2016 Seychellois parliamentary election

2016 Seychellois parliamentary election
8–10 September 2016
All 33 seats in the National Assembly
17 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Roger Mancienne James Michel
Party LDS PP
Last election – 88.56%, 31 seats
Seats won 19 14
Seat change New 17
Popular vote 30,444 30,218
Percentage 49.59% 49.22%
Swing New 39.34pp
Results by constituency

Parliamentary elections were held in Seychelles from 8 to 10 September 2016. Three parties and three independent candidates ran for the 25 directly-elected seats. The result was a victory for the opposition Linyon Demokratik Seselwa alliance, which won 19 of the 33 seats. It was the first time since the 1979 elections that the People's Party did not win a majority of seats.

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