1993 Seychellois general election

none Seychelles 1977 20–23 July 1993 50,370 yes Presidential election presidential 1989 Seychellois presidential election 1989 1998 Seychellois general election 1998 86.53% France Albert-René.png France-Albert René FPPS 25,627 59.50% James Mancham 1992 (cropped).png James Mancham Seychelles Democratic Party 15,815 36.72% 1993 Seychelles presidential election - Results.svg Results by constituency. President France-Albert René FPPS France-Albert René FPPS Legislative election 1992 1998 yes 20–23 July 1993 FPPS France-Albert René 57.48 23 27 SDP James Mancham 32.80 new 5 UO Philippe Boullé 9.71 new 1 1993 Seychelles legislative election - Results.svg Results by constituency. 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%.Elections in the Seychelles https://web.archive.org/web/20120716203140/http://africanelections.tripod.com/sc.html 2012-07-16 African Elections DatabaseDieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p785 0-19-829645-2 Results President France-Albert René Seychelles People's Progressive Front 25627 James Mancham Seychelles Democratic Party 15815 Philippe Boullé United Opposition 1631 511 50370 African Elections Database National Assembly FPTP PR Total Seychelles People's Progressive Front 24642 21 6 27 +4 Seychelles Democratic Party 14062 1 4 5 New United Opposition 4163 0 1 1 New 42866 713 22 11 33 +8 50370 African Elections DatabaseThe official results reported a total of 42,866 valid votes, one less than the total number of votes received by each party. References General Category:Elections in Seychelles Seychelles Category:Presidential elections in Seychelles Seychelles