Republic of Seychelles: Parliament, 8-10 September 2016

At stake in this election:

• 34 seats in the Assemblee Nationale (National Assembly)

Description of government structure:

• Chief of State: President James Alix MICHEL (since 14 April 2004)
• Head of Government: President James Alix MICHEL (since 14 April 2004)
• Assembly: Seychelles has a unicameral Assemblee Nationale (National Assembly) composed of 34 seats with members serving 5-year terms.

Description of electoral system:

• In the National Assembly, 25 members are directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote and 9 members are directly elected in single-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote.

Last Election:

• Elections for the National Assembly were last held on 29 September and 1 October 2011. In this election, the Seychelles People’s Progressive Front won 33 seats while the Popular Democratic Movement took 1 seat. In 2011, all of the opposition parties except the Popular Democratic Movement boycotted the elections.  

Main parties in the election:

• People’s Party/Parti Lepep[1]
  • Leader: James Alix MICHEL
  • Seats won in last election: 33
• Seychellois Democratic Alliance (LDS)/Linyon Demokratik Seselwa[2]
  • Leader: Roger MANCIENNE
  • Seats won in last election: 0
• Seychelles Patriotic Movement (SPM)
  • Leader: Regis FRANCOURT
  • Seats won in last election: 0
• Independent Candidates
  • Seats won in last election: 0

Population and number of registered voters:

·         Population: 92,430 (July 2015 est.)

·         Registered Voters: 70,943 (2015)

Gender Data:

·         Female Population: 45,023 (2015)

·         Is Seychelles a signatory to CEDAW: No

·         Has Seychelles ratified CEDAW: Yes (5 May 1992)

·         Gender Quota: No

·         Female candidates in this election: Yes

·         Number of Female Parliamentarians: 14 (41.18%)

·         Human Development Index Position: 64 (2014)

·         Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: N/A

Disability Data:

·         Is Seychelles a signatory to CRPD: Yes (30 March 2007)

·         Has Seychelles ratified CRPD: Yes (2 October 2009)

·         Population with a disability: 13,865 (est.)