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Revision as of 19:28, 2 May 2024

Politics of Botswana
Constitution
Government
Parliament
Judiciary
Administrative divisions
Elections
Foreign relations

Botswana is a landlocked country located in Southern Africa.[1] Since its independence from the United Kingdom as Bechuanaland on September 30 1966,[2][1] Botswana has been a parliamentary republic[3] with a dominant party, being the Botswana Democratic Party.[4] The first president to govern Botswana was Sir Seretse Khama.[5] It has had 13 formal general elections since 1961, [6] with one happening every 5 years. [7] The next election is expected to happen in October 2024.[8] Each president is entitled to two 5-year terms.[9] However, the first president to follow this term limit was former president Festus Mogae.[10] The first election in Botswana that adopted universal suffrage was the 1965 Bechuanaland general election.[11]

Botswana’s parliament as of April 2024.[12]

Every single election has been won by the Botswana Democratic Party.[13] However, recent elections have start to show that support for the BDP is declining, and opposition parties have started getting more support- however, they still hold 70% of all seats in the Parliament.[13] However, opinion polls in 2022 conducted by Afrobarometer showed that alone 29.4% of people surveyed would vote for a main opposition party, the UDC if elections were held tomorrow, compared to the BDP’s 22.3%,[14] showing signs of instability towards Botswana’s dominant party system.[13][15]

In Botswana, the president is selected after the general election. For this process, the presidential candidate from the political party that wins a majority of the seats is sworn in as president.[16]

Summary

The table below shows every formal general election Botswana has had,[6] along with the amount of votes, seats won, and party for the winner of the election, the runner up, and the other candidates combined.

Election Winner Runner-up Seats won by other candidates Seats available to be won References
Party Seats won Party Seats won
1961 NA[a] NA NA NA NA NA [17][18][19]
1965 BDP 28 BPP 3 0 31 [11][17][18][19][20][21][22]
1969 BDP 24 BNF 3 4 31 [17][19][23][21][24][22]
1974 BDP 27 BNF 2 3 32 [17][19][21][22][25]
1979 BDP 29 BNF 2 1 32 [17][19][21][22][26]
1984 BDP 29 BNF 4 1 34 [17][19][21][22][27]
1989 BDP 31 BNF 3 0 34 [17][19][21][22][28][29]
1994 BDP 27 BNF 13 0 40 [17][19][21][22][30][31]
1999 BDP 33 BNF 6 1 40 [17][19][21][22][32][33][34]
2004 BDP 44 BNF 12 1 57 [17][19][21][22][35][36][22]
2009 BDP 45 BNF 6 6 57 [17][19][21][22][37][38][39]
2014 BDP 37 UDC 17 3 63 [17][19][21][40][41]
2019 BDP 38 UDC 4 4 65 [17][19][21][42]
2024 Election expected to happen in October 2024. [8][43]
  • Electoral maps of Botswana general elections
  • 1965 Bechuanaland general election results by constituency
    1965 Bechuanaland general election results by constituency
  • 1969 Botswana general election results by constituency
    1969 Botswana general election results by constituency
  • 1974 Botswana general election results by constituency
    1974 Botswana general election results by constituency
  • 1979 Botswana general election results by constituency
    1979 Botswana general election results by constituency
  • 1984 Botswana general election results by constituency
    1984 Botswana general election results by constituency
  • 1989 Botswana general election results by constituency
    1989 Botswana general election results by constituency
  • 1994 Botswana general election results by constituency
    1994 Botswana general election results by constituency
  • 1999 Botswana general election results by constituency
    1999 Botswana general election results by constituency
  • 2004 Botswana general election results by constituency
    2004 Botswana general election results by constituency
  • 2009 Botswana general election results by constituency
    2009 Botswana general election results by constituency
  • 2014 Botswana general election results by constituency
    2014 Botswana general election results by constituency
  • 2019 Botswana general election results by constituency
    2019 Botswana general election results by constituency
  • 2024 Botswana general election results by constituency
    2024 Botswana general election results by constituency
  1. ^ Seretse Khama was announced as the winner of the 1961 election.

References

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