles. The result was a victory for the Seychelles Democratic Party, which won 10 of the 15 seats.

1974 Seychellois parliamentary electionW
1974 Seychellois parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in the Seychelles on 25 April 1974. The result was a victory for the Seychelles Democratic Party, which won 13 of the 15 seats.

1979 Seychellois general electionW
1979 Seychellois general election

General elections were held in the Seychelles between 23 and 26 June 1979 to elect a President and People's Assembly. Following a coup in 1977, the Seychelles People's Progressive Front was the sole legal party at the time. The only candidate in the presidential election was SPUP leader France-Albert René.

1983 Seychellois parliamentary electionW
1983 Seychellois parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in the Seychelles on 7 August 1983 for the People's Assembly. The Seychelles People's Progressive Front was the sole legal party at the time, and all candidates were members. Thirty candidates stood for 23 seats, 17 of them unopposed. A further two members were appointed by President France-Albert René.

1987 Seychellois parliamentary electionW
1987 Seychellois parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in the Seychelles on 6 December 1987 for the People's Assembly. The Seychelles People's Progressive Front was the sole legal party at the time, and all candidates were members. Thirty-six candidates stood for 23 seats, 10 of them unopposed. A further two members were appointed by President France-Albert René.

1992 Seychellois constitutional commission electionW
1992 Seychellois constitutional commission election

An election for a constitutional commission was held in the Seychelles between 23 and 26 July 1992. They were the first multi-party elections since the 1977 coup had installed the Seychelles People's Progressive Front as the sole legal party. The commission was elected by proportional representation, with a threshold of 5% to win one of the 22 seats.

1993 Seychellois general electionW
1993 Seychellois general election

General elections were held in the Seychelles between 20 and 23 July 1993 following the approval of a new constitution in a referendum on 18 June. They were the first-ever multi-party elections for President and the first multi-party election for the National Assembly since 1974. The Assembly was increased from 22 to 33 seats by the addition of 11 seats to be elected by proportional representation in addition to the 22 constituency seats.

1998 Seychellois general electionW
1998 Seychellois general election

General elections were held in the Seychelles between 20 and 22 March 1998. Incumbent President France-Albert René and his Seychelles People's Progressive Front won both elections with over 60% of the vote, defeating a divided opposition.

2002 Seychellois parliamentary electionW
2002 Seychellois parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Seychelles on 6 December 2002. The result was a victory for the ruling Seychelles People's Progressive Front, which won 18 of the 25 constituency seats and five of the nine proportional representation seats.

2007 Seychellois parliamentary electionW
2007 Seychellois parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Seychelles between 10 and 12 May 2007. The result was a landslide victory for the ruling Seychelles People's Progressive Front, which retained all 23 of its seats in the 34-seat National Assembly.

2011 Seychellois parliamentary electionW
2011 Seychellois parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Seychelles from 29 September to 1 October 2011. The elections were boycotted by all the main opposition parties. As a result, the People's Party won all 31 seats in the National Assembly.

2016 Seychellois parliamentary electionW
2016 Seychellois parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Seychelles from 8 to 10 September 2016. Three parties and three independent candidates ran for the 25 directly-elected seats. The result was a victory for the opposition Linyon Demokratik Seselwa alliance, which won 19 of the 33 seats. It was the first time since the 1979 elections that the People's Party did not win a majority of seats.

Electoral Commission of SeychellesW
Electoral Commission of Seychelles

The Electoral Commission of Seychelles is the body that organise, oversee and regulate political elections in Seychelles. Currently headed by Hendrick Gappy, the body is also charged with the responsibilities of registering political parties in Seychelles.