Seychelles

National Assembly

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

Historical data on women

Data on women’s right to vote and to stand for election, the date at which the first woman entered parliament, and female Heads of State or Government

Women's suffrage

Date of independence: 1976
Year of first woman in parliament: 1976

Notes: 1976: The first ever woman in the Parliament of the Seychelles was appointed; the first elected women in Parliament were in June 1979, 8 women out of 25 members
Year of first woman speaker: Not applicable

Notes: No woman has occupied the function of Speaker in the country.

Women’s right to vote

Women’s right to vote: 1945
National or local: Local
Restricted or universal suffrage: No information available

Women’s right to vote: 1976
National or local: National
Restricted or universal suffrage: Universal

Notes: Prior to independence, under British administration, women were granted the right to vote at the local level in 1945 and on 6 August 1948 at the national level. This right was confirmed at independence.

Women’s right to stand for election

Women's right to stand for election: 1976
National or local: National
Restricted or universal: Universal

Notes: Prior to independence, under British administration, women were granted the right to vote and stand for election at the local level in 1945 and on 6 August 1948 at the national level. These rights were confirmed at independence.