Seychellois parliamentary election, 2011
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An early parliamentary election was held in Seychelles from 29 September to 1 October 2011.[1]
The National Assembly was almost dissolved a year early on 12 July 2011.[2] The dissolution was temporarily invalidated by the Constitutional Court on 18 July 2011 on procedural grounds; the Court ordered the Assembly to reconvene on 19 July 2011. However, the Assembly was dissolved in July.[3][4]
The Seychelles National Party, the main opposition party, decided to boycott the election to protest the government's failure to revise electoral laws about the amount of money parties could spend on campaigning. The ruling People's Party won the election with just shy of 89% of the votes. The opposition Popular Democratic Movement, formed by former members of the SNP, only secured less than 11% of all votes and said that it would contest the outcome in court.[5] The voter turnout was 74.3%; invalid votes were very high, at 31.87% of all votes cast.[6]
| 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 | ||||||||
References
- ↑ http://africanelections.tripod.com/sc.html#2011_National_Assembly_Election
- ↑ http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90855/7438513.html
- ↑ http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90855/7445044.html
- ↑ http://thinkafricapress.com/seychelles/elections-reform-michel-national-assembly
- ↑ http://africanelections.tripod.com/sc.html
- ↑ http://www.eturbonews.com/25527/seychelles-election-results-are-out
