NationMaster - Seychellois Democracy statistics

Electoral system parallel: first-past-the-post
Electoral system type	semi-proportional
Female candidacy	1,948	[83rd of 161]
Female ministers	18.2%	[43rd of 125]
Female parliamentarians	23.5%	[23rd of 157]
Female suffrage	1948
First female parliamentarian 1976 (elected and appointed)
Homosexuality laws of the world > Homosexuality laws > Laws against homosexuality	Yes
Parliamentary elections > Invalid votes	2.5%	[59th of 110]
Parliamentary elections > Registered voter turnout	86.7%	[23rd of 152]
Parliamentary elections > Total vote	47,568	[139th of 154]
Parliamentary elections > Turnout	90.2	[13th of 117]
Parliamentary elections > Voter registration	54,847	[142nd of 152]
Parliamentary elections > Voting age population	52,729	[151st of 163]
Presidential elections > Invalid votes	1.8%	[35th of 61]
Presidential elections > Registered voter turnout	93.3%	[5th of 86]
Presidential elections > Total vote	51,145	[85th of 87]
Presidential elections > Turnout	97.9	[2nd of 82]
Presidential elections > Voter registration	54,847	[86th of 86]
Presidential elections > Voting age population	52,267	[91st of 91]

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SOURCES: No comment is being made on the state of democracy. Categorizations are based on the electoral law, or the last competitive election held; IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 1995. Women in Parliaments 1945-1995: A World Statistical Survey. Geneva and IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2001. Correspondence on year women received the right to vote and to stand for election and year first woman was elected or appointed to parliament. March. Geneva; IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2001. Correspondence on women in government at the ministerial level. March. Geneva; calculated on the basis of data on parliamentary seats from IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2002. Parline Database. March 2002; IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 1995. Women in Parliaments 1945-1995: A World Statistical Survey. Geneva and IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2001. Correspondence on year women received the right to vote and to stand for election and year first woman was elected or appointed to parliament. March. Geneva.; Wikipedia: Homosexuality laws of the world ; Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance 2003

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Seychelles, Republic of Seychelles

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