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Africa > Seychelles > Democracy

SEYCHELLOIS DEMOCRACY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Electoral system
parallel: first-past-the-post
Electoral system type semi-proportional
Source: No comment is being made on the state of democracy. Categorizations are based on the electoral law, or the last competitive election held
Female candidacy 1,948 [83rd of 161]
Source: No comment is being made on the state of democracy. Categorizations are based on the electoral law, or the last competitive election held
Female ministers 18.2% [43rd of 125]
Source: 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
Female parliamentarians 23.5% [23rd of 157]
Source: IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2001. Correspondence on women in government at the ministerial level. March. Geneva
Female suffrage 1948
Source: calculated on the basis of data on parliamentary seats from IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2002. Parline Database. March 2002
First female parliamentarian
1976 (elected and appointed)
Source: 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
Homosexuality laws of the world > Homosexuality laws > Laws against homosexuality Yes
Source: 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.
Parliamentary elections > Invalid votes 2.5% [59th of 110]
Source: Wikipedia: Homosexuality laws of the world
Parliamentary elections > Registered voter turnout 86.7% [23rd of 152]
Source: Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance 2003
Parliamentary elections > Total vote 47,568 [139th of 154]
Source: Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance 2003
Parliamentary elections > Turnout 90.2 [13th of 117]
Source: Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance 2003
Parliamentary elections > Voter registration 54,847 [142nd of 152]
Source: Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance 2003
Parliamentary elections > Voting age population 52,729 [151st of 163]
Source: Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance 2003
Presidential elections > Invalid votes 1.8% [35th of 61]
Source: Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance 2003
Presidential elections > Registered voter turnout 93.3% [5th of 86]
Source: Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance 2003
Presidential elections > Total vote 51,145 [85th of 87]
Source: Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance 2003
Presidential elections > Turnout 97.9 [2nd of 82]
Source: Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance 2003
Presidential elections > Voter registration 54,847 [86th of 86]
Source: Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance 2003
Presidential elections > Voting age population 52,267 [91st of 91]
Source: Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance 2003

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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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