Constitutional Commission elections were held in the

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between 23 and 26 July 1992. They were the first multi-party elections since the 1977 coup had installed the Seychelles People's Progressive Front as the sole legal party. The commission was elected by

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, with a threshold of 5% to win one of the 22 seats. The SPPF emerged as the largest party with 14 of the representatives, whilst the remaining eight went to the

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. Voter turnout was 85.3%.

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, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) ''Elections in Africa: A data handbook'', p784

Results

References

1992 in Seychelles Elections in Seychelles

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