Seychellois parliamentary election, 1951

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Parliamentary elections were held in the Seychelles in 1951.

Electoral system

The right to vote was granted to all citizens over the age of 21 who could write their name, paid income tax on an annual income of SR 3,000 or more, and could prove that they had lived in the Seychelles for at least a year.^[1] Only around 10% of the population were able to register.^[1]

Results

All the seats were won by independents and members of the Seychelles Taxpayers and Producers Association, who primarily represented the interests of large landowners.^[1]

References

1 2 3 Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Zweiter Halbband, p1872

Elections and referendums in Seychelles

Presidential elections	1979 1984 1989 1993 1998 2001 2006 2011 2015

Parliamentary elections	1948 1951 1953 1957 1960 1963 1967 1970 1974 1979 1983 1987 1992 1993 1998 2002 2007 2011

Referendums	1992 1993

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