National Assembly of Seychelles

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The 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.

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**Summary of the 6 December 2002 National Assembly of the Seychelles election results**
Parties	%	Seats
Seychelles People's Progressive Front (Front Progressiste du Peuple Seychellois)	54.3	23
Seychelles National Party	42.6	11
Seychelles Democratic Party	3.1	-
Total (turnout 87 %)		34
Source: Seychelles National Party

Ten women occupy seats in the National Assembly.

The current speaker of the National Assembly is Francis MacGregor.

[edit] Previous National Assembly election results

Political Party	Election Year
Political Party	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).