1970 Seychellois parliamentary election

1970 Seychellois parliamentary election

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All 15 seats in the Legislative Assembly 8 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader James Mancham France-Albert René Party Democratic People's United Last election 48.94%, 4 seats 48.16%, 3 seats Seats won 10 5 Seat change 6 2 Popular vote 18,972 15,834 Percentage 52.82% 44.08% Swing 3.88pp 4.09pp
Results by constituency
Chief Minister before election Position established Elected Chief Minister James Mancham Democratic

Parliamentary elections were held in the Seychelles in November 1970. The result was a victory for the Seychelles Democratic Party, which won 10 of the 15 seats. ^[1]

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Seychelles Democratic Party	18,972	52.82	10	+6
	Seychelles People's United Party	15,834	44.08	5	+2
	Liberal Party	1,082	3.01	0	New
	Seychellois Christian Labour Party	29	0.08	0	New
Total		35,917	100.00	15	+7
Source: Sternberger et al. [2]

References

1. Elections in the Seychelles African Elections Database
2. Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Zweiter Halbband, p1879