Seychelles

National Assembly

Political system
Presidential-Parliamentary
Structure of parliament
Unicameral
IPU membership
Yes

About parliament

Basic information such as the official name of parliament and details of its structure and leadership. Also includes the current breakdown of MPs by sex and age, and provisions for quotas and reserved seats.

Parliament name
National Assembly
Chamber name
National Assembly
Structure & status of parliament
Lower chamber
Parliamentary term (years)
5

IPU membership

Affiliation periods
from 2010
IPU Geopolitical Group/s
African Group

Speaker

Official title
Speaker of the National Assembly
Speaker
Roger Mancienne (Male)
Date of birth: 12 Dec 1947
Term
28 Oct 2020
Additional information

Elected on 28 Oct. 2020.

Speaker terms

No information available

Secretary general

Official title
Clerk
Secretary General
Tania Isaac (Female)
Term
04 Aug 2020
Notes

Appointed on 4 Aug. 2020.

Members

Statutory number of members
35
Principal mode of designation of members
Directly elected
Directly elected members
35
Current number of members
34
Men
27
Women
7
Percentage of women
20.6%
Statutory number of members per country
35
Population (in thousands)
127
Inhabitants per parliamentarian
3,629

Age

Data on the age of parliamentarians is collected at the start of the legislature, following the most recent elections. This data is not updated during the legislature, except when parliament notifies the IPU of a change in the youngest or oldest member.

Average age of all members
47.2
(2020-10)
Youngest member
Sathyanarayanan Naidu (Male)
Youngest member (years)
27
Oldest member
Roger Mancienne (Male)
Oldest member (years)
72
Number of members, by age (2020-10)
Breakdown of members by age and gender
18 - 20 21 - 30 31 - 40 41 - 45 46 - 50 51 - 60 61 - 70 71 - 80 81 - 90 91 and over Totals per gender
Male 0 1 6 6 6 6 1 1 0 0 27
Female 0 0 2 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 8
Totals per age interval 0 1 8 6 7 11 1 1 0 0 35
Total <= 45: 15 Total >= 46: 20
Percentage of members, by age
Age at the last election or renewal Overall Male Female
Percentage of MPs 30 years of age or younger
2.9% 2.9% 0.0%
Percentage of MPs 40 years of age or younger
25.7% 20% 5.7%
Percentage of MPs 45 years of age or younger
42.9% 37% 5.7%

Reserved seats and quotas

There are reserved seats in parliament for certain groups
No
Electoral quota for women
No
Youth quota
No

Links to additional information

Parliamentary website
List of members
Rules of procedure/Standing Orders
Constitution

Historical data for IPU membership

Historical data for IPU membership
Year IPU membership
2020-09
List of values for 2020-09
No
2019-04
List of values for 2019-04
No
2018-06
List of values for 2018-06
No