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.

1993 Seychellois presidential election

20-23 July 1993
Registered	50,370
Turnout	43,584 (86.53%)
Nominee France-Albert René James Mancham Party FPPS Democratic Party Popular vote 37,703 15,815 Percentage 59.50% 36.72%
President before election France-Albert René FPPS Elected President France-Albert René FPPS

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%.[1][2]

Results

President

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	France-Albert René	Seychelles People's Progressive Front	25,627	59.50
	James Mancham	Seychelles Democratic Party	15,815	36.72
	Philippe Boullé	United Opposition	1,631	3.79
Total			43,073	100.00
Valid votes			43,073	98.83
Invalid/blank votes			511	1.17
Total votes			43,584	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			50,370	86.53
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.

References

1. Elections in the Seychelles African Elections Database
2. Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p785 ISBN 0-19-829645-2