Botswana General Election 2019 Voting Live Results Dates Opinion Poll
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Botswana General Election 2019 Voting Live Results Dates Opinion Poll
Botswana General Election Dates 2019
Botswana General Election Date: 23 October 2019
General elections are scheduled to be held in Botswana on 23rd October 2019.
Elections in Botswana take place within the framework of multi-party democracy and a parliamentary system. The National Assembly is mostly directly elected, and in turn, elects the President and some of its own members. The Ntlo ya Dikgosi is a mixture of appointed, hereditary and indirectly elected members.
Botswana Parliamentary Election Voting Live 2019 Results
|
Party |
Votes | % | Seats |
| Botswana Democratic Party | 222384 | 50.89 | 24 |
| Umbrella for Democratic Change | 158527 | 36.27 | 9 |
| Botswana Patriotic Front | 24429 | 5.59 | 2 |
| Alliance for Progressives | 21661 | 4.96 | 1 |
| Independents | 9325 | 2.13 | 0 |
| Indirectly-elected and ex officio seats | – | – | 6 |
| Invalid/blank votes | – | – | |
| Total | 437018 | 100 | 63 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 924709 | – | |
| Source: The Voice (36 of 57 declared). |
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The Electoral system of Botswana
The 63 members of the National Assembly consisted of 57 MPs elected in single-member constituencies by first-past-the-post, four members appointed by the governing party, and two ex-officio members (the President and the Attorney General).
Voters are required to be Botswana citizens at least 18 years old who had been resident in the country for at least 12 months prior to voter registration. People declared insane, holding dual citizenship, under a death sentence, convicted of an electoral offence or imprisoned for at least six months are not allowed to vote. Candidates need to be Botswana citizens at least 21 years old, without an undischarged bankruptcy and be able to speak and read English sufficiently well to take part in parliamentary proceedings.
Several proposed amendments to the Electoral Law, including the introduction of electronic voting and an increase in nomination fees, were dropped in September 2018.
Botswana Parties and leaders
|
Party |
Name of the Leader |
|---|---|
|
Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) |
Mokgweetsi Masisi |
|
Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) |
Duma Boko |
|
Botswana Congress Party (BCP) |
Dumelang Saleshando |
Botswana past election results
|
Party |
Votes |
% |
Seats |
+/– |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Botswana Democratic Party |
320,657 |
46.45 |
37 |
–8 |
|
Umbrella for Democratic Change |
207,113 |
30.01 |
17 |
+11 |
|
Botswana Congress Party |
140,998 |
20.43 |
3 |
–1 |
|
Independents |
21,484 |
3.11 |
0 |
–1 |
|
Indirectly-elected and ex officio seats |
– |
– |
6 |
– |
|
Invalid/blank votes |
8,167 |
– |
– |
– |
|
Total |
698,409 |
100 |
63 |
0 |
|
Registered voters/turnout |
824,073 |
84.75 |
– |
– |
Botswana Present election results
|
Reporting |
42% |
|
|
as of 06:46, 24 October 2019 GMT+2 |
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57 of the 63 seats in the National Assembly |
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|
29 seats needed for a majority |
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|
Leader |
Mokgweetsi Masisi |
Duma Boko |
|
Party |
BDP |
UDC |
|
Last election |
46.45%, 37 seats |
30.01%, 17 seats |
|
Leader |
Ndaba Gaolathe |
Biggie Butale |
|
Party |
Alliance for Progressives |
Botswana Patriotic Front |
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Last election |
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