National Assembly (Seychelles)

National Assembly
Assemblée nationale
Type
Type
History
Founded July 30, 1993 (1993-07-30)[1]
Leadership
Speaker of the National Assembly
Patrick Pillay, LDS
Since 27 September 2016
Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly
Nicholas Préa, LDS
Since 27 September 2016
Leader of the Opposition
Wavel Ramkalawan, LDS
Since 27 September 2016
Structure
Seats 33 members (25 are directly elected, and 8 are proportionately elected)
Political groups
      SNP 19
     PL 14
Elections
Parallel voting
Last election
 8–10 September 2016
Meeting place
Victoria, Seychelles
Website
www.nationalassembly.sc
Seychelles
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Constitution

The unicameral National Assembly (French: Assemblée nationale, Creole: Lasanble Nasyonal) is the Seychelles's legislative body.

The National Assembly in its current constellation formed following elections held on 8, 9, and 10 September 2016, with a total of 33 members. 25 members are elected in single member constituencies using the simple majority (or First-past-the-post) system. The remaining up to nine members are elected through a system of proportional representation. Members serve five-year terms.

14 women occupy seats in the National Assembly (42.4%).[2]

The current Speaker of the National Assembly is Patrick Pillay, in office since 2016.[3]

Current National Assembly election results

Seychellois parliamentary election, 2016

Party Votes % Seats
District Proportional Total +/–
Linyon Demokratik Seselwa30,44449.5915419+19
People's Party30,21849.2210414–17
Seychelles Patriotic Movement6020.980000
Independents1280.210000
Invalid/blank votes1,547–––––
Total62,93910025833+2
Registered voters/turnout71,93287.50––––
Source: Electoral Commission

Previous National Assembly election results

 Summary of the 29 September until 1 October 2011 National Assembly of the Seychelles election results
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
Political Party Election Year
1993 1998
Seychelles People's Progressive Front (SPPF) 27 30
United Opposition (UO) 1 3
Democratic Party (DP) 5 1
Total 33 34

Note: The United Opposition (UO) was a coalition of three political parties - the Seychelles Party (Party Seselwa, PS), Seychelles National Movement (SNM), and the National Alliance Party (NAP). In 1994, its member parties merged and contested the 1998 elections as a political party under the same name. Soon after, the United Opposition was renamed Seychelles National Party (SNP).

List of Speakers of the National Assembly

This is a list of Speakers of the National Assembly of Seychelles from 1993:

Legislature Name Entered office Left office
First National Assembly Francis MacGregor July 30, 1993 1998
Second National Assembly Francis MacGregor March 30, 1998 2002
Third National Assembly Francis MacGregor December 17, 2002 2007
Fourth National Assembly Patrick Herminie May 29, 2007 2011
Fifth National Assembly Patrick Herminie 2011 September 2016
Sixth National Assembly Patrick Pillay 27 September 2016 present

References

  1. ↑ Ernesta, Sharon (August 2, 2018). "8 facts about the logo of the Seychelles National Assembly". www.seychellesnewsagency.com. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
  2. ↑ Electoral Commission, "Detailed election results", Electoral Commission of the Seychelles, September 10, 2016. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
  3. ↑ Patsy Athanase and Betymie Bonnelame, "A new legislative look: Seychelles’ sixth National Assembly sworn in", Seychelles News Agency, September 27, 2016. Retrieved 2018-01-12.

See also

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