2004 Botswana general election

none April 2022 Botswana parliamentary 1999 Botswana general election 1999 8th Parliament of Botswana 2009 Botswana general election 2009 9th Parliament of Botswana 57 of the 63 seats in the National Assembly 30 October 2004 552,849 76.20% (of registered voters) (0.91pp)44.00% (of eligible population) (2.02pp)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 29 Festus Mogae 2002.jpg Festus Mogae Botswana Democratic Party 57.15%, 33 seats NoneIncumbent presidents are ineligible to contest National Assembly seats; instead, they serve as ex-officio members of Parliament. 44 11 213,308 51.73% 5.42pp BNF Otsweletse Moupo Botswana National Front 25.95%, 6 seats Selebi-Phikwe West (defeated) 12 6 107,451 26.06% 0.11pp BCP Otlaadisa Koosaletse Botswana Congress Party 11.90%, 1 seats Lobatse(defeated) 1 0 68,556 16.62% 4.72pp President Festus Mogae Botswana Democratic Party Festus Mogae Botswana Democratic Party 2004 Botswana National Assembly election - Results by constituency.svg Results by constituency 400px General elections were held in Botswana on 30 October 2004, alongside local elections. The result was a ninth consecutive victory for the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP), which won 44 of the 57 seats in the National Assembly. Background The Independent Electoral Commission had a campaign to encourage voter registration, with a target of registering at 500,000 voters. Although it achieved its target, registering around 61% of the estimated 900,000 voting-age population, the opposition Botswana National Front (BNF) accused it of making errors in the registration process. Campaign For the first time, the election campaign involved parties using billboards. However, the opposition claimed that their media access was restricted, and a study by the Media Institute of Southern Africa showed that the BDP had received over 50% of the election coverage. The BDP campaigned on promises to improve training, expand electricity and water supplies and amend laws that discriminated against women. The campaign of the opposition parties focused on unemployment and poverty. However, although the BNF, Botswana Alliance Movement (BAM) and Botswana People's Party (BPP), entered into an electoral pact agreement in 2003, their campaigns were marked by open personal attacks between them and their leaders. Fifty-six of the 57 constituencies were contested, with Vice President Ian Khama unopposed in the Serowe North constituency. Conduct For the first time, international monitors were able to observe the elections, with delegations from the Southern African Development Community, the African Union, the Commonwealth and the United Nations in attendance. There were 11,000 personnel from the Independent Electoral Commission involved in running the elections.Elections held in 2004 https://web.archive.org/web/20110611211628/http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/arc/2041_04.htm 2011-06-11 IPU Results Botswana Democratic Party 213308 44 +11 Botswana National Front 107451 12 +6 Botswana Congress Party 68556 1 0 Botswana Alliance Movement 11716 0 0 Botswana People's Party 7886 0 New New Democratic Front 3237 0 New purple MELS Movement of Botswana 121 0 0 Independents 104 0 0 Indirectly-elected seats 6 +2 8893 +19 552849 African Elections Database Notes n References External links Election Update 2004 Botswana Electoral Institute For Sustainable Democracy In Africa Botswana Category:Elections in Botswana General Botswana