Seychelles

Abstract This chapter on elections and electoral systems in Seychelles follows the same format as all the other country chapters in the book. The first section is introductory and contains a historical overview, discussion of the evolution of electoral provisions, an account of the current electoral provisions, and a comment on the electoral statistics. The second section consists of ten tables. These are: 2.1 Dates of National Elections, Referendums, and Coups d’Etat; 2.2 Electoral Body 1974–1998 (data on population size, registered voters, and votes cast); 2.3 Abbreviations (abbreviations and full names of political parties and alliances used in tables 2.6, 2.7, and 2.9); 2.4 Electoral Participation of Parties and Alliances 1974–1998 (participation of political parties and alliances in chronological order and including the years and number of contested elections); 2.5 Referendums 1992 and 1993 (details of registered voters and votes cast); 2.6 Elections for Constitutional Assembly 1992 (details of registered voters and votes cast); 2.7 Parliamentary Elections 1974–1998 (details of registered voters and votes cast); 2.8 Composition of Parliament 1974–1998; 2.9 Presidential Elections 1979–1998 (details of registered voters and votes cast); and 2.10 List of Power Holders 1976–1998.