1974 Botswana general election

none April 2022 Botswana Legislative 1969 Botswana general election 1969 2nd Parliament of Botswana 26 October 1974 1979 Botswana general election 1979 3rd Parliament of Botswana 32 of the 36 seats in the National Assembly 17 205,050 31.22% (of registered voters) (23.51pp)26.21% (of eligible population) (11.25pp)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 NoneIncumbent presidents are ineligible to contest National Assembly seats; instead, they serve as ex-officio members of Parliament. 68.33%, 24 seats 27 3 49,047 76.62% 8.29pp Bathoen Gaseitsiwe - 1966.png Bathoen Gaseitsiwe Kanye South Botswana National Front 13.54%, 3 seats 2 1 7,358 11.49% 2.05pp Philip Matante during Independence Talks.png Philip Matante BPP 12.14%, 3 seats 2 Francistown 1 4,199 6.56% 5.58pp Motsamai Mpho 1965.png Motsamai Mpho Okavango BIP 5.99%, 1 seats 1 3,086 4.82% 1.17pp 1974 Botswana National Assembly election - Results by constituency.svg Results by constituency President Seretse Khama Botswana Democratic Party Seretse Khama Botswana Democratic Party General elections were held in Botswana on 26 October 1974. With 205,050 registered voters, turnout was just 31.22%.Botswana: 1974 National Assembly results EISA The result was a third successive landslide victory for the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP), who won 27 of the 32 elected seats,Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p113 0-19-829645-2 including four in which they were unopposed.Botswana: The October 1974 General Election EISA Local elections were held on the same day, with a turnout of just 30.3%, and saw the BDP strengthen its position. Campaign A total of 63 candidates contested the elections. The BDP ran a full slate of 32 candidates, the Botswana National Front had 14 candidates, the Botswana People's Party had eight, the Botswana Independence Party had six, and there were three independents. Results Botswana Democratic Party 49047 27 +3 Botswana National Front 7358 2 –1 Botswana People's Party 4199 2 –1 Botswana Independence Party 3086 1 0 Independents 321 0 New Indirectly-elected members 4 0 +1 205050 EISA, Nohlen et al. Notes n References Category:Elections in Botswana General Botswana Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results Category:October 1974 in Africa