National
Member of the National Assembly
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Elected
- Exact method
- Mixed system: one member per electoral area (26) elected by first past the post, plus up to 10 proportionally elected members, one for each 10% of the national vote won by a party (Constitution art. 78(2), Schedule 4). 2025: 8 proportional seats, total 34 (19 United Seychelles, 15 Linyon Demokratik Seselwa). General election held in the 57th to 59th month of the Assembly (art. 79(1)).
- Seats
- 34
Next vote
- Must be held by September 2030 (no fixed date) General election
Sources
- constituteproject.org · checked Constitution of Seychelles (1993, rev. 2017), Constitute Project English text, read 2026-10-12: VP running mate art. 66A(4); ministers appointed with Assembly approval art. 69(2); judges appointed on CAA proposal art. 127; Assembly composition art. 78(2) and Schedule 4; election window art. 79(1). For: Member of the National Assembly
- en.wikipedia.org · checked Office structure, 34 seats (26 FPTP + 8 proportional), cabinet portfolios from Wikipedia (2025 general election; Cabinet of Seychelles), read 2026-10-12. Fallback: Wikipedia, because nationalassembly.sc and statehouse.gov.sc returned HTTP 500. For: Member of the National Assembly
- constituteproject.org · checked Constitution of the Republic of Seychelles 1993 (rev. 2017), Constitute Project English text, read 2026-10-12: arts. 52(1), 79(1), 106(1), Schedule 3 para 4 give the latest legal date. First Assembly meeting 28 Oct 2025 per Seychelles Nation (nation.sc/articles/28031); presidential swearing-in 26 Oct 2025 per State House. For: General election, September 27, 2030
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