National Assembly (Seychelles)

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

National Assembly

Assemblée nationale
Type
Type
History
Founded30 July 1993 (1993-07-30)[1]
Leadership
Speaker of the National Assembly
Roger Mancienne, LDS
since 29 October 2020
Deputy Speakers of the National Assembly
Gervais Henrie
Jérémy Etienne
Eddie François
Didier Collier
Guillaume Alout, LDS
since 29 October 2020
Leader of the Opposition
Sebastien Pillay, United Seychelles
since 29 October 2020
Structure
Seats35 members (26 constituencies, 9 PR)
Political groups
  LDS 25
  US 10
Elections
Parallel voting
Last election
22–24 October 2020
Meeting place
National House, Victoria, Seychelles
Website
www.nationalassembly.sc
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The National Assembly in its current constellation formed following elections held on 22–24 October 2020, with a total of 35 members. 26 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.[2] Members serve five-year terms.

The current Speaker of the National Assembly is Roger Mancienne, in office since 29 October 2020.[3]

The current National Assembly was preceded by the Legislative Council of Seychelles from 1962 to 1970, the Legislative Assembly from 1970 to 1974, the House of Assembly from 1975 to 1976, the National Assembly 1976 to 1977 and the People's Assembly from 1979 to 1993.[4]

List of Speakers of the Legislature

Position Name Took office Left office Notes
Legislative Council of Seychelles Julian Asquith, 2nd Earl of Oxford and Asquith January 1962 February 1967 Also colonial governors

[5] [6]

Hugh Norman-Walker February 1967 January 1969
Bruce Greatbatch January 1969 November 1970
Speaker of the Legislative Assembly Michel Lousteau-Lalanne 1970 1974 [7]
Speaker of the House of Assembly Michel Lousteau-Lalanne 1975 1976 [7]
Speaker of the National Assembly Michel Lousteau-Lalanne 1976 June 1977 [7]
In abeyance June 1977 1979 [8]
Chairman of the People's Assembly David Thomas 1979 1979 [7]
Chairman of the People's Assembly John Renaud 1979 1983 [7]
Chairman of the People's Assembly John Mascarenhas 1983 December 1987 [7]
Chairman of the People's Assembly Francis MacGregor December 1987 1993 [7]

Speakers and Deputy Speakers of the National Assembly of Seychelles since the 1993 multiparty elections:

Legislature Speaker Deputy Entered office Left office
First National Assembly Francis MacGregor Shelton Joliceur 30 July 1993 1998
Second National Assembly Francis MacGregor Shelton Joliceur 30 March 1998 2002
Third National Assembly Francis MacGregor Shelton Joliceur 17 December 2002 2007
Fourth National Assembly Patrick Herminie Andre Pool 29 May 2007 2011
Fifth National Assembly Patrick Herminie Andre Pool 2011 September 2016
Sixth National Assembly Patrick Pillay Nicholas Prea 27 September 2016 29 January 2018
Nicholas Prea Ahmed Afif 6 March 2018 29 October 2020
Seventh National Assembly Roger Mancienne Gervais Henry 29 October 2020 present

Current National Assembly election results
Main article: 2020 Seychellois parliamentary election
The members of the seventh National Assembly (2020)

On 25 October, Wavel Ramkalawan was declared the winner of the presidential election with 54.91% of the vote, marking the first peaceful transfer of presidential power between different political parties since independence in 1976. He had run unsuccessfully in the presidential elections from 1998 onward. Danny Faure attended Ramkalawan's victory speech; in his speech, Ramkalawan emphasized reconciliation: "In this election, there were no losers, there were no winners — our country was given the opportunity as the ultimate winner."[9]

President
CandidateRunning matePartyVotes%
Wavel RamkalawanAhmed AfifLinyon Demokratik Seselwa35,56254.91
Danny FaureMaurice Loustau-LalanneUnited Seychelles28,17843.51
Alain St AngePeter SinonOne Seychelles1,0211.58
Total64,761100.00
Valid votes64,76198.10
Invalid/blank votes1,2561.90
Total votes66,017100.00
Registered voters/turnout74,63488.45
Source: ECS

National Assembly
Party Votes % +/– Seats
FPTP PR Total +/–
Linyon Demokratik Seselwa35,20254.84+5.2520525+6
United Seychelles27,18542.35–6.876410–4
One Seychelles1,4202.21New000New
Seychellois Alliance700.11New000New
Independents3170.49+0.280000
Invalid/blank votes1,784––––––
Total65,978100–26935+2
Registered voters/turnout74,63488.40–––––
Source: ECS

Results by constituency
electoral areaLDSUSOne Seychellesotherstot.validtot. turnouttot. registered
1 Anse Aux Pins149652,8%125444,2%843,0%2834291688%3304
2 Anse Boileau156453,1%134045,5%411,4%2945301289%3398
3 Anse Etoile216162,0%127336,5%501,4%3484358588%4064
4 Anse Royale134346,4%148451,3%662,3%2893289386%3375
5 Au Cap184561,7%108136,2%411,4%230,8%2990307188%3509
6 Baie Lazare132455,0%108345,0%2407248190%2756
7 Baie Ste Anne128943,5%138346,7%2929,9%2964305189%3444
8 Beau Vallon172760,0%91331,7%2398,3%2879296387%3421
9 Bel Air102551,7%87043,9%874,4%1982202888%2315
10 Belombre172663,2%100536,8%2731282287%3261
11 Cascade131754,2%108444,6%271,1%2428249590%2785
12 English River142957,5%98039,5%502,0%251,0%2484257589%2908
13 Glacis171362,2%98535,8%552,0%2753282686%3270
14 Grand Anse (Mahe)142867,6%68532,4%2113218388%2478
15 Grand Anse (Praslin)129651,8%110344,0%1054,2%2504252190%2810
16 Ile Perseverance143853,2%109840,6%1676,2%2703282692%3083
17 Inner Islands66537,1%110561,7%221,2%1792183890%2046
18 Les Mamelles117758,1%82740,8%221,1%2026208490%2326
19 Mont Buxton144958,5%99340,1%351,4%2477255289%2882
20 Mont Fleuri131758,9%91941,1%0,0%2236230587%2643
21 Plaisance145253,2%122144,8%552,0%2728284587%3257
22 Pointe Larue96646,2%109652,4%281,3%2090214289%2400
23 Port Glaud87048,4%92951,6%1799185692%2008
24 Roche Caiman77644,4%78144,7%19211,0%1749180391%1990
25 Saint Louis128159,9%78136,5%783,6%2140218785%2572
26 Takamaka112854,7%91244,2%231,1%2063211891%2329
Total3520254,8%2718542,3%14202,2%3870,6%641946597888%74634
source: [10]

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. "Seychelles National Assembly Election 2020". Election Commission Seychelles. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  3. "New LDS-strong National Assembly sworn in". Seychelles Nation. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  4. Allagain, Stanley. "Our History – The National Assembly of Seychelles".
  5. "The Parliamentarian: Journal of the Parliaments of the Commonwealth". 1962.
  6. "The Parliamentarian: Journal of the Parliaments of the Commonwealth". 1970.
  7. MacGregor, Francis E. (September 12, 2004). A Parliamentary History of Seychelles. F.E. MacGregor. ISBN 9789993160007 – via Google Books.
  8. "The Parliamentarian: Journal of the Parliaments of the Commonwealth". 1978.
  9. "Seychelles election: Wavel Ramkalawan in landmark win". BBC News. 2020-10-25. Retrieved 2020-10-27.
  10. 2020 National Assembly elections ECS

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