1970 Seychellois parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in the Seychelles in November 1970. The result was a victory for the Seychelles Democratic Party, which won 10 of the 15 seats.^[1]

1970 Seychellois parliamentary election

← 1967 November 1970 1974 →
All 15 seats in the Legislative Assembly 8 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader James Mancham France-Albert René Party Democratic People's United Last election 48.94%, 4 seats 48.16%, 3 seats Seats won 10 5 Seat change 6 2 Popular vote 18,972 15,834 Percentage 52.82% 44.08% Swing 3.88pp 4.09pp
Results by constituency
Chief Minister before election Position established Elected Chief Minister James Mancham Democratic

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Seychelles Democratic Party	18,972	52.82	10	+6
	Seychelles People's United Party	15,834	44.08	5	+2
	Liberal Party	1,082	3.01	0	New
	Seychellois Christian Labour Party	29	0.08	0	New
Total		35,917	100.00	15	+7
Source: Sternberger et al.[2]