National Assembly (Seychelles)

The unicameral National Assembly (French: Assemblée nationale, Creole: Lasanble Nasyonal) is the Seychelles's legislative body.

National Assembly

Seychellois Creole: Lasanble Nasyonal
French: Assemblée nationale
7th National Assembly
Logo of the National Assembly of Seychelles.
Logo of the National Assembly of Seychelles.
Type
Type
History
Founded30 July 1993 (1993-07-30)[1]
Preceded byPeople's Assembly of Seychelles
Leadership
Speaker
Roger Mancienne, LDS
since 28 October 2020
Deputy Speaker
Gervais Henrie, LDS
since 28 October 2020
Leader of Government Business
Bernard Georges, LDS
since 28 October 2019
Leader of the Opposition
Sebastien Pillay, US
since 28 octobre 2020
Structure
Seats35
Composition of the National Assembly of Seychelles after the 2020 General elections
Political groups
Government (25)
  •   LDS (25)

Opposition (10)

  •   US (10)
Length of term
5 years
Elections
Parallel voting
First election
20–23 July 1993
Last election
22–24 October 2020
Next election
Not before 31 October 2025
Motto
United in diversity
Seychellois Creole: Linite dans diversite
Meeting place
National Assembly Building, Victoria
Website
nationalassembly.sc
Constitution
Constitution of Seychelles
Politics of Seychelles
Constitution
Cabinet
Legislature
Judiciary
Elections
Administrative divisions
Foreign relations

The National Assembly in its current constellation formed following elections held on 22–24 October 2020, with a total of 35 members.The current Speaker of the National Assembly is Roger Mancienne, in office since 28 October 2020.[2]

Background

The current National Assembly was preceded by the Legislative Council of Seychelles from 1962 to 1970, the Legislative Assembly from 1970 to 1974, the House of Assembly from 1975 to 1976, the National Assembly 1976 to 1977 and the People's Assembly from 1979 to 1993.[3]

26 members are elected in single member constituencies using the simple majority (or First-past-the-post) system. The remaining up to nine members are elected through a system of proportional representation. Members serve five-year terms.[4]

The working language of the National Assembly is Seychellois Creole. With permission from the speaker, members may address the assembly in English or French. Visitors may address the assembly in other languages with the speaker's permission.[5]

List of speakers

Position Name Took office Left office Notes
Legislative Council of Seychelles Julian Asquith, 2nd Earl of Oxford and Asquith January 1962 February 1967 Also colonial governors

[6] [7]

Hugh Norman-Walker February 1967 January 1969
Bruce Greatbatch January 1969 November 1970
Speaker of the Legislative Assembly Michel Lousteau-Lalanne 1970 1974 [8]
Speaker of the House of Assembly Michel Lousteau-Lalanne 1975 1976 [8]
Speaker of the National Assembly Michel Lousteau-Lalanne 1976 June 1977 [8]
In abeyance June 1977 1979 [9]
Chairman of the People's Assembly David Thomas 1979 1979 [8]
Chairman of the People's Assembly John Renaud 1979 1983 [8]
Chairman of the People's Assembly John Mascarenhas 1983 December 1987 [8]
Chairman of the People's Assembly Francis MacGregor December 1987 1993 [8]

Speakers and deputy speakers of the National Assembly of Seychelles since the 1993 multiparty elections:

Legislature Speaker Deputy Entered office Left office
First National Assembly Francis MacGregor Shelton Jolicoeur 30 July 1993 1998
Second National Assembly Francis MacGregor Shelton Jolicoeur 30 March 1998 2002
Third National Assembly Francis MacGregor Shelton Jolicoeur
Dick Esparon[10]		 17 December 2002 2007
Fourth National Assembly Patrick Herminie Wilby Lucas[11] 29 May 2007 2011
Fifth National Assembly Patrick Herminie Andre Pool 2011 September 2016
Sixth National Assembly Patrick Pillay Nicholas Prea 27 September 2016 29 January 2018
Nicholas Prea Ahmed Afif 6 March 2018 28 October 2020
Seventh National Assembly Roger Mancienne Gervais Henrie 28 October 2020 present

Parliamentary leaders

The members serving as Leader of Government Business since 1993:[12]

Legislature Member Party Entered office Left office
First National Assembly Danny Faure Seychelles People's Progressive Front 30 July 1993 1998
Second National Assembly Patrick Herminie Seychelles People's Progressive Front 30 March 1998 2002
Third National Assembly Patrick Herminie Seychelles People's Progressive Front 17 December 2002 2007
Fourth National Assembly Marie-Louise Potter Seychelles People's Progressive Front 29 May 2007 2011
Fifth National Assembly Marie-Louise Potter People's Party 2011 March 2012[13]
Marie-Antoinette Rose People's Party March 2012 May 2016[14]
Charles DeCommarmond People's Party 7 June 2016[14] September 2016
Sixth National Assembly Charles DeCommarmond United Seychelles 27 September 2016 28 October 2020
Seventh National Assembly Bernard Georges Linyon Demokratik Seselwa 28 October 2020 present

The members serving as Leader of the Opposition since 1993:[12]

Legislature Member Party Entered office Left office
First National Assembly James Mancham Seychelles Democratic Party 30 July 1993 1998
Second National Assembly Wavel Ramkalawan Seychelles National Party 30 March 1998 2002
Third National Assembly Wavel Ramkalawan Seychelles National Party 17 December 2002 2007
Fourth National Assembly Wavel Ramkalawan Seychelles National Party 29 May 2007 2011
Fifth National Assembly David Pierre Popular Democratic Movement 2011 15 May 2016
Francesca Monnaie Popular Democratic Movement 16 May 2016 September 2016
Sixth National Assembly Wavel Ramkalawan Linyon Demokratik Seselwa 27 September 2016 28 October 2020
Seventh National Assembly Sebastien Pillay United Seychelles 28 October 2020 present

2020 National Assembly elections
Main article: 2020 Seychellois parliamentary election
The members of the seventh National Assembly (2020)

On 25 October, Wavel Ramkalawan was declared the winner of the presidential election with 54.91% of the vote, marking the first peaceful transfer of presidential power between different political parties since independence in 1976. He had run unsuccessfully in the presidential elections from 1998 onward. Danny Faure attended Ramkalawan's victory speech; in his speech, Ramkalawan emphasized reconciliation: "In this election, there were no losers, there were no winners — our country was given the opportunity as the ultimate winner."[15]

President
CandidateRunning matePartyVotes%
Wavel RamkalawanAhmed AfifLinyon Demokratik Seselwa35,56254.91
Danny FaureMaurice Loustau-LalanneUnited Seychelles28,17843.51
Alain St AngePeter SinonOne Seychelles1,0211.58
Total64,761100.00
Valid votes64,76198.10
Invalid/blank votes1,2561.90
Total votes66,017100.00
Registered voters/turnout74,63488.45
Source: ECS

National Assembly
PartyVotes%Seats
FPTPPRTotal+/–
Linyon Demokratik Seselwa35,20254.8420525+6
United Seychelles27,18542.356410–4
One Seychelles1,4202.21000New
Seychellois Alliance700.11000New
Independents3170.490000
Total64,194100.0026935+2
Valid votes64,19497.30
Invalid/blank votes1,7842.70
Total votes65,978100.00
Registered voters/turnout74,63488.40
Source: ECS

By constituency
ConstituencyLDSUSOSOthersValidTotalTurnoutRegistered
Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes%
1Anse Aux Pins149652.8125444.2843.028342916883304
2Anse Boileau156453.1134045.5411.429453012893398
3Anse Etoile216162.0127336.5501.434843585884064
4Anse Royale134346.4148451.3662.328932893863375
5Au Cap184561.7108136.2411.4230.829903071883509
6Baie Lazare132455.0108345.024072481902756
7Baie Ste Anne128943.5138346.72929.929643051893444
8Beau Vallon172760.091331.72398.328792963873421
9Bel Air102551.787043.9874.419822028882315
10Belombre172663.2100536.827312822873261
11Cascade131754.2108444.6271.124282495902785
12English River142957.598039.5502.0251.024842575892908
13Glacis171362.298535.8552.027532826863270
14Grand Anse (Mahe)142867.668532.421132183882478
15Grand Anse (Praslin)129651.8110344.01054.225042521902810
16Ile Perseverance143853.2109840.61676.227032826923083
17Inner Islands66537.1110561.7221.217921838902046
18Les Mamelles117758.182740.8221.120262084902326
19Mont Buxton144958.599340.1351.424772552892882
20Mont Fleuri131758.991941.10.022362305872643
21Plaisance145253.2122144.8552.027282845873257
22Pointe Larue96646.2109652.4281.320902142892400
23Port Glaud87048.492951.617991856922008
24Roche Caiman77644.478144.719211.017491803911990
25Saint Louis128159.978136.5783.621402187852572
26Takamaka112854.791244.2231.120632118912329
Total3520254.82718542.314202.23870.664194659788874634
Source: ECS

See also

References
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