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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.
| Party | Votes | % | Direct seats |
+/- | Proportional seats |
+/- | Total seats |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
| Political Party | Election Year | |||||||
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| 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).
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