2001 Seychellois presidential election
Appearance
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Registered | 59,994 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Turnout | 85.25% | |||||||||||||||||||
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Presidential elections were held in Seychelles on 31 August and 2 September 2001. They were won by the incumbent president, France-Albert René, who beat his nearest rival Wavel Ramkalawan by just under 5,000 votes.
Results
[edit]Candidate | Running mate | Party | Votes | % | |
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France-Albert René | James Michel | Seychelles People's Progressive Front | 27,223 | 54.19 | |
Wavel Ramkalawan | Annette Georges | Seychelles National Party | 22,581 | 44.95 | |
Philippe Boullé | Guy Morel | Independent | 434 | 0.86 | |
Total | 50,238 | 100.00 | |||
Valid votes | 50,238 | 98.23 | |||
Invalid/blank votes | 907 | 1.77 | |||
Total votes | 51,145 | 100.00 | |||
Registered voters/turnout | 59,994 | 85.25 | |||
Source: African Elections Database |