National Assembly of Seychelles

Seychelles

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Other countries · Atlas Politics portal view · unicameral National Assembly of Seychelles is the country's legislative body. The current National Assembly, formed following elections held on 4, 5, and 6 December 2002, has a total of 34 members. 25 members are elected in single member constituencies using the simple majority (or First-past-the-post) system. The remaining 9 members are elected through a system of proportional representation. Members serve five-year terms. e • d Summary of the 10 May until 12 May 2007 National Assembly of the Seychelles election results Party Votes % Direct seats +/- Proportional seats +/- Total seats +/- Seychelles People's Progressive Front (Front Progressiste du Peuple Seychellois) 30,571 56.76% 18 ±0 5 ±0 23 ±0 Seychelles National Party Democratic Party 23,869 43.43% 7 ±0 4 ±0 11 ±0 Total (valid votes) 54,440 100% 25 — 9 — 34 — Source: African Elections Database, SPPF website Ten women occupy seats in the National Assembly. The current speaker of the National Assembly is Dr. Patrick Herminie. Previous National Assembly election results Political Party Election Year 1993 1998 Seychelles People's Progressive Front (SPPF) 27 30 United Opposition (UO) 01 03 Democratic Party (DP) 05 01 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). See also History of Seychelles Legislative branch List of national legislatures List of Speakers of the National Assembly of Seychelles Wikimedia Foundation. 2010. Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую Robbie Kerr (cricketer) Helkama Look at other dictionaries: National Assembly — Part of the Politics series Politics List of political topics Politics by country …   Wikipedia National Assembly of Nigeria — Type Type Bicameral Houses Senate House of Representatives Leadership …   Wikipedia National Assembly of Djibouti — 6th National Assembly of Djibouti Type Type Unicameral Leadership Speaker …   Wikipedia National Assembly of Niger — Niger This article is part of the series: Politics and government of Niger Constitution President …   Wikipedia National Assembly of Cape Verde — Cape Verde This article is part of the series: Politics and government of Cape Verde President Jorge Carlos Fonseca …   Wikipedia National Assembly of Zambia — Zambia This article is part of the series: Politics and government of Zambia President Michael Sata …   Wikipedia National Assembly of São Tomé and Príncipe — São Tomé and Príncipe This article is part of the series: Politics and government of São Tomé and Príncipe President …   Wikipedia National Assembly of Angola — Angola This article is part of the series: Politics and government of Angola Constitution President (List) …   Wikipedia National Assembly of Tanzania — Tanzania This article is part of the series: Politics and government of Tanzania President (List) Jakaya Kikwete …   Wikipedia National Assembly of Mauritius — Mauritian National Assembly 10th National Assembly of Mauritius Type Type …   Wikipedia 18+ © Academic, 2000-2024 Contact us: Technical Support, Advertising Dictionaries export, created on PHP, Joomla, Drupal, WordPress, MODx. Mark and share Search through all dictionaries Translate… Search Internet Share the article and excerpts Direct link … Do a right-click on the link above and select “Copy Link”