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The Seychelles Democratic Party is a political party in Seychelles. It was founded by the late Sir James Mancham and David Joubert in July 1964, and governed the country from 1970 to 1977.[1]
History
After a time in exile in the United Kingdom, Mancham returned to the islands following the Seychelles' transition to democracy in 1993. He had led the SDP from the time of its founding. At the last elections of 6 December 2002 the party won 3.1% of the vote and failed to gain representation in the National Assembly. In February 2005 Mancham stepped down with Nichol Gabriel assuming the leadership of the party. In March 2006 Paul Chow was elected as party leader in a vote held by the executives of the party.[2]
Leadership
- James Mancham, 1964 - February 2005[3]
- Nichol Gabriel, February 2005 - March 2006[3]
- Paul Chow, March 2006[3] - 2008[4] -?
Electoral history
Presidential elections
Election | Party candidate | Votes | % | Votes | % | Result |
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First round | Second round | |||||
1993 | James Mancham | 15,815 | 36.7% | - | - | Lost ![]() |
1998 | 6,427 | 13.8% | - | - | Lost ![]() | |
2006 | Supported Wavel Ramkalawan (SNP) | 25,626 | 45.71% | - | - | Lost ![]() |
National Assembly elections
Election | Party leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Position | Result |
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1967 | James Mancham | 8,760 | 48.2% | 4 / 8 | ![]() | ![]() | Majority government |
1970 | James Mancham | 18,972 | 52.8% | 10 / 15 | ![]() | ![]() | Supermajority government |
1974 | James Mancham | 21,902 | 52.37% | 13 / 15 | ![]() | ![]() | Supermajority government |
1979 | One-party state rule from 1978 to 1991 | ||||||
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1992 | James Mancham | 14,150 | 33.7% | 8 / 22 | ![]() | ![]() | Opposition |
1993 | James Mancham | 14,062 | 32.3% | 5 / 33 | ![]() | ![]() | Opposition |
1998 | James Mancham | 5,609 | 12.1% | 1 / 34 | ![]() | ![]() | Opposition |
2002 | James Mancham | 1,605 | 3.10% | 0 / 34 | ![]() | ![]() | Extra-parliamentary |
2007 | Paul Chow | 23,869 in alliance with SNP | 43.43% | 11 / 34 | ![]() | ![]() | Opposition |
2011 | ? | Boycotted | 0 / 31 | ![]() | Extra-parliamentary |
References
- ^ "The Democratic Party - Peace, Progress, Prosperity". web.archive.org. 15 August 2006.
- ^ Events of SDP Archived 2006-08-16 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c "The Democratic Party - Peace, Progress, Prosperity". web.archive.org. 16 August 2006.
- ^ "DP office re-opened -Archive -Seychelles Nation". www.nation.sc.
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