Chamber:
	National Assembly
Dates of elections / renewal (from/to):
	20 July 1993 23 July 1993
Purpose of elections:
	Elections were held for all the seats in the new Parliament provided for in the June 1993 Constitution. General elections were previously held in December 1987.
Background and outcome of elections:
	General elections had previously been held in December 1987. Four years later, at an extraordinary congress of the ruling (and sole) Seychelles People’s Progressive Front (SPPF), a multiparty system was legalised, In July 1992, a 23-member constituent commission was chosen to draft a new Constitution; the fruit of its labours was approved by popular referendum on 18 June 1993. The July National Assembly poll – which thus concluded an 18-month transition period marked by adoption of a pluralist system – was held simultaneously with that for President of the Republic, following a four-week campaign. Main contestants in the latter race were the outgoing Head of State, Mr. Albert René (SPPF), who had assumed power in June 1997 after ousting Sir James Mancham in a coup d’Etat. Sir James returned to contest the presidency as leader of the main opposition Democratic Party (DP). While observers expected a close result, the socialist SPPF captured 27 of the 33 Assembly seats and Mr. René was re-elected for another five-year term with 59.5% of the vote. Analysts attributed this triumph, among other things, to the victor’s economic policies, which included an important social welfare aspect. On 3 August, President René announced the make-up of the new Cabinet.

STATISTICS

Round no 1 (20 to 23 July 1993): Elections results
Number of registered electors	50,368
Voters	43,579 (86.52%)
Blank or invalid ballot papers	513
Valid votes	42,868

Round no 1: Distribution of votes
Political Group	Votes	%
Seychelles People’s Progressive Front (SPPF)	24,642	56.55
Democratic Party (DP)	14,002	32.27
United Opposition (UO)	4,163	9.71

Round no 1: Distribution of seats
Political Group	Total
Seychelles People’s Progressive Front (SPPF)	27
Democratic Party (DP)	5
United Opposition (UO)	1

Distribution of seats according to sex:
Men:	24
Women:	9

Distribution of seats according to age:
30 years and under	5
31-35 years	6
36-40 years	10
41-45 years	5
46-50 years	2
51-55 years	4
Over 55 years	1
Distribution of seats according to profession:
Senior civil servants	8
Teachers	6
Party officials	5
Lawyers	5
Businessmen	2
Others	7