Alexia Amesbury

Alexia Amesbury (born , née Jumeau) is a Seychellois politician and a lawyer by profession. 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.

Early life Amesbury 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. While Amesbury did not advance to the second round of voting, she supported Wavel Ramkalawan in the run-off election.

Controversy After 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.

Personal life In 1972, she married an Englishman with whom she had six children. The couple divorced in 1998.