National Assembly of Botswana
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The National Assembly of Botswana is the lower chamber of the country's bicameral Parliament.
The current National Assembly, formed following elections held on 30 October 2004, has a total of 63 members. 57 members are directly elected in single member constituencies using the simple-majority (or First-past-the-post) system for a term of five years. Four members are co-opted while the remaining two (the President and Attorney-general) are ex-officio.
[edit] Current composition
| Parties | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) | 213,308 | 51.73 | 44 |
| Botswana National Front (BNF) | 107,451 | 26.06 | 12 |
| Botswana Congress Party (BCP) | 68,556 | 16.62 | 1 |
| Botswana Alliance Movement (BAM) | 11,716 | 2.84 | |
| Botswana People's Party (BPP) | 7,886 | 1.91 | |
| New Democratic Front (NDF) | 3,237 | 0.78 | |
| MELS Movement of Botswana (MELS) | 121 | 0.03 | |
| Independents | 104 | 0.03 | |
| Total (turnout 77.2 %) | 412,379 | 100.0 | 57 |
Seven women (four elected and three co-opted) occupy seats in the National Assembly.
Patrick Balopi is the current Speaker of the National Assembly.
[edit] Previous National Assembly election results
| Political Party | Election Year | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 1969 | 1974 | 1979 | 1984 | 1989 | 1994 | 1999 | |
| Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) | 28 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 27 | 33 |
| Botswana National Front (BNF) | - | 03 | 02 | 02 | 04 | 03 | 13 | 06 |
| Botswana People's Party (BPP) | 03 | 03 | 02 | 01 | 01 | - | - | - |
| Botswana Independence Party (BIP) | - | 01 | 01 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Botswana Congress Party (BCP) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 01 | 01 |
| Total | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 40 | 40 |
Note: In the pre-independence 1965 election, the Botswana Democratic Party was known as the Bechuanaland Democratic party and the Botswana People's Party was known as the Bechuanaland People's Party.
Despite being a one party dominant state since independence, all elections held in the country have been considered democratic, free, and fair.
[edit] See also
- House of Chiefs of Botswana - the upper chamber of Parliament
- History of Botswana
- Legislative Branch
