1979 Botswana general election

none April 2022 Botswana Legislative 1974 Botswana general election 1974 3rd Parliament of Botswana 20 October 1979 1984 Botswana general election 1984 4th Parliament of Botswana 32 of the 36 seats in the National Assembly 17 243,483 55.24% (of registered voters) (24.02pp)46.37% (of eligible population) (20.16pp)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 130x130px Seretse Khama 1977.png Seretse Khama Botswana Democratic Party 76.62%, 27 seats NoneIncumbent presidents are ineligible to contest National Assembly seats; instead, they serve as ex-officio members of Parliament. 29 2 101,098 75.17% 1.45pp Kenneth Koma.jpg Kenneth Koma Botswana National Front Gaborone(defeated) 11.49%, 2 seats 2 17,480 13.00% 1.51pp Philip_Matante_during_Independence_Talks.png Philip Matante BPP Francistown (defeated) 6.56%, 2 seats 1 1 9,983 7.42% 0.86pp 380px 1979 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 20 October 1979. The result was a fourth successive landslide victory for the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP), which won 29 of the 32 elected seats,Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p113 0-19-829645-2 including two in which they were unopposed.Botswana: The October 1979 General Election EISA As of the 2019 general elections, this is the last election where the BDP received more than 70% of the popular vote. Campaign A total of 69 candidates contested the election. The BDP was the only party to run a full slate of 32 candidates, with the Botswana National Front putting forward 16 candidates, the Botswana People's Party 14 and the Botswana Independence Party five. There were also two independents. The BDP campaigned on opposition to apartheid in South Africa and a call for economic sanctions against Zimbabwe-Rhodesia.Botswana Inter-Parliamentary Union Prior to the elections, the voter roll was completely revamped. The revision was accompanied by a vigorous radio and press campaign by the government to encourage registration. Although the number of registered voters increased by only 6,635 compared to the 1974 elections, this was deemed to be due to the 1974 voter roll having numerous duplications. Results Botswana Democratic Party 101098 29 +2 Botswana National Front 17480 2 0 Botswana People's Party 9983 1 –1 Botswana Independence Party 5657 0 –1 Independents 278 0 0 Indirectly-elected members 4 – 0 230231 EISA, Nohlen et al. Notes n References Category:Elections in Botswana General Bostwana Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results Botswana