National Assembly (Seychelles)

National Assembly
Type
Type	Unicameral
Leadership
Speaker of the National Assembly	Patrick Pillay, LDS since 27 September 2016
Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly	Nicholas Préa, LDS since 27 September 2016
Leader of the Opposition	Wavel Ramkalawan, LDS since 27 September 2016
Structure
Seats	33 members (25 are directly elected, and 8 are proportionately elected)
Political groups	LDS 19   PL 14
Elections
Voting system	Parallel voting
Last election	8–10 September 2016
Meeting place
Victoria, Seychelles
Website
www.nationalassembly.sc

The unicameral National Assembly is the Seychelles's legislative body.

The National Assembly formed following elections held on 4, 5, and 6 December 2002, had 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 nine members are elected through a system of proportional representation. Members serve five-year terms.

Ten women occupy seats in the National Assembly.

The current Speaker of the National Assembly is Patrick Pillay, in office since 2016.

Previous National Assembly election results

Political Party	Election Year
	1993	1998
Seychelles People's Progressive Front (SPPF)	27	30
United Opposition (UO)	1	3
Democratic Party (DP)	5	1
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).

See also

• History of Seychelles
• Legislative branch
• List of national legislatures
• List of Speakers of the National Assembly of Seychelles

External links

• Official website