2001 Seychellois presidential election

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.

2001 Seychellois presidential election

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Registered	59,994
Turnout	85.25%
Nominee France-Albert René Wavel Ramkalawan Party FPPS SNP Running mate James Michel Annette Georges Popular vote 27,223 22,581 Percentage 54.19% 44.95%
Results by district
President before election France-Albert René FPPS Elected President France-Albert René FPPS

Results

Candidate		Running mate	Party	Votes	%
	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