1957 Seychellois parliamentary election

none Parliamentary elections were held in the Seychelles in June 1957. The Seychelles Taxpayers and Producers Association (STPA) won three of the four seats.Seychelles 1957 & 1958 Seychelles Government Printer, p1 Electoral system The 13-member Legislative Council consisted of the Governor, six officials (the Government Secretary, the Attorney General, the Treasurer and the Directors of Agriculture, Education and Medical Services), two appointed members and four elected members, elected from single-member constituencies.Seychelles 1957 & 1958, p49 The right to vote was granted to all citizens over the age of 21 who could write their name, paid income tax on an annual income of SR 3,000 or more, and could prove that they had lived in the Seychelles for at least a year.Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Zweiter Halbband, p1872 Only around 10% of the population were able to register. Campaign In two of the four seats, STPA candidates were unopposed; Helen Stevenson-Delhomme in North Mahé and Harry Savy in Praslin and La Digue. Results Voter turnout in the contested seats was 59%. ConstituencyElected memberPartyCentral MahéErnest de Coulhac-MazerieuxIndependentNorth MahéHelen Stevenson-DelhommeSeychelles Taxpayers and Producers AssociationPraslin and La DigueHarry SavySeychelles Taxpayers and Producers AssociationSouth MahéHenri GontierSeychelles Taxpayers and Producers AssociationSource: Seychelles 1957 & 1958 Aftermath Following the elections, D. Bailey and E. Stravens were appointed to the Council. References Seychelles Category:Elections in Seychelles Parliamentary Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results