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.
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.Events of SDP
Leadership James Mancham, 1964 - February 2005 Nichol Gabriel, February 2005 - March 2006 Paul Chow, March 2006 - 2008 -?
Electoral history
Presidential elections ElectionParty candidateVotes%Votes%ResultFirst roundSecond round1993James Mancham15,81536.7%--Lost 19986,42713.8%--Lost 2006Supported Wavel Ramkalawan (SNP)25,62645.71%--Lost
National Assembly elections ElectionParty leaderVotes%Seats+/–PositionResult1967James Mancham8,76048.2% 4 1st197018,97252.8% 6 1st197421,90252.37% 3 1st1979Banned198319871992James Mancham14,15033.7% 8 2nd199314,06232.3% 3 2nd19985,60912.1% 4 3rd20021,6053.10% 1 3rd2007Paul Chow23,86943.43% 11 2nd2011?Boycotted 11
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