Seychelles Democratic Party Explained

Seychelles Democratic Party
Foundation:1964
Ideology:Conservatism
British unionism (Until independence)
Country:Seychelles

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

Electoral history

Presidential elections

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Democratic Party - Peace, Progress, Prosperity . web.archive.org . 15 August 2006.
  2. http://www.dpseychelles.org/events.php Events of SDP
  3. Web site: The Democratic Party - Peace, Progress, Prosperity . web.archive.org . 16 August 2006.
  4. Web site: DP office re-opened -Archive -Seychelles Nation . www.nation.sc.