| 词条 | Alexia Amesbury |
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| name = | image = Alexcia Amesbury.jpg | image_size = 250px | alt = | caption = Alexcia Amesbury in 2015 | birth_name = Alexia G. Jumeau | birth_date = {{birth year and age|1951}} | birth_place = Praslin, Mahé, Seychelles | death_date = | death_place = | nationality = Seychellois | other_names = | occupation = {{flatlist|
| alma_mater = London School of Economics | years_active = | party = Seychelles Party for Social Justice and Democracy | spouse = | children = | known_for = | notable_works = }}Alexia Amesbury (born {{circa|1951}}, née Jumeau) is a Seychellois politician and a lawyer by profession.[1] Under the umbrella of the Seychelles Party for Social Justice and Democracy, she contested in the 2015 presidential election to become the first woman to contest a Seychellois presidential election.[2][3] Early lifeAmesbury was born at Praslin, Mahé, Seychelles and grew up in the St. Elizabeth’s Convent in Seychelles until she moved to Kenya in 1961 where she completed her O' and A'levels.[4] EducationAt the age of 37, she matriculated at a University in the United Kingdom to study Law before proceeding to the London School of Economics and Political Science where a master's degree in International Law.[4] CareerIn 2015, she became the first woman to contest in a Seychellois presidential election after she represented the Seychelles Party for Social Justice and Democracy during the 2015 presidential election.[6] She received a total of 803 votes in the first round.[4] While Amesbury did not advance to the second round of voting, she supported Wavel Ramkalawan in the run-off election.[5] ControversyAfter James Michel won the 2015 election, Amesbury believed that the results were invalid based on Seychelles's Constitution. Amesbury explained that according to the Constitution of Seychelles, the fifth section of Schedule 3 states that a candidate in Seychelles cannot be elected president unless they receive more than half of the votes during the election.[6] Personal lifeIn 1972, she married an Englishman with whom she had six children. The couple divorced in 1998.[7] References1. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.nation.sc/article.html?id=247687|title=Seychelles Party for Social Justice and Democracy presidential candidate Alexia Amesbury|work=Seychelles Nation|date=1 December 2015|accessdate=6 August 2016}} {{Commons category}}{{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Amesbury, Alexia}}2. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.nation.sc/article.html?id=247676|title=Alexia Amesbury ends campaign on her home island|work=Seychelles Nation|date=30 November 2015|accessdate=6 August 2016}} 3. ^{{cite news|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201511271267.html|title=Seychelles: 'The Most Important Thing I Want to Tackle Is to Eliminate Poverty' - Interview Seychelles Presidential Candidate Alexia Amesbury|work=Seychelles News Agency|author1=Rassin Vannier|author2=Madiha Philo|author3=Sharon Uranie|date=27 November 2015|accessdate=6 August 2016}} 4. ^1 {{cite news|url=http://m.seychellesnewsagency.com//articles/4225/Seychelles+presidential+race+heading+for+run-off+within++days+-+no+candidate+wins+absolute+majority+after+'highly+contested'+first+round|title=Seychelles presidential race heading for run-off within 14 days - no candidate wins absolute majority after 'highly contested' first round|work=Seychelles News Agency|last=Uranie|first=Sharon|date=6 December 2015|accessdate=6 August 2016}} 5. ^{{cite web|last1=Bonnelame|first1=Betymie|title=Seychelles Presidential Election - Second-Round Vote Begins|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201512161670.html|website=allafrica.com|accessdate=27 October 2016}} 6. ^{{cite web|title=2015 Presidential runoff: An irregular affair|url=http://www.seychelles-enews.com/December%2019,%202015/pol1_2015_presidential_runoff.html|website=seychelles-enews.com|accessdate=27 October 2016}} 7. ^1 2 {{cite news|url=http://seychellesvoice.blogspot.co.ke/2015/05/alexia-g-amesbury-real-life-fairytale.html?m=1|title=ALEXIA G. AMESBURY; A REAL LIFE FAIRYTALE|work=Seychelles Voice|author=Dianne Dalida|date=14 May 2015|accessdate=6 August 2016}} 9 : 1951 births|Living people|People from Praslin|Seychellois women in politics|Seychellois women lawyers|Alumni of the London School of Economics|Seychellois women activists|Seychellois women's rights activists|21st-century women politicians |
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