1969 Botswana general election

none April 2022 Botswana Legislative 1965 Bechuanaland general election 1965 1st Parliament of Botswana 18 October 1969 1974 Botswana general election 1974 2nd Parliament of Botswana 31 of the 35 seats in the National Assembly 16 140,428 54.73% (of registered voters) (19.81pp)37.46% (of eligible population) (32.00pp)n https://www.iec.gov.bw/images/Voter_Apathy_PRINT.pdf National Study On Voter Apathy in Botswana IEC Botswana University of Botswana 2022 17 en-GB Seretse_Khama_during_Independence_Talks.png Seretse Khama Botswana Democratic Party 80.38%, 28 seats Serowe North 24 4 52,518 68.33% 12.05pp Bathoen Gaseitsiwe - 1966.png Bathoen Gaseitsiwe Botswana National Front Kanye South – 3 New 10,410 13.54% New Philip_Matante_during_Independence_Talks.png Philip Matante BPP 14.18%, 3 seats Francistown/Tati East 3 9,964 12.14% 2.04pp Motsamai Mpho 1965.png Motsamai Mpho BIP Okavango 4.61%, 0 seats 1 1 4,601 5.99% 1.38pp 1969 Botswana National Assembly election - Results by constituency.svg Results by constituency President Seretse Khama BDP Seretse Khama BDP General elections were held in Botswana on 18 October 1969, the first since independence in September 1966. The result was a second successive landslide victory for the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP), who won 24 of the 31 elected seats,Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p113 0-19-829645-2 including three in which they were unopposed.Botswana: The October 1969 General Election EISA Campaign A total of 77 candidates contested the elections. The BDP put up a full slate of 31 candidates, whilst the Botswana National Front had 21, the Botswana People's Party had 15, the Botswana Independence Party had nine, and there was also a single independent candidate. The Botswana National Front was founded following the 1965 elections, and was headed by Kenneth Koma. However, Koma was overshadowed by Bathoen II, the paramount chief of the Bangwaketse. Bathoen abdicated his throne to become BNF president, and had also resigned from the Ntlo ya Dikgosi, which he regarded as powerless. He was the first traditional leader to run in an election. Results Botswana Democratic Party 52518 24 –4 Botswana National Front 10410 3 New Botswana People's Party 9329 3 0 Botswana Independence Party 4601 1 +1 Indirectly-elected members 4 0 0 140428 Nohlen et al. Notes n References Category:Elections in Botswana Botswana General Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results Category:October 1969 in Africa