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2. 13th Parliament of Botswana - Wikipedia

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   The ruling BDP was reduced to a rump of 4 seats after losing a total of 34 seats. Whilst Edwin Dikoloti of Goodhope-Mmathethe, garnered a seat as an independent candidate, the second time Parliament has had an elected independent since Nehemiah Modubule of Lobatse constituency in 2009. Botswana general election results (30 October 2024)

3. 2024 Botswana general election - Wikipedia

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   General elections were held in Botswana on 30 October 2024 to determine the composition of the 13th Parliament of Botswana as well as local councils across the country. Up for election were 61 seats of the National Assembly as well as 609 local council seats, all elected through the first-past-the-post voting system.

4. List of general elections in Botswana - Wikipedia

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   Botswana is a parliamentary republic with an executive presidency operating under a multi-party system. [1] [2] [3] The first president to govern Botswana was Sir Seretse Khama. [4] The country has had 13 formal general elections since 1961, with one happening every five years. [5] [6] The recent election was held on 30 October 2024. [7]

5. National Assembly of Botswana - Wikipedia

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   The National Assembly is the only part of the Botswana National Government that private citizens elect. [13] Botswana uses a First-past-the-post system for elections whereby candidates with the most votes win single-member constituencies. [12] Originally, voting occurred with disks that corresponded to various candidates based on color.

6. Parliament of Botswana - Wikipedia

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   Parliament of Botswana is the supreme legislative authority. [3] The President of Botswana is Mokgweetsi Masisi, who assumed the Presidency on 1 April 2018. In October 2019, the 2019 general election was held which saw the return of the Botswana Democratic Party to the power with a majority of 19 seats in the 65 seat National Assembly.

7. 2019 Botswana general election - Wikipedia

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   General elections were held in Botswana on 23 October 2019 to elect MPs and local government councillors. [1] Despite a high profile split in the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) in May 2019 when former President Ian Khama left the party and switched his support to the new Botswana Patriotic Front, the BDP's vote share increased to almost 53% as the party won 38 of the 57 elected seats ...

8. List of political parties in Botswana - Wikipedia

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   Botswana was a dominant-party state with the Botswana Democratic Party in power for most of its history. [1] Opposition parties were widely considered to have little chance of gaining a parliamentary majority until the 2024 Botswana general election which saw the Umbrella for Democratic Change win a parliamentary majority.

9. 12th Parliament of Botswana - Wikipedia

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   The 12th Parliament of Botswana was the meeting of the National Assembly, the unicameral legislature of the Parliament of Botswana, with the membership determined by the results of the general election held on 23 October 2019.