1993 Seychellois general election

General elections were held in the Seychelles between 20 and 23 July 1993 following the approval of a new constitution in a referendum on 18 June. They were the first-ever multi-party elections for President and the first multi-party election for the National Assembly since 1974. The Assembly was increased from 22 to 33 seats by the addition of 11 seats to be elected by proportional representation in addition to the 22 constituency seats.

The ruling Seychelles People's Progressive Front, which had previously been the sole legal party, won both elections, taking 27 of the 33 seats in the National Assembly, whilst its leader, France-Albert René, won the presidential election. The other two parties to contest the election were the Seychelles Democratic Party, which won five seats, and the United Opposition, an alliance of the Seselwa Party, the Seychelles National Party and the National Alliance Party), which won one. Voter turnout was 86.5%.

Results

President

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
France-Albert René	Seychelles People's Progressive Front	25,627	59.5
James Mancham	Seychelles Democratic Party	15,815	36.7
Philippe Boullé	United Opposition	1,631	3.8
Invalid/blank votes		511	-
Total		43,584	100
Source: African Elections Database

National Assembly

Party	Votes	%	Seats
			Constituency	PR	Total
Seychelles People's Progressive Front	24,462	56.6	21	6	27
Seychelles Democratic Party	14,062	32.3	1	4	5
United Opposition	4,163	9.7	0	1	1
Invalid/blank votes	713	-	-	-	-
Total	43,579	100	22	11	33
Source: EISA, Nohlen et al.